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USE OF THE LAITY.

VOL. I.

CONTAINING ALL THE OFFICES FROM ADVENT TO EASTER.

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with Corrections & Additions,

By the Rev. B. Rayment.

PERMISSI/ V. A. D. S.

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.THE

CONTENTS

OF THE

FIRST VOLUME.

— »®€>*^-

Preface - 5

Directions 1 1

Blessing of the Water,

&c. before Mass 27

Prayers of the Exhortation 31

Ordinary of the Mass . • S3

TeDcum 71

Vespers for Sundays ..... 7*

Complin 85

Other Psalms occasionally

said at Vespers 05

Solemn Benediction, &c. 104

Psalms for the King .... 107

The Miserere Psalm .... 108

I. Sunday of Advent 112

II. Sunday 118

III. Sunday 122

The Solemn Anthems O .. 125

Ember-Days 127

IV. Sunday of Advent .. . . 137

Christmas-Eve 140

Christmas-Day 142

St. Stephen 1 53

St. John the Evangelist ... 150

The Holy Innocents .... 158

St. Thomas of Canterbury 102
Sunday within the Octave

of Christmas ........ 104

St. Sylvester 100

The Circumcision • 108

Page

The Octave-Day of St. Ste-
phen 172

of St. John 173

of the Holy

Innocents 174

of St. Tho-
mas 175

The Epiphany 175

LSunday after the Epiphany 1 8 1
Octave-Day of the Fpiphany 1 84

II. Sunday after the Epi-
phany 185

Feast of the Holy name of
Jesus '. 187

III. Sunday after the Epi-
phany 191

IV. Sunday 103

V. Sunday 195

VI. Sunday 190

Septuagesima 198

Sexagesima 202

Quinquagesima 200

Ash- Wednesday 20$

Thursday before the first

Sunday in Lent 214

Friday 216

Saturday 218

I. Sunday in Lfcnt 210

Monday 220

Tuesday 228

Ember-Wednesday 230

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Thursday • 232

Ember-Frichy 234

Ember-Saturday 230

, II. Sunday in Lent 240

Monday ., . . 243

Tuesday 244

Wednesday 246

Thursday 248

Friday 251

Saturday 253

III. Sunday in Lent 257

Monday r... 200

Tuesday 263

Wednesday 265

Thursday 267

Friday 260

Saturday 272

IV. Sunday in Lent . . . . 277

Monday i...« 280

Tuesday 282

Wednesday 284

Thursday 288

Friday 290

Saturday 294

Passion-Sunday 296

Monday in Passion- Week 301

Tuesday 303

Wednesday 305

Thursday . .. 307

Friday 310

The Office of the Seven

Dolours of the B. V.

Mary 312

Saturday 310

Palm-Sunday ,.\ 319

Monday in Holy Week , . 338

Tuesday 340

Wednesday 347

Maundy-Thursday 355

Good-Friday 39*

Holy-Saturday 440>

The particular Offices of
the Saints from Nov 29

to April 17 482

'Mass in Time of War . . 54S

The Common on the Vigil
of an Apostle i

■ of Apostles .... iii

■ — of one Martyr . . vi

of many Martyrs xvii

of a Confessor and

Bishop xxvii

— — of Doctors . . xxxiv
of a Confessor

not a Bishop xxxvii

of Abbots .... xlii

of a Virgin and

Martyr xliii

= of a Virgin not a

Martyr li

■— of Holy Women,

neither Virgins nor Mar- -

tyrs lv

■ of the Dedication lx
Votive Masses of the B. V.

Mary lxvt

' ■ ■ for the Sick . . . ixxir

■ for the Bride-
groom and Bride lxxvi

Occasional Prayersat Mass lxxix
Masses for the Dead .... lxci
Other Prayers for the Dead c
The Office of the Dead «. ci
The Penitential Psalms cxxxix
The Litany of the Saints cxlvii

of the B. V. Mary clvi

The Adeste on Christmas
Day clriii

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PREFACE.

THE design of the following Translation is to pro-
mote true piety and solid devotion among the faith*
ltd, by making them acquainted with those sacred and
solemn prayers, which, for the most part, have been
consecrated by the use of so many ages in the Catholic
church: For it may be observed by every attentive
christian, (without detracting any thing from the merit
of books of private devotion) that the public office of
the church includes the most moving prayers to Al-
mighty God, expressive of alt the different sentiments
of the most lively faith, firm hope, ardent charity, re*
spectful adoration, boundless gratitude, sincere compunc*
tion, &c. and at the same time, the most solid instruc-
tions with regard to the truths of faith, and the
practical duties of common life.

The discipline of the Western Church, which requires
the celebration of the Liturgy, and the rest of the public
service in the Latin tongue, is not a singularity worthy
of blame : Nor is it done with an intent of concealing
from the people any superstition or abomination in its
service, as is sometimes pretended by those, who make
• a merit of calumniating that church, to which they are
indebted for all the knowledge they have of the christian
religion.

It is not from any affectation of singularity, that
the church forbids her service to be performed in the
vulgar tongue of each particular country. She, like the
other great societies of Christians all over the East, re-
tains in her public service that language, in which she
was first taught the praises of Almighty God. Thus the
Syriac and Greek are still made use of in the East by
those, whose vulgar tongues they were at the time of
their conversion, as the Latin was in general that of
aU the West; though. they have long since ceased to

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be so, and are.no more understood now by the common
people, than the Latin is with us.

Neither is this discipline kept up with an intent of
concealing from the people any imaginary superstition
or abomination in the public service. The charge is
highly absurd} as the Latin is generally understood by
all that have had a liberal education, and is publicly
taught at the Grammar-schools in every province of
Europe, The Church, moreover hath ordered her Pastors
to interpret to the faithful what they do not under-
stand in the public service, since, from the fall of the
Soman Empire, the Latin hath ceased .to be the vul-
gar tongue of the West. It never was the design of the
Church to conceal from the faithful her sacred mysteries,
though for several ages, she religiously observed never to
commit to writing the sacramental words, or what we
now call the form of the sacraments, (lest they should
fall into the hands of the infidels, and be unworthily
abused) but trusted them only by word of mouth, to her
Ministers, and never chose to mention them before the
people without explaining them.

Several ages before the Council of Trent, the Pastors
were ordered to explain in the vulgar tongue the prayers
of Mass and Baptism, This was expressly ordered in a
national Council of our own Country, in the Year 747,
ki which St. Cuthhert, Archbishop of Canterbury, pre-
sided. King Ethelbald and his Nobles assisted thereat,
and, after the letters of Pope Zachary and St. Boniface,
were read, the following decree was made : " Let the
" Priests learn to administer, according to the form
" prescribed, every function of their office : Let them
•* learn likewise to interpret and explain, in the vulgar
"tongue, the Creed, the Lord's prayer, and the sacred
" words, that are solemnly said at Mass and in Baptism :
" Let . them likewise study the spiritual meaning of the
" ceremonies and sacred signs made use of at Mass
" and Baptism, and die rest of the divine service, lest
<f not being able to give an account of the prayers they
" offer to God, and the ceremonies they perform in be-
" half of the people, their ignorance may make them
" dumb in the discharge of their duty.**
. Although the Ordinary of the Mass was not common
In the hands of any, but Bishops and Priests, till towards
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ignorant of what was said or done hi die Liturgy and
the rest of the divine service. The use of printing,
which was then discovered, was the occasion of many
Missals being published in different sizes 5 and in the
following age the blasphemies of Luther and Calvin,
against the holy sacrifice of the Mass, obliged the Laity
to read and examine those sacred prayers which were
the daily subject of dispute. The Councils of Mentz
and Cologne, in the year 1547, ordered it to be ex-
pounded to the faithful. This was confirmed by the
Council of Trent, sess. 22. c. viii. when it ordered all
Pastors to " explain, every Sunday and Holiday, some
" part of the Mass, and what was read therein."—
And sess. 24. c. vii. the Pastors are ordered to explain
to the people the force and use of the sacraments accord-
ing to the method prescribed in the Catechism ad
Parochos, which the Bishops are also ordered to have
translated into the vulgar tongues.

Soon after the Cardinals Lorrain and Guise, succes-
sively Archbishops of Rheims, published a French trans-
lation of the Ordinary of the Mass. During the seven-
teenth century several others appeared, published by
eminent men, and authorized by the greatest Prelates.
The happy effects of these translations were visible in
France, Where every day numbers returned to the unity
of the Catholic Church, who had been accustomed to
the service in their mother tongue, and had been told
by their Ministers, that the Mass was full of impieties.*
Monsieur Pelisson, who, after he had tasted the sweets
of Catholic unity, perfectly understood the pleasure and
satisfaction the new Converts had in reading, in their
mother tongue, what was said at Mass, in concert with
the Court and Bishops of France, procured the printing
and publishing of the Missal in five small volumes. In
a word, our worthy countryman, Mr. Gother, (whose
memory, for his indefatigable zeal, solid piety, and truly .
orthodox learning, must be ever dear to the English Ca-
tholics) published the Instructive Part of the Mass, to-
gether with the Ordinary, in two volumes •> as like-
wise his Instructions and Devotions for hearing Mass.

It is therefore no longer a question whether the Missal
ought to be translated and put into the hands of the faith-
ful ; the thing is already done, at least in those countries
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government, and the Missal, in a vulgar tongue, is hi
general use. The Pastors therefore of the Church can
do nothing better than, by an exact translation and ex-
plication of those sacred prayers, inspire their people with
the respect and veneration due to our august mysteries. f
As the Catholic Church, in every age arid every coun-
try, must essentially observe uniformity in her religious
creed, and as conformity in practice is a striking mark
of conformity in belief, and, moreover, a great source of
edification to the faithful, she pronounces in the general
council of Trent, sess. VII. can. 13; anathema J to the
person that shall pretend " that the received and approv*
" ed rites of the Church, which are used in the solemn
u administration ©f the Sacraments, may be omitted at
4t the will of the Ministers, or changed into any new
" rites by any Pastor whatsoever."—- And Sess. XXII.
Can* Q, ibid, she . pronounces the same judgment on
any one that shall dare to assert, " that the Mass should
€C be said in the vulgar tongue only.*' Ever averse to
novelties and innovations, the Church recommends to
her devout arid obedient children, to adhere strictly td
the advice St. Paul gives the Corinthians, in his 1st Ep. c.
14, v. 40, let all things1 be done according td order;
omnia secundum oroHnem Jiant; and it is her wish
that the prayers used in public shduld be such as have re-
ceived the double sanction of time and authority. Hence
it is natural to infer, that at all times, and under all
circumstances, (except there be an obvious arid just
reason for a contrary practice) the received litanies and}
the appropriate service of the Church, which in a cer-*
tain sense may be called the Communion of Saints, are

f See the Preface of Le Brim's Explanation of the Mass, whence
this is chiefly extracted.

X The punishment decreed by the Council falls only on those
u persons, who dogmatize," says Collet, in his treatise on Ike
Holy Mysteries, p, <j, ed. 3. " Hence they who, through igno-
" ranee, neglect or contempt, which would be a very grievous sin,
" should deviate from the ceremonies of the church, would not be
" included." But it should be understood, that men may dog-»
matize by practice, as well as by words, and say with the same
effect, though without opening their lips, that such and such a rite
is not well founded ; that it owes its origin to ignorance, &c. &c.
We do not, on all occasions, deny our faith, by eating flesh-meat
in Lent ; but there are places, where this action would be looked
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more adviseable, and more meritorious, than any private
devotions, which unauthorised individuals may endeavour
to substitute in their room.

In former ages, even the Laity were punctual in at-*
tending at the stated times, § the different offices of the
Church. St. Jerome, in his beautiful and instructive
epistle to Let a, recommends her to place her daughter,
then very young, near a virtuous and prudent governess,
who may instruct her, by her own example, to rise
at midnight to recite psalms ; to sing at day-break the
mattin hymns ; and like a valiant sentinel of Jesus Christ,
to be at her post at the hours of terce, sext and none 5
and to complete the day by offering up her vespers, or
evening sacrifice, with the light of her lamp. 11 lam
doceat, et assuescat suo exemplo ad oratiories et psalmos
node consurgere, mane Hymnos carter e, tertia, sexta,
nana stare is acie, quasi Bellatricem Christi, accensa-
que lu,eernula9 redder e sacrificium vespertinum.

The public office of the Church, as to its substance,
is of the highest antiquity $ it passed from the Syna-
gogue to. the church. The most deserving part of the
community, both of the ancient and new Law, esteemed
it an occupation not less delightful than laborious.—
With so great a crowd of witnesses before our eyes,
who have preceded us in a path as easy now, as it was.
arduous tben, we shall be inexcusable, if we prove our-
selves remiss in this so momentous a concern. We
should admit of no excuse, at the stated hours of public
service, to keep us back, and, as it were, excommuni«-
cate us from the communion of Saints, where the
Church Militant unites with the Church. Triump h ant,,
except such as the Council of Trent/ c. 1. de reform.
admits of in Prebends ; works of charity ; pressing ne-
cessity ; obedience to superiors ; or some evident utility
to Church or State. These are happy moments for fer-
vent souls, spiritu ferventes, orationi instantes, Rom.
12. v. 11 and 12, because they know that God is then
most propitious, when the faithful in a body, with one

§ St. Basil, St. Jerome, St. Ambrose, speak of 7 hours which
wc call canonical. Cassian, after stating that the Monks of Egypt
and Thebais only assembled, if we except Sundays, at evening and
sight, to sing in ch»ir psalms to the honor of God, observes that
this sweet and glorious employment reunited each of the monasteries
of the East, of Palestine, and Mesapotamia, six times each day.
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heart and one soul, offer a holy violence to heaven j
because they feel that prayer is then, if ever, omnipotent,
according to the expression of Theodoret : omnipotens
oratio, cum sit una, tamen omnia potest. Tom. 1 . p. 315.

I have only to add here some particular directions for
the use of this work, in favour of such as have not been
accustomed to accompany the Priest,, in the prayers he
says throughout the Mass, which is confessedly the most
beneficial and instructive method of hearing Mass.

Let it therefore be observed, that what is contained
in the Ordinary of the Mass, p. 33, is invariable and un-
changable, as there directed.

Hence, when the Priest goes up to the Altar, having
said a short prayer in secret, bowing before it, he says
the Introit, which you are desired to seek in its proper
place, that is, in the particular office of the Sunday,
Feast of the Saint or Feria. After reading the Introit
with him, you turn again to the ordinary, and say with
him the Kyrie, &c.

The Collect also, or Collects, the Epistle, Lesson or
Lessons, Gradual, or Tract, or Alleluias, are to be look-
ed for in the same manner as the Introit, in the par-
ticular office of the Sunday, Feast or Feria.

The same is to be observed with respect to the Gos-
pel, Offertory, Secret or Secrets, Communion, Post-
communion or Postcommunions.— The particular Pre-
faces, when used, are mentioned on the Festivals, and
are all found in the Ordinary. — Every Commemoration at
Mass consists of a Collect, Secret and Post communion.

The Vespers always consist of Five Psalms, and Five
Anthems, except in the Paschal time, when all the Five
Psalms are said under one Anthem. — After the last
Anthem follow the Little Chapter, Hymn, Versicle
and Response, marked V. and R.— Then is said the
Anthem at the Magnificat, and the Canticle, Magni-
ficat. After the Magnificat, the Anthem is repeated,
which is immediately followed by * Prayer, and that
prayer is always the Collect at Mass.

If there be any Commemorations, they consist of
an Anthem, Versicle, Response and Prayer.

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DIRECTIONS

For understanding the CALENDAR, and ordering the
Celebration of the Divine Office.

l.^TTOE Office every day is either Double, Semi-
X double, Simple, or of the Feria.

Of Doubles, (so called because the Anthems are re-
peated entire both before and after the Psalms at Vespers)
some are of the first Class, marked thus in the Calendar,
D. ] . CI. others of the second Class, and are marked
thus, D. 2. CI. others are greater Doubles, marked with
a capital D. others Common Doubles, marked with a
common d.

2. Doubles are always kept on the day marked in
the Calendar, unless they chance to fall on some Sun-
day of theirs* Class, some privileged Feria, or within
certain Octaves, which take place of the Festivals : In
which case they are transferred to the first. day not
marked either as a Double or Semidouble.

The Sundays of the first Class, which take place of
aU Doubles whatsoever, are,

The Jirst Sunday of Advent; the Jirst Sunday of
Lent; Passion- Sunday ; Palm-Sunday; Easter-Sun-
day; Low r Sunday ; Whitsunday; Trinity- Sunday.

The Sundays of the second Class, which take place
also of all Doubles, except those of the first Class,
and of which, in that case, a Commemoration is made
at Mass and in both Vespers, are, the Second, Third,
and Fourth of Advent ; Septuagesima, $exagesima, and
Quinquagesima ; the Second, Third, and Fourth of
Lent.

The Ferias, which enjoy the same privileges as Sun-
days of the first Class, are, Ash- Wednesday ; all Holy-
Week; Whitsun-Eve; the whole Octaves of Easter and
Whitsuntide.

In like manner, within the Octave of the Epiphany,
no feast less than a first Class can be kept.

On all other Sundays of the year, if a Double chance
to occur, it is kept with a Commemoration of the Sunday

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at Mass, and at Vespers too, except the following day
be a feast of the first Class.

3. A Semidouble (so called because only part of the
Anthem is said before each Psalm at Vespers) is marked
in the Calendar thus, sem. and occurring on any Sun-
day whatsoever, is put off to the first vacant day ; that
is, the first day on which there is neither Double nor
Semidouble marked in the Calendar. The same is ta
be observed with regard to all Semidoubles occurring
within the Octave of Corpus Christ i.

4. Simples have no mark in the Calendar, and are
never transferred ; but if they fall on a Sunday, or on
any other day, when the office cannot be said of them,
a Commemoration is made at the first Vespers, and at
Mass; unless it be a Feast of the first Class, (on which
no notice is taken of Simples) or of the second Class, in
which case a Commemoration of them is made in the
first Vespers, and at a Low private Mass only.

5. The following Ferias, called Greater Ferias, take
place of all Simples, of which there is only a Comme-
moration made at Mass, vix. the Ferias of Advent
and of Lent, the Ember-Days, Tuesday in Rogation*
Week, A Commemoration is also made of the Ferias of
Advent and Lent at Vespers and Mass, whatever feast
happens ; but, of the Ember-Days and Tuesday in ifo~
gation Week, only at Mass*

6. If a Vigil happen within an Octave, the Mass i»
of the Vigil with a Commemoration of the Octave*
unless there be a Double or Semidouble feast that day :
in which case, the Mass is of the feast with a Comme-
moration of the Octave and of the JP*£?7. But if a /^igi^
occur on a feast of the first Class, there is no Comme*
moration made of it.

If a Festival, that hath a Vigil, fall on a Monday*
the iJf«M of the Vigil is said on the foregoing Satur-
day, except the Vigil of Christmas and of the Epi-
phany.

If a Vigil happen in Advent, the Mass is of the
Vigil with a Commemoration of the ifersa, except the:
Vigil of Christmas.

If a Fig*/ happen in Z*n*, or on an Ember-Day*
the Mass is of the Ferk with a Commemdro/ioa of the*

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In the Paschal-time there is no office of a Vigil ex-
cept that of Ascension-Eve, which however is no fast.

7* When a Double of \hejirst or second class (which
is a holiday of obligation, printed in the Calendar in
CAPITALS) falling on any day, is to be transferred,
the obligation of the holiday, is never transferred, but
the faithful are obliged to assist at Mass on the day
marked in the Calendar.

8. When several festivals have been translated from
their proper days; they are afterwards to be kept in this
order : First those that are Doubles, and then those that
are Semidouhles > and among the Doubles or Semi-
doubles, those, whose proper days first occurred, are to
be kept first.

Q. Upon all Doubles one Collect, Secret, and
Postcommunion only is said; except they fell on a
Sunday or within some Octave, or upon some Vigil,
or in the time of Lent or Advent, or except it oc-
cur with some Simple : In all which cases two Col-
lects, &c. are said; one of the Double, the other of
the Sunday, Octave, &c.

10. Upon Sundays and all Semidouhles are said. three
Collects, Secrets, and Postcommunions \ except-
ing Sundays, which occur within an Octave, on which
are said only two Collects, &c. one of the Sunday,
the other of the Octave.

11. The second and third Collects, Secrets, and
Postcommunions, to be said on Sundays and Semi*
doubles in the different seasons of the year, are spe-
cified in their proper places.

32. Upon Semidouhles occurring within Octaves, ov
on Vigils, &c. the second Collect, Secret, and
Postcommunion are a Commemoration of the Octave
or Vigil; and the third of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
But, within the Octaves of the Blessed Virgin, the
third is of the Holy Ghost.

13. On Semidouhles in Advent, the second Collect,
Secret, and Postcommunion are the Collect, &c.
of the foregoing Sunday ,* the third of the Blessed Virgin
Mary.

14. Upon Simples and Ferias three Collects, 8cc.
are said ; but, if the Priest please, he may say five or
seven, to be taken out of the Divers Prayers in the
Common.

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15. Upon week-days, which have no proper office,
nor any saint's day occurring thereon, the Mass is of the
foregoing Sunday ; excepting Saturdays out of Lent,
when the Mass is of our Lady on Saturday, taken out
of the Votive Masses according to the season of the
year : And our Lady on Saturday takes place of a
Simple, of which only a Commemoration is made.

16. Upon days within Octaves., when no proper Mass
is assigned, the Mass is said as on the feast, with three
Collects, fefc— N. B. The days within Octaves
are kept as Semidoubles only.

17. Masses of Requiem, or of the Dead, cannot be
said on Doubles, unless the corpse be present. On
All- Souls, on the day of the decease or burial, only
one Collect, (5c. is said 5 in Common Masses for the
Dead, three.

18. The Gospels assigned on Sundays are never
omitted. Wherefore if a Double is kept on a Sunday,
at the end of Mass is read the Gospel of the Sunday,
instead of that of St. John : And the same is observed
when a Double or Semidouble is kept upon any day in
Lent, or on a Vigil or Ember- Day,

HOLYDAYS of OBLIGATION.

All the days marked in the Calendar in CAPITAL
letters. All Sundays, Easter-Day, and the Monday
following. Ascension^Day , Whit-Sunday and Monday,
and Corpus Christi.

FASTING DAYS.

The week days of Lent, — The Wednesdays and Fri-
days of Advent. — The Wednesdays, Fridays and Satur-
days of the four Ember-Weeks : viz. tne first week
in Lent, Whitsun-Week, the week after the 14th of
September and the third week in Advent. — The Eves
of SS. Peter and Paul, of the Assumption, all Saints,
and Christmas.

N. B. When a holy day falls on Monday, the fasi
or vigil thereof is observed on the preceding Saturday.

Days of ABSTINENCE from Flesh.
The Fridays above excepted from fasts : All Satur-
days throughout the year : All Sundays in Lent : The
three Rogation Days, being Monday, Tuesday, and

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Wednesday before Ascension-Day : St. Marls day.out
of the Diocese of Canterbury, unless it fall in Easter-
Week.

N. B. If Christmas-Day fall on Friday or Saturday,
it is neither fast nor abstinence.

MARRIAGE is forbidden to he solemnized

From ^e first Sunday of Advent till after the Epi-
phany, and from the beginning of Lent to Low-Sunday.

The DECREE of the Council o/LATERAN, Can. 21.
" Every one of the faithful of each sex, after they
" come to the years of discretion, shall in private faith- 1
€S fully confess all their sins, at least once a year, to
" their own Pastor 5 and take care to fulfil, to the best
" of their power, the penance enjoined them ; receiv-
€f ing reverently, at least at Easter, the sacrament of
" the Eucharist ; unless perhaps, by the advice of their
<r Pastor, for some reasonaj^e cause, they judge proper
" to abstain from it for a time ; otherwise let them be
" excluded the Church while living, and, when they
" die, be deprived of Christian burial." — And that no
person may plead ignorance for an excuse in this case,
it is further commanded, that this salutary decree be
frequently published in all places of worship.

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A TABLE OF

MOVEJLMI^E FEASTS.

ABBREVIATIONS in the CALENDAR explained.

Ab. stands for Abbot. Ap. for Apostle. B. for
Bishop. C. for Confessor. Dr. for Doctor of the
Church. M. for Martyr. M. M. for Martyrs. P.
for Pope. Pr. for Priest. V. for Virgin V. V.
for Virgins.

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TEtE CALENDAR.

N. B. To find the office of the day, look for the day of the
month in the Calendar ; and if you find the day to be of a saint, of
whom no notice is taken in the Particular offices of the saints, yon
must take it out of the Common.

January hath XXXTDays. ?

B
C
D
£

F
G
A
B

9
10

n
E>12

F 13

G14
A 15

1 .Circumcision of our Lord, D. 2 CI.
2 \Octave of S. Stephen, d.

3 Octave of S. John the Apostle, d. \

4 Octave of Holy Innocents, d.

5 Octave of S. Tho. of Canterbury, d. Vigil ot thq

Epiph. ■ • -

6 Epiphany of our Lord, D. 1 CI. with an Octave*
N. B. On the second Sunday after the Epiphany is
kept the Feast of the Holy name of Jesus, D. 2 CI.

S. Hyginus, P. & M.

The Octave of the Epiphany, D. -

S. Hilary, .B & C. sem/S. Pelix, Pr. & M.
S. PfiaZ, first Hermit, C. d.S. Jlfawr, Ab. '-" H
BllffS. Mdrcellus, P. & M. semv x I

S.Anthony, Ab. d. ' ' j

Cttafr of St. Peter at flowe, D. S. Prisca, V. & Ml
EI19S. Wolstan, B. & C. d. SS. Marius, Martha,

I «7r. M. M. . *,

F^o'SS. Fabian # Sebastian, M. M. d.
G"21g. ^n«, V. & M. d.
IA;22SS. Vincent & Anastasius„^IL M- sem.
|B|23S. Raymond, C. sem. S. Einerentiana, \ '. &M. '
C 24 S. Timothy, B. & M. sera.
Deconversion of S-. Paul,;D. •
E 26'S. Polycarp, B. & M. sem.
F;27|S. /o&n Chrysostome, B. C. & Dr. d.
G28S. Agnes 's Apparition.
A29S. Francis of Sales, B. & C. d.
JBholS. Martina, V. & M. sem.

31|S. Peter Nolasco, G. d. r ■

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Fimumt hath XXVili Days.

B
C
D
E
F
G

D
E
F
G
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
A 19

S. Ignatius, B. & M. sem.

Purification of the B. V. Mary, D. 2 CI.

S. Blaze, B. & M.
4S. Andrew Corsini, B. & C. d.

S. Agatha, V. & M. d.
6S. Dorothy, V. & M.

S. Romuald, Ab. d.

S. SoAfi of Matha, C. d.
9S. ApoUonia, V. & M.
10 S. Scholastica, V. d.

S. Valentine, Pr. & M.

SS. Faustinus & Jovita, M. M.

S. Simeon, B. & M.

A2G

C!23

Chair of S. Peter at Antioch, D.

S. Matthias, Ap. D. 2 CI.

N.B. /« Leap Years February hath 2Q Days ;
and the Feast of St. Matthias is kept on the 25th.

March hath. XXXI Days.

E
F
G
A
B

E
F
G

l|S. David, B. & C. d.

2S. Chad, B. <& C. d.

4S. Casimvr, C. sem. & S. Lucius, P. & M.

7 S. Tho. of ^ftti ji», Dr. & C. d. SS. Perpetua &

Feficitas, M. M.
QS. Felix, B. & C. d.

9 S. Frances, Widov, d.

10 Forty Martyrs, sem.
IIS. John of God, C. d.

,S. Gregory, P. C. & Dr. <L

A! 12

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March hath XXXI DaysT

17S

Patrick, B. & C. sem.

19 S.Joseph, CD. 1 CI.
B 20 S. Cuthbert, B. & C. d. of obligation in the Bi-
shopric of Durham*
Cblfe. Benedict, Ab. d.
D22
E23

F24
625
A 26
B27
28
D29

Annunciation of the B. V. Mary, D. 2 d.

N.B. On Friday in Passion-Week is said the
30{0ffice of the seven Dolors of the B. V. Mary, D.

bit

Apem. hath XXX Days.

9b.

3,S.

4S.
5S.

7
8

D12

S. Leo the Great, P. C. & Dr. d.

615

A 16

pjo.
20
21

Francis of Paula, C. d.
Richard, B. &C. d.
/jidore, B. C. & Dr. d.
Hncentius Ferrerius, C. d.

S
14SS,

Hermenegild, M. sem.
. Tiburtius, &c. M. M,

WS.Anicetus, P. & M.
18

S. Anselm, B. C. & Dr. d.

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A 23

jAp^l1 Mth X&X Days.

SS. Soter fcf Cuius 9 P. P. & M. M. sem.

S. George, M. Patron of England, D. 1 CI. with

an Octave. '

S. Fidelis of Sigmaringa, }A, dA , .
S. Mark, Evangelist, B. -2 CI. Abstinence. '

26JSS. Cletus & Marcellijiust f , R & M. M- sem. .

27| . • / * • v

28S. Pttalis^M: ">•••• -

G29S. itaer, M. d. ' ' ' !.

30 The Octave of S. George; d. '
May hath XXXI Days.

•1 SS. Philip and James, App. D. 2 CI.
& 4#*p<^a*i B/ Qi &{Dr, d..%J., . r
The Finding of the Holy Cross, D. 2 CI. SS. ^for*

ancter, &?c. M. M. S. Juvenal, B. & C.
S. Monica, Widow, d.

A
B
C
D
E
F

,_ QaOia^'vne of; Sienna, V; cL - ■ , ; -
j6S.JpJiin:)>eft?re the,Z^<i» Gate, fl^

7 $. Stanislaus, B. & M. a*.

8 Apparition of Sr ^Michael, D.

9S. Grsgary Naxianzen, B. C. & Dr. d.
,/xS. Antoninus, B. & C. sem. Qordianus & Epi-
machus, M. M. '
S.Pius, P. d. %

SS. Nereus, Jcjiilkus, Domitilla; & Pancratius,

M. M. sem.' *

14 S. Boniface, M.
15

16S. Ubaldus, B. & C. sem. ';.

S. Paschal Bay Ian, Cxi. . . .

S. FenantiusyMjkih. ° ' ' '*' \\,

19 S. Dunstan, B. & C. d. S. fudentiana, y. . -, '

S. Peter Celestin, P. &C d

*oS. ^/<fe/ro, B. & C. d. S. OrJaB, P. &^M. ' s
26 S. Augustine, Ap. of England, D. 2 CI. with at l
Octave. S. Eleufherms, ^ fc M. ,

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May bath XXXI Days.

jG27|S. Philip Nerius, C. d. S./oAw, P. & M.

IA28

;B29|

C30S. Felix, P. &M.

|D3lS. Petronilla, V.

Juke hath XXX Days.

■El l
IF

Octave of S. Augustine y d. SS. Marcellinus, Pe-
ter, W Erasmus, M. M.
S. Mary Magdalen de Paxzis, V. scm.

6S. Norhert, B. & C. d.

D21
E22
FJ23

S. William Archp.of Yo¥k, d.
9 SS. Primus & Felicianus, M. M.
G|10S. Mar garet Queen of Scots, Bern.
IIS. Barnaby, Ap. D.

12 S. JohnrfS. Facundus, C. d. SS. Basilidts, &c.
M. M.
S. Anthony of Padua, C. d.
S. £<wi/, B. C. & Dr. d.
SS. Vitus, Modestus, & Crescentia, M. M.

13
14
15
16

18 S. Marcus &f Marcellianus, M. M.

ig|S. Juliana de Falconeriis V. d. SS. Gervuse &

Protase, M. M.
J2dS. Silverius, P. & M.

S. Alban, M. D.

G24jNatavity of St. John the Baptist, D.. 1 CI. with ah

I Octave. •' ■ •

A25S. William, Ab. d.

B 26 SS. John # Paul, M. M. d. . V »

C.27' .^.. i

DJ28S. Zeo, P. & C. gem. Fig*/. Fast.
E29SS. Peter ft Paul, App. D. 1 CL with an
I. Octave. ■

* zdiCommemoration of S4 Paw/, d.

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July hath XXXI DayF

1 [Octet;* of £t John Baptist, d.

2 Visitation of the B, V. Mary, D. SS. Processus*

&c. M. M.
3
4

6 Ocfove of SS. Peter &f Paw/, d.

7 Translation of S. Thomas of Canterbury, M. IX
8S. Elizabeth, Queen of Portugal, Widow, seal*

9
10

Seven Brethren, M. M. sem. SS. Rufina 1st Se<*
cunda, V. V. & M. M.

S. Pius, P. & M.

S. John Gualbert, Ab. d. SS. Nabor & Felix, M M.

S. Anacletus, P. & M.

S. Bonaventure, B. C. & Dr. d.

Si Swithin, Bp. -of Winchester, d.
A 16B. V. Afary of Mount Carmel, D.
B 17S. O *»a«rf, Bp. of.Sarum, d.
C 18 S. Camillus, C. d. S. Symphorosa, and her 7

sons, M. M.
D 19 S. Vincentius a Paulo, C. d.
E 20 S. Jerome Emilian;C. d. S. Margaret* V. & M.
F 21 S. Henry, Emp. C. sem. S. Praxedes, V.
G22S. Afary Magdalen, d.

A 23 S. Apollinaris, B. & M. d. S. Liborius, B. & C«
B_24S.-^fercitf, C.sem. T^i/, S.' Christina, V.&M.
C 25 S. James, Ap. D. 2 CI.
D 26 S. Ann, Mother of the B. V. Mary, D.
E 27 (S. Alexius, C. sem.) S. Pantaleon, M.
F 28 SS. Nazarius, Celsus, &c. M. M. sem.
G29 S. Martha, V. sem. SS. Felix, &c. M. M.
A30SS. 4b4oTK & Semen, M..M.

S. Ignatius, C. d.

August hath XXXI Days.

1 S. Peter's Chains/ D, Holy Machabees, M. M

2~ " ' ~ " m~

S. Stephen, P. & M.

Finding of S. Stephen the first Martyr's Body, sem.
_ S, Dominicki C. d
5|Dcdication of our Lady ad Nives, D.
^.Transfiguration of our Lord, D. SS. Xystus, &c*

I M.M.

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August hath XXXI Days.

7 S. Cajetan, C. d. S. Donates, B. & M.

8 S3. Cyriacus, Largus, and Smaragdus, M . M. sem»
Vigil, S* Bomanus,.M,

iS. Lawrence, M. D. 2 CI. with an Octave.

SS. Tiburtius and Susanna, M. M.

S. <7£?r*, V. d.

S. Hippolytus and Cassianus, M. M.
[ Vigil, S. Eusebius, C. Fast.

Assumft. of the B. V. Mary, D. 1 CI. with an
Octave.

S. Hyacinth, C. d.

Octave of S. Lawrence, &.
(IS. Agapitus, M.

On Sunday within the Octave of the Assumption, is
kept the Feast of S. Joachim, C. D.

S. Bernard , Ab. d.

S. Jizwc Frances of Chant at. Widow, d.

Octave of the Assumption, d. SS. Timothy, tsfc*
M. M.

S. Philip Be nidus, C. d. VigtL

S. Bartholomew, Ap. D. 2 Ci.

S. Xcwu K. of France, C. sem.

S. Zephyrinus, P. & M.

S. Joseph Calasanctius, C. d.

S. Augustin, C. B. & Dr. d. S. Hermes, M.

Beheading of S. JoA» Baptist, d. S. Sabina, M.

S. i&wa of Ztima, V. d. SS. /V?/£r & Adauctus,
M. M.

S. Atcthn, B. Ap. o/* i&g Northumbrians, d.

September hath XXX Days.

IS. Raymond, C. d. S. Gi/*$, Ab. and 12 ifre-
Mrera, M. M.
S. Stephen, K. of Hungary, C. sem.

G
A

D
£

S. Lawrence Justinian, B. & C. sem.

8 Nativity of B. V. Mary, D. 2 Ci. with an Octave,
S. Adrian, M.
G 9S. Gorgonius, M.
AiqS. Nicholas of Tolentum, C. d.

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September hath XXX Days.

SS. Protus and Hyacinthus, M. M. •'.*•*

On Sunday within the Octave, Hie Office of the
H. Name of the B. V. Mary, D.

Exaltation of the Holy Cross, D.

Octave of the Nativity of B. V, Mary, d.

SS. Cornelius and Cyprian, M. M. sem.

The Stigmas of S. Francis, d.

S. Joseph 6i Cupertinum, C. d.

SS. Januarius, &c. M. M. d.

SS. Eustachius, &c. M. M. d. Vigil.

S. Matthew, Ap. & Evang. D. 2 CI.

S. Thomas, of ftlla Nova, B. C. sem. SS. Mau*

rice, &c. M. M.
S. Linus, P. &: M. sem. S. Thecla, V. & M.
The B. r. Mary de Mercede, D.

SS. Cyprian and Justina, M. M.
SS. Cosmos and Damian, M. M. sem.
S. Wenceslaus, M. sem.
Dedification of S; Michael, D. 2 CL
S. Jerom, Pr. C. & Dr. d.

October hath XXXI Days.

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
C
D

On the First Sunday, is kept the Solemnity of the Rosary*
1 S. Remigius, B. & C. sem.
2* Angels Guardians, d.
3S. Thomas, Bp. of Herefofd, d.
4!S. Francis, C. d. ,

5JSS. Placidus, &c. M. M.
6S. Bruno, C. d.

7 S. Mari, P. & C. SS. Sergius, &c. M. M*

8 S. Bridget, Widow, d.
9;SS. Dennis, &c» M. M. sem.

10;S. Paulinus, Archp. of York, d.
ll.S. Francis Borgia, C. sem. .
12 S. Wilfrid, B. & Ap. of Sussex, d. •

13,S. Edward, K. & C. D. 2 CI. with an Octave.
14S. Callistus, P. & M. sem.
S, Teresa, V^d.

17 S. Hedwige, Wid. sem.

18!S. Luke, Evang:©. 2 CI.

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October hath XXXI Days,

Stl9|S. Peter of Alcantara, C: d,
wOctahe of S. Edward, d.

i,2l SS/Ursula, &c, M. M. d.
|A'2^S. JoAn Cantius, C. d.
Bl23 .'.-.'•.

CJ24 • • ' ' ' -' <- ' •'

D25 S. JoAa of Beverley,. B. & G. d. SS. Chrysanthus

and Daria, M. M.
EJ26S. EvarUtus, P. &«M* ' .

?M Vigil. '. . . .-

&28SS.Sjojon & Judo, .App. I). 2 CI.

A29
B30
C31

Venerable Bede, C. d.
Pffi/. Fast.

November hath* XXX Days.

Gil
12

All Saints, D. i CL1 with an Octave.
2 All Souls.

S. fVinefride, V. M. d.
4S. Charles, B. & C. A Sulfate, M.
5
6

8 Octave of All Saints, d. TAe iv. crowned, M. M.

Dedic. o/*/Ae Church of our Saviour, d. S. TA*o-

dorus, M*

10[S. Andrew Avellin, C. scm. SS. Tryphon, &c.
M. M.
S. Martin, B. & C. d. S. Hennas, M.
S. Martin, P. & M. sem.
S. Didacas, C. sem.

14 S. Erconwald, Bp. of London ," d.

S. Gertrude, V. d.
E 16 S. Edmund Archp. of Canterbury, d.
F'l7S. J&£A, Bp. of Lincoln, d. *

18 Dedic. of SS. Perer'* arcd Paaf*, Churches, d.
A19S. Elizabeth, Q. 0/ Hungary, Wid. d; S. fW
tianus, M. *

20S. Edmund, & & fcf:5).
CI21 Presentation of B. V. Mary, D.
DJ22S. Cecily, V. & M. d.
E 23 S. Clement, P. & M. -sem; S; Pelidtas, M.
F|24!S. /©An of the Cross, C. d. S. Chrysogonus, M.

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November hath XXX Days.

S|S. Catharine, V. & M. d.
IS. Felix Valou, C. d. S, Peter, B. & M.
\ 27 S. Gregory Thaumaturgus, B. & M. sem.

j^S^t/, S. Saturninus, M.
; 3QS. Andrew, Ap. D. 2 CI.

December hath XXXI Days.

Yiana, V. & M. sem.

in cis Xavier, C. d.

ter Chrysologus, B. C. & Dr. d. S. Bar-

a, V. & M.

•**««, B. & C. & .^p. o/M* West Saxons 6%

Sal las, Ab.

color, B. & C. d.

\lrose, B.C. & Dr. d. .

pt. of B. V. Mary, D. 2 CI. with an Octave.

ilchiades,V^kM.
masus, P. & C. sem.

cy, V. & M. d.

e 0/ *Ae Concept, d.
rc£utf, B. & M. sem.

Unas, Ap. D. 2 CI.

. Fast.

Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ, D.

phen, the first Martyr, D. 2 CI. 4

in, Ap. & Evang. D. 2 CI.

Innocents, M. M. D. 2 CI.

>mas of Canterbury, B. & M.D. 1 CI,

\y within the Octave.

Ivester, P. & C. d.

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The Blessing and Sprinkling of the Wattr
on Sundays before Mass.

INSTRUCTION.

THE use of water among mankind, whenever they
had a mind to expiate their faults, to renew their
solemn engagements, or to enter upon exercises of piety
and religion, is one of those universal practices every
where found, where there are any footsteps of an out-
ward worship remaining. It was no invention of the
heathen nations, but a practice that came to them, by
primitive tradition, from our first father Adam, after his
fall, as an acknowledgment of being defiled with sin,
and expressive of that purity with which we ought to
approach God. It was continued by Moses among other
primitive practices preparatory to sacrifice ; and is still
found at the entrance of our churches, to remind us of
oar baptism, of the obligations we then took upon our-
selves, and of the sanctity both of mind and body we
ought to bring with us. Frequently on Sundays the
officiating priest sprinkles both himself and the congre-
tion therewith, as a preparation for the sacrifice, hop-
ing to participate with the faithful all the blessings the
church prayed for in blessing the water. Salt, as it pre-
serves bodies which are sprinkled with it from putre-
faction, is an emblem of the grace of God, which alone
can preserve our souls from the corruption of sin, and
it is mixt with the water to keep it sweet ; and the one
and the other are solemnly consecrated, that is to say,
are withdrawn from all profane uses, to be applied only
to those of religion. The Church attributes no super-
natural effect to this sanctified water, but what it may
please God to grant to it, in order to shew the efficacy
of the prayers of his Church, or to recompence the faith
of such as use it with the respect due to what hath been
consecrated and set apart for the uses of religion. The
fakhfui therefore are to receive this sprinkling of water
with great humility, and a sorrow for their sins, reciting
the 50th Psalm whole or in part : And afterwards to
take some of the water home with them to use with faith
and piety, according to the intention and very ancient

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practice of the Church, at getting up, and going to bed $
m stoims of thunder and lightning ; in times of temp-
tation and sickness.
fI/""\URhelpisinthename V. Adjutorium nos-

\J of the Lord. tram in nomine Domini.

R. Who made both heaven B. Qui fecit caelum 8c
and earth. " terram.

; THE EXORCISM f OP THE SALT.

I Exorcise thee, O. creature of salt, by -j- the living
God, . by -f- the true Grod, by -J- the holy God -, by
-f- that God, who commanded the prophet Elizeus to
cast thee into the water to cure the barrenness thereof;
that ttioumay'st, by thisexorcism, become beneficial to the
faithful, and healthful to the bodies and souls of all, who
make use of thee ; and that in what place soever thou
$halt be sprinkled,, all the illusions, and wickedness,
and crafty wiles of Satan may be chased away, and de-
part from that Place^ as also every, unclean spirit, com-
manded in his name, who is to come to judge the liv-
ing and the dead, and the world by. fire. R. Amen, ,

* - Let us pray. Immensam.* •

O Almighty and everlasting God, we most humbly
implore thy infinite mercy to vouchsafe to bless -f-
and sanctify -f- this thy creature of salt, which thou
fiiadesf for the use of mankind, that it may be to all,
who take it, health both of body and soul : And that what-
soever shall be touched, or sprinkled therewith, may be
freed from all uncleanness, and all assaults of wicked
spirits. Thro' our Lord Jesus Christ thy Son, who liv-r
eth and reigheth with thee, in the unity of the Holy
Ghost, God world without end. R. Amen.

THE EXORCISM OF THE WATER.

I. Exorcise thee, O creature of water, in the name *J«
of God the Father Almighty 5 and in- the name of
tj* Jesus Christ his Son, our Lord ; and by the power of
ttoe Holy Ghost ; that thou may'st by this exorcism re-*
eeive efficacy to chase away all the power of the enemy y
and be enabled to cast him out, and put him to flight
together with his Apostate Angels, by the power of the

f SxpL By exorcism is meant a form of adjuration, or a religious;
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same Jesus Christ otir Lord, who is to come to judge the
living and the dead, and the world by fire. R. Amen.

Let us pray. Deus qui ad salulem.

OGod, who, for the benefit of mankind, raakest
use of the element of water in the greatest sacra-
ments, mercifully hear our prayers, and impart the vir-
tue -f- of thy blessing to this element prepared. by various
purifications : that this thy creature, made use of in thy
mysteries, may receive the effects of thy divine favour
for the chasing away Devils, and curing Diseases : And
that whatsoever shall be sprinkled witla this water in the
houses or places of the faithful, may be freed from a)}
uncleanness, and delivered from hurt ; Let no pestilen-
tial spirit reside there, nor any infectious air : Let all
the snares of our secret enemies be removed ; Apd may
whatever is contrary to the safety and repose of the inha-
bitants of that place, be put to flight by the. sprinkling of
this water : That the welfare we seek by calling on thy
name, may be secured from all assaults. Thro*. R.
Amen.

At the mixing the Salt with the Water,

MAY this salt and water be mixed together in the
name -f- of the Father, and ^ of the Son, and
+ of the Holy Ghost. R. Amen.

V. May the Lord be V. Domlnus vobiscuaj,
with you.
R. And with thy spirit. R. Et cum spiritu tuo.
Let us pray. Deus Invict*.

OGod, the author of invincible power, king of an
empire that cannot be overcome, aud ever magni-
ficently triumphant ; who restrained the forces of the
adverse power j who defeatest the fury of the roaring
enemy; who, bynhy might, conquerest his malicious
assaults : We beseech and pray thee, O Lord, with fear
and humility, that thou wouldst look with a favourable
countenance on this creature of salt and water, enligh-
ten it with thy goodness, and sanctify it with the dew. of
thy bounty ; That wheresoever it is sprinkled, by the
invocation of thy holy name, all annoyance of the un-
clean spirit, all fear of the venomous serpent may be
chased away : And the presence of thy holy spirit be
always with us, who implore thy mercy. Thro*. JL
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THE BLESSING, &C.

At the Sprinkling.

Anth. Sprinkle me, O Ant. Asperger me, Do*
mine, byssopo, # niunda*
bor ; Lavabis me, & super
nivem dealbabor.

Lord, with hyssopf, and I
shall be cleansed : Wash
me, and I shall be whiter
than snow.

Ps. Have mercy on me,
O God, according to thy
great mercy.

V. Glory.

Anth. Sprinkle me, &c.

V. Shew us, O Lord,
thy mercy.

, R. And grant us Iby sal-
ration.

V. O Lord, hear my
prayer.

R. And let my cry come
unto thee.

V. MaytheLordbewith
you.

R. And with thy spirit.

Let us pray.

Ps. Miserere mei, Deus,
secundum magnam raiseri-
cordiam tuam.

V. Gloria.

Ant. Asperges me.

V. Ostende nobisr Do-
mine, misericordiam tuam.

R. Et salutare tuumda
nobis.

V. Domine, exaudi^ora-
tionem meam.

R. Et clamor meus ad te
veniat.

V. Dominus vobiscura.

R. Et cum spiritu tuo.
Exaudi nos.

HEAR us, O holy Lord, almighty Father, eternal
God, and vouchsafe to send thy holy Angel from
heaven, to guard, cherish, protect, visit, and defend all
that are assembled in this place. Thro* Christ our Lord.
R. Amen.

THE BLESSING OF THE BREAD.*

V./~\UR help is in the

VJf name of the Lord.

R. Who made both hea-
ven and earth.

V. May the Lord be with
you.

R. And with thy spirit.

V. A Djutorium nostrum
Xjl in nomine Domini.
R. Qui fecit ccelum &;

terrain.
V. Dominus vobiscum. .

R. Et cum spiritu tuo. <

f Ex pi. Hyssop was used by the Jews as a sprinkler to throw
on such as were unclean, water mixt with the ashes of the victim.

J At the Parochial-Mass slices of bread, cut Into little pieces,
are blessed, and-distributed to the faithful in token of communion
and charity.

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Let us pray. Domihe Jesu.

OLord Jesus Christ, the bread of Angels, the Jiving
bread of eternal life, vouchsafe to *j» bless this
bread, as thou blesscdst the five loaves in the desert ;
That all who taste thereof, may receive from thence
health of body and soul. Who livest and reignest world
without end. E. Amen,

PRAYERS at the EXHORTATION or PRONE.f
P|LAYERS for the LIVING.

Ps. cXxii. Ad te levavi.

'■^0 tbeehave I lifted up my eyes,* thou who dwell-
JL est in the heavens.

Behold as the eyes of servants * are on the hands of
their masters.

As the eyes of a handmaid are on the hands of her
mistress;* So are our eye* lifted up to the Lord our
God, until he have mercy on us.

Have mercy, on us, O Lord, have mercy on us;*
For we are filled with contempt exceedingly.

For our .soul is exceedingly filled >* We are a reproach
to the rich, and a scoff to the proud.

V. Glory. R. As it was, &c.

V. Lord have mercy on us. R. Christ have mercy
on us. V. Lord have mercy on us.

Our Father, In Secret.

V. And lead us not into temptation. R. fiut deliver
as from evil. Amen. V, Save thy servants, O Lord.
R. Who put their trust in thee, O my God. V. Be to
us, OLord, a tower of strength. R. From the face of
the enemy. V. May peace be on thy ramparts. R. And
plenty within thy walls. V. O Lord, hear my prayer. R.
And let my cry come unto thee. V. May the Lord be
with you. R. And with thy spirit.

Let us pray. Deus refugium.

OGod our refuge and strength, fountain of all good*
ness, mercifully give ear to the fervent prayers of

f The prayers, publications, and familiar instructions used at
the Parish-Mass, on Sundays, either immediately after the Gospel,
or before the Lavabo, arc called in France the Prone, from a Greek
word signifying the Nave of the Church, the place where they ate
Rad to the people.

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thy Church, and grant, that what we -ask with faith,

we may effectually obtain. Thro*. s

PRAYERS FOR THE DEAD.,
Ps. cxjtix. De profundis,

OUT of the depths I have cried to thee, O Lord j
Lord hear my voice.

Let thy ears be attentive to the voice of my supplica-
tion.

If thou wilt observe iniquities, O Lord 5 ,Lord, who
shall endure it ? '

Because with thee there is propitiation f and by rea-
son of thy law I have waited for thee, O Lord.

My soul hath relied on his word, my soul hath hoped
in the Lord.

From the morning watch even until night, let Israel
hope in the Lord.

Because with the Lord there is mercy, and with him
plentiful redemption.

And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities,
plory, &c.

V. Eternal rest * grant to them, O Lord, R. And
may a perpetual light * shine upon theni. V. May
they rest in peace. R. Amen. V. O Lord, hear mj
prayer. R. And let my cry come unto thee. V. May
the Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit.

Then is said some of the following Prayers, as occa-
sion requires.
0n the day of death or burial.
Let us pray. Deus cut.

OGod, whose property it is always to have mercy
and to spare, we humbly present our prayers to
thee in behalf of the soul of thy servant N, which thou
hast this day called out of this world 5 beseeching thee
not to deliver it into the hands of the enemy, nor forget
it for ever ; but command it to be received by the holy
Angels, and to be carried into Paradise 5 that, as it be-
lieved and hoped in thee, it may be delivered from th©
pains of hell, and. inherit life everlasting. Thro'.

On the third, seventh, or thirtieth day after the Decease.
Prayer. Qiuesumus.

ADMIT, we beseech thee, O Lord, the soul of thy
servant N. [the third, seventh, or thirtieth day

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after] whose decease we commemorate, into the fellow*
ship of thy saints, and refresh it with the perpetual dew
of thy mercy. Thro1.

On an Anniversary day.
Prayer. Deus Indutgentiarum.

OGod the Lord of mercy, give to the soul [or souls]
of thy servant [or thy servants] whose anniversary
we commemorate, a place of comfort, a happy rest,
and the light of glory. Thro'.

For Relations, Friends, and Benefactors.

Prayer. Deus venue largitor.

OGod, the author of mercy, and lover of the salva-
tion of mankind ; we address thy clemency in be*
half of our brethren, relations, and benefactors, who are
departed this life, that by the intercession of blessed
Mary ever a Virgin, and of thy sainU, thou would'st
receive them into the enjoyment of eternal happiness.
Thro*.

For all the Faithful departed.

Let us pray. Fidelium.

OGod, the creator and redeemer of all the faithful,
grant tty servants remission of all their sins : That
by our pious supplications they may obtain that pardon,
which they have ever desired. Tnro' Christ our Lord.
R. Amen.

THE ORDINARY OF THE MASS.

INSTRUCTION.

RELIGION cannot subsist without interior and ex-
terior sacrifice, since it consists in uniting men by
means of exterior marks, which they ought to give to God
of their dependence and love. The light of reason has
taught mankind, that sacrifice was the,first of the essen-
tial actions of religion. We learn from scripture that
it has been offered from the commencement of the
world. Cain and Abel offered to God the fruits of the
earth and* animals. Gen. 4. Noah no sooner left the
ark, than he erected an altar, and offered upon it an
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tow confirmed what nature bad inspired 5 and declared,
that to withdraw men from sacrificing, or to sacrifice to
any other but God only, were two enormous crimes.—
Tbe sin of the children of hell was very great before God,
says the holy scripture, because they drew men away
from the sacrifice, 1 Kings, 11, 17, and when men
blinded by their passions, offered sacrifice through fear
or reverence, to angels or devils, to give them a just horror
of this sacrilege, the law declared : whoever shall sacri-
fice to gods, or to any other than God only,* shall be put
to death. Exod. 22, 20. — These sacrifices, though or-
dered by the divine law, were but empty signs, incapa-
ble of themselves to please God. They had no force, no
virtue except in the faith of the offerers, who had in view
the divine victim, the spotless Lamb, that taketh away
the sins of the world, and which was slain (in the fore- -
knowledge of Goty from the beginning of the world;
Rev. 13, 8. The sacrifices offered by the worthy ser-
vants of God, such as Abel, Abraham, Job, &c. &c.
who lived in the constant expectation of the Messiah,
were acceptable to God, whilst those that were offered
by men, who attended barely to the exterior ceremony
without the spirit, in which all their merit consisted,
could never please God. This spirit diminished daily,
when there were no more Prophets, till the coming of
the Messiah. In effect, what could be expected of the
Pharisees, who only attended to the dead letter of the
law ? What of the Saducees, who denied the resurrec-
tion of bodies ? This was the period, when according to
the royal Prophet, the sacrifices and oblations, which had
been offered in the temple cif Jerusalem alone, were to
cease. Ps. 39. — A new sacrifice was necessary, one
that should be offered in spirit and truth. This Jesus
Christ promised the Samaritan woman, John 4, when
he tells fter that the hour cometh, when they shall have
to sacrifice neither on the mountain of Garizim with the
Samaritans, nor at Jerusalem with the Jews. This pro-
mise was the confirmation of the celebrated prophecy
addressed by Malachy to the Jews. 1 10. / have no
pleasure in yout saith the Lord of hosts, and I will
not receive a gift of your hands, for from the rising of
the sun, even to the going down, my name is great
among the Gentiles, and in every place there is a sacri-
fice, and there is offered to my name a clean offering ,

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for my name is great among the Gentiles. It cannot
be denied that the primitive Fathers applied this prophecy
to the eucharist, and they declare that the church learn-
ed of Jesus Christ and his apostles, to offer this sacrifice
in every part of the world. Indeed, we know of no
other,- which has superseded all the ancient sacrifices,
and is offered in every part of the globe, from the rising
to the setting sun. St. Augustine expounding the pro*
phecy of David, Ps. 3(), sacrifice and oblation thou
didst not require, exclaims : " What ! are we then to
" be left without a sacrifice? God forbid. For thou
" hast formed a body for me. Behold here a new vie-
" dm. What then does God reject ! The figures. What
" does he give to fulfil the figures ! That body which
*' fulfils all figures, theadorable body of Jesus Christ on our
" altars ; that body, which the faithful know, but all
" do not know. The body, which we who know it,
" receive ; and which you (Catechumens) will know,
" tho' not as yet, God grant, that when you do know
"it, you may never receive it to your own condemna-
" tion ; for he that eateth and drill keth unworthily,
" eateth and drinketh damuation to himself, not dis-
" cerning the body of our Lord,"

But, because Christ is a Priest according to the order
of Melchisedeck, who offered ip bread and wine, and
suffered Abraham and his family to participate the sacri-
fice, so did Jesus Christ, says St. Cyprian, ep 63 ad Ceci-
lian, who is a Priest of the high God, offer sacrifice in
bread and wine, i. e. his own body and blood, and dist-
ribute it to his own, the night before he went to suffer.
Knowing, as S. John declares, c. xiii. that life hour
was come, that he should pass out of this world to his
Father, who had given him all things into his hands,
having loved his own who were in the world, he loved
tbem to the end. And certainly nothing less than infinite
power and infinite love were requisite to change bread
and wine into his own body and blood, and thus by an-
ticipation to shed his blood mystically before his death,
as we read in the greek text,: this is my body which is
given for you. This is the chalice of the new testament
in my Hood which is shed for you. Thus did' he exer-
cise his sacerdotal powers, which he did not take to
himself, says St. Paul, Heb. v. 5, but received of his
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Melchisedeck, and as his priesthood is eternal, he will
continue for ever to offer this sacrifice and will have no
successor. He will ever remain on our altars the Priest
and the Victim, the offerer and the thing offered. But,
that this sacrifice may. be visible, be established the
apostles and their successors for hi* ministers, to whom
he gave the power of doing what himself had just done :
do this for a commemoration of me. They have done it,
and will continue to do it in his name throughout the
world, and to shew that this sacrifice is never to end,
we are commanded to participate it, and thus to shew
the death of the Lord until he come. — The faithful
should be taught that Jesus Christ in separately chang-
ing the bread into his body, and the wine into his blood,
represents his blood as mystically spilled for us, and that
he as really offers up his body in the mass, together
with his Church, to his eternal Father, as he did on the ,
altar of the cross. It is the same high Priest, the same
God, the same victim, the same sacrifice, the only dif-
ference is in the manner of offering. On mount Cal-
vary Christ was only offered} on our altars, he is both offer-
ed and received* We have an altar, whereof, they have
no power to eat, who serve the Jewish tabernacle. Heb.
13. 10. He 'also offers himself in the mass like at his
resurrection, because he offers his body in its immortal
-and glorified state ; and like at his ascension , because
-he ascends from our altars on earth; to the- sublime altar
*in heaven, where he for ever sitteth on the right hand
*>f God. Heb. 10. 12. Here then we have the reunion of
all the different mysteries, and continuation of Christ's sa-
crifice on the cross, and what David with his- prophetic
spirit long before celebrated ps. 110. 4, in giving food
to tkem that fear him, he hath made a remembrance of
his wonderful works.

Religion can present nothing so excellent to her cli-
ents as the Blessed Eucharist. The virtue of all her
other sacraments are a preparation for this, says St.
Thomas, 3. p. q. 73* art. 3. The faithful find in this
holy table the perfection and consummation of a spiri-
tual life, as they feed upon God himself. It may be
-said that the sacrifice of the mass changes* our temples
'into heaven. The Lamb of God is here immolated and
adored, as represented by St. John, Rev. 7, 1?, in the
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knowing what passes upon our altars, come down and
attend with that awe and trembling, which the most
profound respect inspires. St. Cbrysostom b. 6. on
the priesthood mentions well authenticated facts of this
truth ; and St. Gregory in his dial. b. h. c. 58 asks :
" can any one of the faithful deny, that at the voice of
" the Priest during the sacrifice, the heavens open, and
" choirs of angels attend at the mysteries of Jesus
" Christ : that the highest with the lowest, celestial with
" terrestrial creatures, visible with invisible are united."
Our occupation then is the same with that of the Saints
in heaven. We adore the hoiy victim immolated in the
hands of the Priests ; and the Saints adore in heaven the
same victim, the Lamb without spot, represented stand-
ing, and as it were slain, to signify both his immo-
lated and glorious state. Rev. v. 6. All the prayers
and all the merits of the Saints ascend as sweet incense
before the throne of God from the hands of the angel.
Rev. 8. 3, 4. The essential prayers and ceremonies of
the mass come to us from Jesus Christ. Other prayers
and ceremonies, such as were adapted to the circum-
stances of time and place, were added by the Apostles
and other apostolic men. During the heat of persecu-
tion these though short and few, were of strict obser-
vance : Let all things be done according to order. X
Cor. 14> 40. St. Justin who lived soon after the Apos-
tles, anno 140, in his second apology* gives us to under-
stand that the officiating Priest continued his prayers dur*
ing the offering as long as circumstances would permit j
and St. Cyprian in his book on the unity of the Church ,
informs us that there were stated prayers, which could
neither be changed nor omitted. But it was not till the
Church enjoyed profound peace at the commencement of
the 4th century, that stately Temples were erected, and
divine service performed with all the variety of prayers
and ceremonies. The liturgies, which the Greek Church
uses at this day, are called after St. Basil and St. Chry-
sos torn, who composed them ; as that of Milan was
called the liturgy of St. Ambrose. Although the Church
of Rome has ever delighted in uniformity, she has at
dijferejit times thought it expedient to adopt whatever
there was good and edifying in the practice of private
Churches, and has inserted such additions into the ordif
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been the same as at this day,- and which merits the prai-
ses it has so. uniformly received from aU catholic
Churches.— -Not the prayers only, but the ceremonies
which have been established with a view to promote edi-
fication, instruction and attention, should be carefully
explained. The scriptures teach that Almighty God
attaches particular graces to them. > The prayer of Mo-
ses with his hands elevated towards heaven was a reli-
gious ceremony, to which God attached the victory of
the Jews. Exod. 17, 11.— Great preparation is neces-
sary.to attend with fruit at these divine mysteries ; for,
if we are to prepare our souls for prayer, Eccl. 18. 23,
what prayer can be more excellent, than that which
renders Jesus Christ present on our altars, and makes us
partakers of his- adorable sacrifice ? The 1st disposition
» a good life. So live, say the holy Fathers, that you
may be permitted to approach each day to the sacred
banquet.*— The 2d is a strong desire to approach the
altar of God, as the source of all consolation. The Is-
raelites were happy to approach their altars, which bad
no other merit, than as figurative of ours. In every
difficulty Christians should pray with the Prophet Jonas in
the midst of the raging ocean 5 I shall behold thy holy
temple. Jonas 2. 1 J . Their faith should keep them
attached to the sacrifice of our redemption, as St. Au-
gustine says of his mother St, Monica, who never failed
assisting daily at the altar, where she knew the holy
victim was distributed. Conf. \>. 9. 12. 13. — The 3d
preparation is- to bewail our unworthiness and to enter
into the dispositions of the Publican, who was afraid to
lift up his eyes as he entered the temple. Nothing is
more respectable than the house of God.; and if it were
said of the tabernacle of the old law : tremble before my
sanctuary, what respect ought not Our temples to in-
spire, where the sacrifice of heaven and earth, the blood
of a God-man is offered ? Formerly a deacon used to
proclaim in the words of St. John, Rev. 22. 15;
without are dogs and sorcerers and unchast and wiur-
deters, and servers oj idols and every one that lovetk
and maketh a tie. The last preparation is to offer our-
selves with Jesus Christ and his catholic Church. We
should ask of God, that like holocausts, which the fire
purifies and consumes, the divine fire may consume all
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cd with Jesus Christ, that not only our sonls, but our bo*
dies, which are both to be offered, may both be purified
by this divine fire, and that we may be able to say with
St. Paul, since we have a high-Priest over the house of
God; let us draw near with a true heart , in fulness of
faith, having our hearts sprinkled fromjan evil consci-
ence, and our bodies washed with the cleansing waters
of baptism. Heb. 10. 21. 22. — But altho' we may not
nod ourselves in these happy dispositions, which all Chris-
tians should desire, still let us hope in the mercies of
God, and go with confidence to the foot of the altar, the
true source of grace. For we have not a high-Priest
who cannot have compassion on our infirmities ; but one
tempted in all things like as we are, without sin. Let
us go therefore with confidence to the throne of grace %
that we may obtain mercy and find grace in seasonable
aid. Heb. 4. 15, 10.

While the Priest is vesting, say the following prayer.*

PROSTRATE in spirit at the foot of thy holy altar, I a-
dore thee, O Almighty God. I firmly believe that the
Mass, at which lam going to assist, is the sacrifice of
') the body and blood of Jesus Christ thy son. Grant I
may assist thereat with the attention, respect, and awe
due to such august mysteries j and that by the merits of
the victim there offered for me, I myself may become an
agreeable sacrifice to thee, who livest and reignest with
the same Son and Holy Ghost, one God world without
end. Amen. -J-

The Priest, at the foot of the altar, makes the sign of
the Cross , and says,

IN the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Ghost. ' Amen

Pr. I will go up to the al- Pr. Introibo ad altare Dei-.
tar of God.

P. To God , who rejoic- P. Ad Deum, qui laetife-
eth my youth. cat juventutem meam.

Psalm xlii.
Pr. T>E thou, O God, Pr. TUDlCAme, Deus,
X3 my judge, and . %} et discerne cau-
distinguish my cause from sam meam de gente non
the nation that is not holy : sancta : Ab homine iniquo
From the unjust and deceit- et doloso erue me.

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fill man do thou deliver
me.

P. Since thou, O God,
art my strength, why hast
thou cast me off r And why
do I go sorrowful, while the
enemy afflicteth me.

Pr. Send forth thy light,
and fulfil thy promise f;
they have led me on ; and
brought me to thy holy
mount, and into fhy taber-
nacles.

P. And I will go up to
the altar of God,' to God
who rejoiceth my youth.

Pr. I will praise thee on
the harp, O God, my God ; ,
why art thou sorrowful, O
my soul, and why dost
thou disturb me ?

P. Hope in God, for him
will I still praise : He is the
Saviour I look for, and my
God.

Pr. Glory be to the Fa-
ther, and to the Son, and
to the Holy Ghost.

P. As it was in the be-
ginning, now is, and ever-
more shall be, world with-
out end. Amen.

Pr. I will go up to the
altar of God.

P. To God, who rejoic-
eth my youth.

Pr. Our help is in the
name of the Lord,

P. Who made both hea-
ven and earth.

P. Quia tu es Deus forti-
tudo mea, quare me repu-
listi ? Et quare tristis ince-
do, dum affligit me inimi-
cus?

Pr. Emitte lucem tuam,
et veritatem tuam j ipsa me
deduxerunt et adduxerunt
in montem sanctum tuum,
et in tabernacula tua.

P. Et introibo ad altare
Dei, ad Detim qui leefificat
juventutem mcam.

Pr. Confitebor ttbi in ei-
thara, Deus, Deus rheus ;
quare tristis es anima mea,
et quare conturbas me ?

P. Spera in Deo, quo-
niam adhuc confitebor illi :
saliitare vultus mei, et Deus
mens.

Pr. Gloria Patrj, et Filio,
et spiritui sancto.

P. Sicuteratinprincipio,
et nunc, et semper, et in
saecula sacculorum. Amen.

Pr. Introibo ad altare
Dei.

P. Ad Deum qui Isetiflcat
juventutem meam.

Pr. Adjutorium nostrum
in nomine Domini.

P. Qui fecit coelum et
terrani.

•f- Lit. Thy truth. This word truth, ill the psalms particularly,
is always taken for the certain accomplishment, or fulfilling of a
promise.

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After the Priest hath said the Confiteor, the people
answer.

P. Misereatur tui orrmi-
potens Deus, et dimissis
peccatis tuis perducat te ad
vitam aeternam.

P. May Almighty God be
merciful to thee, forgive
thee thy sins, and bring
thee to liie everlasting.

Pr. Amen.

P. I confess to Almighty
God, .to blessed Mary ever
a Virgin, to blessed Mi-
chael the Archangel, to
blessed John the Baptist, to
the holy Apostles Peter and
Paul, to alt the Saints, and
to thee, O Father, that I
have grievously sinned in
thought, in word, and in
deed; f thro* my fault,
thro' my fault, thro* my
exceeding great fault.
Therefore I beseech the
blessed Mary ever a Vir-
gin, blessed Michael the
Archangel, blessed John the
Baptist, the holy Apostles
Peter and Paul, all the
Saints, and thee, O Father,
to pray to the Lord our (rod
for me.

Pr. May Almighty God
have mercy on you,' forgive
you your sins, and bring
you to life everlasting;. '

P. Amen.

Pt. May the Almighty
and merciful Lord grant us
pardon, absolution, and re-
juission of our sins.

P. Amen.

Pr. Amen.

P. Confiteor Deo omm*
potenti, beat® Marie sem-
per Virgini, beato Michael i
Archangelo, beato Joaani -
Baptistae, Sanctis Apostolus
Petro et Paulo, omnibus
Sanctis, et tibi, Pater, quia
peccavi nimis cogitatione,
verbo et opere; med culpa,
mea culpa, mea maxima
culpa. Ideo precor beaten*
Mariam semper Virgiriena,
beatum Micbaelem Arch-
angelum, beatum Joannem
Baptistam, sanctos Aposto-
los Petrum et Paulum, om-
nes Sanctos, et te, Pater,
orare pro me ad Dominum
Deum nostrum.

Pr. Misereatur vestri
Ornnipotens Deus, et di-
missis peccatis vestris, per-
ducat vos ad vitam aeter-
nam,

P. Amen.

Pr. Indulgentiam, abso-
lutionem, et remissionem
peccatorum nostrorum tri-
buat nobis ornnipotens et
misericors, Dominus.

P. Amen,

f Here all strike their breasts thrice, to express their sorrow-and
compunction for their sins.

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Pr. O God, if thou turn
to us, thou wilt give us life.

P. And thy people shall
rejoice in thee.

Pr. Shew us, O Lord,
thy mercy.

P. And grant us thy sal-
vation.

Pr. O Lord, hear my
prayer.

P. And let my cry come
unto thee.

Pr. May the Lord be with
*you.

And with thy spirit.*

Pr. Deus, tu conversus,
vivificabis nos.

P. Et plcbs tua laeta-
bitur in te.

Pr. Ostende nobi*, Do-
mine, misericordiam tuam.

P. Et salutare tuum da
nobis.

Pr. Domine, exaudi ora-
tionem meam.

P. Et clamor meus ad
te veniat.

Pr. Dominus vobiscum.

P. Et cum spiritu tuo.
Pr. Oremus.

Pr. Let us pray.

When the Priest goes up to the altar, say :

TAKE away from us our iniquities, we beseech thee,
O Lord, that we may be worthy to assist with
pure minds at the celebration of these tremendous mys-
teries. Thro* Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

When he bows down before the altar, say :

WE beseech thee, O Lord, by the merits of thy
Saints, whose relics are inclosed in this altar,
and of all the Saints, that thou wouldst vouchsafe to
forgive us all our sins. Amen.

Here, at solemn Masses, the Priest incenses the altar,
and then reads the Introit, which seek in its proper
place.-r-Then the priest and people say alternately :

Pr. Lord have mercy on Pr* Kyrie eleison. P.
us. P. Lord have mercy Kyrie eleison. Pr. Kyrie

onus
on us

Pr.

Lord have mer-
cy on us. P. Christ have
mercy on us. Pr. Christ
have mercy on us. P.
Christ have mercy on us.
Pr. Lord have mercy on us.
P. Lord have mercy on us.
Pr. Lord have mercy on us.

eleison. P. Christe eleison.
Pr. Christe eleison. P.
Christe eleison. Pr. Kyrie
eleison. P. Kyrie eleison.
Pr» Kyrie eleison.

THE GLORIA IN EXCELSIS.

GLORY be to God on
high, and on earth

GLORIA in oxcelsis
Deo, et in terra pax

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peace to men of good will.f
We praise thee. We bless
thee. We adore thee. We
glorify thee. We give thee
thanks for thy great glory.
0 Lord God, King ot hea-
ven, God the Father Al-
mighty. O Lord Jesus
Christ, O only begotten
Son. O Lord God, Lamb
of God, Son of the Father.
Thou, who takest away
the sins of the world, have
mercy on us. Thou, who
takest away the sins of the
world, receive our prayer.
Thou, who sittest at .the
right hand of the Father,
have mercy on us. For
thou alone art the Holy one.
Thou alone art the Lord.
Thou alone art the Most
High, O Jesus Christ, to-
gether with the Holy Ghosl
in the glory of God the
Father. Amen.

Pr. May the Lord be
with you* P. And with

horoinibusbonse voluntatis.
Laudamus te. Benedici-
mus te. Adoramus te.
Gloriflcamus te. Gratias
agimus tibi propter mag-
nam gloriam tuam. Do*
mine Deus, Rex coelestis,
Deus Pater omnipotcns.
Domine, Fili unigenite,
Jesu Christe, Domiue
Deus, Agnus Dei, Films
Patris. Qui tollis peccata
mundi, miserere nobis.
Qui tollis peccata mundi,
suscipe deprecationem nos-
tram. Qui sedes ad.dcx-
teram Patris, miserere
nobis. Quoniam tu solus
Sanctus. Tu solus Do-
minus. Tu solus Altissi-
mus, Jesu Christe, cum
Sancto Spiritu in gloria Dei
Patris, Amen.

Pr. Dominus vobiscum,
P. Et cum spiritu tuo.

you.
thy spirit.

Then are said the Collect, Epistle, Gradual, or
Tract, all which seek in their proper places. At
the end of the JSpistle is answered:

P. Thanks be to God. P. Deo gratias.

Before the Gospel, while the Priest is lowing in the
middle of the altar, say :

CLEANSE my heart and my lips, O Almighty God,
who didst cleanse the lips of the prophet Isaiah
with a burning coal : and vouchsafe, thro' thy gracious
mercy, so to purify me, that I may worthily read and
attend to thy Holy Gospel. Amen.

fExpl. To mankind, which is the object of Gal's good will,
ftvour, and kindness. v

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f May the Lord be in my mouth and on my lips/
that I may worthily, and in the manner I ought, read
and attend to his holy Gospel. Amen.

Pr. May the Lord be with Pr. Dominus vobiscum.
you. P. And with thy P. Et cum spirrtu tuo.
•pirit. Pr. Sequentia, or, ini-

Pr, The continuation, or tittm sancti Evangelii se-
the beginning of the holy cundom N.
Gospel, according to N.

While the Priest says the foregoing words, he marks
his forehead, lips, and breast with the sign of the
cross : do you the same -, and reverently bend your
body, when you answer :

P. Glory be to thee, O P. Gloria tibi, Domine.
Lord.

Seek the Gospel in its proper place, and stand up dur-
ing the tvhnle time it is reading. At the end of it*
answer;.

P. Piaise be to thee, O P. Laos tibi Chriite.

Christ.

At the end of the Gospel, say with the Priest, when he
kisses the book ;

By the words of the Gospel may our tins be blotted
out. Amen.

THE NICENE CREED.

1 Believe in one God the /^IREDO in unum Deura

Father Almighty, ma- v^ Patrem omnipoten-

ker of heaven and earth, of tem, factorem coeli et ter-

all things visible and invisi- rae, visibilium omnium, et

ble. And in one Lord Je- in visibilium, Et in unum

sus Christ, the only begot- DominumJesum Christum,

ten Son of God, and born Filium Dei unigenitum, et

of the Father before all ages, ex Patre natura ante omnia

God of God, light of light, saecula. Deum de Deo, lu«

true God of the true God. men de lumme, Deum ve-

Begotten, not made, con- rumdeDeovero. Genitum,

f At solemn Masses the Deacon asks the Priest's blessing on
his knees, with the book of the Gospels in his hands, before he
goes to sing it, and the Priest says the blessing above, changing
the person.

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substantial to the Father;
by whom all things were
made. Who, for us men,
and for our salvation, came
down from heaven f ; and
became incarnate, by the
Holy Ghost of the Virgin
Mary, and was made man.
lie was also crucified for us,
suffering under Pontius Pi-
late, and was buried. And
the third day he rose again
according to the scriptures J .
And he ascended into hea-
ven, sits at the right hand
of the Father. And shall
come again with glory to
judge the living and the
dead; of whose reign there
shall be no end. And in
the Holy Ghost, the Lord
and giver of life, who pro-
^ ceedeth from the Father and
the Son ; who together with
the Father and the Son is a-
dored, and glorified ; who
spake by the prophets. $
And one, holy, Catholic &
Apostolic Church. I con-
fess one baptism for the re-
mission of sins, and I expect
the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world
to come. Amen.

Pr. May the Lord be
with you. P. And with
thy spirit.

Pr. Let us pray.

non factum, consubstanoa-
iemPatri; per quern omnia
facta sunt Qui propter nos
homines, et propter nostrara
salutem descendit de cfetis;
et incarnatus est de Spiritu
Sancto, ex Maria Virgine,

et HOMO FACTUS EST.

Crucifixns eriam pro nobis,
sub Pontio Pilatopassus, et
sepultus est. Et resurrexit
tertia die, secundum scrip-
tures. Et ascendit in cae-
lum, sedet ad dexteram
Patris. Et iterum venturus
est cum gloria judicare vi-
vos et mortuos; ctijus
regni non erit finis. Et in
Spiritum Sanctum, Domi-
numet vivificantem, qui ex
Patre, Filioqne procedit $
qui cum Patre et Filio si-
muladoratur, et conglori-
ficatur 5 qui locutus est per
Prophetas. Et unam, sane*
tarn, Catholicam et Apos-
tolicam Ecclesiam. Con-
fiteor unum baptisma in re-
missionem peccatorum. Et
expecto resurrectionem
mortuorum, Etvitamven-
turi sxculi. Amen.

Pr. Dominus vobiscum.
P. Et cum spiritu tuo.

Pr. Oremus.

d 2

+ From these words to: teas made man : all kneel.

J Expl. As the Scriptures of the Old Testament had foretold.

5 Expl. Revealed to them what they foretold.

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Her* follows She Offbbtory, which seel in its proper

place.

THE OBLATION OF THE HOST.

ACCEPT, Oholy Fa-
ther, Almighty and
everlasting God this un-
spotted hostf, Which I thy
unworthy servant offer thee,
the living and true God, for
my own innumerable sins,
offences, and negligences :
and for all here present : as
also for all faithful Chris-
tians both living and dead,
that it may avail both me
and them to eternal life. —
Amen.

SU5CIPE, Sancte Pfciter,
omnipotens aeterne De-
us, banc immaculatam Hos-
tiam, quam ego indignus fa-
mulus tuus offero tibi Deo
meo vivo et vero, pro in-
numerabilibus peccatis, of-
fensionibus et negligentiis
meia : et pro omnibus cir-
cumstantibus, sed et pro om-
nibus fidelibus Christianis
vi vis ataue defunctis $ ut mi-
bi et illis proficiatad salutem
in vitam aeternam. Amen.

When the Priest puts tie wine and water into the
Chalice.

OGod, who, in creat-
ing human nature,
didst wonderfully dignify
it, and didst reform it again
by a still greater woader ;
grant that, by the mystery
of this water and wine, we
may be made partakers of
kip .divine nature, who
vouchsafed to become par-
taker of our human nature,
namely Jesus Christ thy
Son our Lord, who with
thee and the Holy Ghost
livetb and reigaeth one-God
world without end. Auen.

THE OBLATION OF THE CHALICE.

WE offer thee, O holy /^\FFERIMUS tibi, Do-
Lord, the chalice of V-/ mine, Calicem saluta-

fExpl. The bread by anticipation is called an unspotted host,
because all the prayers that go before, and follow the consecration
hare a reference to tbe moment of consecration, when the victim
becomes present, and is offered to God.

DEW, qui hujnjtnas s*b~
atantisedignitatem mi*
rabilitercondidi&ti, etmira-
biUusref<Nrm»5ti:danob4sp0r
hups aqtwe et rml - niyf -
teriam, ej*w Dwinjfejjg
esse consort**, qui huma*.
oitatts nostras fieri 4ign*tw
est particepa, Jeaua Cbri*-
tu« FiHus tuua Poroimu
softer.- qui tecum witet
regoat in mutate Bptrkua
sarctj Deusj per omnia,
saecula saeculorum.

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sanation, be*eephicg thy
clemency, that *t may as-:
cend before % divine i»fl-
jesty,as a most sweet odour,
for our salvation, and for
that of the whole world.
Amen.

JVhen the Priest tows before the altar*

j^ CCBPT us, O Lord, TN spiritu humilitatis, et

rig, tuam depfecantes cle-
mentiam, ut in cpnspecm
diving* Majestatis tuse, pro
nostra et totius Mundi salute
cum odore suavitati* ascenr
dat. Amen.

XX who eomeintbe spirit
of humility, and with a con-
trite and humble heart 5
&grantthat the sacrifice we
offer this day in thy sighf,
may be pleasing % to thee,
O Lord God.

in anunocontntosuscipi-
amur a te, Domine, et sic
fiat Saeri&eiura nostrum in
conspectu tuo hodie, ut
placeat tibi, Domine Deu*.

When he makes the sign of the Cross on the Iread and
wine.

COME, O almighty and
eternal God, the sanc-
tiner, bless this sacrifice
prepared for the glory of thy
name.

VEMI, Sanctificator,
omnipotens aeterne
Deus, etbenedic hoc SacriJ
ficium tuo sancto nomini
praeparatum.

What is included within these £ ] is only saia1 at So-
lemn or High Masses.

[THE JBLESSING OF THE INCENSE AT SO-
* LEMN MASSES.

BY Ifie intercession of
blessed Michael the
Archangel, who standeth at
the r}ghl aide pf the jaUar of
perfumes, and of all his
elec|, m^y the £#r4 vouqhr

Jr Mi

intercessionem beati
Michaelis Archangeli
stautis a dextris altar is in-
censi, e£ pmnium Electf-
rum &uoxum, incensum i|-
tud digueturpomiiuasbene>

$ExpU The sacrifice of the Mass \s necessarily pleasing to 4Sod
of itself, since the victim there offered, js he, of -whom the Father
said: Thia is my beloved Son. Bat the oblation', which sinful
man makes of this victim ; tke vows And prayers which accomr
flany £fee oblation ; -and the communion., py which he partakes of
what hath be^u offered, may hp performed ina manner displeasing
to God. And as the oblation, communion, and prayers make
part of the sacrifice, it is no wonder we beg Qod* 9 grace to go
through with it, so as it may be pleasing to him.

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dicere, et in odorem suavi-
tatis accipere. Per Chris-
tum Dominum nostrum.

safe to bless thfe incense,
and receive it as an odour
of sweetness. Thro* Christ
our Lord.

AT THE INCENSING OF THE BREAD AND
WINE.

MAY this incense
blessed by thee, O
Lord, ascend to thee, and
thy mercy descend upon
us.

1NCENSUM, istudate
benedictum, ascendat
ad te Domine, et descent
dat super nos misericordta
tua.

AT THE INCENSING OF THE ALTAR.

LET my^ prayer, O
Lord, ascend like in-
cense in thy sight ! and let
the lifting up my hands
be like the evening sacrifice.
Place, O Lord, a guard
upon my mouth, and a gate
of prudence before my lips,
that my heart may not wan-
der after words of malice,
to seek excuses in sin.

DIRIGATUR, Domi-r
ne, Oratio mea, sicut
incensum, in conspectu
tuo ! Elevatio manuum
mearum Sacrificium ves-
pertinum. Pone, Domine,
custodiam ori meo, et
ostium circumstantise la-
biis meis, ut non declinet
cor meum in verba malitise,
ad excusandas excusationes

in peccatis.

When the priest returns the Censer to the Deacon.

AY the Lord kindle in us the fire of his love, and
the flame of everlasting charity. Amen!]

AT THE LAVABO, OR WHEN THE PRIEST
WASHES HIS FINGERS.

Ps.

I Will wash my hands
among the innocent,
and go up to thy altar, O
Lord.

That I may hear the
voice of praise, and publish
all thy wonderful works.

O Lord, I have loved
the beauty, of thy house,
and the place where thy
glory dwelled].

XXV.

LAVABO intet inno-
centes manias' meas;
etcircumdabo altaretuum,
Domine.

Ut audiam vocem laudis ;
et enarrem universa mira-
bilia tua.

Domine, dilexi decorem
domus tuae, et locum ha-
bitationis Gloria; tuae.

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Destroy not, O God, my
sod with the impious : nor
my life with men *>f blood.

In whose hands are ini-
quities : their right band is
filled with bribes.

But I have walked in my
innocency : rescue me, and
hare mercy on me.

My foot hath stood in the
right path : in the assembly
will I bless thee, O Lord.

V. Gioryf &c.

Ne pertks cum impiis
anvmam meam; et cum
virfs tanguinum vitam me*
am.

In quorum manibus ini*
quitates sunt : dextera eo-
rum replcta est muneribus.

Egb aufcem in innocentia
tnea ingressus sum : redime
me, et miserere mei.

Pes meus stetit in direc-
to : in Ecclesiis benedioam
te Domine.

V* Gloria Patri, &c.

When the Priest lows in the middle of the altar.

RECEIVE, O holy Tri-
nity, this oblation,
which we make thee in me-
mory of the passion, resrtr-
ration, and ascetfcibii of Je-
sus Christ our Lord ! and
in honor of blessed Mary
ever a Virgin, and of bles-
sed John the Baptist, and
of the holy Apostles Peter
and Paul, and of all the
Saints, that it may avail to
their honor, and oar salva-
tion: and that they may
vouchsafe to intercede for
us in heaven, whose me-
mory we celebrate on earth.
Thro* the same Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.

USCIPE, sancta Trini-
tas, hanc oblationem,
quam tibi, offer imus in me-
moriam Passionis, Resurrec-
tionis, et Ascensionis Jesu
Christi Domini nostri .• et'
in bonotem beatas Mariae
semper Virginis, et beat!
Jbantiis liaptfstae, et sanc-
torum Apostolonim Petri et
Pauli, et istorum, et om-
nium Sanctorum 5 ut illis
proiiciat ad honorem, nobif
autem ad salutem et iltt
pro nobis intercedere dig-
nentur in cadis, quorum
memoriam agimus in ten is.
Per eundem Christum Do-
rainum nostrum.

Then the Priest turns towards the people, and says :

Pr. Pray, brethren, that Pr, Orate Fratres, ut meura

my sacrifice and yours may ac vestrum sacrificium ac-^

he acceptable.. to God the ceptabile hat apud Deum

Father Almighty. Patrem omnipotentem.

fThia Glory is omitted ia Masses of the Dead,

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P. May the Lord receive
the sacrifice from thy
Lands, to the praise and
glory of bis own name,
and to our benefit, and
that of all his holy Church.

Pr. Amen.

P. Suscipiat Dominussa-
crificium de manibus tuis
ad laudem et gloriam no*
minis sui, ad utilitatem
quoque nostram, totiusque
Ecclesiae suae sanctae.

Pr. Amen.

Then follows the Secret, which seek in its pro-
per place.

Pr. Per omnia saecuki
saeculorum.
P. Amen.

Pr. World without endf -,

P. Amen.'

Pr. May the Lord be Pr. Dominus vobiscum
with you.

P. And with thy spirit.

Pr. Raise up your hearts
on high.

P. Et cum spiritu tub.
Pr. Sursum cor da.

P. We have them raised
up to the Lord.

Pr. Let us give thanks
to the Lord our God.

P. It is meet and just.

. P. Habemus ad DomU
num.

Pr. Gratias agamus Do-
mino Deo nostra.

P. Dignum et justumest.

THE COMMON PREFACE.

This Preface is said on all days, where no other is
appointed, and in Masses for the Dead.

IT is truly meet and just,
right and available to

salvation that we
and in all places, should
give thanks to thee, O holy
Lord, Father almighty,
eternal God, through Christ
our Lord. * By whom
the angels praise thy majes-
ty, the dominations adore
It, the powers tremble be-
fore it, the heavens, and

ERE dignum et jus-

salutare, nos tibi semper,
et ubique gratias agere j
Domine sancte, Pater om-
nipotens, seterne Deus, per
Christum Dominum nos-
trum : per quem majesta-
tem tuam laudant Angeli,
adorant Dominationes, tre-
munt potestates, cceli coe-
lorumque virtutes, ac beata

J Expl. These words are the conclusion of the Secret. The
priest raises his voice to renew the attention of all present, tha^
they may join with him in prayer.

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heavenly hosts, and blessed Seraphim, socia exultati-

Seraphim with common ju- one concelebrant. Cam

bilee glorify it. Together quibas et nostras voces, ut

with whom we beseech admitti jubeas deprecamur,

thee also to admit our voices supplici confessione dicen-

o£ praise, with most hum- tes :
ble acknowledgment say-
ing:

Holy, Holy, Holy, is Sanctus, Sanctus,
the Lord God of Hosts. The Sanctus, Dominus Deus
heavens and the earth are Sabaoth. Heni sunt coeli
full of thy glory. Hosan- et terra gloria tua : Hosan-
na to him who is on high, na in excelsis. Benedictus
Blessed is he who cometh qui venit in nomine Do-
in the name of the Lord. mini. Hosanna in excel-
Hosanna to him .who is on sis.
high.

PARTICULAR PREFACES.

From Christmas to the Epiphany, except on the Octave-
day of St. John the Evangelist.

IT is truly meet and just, right and available to salva-
tion, that we always and in all places, should give
thanks to thee, O Holy Lord, Father Almighty, Eter-
nal God : because by the mystery of the word become*
flesh, a new light of thy glory hath shone on the eyes
of our soul : that while we see God in a visible form, we
may be drawn by him to the love of things invisible.—
And therefore with the Angels and Archangels, with the
Thrones and Dominations, and with all the heavenly
host, we sing a hymn to thy glory, ever saying : Holy,
&c. as above.

THE COMMUNICANTES.

From Christmas to the Circumcision inclusively.

BEING united in communion, and celebrating this
most sacred day % °n which the spotless Virginity
of blessed Mary brought forth the Saviour of the world ;
moreover honouring in the first place the memory of the
same glorious Mary ever a Virgin, the Mother of the
same God and our Lord Jesus Christ : as also of the

I In the first Mass is said: this most sacred nighu

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blessed Apostles and Martyrs Peter and Paul, Andrew,
James, John, Thomas, James, Philip,. Bartholomew,
Matthew, Simon and Thadee, Linus, Cletus, Clement,
Xystus, Cornelius, Cyprian, Laurence, Chrysogonus,
John and Paul, Cosmas and Damian, and of all thy
Saints ; by whose merits and prayers, grant that we may
on every occasion be defended by the help of thy protec-
tion. Thro* the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

On the Epiphany, and during the Octave.

IT is truly meet and just, right and available to salva-
tion, that we always, and in all places, should give
thanks to thee, O Holy Lord, Almighty Father, Eter-
nal God : because when thy only begotten Son appeared
in the substance of our mortal flesh, he repaired us by
the new light of his immortality. And therefore with
the Angels and Archangels, with the Thrones and Domi-
nations, and with all the heavenly Host, we sing a hymn
to thy glory, ever saying : Holy, &c. as p. 51.

THE COMMUNICANTES.

BEING united in communion, and celebrating that
most sacred day on which thy only begotten Son*
coeternal with thee in thy glory, appeared with a visible
body in the reality of our flesh. Moreover honouring in
the first place the memory of glorious Mary ever a Vir-
gin, and mother of the same God and our Lord Jesus
Christ : Also of the blessed Apostles and Martyrs Peter
and Paul, Andrew, James, John, Thomas, James, Phi-
lip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Simon, and Thadee, Li-
nus, Cletus, Clement, Xystus, Cornelius, Cyprian,
Laurence, Chrysogonus, John and Paul, Cosmas and
Barman, and of all thy Saints ; by whose merits and
prayers, grant that we may on every occasion be de-
fended by the help of thy protection. Thro* the same
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

From Ask* Wednesday to Passion-Sunday.

IT is truly meet and just, right and available to salva-
tion, that we should always, and in all places give
thanks to thee, O Holy Lord, Almighty Father, Eter-
nal God, who by this bodily fast restrainest vice, raisest
lip the soul, givest virtue and rewardest it, thro' Christ
our Lord. By whom the Angels praise tby majesty,

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the Dominations adore it, the Powers tremble before it,
the Heavens and heavenly Hosts, and blessed Seraphim
with common jubilee glorify it. Together with whom we
beseech, thee also to admit our voices of praise, with moat
humble acknowledgment saying : Holy, &c. as p. 50.

From Passion-Sunday to Maunday -Thursday.

IT is truly meet and just, right and available to salva-
tion, that we should always and in all places give
thanks unto thee, O Holy Lord, Father Almighty, eter-
nal God. Who appointedst the salvation of mankind to
be brought about on the tree of the cross j that from
whence death had begun, % from thence life might rise
again ; and that he, who had overcome by the tree,
might on the tree be overcome himself by Christ our
Lord. By whom the Angels praise thy majesty, the Do*
minations adore it, the Powers tremble before it, the
Heavens, and heavenly Hosts, and blessed Seraphim
with common jubilee glorify it. Together with whom
we beseech thee also to admit our voices of praise, with
most humble acknowledgement saying : Holy, &c. as
p. 50.

On Easter-Eve.

IT is truly meet and just, right and available to salva-
tion, that we should at all times but more especially
on this night, give praise to thee, O Lord, with more
solemnity, when Christ our passover was sacrificed.
For he is the true Lamb, who took away the sins of the
world j who by dying destroyed our death; and by
rising again restored our life. And therefore with the An-
gels and Archangels, with the Thrones and Dominations,
and with all the heavenly Host, we sing a hymn to thy
glory, ever saying : Holy, &c. as p. 50.

THE COMMUNICANTES.

BEING united in communion, and celebrating this
most sacred night of the resurrection, according to
the flesh, of our Lord Jesus Christ. Moreover honour-
ing the memory, in the first place, of the glorious Mary
ever' a Virgin, and Mother of the same Gfod, and our
Lord Jesus Christ. As also of the blessed Apostles and
Martyrs, Peter and Paul, Andrew, James, John, Tho-
mas, James, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Simon,
andTbadee, Linus, Cletus, Clement, Xyatus, Corn*-
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]tu9, Cyprian, Laurence, Chrysogonna, John and Pan),
Cosmas and Damian, and of all" thy Saints 3 by whose
merits and prayers, grant that we may on every occasion
Jbe defended by the help of thy protection, Thro1 the
same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

THE HANC IGITUR.

Which is said also on Easter-Eve.

WE therefore beseech thee, O Lord, graciously to ac-
cept this oblation of us thy servants, which is
likewise that of tby whole family, and which we offer
thee for those also, whom thou hast vouchsafed to bring
forth to a new life by water and the Holy Ghost ; and
to whom thou hast granted the remission, of all their sios ;
dispose moreover our days in peace, and rank us in the
cumber of thine elect. Thro' Christ our Lord* Amen.

On all Sundays throughout the year, when no particular
Preface is appointed.

IT is truly meet and just, right and available to salva-
tion, that we should always, and in all places, give
thanks to thee, O Holy Lord, Father Almighty, eter*
nal God. Who, together with thy only begotten Son,
and the Holy Ghost, art one God, and one Lord : not
in a singularity of one person, but in a Trinity of sub-
stance. For what, according as thou bast revealed, we
believe of thy glory, the same we believe of thy Son, the
same we believe of the Holy Ghost, without any differ-
ence of distinction. So that, in the confession of the
true and eternal Deity, we adore a distinction in the per-
sons, an unity in the essence, and an equality in the
jnajesty. . Which the angels and archangels, the cheru-
bim likewise and seraphim praise, and cease not daily to
cry out with one voice, saying : Holy, &c. as p. 50.

On the Feasts of the B. F.Mary.

IT is truly meet and just, right and available to salva-
tion, that we should always, and in all places, give
thanks to thee, O Holy Lord, Father Almighty, eternal
God : and that we should praise, bless, and give thee
.thanks oft the ** of blessed Mary ever a Virgin -, who
also conceived thy only begotten Son by the over-sha-

** Annunciation, Visitation, Assumption, Nativity, Presenta-
tion, Conception, Venerable Festival, or Solemnity, according to
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dowing of the Holy Ghost ; and, without losing the glo-
ry of her virginity, brought forth the eternal light of the
world, Jesus Christ our Lord. By whom the Angels,
kc, as from this mark * in the Common Preface, p. 50.

On the Feasts of Apostles and Evangelists.

IT is truly meet and just, right and available to salva-
tion, humbly to beseech thee, O Lord, that thou, O
eternal Shepherd, wouldst never abandon thy flock ; but
continue to protect it by thy Apostles : to the end it may
always be governed by those whom thou didst appoint
its Pastors and dry Vicars. And therefore with the An-
gels and Archangels, with the thrones and dominations,
and with all the heavenly host, we sing a hymn to thy
glory, ever saying : Holy, 8rc. as p. 50.

THE CANON.

THEREFORE, most HHE igitur, clementissi-

merciful Father we; JL me Pater, per Jesum

humbly pray and beseech Christum, Filium tuum

thee, thro* thy Son Jesus Dominum nostrum suppli-

Christ our Lord, to accept ces rogamus, ac petimus,

these gifts, these presents, nti accepta habeas, et be-

these holy unspotted sacri— nedicas, hasc dona, . haec

fices, which in the first munera, haec sancta sacri*

place we offer to thee for ficia illibata, imprimis quae

thy holy catholic Church, . tibi offerimus pro Ecclesia

to which vouchsafe, we tua sancta catholica, . quam

beseech thee, to grant pacificare, custodire, adu-

peace ; as also to preserve, nare, et regere digneris .

unite and govern her toio orbe terrarum, una

throughout the world, to- cum famulo tuo Papa nos-

gether with thy servant our tro N. et Antistite nostro

chief Bishop N. and our N. et Rege nostro N. et

Prelate N. and our King omnibus ortbodoxis, atque

N. as also all orthodox catholica? et Apostolicse fi%

believers, and professors dei cuUoribus.
of the catholic and Aposto-
lic faith.

A Commemoration for the Living.

Be mindful, O Lord, of Memento, Domine, fa*

thy servants, men and wo- mulorum famularumque

men. N. and N. tuarum N. et N.

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Here mention those for whom you pray in particular $
then proceed as follows ;

A NDofall here present, XT^T^01^0^11^***

XjL whose faith and devo-
tion are known to thee, for
whom we offer, or who of-
fer up to thee this sacrifice
of praise for themselves, and
for all theirs $ for the re-
demption of their souls, for
the hope of their salvation
and safety, and pay their
vows to thee, the eternal,
living and true God.

If there be a particular Communicantes assigned,
say it: if not, say what follows :

f^ OMMUNICATING /COMMUNICANTES,

Fj tium,quonimtibi fides
cognita est, et nota devotio,
pro qoibns tibi offerimus y
vel qui tibi offerunt hoc 6a*
crificium laudis pro se, su*
isque omnibus, pro redemp*
tione animarum suarom,
pro spe salutis, et incolu-
mitatis suae, tibique red-
dunt vota sua seterno Deo
vivo ct vero.

Vy with and honouring
the memory, in the first
place, of ever-glorious Vir-
gin Mary, mother of our
Lord God Jesus Christ 5 as
also of the blessed Apostles
and Martyrs, Feterand Paul,
Andrew, James, John, Tho-
mas, Jacob, Bartholomew,
Matthew, Simon and Tha-
dee, Linus, Cletus, Cle-
ment, Xistus, Cornelius,
Cyprian, Laurence, Chry-
sogonus, John and Paul,
Cosmas and Damian, and
of all thy Saints; by whose
merits and prayers, grant
that we may in all things
be defended by the help of
thy protection. Thro* the
same Christ our Lord. A-
men.

Vy et memoriarn vene-
rantes, imprimis gloriosae
semper Viginis Maria, ge-
net ricis Dei et Domini nos-
tri Jesu Christi ; sed et
beatorum Apostolorum, et
martyrum tuorum, Petri,
et Pauli, Andreas, Jacobi,
Joannis, Thomae, Jacobi,
Philippi,Bartholomaei, Mat-
thaei, Simonis, Thaddaei,
Lini, Cleti, dementia,
Xisti, Cornelii, Cypriani,
Laurent ii, Chrysogoni, Jo-
annis et Pauli, Cosmae, et
Damiani, et omnium sanc-
torum tuorum, quorum
mentis precibusque conce-
das, ut in omnibus protec-
tionis tuae muniamur aux-
ilio. Per eundem Chris-
tum Dominum nostrum.
Amen.

The Priest spreading his hands over the oblation, says:
rE therefore beseech TTANC igitur oblatio-
thee, O Lord, gra- JT1

uem servitutis nos-

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ciously to accept this obla-
tion of oar servitude, as al-
so of thy whole family,
and dispose oar days in thy
peace, and preserve us
from eternal damnation,
and rank as in the number
of thy elect. Through
Christ our Lord. Amen.

Which oblation do thou,
O God, vouchsafe, we
beseech thee, in all things
to make blessed, appro-
ved, ratified, reasonable,
and acceptable, that it may
be made to us the Body
and Blood of thy most
beloved Son our Lord Je-
sus Christ.

Who the day before he
suffered, took bread into
his holy and venerable
hands, and having lifted up
his eyes towards heaven to
thee, God, his almighty
Father, giving thanks to
thee, he blessed, brake,
and gave to his disciples,
saying t Take and eat ye
all cf this, For this is
xt Body*

trse, sed et cunctse familial
tuae, qusesumus , Domine,
ut placatus accipias, diesque
nostros in tua pace disponas,
atque ab seterna damnatione
nos eripi, et in electorum.
tuorum jubeas grege nume-
rari. Per Christum Domi-
num nostrum. Amen.

Quam oblationem tu,
Deus, in omnibus, quse-
sumus, benedictam, ad-
scriptam, ratam, rationa-
bilem, aoceptabitem que
facere digneris, ut nobis
Corpus et Sanguis fiat di*
lectissimi Filii tui Domini
nostri Jesu Christi.

Qui pridie quam patere*
tur, accepit panem insane*
tas ac venerabiles manus
suas, et ekvatis occulis in
ccelum, ad teDeura Pattern
suum omnipotentem, tibi
gratias agens benedixtt, fre-
git, deditque discipulis su-
is, dicens: Accipite et
manducate ex hoc omnes,
Hoc ist enim Corpus

MEUM.

Kneeling, the Priest adores, and then elevates the
sacred host.

IN like manner after he
had sapped, taking al-
so this excellent Chalice
into his holy and venerable
bands, giving thee also
thanks, he blessed, and
gave to his disciples, say-
ing : Take, and drink ye
all of Ms, For this is the
Chalice of my Blood,

SIMILI modo postquam
coenatum est, accipi-
ens et bunc preclarum
Calicem in sanctas ac ve-
nerabiles Manus suas, item
tibi gratias agens, bene-
dixit, deditque discipulis
suis, jdicens : Accipite, et
libite *x eo omnes, Hie

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Testament, the Mrs*
tery of Faith : which

SHALt BE tHBD FOR YOUr
AND FOR MANY TO THE

Remission op Sihs.

As often as ye do these
things, ye shall do them
in memory of me.

NI8 mei, Novi et M*

TEBMI TkSTAMEHTI, MyS-
TEEIUM FlDBI, 4DI FRO
VOEIS, ET PRO MtfLTlft
EEFUNDETUR IN ReMJS-
SIONBM PecCATORUM.

Haec quotiescunquefece-*
ritis, in mei memoriana
facietis.

Here the Priest, kneeling, adores, and then elevates
the Chalice.

•\Tt7HERBFORE,
V V Lord, we thy ser-
vants, as also thy holy
people, being mindful of
the blessed Passion of the
same Christ thy Son onr
Lord and of his Resurrec-
tion 5 as also of his glo-
rious Ascension into hea-
ven, offer unto thy most
excellent majesty of thy
gifts bestow'd upon us, a
pure Host, a holy Host,
an immaculate Host; the
holy Bread of eternal life,
and Chalice of everlasting
salvation.

Upon which vouchsafe
to look down with a propi-
tious and serene counte*
nance, and to accept them,
as thou wast pleased to ac-
cept the gifts of thy just
servant Abel, and the sacri-
fice of oat Patriarch Abra-
ham, and that which thy
high-Priest Meicfatsedec
offered to thee, a holy sa-
crifice and immaculate host.
We most humbly be-
seech thee, almighty God,
command these things to

UNDE et memores,
Domine, nos servi
tut, sed et plebs tua sane-
ta, ejusdem Christi Filii
tui Domini rtostri tarn
beat* Passionis necnon et
ab inferis Resurrectioni»,
sed et in coelos gloriosae
Asceasionis,ofierimus prae-
clarse majestati toss de tub
donis ac datis, Hostiaro,
puram, Hostiam sanctatt*,
Hostiam immaculatam,
Panem sanctum vitas aster-
nae, et Calicem salutis per-
petuae.

Supra quae propitio ac
sereno vultu respicere ctig-
neris, et accepta habere,
sicuti accepta habere digna-
tus es munera pueri tui
jasti Abel, et sacriffcium
Patriarchal nostri Abrahse,
et quod tibi obtulit silm-
mus Sacerdos tuus Mefohi-
sedec, sanctum sacrificram,
immaculatam hostiam.

Supplices te rogarmn,
omnipotero Deus, jube
kec perfcrri per inanus

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be carried by the bands of
thy holy Angel unto thy
high altar, in the sight of
thy divine majesty, that as
many of us as by this par-
ticipation of the altar, shall
receive the finest sacred
Body and Blood of thy Son,
may be filled with all hea-
venly blessing and grace*
Through the same Christ
our Lord. Amen.

The Commemoration for the Dead.

sancti Angdi tui ift sub-
lime altare mum, incon-
spectu divinss majestatis
tuae* nt quotquot ex hae
aitarisparticipatione, sacro-
sanctum Filii tui Corpus et
Sanguinem sumpserirrrus,
omni benedktione cceiesti
et gratia repleamur. Per
eundem Christum Domt*
num nostrum. Amen.

BE mindful, also, O
Lord, of thy servants

N. and N. who are gone
before us, with the sign of
faith, and rest in the sleep
of peace.

TVyf EMENTO, etiam,

Domine, famulorura
famularumque tuarum N.
et N. qui nos praecesserunt
cum signo fidei, et dormi-
unt in somno pacis.

Here the Priest prays a-while in silence for such Dead
as are recommended to his prayers* Then he goes
on:

HPO whom, O Lord,
X and to all that rest in
Christ, grant, we beseech
thee, a place of refresh-
ment, of Kght, and of
peace. Through the same
Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Priest, striking his breast, says :

rTK) ua, also, sinners,
X thy servants, hoping
in the multitude of thy
mercies, vouchsafe to grant
some part and society with
thy holy Apostles and Mar-
tyrs, with John, Stephen,
Matthias, Barnabas* Igna-
tius, Alexander, Marcelli-
nns, Peter, Fcticitas, Per-
petaa, Agatha, Lucy,: Ag-
nes, Cecily, • Anastasia,

1PSI8, Domine, et om-
nibus in Chris to qui-
escentibus, locum refrigerii,
lucis et pacis, ut indulgeas
deprecamur. Per eundem
Christum Dominum nos-
trum. Amen.

NOBIS quoque pecca-
toribus, feinulis tuis,
de naukitudine miseratio-
num tuarum sperantibus,
partem aliquant et societa-
tem donare digneriscum tuis
Sanctis Apostolis et Marty-
ribus, cum Joanne, Ste-
phano, Matthia, Barnaba,
Ignatio, Alexandre, Mar-
cellino, Petro, Felicitate,
Ferpetua, Agatha, Lucia,

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and all thy Saints; into
whose company admit us,
we beseech thee, not weigh-
ing our merit, bat grant-
ing us pardon. Through
Christ our Lord.

By whom, O Lord, thou
dost always create, sancti-
fy, quicken, bless, and
give us all these good things.
By him, and with him, and
in him, is to thee, God the
Father almighty, in the
unity of the holy Ghost,
all honour and glory.

Pr. For ever and ever.

P. Amen.

Let us pray.

INSTRUCTED by thy
wholesome Precepts,
and taught by thy divine
Institution, we presume to
say:

Our Father, who art
in heaven : hallowed be
thy name : thy kingdom
come: thy will be done
on earth, as it is in hea-
ven. 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 3 but deliver us
from evil. ■ ,

P. Amen.

Deliver us, we beseech
thee, O Lord, from all
evils, past, present, and to
come : and by the inter-

Agnete, Ctecflia, Ana9ta-
sia, et omnibus Sanctis,
tuis, intra quorum nos con-
sortium non ^estimator me-
riti, sed vena* qusosnmus
largitoradmitte. Per Chris-
tum Dominum nostrum.

Per quern haec omnia,
Domme,semper bona creas,
sanctificas, vivificas, bene-
dicis, et prestas nobis. Per
ipsum, et cum ipso, et in
ipso, est tibi Deo Patri om-
nipotent!, in unitate Spiri-
tus sancti, omnis honor et
gloria.

Pr. Per omnia saecula sae-
culorum.

P. Amen.

Oremus.

FL&CEPTIS ialutari-
bus moniti, et divina
Instkutione format^ aude-
ums dicere :

Pater noster, qui es in
coelis : sanctificetur no-
men tuum: adveniat Reg-
num tuum : fiat voluntas
tua sicut in coelo, et in ter-
ra. Panem nostrum quo-
tidianum.da nobis fcbdie :
et demitte nobis debita
nostra, . sicut et nos dimitti-
mus debitoribus nostris.
Et ne nos inducas in tenta-
tionem : sed libera nos a
malo.

P. Amen.

Libera nos, quaesumus,
Domkie, ab omnibus ma-
lis, praeteritis, prasentibus
et futuris: et intcrcedente

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cession of the blessed and
ever glorious Virgin Mary,
the mother of God, and of
the holy Apostles Peter and
Paul, and of Andrew, and
of all the Saints, favoura-
bly grant us peace in our
days; that through the as-
sistance of thy mercy, we
may be always free from
sin, and secured from all
disturbance. Through the
same Lord Jesus Christ,
thy Son, who with the*
limn and reigneth God,
in the unity of the holy
Ghost.
Pr. World without end.

P. Amen.

Pr. The peace of out
Lord be always with you.
P. And with thy spirit.

beata et gloriosa semper
Virgine Dei genelrice Ma-
ria, cum beads Apostolis
tuis Petro et Paulo, atque
Andrea, et omnibus Sanc-
tis, da propitius pacem in
diebus nostris : ut ope
misericordies tuse adjuti, et
a peccato simus semper li-
beri et ab omni perturba-
tione securi. Per eundem
Dominum nostrum Jesura
Christum, Filium tuum,
qui tecum vivit et regnat
in unitate Spiritus saucti
Deus.

Pr. Per omnia taenia sss*
culorum.
P. Amen.

Pr. Pax Domini sit sem-
per voblscum.

P. Et cum spiritn
tuo.

Here, breaking the Host, he puts a particle thereof
into the Chalice, saying:

TAY this mixture and
consecration of the
Body and Blood of our
Lord Jesus Christ, be to
us that receive it, effectual
to life everlasting. Amen*

Then bowing, and striking his breast thrict, he says.*

LAMB of God, that A GNUS Dei, qui tollia
takest away the sins jmL peccata mundi, mi-

HMC commixtio et
oonsecratio Corporis
et Sanguinis Domini nostrt
Jesu Christi, fiat accipien*
tibus nobis in vitam aeter*
Amen*

nam.

of the world, have mercy f
onus.

Lamb of God, that tak-
est away the srns of the
world, have mercy on us.

serere nobis.

Agnus Dei, qui tollis
peccata mundi, miserere
nobis.

fAt these words, every time they are repeated, all strike their
breasts.

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Lamb of God, that tak- Agnus Dei, qui tollic
est away the sins of the peccata mundi, dona nobis
world, grant us peace. paccm. .

N. B. In Masses of Requiem, or o/MeDead, instead
of: Miserere nobis : Have mercy on us : is said :
• Dona eis requiem : Grant them rest : And instead
of: Dona nobis pacera : Grant us peace : is said :
Dona eis requiem sempiternam : Grant them ever-
lasting rest. Nor doth the Priest or people strike
their breasts, as at other Masses. The following
prayer is also omitted.

The Prayer before the Kiss of Peace.
X 6RD Jesus Christ, T^OMINE Jesu Christe,

J a who saidst to thy
Apostles, I leave peace to
you, my peace I give to
you ; regard not my sins,
but the &ith of thy Church,
and vouchsafe her that
peace and unity which is
agreeable to thy will, who
livest and reignest God for
ever and ever. Amen,

XJ qui dixisti Apostolus
tuis, pacem relinquo vqbis,
pacem meam do vobis ; ne
respicias, peccata mea, sed
fidem Ecclesiae tuae j earn-
que secundum volcjtfatem
tuam pacificare et coadu-
nare digneris: qui vivia
et. regnas Deus per omnia
saecula'sseculoram. Amen.
At the giving the Kiss, of Peace X •
Peace be with thee. Pr. Pax tecum. P. Et
cum spiritu tuo.

DOMINEJesuChristc,
Fili Dei vivi, qui ex
voluntate Patris, co-ope*
rante Spiritu sancto, per
mortem tuam mundum vi-
vificaati) libera me per
hoc sacrosanctum Corpus
et Sanguinem tuum, all

Pr.
P. And with thy spirit.

LORD Jesus Christ,
Son of the living
God, who according to the
will of thy Father, the
holy Ghost co-operating,
hast, by thy death, given
life to the world y deliver
me by this thy m6st sacred

% Here, according to the Rubric, and the practice of the West-
ern Church, the Kiss of Peace is to be given, in token of that mu-
tual charity, which all ought to bring with them to this mystery of
charity. In solemn Masses the Deacon receives this kiss from the
officiating Priest ; he gives it the sub-deacon, from whom it goes,
through all the Clergy. In private Masses, the Clerk holds forth
to the Priest an instrument called the Paz, to kiss, which he after-
wards kisseth himsslf, and in some places it is handed to all pre*
sent.

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Body and Blood, from all
my iniquities, and from all
evils -, and make me always
adhere to thy command-
ments, and never softer
me to be separated from
thee 5 who with the same
God the Father, and the
holy Ghost, livest and
reignest God, world with-
out end. Amen.

Let not the partici-
pation of thy Body, Q
Lord Jesus Christ, which
I, unworthy, presume to
receive, turn to my judg-
ment and condemnation;
but let it, thro* thy mer-
cy, be available to the safe-
guard and remedy both of
the soul and body : who
with God the Father, in
the unity of the holy Ghost,
livest and reignest God,
for ever and ever. Amen.

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omnibus miqukatibus meis
et universis malis; et faC
me tuis semper, inhserere
mandatis, et a te nunquara
separari pennittas 5 qui cum
eodem Deo Patre et Spiritu
sancto vivis et regnas Deus
in saecula saxulorum.—
Amen.

Perceptio Corporis tui,
Domine Jesu Christe, quod
ego indignus sumere prae-
sumo, non mini prove-
niat in judicium et con-
demnationem 5 sed pro
tua pietate prosit mihi ad
tutamentum mentis et cor-
poris et ad medelam per-
cipiendam : qui vivis et
regnas cum Deo Patre, in
unitate Spiritus sancti Deus,
per omnia saecula saeculo-
rum. Amen.

tine, kneeling, rising, and taking the Host in his
Hands, he says :

1W1U take the Bread "QANEM ccelestem ac-
of heaven, and will JL cipiam, & nomen Do-
call upon the name of our mini invocabo.
Lord.

He strikes his I r east, saying
devoutly :

LORD, I am not wor-
thy, that thou shouldst
enter under my roof ; say
but only the word, and my
soul shall be healed.

Lord, I am not worthy,

that thou shouldst enter

under my roof 5 say but

%omy the word, and my

soul shall be healed.

thrice, humbly and

DOMINE, non sum
dignus, ut intres sub

tectum meum; sed tantum
die verbo, et sanabitur ani-
mamea.

Domine, non sum dig-
nus, ut intres sub tectum
meum; sed tantum die
verbo, et sanabitur anima
mea.

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Lord, I am not worthy* Doming, non sum dig-
that thou ahouldst enter mis, ut intra tub tectum
under my roof 5 say but meum ; sed tantum die
only the word, and my verbo, et sanabitur anima
soul shall be healed.}: mea.

Receiving reverently loth parts of the Host he says .•

THE Body of our Lord /^OftPUS Domini nostri

Jesus Christ preserve \^ Jesu -Christi custgdiat

my soul to everlasting life, aniiqam meam m vitam

Amen. aeternam. Amen.

Taking the Chalice he says :

WHAT shall I render f^AUID retribuam l>Ch

to our Lord for all Va£ mino pro omnibus

things that he hath given quae retribuit mihi ?
to me ?

I will take the Chalice Calicem salutaris acci-

of salvation, and I will piam, et nomen Domini

call on the name of our invocabo.
Lord.

X Here, if duly disposed, go up to the rails to receive the holy
Communion. For the Mass being the sacrifice of jhe People, a$
well as of the Priest, it is agreeable to the intention of the Church,
that the people should. partake thereof, before theassembly be dis*
missed by the : Ite, Missa est. Moreover thePosTCOMMUNioK,
which is the proper prayer of thanksgiving after communion, be-
ing common to Priest and People, it is to be wished they would
communicate at the proper time, that is, immediately after the
communion of the Priest. Join therefore with the Clerk in saying
the Confiteor with a true sorrow, and compunction for yoar sins.
Then the Priest having said : May almighty God have mercy on
you, forgive you your sins, and bring you to life everlasting. IL
Amen. May the Lord, who is almighty and merciful, grant you
pardon, absolution, and remission of your sjns. R. Amen. He
takes the Sacred Host in his hand, again turns about, and says :
Behold the Lamb of God : Behold him who taketh away the sins of
the world. Lord I am not worthy, &c. thrice. , Repeat these
last words with him thrice, striking your breasts in token of your
unworthiness. Then having the towel spread on your hands, your
eyes modestly closed, your head likewise raised up, and your
mouth conveniently opened, receive the holy sacrament on your
tongue resting on your under lip ; then close your mouth, and say
in your heart : Amenx I believe it to be the body of Christ, and
I pray it may preserve my soul to eternal life. Then withdraw
from the rails, and when the Priest receives the first and second
ablution, of washing of the chalice, say such prayers as best
suit your devotion.

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I will call oo oar Lord, Lanctoiw iavocabo Do-

ia praising him j and I minum, et ab inimicis meis

shall be safe from my eae- salvus era
mies.

Receiving the Blood of our Saviour, he says :

HPHE Blood of our QANGU1S Domini no-

JL Lord Jesus Christ O stri Jesu Christi custo-

preserve my soul to ever- diat animam meam in vi-

lasting life, Atoen. tarn aeternam. Amen.

Taking the first Ablution, he says :

GRANT, O Lord, that /~\\JOD ore sumpsimus,

what we have taken Vac Domine, pura roenie

with our mouth, we may capiamus, et de munere

receive with a pure mind, temporal i fiat nobis reme-

that of a temporal gift it dium sempiternum.
may become to us an eter-
nal remedy.

Taking the second Ablution, he says :

MAY thy Body, O flORPUS tuum, Do-
Lord, which I have v_y mine, quod sumpsi,
received, and thy Blood, et Sanguis quern potavi,
which I have drank, cleave adhaereat visceribus meis ;
to my bowels : And grant, et praesta, ut in me non re-
that no stain of sin remain maneat scelerum macula,
in me, who have been quern pura et sancta refe-
fiourished by thy pure and cerunt sacramenta. Qui
holy sacraments. Who vivis at regnas in saecula
livest and reignest for ever saeculorum. Amen.
and ever. Amen.

When you do not go to Communion, instead of the two
foregoing Prayers, say the following one.

IT is my own unworthiness, O Lord, and not hav-
ing subdued my unruly passions through my own
sloth and indolence, that have deprived me of the happi-
ness of partaking in reality of these sacred mysteries.
But deprive me not entirely of the effects thereof; ra-
ther let some mites from thy holy table fall on my fa-
mished soul. Inflame it with thy love, give it a spiri-
tual hunger and thirst after this nourishment, and per-
mit me not to pine away, through my own unworthi-
ness, sloth and negligence, for want of this heavenly
vol. i. f *

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food, which gives immortality. Thro' Jesus Christ our

Lord. Amen.

Then say the Communion, as in its proper place,
Pr. May the Lord be Pr. Dominus vobiscum*

with you.
P. And with thy spirit. P. Et cum spiritu tuo.

Let us pray.

Then is said the Postcommunion, which seek in its
proper place : and add the following prayer :

DEFEND also from all Adversity thy Servants Pope
N. our Bishop N. George our King, Charlotte
our Queen, and their Royal issue, together with the
people and army committed to his care ; grant peace in
our days, and drive from thy Church all wickedness,
thro1 our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son, who lives and
reigns with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one
God, world without end. Amen.

From Candlemas-day till Passion Sunday, and from

die III. Sunday after Pentecost, until Advent,

except on Doubles, and within Octaves, after the

proper Postcommunion the following is the

II. POSTCOM. (Mundet.) May the Oblation of this

divine Sacrament, we beseech thee, O Lord, both cleanse

and defend us : and by the intercession of the blessed

Mary the Virgin-Mother of God, of the blessed Apostles

Peter and Paul, of blessed N. and of all the Saints, free

us from all sin, and deliver us from all adversity.

Pr. May the Lord be Pr. Dominus vobiscum.
with you. P. And with P. Et cum spiritu tuo.
thy spirit.

Pr. Go, you are dismis- Pr. Ite, missa est, or,
sed, or. Let us bless the Benedlcarnus Domino. P.
Lord. P. Thanks be to Deogratias.
God.

in Masses of RsauiEM, or of the Dead, instead of
Ite, Missa est, is said :

Pr. May they rest in Pr. Requiescant in pace,
peace. P. Amen, P. Amen.

When the Priest, bows down lefore the altar, say :

LET the performance TJLACEAT tibi, sancta
of my duty, O holy J. Triuitas, obsequium

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Trinity, be pleasing to thee,
and grant, that the sacrifice
which I unworthy have of-
fered np in the sight of thy
majesty, may be acceptable
to thee j and thro' thy mer-
cy, be propitiatory to me,
and to all those for whom
I have offered it. Thro*
Christ oar Lord. ' Amen.

servitntis mes, et prsesta,
ut sacrificium qnod occulis
tuae majestatis indignus ob-
tnli, tibi sit acceptabile;
mihique, et omnibus pro
quibus illud obtuli, sit, te
miserante, propitiabile. Per
Christum Dominum nos-
trum. Amen.

THE BLESSING.

ALMIGHTY God, Fa-
ther, Son, and holy
Ghost, bless you.
P. Amen.

Pr. Our Lord be with
you.

P. And with thy spirit.
Pr. The beginning of the

holy Gospel, according
to St. John.

P. Glory be to thee,
OLord.

IN the beginning was
the word, and the
word was with God:
and the word was God.
This was in the beginning
with God. All things
were made by him 5 and
without him was made
nothing which was made.
In him was life, and the
life was the light of men 3
and the light shineth in
darkness, and the darkness
did not comprehend it.

There was a man sent
from God, whose name
was John. This man came
for testimony, to give tes-
timony of the light, that all

BENEDICAT vos om-
nipotens Deus, Pater,
et Films, et Spiritus sanc-
tus.

P. Amen.

Pr. Dominus vobiscum.

P. Et cum spiritu tuo.
Pr. Inilium sancti Evangelii,
secundun Joannem.

P. Gloria tibi, Domine.

IN principio erat ver-
bum, et verbnm erat
apod Deum : et Deus erat
verbura . Hoc erat in prin-
cipio apud Deum . Om n ia
per ipsum facta sunt, et
sine ipso factum est nihil,
quod factum est. In ipso
vita erat, et vita erat lux
hominum : et lux in tene-
bris lucet, et tenebrae earn
non comprehenderunt.

Fuit homo missus a Deo,
cut nomen erat Joannes.
Hie venit in testimonium,
ut testimonium perhiberet
de lumine, ut omnes ere-

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might believe through him.
He was not the light ; but
to give testimony of the
light. It was the true light,
which enlightneth every
man that cometh into this
world.

He was in the world,
and the world was made by
him, and the world knew
him not. He came to his
own, and is own received
him not. But as many
as received him, he gave
them power to be made the
Sons of God 5 to those
that believe in his name ;
who, not of blood, nor of
the will of flesh, nor of
the will of man, but of God
are born: And tub word

WAS MADE FLESH, and

dwelt in us. And we saw
the glory of him -, glory as
it were of the only begotten
of the Father, full of grace
and verity.

P. Thanks be to God.

derent per ilium. Nan
erat ille lux ; sed ut testi-
monium perhiberet de la-
mine. Erat lux vera, quae
illuminat omnem hominem
venieutem in hunc mun-
dum.

In mundo erat, et mun-
dus per ipsum factus est,
et mundus earn non cogno-
vit. In propria venit, et
sui eum non receperunt.
Quotquot autem recepe-
runt eum, dedit eis potes-
tatem Filios Dei fieri ; his,
qui credunt in nomine ejus :
qui non ex sanguinibus,
neque ex voluntate carnis,
neque ex voluntate viri ; aed
ex Deo nati sunt : et veh-

BUM CARO FACTUM EST,

et habitavit in nobis ; et
vidimus gloriam ejus, glo-
riaro quasi unigenitt a pat re,
plenum gratis? et veritatis.

P. Deo gratias.

The following V. JR. and- Prayer qre to he said every
Sunday and Holiday after Mass.

V. O Lord, save George
our King.

R. And hear us in the
day we call upon thee*

V. Glory be to the Fa-
ther, and to the Son, and
to the Holy Ghost.

R, As it was in the be-
ginning, now is, and ever-
more shall be, world with-
out end. Amen*

V. Domine, salvum fao
Regem nostrum Georgium.

R. Et exaudi nos in die
qua invocaverimus te.

V. Gloria Patri et Filio
et Spiritui Sancto.

R. Sicut erat in princi-
pioet nunc et semper, etin
saecula saeculorura. Amen.

Let us pray. Qu*$tmns.
E beseech thee, O Almighty God, that thy ser-
vant George our king, who by thy mercy hath

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undertaken the government of these realm*, may also
receive an increase of all virtues, wherewith being
adorned, he may avoid every enormity of sin, vanquish
his enemies ; and being rendered acceptable in thy
sight, may, together with Charlotte our queen, and
their royal issue, come at length to thee, who art the
way, the truth and the life, through Christ our Lord.
R. Amen*

A Prayer for obtaining the effects of a Plenary or other
Indulgences granted by the Church.

INSTRUCTION.

AN Indulgence is a favour granted by the Church to
penitent sinners, whereby, in consideration of
their performing some particular acts of religion, speci-
fied in the grant of the indulgence, the whole, or part
of the canonical pennance,, formerly enjoined for parti-
cular sins, is relaxed and remitted. If the whole be
remitted, the Indulgence is called Plenary ; if only a
part, it is called an indulgence of seven years, four
years, two years, or forty days, according to the part
of the Canonical pennance to be remitted.

Hence it appears that an Indulgence is so far from be-
ing either a leave or permission to commit sin, that it is
not so much as even a forgiving of sins, but only a re-
laxation of the punishment due to sins already forgiven
in the sacrament of pennance.

The following decree therefore of the Council of Trent,
explains the doctrine of the Catholic Church, concern-
ing her power in the grant of indulgences, and the use
she wishes to be made of this power. Sess. 24 de Re-
form. i€ As the power of bestowing Indulgences was
" granted by Christ to the Church, and as the Church,
" even in the most early ages, made use of this power,
" the holy Synod teacheth and appointeth the use of
" indulgences, so very salutary to Christian people,
" and approved of by the authority of the sacred Coun-
" cils, to be retained in the Church ; but desires that
"moderation should be used in the grant of them,
" according to the antient and approved use of the
" Church 5 lest, by too much ease, the discipline of the
" Church be enervated. But desiring likewise that the
" abuses that have crept therein may he corrected, she
" orders in general the abolishing all traffic for gaining
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M the same. And desires ait the Bishops to apply
C€ proper remedies to whatever abuses may have arisen.
** from superstition, ignorance, and irreverence, in the
* use thereof."

The conditions upon which alone we can receive the
effects of any indulgence, are, J . To be truly sorry for
our sins. 2. To have a sincere desire of satisfying for
them. 3. To satisfy as far as is in our power. 4. To
have obtained the remission of sin as to the guilt of it.
5. To fulfil the acts of religion prescribed for the ob-
taining of the Indulgence ; such a& tasting, praying, visit-
ing churches, giving alms, receiving the blessed Eucha-
rist, &c.

THE PRAYER.

O Almighty and everlasting God, it is with confusion
of countenance and contrition of heart that I pre*
sent myself in this posture of humility on my bended
knees before thy divine Majesty, whom I have offended
most grievously by my manifold crimes and offences.
Great hath been their enormity, and such as thy justice
would have punished with eternal torments, had not thy
mercy interposed, and saved tee from thy wrath by the
blood of thy only Son, which ham been applied to my
soul by thy minister in the sacrament of pennance. Thou
hast again therefore, in thy infinite goodness, admitted
me into favour : thou hast placed me again at thy table
with thy children, and fed me with the food of life^ and
the bread of .Angels. But I can never forget my past
ingratitude to thee, O my God, my Father, and my
King. I detest again all the crimes I have ever com-
mitted against thy divine Majesty. I acknowledge, that
tbo* thou hast taken away my sins, there remameth yet
a punishment due to them. The discipline of thy Church,
though ever unchangeable in the spirit that guides and
directs it, requires no longer those external rigours of
pennance formerly practised, and which I know the
enormity of my sins demand ; but thy justice is still the
same, and sin must still be satisfied for. This, my God,
I have in some measure endeavoured to do; and I will
still increase my efforts to the best of my power.

But do thou, O God, confirm and ratify what thy
Vicar on earth hath done. He has opened the treasures
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superabundant merits of Jesus Christ, thy only son, and
those of all his saints, which are his own gifts in them,
to supply all the defects of my satisfaction for sin.

Accept therefore the alms, fasts, and prayers which I
offer to thy divine Majesty. I pray not for myself only,
hot for the whole Catholic Church all over the world.
For the supreme Pastor thereof, the successor of St. Pe-
ter, the chief of thy Apostles : for the Prelate, to whom
thou hast committed the care of thy flock in this district,
and for all the Pastors, who labour under him in the
salvation of souls : for the Prince appointed by thee for
the government of these realms. I pray also for all
Christian Princes, that they may live in peace and per-
fect concord, and avoid all the profanations, horrors,
and devastations of war. Look down also, in thy mercy,
on all those unhappy souls that know not thee, the true
and living God, or refuse to believe those truths thou
hast revealed to thy holy Catholic Church, or obstinately
remain separate therefrom, and by schism destroy that
unity, which thy only-begotten Son appointed to be kept
by all his disciples. Grant this my humble petition, I
beseech thee, O almighty God, thro* the same Jesus
Christ thy Son our Lord, who with thee and the Holy
Ghost liveth and reigneth one God world without end.
Amen,

A. THANKSGIVING.

Which may be said after Mass ("except in the time of
pennancej or on occasion of any public or private
thanksgiving.

•HEE, sov'reign God, *^*E Deum laudamus :
our grateful accent's

praise :

We own thee, Lord, and Te Dominum confitemur.

bless thy wond'rous ways.
To thee, Eternal Father,

earth's whole frame, Te sternum Patrem omnis

With loudest trumpet . terra veneratur. ,

sounds immortal fame,
lord God of hosts! to thee .Tibiomnes AngeH, tibi c«-

the heavenly powers, li et universal Potestates i

With sounding anthems, .

fill thy vaulted tow'ra*

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The Cherubim thrice Holy,
Holy, Holy, cry :

Thrice Holy all the Sera-
raphim reply,

And thrice returning echo's
endless songs supply.

Both heaven and earth thy
majesty display ;

They owe their beauty to
thy glorious ray/

Thy praises fill the loud
Apostles' choir :

The train of Prophets in
the song conspire.

Legions of Martyrs in the
chorus shine,

And vocal blood with vocal
music join.

By these thy church, in-
spired with heav'nly art,

Around the world main-
tains a second part ;

And tunes her sweetest
notes, O God, to thee

The Father of unbounded
majesty $

The Son, ador'd co-partner
of thy Seat,

And equal everlasting Para-
clete.

Thou King of glory, Christ,
of the most High,

Thou co-eternal filial Dei-
ty:

Thou, who to save the
world's impending doom,

Vouchsaf dst to dwell with-
in a virgin's womb :

Old tyrant Death disarm'd ;
before thee flew

The bolts of heav'n, and
back the foldings drew

To give access, and make
the faithful way ;

From God's right hand thy

Tibl Cherubim et Sera-
phim incessabili voce
proclamant :

Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus,
Dominus Deus Sabaoth.

Pleni sunt coeli et terra ma-
jestatis gloria tuae.

Te gloriosus Apostolorum

chorus ;
Te Prophetarum laudabilis

numerus 5 .

Te Martyrum candidates
laudat exercitus.

Te per orbem terrarum
sancta confiteturecclesia.

Patrem immense majesta-

tis ;
Venerandum tuum verum,

et untcum Filium $
Sanctum quoque Paracli-

tum spiritum.
Tu Rex gloriae Christe.

Tu patris sempiternus es
Filius.

Tu ad liberandum suscep-
turus hominem, non
horruisti virginis uterum :

Tu, devicto mortis aculeo,
aperuisti credentibus reg-
na coelorura.

Tu ad dexteram Dei sedes:

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filial beams display.

Thou art to judge the liv-
ing and the dead :

Then spare those souls
for whom thy veins have
bled.

O take lis up among the
West above,

To share with them thy
everlasting love.

Preserve, O Lord, thy peo-
ple, and enhance

Thy blessing on thy own
inheritance.

For ever raise their hearts,
and rule their ways.

Each day we bless thee,
and proclaim thy praise.

No age shall fail to cele-
brate thy name :

Nor hour neglect thy ever-
lasting fame.

Preserve our souls, O Lord,
this day from ill :

Have mercy on us, Lord,

- have mercy still.

As we have hop'd, do thou
reward our pain ;

We've hop'd in thee, let
not our hope be vain.
V. Let ns bless the Fa-
ther, the Son, and Holy

Ghost. R. Let us praise

and extol him for ever.

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in gloria Fatris.
Judex crederis esse ventdf-
rus:
Te ergo quaesumus, tuis fa-

mulis subveni, quos pre-

tioso sanguine redemisti.
iEtcrna fac cum Sanctis tuis

in gloria numerari:

Salvum fac populum tuum,
Domine: et benedic hae-
reditati tux.

Et rege eos, et extolle illos
usque in sternum.

Per singulos dies benedki-
mus te*

Et laudamus nomen tuum
in saeculum : et in specu-
lum saeculi.

Dignare, Domine, die isto;

sine peccato nos custodire.

Miserere nostri, Domine :

miserere nostri.
Fiat raisericordia tua, Do-
mine, super nos: quem-
admodum speravtmus in
te.

V. Benedicamus Patrera
et Filiura, cum Sancto Spi-
ritu. R. Laudemus et super-
exaltemus eum in saecula.

Let us pray. Dens cujus.

OGod, of whose mercies there is no number, and
of whose goodness the treasure is infinite : We
humbly thank thy most gracious majesty for the favours
thou hast bestowed on us , ever beseeching thy clemen-
cy, that. as thou grantcst our request when we humbly
ask thee, so thou wouldst not forsake us, bat dispose at
for the rewards of the life to come. Through Christ
our Lord. Amen.

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VESPERS, OR EVENING -SONG,

ON SUNDAYS.

Our Father. Hail Mary in silence.

V./~\ God, come thou to V.T^EUS, inadjutorium

my assistance. R.
O Lord, make haste to help
me.

Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son,* and to the
Holy Ghost.

As it was in the begin-
ning, is now, and ever-
more shall be,* world with-
out end. Amen. Alleluia.

Di
meum intende. R.

Domine, ad adjuvandum

me festina.

Gloria Patri et Filio,*et

Spiritui Sancto.

Sicut erat in principio,
et nunc, ej semper,* et in,
saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Alleluia.

Alleluia is always said, except from the Complin of
Saturday before Septuagesima Sunday to the Complin
of Wednesday. in Holy Week ; during which time

> is said :

Praisebe to thee, O Lord, Laus tibi, Domine, Rex
King of eternal glory. aeternas glorias.

Anth. The Lord said. Ant. Dixit Dominus.

Psalm cix.

THE Lord said unto TTV DUT Dominus Doroi-

my . Lord :* sit thou 1 J no meo :*sede a dex*

on my right hand : tris meis : '•

. Until I make thyene- Donee ponam intmicos

mies* the footstool of thy
feet.

The Lord shall send forth
the sceptre of thy might
from Sion :*rule thou in
the midst of thy enemies.

Thine shall be the sove-
reignty in the day of thy
might, in the brightness of
the saints :*from the womb
before the day-star I begot
thee.

The Lord hath sworn,
and he will not repent :*
thou art a priest for ever

tuos,*scabellum pedum tuo-
rum.

Virgam virtutis tuae emit-
tet Dominus ex Sion :*do-
minare in medio inimico-
rum tuorum.

Tecum principium in die
virtutis tuae, in splendori-
bus sanqtorum :*ex utero
ante luciferum genui te.

Juravit Dominus, etnon
pcenitebit.eum:*tu es sa-
cerdos in aeternum secun-

according to the order of dum ordinem Melchisedec.
Melchisedec.

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The Lord on thy right
hand*hath crushed kings
in the day of his wrath.

He shall judge the na-
tions, he shall accomplish
their ruin :*he shall crush
heads in the land of many.

Of the brook shall he
drink in the way ^there-
fore shall he raise up his
head.

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Dominus a dextris tuis :*
confregit in die irae suae re-
ges.

Judicabit in natiooibus,
implebit ruinas :*conquas-
sabit capita in terra multo-
rum.

De torrente in via bibet :*
propterea exaltabit caput.

N.B. Glory be to the Father,
end of every Psalm.

Anth. The Lord said
unto my Lord: sit thou
on my right hand.

Anth. True and lasting.

Psalm ex.

&c. is said at the

Ant. Dixit Dominus Do-
mino meo : sede a dextris
meis.
Ant. Fidelia.

I Will praise thee, O
Lord, with my whole
heart :*in the assembly of
the righteous, and in the
congregation.
Great are the works of the
Lord : 'exquisite, and a*
greealle to all his designs, f

His work is his praise
and glory : *and his justice
remaineth for ever.

The merciful and graci-
ous Lord hath appointed a
memorial of his wonderful
works :*he hath given food
to them that fear him.

He will for ever be mind-
ful of his covenant:* the
greatness 'of his works will
he publish to his people,

To give them the inheri-
tance of the Gentiles :* the

CONFITEBOR tibi,
Domine, in toto cor-
de meo :*in concilio justo-
rum et congregatione.

Magna opera Domini :*
exquisita in omnes volunta-
tes ejus.

Confessio et magnificen-
tia opus ejus:*et justitla ejus
manet insaeculum saeculi.

Memoriam fecit mirabi-
lium suorum, misericors,
et miserator Dominus :*
escam dedit timentibus se.

Meraor erit in sssculum
testamenti sui : *virtutem o-
perum suorum annuntiabit
populo suo,

Ut det illis haereditatem
gentium :*opera manuum

f Or, Sought after by all that take pleasure therein*

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works of his hands are
truth and justice.

True and lasting are all
his ordinances, confirmed
for ever and ever:*made
in truth add justice.

He hath sent redemp-
tion to his people :*he hath
appointed his covenant for
9 ever.

Holy and awful is his
name :*the beginning of
wisdom is the fear of the
Lord.

All understand it aright

. who practise it:*his praise

endureth for ever and ever.

Anth. True and lasting
are all his ordinances, con-
iirraed for ever and ever.

Anth. In his command-
ments.

ejus Veritas, et judicium.

Fidelia omnia mandata
ejus, confirmata in saeculum
sseculi :*facta in veritate et
aequitate.

Redemptionem misit po-
pulo suo :*mandavit in «-
ternurn testamentum suum.

Sanctum et terribile no*
men ejus ;*initium sapien-
tias timor Domini.

Intellectus bonus omni-
bus facientibus eum :*lau-
datio ejus manet in saecu-
lum saeculi.

Ant. Fidelia omnia man-
data ejus, confirmata in
weculum sasculi.
' Ant. In mandate

Psalm cxi.

BLESSED is the man
that feareth the Lord:*
who in his commandments
taketh great delight.

Mighty on earth shall be
his seed :*the generation
.of the righteous shall be
• blessed. ^

Glory and wealth shall be
in his house : * and his
righteousness endureth for
ever and ever.

There is risen in darkness
a light to the upright :*
the Lord is merciful, com-
passionate, and just.

Acceptable is the man,
that sheweth mercy, and
lendeth ; he shall order his

BEATUS vir, qui timet
dominum :*in rnanda-
tis ejus volet nimis.

Potens in terra exit se-
men ejus:*generatio rec-
torum benedicetur.

Gloria et divitiae in domo
ejus :*et justitia ejus ma-
net in saeculum saeculi.

Exortum est in tenebris
lumen rectis: *misericors,
miserator, et Justus.

Jucundus homo, .qui mi-
seretur, etcommodat, dis-
ponet sermones soft in

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words with judgment:*
and be shall never stagger.

In eternal remembrance
shall be the righteous man :
*he shall not fear a bad
report.

His heart is steady to
hope in the Lord : his heart
is strengthened : * he shall
not stagger till he despise
his enemies.

He hath distributed, and
given to the poor: bis
righteousness remaineth for
ever :* bis power shall be
exalted in glory.

The sinner shall see it,
and be enraged : be shall
gnash his teeth, and pine
away :*the desire of sinners
shall come to nought.

Anth. In his command-
ments he taketh great de-
light.

Anth. Let the name of
the Lord.

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judicio :*quia in sternum
non commovebitur.

In memoria asterna erit
Justus ,* ab auditione mala
non timebit.

Paratum cor ejws sperare
In Domino: oonfumatum
est cor ejus :*non common
vebitur, donee despiciat
inimicos suoa.

Disnersit, dedit pauperi-
bus : justitia ejus manet in
saeculum saeculi t * cornu
ejus exaltabitur in gloria.

Peccator videbit, et iras*
cetur : dentibus suis fremet
et tabescet : * desiderium
pecoatorum peribit.

Ant. In mandatis
cupit nimis.

ejus

Ant. Sit nomen Domini*

Psalm cxii.

PIAISE the Lord, ye
servants of the Lord:*
praise ye the name of the

Let the name of the Lord
be blessed : * now and for
evermore.

From the rising of the
snn to the setting thereof :
* worthy of praise is the
name of the Lord.

High is the Lord above
fill the nations r*and above
the heavens is his glory.

Who is like unto the
LorttourGod, whodwell-
vol. i. <

LAUDATE,pueH,Do-
minum .-*laudate no-»
men Domini.

> Sit nomen Domini bene*
dictum; *eat hoc nunc et
usque in saeculum.

A solis ortu usque ad oc~
casum •• * laudabile nomen
Domini.

Excelsus super omnes
gentes Dominus :*et super
coelos gloria ejus.

Gtuis sicut Dominus De*
us noster, qui in alti&ba-

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etb on high : *and beboldeth
what is below in heaven,
and on earth.

Who from the earth
raiseth up the needy one:*
and from the dunghill lift-
ed), up the poor one $

To place him with the
princes :* with the princes
of his people.

Who maketh the barren
woman dwell in her house :
* the joyful mother of ma-
ny children.

Anth. Let the name of
the Lord be blessed for
evermore.

Anth, We who are alive.

bitat .•* et humilia respicit
in ccelo, et in terra.

Suscitans a terra ino-
pem.-* et de stercore eri-
gens pauperem 5

Ut collocet eum cum
principibus : * cum princi-
pibus popuK sui.

Qui habitare facit steri-
lem in domo .* * matrem
filiorum laetantem.

Ant. Sit nomen Domini
benedictun* in saecula.

Ant. Nos qui vivimus.

Psalm cxiii.

WHEN Israel went
out of Egypt : *
the house of Jacob from a
barbarous people ;

Judea became his sanctu-
ary : * Israel his empire.

The sea saw them, and
fled : * The Jordan ran
back to its fountain-head.

The mountains skipped
like rams : * the hills like
the lambs of ewes.

What ailed thee, O sea,
that thou didst flee ? * and
thee, O Jordan, that thou
didst run back to thy foun-
tain head ?

Ye mountains, that ye
skipped like rams ? * and
ye hills, like the lambs of
ewes ?

At the presence of the

IN exitu Israel de
^Egypto :* domus Ja-
cob de populo barbaro :

Facta est Judaea sanctifi-
caatio ejus:*Israel potestas
ejus.

Mare vidit, et fugit :*
Jordanis conversus est re-
trorsum ?

Montes evultaverunt ut
arietes :* et colles sicut ag-
ni ovium.

Quid est tibi mare, quod
fugisti r* et tu Jordanis,
quia conversus es retror-
sum t

, Montes, exultastis sicut
arietes ?*et colles sicut agni
ovium ?

A facie Domini mota e#

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VE8PBRS.

Lord tbe earth trembled :*
at the presence of the God
of Jacob.

Who changed the rock
into pools of water : * and
the stony hill into fountains
of water.

Not unto us, O Lord,
Hot unto us : * but unto
thy own name give all the
glory.

For thy mercy's sake,
and for thy sure promise 5*
never let the Gentiles say :
where now is their God ?

For our God is in hea-
ven : * he hath done all .
things whatsoever he pleas-
ed.

The idols of the Gentiles
are but silver and gold :*
the work of the hands of
men.

They have mouths, but
they shall not speak :*they
have eyes, but they shall not
see.

They have 'ears, but they
shall not hear:*they have
nostrils, but they shall not
smell.

They have hands, but
they shall not feel 5 they
have feet, but they shall
not walk :*neither shall
they cry out with their
throat.

I^t those "that make
them, become like unto
them:*and all that put
their trust in them.

The house of Israel hath
hoped in the Lord:*heis
their help, and their pro-
tector.

terra :*a facie Dei Jacob.

Qui convertit petramin
stagna aquarum ?*et rupem
in fontes aquarum.

Non nobis, Domine, non
nobis :*sed nomini tuo da
gloriam.

Super misericordii tua, et
veritate tua :* ne quando
dicant Gentes : ubi est
Deus eorum ?

• Deus autem noster *n cce-
lo: * omnia, quae-suraque
voluit, fecit.

Simulachra Gentium ar- .
gentum et aurum:*opera
manuum hominum.

Os habent, et non loquen-
tur :*oculos habent, et non
videbunt.

Aures habent, et non au-
dient: * nares habent, et-
non odorabiint.

Manus habent, et non
palpabunt 5 pedes habent,
et non ambulabunt : * non
clamabunt in gutture suo.

Similes illis fiant, qui fe-
ciunt ea:*et omnes qui
conrldunt in eis.

Domus Israel speravit in
Domino : * adjutor eorum,
et protector eorum est.

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The house of Aaron hath
hoped in the Lord :*he is
their help, and their pro-
tector.

They, who fear the
Lord, have hoped in the
Lord :*he is their help, and
their protector.

The Lord hath been
mindful of us : * and hath
blessed us.

He hath blessed the house
of Israel : * he hath blessed
the house of Aaron.

He hath blessed all, who
fear the Lord : * the little
with the great.

May the Lord still heap
his blessings on you : * on
you, and on your children.

Be ye the blessed of the
Lord :*who made both hea-
ven and earth.

The heaven of heavens is
the Lord's abode : *but the
earth he hath given to the.
sons of men.

The dead shall not praise
thee, O Lord :*nor any of
those who are gone down
to hcll.t

But we, who are alive,
bless the Lord :*now, and
for evermore.

Anth. We, who are
alive, bless the Lord.

Domus Aaron speravit in
Domino : * adjutor coram,
et protector eorum est.

Qui tiroent Dominum,
speraverunt in Domino : *
adjutor eorum, et protector
eorum eat.

Domimis memor fuit nos*
tri :*et benedixit nobis.

Benedixit domui Israel :

* benedixit domui Aaron,

Benedixit omnibus, qui
tiroent Dominum :*pusiIKis
cum majoribus.

Adjiciat Dotninus toper
vos : * super vos, et super
filib* vestrds.

Benedict! vos a Domino :

* qui fecit ccfciuna et terrain.

Caelum coeli Domino.**
terram autem dedit filtia
hominum.

Non mortai laudabunt
te, Doraioe :*ne«jue omnes
qui descendant in infer-
num.

Sed nos, qui vivitnas, be-
nedicimus Domino >*ex hoc
nunc, et usque in saeculum.

Ant. Nos, qui vivimus*
benedicimus Domino,

THE LITTLE CHAPTER.

BLESSED be the God, and the Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God
of all comfort, who comforteth us in all our troubles.
R. Thanks be to God. R. Deo gratias.

f Or, The place of departed souls.

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VBSPEES.

THE HYMN.

CREATOR of the radi- T UCIS Creator optime,
ant light, JLji

Dividing day from sable Lucem dierum proferens -,

night ;
Who with theiight's bright Primordiis lucis novae

origin,
The world's creation didst Mundi parans originem.
begin.
Who of the mom and Qui mane junctum Ves-
ev'ning ray peri

Didst measure light, and Diem vocari praecipis :

call it day :
Black night begins to cloud IUabitur tetrum chaos,

the spheres,
Vouchsafe to hear our vo- Audi preces cum fletibus.
cal tears.
Whilst with our crimes Ne mens gravata crimine,
we burdened are
A fallen prey to Satan's Vita sit exul munere :

snare )
Whilst fading pleasures us Dum nil perenne cogttat,

deceive,
Let not our souls our bodies Seseque culpis iJligat.
leave.
Let us at heaven for Coeleste pulset ostium,
mercy knock,
Let us the gates of life un- Vitale tollat praemium,

lock y
Whatever* s evil, let us fly, Vitemus omne noxium,
And punish past iniquity. Furgemus omne pessimum
Most clement Father, Prasta, Pater piissime,
lend an ear,
Coequal Son, receive our Patrique compar unice :

prayer :
0 holy Spirit, hear our cry, Cum Spiiitu paraclito,
Who reign all three eter- Regnans per omne saecu-
nally. Amen. lum. Amen.

V. Let my prayer as- V. Dirigatur, Domine,
cend, O Lord. R. like oratio mea. R. Sicut in-
incense in tby sight. censum in conspectu'tuo.

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Tken follows the Anthem at the Magnificat, which seek
in Us proper place.

THE MAGNIFICAT. Luke i.

*]\ yCY soul* doth magnify
1V1 the Lord,

And my spirit hath re-
joiced* in God my Saviour.

Because he hath regarded
the humility of his hand-
maid : * for behold from
henceforth all generations
shall call me blessed.

For he that is mighty
hath done great things to
me.* And holy is his name.

And his mercy is from
generation to generation,*
to them that fear him.

He hath shewed might
in his arm 5* he hath scat-
tered the proud in the con-
oeit of their heart.

He hath put down the
mighty from their seat,*
and hath exalted the hum-
ble.

He hath filled the hungry
with good things,* and the
rich he hath sent empty
away.

He hath received Israel
his servant ;* being mind-
ful of his mercy.

As he spoke to our fa-
thers ;* to Abraham and to
his seed for ever.

MAGNIFICAT* anU
ma mea Dominnm.
£texulravit sptritus' me-
ns* in Deo salutari meo.

Quia respexit humilita-
tern ancilke sua?:* ecce
enhn ex hoc beatam me
dicent omnes generationes.

Quia fecit mint magna,
qui potens est : * ct sanc-
tum nomen ejus.

£t misericordia ejus, &
progenie in progenies, * ti-
meotibus eum.

Fecit potentiam in bra-
chio suo :* dispersit super*
bos mente cordis sui.

Deposuit potentes de se-
de : * et exaltarit humiles.

Esurientes implevit bo-
nis } * et divites drrnisit in-
anes.

Suscepit Israel puerum
sunra ; * recordatus miseri-
cordia? suae.

Sicut locutus est ad pa-
tres nostras; * Abraham,
et semini ejus in ssecula.

After' the Anthem is repeated, is said the proper Prayer,
which is always the Collect of the Mass.

On all Sundays, from the second Sunday, after the
. Epiphany to Passion-Sunday {except on Doubles and
within Octaves, and during Advent) are said the JM*
lowing Commemorations, called the Suffrages.

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visreif.

THE SUFFRAGE

Of the B.

Anth. TTOLY Mary,
XjL succour the
miserable, assist the deject*
ed, comfort those that
mourn \ pray for the people,
intercede for the clergy,
plead for the devout female
sex : let all be sensible of
thy aid, who celebrate thy
holy memory.

V. Pray for us, O holy
Mother of God. R. That
we may be made worthy
the promises of Christ.

V. Maty.

Ant. QANCTA Maria,
)5 succarre" miseris,
juva pusillanimes, refove
flebiles; ora pro populo,
interveoi pro clero, inter-
cede pro devoto foemineo
sexu: senttantomnestuum
juvamen, qaicunqne cele-
brant tnam sanctam com-
memorationem.

V. Ora pro nobis, sane-
ta Dei genitrix. R. Ut
digni efficiamur promisaio-

nibus Christi.

Prayer. Concede nos.

GRANT, we beseech thee, Q Lord God, that we,
thy servants, may enjoy constant health both of
body and mind, and, by the glorious intercession of
blessed Mary ever a Virgin, be delivered from all tem-
poral affliction, and come to those joys that are eternal.

From the Octave-day of the Epiphany, to Candlemas*

V. After child-birth thou V. Post partum Virgo
didst remain a pure Virgin, inviolate permansisti. R,'

R. O Mother of God, in-
tercede for us

intercede

Dei genitrix,
pro nobis.

Prayer* Deus, qui salutis.

OGod, who, by the fruitful virginity of blessed
Mary, hast given mankind the rewards of eternal
salvation : grant, we beseech thee, that we may ex*
perience her intercession, by whom we received the
author of life, our Lord Jesus Christ thy Son.

Of the Apostles.

Ant. T>ETRUS
X his, et

Anth. TJETERtheApos-

X *te, and Paul,

the Doctor of the Gentiles,

taught us thy law, O Lord,

V. Thou wilt make them
princes over all the earth.
R. They shall be mindful
of thy name., O Lord.

Aposto-

Paulus,

Xpsi no*

tuam,

Doctor Gentium,
docueiunt legem
Domine.

V. Cofwtitueseosprinci-
pea super omnem terram*
R. Meraore* erunt ~"~i
nis tui, Domine,

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84 SUNDAY.

Prayer. Deus, cujiis:

OGod, whose right hand saved from drowning bles-
sed Peter walking on the sea, and delivered <hi»
fellow- Apostle Paul, when the third time shipwrecked,
from the bottom of the sea ; mercifully hear us, and
grant that, by both their merits, we may obtain a glo-
rious eternity.

Of St. George.

Anth. TTE that would Ant. (~\Ul vult venire
JLX come after me, Va/ post me, abne-

le#t him deny himself, take get semetipsum, tollat cru-

up his cross, and follow cem suam, et sequatur me.
me.

V. The righteous man V. Justus utpalmaflore-
shall flourish like the palm- bit. R. Sicut cedrus Li-
tree. R. He shall thrive bani multiblicabitur.
like the cedar of Libanus,

Prayer. Dens, qui nos.

OGod, who, by the merits and prayers of blessed
George the Martyr, fillest the hearts of thy peo-
ple with joy j mercifully grant, that the blessings we
ask in his name, we may happily obtain by thy grace.

For Peace.

Anth. /^ RANT peace, Ant. "T\A pacem, Do-

VJT O Lord, in our I J mine, in diebus

days for there is no one nostris, quia non est alius,

to fight for us, but thee, qui pugnet pro nobis, nisi

our God. tu, Deus noster.

V. May peace be on thy V. Fiat pax in virtute

ramparts. R. And plenty tui. R. Et abundantia in

within thy walls. turribus tuis.

Prayer. Deus, a quo.

OGod, from whom are all holy desires, righteous
counsels, and just works, give to thy servants that
peace, which the world cannot give j that our hearts be-
ing disposed to keep thy commandments, and the fear of
enemies taken away, the times, thro* thy protection, may
be peaceable. Thro*. R. Amen.

V. May the Lord, &c. V. Dominus, &c. R. Et
R. And with, &c. V. Let cum, &c. V. Benedicamua
us bless the Lord. R. Thanks Domiuo. R . Deo gratias.

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be to Ood. V. May the V. Ftddium animw per mi-
souls of the faithful de- sericordiam Dei requies-
parted, thro' the mercy of cant in pace. R. A Men.
God, rest in peace. R.

Amen.

When Complin is not said immediately after Vespers;
after the V. May the souls, and our Father in Secret,
is said:

V. May the Lord grant V, Dorainus det nobis
us his peace. R. And life suam pacem. R. fit vitam
everlasting. J men. aeteruam. Amen.

Tlien is said the proper Anthem of the B. V, Mary, as
at the end of Complin.

pa*

A blc

COMPLIN.

The Reader Begins :
Y, Sir, give me your TUBE, Domine, benedl*

blessing. *) cere.

THE BLESSING.

MAY the Lord Almighty grant as a quiet night, and
a happy end. R. Amen*

THE SHORT LESSON. 1 Pet. v.

BRETHREN: Be sober and watch •, for your advef.
sary, the Devil, goefth about like a roaring lion,
seeking whom he may devour j whom resist ye strong in
faith. And thou, O Lord, have mercy on us.

R. Thanks be to God. R. Deo gratlas.

V. Our help is in the V. Adjuiorium nostrum

name of the Lord. R. in nomine Domini. R.

Who made both heaven Qui fecit caelum et terram.
and earth.

After Our Father in Secret the Celelrant says the
Confiteor; after which the Choir answers :
V. May almighty God V. Misereatur tui omni-
be merciful to thee, forgive potens Deus, et dimissia
tbee thy sins, and bring peccatis tuis, perducat te ad
thee to life everlasting. R. vitam seternam. R. Amen
Amen,

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Then all say the Confiteor, as p. 41. After which the
Celebrant says:

V. May almighty God
have mercy on you, forgive
you your sins, and bring
you to life everlasting. R.
Ameru

V. May the almighty
and merciful Lord grant us
pardon, absolution, and re-
mission of our sins. R.
Amen.

V. npURN us to thee, O
X God, our Saviour,
R. And turn away thy
wrath from us.

V. O God, come thou
to my assistance. R. O
Lord, make haste to help
me.

V. Glory. Alleluia, or,
Praise be, &c.

Anth. Have mercy.

V. Miseratur vestri om-
nipotens Deus, etdimissi
peccatis vestris, perducat
vos ad vitam asternam. R.
Amen.

V. Indulgentiam, abso-
lutionem, ct remissionem
peccatorum nostrorum tri-
buat nobis omnipotens, et
misericors Dominus. R.
Amen*

V. /^ONVERTE nos,
V^y Deus salutaris nos-
ter. R. Et averte iram tu-
am a nobis.

V. Deus, in adjutoriuiu
meum intende. R. Do-
mine, ad adjuvandum me
festina.

V. Gloria. Alleluiai or,
Laus tibi, &c.

Ant. Miserere,

Psalm iv.

HEN I called upon /HUMinvocarem, exau-
V^ divit,me Deusjustitias
meae j *in tribulatione dila-
tasti mihi.

him> the God .of.
my justice heard me ; *
when I was in straits, thou
didst set me at large.

Have* mercy on me 5 *
and now hear my prayer.

O ye children of meri,
how long will you be dull
of heart? * Why do you
love vanity,, and seek after
lies?

But know that the Lord
hath made wonderful his
holy one \ * the Lord will
hear me, when I cry out to
him.

Be angry and sin f not j

Miserere mei $*et exau-
di orationem meam.

Filii horainum, usque-
quo gravi corde r* Ut quid
diligitis vanitatem, et quae-
ritis mendacium ?

Et scitote quoniam miri-
ficavit Dominus sanctum
suum; *Dominus exaudi-
et me, cum clamavero ad
eum.

Irascimini, & oolite pec*

t Expl. Sin not in your anger.

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* be sony on your beds, for
the designs you form in your
hearts.

Sacrifice a sacrifice of
righteousness, and hope in
the Lonjj * many say,
who sheweth us good

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care : * quae dicitis in cor*
dibus vestris, in cubilibus
vestris compungimini.

The light of thy counte-
nance, O Lord, is stamped
upon us ; * thou hast given
gladness to my heart.

In the fruit of their corn,
their wine, and oil : * are
they grown rich.

In perfect peace : * will
I sleep and take my rest;

For singularly, J O
Lord, in hope * thou hast
settled me.

Psalm

IN thee, O Lord, have I
hoped, neveriet me be
confounded : * hut accord-
ing to thy justice rescue me.

Turn to me thine ear ;*
make haste to rescue me.

Be unto me a protecting
God, and a place of re-
fuge:* that thou may'st
save me.

For my strength and my
refuge art thou alone :*
for the sake of thy own
name wilt thou bring me
out, and feed me.

Thou wilt bring me out
of this snare, which they
have hid for me :* for thou
art my protector.

Into thy hands I recom-
mend my spirit : thou hast

Sacrificate sacrificium
justitias, & speratein Do-
mino :* multi dicunt, quia
ostendit nobis bona ?

Signatum est super nos
lumen vultus tui, Domine*
dedisti laetitiam in corde
meo.

A fructu frumenti, vini,
& olei sui; * multiplicati
sunt.

In pace, in id ipsum ;*
dormiam & requiescam.

Quoniam tu, Domine,
singulariter inspe,* consli-
tuisti me.

xxx.

IN te, Domine, Rperavi,
non confundar in aeter-
num >*in justitia tua libera
me.

Inclina ad me aurem tu-
am j*accelera ut eruas me.

Esto mihi in Deum pro-
tectorem, & in domum re-
fugii :* ut salvum me fa-
cias.

Quoniam fortitudo mea,
k refugium meum es tu :*
propter nomen tuum edu-
ces me, & enutries me.

Educes me de laqueo
hoc, quem absconderunt
mihi :* quoniam tu es pro-
tector meus.

In manus tuas commen-
do spiritum meum:* re-

l Or When I was abandoned and alone.

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redeemed me, O Lord, the demisti wis, Domine, Deos,
God of trethj. yeritati*.

ftata xc.

HE that taketh up his
abode in the aid of
the most high: shall re*
main under the protection
of the God of heaven.

QUI habitat In adjuto-
rio altissimi r *in pro-
tectione Dei cceli commo-
f abitur.

He shall say to the Lord :
Thou art my protector,
and my refage :* he is my
Qod, in him will I hope.

For it is he, who bath
delivered me from the snare
of those that hunted me :*
and from their threats. ,

With his shoulders will
he still cover thee :* and
under his wings shalt thou
still hope.

His truthf shall encom-
pass thee with a shield :*
thou shalt not fear the ter-
rors of the night,

Nor the arrow flying in
the day, nor, the rnischief
stalking in the dark :* nor
an assault, or the noonday
devil§.

A thousand shall fall on
thy left, and ten thousand
on thy right;* but to thee
he shall not approach.

However thou shalt con-
template with thine own
eyes: and thou shalt see
the reward of sinners.

Thou truly, 0 Lord, art
my hope ;* very high hast
thou placed thy place of
refuge.

X Expl. Who art always true to thy word. fEipl. The effect of
his promise shall be thy shield. §Expl. A racing pestilential air
at noon-day.

Dieet domino; susoep-
tor meus es tu, refugiora
meuin; *JDeusmeua, ape-
rabo in eum.

Quoniam ipse libevavit
me de laqueo venantiumj*
& a verbo aspero.

Scapulis suis obumbrabit
tibij *& sub pennis ejus
sperabis.

Scuto circumdabit te Ve-
ritas ejus 5 * non timebia£
timore nocturno.

A sagitta volante in die,
a negotio perambulante in
tenebrisj *ab incursu, &
d&monio meridiano.

Cadent a latere tuo mil*
le & decern millia a dex-
teris tuis ; *ad te aulem
non appropinquabit.

Verurotamen oculis tuis
consederabis 3 *& retributio-
nem peccatorum videbis.

Quoniam. tu es, Domine,
spes mea; *altissirnuni {>&•
suisti refugium tuum.

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There no evil shall come
to thee: * nor shall any
scourge come near thy
dwelling.

For to his angels hath
he given a charge over
thee :* to guard thee in all
thy ways.

They shall bear thee on
their hands :* lest perhaps
thou hit thy foot against a
stone.

On the asp and the basi-
lisk shalt thou tread :* and
thou shalt trample on the
lion and dragon.

Since he hath hoped in
me, I will rescue him:* I
will protect him, since he
hath known f my name.

He shall cry out to me,
and I will hear him : *with
him I am in his distress : I
will rescue him, and make
him glorious.

With length of days will
I fill him: *and will shew
him my salvation. X

Psalm

COME now, bless the
Lord 5 * all ye ser-
vants of the Lord.

Who stand in the house
of the Lord,* in the courts
of the house of our God.

In the night stretch out

your hands towards the

sanctuary,* and bless the

Lord.

• May the Lord bless thee

complin. sg

Non accedetad te ma-
lum; *& flageliitm non
appropinquabit tabernaculo
tuo.

Quoniam angelis suis
mandavit de tej *ut custo-
diant te in omnibus viis tuis.

In manibus portabnnt te;
* ne forte offendas ad lapi-
dem pedem tuum.

Super aspidem & basilis-
cum ambulabis ; * & con-
culcabis leonem & draco-
nem.

" Quoniam in me spera-
vit, liberabo eum : * pro-
tegara eum, quoniam cog-
novit nomen meum.

Clamabit ad me, et ego
exaudiam eum ; *cum ipso
sura in tribulatione ; eripi-
am eum, & glorificabo eum.

Longitudine dierum re-
plebo' eum ; * et ostendam
illi salutare meum.

cxxxiii.

ECQE nunc henedicite
Dominum -, * omnes
servi Domini.

Qui statis in domo Do-
mini, *in atriis domus Dei
nostrk

In noctibus extollite ma-
nus vestras in sancta, * &
benedicite Dominum.

Benedicat te Dominus

my name.

Acknowledged me to be the tf ue God, and respected
I Expl. That I $m his Saviour.

vol. I.

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from Sion, * who made ex Sion, *qui fecit coehun

both heaven and earth. & terram.

Anth. Have mercy on Ant. Miserere met

me, O Lord, and hear my Domine, & exaudi oratio-

prayer. nem meam.

HYMN.

T> thee before the HPE, lucis ante termi-
close of day, * X num,

Creator of the world, we Rerum creator, poscimus,

pray*

With wonted mercy us di- Ut pro tua dementia,

rect,
And from nocturnal harm* Sis praesul, & custodia. .

protect.
Let no vain dreams dis- Frocul recedant somnia,

turb our sleep,
And nightly phantoms Et noctium pbantasmata,

from Us keep j
Satan suppress, that by his Hostemque nostrum com*

wiles, prime,

Our bodies know not what Ne polluantur corpora.

defiles.
In this, most gracious fa- Pracsta, Pater piissime,

ther, hear,
With Christ, thy equal Patrique compar Unice,

son, our pray'r,
Who with the Holy Ghost Cum spiritu Paraclito,

and thee
Doth live and reign eter- Regnans per omne saecu*
nally* Amen. ' lum. Amen.

LITTLE CHAPTER. Jer. xi.

THOU, O Lord, art amongst us, and thy holy
name hath been called f upon us; forsake us not,
O Lord our God.

R. Thanks be to God. R. Deo gratias.

V. Into thy Hands, O V. In manus tuas, Do-
Lord,* I commend my spi- mine, * commen<k> spin-

• Or, We are called thy people, the people of God. So are
christians in a more eminent manner eaUed after Christ, who is the
lord God. *

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rit. Into thy bands. V.
Thou has redeemed us, O
Lord the God of truth. I
commend. Glory be to
the Father. Into thy hands.
V. Preserve us, O Lord,
as the apple of thine eye.
JL Protect,. us under the
shadow of thy wing.

COMPLIM 91

tummeum. In manus tuas.
V. Redemisti nos, Domi-
ne Deus veritatis. Com-
mendo. Gloria Patri. In
manus tuas. V. Custodi
nos, Domine, ut pupillam
oculi. R. Sub umbra
alarum tuarum protege nos.

THE SONG OF SIMEON. Luke ii.

Anth. Save us.

NOW dost thou dis-
miss thy servant, O
Lord,* according to thy
word, in peace.

Since my eyes have seen*
thy promised salvation ;

Which thou hast now
prepared, * to shew unto
all nations. ,

Alight to enlighten the
Gentiles; *and the glory
of thy people, Israel.

Anth. Save us,. O Lord,
waking, and guard us sleep-
ing, that we may watch
with Christ, and rest in
peace.

Ant. Salva nos.

NUNC dimittis servum
tuum, Domine,* se-
cundum verbum tuum, in
pace.

Quia viderunt oculi
roei,* salntare tuum -,

Quod parasti, *ante fa-
ciem omnium populorum.

Lumen* ad revelatjonem
Gentium 3* & gloriam ple-
bis tuas Israel.

Ant. Salya nos, Domine,
vigilantes, custodi nos dor-
mientes, ut vigilemus cum
Christo, & rcquiescamus
in pace.

The following prayers are always said, except on
Doubles, and within octaves.

LORD have mercy on
us. Christ have mer-
cy on us. Lord have mer-
cy on us. Our Father* In
Secret. V. And lead us not
into temptation. R. But
deliver us from evil* I be-
lieve in God. In Secret.
P. The resurrection of the

KYRIE eleison. Cbriste
eleison. Kyrie elei-
son. Pater noster. ' In Se*
cret. V. Et ne nos indu-
cas in tentationem. R. Sed
libera nos a malo. Credo
in Deuni. In Secret. V.
Carnis resurrectiohem. Rr
Et vitam aetemam. Amen*

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flesh. R. And * life ever-
lasting, Amen. V. Blessed
art thou, O Lord, the God
of our forefathers. R> Thou
art worthy, of praise . and
glory for ever. V. Let us
bless the Father and the
Son, with the Holy Ghost.
R. Let us praise, and extol
him for ever. V. Thou art
blessed, O Lord, in the hea-
vens above. R. Thou art
worthy of praise, and glo-
ry, and honour for ever. V.
May the Almighty and
merciful Lord, bless and
preserve ns. R. Amen:
V. Vouchsafe, O Lords
this night. R. To pre-
serve us from all sin. Vl.
Have mercy on us, O Lord.
R. Have mercy on us. - V.
May thy mercy, O Lord,
be upon us. K. Accord-
ing to the trust we have
put in thee. V. O Lord

V. Benedictas es, Domine*,
Deus Patrum • nostroram.
R. Et laudabilifl 8c gloriosus
in saecula. V. Bencdicamus
Pattern, & Filium, cum
Sancto Spiritu. R. Laude-
mus, & superexaltefnus
eum in saecula. V. Bene-
dictus es, Dora i Be, in fir-
ma men to coeli. R. Et lau-
dabilis, .& gloriosus, & su-
perexaltatus in saecula. V.
Benedicat, & custodiat nos
oninipotens, & misericors
Dominus: R. Amen. V.
D ignare, Domine, nocte
ista. R. Sine peccato nos
cnstodire. V. Miserere
nostri, Domine. R. Mi-
serere notrtri. V. Fiat
misericordia tua, Domine,
super nos. R. Gueraad-
modnm speravimus in te.
V. Domine, exaudi ora-
tionem meam. R. Et cla-
mor ineus ad te veniat. F*.
Dominus vobiseum. R.

hear my prayer. R. And

let my cry come unto ' Et cum spiritu tuo.

thee. V. May the Lord

be with you. R; And with

thy spirit.

Let us pray. Vhita.

VISIT we beseech thee, O Lord, this abode, and
drive far from it all the snares of. the euemy ;
may thy holy angels abide therein to preserve us in
peace ; and may thy blessing be always on us. Thro'

V. May the Lord, &c. V. Dominus, &c. R.

R. And with, &€. Etcum, &c.

V.. Let us bless die. Lord. V. Benedicamus Domi-
no.
R. Thanks be to God. R. Deo gratias.

THE BLESSING.

MAY the almighty and merciful Lord, the Father,
Son, and Holy Ghost, bless and preserve us. R»
Amen,

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Then is said one of the following Anthems :

From the Vespers of Saturday lefore the first Sunday
of Advent , to Candlemas-Day inclusively.

MOTHER of Jesus, A LMA redemptoris

heaven's open gate, xx Mater, quae pervia
cceli

Star of ths sea, support the Porta manes, & stella maris

falling state succurre cadenti,

Of mortals ; thou, whose Surgere qui curat populo,

womb thy maker bore, tu quae genuisti,

And yet, strange thing ! Natura mirante, tuum

a virgin, as before. sanctum, genitorem.

Who didst from Gabriel's Virgo prius ac postering,

hail ! the news receive. Gabrielis ab ore

Repenting sinners by thy Sumens illud Ave, pecca-

prayers relieve. torum miserere.

IN ADVENT.

V. The angel of God V. Angelus Domini

delivered his message to nunciavit Maris. R. £t

Mary. R. And she con- concepit de spiritu sancto.
ceived by the Holy Ghost.

Prayer. Gratiam tuam.

F>UR forth, O Lord, we beseech thee, thy grace in-
to our hearts, that we, to whom the incarnation of
Christ, thy son, was made known by the message of an
Angel, may by his cross and passion be brought to the
glory of his resurrection. Thro' the same. R. Amen.

From the first Vespers of Christmas is said:

V. After child-birth thou V. Post partum Virgo

didst remain a pure Virgin, inviolata permansisti. R.

R. Mother of God inter* Dei Genitrix intercede pro

cede for us. nobis.

Prayer. Deus qui salutis*

OGod, who by the fruitful Virginity of blessed Mary,
hast given mankind the rewards of eternal salva-
tion j grant, we beseech thee, that we may experience
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her intercession, by whom we received the author of
life, our Lord Jesus Christ thy Son, who liveth. R*.
Amen.

From the Complin of Candlemas-Day inclusively, to
Maundy-Thursday .

HAIL Mary! Queen A VA Regina ccelorum !
of heavenly spheres! ±\.
Hail, whom th* Angelic Ave Domina Angelorum !

host reveres h
Hail fruitful root ! Hail sa- Salve radix ! salve porta !

credgate,
Whence the world's light Ex qua mnndo lux est orta j

derives its date !
O glorious Maid, with Gaude Virgo gloriosa,

beauty blest !
May joys eternal fill thy Super omnes speciosa,

breast !
Thus crown'd with beauty Vale, O valde decora,

and with joy,
Thy prayers for us with Et pro nobis Christum ex-
Christ employ, ora.
V. Vouchsafe, O sacred V. Dignare me laudare
Virgin,to accept my praises, te, Virgo sacra ta. R. Da
R. Give me strength against mihi virtutena contra hostes
thy enemies. tuos.

Prayer. Concede misericors*

GRANT us, O merciful God, strength against all
our weakness ; that we, who celebrate the me-
mory of the holy Mother of God, may, by the help of
her intercession, rise again from our iniquities. Thro*

the same Jesus Christ our Lord. R. Amen.

V. May the divine as- V. Divinum auxiliuna

sistance always remain with maneat semper nobiscurru
us.

R. Amen* R. Amen,

Our Father; Hail Mary. I believe. In secret*

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OTHER PSALMS

SAID OCCASIONALLY AT VESPERS.

Psalm cxvi.

PRAISE the Lord all ye
nations : * praise him
all ye people j

For his mercy is confirm-
ed upon us; * and the
truth f of the Lord remain-
ed for ever.

LAUDATE Dominum
omnes gentes 5 * lau-
date eum omnes populi.

Quoniam confirmata est
super no? misericordia ejus;
* et Veritas Domini manet
in seternum.

Psalm - cxv.

I Hoped, Jtherefore have I
spoken j * though I was
brought exceeding low.

I said in my surprize 5 *
all mankind are liars.

What shall I render to
the Lord, * for all he hath
done for me ?

I will take the cup % of
salvation, * and call on
the name of the Lord.

I will pay my vows to
the Lord before all his peo-
ple j* precious in the sight
of the Lord is the death of
his saints.

• 0 Lord, I am truly thy
servant j * I am truly thy
servant, and thy handmaid's
son.

Thou hast broken my
bonds asunder; * to thee

CREDIDI,propter quod
locutus sum ; * ego
autem humiliatus sum ni-
mis.
Ego dixi in excessu meo ;

* omnis homo raendax.

Quid retribuam Domino,

* pro omnibus, quae retri-
buit mihi ?

Calicem salutaris accipi-
am, * et nomen Domini in-
vocabo,

Vola mea Domino red-
dam coram omni populo
ejus ; * pretiosa in con-
spectu Domini mors sanc-
torum ejus.

O Domine, quia ego ser-
vus tuus, * ego servua tuus,
et filius anculae tuae.

Dinapisti vincula mea ; *
tibi sacrificabo hostiam lau-

t Expl. The Lord will be ever true to his; promise.
I Expl. I will pour out a libation on his altar in thanksgiving
for his having saved me, ,

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will I sacrifice a sacrifice
of praise, and call on the
name of the Lord.

I will pay my tows to
the Lord in the sight of all
his people j * in the courts
of the house of the Lord, in
the midst of thee, O Jeru-
salem.

drs, et nomen Domini in-
vocabo.

Vota mea Domino red-
dam in conspectu omnis
populi ejus 3 * in atriis do-
mus Domini, in medio tui,
Jerusalem.

Psalm cxxv.

WHEN the Lord
brings back the cap-
tives of Sion j * we shall J
be like men in comfort.

Then shall our mouth be
filled with joy : * and our
tongue with exultation.

Then shall they say a-
mongst the Gentiles -, *
The Lord hath done great
things for them.

The Lord hath done
great things for us $ * we
are now in joy.

Bring back, O Lord, our
captive people,* like a tor-
rent in the south. §

They that sow in tears,*
shall reap in exultation.

Going they went and
wept, * when they cast
their seeds.

But returning they shall
come with joy, * carrying
their sheaves.

IN convertendo Dominus
captivitatem Sion; *
facti sumus sicut consokti.

Tunc repletura est gau-
dio os nostrum ; * et lingua
nostra exultatione.

Tunc dicent inter Ren-
tes ; * magnificavit Domi-
nus facere cum eis.

MagnificavitDominus fa-
cere nobiscum j * facti su-
mus lactantes.

Converte, Domine cap-
tivitatem nostram, * sicut
torrens in aostro.

Qui seminant in' lacry-
mis, * in exultatione me-
tent.

Euntes ibant, et flebaut,
* mittentes semina sua.

Venientes autem Venient
cum exultatione, * portan-
tes manipulos suos.

J Lit. Wt were. But the context directs it to be in the future,
and St. Augustin interprets the whole psalm of our future and final
deliverance from the bondage of corruption.

§ Ezpl. Bring back thy people from their captivity, which will
fill them with joy, as a torrent of fresh water doth the inhabitants
of the hot, burnt-tip countries of the south. /

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Psalm cxxxviii.

LORD, thou hast tried
me, and hast known
me j * thou hast known
my sitting down, and rising
up.f

Thou hast known my
thoughts afar off}* my path
and my line J hast thou exa-
mined.

And thou hast foreseen
all my ways 5* when there
was no speech jon my ton-
gue. ' ' '

^ehold, O Lord, thou
knowest all things, the last,
and those of old 5* thou
formedst me, and laid'st
thy hand upon me. §

Thy knowledge is too
wonderful for me 5* it is
great, and I cannot reach

it-

Whither shall I go from
thy spirit ;*And from thy
face whither shall I fly >

If I ascend to heaven,
thou art there ; * if I go down
to hell, thou art also there.

If I take my wings in
the morning, *and dwell in
the farthest isles of the sea 5

Truly thy hand will lead
rae thither 5* and thy right
hand support me.

And I said j perhaps
darkness may conceal me ; *
even night itself will shine
on me in my pleasures.

DOMINE, probasti me,
et cognovisti me. 5 *
tu cognovisti sessionem
meam, et resurrect ionem
rneam.

Intellexisti cogitationes
meas de longe : * semi tarn
meam, et funiculum meura
investigasti.

Et omnes vias meas prae-
vidisti ; * quia non est ser-
mo in lingua mea.

Ecce, Oomine, tu cogno-
visti omnia, novissima, et
anti qua : * tu formast.i me,
et posTiisti super me ma-
num tuam,

Mirabilis facta est scien-
tia tua ex me ; * confortat?
est, et non potero ad earn1.

Qub ibo a spirit ii tuo ? *
et quo a facie tua fiigiam ?

Si ascendero in caelum,
tu illic es j * si descendero
in infernum, ades.

Si sumpsero pennas meas
diluculo, * et habitavero in
extremis maris ;

Etenim illuc manus tua
deducet me 5 * et tenebit
me dextera tua.

Et dixi ; forsitan tenebrae
concuk abunt me ; * et nox
illuminatio mea in delicils
meis.

t Expl. Both at testy and in action. J My conduct of life,
the rule of my actions. <'Tis an allusion to the Mne and plummet
of the mason. § Expl. Even in the womb of my mother, as
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For darkfiess shall not be
dark to thee and the night
shall be light as day $*the
darkness of the one and the
light of the other are the
same to thee.

For thou art in posses-
sion of my reins f; * thou
hast protected me from my
mother's womb.

J will acknowledge to
thee, that thou art awful
in thy greatness j* wonder-
ful are thy works, and my
soul knoweth it right well.

Not a bone of mine is
hid from thee, which thou
formedst in secret |# and
my whole substance in the
lower parts of the eartb§.

Thy eyes did see my im-
perfect being, and in thy
book were all parts writ-
ten $*they were formed day
by day, and none of them
before.%

But to me, O God, thy
friends are exceeding ho-
nourable ^exceeding migh-
ty is their power.

I will set about to num-
ber them, but they will be
found more than the sands
of the sea -, * I rose up, and
am still with thee. II

Quia tenebrae non obscu-
rabuntur a te, et nox sicut
dies illuminabitur ; * sicut
tenebrae ejus, ita et lumen
ejus.

Quia tu possedisti renes
meos : * suscepisti me de
utero matris meae.

Confitebor tibi, quia ter-
ribiliter magnificatus es j *
mirabilia opera tua, et ani-
ma mea cognoscit nimis.

Non est occultatum os
meum a te, auod fecisti in
occulto $* et substantia mea
in inferioribus terra.

Imper fectum meum vide-
runt occuli tui, et in libro
tuo omnes scribenturj *
dies formabuntur, et nemo
in eis.

Mihiautem nimishono-
rihcati sunt amici tui,
Deus j * nimis confortatus
est principalis eorum.

Dinumerabo eos, et su-
per arenam multiplicabun-
txxr-y * exurrexi, et adhuc
sum tecum.

f Bxpl. Thou bast always known the most secret thoughts of
my soul. § Ezpl. In the womb of my mother, as much secret-
ed from the sight of man, as if in the bowels of the earth. ' '

I Ezpl. Thou didst behold me, when I was Aill an embryo
in the womb of my mother. Every part of my body was noted
down, as it were in a book t the formation was progressive day
after day, and no part, completed before its appointed time.

|| EzpU I attempted it, but was still where I was, lost la .the
contemplation of thy power.

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If thou, O God, wilt kill Si occideris, Deus, peo
thc wicked ; * ye men of catores 3 * viri sanguinum

blood begone from me.

Because 70a say in your
thoughts 5 * they shall re-
ceive thy cities in vain.§

Lord, have I not hated
them that hated thee ? *
and pined away at thy ene-
mies ?

I have hated them with
a perfect hatred; * and
they are become enemies
to me.

Try me, O God, and
know my heart 5 * examine
me, and know my paths.

And see if a way of ini-
quity be in me $ and lead
me in the everlasting way.

declinate a me.

Quia dicitis in cogita-
tione $ * accipient in vani-
tate civitates tuas.

Nonne qui oderunt te,
Domine, oderam? * set
super inimicos tuos tabes*
cebam ?

Perfecto odio oderam il-
los : * ct inimici facti sunt
mihi.

Proba me, Deus, et scito
cor meum ;* interroga me,
et cognosce semitas meas.

Et vide si via iniquitatis
in me est$*deduc me in
vi& sterna,

PsaltA cxxxi.

REMEMBER David, O "\ yf EMENTO, Domine'
Lord;* and all his
meekness in suffering.

How he swore to the
Lord fand made a vow to
the God of Jacob.

I will not enter the inner
part of my house j*I will
not go into the bed where-
on I lie.

I will not grant sleep to
my eyes j * nor slumber to
my eye-lids.

Or rest to my temples 5
till I find a place for the
Lord;*an abode for the
God of Jacob.

Behold we heard of it
in Ephrata 5* we have found
it in the fields of the forest.

MI
David ; * et omnis
mansuetudinis ejus.

Sicut juravit Domino $ *
votum vovit Deo Jacob.

Si introiero intabernacu*
lum domus meae 5 ** si as-
cendero in lectum strati
mei.

Si dedero somnum oculis
meis ; * et palpebris meis
dormitationem.

Et requiem temporibus
meis $ donee inveniam lo-
cum Domino \ * taberna-
culum Deo Jacob.

Ecce audivimus earn in
Ephrata j * invenimus earn
in campis sylvae.

\ Expl. All the promises of an eternal abode in heaven are
win to the wicked.

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COMPLIN.

We will go into his ta-
bernacle ;*we will adore in
the place where his feet
have stood. §

Arise, O Lord, go to
the place of thy abode;*
thou and thy holy ark.

Let thy priests be cloth-
ed with righteousness -, *
and let thy saints rejoice.

For the sake of David thy.
servant,#turn not away the
face X of thy anointed one.

The Lord hath sworn to
fulfil fiis promise to David,
and he will not make it
void ) * of the fruit of thy
womb will I place one on
thy throne.

If thy children observe
my covenant ;*and these
my precepts, which I will
teach them ;

And their children also
for ever,*shall sit upon thy
throne.

For the Lord hath cho-
sen Sion $*he hath chosen
it for the place of his abode.

This is my abode for e-
ver$*here will I abide, be-
cause I have chosen it.

I will plentifully bless
her widow ;*I will fill her
poor ones with brea$.

I will clothe her priests
with salvation ;*and her
holy ones shall rejoice ex-
ceedingly.

Introibimus in taberna-
culum ejus ; * adorabimus
in loco, ubi steterunt pedes
ejus.

Surge, Domine, in re-
quiem tuam; * et area
sanctrficationis tuae.

Sacerdotes mi induantur
justitiam ;*et sancti tui ex-
ultent.

Propter David servum
tuum,*non avertas faciem
Christi tui.

Juravit Dominus David
veritatem, et non frustrabi-
tur earn ; *de fructu ven-
tris tui ponam super sedem
tuam.

Si custodierint filii tui
testamentum meum; * et
testimonia mea haec, quae
docebo eos ;

Et filii eorum usque in,
saeculum,*sedebunt super
sedem tuam.

Quoniara elegit Domi-
nus Sion 5*elegit earn in ha-
bitationem sibi.

Haec requies mea in sae-
culum saeculi ;*hic habita-
bo, quoniam elegi earn.

Viduam ejus benedicens
benedicam ;*pauperes ejus
saturabo panibus.

Sacerdotes ejus induam
salutari ;*et sancti ejus ex-
ultatione exultabunt.

§ Expl. Where he hath settled, and taken up his abode.
X Expl. Refuse not to look upon him.

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There will I shew the
power of David 3 *I have
prepared a lamp for way a-
uointed one.

I will cover his enemies
with confusion 5 * bat on
him shall my sanctification
|| flourish.

Ulnc predncam corau
David ,-*paravi hicernam
Christo meo.

Inimicos ejtis indnam
confusione 5 * super ipsum
antem efiorebrt sanctifica-
tio mea.

1AM rejoiced at
hath been told me ; *
we are to go up to the
house of the Lord.

Our feet have stood * in
tbjr courts, O Jerusalem.

Jerusalem, which is now
building like a city $ * all
whose parts are joined to-
gether.

For thither it was the
tribes went up, the tribes
of the Lord j * according
to the § ordinance given to
Israel, to give praise to the
name of the Lord.

For there were placed
the judgment-seats 5 * the
judgment-seats over the
house of David.

Ask for what makes for
the peace of Jerusalem j *
and may plenty be to all
that love thee.

May peace be on thy J
ramparts; * and plenty
within thy walls.

Psalm exxi.

what T STATUS sum in his,
m 4 quae dicta sunt mihi :
* in .domum Domini ibi-
mus.

Stantes eranf pedes nos-
tri j * in atriis tuis, Jeru-
salem.

Jerusalem, quee aedifica-
tur ut civitas ; * cujus parti-
cipatio ejus in id ipsum.

Illuc enim ascenderunt
tribus, tribus Domini 3 *
testimonium Israel, ad con-
fitendum nomini Domini.

Quia illuc sederunt sedes
in judicio; * sedes super
domum David.

Rogate quae ad pacam
sunt Jerusalem -, * et a-
bundantia diligentibus te.

Fiat pax in virtute tua $*
et abundant ia in turribus
tuis

II Expl. I will shew I have chosen him for my holy one, and
my anointing or consecrating him* viz. Christ, king of the whole
world, shall have its effect. § Expl. Or to the testimony ,th at
is, the ark of the testimony of Israel. J Lit. In thy strength,
or fortifications. Mayest thou be secure from the attacks of foreign
enemies, and may plenty be within thy walls.

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For the sake -of my bre-
thren, and my relations 3 *
have I spoken peace on
thee.

For the sake of the
house of the Lord, our
God } * have I sought thy
prosperity.

Propter fratres meos, et
proximos meos 3 * loque-
bar pacem de te.

Propter domum Domini
Dei nostri ; * quaesivi bona
tibi.

Psalm cxxvi.

UNLESS the Lord him-
self shall build up the
house 5 * in vain have
laboured the builders there-
of.

Unless the Lord shall
guard the city 3 * in vain
watcheth the sentinel there-
of.

It is in vain for you to
rise before the light 3 * rise,
after you have taken your
rest, you who eat the bread
of sorrow 5 §

Since he will give sleep
to his beloved ones 3 * be-
hold children are an inheri-
tance from the Lord 3 the
fruit of the womb, a re-
ward.

Like arrows in the hand
of a man of might 3 * so
shall be the children of
those who have been sha-
ken.

Blessed is the man, whose
desire is filled with them 3*
he shall not be confound-
ed, when he shall speak to
his enemies at the gate.

NISI Dominus aedifi-
caverit domum 3 *
in vanum laboraverunt, qui
aedificant earn.

Nisi Dominus custodierit
civitatera j * frustra vigilat,
qui custoditeam,

Vanum est vobis ante lu-
cera surgere * surgite, post-
quam sederitis, qui mandu-
catis panem doloris.

Cum dederit dilectis suis
somnum 3 * ecce haereditas
Domini, filii 5 merces, fruc-
tus ventris.

Sicut sagittse in manupo-
tentis 3 * ita filii excusso-
rum.

Beatusvir, qui implevit
desiderium suum ex ipsisj*
non confundetur, cum lo-
quetur inimicis suis in por-
ta.

4 Exp). It is in vain for those in grief and under misfortunes
to waste themselves with watchings and cares ; let them quietly
use their lawful endeavours, and submit to the will of God 5 since
he will certainly afford rest and ease to his beloved ones.

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103

Psalm cxlvit.

PRAISE the Lord, O
Jerusalem 5 * praise
thy God, OSion.

For strong hath he made
the bolts of thy gates ,* he
hath blessed thy children
within thy walls.

It is he that hath settled
peace within thy borders ;

# with the || fat of wheat
feedeth he thee.

Tis he, who sendeth
forth his orders to the
earth j * his orders go with
speed.

Tis he, who sendeth
snow like flocks of wool $

* be sprinkleth his hoar-
frost like ashes.

He sendeth down his hail
like mouthfuls § ; * who
can stand the cold thereof?

He will 'send forth his
word, and it shall melt it
away j * his spirit will
breathe, and the waters
shall flow again.

Tis he who maketh
known his commandments
to Jacob; * his laws and
ordinances to Israel.

He hath not done thus
to every nation ; * nor hath
he made known his law to
them.

LA U D A, Jerusalem,
Dominumj * lauda
Deumtuum, Sion.

Quoniam confortavit se-
ras portarum tuarum 5 *
benedixit filiis tuis in te.

Qui posuit fines tuos pa-
cem ; * et adipe frumenti
satiat te.

Qui emittit eloqnium su-
um terras 5 * velociler cur-
rit serrno ejus.

Qui dat nivem sicut la-
nam; * nebulam, sicut
cinerem, spargit.

Mttttt chrystallum suum
sicut buccellas 3 * ante fa-
ciera frigoris ejus quis susti-
nebit ?

Emitter verbum suum,
et liquefaciet ea ; * flabit
spiritus ejus, et fluent
aquae, •-

Qui annuntiat verbum
suum Jacob ; * justitias, et
judicia sua Israel.

Non fecit taliter omni
nationij * et judicia sua
non manifestavit eis.

il Ezpl. The finest wheat flour. § Expl. Large ha!1-9tonesr
as big as a mouthful of bread . We have frequent instances of the
prodigious size of these stones, which destroy the blossoms of trees,*
cat toe feces of travellers, &c.

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Psalm cxxi*.

OUTofthe depths I have
cried to thee, O Lord \

* Lord, hear m»y voice,

. Let thy car* be attentive

* to the voice of my sup-
plication.

If thou wilt observe ini-
quities, OLordf * Lcid,
who shall endure it ?

Because with thee there i&
propitiation $ * and by rea-
son of thy law I have wait-
ed for thee, O Locd.

My soul hath relied on.
his word j * My soul hath
hoped in the Lord.

From the morning watch-
even until night $ * Let
Israel hope in the Lord.
. Because with the Lord
there is mercy j * and with
him plentiful redemption*

And he shall redeem Is.-
rael * from aU bis kuquities.

DE prafundis elamavi-
ad te, Donaine > * Dow-
nline, axaudi vocerameam.

FLant aures tuaa intenden-
tea, * in.vocem deprecati-
onis meae.

Si iniquitates ©bserva-
verisy Dominc;* DomLne,
quia sustinebit >

Quia apud te propitiatia
est 5 * £t propuep fegexxt
tuaxn sustinui te, Domvne.

Sustinuit anima mea. in.
verbo ejus : * Speravit ani-
ma mea ia Domino.

A exist odia noatutkia us-
que ad aoctemj * Sperei
Israel in Domino.

Quia apud Dominant
misericordia ; * Et copioa^
apud euoi redemptio.

Et ipse redimet Israel, *
ex omnibus iniquitatibus
ejusL

?HE SOLEMN BENEDICTION,

OR EXPOSIT10V OV THE BXBSBID SACAAMENT.

When the blessed Sacrament is taken out of the taier-
nack, is suqg what follows:

O Saving Host ! that m /^V Salutaris hostia,
heaven's gate " Vy
Did'st open at $0 dear a Qua* mUpaado ostium 3

rate:
Intestine wars hivade our Bella premunt hostiliaa
breast 3

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Be thou our strength, sup- Da robur, fer auxilium.

port and rest.
To God the Father, and Uni Trinoque Domino,

the son,
And holy Spirit, three in Sit sempiterna gloria,

one,
Be endless praise : may he Qui vitam sine termino

above
With life immortal crown Nobis donet in patria.

onr love.
Amen. Amen.

Then is sung either the Te Deum, asp.Jl, in public
thanksgivings, or the Psalm Exaudiat, for the king, p.
107> or in the time of any public calamity the Psalm
Qui hibitat, p. 88, or the Psalm Miserere, as below,
p. 108. After which follows the Hymn : Pange lin-
gua j or at least the latter part of it: Tantura
ergo.

HYMN.

SING, O my tongue, a- T)ANGE lingua gloriosi
dore and praise JL /

The depth of God's mysteri- Corporis mysterium ;

ous ways 5 '

HowChristtheworkTsgreat Sanguinisque pretiosi,

King bestow'd **
His flesh concealed in hu- Quern in mundi pretium

man food,
^ndleft mankind the blood Fructus ventris generosi,

that paid
The ransom for the souls he Rex effudit Gentium.

made.
. Giv'n from above, and Nobis datus, nobis natus,

born for man,
FromVirgin'swombhislife Ex intacta virgine,

began :
Henliv'd on, earth, and Et in mundo conversatus,

* preach' d to sow
The seeds of heavenly truth Sparso verbi semine,

below;
Then seal'd his mission from Sui moras incolatus

above
With strange effects of Miro clausit ordine.

power and love.

I 2

100 anrsmeriov.

Twas on that evening, In supreme? nbctecanae

when the last
And most mysterious sup- Recomben* cum rratribos,

per past >
When Christ with his dis- Observata lege piece

ciples sat,
. To dose the law with legal Cibism legations;

meat 3
Then to the twelve himself Cibum turba dnodense

bestow'd
With his own hands to be Se dat suis manibus.

their food.
The word made flesh foe Verbum caro panem ve-

love of man rum

By his word turns bread to Verbo carnem efficit;

flesh again ;
And wine to bloody unseen Fitque sanguis Christi me-

by sense, rum,

By virtue of omnipotence 5 Etsi sensus deficit :
And here the faixhiul rest Ad firmandunx cor sia-

secure, ceram

Whilst God can vouch, and Sola fides sufficit.

faith insure.

HPO this mysterious table rp*ANTUM ergo sacra-
X now X mentum

Our knees, pur hearts, and Veneremur cernui j

sense we bow j
Let antient rites resign their Et antiquum documentunx

place
To nobler elements of Novo cedat ritui j

grace :
. And faith for all defects Praestet fides suppleroen-

supply, rum

Whilst sense is lost in mys- Sensuum defecrui.

tery.
^To God the Father born Genitori, Genitoque

of none,
To Christ his co-eternal Laus et jubilatio j

Son,
And Holy Ghost, whose Sal us, honor, virtus quoque

equal rays
From both proceed one Sit et benedictio :

equal praise :

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Frooedeati ab utroque

Compar sit landatio Amen.

V. PanemdeccBloprses-
titisti eis, Alleluia. A.
Omne delectamentam
se habentem, Alleluia*

One lienor, jubilee* and

fame.
For ever blew his glorious

imWB» JTFH6IL.

V. Thou hast given them
bread from heaven. Alle-
ltda. R. Replenished with
all sweetness and delight.
Alleluia*

Prayer. Deus, qui nobis.

OGod who in this wonderful sacrament hast left us>
a perpetual memorial of thy passion : grant us,,
we beseech thee, so to reverence the sacred mysteries
of thy body and blood, that in our souls we may always.
be sensible of the fruit of the redemption thou hast pur-
chased for us. Who livest.

FOR THE KING.
Psalm sou

MAY the Locd hear
thee in the day of
tribulation :*may the name
of the God of Jacob protect
thee.

May he send thee help
from his sanctuary ; * ana
defend thee out of Sion.

May he be mindful of all
thy sacrifices ; * and may
thy whole burnt-offering be
made fat.

May he give thee accord-
ing to thy own heart :*and
confirm all thy counsels.

We will rejoice in tbv
aalvatioa;*and in the name
of our God we shall be exi
aked.

The Lord fulfil all thy
petitions : * now have I

EXAUDIAT te Do-
minus in die tribula-
tionis :*protegat te nomen
Dei Jacob.

Mittat tibi amdliumde
sancto :*et de Sion tueatui
te.

Memor sit omnis saerifi*
cii tui :*etbolocaustumuv
um pingue fiat.

Trjjhuat tihl secundum
cor tuum :*et omne cons*?
lnam tuum confinnet.

Laetabirnur in salutaii
tuo :*et in nomine Dei no*?
tri magnificabimur.

Impleat Dominusoirjnea
petitiones tuas :*nunc cog-

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FSALMS AT THX

known that the Lord hath
saved his anointed.

He will hear him from
his holy heaven :*the sal-
vation of his right hand is
in powers.

Some trust in chariots,
and some in horses ; * but
we will call upon the name
of the Lord our God.

They are bound and are
ffellen :*but we are risen,
and are set upright.

O Lord save the King :*
and hear us in the day that
We shall call upon thee.
Glory, &c.

V. Lord save the king.

R. And hear us in the
day that we shall call upon
thee. .

novt quoniam sdvum fecit
Dominus Christum suam.
Exaudiet ilium de coelo
sancto suo :*in Dotentatibus
sahis dexterae ejus.

Hi in curribus et hi in
equis:*nos autem in no-
mine Domini Dei nostri
invocabimus.

Ipsi obligati sunt, et
ceciderunt :*nos autem sur-
reximus, et erectisumus.

Domine salvum fac re-
gem :*et axaudi nos in die,
qua invocdverimus te.

V. Domine, salvum fac
Regem.

R. Et exatdi nos in die
qua invocav&imus te.

Prayer. Quasumus. p. 68.
Psalm. 1.

HAVE mercy on me,
6 God, * according
to thy great mercy.

And according to the
multitude of thy tender
mercies,* blot out my ini-
quity.

Wash me yet more from
my iniquity $ * and cleanse
me from my sin.

Because I know my ini-
quity; *and my sin is always
before me.

• i'

To thee only hate I sin-
ned, and have done evil be-

MISEREREmeiDeus>
* secundum mag-
nam misericordiam tuam.
Et secundum multitud!-
nem miserationum tuarum,
*dele iniquitatem meam.

Amplius lava me ab ini-
quitate mea : *et a peccato
meo munda me.

Quoniam iniquitatem
meam ego cognosco:*et
peccatum meum contra me
est semper.

Tibi soli peccavi, et ma-
lum coram te feci:*utjua-

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fbre thee* that tboamayest
be justified in thy weeds,
and naayest overcome when
thou art judged.
. For heboid I was cook
reived in iniquities,* and
in sins did my mother con-
ceive Bae.

Ear behold thou hast
loved truth ;*the uncertain
and hidden things of thy
wisdom thou hast made
manifest to- nae.

Thou shak sprinkle me
with hyssop, and I shall
he cleansed j * thou shalt
wash me, and I shall be
made whiter than snow.

To my hearing thou shak
give joy and gladness ;*and
the bones that have been
bambJed shall rejoice

Turn away thy face from
my sibs, * and blot oat all
my iniquities.

Create a clean heart in
me, O God,* and renew a
right spirit within my bow*
els.

Cast me not away from
thy face ;*and take not thy
Holy Spirit from me.

Restore unto me the joy
of thy salvation, * and
strengthen me with a per*
feet spirit.

I will teach the unjust
thy ways j*and the wicked
shall be converted to thee.

Deliver me from blood,
O God, thou God of my
salvation,* and my tongue
shall extol thy justice.

•OLord, thou wilt open

tifceeris in seroaoaihus ruis*
et viocas omd judicaris.

Eece cnira in iaiquitati*
bos cenoeptua sum :*et in
peccatis concepit me mater
mea.

Ecce enhn verkatem di-
lexisti : * meerta et occulta
sapientias tuae naamfestastt
mini.

Asperges me hy ssopo, et
mundabor .•* lavabis me, et
super nmm dea&aboc.

Audita* meo debts _
dmra et lsetitiam r*etejLiaL-
tabontt o«a httflsuHata*

Awte facim fjiam a.
peecatia meta : * et oranea.
iniquitates meas dele.

Cor mundum area in me,
Deus:*et spiritum rectum
innova in visceribua aocia.

Ne projicias me a facie
tua :*et spiritum sanctum
tuum ne auferas a me*

Redde mihi lsetitiam sa-
lutaris tui :*et spiritu prin-
opali confirmame.

Doceboiniquosviastuas :
*et impii ad te converten-
tur.

libera me de sanguinis
bus, Dens, Deus* aalntis
mesa :*et exnkabit lingua
mea justitiam tnanx

Demine, lama mea ape*

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my lips 5* and my mouth
shall declare thy praise.

For if thou hadst desired
sacrifice, I would indeed
have given it :*with burnt-
offerings thou wilt not be
delighted.

A sacrifice to God is an
afflicted spirit 5* a contrite
and humble heart, O God,
thou wilt not despise.

Deal favourably, OLord,
in thy good -will with Sion,
*that the walls of Jerusalem
may be built up.

Then shalt thou accept
the sacrifice of justice,
oblations, and whole burnt-
offerings j* then shall they
lay calves upon thy altar.

V. O Lord, deal not
with us according to our
Bins. R. ' Nor reward us
according to our iniquities.

ries : * et os meum annun-
tiabit laudem tuam.

Quoniam si voluisses sa-
crificium, dedissem uti-
que :*holocaustis non de-
lect aberis.

Sacrificium Deo spirittw
contribulafus :*cor contri-
tum et hnmiliatum, Deus,
non despicies.

Benigne fac, Domine, in
bona voluntate tua Sion :*
nt sedificentur muri Jerusa-
lem/

Tunc acceptabis sacrifi-
cium justitiae, oblationes et
holocausta:*tunc imponent
super altare tunm vitulos.

V. Domine, non secun-
dum peccata nostra facias
nobis. R. Neque secundum
iniquitates nostras retribnas
nobis

Prayer. Deus, qui peccalo.

OGod, who by sin art offended, and pacified by re-
pentance mercifully regard the prayers of thy
people, who make supplication to thee ; and turn away
the scourges of thy anger, which we deserve for our sins.
Thro'

ADVENT.
INSTRUCTION.

THE church employs the four weeks that precede
Christmas in preparing the faithful for that great
solemnity; and for this reason the beginning of the ec-
clesiastical year is called Advent, from a Latin word
which signifies the arrival or coming, viz. of Jesus
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comforted with the prediction of this great event, when*
God assured them that the time would come, in which
the seed of the woman should crush the head of the ser-
pent. This promise was renewed to Abraham, con-
firmed to Isaac, determined to the tribe of Juda, fixed
in the house of David ; and, lastly, the moment, as I
may say, of its perfect accomplishment was exactly cal-
culated by the prophet Daniel.

But the church of Christ contents not herself with the
hare contemplation of this early and comfortable pro-
mise, and the exact accomplishment thereof; she wish-
es moreover to prepare her children to receive the happy
effects of the coming of Jesus Christ in their souls.
Hence, for several ages, this holy time was spent in
an almost general fast, and the church still points it out to
her children as a time of pennance, by reciting in Ad-
vent those prayers which are usually said only on vigils
and fast-days.

Let us therefore endeavour to enter into the pious
views of the church. She desires that Jesus Christ, at
his coming, may find our hearts ready to receive him.
To obtain this mercy, we must remember that the hour
is come for us to arise from the sleep of sin, as we are
exhorted in the epistle of the first Sunday, to lament
them, to expiate them by works of pennance and mortifica-
tion, and to make a humble confession of them during
this holy time, that our hearts, being thus purified, may
be made a habitation worthy of Jesus Christ at the ap-
proaching solemnity.

On Saturday before the first Sunday in Advent,
the commemoration.

AT VESPERS.

Anth. Behold the name Ant. Ecce nomen Do-

ofthe Lord cometh from mini venit de longinquo &

afar off, and his brightness claritas ejus replet orbem

fiUeth the whole earth. V. terrarum. V. Borate cce-

Send down dew, O you li desuper, & nubes pluant

heavens, from above, and Justum. R. Aperiatur

let the clouds rain down terra, & germinet Salvato-

the Just One. R. Let the rem.
earth open, and bud forth
the Saviour.

Prayer. Collept at Mass, as to-morroiv%

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I. SUNDAY OF ADVENT.

MASS. Introit, Psalm xxiv.

*THO tbee have I raised A D te kvavi animaax

A up my sou* : O my jfaL meam ; Dens mens,

God, in thee I trust, let in te confido, non erubes-

me not be pat to shame : cam : neque trrideant me

neither let my enemies inimici met: etenim uni-

scoffat me : for none shaH versi, qui te expectant,

be disappointed, who wait non confundentur. Ps.

for thee. Ps. Show to me, Vias tuas, Doraine, d©-

O Lord, thy ways: and monstra mihi : et semitas

thy paths do thou teadi tuas edoce me. V. Gloria

me. V. Glory, &c. &c.

Then is repeated the Introit : To thee have I rais-
ed up &c. to Ps. And thus f/te Introit is always said,

Gloria in excekis is not said from this Sunday till
Christmas s, unless on Feasts.

Collect. Excita, qucesumus.

EXERT, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy power and
come : ihat by thy protection, we may be freed
from the imminent dangers of our sins, and be saved by ,
thy mercy, who livest and leanest with God the Father,
in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without
end. R. Amen.

From this day to Christmas Eve, after the Collect of
the day are said the itvo following* Collects,

Of the B. v. mary. Deus, qui de heatcs.

OGOD, who wast pleased that thy word, when the
angel delivered his message, should take flesh in the
womb of the blessed Virgin Mary ; give ear to our hum-
ble petitions : and grant, that we who believe her to be
truly, the Mother of God, may be helped by her prayers.

For the church. Ecclesue tu<e.

MERCIFULLY hear, OLord, we beseech thee, the
prayers of thy Church, that all oppositions and er-
rors being removed, she may serve thee with a secure
and undisturbed devotion. Thro' our Lord Jesus Christ,
who with thee, and the Holy Ghost, liveth andTeigneth
one God, world without end. Amen.

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Instead of the foregoing, may be said the following
Collect for the Pope. Deus omnium.

OGod, the pastor and governor of all the faithful,
look down in thy mercy on thy servant N. whom
thou hast appointed pastor over thy church : and grant,
we beseech thee, that, both by word and example, he
may edify all those that are under his charge, and with
the flock intrusted to him arrive, at length, at eternal hap-
piness. Thro*.

Epistle. Rom. xiii. 11, 14.

BRETHREN : Know that it is now the hour for us
to rise from sleep. For now our Salvation is nearer,
than when we believed*. The night is past, and the day
is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of dark-
ness, and put on the armour of light. Let us walk
honestly as in the day-time : not in revelling and drunken-
ness: not in chambering and impurities : not in conten-
tion and envy : but put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ.

gradual. Psalm xxiv.

None, O Lord, who Universi, qui te expec-

wait for thee, shall be dis* tant, non confondentur J)o-

appointed. V. Thy ways, mine. V. Vias tuasj, Do-

0 Lord, make known to mine, notas fee mini 5 et

me; and thy paths do thou scmitas tuas edoce me.

teach me. Alleluia, Me- Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Os-

luia. V. Psalm 64. Shew tende nobis, Domine, mi-

us, 0 Lord, thy mercy, sericordiam tuam, et tarn*

and grant us thy salvation J. tare tuum da nobis. Alle-

Alleluia. luia.

GOSPEL. Luke xxi. 23, 33.

AT that time : Jesus said to his disciples : There
shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in
the stars 1 and on earth distress of nations, by reason of
the confusion of the roaring of the sea, and 'of the waves,
men withering away for fear, and expectation of what
shall come upon the whole world. For the powers of
the heavens shall be moved : and then shall they see the
Son of Man coming in a cloud with great power and
majesty. But when these things begin to come to pass,
look up, and raise your heads : because your redemption

t Expl. The salvation, or Saviour thou proraisedst.
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is at hand. And he spake unto them a parable : See the
fig-tree and all the trees : when they now shoot forth their
fruit J, you know the summer is nigh : so likewise when
you see these tilings come to pass, know that the king-
dom of God is at hand. Amen, I say to you, this gene-
ration shall not pass away, till all things be fulfilled.
Heaven and earth shall pass away : but my word shall
not pass away. Credo.

offertory. Psalm xxiv:
To thee have I raised up Ad te levavi animam :
my soul : O my God, ift Deus meus, in te confido,
tliee I put my trust, let me ^boa erubescam : neque if-
not be put to shame : nei- rideant -roe inimici mei :
ther let my enemies scoff etenim universi, qui te ex-
at me : for none shall be pectant, non confundentur.
disappointed, who wait for
thee.

SECRET.

GRANT, O Lord* that these sacred mysteries may
cleanse us by their powerful virtue, and bring us
with greater purity to him, who was the author and }n-
stitutor of them. Thro*

Of the B. F:Mary.

STRENGTHEN, we beseech thee, O Lord, in our
> souls, the mysteries of the true faith : that we, who
confess him, that was conceived of a Virgin, to be true
God, -and true man, may, by the power of his saving
resurrection, .deserve to come to eternal joys. Thro* the
6ame, &c.

For the Church.

PROTECT us, O Lord, while we assist at thy sacred
mysteries, that "being employed in acts of religion, we
may serve thee both in .body and mind. Thro*.
Or, for the Pope.

BE appeased, O Lord, with the offerings we have
made, and cease not to protect thy servant N. whom
thou hast been pleased to appoint Pastor over thy
Church. Thro'

communion. Psalm lxsgtv.
The Lord will give his Dominusdabitbenigntta-
kind blessing, and our land tern, et terra nostra dabit
shall yield its fruit. fructum suum.

X Or, Leatcs.

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postcommunion. Suscipiamus.

MAY we receive, O Lord, thy mercy ia the midst
of thy temple, that with due honour we may pre*
pare for the approaching solemnity of our reparation..
Thro*.

OfthiB. V. Mary.

FtUR forth* we beseech thee, O Lord, thy grace
into our hearts, that we, who, by the message of an
Angel, have known the incarnation of thy Son, the Christ,
may, by his passion and cross, come to the glory of bis
resurrection. Thro' the same.

For the CtfuacH.

WE beseech thee, O Almighty God, not to leave
exposed to the dangers of human life, those whom
thou permittest to partake of these divine mysteries.
Thro*

Or, fir the Pope.

MAY the participation of this divine sacrament pro-
tect us, we beseech thee, O Lord : and always
procure safety and defence to thy servant N. whom thou
hast appointed Pastor over thy Church, together with tfhe
flock committed to his charge. Thro'.

Jnstead of lie, Mlssa est, is said: Benedicamus Do-
mino; which is always to he observed, when the
Gloria in excelsis is omitted*

On the week days the Mass of the foregoing Sunday
is said, unless there be a proper Mass for the day :
(but the Alleluias, and V. following in the Gradual
are omitted). And the same is to be observed with re-
gard to the following Sundays*

VESPERS.

Psalms as on Sundays, p. J4-, with the following
Anthems.

Anth. TN that day the Ant. TN ilia die stillabunt
A mountains shall JL monjtes dulcedi-

drop sweetness, and the nem, et colles fluent lac et

hills shall flow with milk mel. Alleluia.
and honey. Alleluia.

Anth. Be glad, Odaugh- Ant. Jucundare, filia

terofSion, and rejoice ex- Sion, et exulta satis, Alia

ceedinely, O daughter of Jerusalem. Alleluia.
Jerusalem. Alleluia.

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Ant, Ecce Dominus, ve-
niet, et crones sancti ejus
cum eo j ct erit in die ilia
lux magna. . Alleluia.

Ant. Omnes srtientes,
venite ad aquas: quaerite
Dominum, dura inveniri
potest. Alleluia.

Ant. Ecce veotet Pro*
pheta magnns, et ipse reno-
vabit Jerusalem. Alleluia.

Anth. Behold the Lord
will come, and all his saints
with him : and there shall
be a great light in that day.
Alleluia.

Anth. All you that are
thirsty, come to the waters :
seek the Lord, while he
may be found/ Alleluia.

Anth. Behold the great
Prophet will come, and
will himself renew Jerusa-
lem. Alleluia.

Little Chapter. Brethren : Know that it is now.
Beginning of the Epistle to*, p. 113.

HYMN.

BRIGHT maker of the /CREATOR alme side-
starry poles, , v^ rum,
Eternal light of faithful Sterna lux credentium,

souls,
Christ, man's deliverer, Jesu, redemptor omnium,

espouse
Our cause, and hear our Intende votis supplicum.
humble vows.
Who, lest the frauds of ♦ Qui dcemonis ne fraudi-
t hell's black King bus

Should mankind to de- Periret orbis impetu

struction bring,
Didst, by an act of gene*- Amorts actus, languidi

rous love,
. The fainting world's physi- Mundi medela factus es j
cian prove $
Who, that thou might'st Commune qui mundi
our ransom pay, nefas

And wash the stains of sin Ut expiares, ad crucem

away,
Would'st from a virgin's E Virginis sacrario

womb proceed,
And on the cross a victim Intacta prodis victims,
bleed.
Whose glorious fttw'r, Cujus potestas gioriae,
whose saving name,

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No sooner any voice can

frame,
But heav'n and earth and
hell agree

To honour them with trem-
bling knee.
Thee, of the last ac-
counting day

O sovereign judge, we
humbly pray,

Of heavenly grace such
plenty send,

As may thy Church from
foes defend.
Let endless times aloud
proclaim

The glory, power, praise
and name

Of God the Father, and
the Son,

And Holy Spirit, three in
one. Amen.
V. Send down dew, O

ye heavens* from above •

and let the clouds rain

down the just one* R.

Let the earth be opened,

and bud forth the Savtoua.

Nomenque cum primum

sonat,
Et coalites etinferi

Tremente curvantur genu.

Te deprecamnr ultima*

Magnum diet judicem,

Armis superntt gratias

Defende nos ab hostibus.

Virtus, honor, laus, glo-
ria
Deo Patri cum Filio*

Sancto simul Faraclito,

£» sseculorum sstcula,
Avtcn*
V. Rorate, cosli, de-
super : et nubes. pluant jus*
turn. R. Aperiatur terra,
et germinet Salvatorcm*

AT THB MAGNIFICAT.

Fear not, Mary, Ant. Ne tuneas Maria,
inveuktienimgratiamapud
Domkram j ecce concipies,
et partes filium. Alleluia.

Antb.
for thou hast found favour
with the Lord: behold
thou shalt conceive, and
bring forth a son. Alleluia.

Prater. Collect at Mass, p. 122.

The Commemorations at Vbsfebs during thejirst

Week.

ON. MONDAT.

Anth. Lift up thine eyes,
O Jerusalem* and? see the
power of the King : be-
hold a Saviour comcth to
ftee thee from chains.

Ant. Leva, Jerusalem,
oculos tuoSr et vide poten-
tiam Regis : ecce Salvator
venit solvere te a vinculo.

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V. ani R. as p. lljr. and they are said all the week*
Prayer. Collect at Mass, p. 112.

OK TUESDAY.

Antb. Seek the Lord Ant. Quasrite Domi-

whilst he may be found : num, dum inveniri potest :

call on him, while he is invocate eum, dam prope

near. Alleluia, est Alleluia.

OK WEDNESDAY.

Anth. There will come Ant. Veniet fbrtior me

after me one more powerful post me, cujus non sum

than me, the latchets of dignus solvere corrigiam

whose shoes I am not wor- calceamentorum.
thy to untie.

OK FRIDAY.

Anth. Out of Egypt I Ant. Ex .ASgypto vo-

have called my son: he cavi filium rneum: veniet

shall come to save his peo- ut salvet populum suum*
pie.

OK SATURDAY*

Anth. Come, O Lord, Ant. veni, Domioe visi-

and visit us in peace, that tare nos in pace, ut laeto-

we may rejoice in thy pre- raur coram te corde per-

sence with our whole Jieart. fecto.

/ Prayer . Collect of to-morrow.

II. SUNDAY IN ADVENT.

>IASS. Introit. Psalm xxx.

FOPLE of Sion, be* FJOPULUS Sion, ecce
hold the Lord will ± Domious veniet ad
come to save the Gentiles.- saivandas Gentea ; .& audi-
and the Lord will make the tarn fociet Dootinus gk>ri-
glory of his voice heard to am vocis suae in laetitia cor-
thejoy of your hearts. Ps. dis vestri. Ps. 79. Qui
79. T^iou who rulest Isra- regis Israel intende : qui
el, hearken: thou who deducis, velut ovem, Jo-
leadest Joseph like a sheep, seph. V. Gloria.
V. Glory.

collect. Extila, Domine.

STIR up, O Lord, our he&ris to prepare the ways of
thy only-begotten son ; that by his coming we may
be enabled to serve thee with pure minds. Who livetb.

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spxstlb. Rom. xv. 4, 13.

BRETHREN: Whatsoever hath been wrote, was
wrote for our instruction, that by patience and the
comfort of the scriptures we might have hope.* And may
the God of patience and comfort grant you to be of one
mind one towards another, according to Jesus Christ;
so that, being of one mind, you may with one month
glorify God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ himself
also received you to the honour of God. For I say, that
Jesus Christ was minister of the circumcision f for the
truth of God, to conform the promises made to the ft*
then. And that the Gentiles are to glorify God. for his
mercy, as it is written : Therefore will I confess to thee,
O Lord among the Gentiles, and sing to thy name. And
again the same prophet saith : Rejoice ye Gentiles with
his people. And again : Praise the Lord all ye Gentiles,
and magnify him, all ye people. And again Isaias
saith: There shall be a root of Jesse, and be that
shall rise up to rule the Gentiles, in him shall the Gen-
tiles hope. Now may the God of hope fill you with
joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope,
and in the power of the Holy Qhost:

gradual. Psalm xlix and cxxi.
He shall come in his Ex Sion species decoris
comeliness and beauty from ejus : Deus manifesto veni-
Sion : God will come visi- et. V. Congregate illi
bly. V. Gather to him sanctos ejus, qui ordina-
his saints, who have % ob- verant testamentum ejus
served his covenant more super sacrificia. Alleluia,
than sacrifice. Alleluia, Al~ Alleluia. V. Lsstatus sum
leluia. V. I rejoiced at in his qusedicta sunt mihi :
what was told me : we in domum Domini ibimtts.
are to go up to the house of Alleluia,
the Lord. Alleluia.

GOSPEL. Matt. xi. 2, 10.

AT that time : When John in prison had heard the
works of Christ, sending two of his disciples^ he
said to him -, Art thou he who art to come, or are we

f> Expl. Executed his office and ministery towards the circum-
cised Jews, to shew the veracity of God, and to accomplish the
promises made to their fothers. % Or, Who h**e observe^ ti* Si-
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still to look for another ? And Jesus answering, said to
them : Go and tell John what you have heard, and what
you have seen. The blind see, the lame walk, the le-
pers are made clean, the deaf hear, the dead rise again,
and the gospel is preached to the poor : and blessed is he
who shall not be scandalized in me. And when they
were departed, Jesus began to say to the multitude con-
cerning John : What went you out into the desert to
see ? A reed shaken with the wind ? Bat what went you
out to see ? A man clothed in soft garments ? Behold,
they who are clothed in soft garments, are in the houses
of kings. But what went you out to see? A prophet > Yea,
I say to you, and more than a prophet. For this is he,
of whom it is written : Behold I send my angel before
thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee*

CREDO.

OFFIRTORY. Psalm lxXXlV.

Turning to us, O God, Deus tu conversus vivi*

thou wilt restore us to life, ficabis nos, & plebs tua

and thy people shall re- laetabttur in te: ostende

joice in thee. Shew us, nobis, Domine, miserieor*

O Lord, thy mercy, and diam tuam, et salutare tu-

grant us thy salvation. urn da nobis.

SECRET.

BE appeased, O Lord, we beseech thee, by our
humble prayers and sacrifices : and although we
can alledge no deserts on our part, grant us thy protec-
tion, liiro*.

communxok. Bar iv.
Arise, O Jerusalem, and Jerusalem, surge* et sta
stand on high, and see the in excelso, & vide jucundi*
joy that will come to thee tatem, quae veniet tibi a
foovo, thy God. Deo tuo.

postcommunion. RepktL
TOEING filled, O Lord, with this spiritual food, we
JLJ humbly beseech thee to teach us, by partaking of
this mystery, to despise earthly things, and to love such
as are heavenly. Thro/

VESPERS.

The Psalms as on Sundays, p. 74 urith the follow*
ing Anthems.
Anth. TJEHQLD* the Ant. T?CCE innubibus
fl Lord will come jvj ccdi Dominas

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in the clouds of heaven
with great power. Alle-
luia.

Anth. Sion is our strong
city, the Saviour shall be
its wall and bulwark : open
the gates, for God is with
us. Alleluia.

veniet cum potestate mag*
na. Alleluia.

Ant. Urbs fortitudinis
nostra Sion, Salvatorpo-
tetnr in ca mums & ante*
murale : aperite portas,
quia nobiscum Deus. Al-
leluia.

Ant. Ecce apparent
Dominus, & non mentie-
tur : si moram fecerit, ex-
pecta eum: quia veniet,
fir non tardabit. Alleluia.

Anth. Behold the Lord
will appear, and will not
deceive us. If he delay,
still expect him, for be will
soon come, and will not
delay long. Alleluia.

Anth. The mountains
and hills shall sing forth
praises before God, and all
the trees of the forest shall
clap their hands : because
the Lord the ruler will
come to reign for ever. Al-
leluia, Alleluia.

Anth. Behold our Lord
will come with power, and
will enlighten the eyes of
his servants. Alleluia.

Littlb Chapter. Brethren
ning of the Epistle to this *

Hymn, V. and R. as p. 117 .

AT THE MAGNIFICAT.

Ant. Montes et colles
cantabunt coram Deo lau-
dem, & omnia ligna silva-
rum plaudent manibus :
quia veniet dominator Do- '•
minus in regnum aeternum.
Alleluia, Alleluia.

Ant. Ecce Dominus nos-
tercum virtute veniet, &
illumioabit oculos servorum
suorura. Alleluia.

Whatsoever, Begin*

p. 119.
R.i

Anth. Art thou he who
is to come, or are we still
to look for another ? Tell
John what you have seen :
the blind recover their
sight, the dead rise again,
the Gospel is preached to
the poor. Alleluia.

Prater. Collect at Mass, p.

THE COMMEMORATIONS AT

during the second week.

ON MONDAY.

Anth. Behold the king Ant. Ecce veniet
the Lord of the earth will Dominus terra, &

Ant. Tu es qui ventu-
res es, an alium expecta-
mus ? Dicite Joaoni quae
vidistis : ad lumen redeunt
caeci, mortui resurgunt*
pauperes Evangelizantur.
Alleluia.

118.
VESPERS

Rex

ipse

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come, and he will take off auferet .jugum captiritatis
the yoke of our captivity. nostra,

V. and R. as p. 1X7, and they are said all the week.
Fhaybr. Collect at Mass, p. 118.

OH TUESDAY.

Anth. A voice of one Ant. Vox clamantis in
crying out in the desert: deserto: parate viam Do-
prepare the way of the mini, rectas facite semitas
Lord, make straight the Deinostri.
paths of our God.

OK WEDNESDAY*

Anth. O Sion, thou Ant. Sion, renovaberis>

shall be renewed, and et videbt* justum tuum,

shalt see thy righteous one, qui venturus est in te.
who is to come unto thee.

ON THURSDAY.

Anth, He (hat is to come Ant. Qui post me veni-

after me, was before me, et, ante me factus est, cu-

whose shoes I am not wor- jus non sum dignus calcea-

thy to untie* menta solvere.

III. SUNDAY IN ADVENT.

MASS. Int&Oit. Philip, iv. and Psalm, Ixxxiv.

REJOICE in the Lord fi AUDETE in Domino
always : again I say, \J semper : iterum di-
rejoice : fet your modesty co, gaudete : modestia ves-
be known to all men : for tra nota sit omnibus horat-
the Lord is at hand: be nibus: Dominusenim pro-
solicitous about nothing ; pe est : nihil solicit! sitis :
but on every occasion let sed in omni orattone peti-
your petitions be made tiones vestrae innotescant
known to God by prayer, apud Deum. Ps. Bene-
Ps. Thou, O Lord, hast dixisti, Domine, terrain
blest thy land, thou hast tuam, avertisti cap ti vita-
brought back the captive tern Jacob. V. Gloria,
children of Jacob. V. Glo-

CotLECT. Auretn tuam.

BEND thine ear, O Lord, we beseech thee, to oui4
prayers, and enlighten the darkness of our minda
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Efistle. Philip iv. 4, 7.

BRETHREN : Rejoice always in the Lord : I say
again, rejoice. Let your modesty be known to all
men : the Lord is at hand. * Be solicitous about no*
thing : but on every occasion let your petitions be made
known to God by prayer and supplication with thanksgiv-
ing. And may the peace of God, which surpasseth all
understanding, keep your hearts and minds in Christ
Jesus our Lord.

Gradual. Psalm Ixxix.
Lord, who sittest on the Qui sedes, Domine, su-
'Cherubim, exert thy pow- per Cherubim, excita po-
er, and come. V. Thon, tentiam tuam, et veni. V.
who rulest Israel, hear- Qui regis Israel, intende ;
ken j thou, who leadest qui deducis velut ovem
Joseph as a sheep. Alle- Joseph. Alleluia, Alleluia,
Juia, Alleluia. V. Exert, V. Excita, Domine, po-

0 Lord,* thy power, and tentiam tuam, et veni : ut
come to save us. Alleluia, salvos facias nos. Alleluia.

GOSPEL. John I 19, 28.

AT that time: The Jews sent Priests and Levites
. from Jerusalem to John, to ask him : Who art
thou? And he confessed, and did not deny; and he
confessed, I am not the Christ. And they asked him : .
What then ? Art thou Elias ? And he said : I am not.
-Art thou a Prophet ? And he answered : No. They
said therefore to him: Who art thou, that we may give
an answer to those who sent us ? What say'st thou of
thyself ? He 6aid : / am the tooice of one crying out in,
the desert: Make straight the way of the Lord, as
Isaias the Prophet said. And they who were sent, were
of the Pharisees. And they asked him, and said: Why
then dost thou baptize, if thou be neither the Christ,
nor Elias, nor a Prophet ? John answered them, saying :

1 baptize in water : but there hath stood one in the
midst of you, whom you know not. He it is, who is
to. come after me, that is preferred before me: the
latchet of whose* shoe I am not worthy to loose. These
things happened in Bethania beyond Jordan, where John
was baptizing. Credo.

Offertory. Psalm lxxxiv.
Thou hast blessed, O Benedixisti,Domtne,ter-
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brought back the captive vit^tem Jacob: remisisti
children of Jacob : thou iniquitatem plebis tu».
hast pardoned the iniquity
of thy people.

SECRET.

MAY we always, O Lord, offer thee this sacrifice of
our devotion, both to comply with the institution
of these sacred mysteries, and wonderfully to procure our-
selves that salvation which thou designedst us. Thro*

Communion. Is. xxxv.

Say, be comforted, O ye Dicite, pusUlanirhes,

fearful of heart, and fear confortamini, et nolite ti-

not : behold our God will mere *. ecce Dens noster

come and save us. veniet, et salvabit nos.

Postcommunion. Imploramua.

WE implore, O Lord, thy mercy, that these divine
helps having cleansed us from sin, may prepare
us for the ensuing solemnity. Thro'

VESPERS.

The Psalms as on Sundays, p* 74, with the following

Anthems :

Aath.rr*HE Lord will
X come and will
delay : he will bring . to
light those things that are
hid in darkness, and he
will shew himself to all na-
tions. Alleluia.

Anth. Rejoice, O Jeru-
salem, with great joy, for
thy Saviour will come.
Alleluia.

Anth. I will settle salva-
tion in Sion, and my glory
in Jerusalem. Alleluia.

Anth. All the mountains
and hills shall be levelled :
the crooked ways shall be
made straight.- and the
rough ways smooth : come,
O Lord, and do not delay,
AUeluia.

Anth. Let us live righte*

AntTrENIET Dorair
V nus, et non tar*
debit, et illuminabit ab«
scondita tenebrarum, et
manifestabit se ad omnes
gentes. Alleluia

Ant. Jerusalem, gaude
gaudio magno, quia veniet
tibi Salvator. Allekua.

Ant. Dabo in Sion salu*
tern, et in Jerusalem glori-
am meam. Alleluia.

Ant. Montes et omnes
colles humiliabuntur : et
erunt prava in directa, et
aspera in vias planas : vent,
Domine et noli tardare.
Alleluia.

Ant. Juste et pie viva-

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ou% and piously, expect* mus, expectantee beatara
log the blessed hope, and' spem,et adventum Domini,
the coming of the -Lord. . .

Little Chapter. Brethren, rejoice. Beginning of
the Epistle to*, p: 123.

Hymn, V. and R. as.alove, p. 117.

AT THE MAGNJFICAT. , .

Anth, Blessed art thou Ant* Beala es Maria/
Mary, who didst believe- quae credidisti Domino ,
the Lord : whatever the perftcientnr in te, quae die-
Lord hath said to thee, will ta sunt tibi a: Domino*
be fulfilled in thee. Alle- Alleluia.
iuia.' ....
Prayer. Collect at Mass, p. 123.

THE SOLEMN ANTHEMS, O.
INSTRUCTION.

THESE solemn Anthems (which express and repre-
sent the ardent desires and wishes of "the holy Pro-
phets for the coming of Christ, and which ought to ex-
press the desire we have that Christ may be born in us
by his grace) are begun on the 17th of December ; and
are said on every day before and after the Magnificat
entire, as on Doubles, in the following order. But in
the first and second Vespers of St. Thomas, they serve
as the Commemoration of Advent.

On the 17 th. of December.

Anth. O wisdom, who Ant. O sapientia, quae

didst proceed out of the ex ore Altissimi prodiisti,

mouth of the Most High, ,attingens, a fine usque ad

reaching from end to end finem fortiter, suaviterque

with might and with sweet- disponens omnia : veni ad

ness disposing all things \ docendum nos .v'^ff} pru-

come and teach us the dentiae.
Wty of prudence. *

On ike 18*A.

Anth. O Adonai fand Ant. O Adonai et dux
leader, of the house of Is- domus Israel, qui Moysi

t*Expl. Lord. *'

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tael, wh* didst appear to.
Moses in the fire of tkp
flaming bush, and didst
give him the law on Sinai :
come and save us with a
stretched forth arm.

On the igth

in igne flaroro« rubi appa-
'misti, et el in Sinai legem
dedfeti: veni sd tedimen-
4m nos \n . tadw ejtieift*

Anth. O sucker of Jesse,
who art a signal to the peo-
ple* in whose presence
Kings shall be silent, and
to whom the Gentiles shall
pray : come and deliver us
now, and delay not.

O radix Jesse, qui stas
in signum populorum, wi-
per quern continebunt re-
ges os suum, quern Gen-
tes deprecabuntur : veni
ad liberandum nos, jam
noli tardare.

Onike20ih.

Anth. O key of David, Ant. O clavis David, et
and sceptre of the house of fceptrum domus Israel, qui
Israel, whd openest 'and aperis et nemo claudit;

no man shuttethj who
shuttest, and no map open-
eth : come and take out of
prison hini that -is in fetr
ters, and who sitteth in
darkness, .and fjje shades of
deatku •

" On the2\stf

claudis et nemo aperit:
veni et educ vinctunr )de
dorao carceris, sedentem in
tenebris, et umbra raortW

. Anth. O orient bright-'
ness of eternal light, and sun
of righteousness : come ajd
enlighten those jhat sit in
darkness, and in the shades
of death.

On the22d,

Ant. O oriens splendor
lucis aeternae, et sol justi-
tfoe: veni e£ illumina se-
dentes in tenebris et um-
bra mortis.

Anth* O King of the
GehttleV and their desired
one,; ffie corner stone that
joinest the two walls :
come and save man, whom
thou formedst out of slime.

Ant. O Rex Gentium,
et desideratus earum, laj?]£-*
que angularis, qui facjs
utraque unura:' veni et
salva hotriinem, quern de
limo formasti.

On the 23d.
Anth. O Emmanuel, our Ant. O Emmanuel Re*
King and Law-giver, the et Legifer noster, expecta-

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expectation of the Gentiles, tio Gentium et Salvator

and their Saviour: come earum: reni atj salvandum

and save us, O Lord our nos, Doiuine Deusnortei*
God.

BMBERDATS.

IN STRUtTION., . :,

nptHE Eiriber-days (so called from the custom of our
X forefathers : fasting on those days in sackcloth and
ashes, 6r from their eating nothing but cakes baked un-
der the embers) are the Wednesday, Friday, arid Satur-
daj of the first Week* of Lent, of Whitsun-Week, of
the third Week in September, and of the third Week
in Advent. The spirit 6f the Church is to engage her
children, at these stated times, to pray, fast, and per-
form such other good works, as may prevail with" God
to furnish his Church with good Pastors j Saturday in
Ember- Week being th£ appointed day for ordaining and
consecrating persons to. the sacred Ministry. We artf
likewise to brig God's blessing on die fruits of the earth,
and give him thanks for those we hare already received*

MASS. Iktroit. Js. lv. .Ps. xviii.

DllOF bWn dew, O you heavens from above J and
let the clouds rain dbWt* the just1 one ; leuhe earth
tie opened and hiring forth a saviour. 'Psalfn. The h'ea^
▼ens publish the* glory of God : arid the firmament de~
clartth the works of his hand* V. Glory.

After the Kyrie eleison^ is said.' ,t ,

.liet us pray. Letua kneel down J • ft. Stand upagauu

Conner* Prats fa> qu#$um As.. . >J .

GftANl*,. we oeseech thee, O, AJraigMy God, that
the approaching solepmity of -our redemption may
afford us the succours of this presept lifej . and heap oa
us the rewards of eternal hapginess, ' • Ttirp'. p . , .'/ *

t At solemn' ttf asset this is sting by the Deacon l when* all are,
tokrieel, till the Suodeaebn, after aHftW-piu^e^Xdifhig^hfcli
ai( remain in silence) bids them stand up again to join with the
Priest when Kc says the Cb?lert. * *',"'"

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LESSOR. "* Is. ii. 2, £.'

IN those days the .Prophet Isaias safe}:, In the last jays
the mountain of the house of thefltfrd shall he set-
tled on the top of the mountains, and it shall be raised
above the hills, and air&atldns shall flow unto it. And
many people shall go and -say r Come, let us go up to
the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God
of Jacob j and he will teacfc 'tis his wsrys, and we will
walk in his paths. For the law shall come fortji from
Sion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem; aiid
he shall judge the Gentiles, and rebuke many people ;
and they shall turn their swords into plowT shares, and
their spears into sickjes : nation shall not lilt up the
sword against nation, neither shall they be trained up
any more to battle. , Come, you house of Jacob, and
let' us walk in the light of the Lord our God.

Gradual, jfsalm 23. Lift up your gates, O you
princes; and be you Jifted up, O Eternal gates, and the
King of glory shall enter in. V. Who shall go up to
the mountain of the Lord ; or who shall .abide in his
sanctuary? The man whose hands ate innocent, and
whose heart is clean.. ". ...

. May the Lord be wilh you. A. And with thy spirit.

■ 'Collect. Fes'tina.

MAKE haste, we beseech thee, .O Lord, «and delay
not : but grant iis the. assistance of \hy heau^njjr
grace; that they, who trust in thy goodness, may be. re*
lieveU by.. the comforCof thy. coming. Who,livest. ri
Here are said the other Gottects; as directed, p. 112. -

•Lesson. Is. vii.

IN Hhose days : The Lord spoke to Achaz saying :
v Ask thee, assign c£ the Lord . thy; God, either unto
the depth of hell, or unto the heavens above. And
Achaz said : . vl will not ask, and I will Dot tenlpt the Lord.
An4 he said : Hear ye therefore, O House of Pavid $ js
it not enough for you to be troublesome to men ; but
you1 must be trbqolesome to my God also? Therefore
flie Lord himself shall give you a sign. Behold, a Vir-
gin shall conceive, arid bear a Son, and his name shall
be called Emmanuel. rj He shall eajt J butter and honey,
that lie may kiiow to refuse evil, and to choose good.

Z Expir Batter and honey, or rather crean and honey, was the
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Gradual. Psalm 144. Tbt'Lcyrd is near all those
that call upon h?m, all that call upon hirn in truth. V,
My month shall declare tlfe griise ofthfe Lord, mid let
all flesh bless his hoiy&kttte.

GOSPER. Lule i. 26, 38. '

AT that time : The Angel Gabriel was sent from
God to a city of fealflee; called Nazareth, 'to a yjt-
fin espoused to a mar), whose name was Joseph, or the
ouse of David ; and the Virgin's name was Mary. And
the Angel being come in, said to her, Hail, full of grace,
the Lord is with thee $ blessed, art tbou amongst women.
And when she had heard this, she was troubled at his
words, and thought with herself,- what Winner of salu-
tation this should be. And the Angel said to her. Fear
not, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God. Be-
hold thou shalt conceive in thy womb, a^jd shMt bring
forth a Son 5 and thou shalt call his name' Jesus. "Hte
shall be great, and shall be called the Son 'of thfe Most
High ; and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne
of David, bis father ; and he shall reign in the house of
Jacob for ever, and of his reign there shall be no end.
'And Mary said to the Angel j ttaw shall this be* sirijpe
I know not man h And the Angel answering, said io
her 9 The Holy Ghost shall come down flpon thec> and
the power of the. jMost High sbaU overshadow thee.
And therefore the Holy one, who tfrall be born of Ite*,
shall be called the Son of God.: And behold thy cousin
Elizabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age}
and this is the sixth. month with her, who is called the
.barren woman $ for with God nothing shall be impossi-
ble. And Mary said, . Behold I am the handmaid of the
hoed ; be it unto toe according to thy wdrcL .

Opfektor*. Is, '35. Take courage,' add now Fear
not : for behold bur God will do justice f he will come
himself, and save us.

SECRET.

LET our tests, we beseech thee, O Lord, be accepta-
ble to '&eb, that by atoning for our sirrs, they may
both make us worthy of thy ferace^ and bring us to tlie
everlasting effects of thy promises. Thro*.

be as really Man, lis ne ifras God, the 'true Eriifnafoucl, or tfhe
Person, in whdra the tHvme nature shoald be united to that of

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• Pom mu»ion. :Z*. viL .
. , Behold , a Virgin shaft , Eccc Virgo coocipiet, efc
conceive, and bring forth a pariet filiupi : et vocablttt*
Son: and his name shall , npmen ejus EmmantieJ.
be called Emmanuel. .

Postcommunion. Salutaris.

BEJNG filled, O Lord, by the participation of thy
saving mysteries, we humbly beseech thee, that as
we rejoice in the taste thereof, we may be renewed by
their effects. Thro'.

FRIDAY IN EMBER-WEEK.

MASS.

Jnt*oit. npHOU art at hand, O Lord, and all thy
Ps. cxviii. X way* are truth : in the beginning I
knew from thy law, that thou art for ever. Ps. Blessed
arethe. undented in the way, who walk in the law of
the Lord. V. Glory.

collect. Excita, quasumus.

EXERT, O Lord, we beseech thee, thy power and
come : that they who trust in thy goodness, may
'speedily be delivered from all adversity.. Wholivest.
lesson. Is. xi. 1, 5.

THUS sahh the Lord God : There shall come forth a
sucker from the root of Jesse, *and a flower shall
spring from his root. And die spirit of the Lord shall
rest upon him ; the spirit of wisdom and of understand-
ing; the spirit of counsel and of fortitude; the spirit of
knowledge and of godliness, and he shall be filled with
the spirit of the fear" of the Lord. He shall not judge
according to die sight of the eye$, neither shall he con-
demn according to the. hearing of the e$rs ; but he shall
judge the poor according to justice, and defend the
meek of the earth according to equity j and he shall

. strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the
breath of his lips shall be slay the wicked; and justice

. shall be the girdle of his loins ; and faith the girdle of his
reins.

Gradual. Ps. 84. Shew us, OLord, thy mercy,
and grant us thy salvation. V. Thou hast blessed, O

' Lord, thy land j thou hast brought back the captive
children of Jacob.

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GOSPEL. Luke i. 39, 47.

AT that time: Mary rising up, went in haste to the
. hilly country to a city of Juda 1 and going into the
house of Zacharias, saluted Elizabeth. And it came to
pass, as soon as Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary,
the infant leapt in her womb; and Elizabeth was . filled
with the Holy Ghost; and she cried out with a loud
voice,, and said, Blessed art thou amongst women, aqd
blessed is the fruit of thy womb. And how happened
this tome, that the mother of my Lord should come to
me? For behold, as soon as the voice of thy salutation
sounded in my ears, the infant leapt for joy in my womb.
And blessed art thou, that hast believed; for the things
that have been told thee from the Lord, shall be accomr
piisbed. And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the
Lord ; and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

Offertory; Fs. 84. Turning to 114, O God, thou
wilt restore us to life, and thy people shall rejoice in
thee. Shew us, O Lord, thy mercy* and grant us thy
salvation.

H SECRET.

AVING received, O Lord, our offerings and
prayers, cleanse us; we beseech thee, by these
heavenly mysteries, and mercifully hear 11?. Thro*. .

Communion. Zach. 14. Behold the Lord will
come, and all his saints with him; and in that day there
than be a great light.

POSTCOMMUNION. Till UOS.

MAY die receiving, O Lord, of thy sacrament give
us a new life, that by putting aside the old man,
it may bring us to the participation of this saving mys-
tery. Thro'.

SATURDAY IN EMBER-WEEK.

MASS.
Ikthoit. /^OME, and abew us thy face, O Lord,
Ps. Ixxix. V^ who sittest on the cherubim $ and we
shall be saved. Ps. Thou who rulest Israel, hearken;
who Jeadest Joseph as a sheep. V. Glogr. .

After the Kyrie eieison, is said:
I*t us pray, Let us kneel down. R. Stand up igjnxu

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u fcdL£ECT.: peus, qui conspicis. . ..,

OGod, who seest us afflicted through ourownwpfc*
edness; mercifully grant, that by thy coining, we
may be comforted. Wholivest.

I. lesson. Isaias, xb^ 20, 22*

IN those dm: Hiey shall cry unto the Lord from
the face of the oppressor, and he shall send them a
iaviooT afad a defender to deliver them. And this Lofd
shall be known fey Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know
the Lord in that day; and shall worship' hirh with' sacri-
fices and oblations j and they shall make tows to the
Lord, and perform them. And the Lord shall strike
Egypt with a scourgd, and shall heal it j and they shall
return to the Lord, and he shall be pacified towards
them, and the Lord our God shall heal them*

Gradual, Pi. 18. His setting out i* from one ex-
tremity of the heavens, and his course is to the otter.
V. The heavens publish the glory of God, and the fir-
mament declareth the works of his bands.

Let us pray. Let us kneel down. R. Stand up. again.

ii. collect. Concede, qumsumus. *

GRANT, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that
we who groan under the old captivity of sin, xpay
be freed by the new birth of thy onljr son", which* we are
preparing fpr. Wholiveth.

ii, lesson. Isaiasxxxv. 1, 7-

THUS saith the Lord: The desert and solitanrlajni
shall be glad, and the wilderness shall rejoiqfe smd
flourish like the lily. It shall bud forth, and blossom, antf
shall rejoice with joy and praise \ the glory of . Libanus
is given to it, the beauty of Canpel and of Saron ; they
shall see the glory of the Lord, and the beauty of our
God. Encourage the hands that are weakened, and
strengthen the knees that are feeble. Say to the faint-
hearted : Take courage and fear not : behold our God
will corne and revenge our cause according, to justice :
God himself Will come and save us. Tfien shall be
opened ihe eyes of the blind, and the ears of thettefaf
unstopped. Then shall the lattfe Bi&n leap as the tfcart,
and the tongue of those that are dumb; shall be loosen-
ed : for waters spring out of the desert, and streams hi
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become as a pool, and the thirsty groand'as fountain* of
water, saith the Lord Almighty. •

Gradual. Ps. 18. He hath placed his tent in the
suti, and is like a bridegroom. coming out of his nup-
tial chamber. V. His setting out is from one^extfemitir
bf the heavens, and his eourse is ' to die other."
Let us pray. I^et us kneel down* R« St*nd up again;

in; collect. Indignot rios. '*

COMFORT us,0 Lord, thy1 uhwotthy* servnrits,
who lie dejected under the horrfcraf <imr crimes,
by the coming of thy only Son.' Whalheth.

in. lessor, llsaiasx]. 01 tl.

THUS saith4 the Xord.*' Get up 6n a high mountain,
thou that bringest good tidings to Sion': lift up thy
voice with strength, who bringest good tidipra to Jeru-
salem : lift lip thy voice, fear not. £ay to the cities of
Juda: Behold your God. Behold tne.tord, God s,hall
come with power, and his arm shall rule; pehold his
reebmpence is with him, and lus work Before him. He
shall feed his flock as a shepherd 5 and the Lord our
God in his arms shall gather the larribs, and carry them
in his bosom.- .jk..") v

Gradual. Ps. 7$, LotfiGpfly&Jftptefavpgv*
back: shew thy face, and we shajj ^ ,sfved.' V, £%ftt
thy 'power, O Lord, and cometo.^aveus. f , ,, t . A

Lit us pray. Let us kneel down. tl. Stand up^gain^ ,r

iv. collect. 'Praptar qutsumus.

GRANT^we beseech thee, O Almfghty God, that tte
approaching solemnity of thy1 son alMrth bjaf a|*
ford us* the remedies* bf this present' lffe; and obtain' foY
us trie rewafds of eternal happiness: Thro' (he same.

. iv, lesson. Isojias.idv. lK & , i: :. -

THUS' saith; the Lord to Cyrus t-no^f annotated one*
whom, 1 Have, taken by the rigty hand* jto subduq
nations before hi^ face, to put kings (9 flight j aodi will
open the doors before him, and t^e gates shall not be
shut* J. will gobefpre thee; and 1^ will bumble the
great ones of theearth yl will dash in pieces, the gates of
brass, and I wilt break asunder* the bars, of yon* And ^
will give thee hidden treasures, and riches concealed in
secret places; , that thou mayst know that I am the
Lord, who call thee .by thy name, t,hc fiod of Israel.

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for tb* «ake of Jacob ray servant, and of Israel my cho-
sen one* I have called thee by thy namej I have. made
thee resemble mjr ainointedf, and thou hast not knoyvn
me. I am the Lord, jfnd there is none eW 5 there is no
other God besides me ; I have girded op thy arms, and
thou haft not known rhe; that both those in theejat.
and those in the west may know there is no other God
besides me. I am the LoYd, and thefe is no other : "t£s I
that form the light, and create darkness ;. I make peace,
and create evil. 1» the Lord, da all these thingb Set*}
down dew, O .you heavens, firdm abdve* and let jtjjfe
clouds rain down- the righteous one ; let the earth
be opened and bring forth a Saviour $ and let righte-
ousness arise' at the same time j I em the Lordrtfaat
Created him. •.

» Gha6ual. Pjhhrt 70. Exert, O I/drd, thy jfower,
and come to save tis^ ' y. Hearken, 6 Ruler of Israel,
who leadiest Josepftllke a sheep ; thou Who slttest on the
Cherdbim, shew thyseff to EJ>hrklm; Benjtfmih, fitad
Manasse. t

flet us pray. Let us kneel down. % Staocf tip again*.

v. Collect. Preces populi.

MEHCtFlJtEY:heliri O f-ord1, we beseech ftee,. the
prayers of t&f pebble^ trl'at we. who afc jusfl* aP-
flicted for our MM/:fo8y recaVe1 corhftrt frbrd tKy'Wntl
visR; Wnd!iv6t.rt •- " • !

, . • • . *: £kiio». Dm. ifi. ^. .. . ... . N

1fN those o!a£s ; 'ttfc Mge\ .pf the !^ord '^exrt ^*f
i with.Azanas and; his'compaiypns^Q^o the.mraace,
and he drove the name qf tbb are from owt of the fur-
nace, and he made the midst of the furnace as a breeze of
wind with cBw}. • But' fRe flanib shread.Wl above the
furhiace hinetthd'ibTrv cubit$; aril irfcfrtfke fpHKAd
burnt those ofrtie Chalflees, - flit servants' of the kiftg,
wbbrh it found1 near the farriace, wli6 tad tiiidj<fd it :
and the fire touched not Azaria1 s irid his cbm^njbna) it
trobbled them iSof, neither did it do tbeWany hurt.
Then those1 three1,, tt with one niotrtrV, pirafsed; tffcrrfied,
Aid blessed Got} &Vihe furnace, sfiyirigi

» ^f H&. i fartfc gWeh tfae a suniaihe: ; Vi£ ^at of t«y CWrisf «t
anointedoiie. | &^LvJUi.«*ejii*g bie<^,*fcea tbt few. Alls.

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CAKTICLB.

BLESSED art thou, O Lord, the God of our fore-
fathers ; sfad worthy of praise and glory for ever.

And blessed is the name of thy glory, which is holy§ ;
and worthy of (tfaise and dory for ever.

Blessed art thou in the holy temple of thy glory j and
worthy of praise and glory for ever.

Blessed art thou upon the sacred thronp of thy king-
dom; and worthy of praise and glory for ever.

Blessed art thou leaning on the sceptre of thy divinity ±
and worthy of praise and glory for ever.

Blessed art thou, who sittest on the Cherubim, be-
holding the deep; and worthy df praise and glory for
ever.

Blessed art thou who walkest on the wings of the
winds, and on the waves of the sea; and worthy of
praise and glory for «ver.

May all the angels and thy holy ones bless thee ; may
they praisp and glorify thee for ever.

May the heavens, earth, sea, and all therein bless
thee * may they praise apd glorify thee for ever.

Glory be to the Father, and to the' Son, and to the
Holy Ghost ; who is worthy of praise and glory for
ever. #

As it was in the beginning, now is, and evermore
shall be, world without end, Amen. Who is worthy
of praise and glory for ever.

Blessed art thou, O Lord, the God of our forefathers >
and worthy of praise and glory for ever.

May the Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit.

vi. Collect. Deus qui tribus. * ,

O.God, who, in behalf of the three young men,
didst r/endpr hanatess the. flames of. fire : merafhl-
ly grant, that we thy servants may ndt he burnt by the
flames of vicq, .TJbroV

Here are said the other Collects, as directed, p. 112.

Emstlb. 2Thess. ii. 1, 8.
TJ RETHREW i We beseech you by the coming of our
J3 Lord Jesus Christ, and by our meeting him all to-

% Or, which is the Holy one.

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gether, that you be not soon moved from your judgment,
npr terrified, either by any spirit, or by any^wonds^or
by any epistle, ^s. sent by us, as if the day of the Ijprd
was at hand. Let none deceive you by any means ; for
that shall not come, unless there fu*st.cpme the revolt*.
and the man. of sin be revealed, the son of perdition, wjio'
opposeth, and is extolled above all that is called God, or,
that is worshipped, so as to sit in die temple of God,'
shewing himself, as if he were God. l5o you not re-
member, (hat when I was with you, I told you these
things r And now you know, what hindereth his coming*,
that he may be revealed in his due time. For the mys-
tery of iniquity worketl} already ; only that he who now
holdeth, do hold on, till he be taken out of the way.,
And then shall that wicked one be xevealed, whom the
Lord Jesus will kill with the breath of his mouth, and
destroy with the lustre of his coming.

Gradual. Ps, JQ. Thou, who rulest Israel, heark*
en i thou who leadest Joseph as a sheep. V. Thou,
who sittest on the Cherubim, shew thyself to Ephrainij,
Benjamin, and Manasse. V. Exert thy power, OLord,
and come to save us.

GOSPEL. Luke iii. as on next Sunday, p. 13&, *'

Offertory-. Rejoice exceedingly, O daughter of Si-
on, publish it, O daughter of Jerusalem 3 behold thy
holy King and Saviour cometh to thee.

SECRET.

HEAR us, O Lord, we beseech thee, and, being
appeased by these offerings, grant they may in-
crease our devotion, and advance our salvation. Thro".
Communion. Ps. 18. He sprung up like a giant to
ran his course ; his setting forth is from one extremity
of the heavens, and his course is to the other.

PostcommUnion. Qu&sumus.

WE beseech thee, O Lord our God, that thou
would'st make these sacred mysteries, whidj*
thou hast given us, strengthen in us the effects of our
reparation, and be a remedy to us, both now and here-
after; Thro*.

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IV. SUNDAY IN ADVENT.
INSTRUCTION-

rIE nearer we approach to Christmas, the more fer-
vent should be our supplications that the Lord
would descend, and be born not only for us, but in us.
All Advent was formerly observed as Lent. St Charles
Borromeo would not touch flesh-meat himself, nor suf-
fer any one in his Palace during Advent to eat it. He
orders his Priests to use all their influence to promote
frequent communion, and to adopt in practice the statute
of Pope Silvester, " that such as do not communicate
oftener, should, at least communicate every Sunday in
Advent and Lent."

MASS. Intboit. Is Ay. Ps. xviii.

DROP down dew, O TJ ORATE coeli desnper,
you heavens from Jtv ** nubes pluant jus-
above, and let the clouds turn : aperiatur terra, et
rain down the just one 5 germinet salvatorem. Ps.
let the earth be opened and 1 8. Coeli enarrant glo-
bring forth a Saviour. Ps. riam Dei : et opera ma-
18. The heavens publish nuum ejus annuntiat firms*
the glory of God : and the raentum. V. Gloria,
firmament declareth the
works of his hands. V.
Glory.

CoLLfeCT. Excita, quasumus.

EXERT, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy pdwer and
come : and succour us by thy great might ; that
by the assistance of thy grace, thy indulgent mercy may
hasten, what is delayed by our sins. Who livest.

Epistle. 1 Cor. i*. 1.

T1RETHREN : Let man consider us as the Minister!
Ty of Christ, and dispensers of the mysteries of God.
Now that which is required of dispensers, is that a man
be found faithful.* But with me, it is a thing of the
feast account to be judged by you, or by man's day :
but neither do I judge myself. For I am not indeed
conscious to myself of any thing : but I am not justified
for that 5 but it is the Lord who is my judge. Judge
vol 1. m *

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not, therefore, before the time, till the Lord cometh ;
who will bring to light the things hid in darkness, and
manifest the councils of hearts : and then shall everyone
receive praise from God according to his works.
Gradual. Psalm cxliv.
The Lord is near all those Prppe est Dominus omni-
that call upon him, all bus invocantibus eum, om-
that call upon him in truth, nibus, qui inv.ocant eum
V. My mouth shall declare in veritate. V. Laudem
the praise of the Lord, and Domini loquetur os meum :
let all flesh bless his holy et benedicat omnis caro no*
name. Alleluia, Alleluia, men sanctum ejus. Alle-
V. Come, O Lord, and luia, Alleluia. V. Veni,
delay not : release thy peo- Domine, et noli' tardare :
pie Israel from their sins, relaxa facinora plebis tuae
Alleluia. Israel. Alleluia.

GOSPEL. Lukeiii. 1, 6.

IN the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar
(Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod
Tetrarch of Gallilee, and his brother Philip Tetrarch of
Iturea, and of the province of Trachonitis, Lysanias
Tetrarch of Abilene, under the high Priests Annas and
Caiphas) the word of the Lord came to John the son of
Zacharias in the desert. And he came into all the
country about the Jordan, preaching the baptism of pen-
ance for the remission of sins, as it is written in the
book of the words of Isaias the Prophet 5 "The voice
of one crying out in the desert j prepare the way of the
Lord j make his paths straight •> every valley shall be
filled up, and every mountain and hill shall be levelled 5
and the crooked ways shall be made straight, and the
rough ways made plain 5" and all flesh shall see the sal-
vation of God. Credo.

Offertory. Luke i.
Hail, Mary, full of Ave, Maria, gratia pie-
grace the Lord is with na Dominus tecum : bene-
thee : blessed art tbou a- dicta tu in mulieribus ; et
mongst women ; and bles- benedictus fructus ventris
sed is the fruit of thy tui.
womb.

SECRET.

HEAR us, O Lord, we beseech* thee, and being
appeased by these offerings, grant they may in-
crease our devotion, and advance our salvation. Thro*.

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Communion. Is. vii.
Behold a virgin shall Ecce Virgo concipiet, et
conceive and bring forth a pariet Filium ; et vocabitur
Son; and his name shall nomen ejus Emmanuel,
be called Emmanuel.

Postcommunion. Sump lis.

HAVING received what has been offered to thee, O
Lord, grant, we beseech thee, that the more fre-
quently we partake of these sacred mysteries, the more
our devotion may increase. Thro*.
VESPERS.

The Psalms as on Sundays, p. 74. with the following
Anthems.

Anth. QOUNDthetrum-
JO pet in Sion, for
the day of the Lord is nigh :
behold he will come to save
us, Alleluia, Alleluia.

Anth. Behold the Desire
of all nations will come :
and the house of the Lord
shall be filled with glory,
Alleluia.

Anth. The crooked ways
shall be made straight, and
the rough ways smooth j
come, O Lord, aud delay
not, Alleluia.

Anth. The Lord will
come, go meet him and
say ; great is his empire,
and his reign shall never
have an end 3 he is the
strong God, the Ruler, the
Prince of peace. Alleluia,
Alleluia..

Anth. Thy almighty
word, O Lord, shall come
from thy royal throne.
Alleluia.

Ant /^ANITE tuba in
Vy Sion, quia p'rope
est dies Domini 5 ecce,
vehiet ad salvandum nos.
Alleluia, Alleluia.

Ant. Ecce veniet Desi-
deratus cunctis gentibus ;
et replebitur gloria domus
Domini, Alleluia.

Ant. Erunt prava in di*
recta, et aspera in vias
planas 5 veni, Domine, ojt
noli tardare, Alleluia. •

Ant. Dominus veniet,
occurrite illi dicentes ;
magnum principium, et
regni ejus npn erit finis 5
Deus foxtis, "Dominator,
Princeps pacis, Alleluia,
Alleluia.

Ant. Omnipbtens sermo
tuus, Domine, a regalibus
sedibus veniet, Alleluia.

Little Chapter. Brethren : let man. Beginning
of the Epistle to *, p. 137, Hymn V. and R. us alove,
P- 117.

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At the MAGNifcrcAt. Anth. O, recording as the
Sunday falls.

Pray**. Collect at Mass, p. 137.

CHRISTMAS-EVE.

MASS. Inthoit. Exod. xvl. Ps. xxiii.

THIS day shall you T TODIE scietis, quia
know that the ilord 11 veiiiet Dominus, &
will come and save us : and salvabit nos : & mane vi-
lli the morning you shall debitis gloria m ejus. Ps.
see his glory. Ps. The Domini est tera & plenitu-
earth is the Lord's, and all do ejus ; orbis terrarum, 8c
that it containeth ; the universi qui habitant in eo.
whole world and all that V. Gloria,
dwell therein. V. Glory.

Collect. Deus, qui nos.

OGod, who makest us rejoice m the yearly expecta-
tion of the feast of our redemption j grant that we
who chearfully receive thy only begotten son as a Re-
deemer, may behold, without fear, the same Lord Jesus
Christ, thy Son, coming as our judge. Who liveth.

This t*Uect ahne is said to-day, unless it be Sunday.

Ehstl*. Rom.\. 1, tf.

FlUL the servant of Jesus Christ, called to be at>
apostle, ch&sen to preach the gospel of God, which
he had before promised by his prophets in the holy
scriptures, concerning his son, who was made to him
according to the flesh of the seed of David, and was pre-
destinated 4he Son of God in power, according to die
spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead, of
our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have received grace
and the apostleship, to preach obedience to the faith In
all nations in his name, amongst whom you also arc, be-%
ing called by our Lord Jesus Christ.

GRADUAL.

iTais day shall you know Hodie scietis, quia veni-

that the Lord will come et Dominus, & salvabit

and save us; and in the nos; & mane videbitis glo-

morning you shall see his riam ejus. V. Qui. regis

glory. V, Thou who rui- Israel, intende, qui deda*

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est Israel, hearken, thou cis vehit ovem Joseph ; qui
who leadest Joseph like a sedcs super cherubim, ap-
sheep j thou who sittest on pare coram Ephraim, Ben-
the cherubim, shew thyself jarnin, & Manasse.
to Ephraim, Benjamin, and
Manasse.

(fit be a Sunday, add :
Alleluia, Alleluia. V. AJleluia, Alleluia. V.
To morrow shall be cancel- Crastina die delebitur ini-
led the sins of the earth; quitas terra; & regnabit
and the Saviour of the super nos Salvator mundi.
world shall reign over us* Alleluia.
Alleluia.

GOSPEL. Matt. i. 18, 21.

WHEN Mary the mother of Jesus was espoused to
Joseph, before they came together, she was found
with child by the Holy Ghost. And Joseph her hus-
band, being a righteous man, and unwilling to expose
her, thought to dismiss her secretly. But while he was
thinking on these things, behold an angel of the Lord
appeared to him in his sleep, saying ; Joseph, son of
David, fear not to take Mary thy wife, for that which
is born 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. f

Offertoby. Ps. xxiii.
Lift up your gates, O Tollite portas, principes,
you princes ; and be you vestras : & elevamini, por-
lifted lip, O you eternal tae aeternales, & introibit
gates, and the king ofglo- Rex glorias,
ry shall enter in.

secret.

GRANT, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that
as we celebrate the eve of the adorable birth of
thy Son, we may one day receive with joy bis eternal re-
wards, Who liveth.

Communion. Is, xl.
The glory of the Lord ' Revelabitur gloria Do-
will appear, and all flesh mini, et videbit omnis caro
shall see the salvation of salutare Dei nostri.
our God!

' Postcommunion. Da nobis.

GRANT us, we beseech thee, O Lord, relief by ce-
lebrating the birth of thy only Son, whose
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fidcred mysteries are our meat and drink. Thro' the
came.

CHRISTMAS-DAY.

A DOUBLE OF THE FIRST SANK:
INSTRUCTION,

THE custom of spending a considerable part of the
night in prayer, wag not peculiar to the Eve of this
great solemnity : it is what was usually done on the Eves
of all the greater solemnities. We are therefore to look
upon the assembly and prayers of this night as a precious
relic of the fervour of the primitive Christians j and if
we have any share of their piety, we shall not easily dis-
pense with ourselves from assisting at the office of this
sacred night.

We should endeavour to warm our hearts with the
sentimental effusions of a Fenelon : H I adore thee O
" dear infant Saviour, all naked and in tears and laid in
** a manger. Thy infancy and poverty is my sole delight,
4t Oh, mat I were as little and as poor as thee, O eter-
M nal wisdom, reduced to a state of helpless infancy,
" take from me all vain and presumptuous wisdom.
u Make me to become a child with thee ! May the
" Sages of the earth be silent ! I wish to be nothing, to
** know nothing, to believe all, to suffer all, to lose all,
•** but my infant Saviour Jesus. The word made flesh,
■' the omnipotent word of the Father is silent $ he lisps
. " and crys like an infant, and shall I glory m any wis-
" dom ? shall I pride myself with intellectual excellence?
€€ shall I fear for a worldly reputation ? no $ no $ all my
" delight shall be to grow little, to conceal myself, to
" be silent, to participate the infamy of my crucified
#r Jesus at Calvary, and to imitate the annihilated state
" of my helpless and stammering Redeemer at Bethle-
€t hem." Oh how sweetly and how forcibly does pur
little Infant Saviour preach here by example, what he
will afterwards preach to us by his instructions $ unless
ye become as little children, ye shall not enter into the
kingdom of heaven.

But what xwe give to piety and devotion during the
fright, we ought not to take by sleep or intemperance-

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from the aanctification of the day. The church hath ap-
pointed three Masses on the Feast of Christmas, her in-
tention the/cfbre is, that the faithful should return to
Church again in the morning to hear a second j and also
a third at the proper hour ; and that they should endea-
vour to spend the rest of the day in exercises of piety, by
assisting at the afternoon service.

I. VESPERS.
The Psalms as on Sundays, p. 74, except the last.

Antb.'THHE King of Ant.^J EXpacificusmag-

JL peace, whom
the whole earth desireth to
see, hath shown bis great-
ness.

Anlh. The King of peace
hath shown his greatness
above all the kings of the
whole earth.

Anth. The time of Mary
was come for her to bring
forth her first-born Son.

Anth. Know that the
kingdom of God is at hand :
Verily, I say to you, it
shall not be delayed.

Anth. Raise up your
heads, .behold your re-
demption is at hand.

Lttle Chapter. Titus hi.

THE goodness and kindness of God our Saviour hath,
appeared. Not for the works of righteousness,
which we have done, but according to his mercy hath he
saved us.

HYMN.

JESUS, the Ransomer of
man.

xV nificatus est, cu-
jus vultum desiderat uni-
versa terra.

Ant. Magnificatus est
Rex pacificus super omnes
Reges universae terra.

Ant. Completi sunt dies
Marts, ut pareret Filium
suum primogenitum.

Ant. Scitote quia prope
est regnum: Amen, dico
vobis, quia non tardabit.

Ant. Levate capita ves-
tra ; ecce appropinquat re-
demptio vestra.

Who, e'er created light be-
gan,

Did'st from the sov'reign
Father spring,

His pow'r and glory equal-
ling.

JESU, Redemptor omni-
um,
Quern lucis ante originem

Parem Pateraae glorias

Pater supremus edidit.

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Thou Brightness of thy Tu lumen ct splendor

Father's rays, Patris,

The hope and end of all our Tu spes perennp omnium ;

ways)

With gracious ears the Intende, quas fundunt pre-

prayers attend, ces,

Which round the world to Tui per orbem servuli.

thee ascend.

Remember, Lord, that Memento, rerum Condi-

heretofore, tor,

When thee thy Virgin-mo- Nostri quod olim corporis

ther bore,

Thou, from her womb, didst Sacrata ab alvo Virginia,

breathe our. air,
And human nature for us Nascendo, formam sump-
wear, seris.
To thee, this present so- Testatur hoc prsesens dies

lemn day,

We yearly adorations pay $ Currens per anni circulura,

The world's Redeemer thee Quod solus & sinu Paths,

we own,
Descending from thy Fa- Mundi salus adveneris.

ther's throne.
The joyful Heavens, Hunc Astra, tellus,«quo-

earth, and main, ra,

With whatsoever they con- Hunc omne quod ccelo sub-
tain, est,
In new harmonious ac- Salutis auctorem novae,

cents sing
New life restored by th* Novo sahitat cantico.

new-born King.
We, ransom' d by that £t nos beata quos sacri

bloody tide
That issu'd from thy sacred Rigavit unda sanguinis,

side,
With double hymns of heart Natalis ad diem tui

and voice
For this thy birth-day now Hymni tributum solviraus.

rejoice.
Jesus, to thee the Vir- Jesu, tibi sit gloria,

gin's Son,
Be everlasting homage Qui natus es de Virgine,

done*

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To God the Father we re* Cum Patre et almo Spiritti

peat
Hie same, and to the Para- InsempiternasaBcula.^flten,

clete. Amen* .

All Hymns of the same measure are thus concluded
from this day to the Epiphany.

V. To-morrow shall be V. Crastina die delebitur
cancelled the sins of the iniquitas terras. R. £t
earth. R. And the Saviour regnabit super nos Salvator
of the world shall reign mundi.
over us.

At the Magnificat.

Antb. When the sun Ant. Cum ortus fuerit

shall rise in the heavens, sol de ccelo, videbitis Re*

you shall see the King of gem Regum procedentem.

Kings proceeding from his a Patre, tanquam sponsum

Father, like a Bridegroom de thalamo suo.
from his nuptial chamber.

Prayer. Collect pfthe third Mass, p. 150.

I. MASS, at Midnight. Int roiJt, Psalm h\

THE Lord said to me 5 TXOMINUS diiit ad
Thou art my Son, this ±J me j Filius meus feS
day have I begotten thee, tu, ego hodie genui te. Ps.
Ps. Why have the Gentiles ' Quare fremuerunt Gentes \
raged, and the nations form- et populi meditati sunt in-
ed vain designs ) V. Glory, ania ? V. Gloria.

Collect. Deus, qui hone.

OGod, who hast enlightened this most sacred night
by the brightness of him, who is the true light ;
grant, we beseech thee, that we who have known the
mysteries of this light on earth, may likewise come to
the enjoyment of it in heaven. Who liveth.

Epistle. Tit. ii. 11, 15.

DEARLY beloved ; The grace of God our Saviour
hath appeared to all men, teaching us, that, re-
nouncing impiety and worldly desires, we should live so-
berly, justly, and piously in this world*, looking for
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God, and oar Saviour Jesus Christ; who gave himself
up for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity,
purify us, and make us an acceptable people to himself,,
zealous of good works. Speak these things and exhort
in Jesus Christ our Lord.

Gradual. Psalm cix.

Thy sovereignty shall be Tecum Principium in die

displayed in the day of thy virtutis tuae $ in splendori-

power ; in the brightness bus sanctorum j ex utero

of the saints from the ante luciferum genui te.

womb before the day-star V. Dixit Dominus Domino

I begot thee. V. The meo ; Sede a dextris meis,

Lord said to my Lord ; Sit donee ponam inimicos tuos

thou on my right hand, scabelhim pedum tuorum.
until I make thy enemies a
foot stool for thy feet.

Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Alleluia, Alleluia. V.

Ps. 2. The Lord said to Dominus dixit ad me ; Fi-

me j Thou art my Son, lius meus es tu, ego hodie

this day have I begotten genui te. Alleluia.
thee. Alleluia.

GOSPEL. Luke ii. l. 14.

AT that time 5 A decree was published by Augustus
Caesar, that the whole world should be enrolled.
This enrolling was first made by Cyrinus, the governor
of Syria j all went to give in their names, every one to
his own city. And Joseph also went from Galilee, out
of the city of Nazareth into Judea, to the city of David;
which is called Bethlehem 3 because he was of the house
and family of David, to be registered with Mary his
espoused wife, who was with child. And it came to
pass while they were there, that her time was come to be
delivered. And she brought forth her first-born son,
and wrapped him in swaddling cloaths, and laid him in a
manger 5 because there was not room for them in the
inn. And there were shepherds in the same country,
who were keeping the night-watches over their flocks.
And behold an Angel of the Lord stood near them, and
the brightness of God shone round about them, and they
were seized with great fear. And the Angel said to
them, Fear not ; tor behold I bring you tidings of great
joy, which shall be so for all people. For this day is
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Christ the Lord. And this shall be the token to you ;
you will find the infant wrapped in swaddling cloaths,
and laid in a manger. And in an instant there was a
multitude of the host of Heaven, praising God, and say-
ing -, " Glory be to God in the highest, and peace on
earth to men of good-will." Credo.

Offertory. Psalm xcv.

Let the heavens be glad, Laetentur caeli, ct erul-

and the earth rejoice in the tet terra ante faciemDomi*

presence of the Lord, for ni ; quoniam venit.
that he is come.

SECRET.

RECEIVE, O Lord, the offerings we make to thee
on this present solemnity, that, by thy grace, thro'
the intercourse of these sacred mysteries, we may be
conformable to him, in whom our nature is united to
thine. Who liveth.

The Preface and Communicantes of Christmas,
p, 51. and they are said to the Epiphany.

Communion. Psalm cix.
In the brightness of the In splendoribus sancto-

saints, from the womb I rum, ex utero ante lucife-
begot thee before the day- rum genui te.
star.

Postcommunion. Da, nobis.

GRANT, we beseech thee, O Lord our God, that
we who celebrate with joy the birth of our Lord
Jesus Christ, by partaking several times of these sacred
mysteries, may, by a worthy conduct of life, come to be
united to him. Who liveth.

THE II. MASS, AT BREAK-OF-DAY.
Introit. Is. ix.

A Light shall shine upon T UX fulgebit hodie su-

usthis day 5 because 1 j per nos; quia natus

the Lord is born for us; est nobis Dominus 5 etvo-

and his name shall be the cabitur Admirabilis,

Wonderful One, the Deus, Princeps Pacis,

Prince of Peace, the Fa- Pater futuri sjeculi ;

ther of the world to cujus regni non erit finis.

come, of whose reign there Ps. 92. Dominus regnavit,

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CHI! STM AS-DAY.

II. Mass.

decorem indutus est 5 iq-
duius est Dominus fortitu-
dinera et pr$ecinxit se. V.

Gloria.

shall be no end. Vs. 92. The
Lord bath begun his reign,
be bath clothed himself
with glory j the Lord hath
clothed himself with
strength, and put on his
armour. V. Glory.

Collect. Ba9 nolis.

GRANT, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that,
as we are enlightened by the new light of thy
Word become flesh, we may show in our actions the ef-
fects of that faith that shineth in our minds. Thro' the
same.

OF ST. ANASTASIA.

Collect. Da, qiuesumus.

GRANT, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that
as we celebrate the solemnity of blessed Anastasia
thy martyr, we may be sensible of the effects of her
prayers to thee in our behalf. Thro'.

Epistle. Tit. iii. 4.

MOST dearly beloved : The goodness and kindness
of God our Saviour hath appeared. Not for the
works of righteousness, which we have done, but accord-
ing to his mercy hath he saved us, by the laver of re-
generation, and renewal of the Holy Ghost, whom he
hath poured forth abundantly, through Jesus Christ our
Saviour 5 that being justified by his grace, we may be
heirs according to our hopes, of eternal life, thro* Jesus
Christ our Lord.

Gradual,
Blessed be he that Com-
eth in the name of the
Lord. The Lord is our
God, and he hath shone
upon us. V. This is the
work of the Lord ; and our
eyes see it with astonish-
ment, Alleluia, Alleluia.
V. The Lord hath begun
his reign 5 he hath clothed
himself with strength, and
armed himself with might.
Alleluia.

Psalm cxvii.

Benedictus qui venit in
nomine Domini ; Deng
Dominus, et iUuxit nobis.
V. A Domino factum est
istud; et est mirabile in
oculis nostris. Alleluia,
Alleluia. V. Dominus reg-
navit; decorem induit; in-»
duit Dominus fortitudiaera-*
et praecinxit se virtute Al-
leluia.

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GOSPEL. Luke ii. 15. 20.

AT this time : the shepherds said to one another ;
let us go on to Bethlehem, and let us see this word
which hath happened, which the Lord hath made known
to us. And they came with speed ; and they found
Mary and Joseph, and the infant laid in a manger. And
seeing it, they knew that this was what had been told
them concerning this child. And all that heard it, wonder-
ed, as also at what had been told them by the shepherds.
But Mary laid up all these things, considering them in
her mind. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and
praising God for all those things which they had heard
and seen, just as it had been told them. Credo.

Offertory. Psalm xcii.
God hath settled the Deus firmavit orbem
globe of the earth, which terra, qui non com move-
shall not be shaken out of bitur, parata sedes tua,
its place ; thy throne, O Deus, ex tunc, a seculo tu
God, was placed from that es.
time, thou art for ever.

SECRET.

MAY the offerings, O Lord, we make, be agreeable
to the mystery of this day's birth, and always pour
forth peace upou us; that as he, who though born man,
shewed himself also God : so may this earthly substance
give us that which is divine.

Secret of St. Anastasia.

GRACIOUSLY receive, O Lord, we beseech thee,
our offerings, and grant, by the merits of blessed
Anastasia thy Martyr, that they may avail to our salva- *
tion. Thro'.

Communion. Zach. ix.
Rejoice, O daughter of Exulta, filia Sion, lauda,
Sion, sing praises, O daugh- filia Jerusalem ; ecce Rex
ter of Jerusalem $ behold tuus venit sanctus, & Sal-
thy King cometh, the Holy vator mundi.
one, and the Saviour of
the world.

POSTCOMMUNION. HuJUS JfOJ.

MAY we, O Lord, always receive new life from
this sacrament, which rcneweth to us the me-
mory .of that wonderful birth, which destroyed the old
man. Thro' the same.

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150 CHRISTMAS-DAY. III. MtLSS.

Postcommvnion-. Satiasti.

THOU nast fed, O Lord, thy family, with these
sacred oblations \ .ever therefore oornfort us with
her intercession, whose fea*t we celebrate.. Thro*.

III. MASS IN THE DAY TIME.

Introit. Isaias ix.

A Child is born for us, T)UER natus est nobis,
and a son is, given to JL et Filius datus est no-
us, whose empire' is on his bis; cujus imperium super
shoulder : . and his name humerum ejus, et vocabi-
shall be called the Angel tur nomen ejus Magni

OP THE GREAT COUNSEL. CONSIHI ANGBLUS. Ps.

Ps. 97. Sing to the Lord a 97. Cantate Domino can-
new canticle, for he hath tienrh novum; quia mira-
done wonderful things. V. bilia fecit. V. Gloria.
Glory.

Collect. Concede, qua>sumus. ' -

GRANT we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that
we who groan under the old captivity of sin, may
be freed therefrom by the new birth of thy only begot-
ten Son. Thro" the same.

Epistle. Heb. i. 1- 12.

GOD who heretofore spoke to our forefathers oh
various occasions, and in various manners by the
Prophets : hath now in these days spoke to us by his
Son, whomhenarh appointed heir of all, by whom also
he made the worlcL * Who being the brightness of his
glory, and the figure of his substance, and supporting
all things by the word of his might, having cleansed
away our sins, sitteth at the right hand of Majesty in the
highest heavens 5 being made much better than the An-
gels, as he hath inherited a more excellent nam e< than
they. For to. which of the Angels hath He at any time
said, "Thou art my Son,, this day have I begotten
thee ?" and again: " I will be to him a Father, and he
shall be tome a Son." And again, when he bringeth
his first begotton Son into the world, he saith, '« And
let all the Angels of God adore him." And of the An-
gels indeed he saith : " Who maketh his Angels spirits,
and his ministers a flame of fire." But to his Son he
saith: "Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever:, a
sceptre of justice is the sceptre of thy kingdom. Thou
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God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of glad-
ness above thy fellows." And, " Thou, O Lord, in
the beginning didst lay the foundation of the earth : and
the heavens are the works of tliy hands. They shall
perish, but thou shalt remain ; and they shall all grow
old as a garment ; and as a garment thou shalt change
them, and they shall be changed 5 but thou art the very
same, and thy years shall not fail."

Gradual. Psalm xcvii.

All the earth hath seen Viderunt omnes fines
the salvation of our God : terra salutare Dei nostri ;
sing to the Lord, all the jubilate Deo otnnis terra,
earth. V. The Lord hath V. Not urn fecit Dominus
made known his salvation : salutare suum 5 ante con-
and bath displayed his jus- spectum Gentium revelavit
tice before the Gentiles, justiiiam suam. Alleluia.
Alleluia, Alleluia. V. A Alleluia. N. Dies sancti-
sanctined day hath shone ficatus illuxit nobis ', % veni-
uponusj come, ye Gentiles, te, Gentes, et adorate Do-
and adore die Lord, for this minum, quia hodie descen-
day a great light is come dit lux magna super terram*
down upon the earth. Al- Alleluia,
leluia.

GOSPEL. John i. asp. 67.
. Offertory. Psalm lxxxviii.

Thine are the heavens, Tui sunt cceli, et tua est
and thine is the earth, terra. Orbem terrarum,
Thou didst form the globe et plenitudinem ejus tu
of the earth, and all there- fundasti : justitia, et judi-
in j justice and equity are cium praeparatio sedis tuae,
the supporters of thy throne.

SECRET.

SANCTIFY, O Lord, our offerings, by the new birth
of thy only-begotten Son, and cleanse us from the
stains of our sins. Thro* the same.

Communion. Psalm xcvii.
. The whole earth, hath Viderunt omnes fines
seen the salvation of our terras -salutare Dei nostri.
God.

Postcommunion. Pr&sta, qu<esumus,

GRANT, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that
as the Saviour of the world, who was born this
day, procured for us a divine birth, he may also bestow
on us immortality. Wholiveth.

The last Gospel is the same as on the Epiphany.

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152 CHRISTMAS-DAY, II. VtSpetS.

II. VESPERS.
Anth.nHHY sovereignty Ant. nHECUM Princi-
JL shall be dis- A pium in die vir-

played in the day of thy tutis tu«, in splcndoribns
power, in the brightness of sanctorum ; ex utero ante
the saints ; from the womb luciferum genui te.
before the day-star, I be-
got thee.

Psalm, cix. Dixit Dominus, p. 74.

Anth. The Lord hath re- Ant. Redemptionem mi-
deemed his people \ he hath sit Dominus populo suo y
made his covenant with mandavit in sternum testa-
them for ever. mentum suunu

Psalm ex. Confitebor, p. 75.

Anth. A light is risen in Ant. Exortum est in te-
the midst of darkness upon nebris lumen rectis corde :
the upright of heart; the miser icors et miserator et
Lord is merciful, compas- Justus Dominus.
sionate, and just.

Psalm cxi. Beatus vir qui timet, p. 76.

Antb. The Lord is mer- Ant. Apud Domtnum
ciful, and he can abundant- misericordia, et copiosa
\y purchase our redemption, apud eum redemptio.
Psalm exxix. De profundis, p. 104.

Anth. I will settle on Ant. De fructu ventris
thy throne a Son that shall tui ponam super sedem tu-
be born of thee. am.

Psalm exxxi. Memento, p. 99.

Little Chapter. God, who heretofore. Begin-
ning of the Epistle of the third Mass to*, p. 150.
The Htmn, as at the first Vespers, p. 143.

V. The Lord hath made V. Notum fecit Dominus,
known. Alleluia. R. His Alleluia. R. Sal u tare suum.
salvation. Alleluia. Alleluia.

At the Magnificat.

Anth. On this day was Ant. Hodie Christus na-
Christ born 5 on this day tus est 5 hodie Salvator ap-
the Saviour appeared ; on paruit j hodie in terra ca-
this day the Angels sing on nunt Angel i,lae tan tur Arch-
earth, the Archangels re- angeli : hodie exultant jus-
joice 5 on this day the just ti, dicentes 3 Gloria in ex-
are transported with joy, celsis Deo. Alleluia,
saying : Glory be to God
in the highest heavens.
Alleluia.

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MaSS. ST. STEPHEN. 153

Prayer. Collect of the third Mass, p. 150.
Thb Commemoration of St. Stephen.
Anth. But Stephen be- Ant. Stephanas autem
ing full of grace and forti- plenus gratia et fortitudine,
tode, did great miracles faciebat prodigia et signa
among the people. V. magna in populo. V. Gloria
Thou hast crowned htm et honore coronasti eum,
with glory and honour, O Domine. R. Et constituisti
Lord. R. And hast placed eum, super opera manuum
him over the works <h thy tuarum.
hands.

Frayek. Collect at Mass, as- below.

ST. STEPHEN, THE FIRST MARTYR.

A Double of the second Rank.

MASS. Introit. Psalm cxviii.

PRINCES sat and spake QEDERUNT Principe*,
against me : and sin- ^ et adversum me lo-
ners persecuted me : help quebantur : et iniqui perse-
me, O Lord my God, fo* cuti sunt me ; adjuva me,
thy servant hath practised Domine Beus meus, quia
thy commandments. Ps. servus tuus exercebatur
Blessed are the undenled in tuis justiticationibus. Ps.
in the way who walk in Beati immaculati in via j.
in the law of the Lord. V. qui ambulant in lege Dorni-
Glory. ni. V. Gloria.

Collect. Da, nobis.

GRANT, O Lord, we beseech thee, that we may
imitate him, whose memory we celebrate, so a*
to learn to love even our enemies, because we now
solemnize his martyrdom,, who knew how to pray, even
for his persecutors, to our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son.
Who liveth.

Commemoration of Christmas.

Collect, Secret, and Postcommunion of the

third Mass, p. 150.

Lesson. Acts vi. 8 : vii. 54, 5(^

IN those days ; Stephen, full of grace and fortitude,
wrought great wonders and miracles among the peo-
ple. And there arose certain men of that which is
called the Synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians,
and Alexandrians, and of those who were of Cilicia and
Asia, who- disputed with Stephen : and they were not
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154 ST. STEPHEN. MoSS.

able to stand against the wisdom and spirit, with which
he spoke. * Chap. vii. 54. And hearing these things,
they were cut to the heart, and gnashed their teeth at
him. But Stephen, full of the Holy Ghost, looking up
to heaven, saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on
the right hand of God. And he said : Behold I see the
heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right
hand of God. But they, crying out with a loud voice,
stopped their ears, and, with one accord, ran furiously
upon him : And casting hrm out of the city, they stoned
him > and the witnesses laid down their clothes at the
feet of a young man, whose name was Saul. And they
stoned Stephen, calling upon and saying : Lord Jesus, re-
ceive my spirit. Then falling on his knees, he cried
with a loud voice, saying : Lord, lay not this sin to their
charge. And having said this, he fell asleep in the
Lord..

Gradual. Psalm cxviii.

Princes sat and spake Sederunt Frincipes et
against me, and the wick- adversuro me loquebantur,
ed persecuted me. V. et iniqui persecuti sunt me.
Help me, O Lord, my V. Adjuva me, Domine
God, save me for thy mer- Deus meus, salvum me fac
cy*s sake, Alleluia, Alle- propter misericordiam
luia. tuam, Alleluia.

V. I see the heavens o- V. Video coclos apertos
pened and Jesus standing et Jesum stantem a dextris
at the right hand of the virtutis Dei, Alleluia,
power of God, Alleluia.

GOSPEL. Matt, xxiii. 34. 39.

AT that time : Jesus said to the Scribes and Phari-
sees : Behold I send to you Prophets and Wise
men, and scribes : and of them some you will kill and
crucify 5 and others you will scourge in your synagogues,
and persecute from city to city : that all the innocent
blood may come upon you, that hath been shed on the
earth, from the blood of the righteous Abel, even to the
' blood of Zacharias, the son of Barachias, whom you
killed between the temple and the altar. Amen, I say
unto you, all these things shall come to pass upon this
generation. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who killest the
Prophets, and stonest those who are sent to thee, how
often would I have gathered thy children, as a hen ga-
thereth her chickens under her wings, and thou wouldst
not ? Behold your bouse shall be left to you desolate.

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Vespers st. Stephen. 155

For I say to you : you shall not see me from this time,
till you say : " Blessed is he that cometh in the name
of the Lord." Credo.

Offertory.

The Apostles chose Ste-
phen a Levite, full of faith
and of the holy Ghost,
whom the Jews stoned,
praying and saying : Lord
Jesus, receive my spirit.
Alleluia.

SECRET.

RECEIVE, O Lord, these offerings in memory of
thy saints 5 that as their sufferings have made them
glorious, so our devotion may render us free from sin.
Thro'.

Communion. Acts.

Acts vi. 7-

Elegerunt Apostoli Ste-
phanum Levitam, plenum
fide et Spiritu Sancto, quern
lapidaverunt Judaei, oran-
tem et dicentem : Domine
Jesu> accipe spirirum me-
urn. Alleluia.

I see the heavens open-
ed, and Jesus standing on
the right hand of the power
of God : Lord Jesus receive
my spirit, and lay not this
sin to their charge.

vn.
Video ccclos apertos, et
Jesum statem a dextris vir-
tutis Dei : Domine Jesu,
accipe spiritum meum, et
ne statuas illis hoc pecca-
tum.
Postcommunion. Auxilientur.

MAY the mysteries we have received, O Lord, be a
help to us, and, by the intercession of thy bles-
sed Martyr Stephen, strengthen us with thy perpetual
protection. Thro'.

VESPERS.

The Anthems and Psalms as in the second Vespers
of Chrism as, p. 152. Little Chapter. Stephen
full. Beginning of the Epistle, to*, p. 153. Hymn
O God. Common, p. vii.

V. Stephanus vidit caelos
apertos. R. Vidit et introi-
vit : beatus homo, cui coeli
patebant.

r V. Stephen saw the hea-
vens opened. R. He saw
and entered : blessed is the
man to whom the heavens
are opened.

At the Magnificat.
Anth. Some devout peo- Ant. Sepelierunt Stepha-
nie buried Stephen, and num viri timorati, et fece-
rnade great mourning for runt planctum magnum su-
him. per eum.

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156 ST. JOHN THE EVYNGELIST. M&SS.

Prayer. Collect at Mass, p. 153.

The Commemoration of St. John.

Anth. This is John, who Ant. Iste est Joannes,

at the supper leaned on the qui supra pectus Domini in

breast of the Lord : the caena recubuit : beatus

blessed Apostle to whom Apostolus, cui revelata

the secrets of heaven were sunt secreta ccelestia!
revealed !

V. Blessed John is much V. Valde honorandus est

to be honoured. R. Who beatus Joannes. R. Qui

at the supper leaned on the supra pectus Domini in cae-

breast of our Lord. na recubuit.

Prayer. Collect at Mass, as below.

Of Christmas.
Anth. On this day, p. 152. V. The Lord hath
made known, ib. Prayer. Concede, quaesumus, p.
150.

St. JOHN THE APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST.

A Double of the second Rank.
MASS. Introit. He opened. Common, p. xxxiv.

Collect. Ecclesiam.

MERCIFULLY, O Lord, enlighten thy Church,
that being taught by blessed John thy Apostle and
Evangelist, she may come to thy eternal re wards . Thra*

The Commemoration of Christmas/ and of St*
Stephen, are the Collects, Secrets, and Post-
communion of their respective days.

Lesson. Eccles. xv. 1,6.

HE that feareth God, will do good tilings ; and he
that followeth righteousness, will possess her, and
she will meet him as an honorable mother. *She will
feed him with the bread of life and understanding, and
give him the water of saving wisdom to drink. She
shall be strengthened in him, and he shall not yield ^
she shall hold him fast, and he shall not be confounded :
and she shall raise him high amongst his neighbours,
and open his mouth in the middle of the Church, and
fill him with the spirit of wisdom aud understanding,
and clothe him with a robe of glory. She shall heap
joy and gladness upon him, and our Lord God shall
make him inherit an eternal name.

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Mass.

ST. JOHN THE fcVANGBUST.

15?

John xxi.

Exiit sermo inter fratres,
quod discipulus ille non
moritur : et non dixit Jesus,
non moritur. V. Scd sic
eum volo manere donee ve-
niam: tumesequere. Al-
leluia, Alleluia. V. Hie
est discipulus ille, qui tes-
timonium perhibet de his :
et scimus quia verum est
testimonium ejus. Alleluia.

Gradual.
A report was spread a-
memg the brethren, that
that disciple should not
die ; but Jesus said not, he
should not die. V. But,
so will I have him remain
till I come: follow thou
me. Alleluia, Alleluia.
V. This is the Disciple
that beareth testimony of
these things ; and we know
his testimony is true, Al-
leluia.

GOSPEL. John xxi 19. 24.

AT that time : Jesus said to Peter : follow me.
Peter turning about saw that disciple following
whom Jesus loved, who also at the supper leaned on his
breast and said 5 Lord who is it that will betray thee ?
Then Peter seeing him, said to Jesus : Lord, and this
man, what is he to do ? Jesus saith to him ; Sof will I
have him remain till I come, what is it to thee ? Follow
thou me! Then this saying went out amongst the
brethren that that disciple should not die ; but Jesus
did not say he should not die : but so will I have him to
remain till I come, what is it to thee ? This is the disci-
ple who beareth testimony of these things, and hath
wrote them 5 and we know his testimony is true.
Credo.

Offertory.
The righteous man shall

flourish like the palm tree $
he shall thrive like the ce-
dar on Libanus.

Psalm xci.

Justus ut palma norebit;
sicut cednis, quae in Liba-
no est, multiplicabitur.

secret.

RECEIVE, O Lord, the offerings we make to thee
. on his feast, by whose intercession we hope to be
delivered. Thro*.

Communion. John
A report was spread a-
mong the brethren, that
that disciple should not die.
But Jesus said not, he
should not die ; but so will I
that he remain till I come.

xxi.

Exiit sermo inter fratres,
quod discipulus ille non mo-
ritur. Et non dixit Jesus,
non moritur 3 sed sic eum
volo manere donee veniam.

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158 flOLY INNOCENTS. MoSS.

Postcommunion. Refecti cibo.

BEING refreshed, O Lord, with this heavenly meat
and drink we humbly beseech thee, the* we may
be assisted by his prayers, on whose feast we have re-
ceived these sacred mysteries. Thro*.
VESPERS.

The Anthems and Psalms, as in the second Vesper*
of Christmas, p. 152. Little Chapter. He that
feareth God. Beginning of the Lesson to * p. 156.
Hymn. Throughout the world. Common, p. iii.

V. Blessed John is very V. Valde hoaorandus est
much to be honored. R. beatus Joannes. R. Qui
Who at supper leaned on supra pectus Domini in cae-
the breast of the Lord. na recubuit.

At the Magnificat.

A report was spread a- Exiitsermo inter fratres,
rnong the brethren, that quod discipulus ille non
that disciple should not die. moritur. Et non dixit Je-
But Jesus said not, he sus, non moritur ; sed sic
should not die ; but so will eum volo manere donee ve-
I that he remain till I niam.
come.

Prayer. Collect at Mass, p. 156.
Commemoration oj the Holy Innocbnts.

A nth. These are they, Ant. Hi sunt, qui cum
who were never defiled mulieribus non sunt coin*
with women ; for they are quinati ; Virgines enim
Virgins, and follow the sunt, et sequuntur Agnum
Lamb wheresoever he go- quocumque ierit.
eth.

V. Herod in his rage V. Herodes iratus occidit
killed many children. R. multos pueros: R. In
In Bethlehem of Juda the Bethlehem Judae, civitate
city of David. David.

Prayer. Collect at Mass, p. 1 59.

Of Christmas. Anth. On this day, p. 152. V. The
Lord hath made known, il. Prayex. Concede,
quaesumus, p. 150 Of St. Stephen. Anth. Some
devout people. V. Stephen saw, p. 155. Prayer.
Da, nobis, p. 153.

THE HOLY INNOCENTS.

A Double of the second Rank.

MASS. Introit. Psalm viii.

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Mass. HOLY INNOCENTS. 159

OUT of the months of TT'X ore infantium,
infants and sucklings X-J Deus, et lactentium
thou hast produced perfect perfecisti laudem propter
praise to confound thy ene- inimicos tuos. Ps. Domi-
mies. Ps. O Lord, our ne, Dominus noster, quam
Lord, how wonderful is admirabile est nomen tunm
thy name over the whole in universa terra ! V. Glo-
earth! V. Glory. ria.

Gloria in excelsis, and consequently Alleluia, and
the Ite Missa est, are not said, except it be Sunday j
but are always said on the Octave-day.
Collbct. Deus, cujus.

OGod, whose praise the Holy Martyrs, the Inno-
cents, published this day, not by speaking, but
by dying, mortify in us all our vicious inclinations, that
we may shew forth in our actions thy faith, which we
profess with our lips. Thro*.

The Commemorations of Christmas, St. Ste-
phen, and St John, are their respective Collects,
Sbgrbts, and Postcommunions, as above.
Lesson. Rev. xiv. 1.5.

IN those days ; I saw the Lamb standing on mount
Sion, and with him a hundred aud forty-four thou-
sand, having his name, and the name of his Father,
written on their fore-heads. And I heard a noise from
heaven, as the noise of many waters, and as the noise
of great thunder. And the noise I heard, was as it
were, of harpers playing on their harps. And they
sung, as it were a new song, before the throne, and
before the four living creatures and the Elders ; and
none could say the song, but the hundred and forty-four
thousand, who were bought from the earth. These
are they that have not been defiled with women y for
they are virgins. These follow the Lamb wheresoever
he goeth. These were bought from among men, being
the first fruits to God and the Lamb 5 and in their
mouth was found no lie, for they are without spot be-
fore the throne of God.

Gradual. Psalm cxxxiii.
Our soul like the spar- Anima nostra, sicut pas-
row, hath escaped from ser, erepta estde'laqueo
the hunters* snare. V. venanlium. V. Laqueus
The snare is broken, and contritusest, et nosliberatl
we are at liberty ; our help sumus ; adjutorium nostrum
is in the name of the Lord, in nomine Domini, qui fe-

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Id0 HOLT INNOCENTS. Ma&.

who made both heaven and
earth.

Alleluia, Alleluia. V,
Praise the Lord, you his
servants, praise ye the
name of the Lord. Alleluia.

If this Feast come not on a Sunday, the Alleluias
and V. following them are omitted j and instead of
them is said the

Ttact. Psalm lxxviii.

They have spilt the Effuderunt sanguinem
blood of thy saints, like sanctorum, velut aqnam in

ci£ caelum et terram.
\
Alleluia, Alleluia. V.
Laudate pueri Dominum
laudate -nomen Domini.
Alleluia.

water about Jerusalem. V.
And there was none to bu-
ry them. V. Revenge, O
Lord, the blood of thy
saints, which hath been
spilt on the earth.

GOSPEL
A T the same time

circuitu Jerusalem. V. Et
non erat qui sepeliret. V.
Vindica, Domine, sangui-
nem sanctorum tuorum,
qui effusus est super ter-
ram,

Matt. ii. 13. 18.

An Angel of the Lord appeared

jfjL to Joseph in his sleep, saying: Arise, take the
child and his mother, and fly into Egypt, and abide
there till I give thee notice. For it will come to pass,
that Herod will look for the child to destroy him. And
he arose and took the child and his mother by night,
and went into Egypt, and staid there till the death of
Herod ; that that might be fulfilled, which the Lord
had spoken of by the Prophet, saying : " Out of Egypt'
have I called iny Son." Then Herod, perceiving that
he had been deluded by the Wise-men, was much en-
raged, and sending, he murdered all the male children
in Bethlehem, and all the places round about, from two
years old and under, ' according to the time, of which
he had diligently enquired of the Wise-men. Then wag
fulfilled, what had been spoken by Jeremy the Prophet,
saying : " A noise was heard in Rama, there was la-
mentation and great mourning. Rachel was bewailing
her children, and she would not be comforted, because
they are not." Credo.

Offertory.
Our soul like the spar-
row hath escaped from the
hunters' snare. The snare
is broken, and we escaped.

Psalm cxxiii.

Anima nostra, sicut pas-
ser erepta est de laqueo ve-
nantium. Laqueus contri-
tus est, et nos liberati su-
mus.

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HOLT INNOCENTS.

161

SECRET.

MAY the pious pmyers of thy saints, O Lord, be ne-
ver wanting tons, both to make our offerings ac-
ceptable, and to. obtain for us thy mercy. Thro*.
Communion. Matt, ti.
A noise was heard in Ra- Vox in Rama audita est,
ma, there was weeping ploratus et ululatus : Ra-

chel plorans filios suos, et
noluit consolari, quia noa
sunt.

and great mourning : Ra-
chel was bewailing her
children, and would' not
be comforted, because they
are not.

Postcommunion. Votiva, Domine.

NOW we have partaken, O. Lord, of the votive offer-
ings, grant, we beseech thee, that they, by the
prayers of tby saints, may procure us the helps of this
present life, and those of that which is to come*
Thro.

VESPERS.
The Anthems and' Psalms as in the second Ves-
pers of Christmas Day, p. 152. From the Little
Chapter, (he Office is of St. Thomas, as in the Com-
mon, p. vi. Prayer. Collect at Mass, p. 162.

The Commemoration of the Holy Innocents.

Anth. Innocent children • Ant. Innocentes pw>
were killed for Christ: Christo infantes eccisi stint:

sucking babes were mur-
dered by a wieked King:
they follow the Lamb with-
out spot, and always say :
Glory be to thee, O Lord.
V. The saints cry out
froip under the throne of
God. R. Revenge our
blood, OGod,

ab iniquo rege lactentes in-
terfecti sunt ; ipsum sequ-
untur Agnam sine macula,
et dtcunt semper : Gloria
tibi, Domine.

V. Sub throno Dei om~
nessancti clamant. R. Vin-

dica sanguinem nostrum,.
Deus noster.
Prayer. Collect at Mass, p. 15Q,
Of *A* Sunday; if the Feast of St. Thomas fall on
a Sunday.

Anth. Whilst a deep si-
lence dwelt on all things,
and the night was in the
midst of its course, tby Al-
mighty Word, O Lord,

VOL. I.

Ant. Duto medium siten-
tium tenerent omnia, et
no* in suo cursu medium
iter perageret, omnipotent
sermotuus, Domine* arc-
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came down from his royal galibus sedibtis venit Al-

throne, Alleluia, V. The leluia. V. Verbum caro

word was made flesh. Al- ftclum est. Alleluia. R.

lelu'ta. R. And dwelt a- Et habitavit in nobis. Al-

mong us. Alleluia. leluia.

Prayer. Collect of the Sunday within the Octave
qfChristmas. p. 1(54. Christmas. Anth. On this
day, />. 152. V. The Lord hath made known, ib.
Prayer. Concede, quasumus, p. 150.

St. THOMAS OF CANTERBURY, BISHOP AND
MARTYR.

A Doulle of the first Rank.

MASS. Introit.

LET ns all rejoice in the f^ AUDEAJIUS omnes
Lord, and celebrate VJT in Domino, diem
this festival in honor of festum celebrantes sub ho*
blessed Thomas the Mar- nore beati Thomas Marty-
tyr, for whose martyrdom ris, de cujus passione gau-
the Angels rejoice, and dent Angeli, etcollaudant
praise the Son of Goji. Ps. Filium Dei. Ps. Exultate
t Rejoice, ye righteous ones, justi in Domino : rectos
in the* Lord ; it becometh decet collaudatio. V. Glo-
the upright to join in bis ria. .
praises. V. Glory.

Collect. Deus,pro cujus.

OGod, in defence of whose Church the glorious Pre-
late Ti*omas fell by the swords of wicked men?
grant, we beseech thee, that all who. implore his assist-
ance, may find comfort in the grant of their petitions.
Thro'.

The Commemoration of Christmas is the Col-
lect, Secret, and Postcommunion, p. 150.

EPISTLE. Heb. y. 1, 6,

BRETHREN : Every high priest taken from a-
mongst men, is appointed for men in those things
that appertain to God, that he may offer gifts and sa-
crifices for sins : who may have compassion of those that
are in ignorance and error : because be himself is ajso
encompassed with infirmity : and therefore he ought,
as for the people, so also for sin himself, to ofter for sins.
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he, who like Aaron, is called by Ged. So Christ glo-
rified not himself, by taking upon himself tbe office of
high priest ? but he that said to him : Thou art my
Son, this day have I begotten thee. He saith also in
another place : " Thou art a priest, for ever according to
the order of Melchisedec."

Gradual Eoclus. xliv.

Behold a great prelate, Ecce sacerdos magnus,
who in his days pleased God. qui in diebus suis placuit
V. There was none found Deo. V.. Non est inven-
like him in keeping the law tus similis illi, qui conser-
of the Most High. varet legem Excelsi.

Alleluia, Alleluia. V. I Alleluia, Alleluia. V.
am the good shepherd, and' Ego sum pastor bonus, et
I know my sheep, and my cognosco oves meas, et
sheep know me. Alleluia, cognoscunt me meae. A1-*

leluia.
GOSPEL. Johnx. 11. 16.

AT that time : Jesus said 10 the Pharisees : I am tfie
good shepherd. The good shepherd giveth his
life for the 6hcep, But the hireling and he that is not
tbe shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the
wolf coming and leaveth the sheep, andflieth : and the
wolf catcheth, and scattereth the sheep : and the hireling
fiieth, because he is a hireling * and he hath no care
for the sheep. lam the good shepherd and I know
mine, and mine know me. As the Father knoweih
me, I also know the Father *. and I lay down my lifeior
my sheep. And other sheep I have, that 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.
Credo.

Offbrtory, Ps. xx. Thou hast set on his head, O
Lord a crown of precious stones.; he asked of thee life,
and thou didst grant him it. Alleluia. — See the Latin,
p. xvi.

SECRET.

SANCTIFY, O Lord, the offerings consecrated to
thee, and being appeased thereby, mercifully look
upon os, by the intercession of blessed N. thy Martyr
and Bishop. Thro1.

Communion. John *•
I *am the good shepherd Ego sum pastor bonus,
and I know my sheep, and et cognosco oves meas, et
my sheep know me. cognoscunt me meae.

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POSTCOMMUNION. H*C> HOT MHUMmUnio.'

MAY this communion, O Lord, <ctatosc us from
sin, and, by the intercession of bkstedJN. thy
Martyr and Bishop, make us -effectually partaken of this
heavenly remedy. Thro\

VESPERS.
The Anthems and Psalms, as on Christmas-Day,
p. 152. Therest as Common, p. vi.

if Mtf Feast of Si. TkoMksfall 6h a Sunday. /Ae« w

" Me COMMEMORATION.

Arith. The child Jesus Ant. Puer Jesus profi-
advanced in age and wis- ciebat sefate et sapientia
ddm before God and man. coram l>eo et hohtinibus.

V. and ft. The word, at p. 162. P&ayeju Col-
lect, as below, p. 164.

ft. B. If this Feast fall on any day hut Friday, the
Commemoration of Sunday is: Anth. Whilst a
deep silence, p. 161. And if it come on a Faro ay,
there is no Commemoration made, but o/* Christmas.
Anth. On this day, p. 152; V. The Lord bath made
known, i£. Prayer. Concede, qassumus, p. 150.

SUNDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF CHRIST-

MAS.

MASS. Introit. EccL xviii. and Ps. xcii.

WHILST a deep si- ~T\UM medium silenti*
knee dwelt on all | J um tenerent omnia,
things, and Ike night was et nox in sno cursu me*
in the midst of its course, diura iter haberet, OmaU
thy Almighty Word, O potens sermotuus, DomU
lord, came down from thy ne, de coelis a regaiibus
royal throne in heaven, sedibus venit. Ps. 92.
Ps. g2. The Lord hath be- Dominus regnavit, deco~
gun his reign, he hath clo- rem indutus est : indutus
thed with beauty ; the est Dominus fortitudinero.
Lord hath clothed himself et prsecinxit se. V. Gloria,
with strength, and put on
his armour. V. Glory.

Collect. Omnipotent.

O Almighty, and eternal God^ regulate our actions
according to thy divine will, that in the name of
thy beloved -Son, we may abound m good works.

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A CoMMBiffOKArioK is made of Christmas, St
Thomas; &c, by their respective Collects, SacatTs,
and Postcommuniovs, as above.

Epistle. Gal. iv. 1. 7*

BRETHREN : As long as the heir is a child be dif-
fereth in nothing from a servant, tho* be be Lord
«f all : but be is ttnder tutors, and governors, till the
time appointed by bis father. So also we, when we were
children, served under the elements of the world. But
the fulness of time being come, God sent bis Son made
of a woman, and subjected to the law, that be might
redeem those who were under the law, and that we
might receive the adoption of children. And be-
cause you are hi* children, God has sent the spirit of his
Son into your hearts, crying out : Abba, Father. Nune
of you therefore, is any longer a servant, but a son :
and if he be a son, he is likewise an heir thro' God.

Giadual. Psalm xliv. and xcii.
' Thou art beautiful above Spectosus forma prae 'ti-
the sons of men, grace is Kis honiinum : diffusa est
spread on thy lips. V. My gratia in labiis tuis. V.
besot bath uttered a good Eructavit cor meum ver-
word, I address my works bum bonum, dico ego o-
to the King. My tongue is pera mea Regi. Lingua
as the pen of a swift writer, mea calamus scribae veloci-
Alleluia, Alleluia. V. The ter scribentis. Alleluia,
Lord bath begun his reign, Alleluia. V. Dominusrcg-"
be bath clothed himself navit, decorem induit : in-
with beauty : he hath cloth* duit Dominus fo'rt it udinem
ed himself with strength, et praecinxit se virtute. Al-
and armed himself with leluia.
might. Alleluia*

GOLPEL. Luke ii. 33, 40.

AT that time : Joseph, and Mary the Mother of Je-
sus, wondered at the things that were said of him.
And Simon blessed them, and said to Mary his Mother:
Behold this child is set for the ruin and raising of many
iu Israel ; and for a butt of contradiction : (and a sword
shall pierce thy soul) that the thoughts of many hearts
may be discovered. And there was a Prophetess called
Anna,. the daughter of Pbanuel, of the tribe of Aser.—
She was of a great age, and had lived with ber husband
seven years from her Virginity. And she wa<ra widow,
being then aged fourscore and four years, and she depart-
ed not from the temple, serving God there day and night*
o 2

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kk fasting and praying. And coming up at that very
time, she glorified God ; and spoke concerning him to
ail that were expecting the redemption of Israel. And
having performed all things according to the law of
God, they returned to Galilee into their own city of
Nazareth. And the child grewand gained strength, be-
ing full of wisdom ; and the grace of God was, in him*
Ckboo.

Offe&tory. Ps. xcii. God hath settled the globe of
the earth, which shall not be shaken out of its place?
thy throne O God, was placed from that time, thou art
forever.— See the Latin, p. 14Q* .

SEC BET.

GRANT, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that
this sacrifice offered to thy divine Majesty, may
obtain for us the grace of true devotion, and a happy e-
ternity. Thro1.

Communion. Matt, ii.
Take the child and his Telle puerum ct Matrero,
Mother, and go into the ejus, & vade in terram is-
land of Israel $ for they are raei : defuncti sunt enim,
dead, who sought the qui quseribant animampu-»
child's life. eri.

PosTCOMMtJNioN. Per kujus.

MAY the efficacy of this sacrament, O Lord, cleanse
us from our sins, and obtain tor us the accom-
plishment of our just desires. Thro*.

When the 30th of December happens on a Sunday*.
the Vespers are the first Vespers of the following
Feast;

The Mass within the Octave of Christmas is thus r
The Epistle and Gospel as in the second Mass, /►.
148 and 149. The rest as in the third, p. 151, with
Commemorations of the foregoing Feasts.

ST. SYLVESTER, POPE and C. A Double.

I VESPERS.

The Anthems and Psalms, as on Christmas-Day, jfr.
'l52. The rest as Common, p. xxviii. Prayer. Da
quasumus, ib, p. xxx. — Of the Sunday within the Oc-
tave. Anlh. The child Jesus, p. 164. F. the Word,
ft. .162. Prayer. Omnipotens, p. 1 64— Of Christmas.
Anth. On this day, p. 152. V. The Lord hath made

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known, ib* Prayer. Concede qiutsumus, p. 150. — Of
St. Thomas. Anth. He that is willing. V. The righte-
ous man. Common, p. viii. Prayer. Deus, pro cu*>
jus, p. 102. — Of St. Stephen. Anth, Some devout peo-
ple. V. Stephen saw, p. 155. Pra>er. Da nobis, p.
153 — Of St. John. Anth. A repott. K Blessed John,

?. 157. Prayer. Ecclesiam, p. \5<$.—Of the Hory
nnocents. Anth. Innocent Children. V. The saints
cry, p. 161. Prayer. Deus, cujus, p. 15Q.

Mass. Inthoit. Let thy Priests. Common, p.
xxxii. Collect. Da quct»umusf ib.

Here, at the Secret and Postcommunion, are made
Commemorations of all the foregoing festivals.
Epistle. 2 Tim. iv. Common, p. xxxv.
Gradual. Eccl. xliv.

Behold a great Prelate, Ecce sacerdos magnns
whd in his days pleased qui in diebns suts placuit
God. V. There was none Deo. V. Non est inventus
found like htm, in keeping similis illi, qui conservaret
the law of God. Alleluia, legem excelsi. Alleluia,
Alleluia. V. Ps, 88. I Alleluia. V. Ps. 88. In*
have found my servant veni David servum meum;
David ; I have anointed oleo sancto meo unit euro,
him with my holy oil. Al- Alleluia,
lelnia.

GOSPEL. Luke xii. 35. Common, p. xxxviii.

Opfertory.. Psalm Ixxxviii. See Latin, p. xxxi.

I have found David -my servant j with my holy oil
have I anointed him. My band shall help him, and
my arm shafl strengthen him.

SECRET.

MAY thy saints, O Lord, we beseech thee, cause
joy to aM thy people ; that while we celebrate
their merits, we may experience their patronage.
Thro'.

Communion. See Latin, p. xxxiv. Blessed is the
servant whom the Lord; when he coraeth, shall find
watching. Verily* I say to you, he shall set him over
all he hath.

Postcommunion. Prasta qtuesumus.

GRANT, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that
while we return thee thanks for what we have
partaken of, we may, by the intercession of blessed N.
thy Confessor and Bishop, receive still greater favours.
' ThroV . •;..-•.....»'■.

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The second Vespers are of the following feast
without any Commemoration.

THE CIRCUMCISION OF THE LORD.
INSTRUCTION.

CIRCUMCISION was a Precept of the old law,
Gen. xvii. But as this yoke was only imposed on
the carnal Jews and sinners, Jesus Christ, the master of
the law, and innocence and sanctity itself, needed not
to have submitted to it. But his design was to shew us,
that he had taken on himself true flesh, like ours ; and
that the Jews might not have a pretext to reject hira,
as one not circumcised, and consequently not a descen-
dent of Abraham, and therefore not the promised Mes-
siah. And thus, by a voluntary obedience to the law,
he has taught us to submit to the laws appointed by God
and his Church for our sanctification; from the observing
of whicn we so often dispense with 0141 selves through
sloth or pride, and to become spiritually circumcised
children.

It was on this day also he received the name of Jesus,
that is, Saviour. It is this name, which we cannot pro-
nounce as we ought to do, according to the Apostle, but
by the grace of the Holy Ghost \ for to do it to any ad-
vantage, we must hate sin, and ardently desire that sal-
vation, which our Lord was desirous to procure for us,
when he received that sacred name.

Alter we have consecrated the beginning of the year
to God, by a strict compliance with the duties of reli-
gion, w$ may make such visits, as charity and Christian
{>rudence may require of us in our respective states of -
ife. But we- ought to confine ourselves to what neces-
sity, or decency, demands \ or as.far as may tend to keep
up union, friendship, and peace; and carefully avoid
whatever is contrary to modesty, temperance, and piety.
If we make any presents, let us begin with the poor,
that they may become our advocates with Jesus Christ*
to whom we should consecrate ourselves with all that
we have, or are, as to our first beginning and lust end.

I. VESPERS.

Anth«/^VWonderfulcora- Ant./^\ Adrairabilecom-

V«/ munication ! the \J mercium ! Crea-

Creator of man kind, taking tor generis humaai, aav

on himself a bo4y animated malum corpus sumens, de

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OT THY LOUP.

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with a soul, «n pleated to Vurgine uaaci dignatns est :

be born of a Virgin ; and fc procedens Homo sine

becoming man, without semiae, largitus est nobis

the concurrence of man, suam Deitatem.
made us partakers of his
divine nature.

Pwhn cix. Dixit Dominus, p. 74.
Antb. When, after an Ant. Quando natns ea

unspeakable manner, thou inenabiliter ex Virgine,

wast bom of a Virgin, the
Scriptures were fulfilled;
like rain upon a fleece thou
earnest down to save man-
kind } we give thee praise,
O out God.

Rsaim cxii. Laudate pueri, p

tunc impletae sunt Scriptu-
rse ; sicut pravia in vellus
descend isti, ut ealvum fa-
ceres genus humanum ; te
laudamus, Deus nosier.

Anth. In the bush which
Moses saw bum without
consuming, we acknow-
ledge the preservation of
thy glorious Virginity j O
Mother of God, make in-
tercession for as.

Psalm exxi. Lsstatur sum, p

77-

Ant. Bnbora qvem vide**
ret Moysas iiicombustum*
conservatam agnovimus iu-
am laudabilem Virginita*
tern $ Dei Genitrix, inter*'
cede pro nobis;

101.

Antb. The sucker of
Jesse hath budded ; a star
hatb arisen out of Jacob j
a Virgin hath brought forth
the Saviour y we give thee
praise, O our God.

Psalm exxvi. Nisi Dominus, p. 102

Ant. Germinavit radix?
Jesse; orta est Stella ex
Jacob 5 Virgo perperit Sal*
vatorem ,* te laudamus, De-
us noster.

Ant. Ecce Maria genuit
nobis Sal valorem, quern
Joannes videns exclamavit,
dicens $ Ecce agnus Dei,
ecce qui tollit peccata mun-
di. Alleluia.

Anth. Bt hold Mary hath
brought forth for us the
Saviour, whom John see-
ing, cried oat, saying, Be-
hold the Lamb of God, be-
hold him that taketh away
the sins of the world. Al-
leluia.

Psalm cxlvii. Lauda Jerusalem, p. 103.

The Little Chapter. The grace of God. Be»
ginning of the Epistlx, to * p. 145, Hymn. Jesus
toe ransomer, asp. 143.

V. The Word was made V. Verbum caro factum
flesh. Alleluia. est* Alleluia.

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R. And dwelt
u*. Alleluia.

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Mass,

R. Ethabitavit in nobis.
Alkluia.

jft Me Magnificat.

Anth Out of that exces-
sive love, with which God
loved us, he sent bis only
Son in the likeness of sin-
ftil flesh. Alleluia.

Ant. Propter nkniam
charitatem suam, qua di-
lexit nos Deus, Fitium so*
urn mtsit in timilitudinem
camis peccati. Alleluia.

Prayer. Collect at Mass.
MASS. Introit. Isaias ix.

PUER natus est nobis, &
Filius datus est nobis -f
cujus imperium super hu-
nierum ejus, & vocabitur
nomen ejus Macni consi-
lii Angblus, Ps. t)7.
Cantate Domino canttcum
novum ; quia mirabilia fe-
cit. V. Gloria.

A Child is born for us,
and a son is given to
us, whose empire is on his
shoulder 5 and his name
shall be called the Angel

OF THE OK RAT COUKSBL.

Ps. Sing to the Lord a new
canticle, for he hath done
wonderful things. V.
Glory.

Collect. Deus, qui salutis.

OGod, who by the fruitful Virginity of blessed
Mary, hast given mankind the rewards of eternal
salvation, grant, we beseech thee, that we may .experi-
ence her intercession, by whom we received the author
of life, our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son, who lived* and
icigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one
God, world without end. Amen.

Epistle. Titus ii. p. 145.
Gradual. Psalm xcvii

All the earth hath seen
the salvation - of our God y
sing to the Lord all the
earth. V. The Lord hath
made known his salvation ;
and hath displayed his jus-
tice before the Gentiles.
Alleluia, Alleluia. V. A
sanctified day hath shone
upon us j come ye Gent-
tiles, and adore the* Lord*
for this day a great light is
come dotfn upon theearth.
Alleluia. ^ •

Vtderunt omnes fines
terras sahitare Dei nostri 5
jubilate Deo omnis terra.
V. Notum fecit Dominus
salutare suum; ante con-
spectnm Gentium revelavit
justitiam suara. Alleluia,
Alleluia. V. Dies sanctifi-
cstos illuxit nobis 5 venite,
Gentes, & adorateDomi-
bum, quia hodie descendit
lux magna super terras.
Alleluia.

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Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Alleluia, Alleluia. V.

God, who heretofore spoke Heb. ii. Multifarie olim

various ways to oar fore- Deus loqueas patribus in

fathers by the Prophets, Prophetis, novissime diebus

hath now lately, and in our istis locutus est nobis in Fi-

time, spoke to us qjv his lto. Alleluia.

Son. Alleluia. '

GOSPEL. Luke ii. 21, 22.

AT that time : After eight days were expired, when
the child was to be circumcised ; his name was
called Jesus, which the Angel had given him, before he
was conceived in the womb. Credo.

Offertory. Psalm lxxxviii. See Latin, p. 151.
Thine are the heavens, and thine is the earth. Thou
didst form the globe of the earth, and all therein j jus-
tice and equity are the supporters of thy throne.

SECRET.

RECEIVE, O Lord, our offerings and prayers;
, cleanse us by these heavenly mysteries, and mer-
cifully hear us. Thro*!

Communion. Psalm xcvii. See Latin, p. 151.
The whole earth hath seen the salvation of our God.

POSTCOMMUNION. H*C TIQS.

MAY this communion, Q Lord, cleanse us from sitl,
and by the intercession of blessed Mary the Vir-
gin-mother of God, make us partakers of thy heavenly
remedy. Thro* the same.

, II. VESPERS.
All as at the first Vespers, p. 1(58, Except :
V. The Lord hath made V. Notum fecit Domi-
known. Alleluia. R. His «nus. Alleluia. R. Salu-
aalvation. AUekiia. tare suum. Alleluia.

At (he Magnificat.
Anth, Great is the mys- Ant. Magnum haeredita-
tery of our inheritance; Its mysterium : templum
the womb of a pure Vir- Dei factui est uterus nes-
gin became the temple of cientis viruro j non est poi-
God; he that took flesh of lutus ex ea carnem as-
her, was not denied; all lumens; omnes gentes ve-
nations shall come and nient dicentes $ Gloria tibi#
say : Glory be to thee, O Domine.
Lord.

Prater. Collect at Mass, p. 170.
Commemoration of St. Stephen

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Anth. But Stephen, p. 153. V. Stephen saw, ^v 155.
Paaybb. Collect at Mass, as below.

THE OCTAVE-DAY OF ST STEPHEN. Double.
Mass. The same as on the day, p. 153, except :
Collect. Omnipotent.. ■ .

O Almighty and. Eternal -God, who didst consecrate
the first fruits of martyrdom in. the blood of the
blessed Levite Stephen y grant, we beseech thee, that he
may intercede for us, who. begged mercy, even* for his
persecutors, of our Lord Jesus Christ thy Son. Who
liveth.

Here, at the Secret and Postcommtcwion, are made
Commemorations of SS Thomas, John, and HoijY
Innocents, as on their respective Feasts.
VESPERS.

The Psalms areas oh Sundays* p* 74: except t-ke
last, which is : Credidi,/>. Q5.

Anth.nHHEY stoned Ant. T APIDAVjE-
Ji Stephen, and Jj RUNT Sie-

he called upon * the Lord, phanum, & ipse inyocabat
saying, Lay not this sin to Dominum* dkjens : Ne sta-
their charge. tuas illis hoc peceatmn.

Anth. The stones of the Ant. Lapides torreotig
torrent were sweet to him ; illi dulces fuerunt : ipsum
all the righteous souls fol- scquuntur omnes animae
lowed him. justa;,

Anth. My soul hath Ant. Adhsesit anima mea
stuck to thee, because my post te, quia caro mea ia-
body hath been stoned for pidata est pro te, Deut
thee, O my God. meus.

Anth. Stephen saw the . , Ant. Stephanus vidit
heavens opened ; he saw coelos apertos ; vidit & in-
and entered in ; blessed is troivit ; beatas homo, cui
the man to whom the hea- coeli patcbant.
vens were •opened.

Anth. Behold I see the Ant. Ecce video coelos
heavens opened, and Jesu* apertos, & J<rsum stantem
standing at the right hand a de*tris Vrrtu,tJ3 Dei.
of the majesty of God.

From hence the office is </«St. John. The Little
Chapter. He that teareth God. The beginning of
the Lesion to * p. 156. Hymn. Throughout the
world. Common, p. ill. V. Blessed John, p. 156.

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OF ST. STEPHEN.

173

At the Magnificat. Anth. This is John, ib. Prayer.
Ecclesiam tuam, ib.

The Commemorations.
Of St. Stephen. Anth. Some devout people. V.
Stephen saw, p. 155. Prayer. Omnipotens, p. \J2.
Of St. Thomas. Anth. He that is willing. V. The
righteous man. Common, p. viii. Prayer. Dens, pro
cujus, p. 102. Of the Holy Innocents. Anth. Inno-
cent children. V. "The saints cry out, p. 101. Prayer.
Dens pro cujus, p. 162.

We OCTAVE DAY of ST. JOHN the EVANGE-
LIST. Double.

Mass. The same as on the Feast, p. 156. Except
the Preface, which is that of the Apostles, p. 55. With
Commemorations of St. Thomas, and Holy Innocents,
iy their respective Collects, Secrets, and Postcommu-
nions, as on their Feasts.

VESPERS.

The Psalms as in the second Vespers of Apostles,
Common, p. v

Anth.TJ LESSED John is
Jj very much to
be honoured, who at the
sapper leaned on the Lord's
breast.

Anth. This is the Dis-
ciple, who beareth witness
of these things, and we
know his testimony is true.

Anth. This is my Dis-
ciple ; so will I have him
rentain till I come.

Anth. There are some
here standing, who shall
not taste death, till they
see the Son of Man in his
kingdom.

Anth. Behold my chosen
servant, whom I have cho-
sen j I have put my spirit
in him.

VOL. 1.

Ant.lETALDE honoran-
V das est beatus
Joannes, qui supra pectus
Domini in caena recubuit.

Ant. Hie est Discipulus
ille, qui testimonium per-
hibet de his, et scimus
quia verum est testimoni-
um ejus.

Ant. Hie est Discipulus
meus ; sic eurn volo ma-
nere, donee veniam.

Ant. Sunt de hie stanti-
bus, qui non gustabunt mor-
tem, donee videant Filiuni
Hominis in regno suo.

Ant. Ecce puer meus
electus quem elegi -, posui
super eurn spiritum meum.

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IT** THB OCTAYB-DAY, &C • VeSprtS.

The Little Chapter, Hymn, V. and Anthem at the
Magnificat, with a Commemoration of the Holy Inno-
cents, as p. 158, and of St. Thomas. Anth. He that is
willing. V. The righteous man. Common, p. viii.
Prayer. Deus, pro cujus, p. 162.

THE OCTAVE OF THE HOLY INNOCENTS, d.

Mass. The same as on the Feast, p. 158, except that
the Gloria m «xcdsis, the Alleluias, and tfre Ite Missa
est, are said. The Credo's* not said, unless it fall on a
Sunday. There is likewise a Commemoration of St.
Thomas, by the Collect, Secret, and Postcomimmion of
his Feast, p. 162.

VESPERS.

The Psalms as on Sundays, p. 74, except the last,
which is: Credidi, p. Q5.

Anth.T TEROD in his Ant. TTEROOES ira-
JTl rage killed J. JL tus occidit mul-

many children in Bethle- tos pueros in Bethlehem
hem of Juda, the city of Judae, civitate David.
David.

Anth. Herod killed many Ant. Abimatu & infra
children from two years occidit multos pueros He*
old and under, in hatred of rodes propter Dommum.
the Lord.

Anth. Their Angels al- Ant. Angeli eorum sem-
ways see the face of the per vident faciem Patris.
Father.

Anth. A noise was heard Ant. Vox in Rama au-
in Rama j there was weep- dita est ; ploratus Sc ulula-
ing and howling, Rachel tus, Rachel plorans fclios
was bewailing her chil- suos.
dren.

Anth. All the Saints cry Ant. Sub throno. Dei
out from under the throne omnes Sancti clamant ;Vin-
of God . Revenge our dica sanguinem nostrum,
blood, O our God. Deus noster.

From the Little Chapter the office of St. Thomas, as
in theXlommon, p. vi. Prayer. Deus, pro cujus, p.
162. JVith Commemorations of the Holy Innocents,
as p. 161. Prayer. Deus, pro cujus, p. \&1, and of
' the Eve of the Epiphany. Anth, The child Jesus, p.
164. V The Lord hath made known, p. 152. Pray-
er. Omnipotent, t>. 104.

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Of St. Telesphorus.

Antfa. He that hatcth Ant. Qui odit animani
his soul in this world, suam in hoc inundo, in vi-
kcepeth it for life everlast- tarn aeternam custodit earn,
ing.

V. The righteous roan, Common, p. viii. Prayer.
Deus, qui nos bcati, ib. p. xi.

THE OCTAVE-DAY OF ST. THOMAS OF CAN-
TERBURY. Double.
Mass, as on the Feast, p. \62. Except the Comme-
morations; instead of which are said the Comraemo-
tions of the Eve of the Epiphany, by the Collect, Secret,
and Postcommunion of the Sunday within the Octave of
Christmas, p. 164. And of St. Telesphorus, by the
Collect, Deus, qui nos beati. Common, p. xi. Secret.
Sanctify, ib. p. xii. Postcommunion. Refecti, p. x.
At the end of the Mass is read the Gospel of the Eve of
the Epiphany, as follows.

GOSPEL. Matt. ii. \g. 23.

AT that time : When Herod was dead, behold an
Angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in his sleep
in Egypt, saying : Arise, and take the Child and his
Mother, and go into the land of Israel 5 for tbey, who
sought the life of the Child, are dead. And he arose,
and taking the Child and his Mother, came into the
land of Israel, But hearing that Archelaus reigned in
Judea, in the place of his father Herod, he was afraid
to go thither ; and having notice given him in his sleep,
he retired into Galilee, and came and dwelt in a city
called Nazareth ; to the end that what the Prophets had
foretold might be fulfilled : That he should be called a
Nazarean.

THE EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD.
INSTRUCTION.
T7* PIPHANY comes from a Greek word; which sig-
u/j nifies the manifestation, or the making any thing
known : and the Church, on this festival, celebrates three
different mysteries, by which Jesus Christ made him-
self known to mankind, and manifested his glory.
These mysteries are, I . The adoration and homage the
Wise-men paid to the infant Jesus. 2. The baptism he

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THE BFIPHAKY.

I. Vespers.

vouchsafed to receive from the hands of John the Bap-
tist. 3. The miracle performed at Cana in Galilee, by
the change of water into wine.

But the Church is chiefly taken up with celebrating
the first of these mysteries ; and considering the Wise-
men as the first fruits of the Gentiles, that were convert-
ed to the faith, she exhorts us to join with them in ado-
ring Jesus Christ, and giving him thanks for having
called us to the true faith, and having made known his
Gospel to us.

The Eve of the Epiphany was formerly like the Eves
of other great solemnities, a fast -day, consecrated to
pennance and prayers : and a great part of the night was,
by our pious forefathers, spent in the Church. If we
cannot imitate their fervour in that practice, never let
us degenerate so far from them, as to spend that night
in excess, which they spent in the service of God, and
in preparing themselves worthily to celebrate the en-
suing great solemnity, the Christmas day of the
Gentiles.

I. VESPERS.

The Psalms as on Scndats, p. ?4, except the last,
which is : Laudate Dominum omnes, p. 95.
Anth/THHE Lord our 8a* Ant. \ NTE luciferum
X v lour, who wad J^ll gentttcr, ar ame

begotten before the morn-
ing-star, and before all time,
on this day appeared to the
world.

Anth. Thy light is come,
O Jerusalem, and the glory
of the Lord is risen upon
thee, and the Gentiles
shall walk by thy light.
Alleluia.

Anth. The Wise-men
having opened their trea-
sures offered to the Lord
gold, frankincense, and
myrrh. Alleluia. '

Anth. Ye seas and rivers,
bless the Lord 5 ye foun-
tains, sing an hymn to the
Lord. Alleluia.

Anth. That star shineth

tsscula, Domiuus Salvator
noster hodie muncjo ap-
paruit.

Ant. Venit lumen tuum,
Jerusalem, & gloria Domi-
ni supter te orta est, & am-
bulabunt'Gentes in Jumine
tuo. Alleluia.

Ant. Apertis thesauri's
suis, obtulerunt Magi Do-
mino aurum, thus, & mvrr*
ham. Alleluia.

Ant. Maria & fluintoa,
benedicite Dprhino \ hym-
num dicite, fbntes Domino.
Alleluia.

Ant, SteUa. ista sicut

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like a blase, and discover-' flamma eoniseat, et Regem
eth God the King of Kings; Begum Deura demonstrat $
the Wise-ritea saw it, and Mag* earn vklerunt, et
made their offerings te the magno Regt xnnnera obtu-
great King. lerant.

The Little Chapter. The beginning of the Les-
son to * p. 178.

HYMN.

WHAT makes thee, fl^tRUDELIS Herodes
cruel Herod shake, Vy Deum
For fear that Christ, • thy Regem venire quid times ?

crown should take ?
He will not seize an earth- Non eripit mortalia,

\y throne,
Who heav'nly kingdoms Qui regna dat ccelestia.

makes our own.
. The sages coming from Ibant Magi quam vide-

afar rant

Follow the new-appearing Stellam sequentes praevi-

star $ am j

With light they seek a Lumen requirunt lumine -,

better light:
Their gifts confess the God Deum fatentur munere.
of might.
The heav'nly Lamb in Lavacra puri gurgitis,
Jordan stood *

To sanctify the chrystal Codestis Agnus attigit j

floods
Our sins with that baptis- Peccata, quae non detalit,

mal dew
Were wash'd in him, who Nos abluendo sustulk.
sin ne'er knew.
A strange, unusual pow'r Novum genus potentiae 5
is shewn ,
The water-pots are ruddy Aquae rubescunt bydrise,

grown, ^ •
Whose waters, by com* Vinumque jussa fundere,

mand divine,
Their nature change, and Mutavit unda originem.
run pure wine. . '-

To Christ, who did the Jesu tibi sit gloria,
Gentiles call,
Be endless glory giv*n by Qui apparnisti Gentibus,
all ;

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1?* THB Bf^NKANY. MOSS*

To God the Father were- Cum Patne k Almo Spi-

peat ritu,

The same, and to jkhe Pa- In seropiterna sacula, A^
raclcte. Amen. men.

N.B. Thus are ended all the Hymns of the seme
metre during the Octave.

V. The Kings of -Thar- V. Reges Tbarsis, & In-
sis, and the Islands shall sulae munera offerent. It-
make their offerings. R. Reges Arabum & Saba do-
The Kings of Arabia and na adducent.
Saba shall bring presents.

At the Magnificat.
Anth. The Wise-men Ant. Magi videntes stel-
seeing the star, said one to lam dixeront ad invicem-r
another : This is the sig- Hoc signnm nwgni Regis
nal of the great King; let est; eamus & inquiramus
us go and enquire after cum, et offeraimis ei mu-
him, and make him offer- nera aurum, thus, & nror-
ings of gold, frankincense ham. Alleluia,
and myrrh. Alleluia.

Prays*. Collect at Mass.
MASS.. iNTaorr. Mai. in. Psalm lxxi.

BEHOLD the Lord the TpCCE advenit domina-
ruler is come -, and Fj tor Dominus : & leg*
dominion, power, and em- num in manu ejus, & po-
pire are in. his hand* Ps. testas & imperium. Ps.
^JD God, give thy judgment Deus judicium tuum Regi
to the King, and thy jus- da? .& justitiam tuam filie
tice to the King's son. V. Regis. V. Gloria*
Glory.

Collect. Deus, qui hodierna.

OGod, who by the direction of a star didst this
day manifest thy only Son to the Gentiles ? mer-
cifully grant that we, who now know thee by faith, may
come at length to see the glory of' thy majesty. Thro'
the same* '

Lesson, haias Is. I, 9,

ARISE, Jerusalem, he enlightened > for thy fight is
come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon
thee. * For behold darkness shall cover the earth, and
a thick mist the people thereof; but the Lord shall arise
upon thee, and his glory shall be seen in thee. The
Gentiles shall walk by the light, and Kings by the
brightness of thy rising. Lift up thy eyes around and
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thee j thy sons shall come from far off, and thy daugh-
ters shall rise from thy side. Then sbalt thou see,
and abound;. thy heart shall wonder and rejoice, whaa
the multitude of the sea shall be converted unto thee,
and the strength of the Gentiles come to thee. A de-
luge of camels shall cover thee, and dromedaries from
Madian and Epha j all shall come from Saba, bringing
gold and frankincense, and publishing the praises of the
Lord.

Gbad&al. IsaUhlx. Matthew ii. .

All shall come from Sa- Omnes de Saba venient,
ba, bringing gold and fran- aurum & thus deferentes,
kincense,and publishing the k laudem Domino annun~
praises of the Lord. V. tiantes. V. Surge, & illu-
Arise, Jerusalem, be en- minare, Jerusalem, quia,
lightened, for the glory of gloria Domini super te orta
the liOrd is risen upon thee. est.

Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Alleluia, Alleluia. V.
We have seen his star in Vidimus stellam ejus in
the east : and we are come oriente $ & venimns cum
with our offerings to adore muneribus adorare Domi*
the Lord. Alleluia. . num. Alleluia.

GOSPEL. Matthew ii. 1, 12.
*1 T7HEN Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Juda, in
V V the days of Herod the King, behold there came
Wise-men out of the east to Jerusalem, saying : Where
is he, who is born King of the Jews ? For we have seen
his star in the east, and are come to adore him. Which
when Herod the King had heard, he was troubled, and
all Jerusalem with him And calling together all the
chief Priests, and the scribes of the people, he enquired
of them where the Christ was to be born ? And they
said to him ; in Bethlehem of Juda $ for so it is written
by the Prophet : " And thou Bethlehem, land of Juda,
art not the least among the princes of Juda j for out of
thee shall come a Chief, who shall rule my people Is-
rael " Then Herod, having privately called the Wise-men,
diligently enquired of them the time the star had appear-
ed to them; and sending them to Bethlehem, he said : Go
and make an exact enquiry after the child ; arid when
you have found him, let me know it, that I may also
eome and adore him. Who when they had heard the
King, departed. And, behold the star they had seen in
the east, went before them, till coming, it stood over the
place where the child was. When they saw the star

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they were transported with great joy. And entering in*
to the house, they found the child witft Mary his mo-
ther, and falling down they adored him. And opening
their treasures, they there offered him gifts, gold, frank-
incense, and myrrh. And being admonished in their
sleep not to return to Herod, they went back to their
own country another way. Credo.

Offertory, Psalm Ixxi.
The Kings of Tharsis Reges Tharsis k Insula*
and the Islands shall make munera offerent : Reges
their offerings : the Kings Arabum & Saba dona ad-
of the Arabians and of Sa- ducent: & adorabunt eum
ba shall bring their present&f omnes Reges terras, omnea
all the Kings of the earth gfcntes servient ei.
shall adort him, and all
nations shall' serve htm.

SECRET.

MERCIFULLY took down, OLord, w« beseech
thee, on the offerings of thy Church i among
which gold, frankincense, and myrrh are ho longer of-
fered f tat what was signified by those offerings is sa-
crificed and received, Jesus Christ thy Son, our Lord.
Wholiveth.

Preface and Communicatees. Ordinary, p 52.
And they are said during the whole Octave.

Communion. Matt. ii.

We have seen his star Vidimus stellam ejus in
in the East, and are come Oriente : k venimus cum
with offerings to adore the muneribus adotare Domi-
Lord. num

Postcommunion. Prasta, quasumus.

GRANT, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that
our minds may be so purified, as to understand
what we celebrate on this great solemnity, Thro*.

Within the Octave, the same Mass is said as on the
day* But the second Collect is : Deus, qui salutis, p.
lxix. the third : Ecclesia* tuas, p. Ixxiii. or Deus om-
nium, il. with their respective Secrets and Postcom-
munions. And these Collects. &c. are continued till
Candlemas.

II. VESPERS.
The Psalms as on Sundays, p. 74. The Anthems,
Little Chafteb, hymn, and V. as in the first Vespers
p- J 77.

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181

At the Magnificat.

Anth. We celebrate this Ant. Tribus miraculis
holy day in memory of ornatum diem sanctum co-
three miracles performed lixnus : hodie Stella Magos
on it. On thU day a star ' duxit ad presepiuin : hodie
led the Wise-men to the vinum ex aqua factum est

ad nuptias : hodie in Jor-
dane a Joanne Christus
baptizari voluit, ut salvaret
nos. Alleluia.

manger : on this day water
was turned into wine at a
marriage feast: on this
day Christ vouchsafed to
be baptised by John in the
Jordan for our salvation.
Alleluia.

Prayer, Collect at Mass, p. 178.

The Commemoration on the Saturday tvtthin the
Octave.

Ant. Remansit puer Je-
sus in Jerusalem, & noo
cognoverunt parents ejus,
existirnantes ilium, esse in
comitatu : & requjrebant
eum inter cognatos & notos.

Anth. The Child Jesus
staid behind in Jerusalem,
and bis parents knew it not,
thinking him to be in the
company : and they sought
him among their kindred
and acquaintance.

V All shall /v>m* f*nm

Saba. AJleluia. R. Bring-
ing gold and frankincense.
Alleluia.

Pharbr. Collect of To-morrow

Y. Qmnes ic Saba Vtriii*
Alleluia. R. Aurum

ent.
& thus
luia.

defereptes. Alie-

I. SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY, WHICH
FALLS WITHIN THE OCTAVE.

MASS. Introit.

ISaw a man sealed on a
high throne, whom a
multitude of Angels adored,
singing all together : Be-,
hold him* whose name and
empire are to last for ever.
Ps. Sing to the Lord with
joy all the earth : serve
the Lord in gladness. V.
Glory.

Is. vi. Psalm xcix

IN excelso throno vidi se-
dere viruro quern ado-
rat multitudo Angelorum
psallentes in unum ; Ecce
cujus imperii nomen est in
seternum. Ps. Jubilate
Deo omnis terra : servite
pomjno in laetitia. V.
Gloria.

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Collect. Fbta, qua*sumus.

ACCORDING tothjr divine mercy, OLord, receive
the vows of thy people, who pour forth their
prayers to thee : that they may know what their duty
requireth of them, and be able to comply with what
they know. Thro'.

Here, and at the Secret aadPosTCOMMUtnotf is
made a Commemoration of the Epiphany, by the Col-
lect, &c. of that Feast, as, p. 178.

Epistle. Rom, xit. 1, 5.

BRETHREN : I beseech you, by the mercy of God,
that you present your bodies a living sacrifice,
holy and acceptable to God, your rational worship.*
And be 'not conformable to this world, but be reformed
by a newness of mind ; that you may prove what is the
good, acceptable, and perfect will of God. For I charge
all among you, by the grace which is given to me, not
to be wiser than you ought to be, but to be wise to so-
briety, and according to the measure of faith God hath
destribtued to each one. For as in one body we have
many members, and all these members have not the
same functions: so we, being many, are one body in
Christ, and every one the members one of another, in
Jesus Christ our Lord.

Gradual. Psalm lxxi.
Blessed be the Lord God Benedictus Dominus
of Israel, who alone hath Deus Israel, qui facit mira-
done great wonders from bilia magna solus a saeculo.
the beginning. V. Let the V. Suscipiant montes pa-
mountains receive peace cem populo tuo : & colles
for thy people, and the justitiam.
hills righteousness.

Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Alleluia, Alleluia.. V.
Sing to the Lord with joy Jubilate Deo omnis terra :
all the earth, and serve servite Domino in lsetitia.
him with gladness. Alle- Alleluia,
luia.

GOSPEL. Luken. 42. 52.
"IT THEN Jesus was twelve years old, his Parents
W went up to Jerusalem according to the custom of
the festival. And the days of the festival being expired,
when they returned, the child Jesus staid behind in- Je,
rusalem, and his parents knew it not ; but thinking he
was iti the company, they went on that clay's journey, and

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sought him among their kindred and acquaintance. And
not finding him, they returned to Jerusalem in search
of him. And it came to pass, that after three days they
found him in the temple, sitting among the doctors,
hearing them and asking them questions. And all that
heard him, were filled with admiration at his prudence
and his answers. And when they saw him, they were
surprised ; and his mother said to him ; Son, why hast
thou done so with us ? Behold thy Father and I have
sought thee with sorrow. And he said to them; Why
did yon seek me ? Did not you know, I must he about
the concerns of my Father ? But they understood not
the word that he spoke unto them. Then he went
down with them and came to Nazareth, and was subject
to them. And his mother kept all these words in her
heart. And Jesus increased in wisdom, in age, and in
grace, before God and man. Credo.

Offertory. Psalm xcix.
Sing with joy to God all Jubilate Deo omnis ter-
the earth, serve the Lord ra, servite Domino in lae-
in gladness ; present your- titia ; in t rate in conspectu
selves to him. witn trans- ejus in exultatione, quia
ports of joy, for the Lord Dominus ipse est Deus.
is God.

secret.

MAY the sacrifice we have offered to thee, O Lord,
always enliven us and defend us. Thro*.
Communion. Luke ii.
Son, why hast thou done #Fili, quid fecisti nobis
so with us ? I and thy Fa- sic ? Ego & Pater tuus do-
ther have sought thee with lentes quasrebamus te. Et
sorrow. And why did you quid est quod me quacreba-
seek me ? Did you not tis ? Nesciebatis, quia in
know that I must be about his quae Patris mei sunt
the concerns of my Father ? oportet me esse ?
Postcommunion. Supplices.

GRANT, we humbly beseech thee, O Almighty
God, that those whom thou refreshest with thy
sacraments, may, by a life well pleasing to thee, wor-
thily serve thee. Thro'.

VESPERS.

All as in the second Vespers, of the Epiphany, p.
ISO, except the Little Chapter. Brethren, I beseech
you, to* p. 182. At the Magnificat. Anlh. Son,

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as in the Communion. Prates. Collect at Mass. p.
182. Commemoration of the Epiphany. Anth. We
celebrate, p. 18 1. V. AH shall come, il. Prayer.
Deus, qui hodierna, p. 178.

THE OCTAVE-DAY OF THE EPIPHANY.

I. VESPERS.
All as on the Feast, p. 1/0. except the Prayer. Col-
lect a( Mass below.

MASS.

Ml as on the Feast, p. 178, except what follows.

Collect. Deus, cujus.

OGod whose only begotten Son did appear in the
substance of our flesh ; grant, we beseech thee,
that by him We may be reformed inwardly, whom we
confess to have taken on himself our flesh outwardly.
Wholiveth.

GOSPEL. John i. 20.

AT that time : John saw Jesus coming to him, and
said : Behold the Lamb of God, behold him, who
taketh away the sins of the world. This is he, of whom
I said : There cometh a man after me, who is preferred
to me, because he was before me. And I knew him
not : but therefore came I baptizing in water, that he
might be made known in Israel. And John gave testi-
mony, saying : I saw the Spirit descending from heaven,
as a dove, and it settled upon him. And I knew him
not : but he who sent me to baptize in water, said to
me : He, on whom thou shalt see the Spirit coming
down, and settling on him, he it is, who baptizeth in the
Holy Ghost. And I saw, and bare witness, that this is
the Son of God. Credo.

secret.

WE offer sacrifices to thee, O Lord, in remem-
brance of the manifestation of thy Son* humbly
beseeching thee, that as he is the author of what we of-
fer, so he may mercifully receive the same, our Lord
Jesus Christ. Who liveth.

Postcommunion. Ccelesti famine.

MAY thy heavenly light, we beseech thee, O Lord,
go before us at all times and in all places ; that
we may contemplate with a clear sight, and receive with
due affection the mystery whereof thou bast been pleased
we should partake. Thro.*

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MaSS. II. SUNDAY AFTER THE B?IPHANY. IQ5

After the Octave of the Epiphany to Candlemas, the
second Collect is ; Deus, qui salutis, p. lxix. The third;
Ecclesite tu<e, p. Ixxiii. Or, Deus omnium, ib. And their
respective Secrets and Postcommunions are said in their
proper places.

II. VESPERS-

All as on the Epiphany, p. 183, with a Commemora-
tion of St. Hilary, as directed January 14th.

II. SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY.
MASS. Inthoit. Psalm lxv.

LET all the earth adore thee, O God, and publish
thy praises, and sing an hymn to the glory of thy'
name, O thou most high. Ps. Sing with joy to God
all the earth, sing a psalm to his name : glorify and
praise him. V. Glory.

Collect. Omnipotens.

O Almighty and eternal God, supreme Ruler both
of heaven and earth, mercifully give ear to the
prayers of thy people, and grant us peace in our time.
Thro.

Epistle. Rom, xii. 6.

BRETHREN; Having different gifts, according to
the grace that is given us, whether prophecy ac-
cording to the measure of faith, or ministry in ministering,
or he that instructeth in teaching, or he that exhorteth
in exhortation, or he that giveth in simplicity, he that
ruleth in solicitude, or he that sheweth compassion in
chearfulness. Let love be without dissimulation. Hat-
ing that which is evil, keeping close to that which is
good. Be affected to one another with a brotherly love,
being forward to give respect to one another $ not sloth-
ful in your charge ; but zealous in spirit -, serving the
Lord : rejoicing in hope : patient in tribulation : fervent
in prayer : contributing td the necessities of the saints,
loving hospitality. Bless those that persecute you j bless
and curse them not. Rejoice with those that rejoice.,
weep with those that weep : being of the same mind
one towards another. Not aiming at high things, but
consenting to what is humble.

Gradual. Psalm cvi.

THE Lord sent forth his word, and healed them :
and rescued them from their destruction. V. Let
tol. j. a *

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the mercies of the Lord be acknowledged : and bit won-
derful works in behalf of the children of men. Alleluia,
Alleluia. V. Praise the Lord all his Angels, all ye his
powers praise him. Alleluia.

GOSPEL. John H. 1, 11.

AT that time: There was a marriage at Cana in
Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. And
Jesus also and his disciples were invited to the. marriage.
And the wine falling short, the mother of Jesus saith to
him : They have no wine. And Jesus saith to her :
Woman, what is it to me and thee ? My hour is not yet
come. His mother saith to the waiters j Whatever he
shall say to you, do it. Now there were set six water-
pots of stone, according to the manner of purification
among the Jews, holding each two or three measures.
Jesus saith to them y Fill the pots with water. And
they filled them to the very brim. And Jesus saith to
them 5 Pour out some now, aud carry it to the master
of the feast. And they carried it. As soon as the mas-
ter of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine,
(and he knew not from whence it came, but the ier*
vants knew, who had drawn the water) the master of the
feast, called the bridegroom, and saith to him : Every
man serveth up the best wine first, and when they have
drank plentifully, then that which is worse; but thou
hast reserved the best wine till now. This Jesus made
the beginning of his miracles in Cana of Galilee ; and
thus he manifested his glory, and his disciples believed
in him. Credo.

Oppertory. Psalm lrv.

SING with joy to God, all the earth* sing a psalm to
his name. Come and hear, and I will relate to all
you, who fear God, what great things the Lord hath
done for my soul. Alleluia.

Secrbt.

SANCTIFY, O Lord, our offerings, and cleanse u§
from the stains of our sins. Thro*.
Communion. John ii.

THE Lord saith j Fill the water-pots with water, and
carry some to the master of the feast. When tber
master of the feast had tasted the water that was made
wine, he saith to the bridegroom ; Thou hast reserved
the best wine until now ; this first miracle did Jesus in
the presence of his disciples.

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Postcommuhiok. Augeatur.

MAY the efficacy of (by pewer/O Lord, be increas-
ed in us, that being fed with thy divine sacraments
we may, thro' thy bounty, be prepared to receive what
they promise. Thro*.

The FEAST of the HOLY NAME JESUS kept on the
II. SUNDAY after the EPIPHANY.

MASS: Intkoit. Phil. ii. Psalm viii.

AT the name of Jesus TN nomine JesiT omne
let every knee bend X genu flectatur ccele*ti-
both in heaven, on earth, um, terrestrium, & infer-.
and under the earth ; and norum ; & omnis lingua
let every tongue confess, conriteatur, quia Dominus
that the Lord Jesus Christ Jesus Christus in gloria est
is in the glory of God the Dei Patris. V. Domine
Father. Ps. O Lord our Dominus noster, qtfam ad-
Lord, how wonderful is roirabile est nomen tuum
thy name over the whole in iniversa terra i V. Gloria.
earth ! V. Glory.

COLLECT. Deus, qui unigenitum. O God, who
didst appoint thy only begotten Son the Saviour of man-
kind, and commandest that his name should be called
Jesus : mercifully grant, that we who venerate his holy
name on earth, may also enjoy his sight in heaven, '
Thro* the same.

Here, at the Secret and Postcommonion, is made a
Commemoration of the second Sunday after the Epi-
phany by the Collect, &c. as above, p. 185.

LESSON. Acts iv. 8. 12.

IN those days : Peter being filled with the Holy
Ghost, said : Hear, O ye Chiefs of the people and
Elders. Since we are this day tried for a good deed
done to a lame man, by which he hath been made
whole j be it known to you all, and to all the people of
Israel ; that, in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth,
our Lord, whom you crucified, whom God raised fiom
the dead, this man now standeth whole before you. This
is the stone, that was rejected by you the builders, which
is now made the chief corner-stone -, and there is no
salvation in any other. For neither is there any other
name under heaven, given Unto men, whereby we must ■
be saved.

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THE FEAST OF

GRAD. Ps. cv. Save
us, O Lord our God,
and gather us together
from amidst the nations,
that we may praise thy
holy name, and rejoice
in thy praise. V. Is. vi.
Thou, Lord, art our Father
and our Redeemer, thy
name is from all eternity.
Alleluia, Alleluia. V. My
mouth shall publish the
praises of . the Lord : and
let all flesh bless his holy
name. Alleluia.

If this Feast should be kept after Septuagesima, *«-
stead of the Alleluias and V. following, is said the

TRACT. Bring us back, Domine Deus virtutum
O Lord, God of hosts, converts nos : k ostende

Mass.

Salvos nos fac, Domine,
Deus noster; & congrega
nos de nationibus : ut con-
fiteamur nomini sancto tuo,
& gloriemur in laude tua.
V. Tu, Domine, Paler nos-
ter & Redemptor noster, a
saeculo nomen tuum. Al-
leluia, Alleluia. V. Lau-
dem Domini Joquetur os
meum, & benedicat omnis
caro nomen sanctum ejus.
Alleluia.

shew us thy face, and we
shall be saved: let thy
voice sound in my ears.
V. For sweet is thy voice,
and very beautiful is thy
countenance. V. Thy
name, O Jesus, is as a sweet
perfume ; therefore have
virgins loved thee.

GOSPEL, as on the Circumcision, p. 1/1

nos :
faciem tuam, & salvi cri-
mus : sonet vox tua in au-
ribus meis. V. Vox enim
tua dulcis, & facies tua de-
cora nimis. V. Oleum
effusum nomen tuum, Je-
su, ideo adolescentulae di-
lixerunt te.

Confitebor tibi, Domine,
Deus meus, in toto corde
meo, & glorificabo nomen
tuum in aeternum ; quoni-
am lu, Domine, suavis &
mitis, & multae misericor-
diae omnibus invocantibus
te. Alleluia.

OFFERT. Pj.Ixxxv. I
will prafce thee, O Lord
my God, with my whole
heart, and I will give glory
to thy name for ever j be-
cause, O Lord, thou art
good and gracious, and full
of mercy towards all that
call upon thee. Alleluia.

SECRET. May thy blessing, O most merciful God, by
which every creature is enlivened and subsists, sanctify
this our sacrifice, which we offer thee in honour of the
name of thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ ; that it may be
acceptable to the praise of thy majesty, and available to
our salvation. Thro' the same.

Preface 0/ Christmas, p. 51.

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Fiepers.

tot snotir tnrar flrstis.

Ornnes gentes fruascun-
• que fecisti, venient & ado-
rabunt coram ie, Domine,
& glorificabunt ncttben tu-
umj quoniam inagiras e*
to, & faciens mirabilia j tu
es Deus solus. Alleluia.

COMM. Ps. Ixxxv.
All nation* whom thou
hast created, shall coihe
and All down before thee,
OLord, and shall glorify
thy name -, for thou art
truly great, and performest
wonders: thou alone art
God. Alleluia.

POSTCOMM. Omnipotent. O Almighty and
eternal God, who didst both create and redeem us,
mercifully hear our prayers, and vouchsafe with
a pleasing and kind countenance to receive the sa-
crifice of this victim of our salvation, which we have
offered to thy majesty, in honour of the name of thy
Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, that thy grace being poured
on us, thro' the glorious name of Jesus, as a pledge
of our eternal predestination, we may rejoice that our
names are written in heaven. Thro* the same.

VESPERS.

The Psalms a* on Sundays, p. 7'4 ; except the last,
which is : Credidi,/>. Q5.

Antk^

Ant.

WHOEVER
shall call on
the name of the Lord, shall
be saved.

Anth. Awful and holy is
his name y the fear of the
Lord is the beginning of entise tUnor Domini,
wisdom.

Anth. I will' rejoice in
the Lord; I will rejoice
exceedingly in God, my
Saviour.

Anth. From tie rising
of the sun to the setting
thereof, the name of the
Lord is worthy of praise.

Anth. I will offer a sa- Ant. Sacrificabo hostiam
orifice of praise, and call laudis, & nomen Domini
en the name of the Lord. invocabo.

LITTLE CHAPTER. Phil. ii. Brethren : Christ
humbled himself, becoming obedient unto death, even.

a 2

OMNIS qui invo-
caverit nomen
Domini, salvus erit.

Ant. Sanctum & terribile
nomen ejus 5 inhium sapir*

Ant. Ego autem in Do-
mino; gaudebo & exulta-
bo in Deo Jesu meo.

Ant. A son's ortu usque
ad occasum laudabile no-
nfcen Domini.

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THB FBAST OF &C.

Vespers*

the death of the cross. Therefore God raised him, and
gave him a name, which is above all names ; that at the
name of Jesus every knee shall bend.

HYMN— Jesus, the only
thought of thee,

With sweetness
breast;

But sweeter far is it to sec,

And on thy beauty feast.
No sound, no harmony
so gay

Can art of music frame :

No thought can reach, no
words can say

The sweets of that bless'd
name.
Jesus, our hope, when
we repent,

Sweet source of all our
grace,
' Sole comfort in our banish-
ment,

Q ! what, when face to
face!
No art, no eloquence of
man,

Can tell the joys of love 5

Only the saint* can under-
stand

What they in Jesus prove.
Be thou the object of our

joy*

Who o\» reward wilt be >

Be it our glory, our em-
ploy

To praise and honour thee.
Amen.
V. Let the name of the

Lord be blessed. Alleluia.

R. Now, and for evermore.

Alleluia.

. Jesu, dulcis memoria,
nils my Dans vera cordi gaudia,

Sed super mel & omnia
Ejus dulcis praesentia.
Nil canitur suavius,

Nil auditur jucnndius,
Nil cogitatur dulcius

Quam Jesus Dei Filius.

Jesu spes pcenitentibus,

Quam pius es petentibus ! -

Quam bonus te quserenti-

bus !
Sed quid invenientibus T

Nee lingua valet dicere,

Nee littera exprimere \
Expertus potest credere,

Quid sit Jesum diligere.
Sis Jesu nostrum gaudi-
um,
Qui es futurus prsemium ;
Sk nostf a is te gloria,

Per cuneta semper saecula.
Amen.
V. Sit nomen Domini
benedictum, Alleluia, ft.
Ex hee nunc, & usque in
sseculum. Alleluia.
At the Magnificat.

A nth. Thou shalt call Ant. Vocabis nomen ejus
his name Jesus, for he shall Jesum, ipse enira salvum

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save his people from their faciet populum suum a pec-
sins. Alleluia. . catis eorum. Alleluia.

Prayer. Collect at Mass, p. I87.

The Commemoration of the Sunday.

Anth. When the wine Ant, Deficiente vino,
fell short, Jesus ordered the jussit Jesus impleri hydrias
water-pots to be filled with aqua, qua? in vinum con-
water, which was changed versa est. Alleluia.
into wine. Alleluia.

Ppayer. Omnipotens, p. 185.

III. SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY.

MASS. Introit. Psalm xcvi.

ADORE God all ye his A DORATE Deum om-
Angels : Sion hath Jljl nes Angeli ejus : au-
heard of his judgments, divit & laetata est Sion : &
and rejoiced, and all the exultaverunt filiae Judse.
cities of Judia have rejoic- Ps . Dominus regnavit, ex-
ed exceedingly. Ps. The ultet terra, laetentur in-
Lord hath begun his reign, sulae multae. V. Gloria.
let the earth be glad, and
the islands rejoice. V.
Glory.

COLLECT. Omnipotens. O Almighty and eternal
God, mercifully regard our weakness, and stretch
forth the right hand of thy majesty to protect us.
Thro'.

EPISTLE. Rom. xii. 16.

BRETHREN : Be not wise in your own conceits :
render to no man evil for evil ; carefully do that
which is good, not only in the sight of God, but in the
sight of all men. Live in peace, if it be possible, and,
as far as in you lreth, with all men. Revenge not
yourselves, my dearly beloved, but give place to wrath ;
for it is written €t Revenge is mine 5 and I will repay,"
saith the Lord. " But if thy enemy be hungry, give him
to eat : if he be thirsty* give him to drink -, for doing
thus, thou shah heap coals of fire on his head/* Be not
overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

GRAD. Ps. ci. andxcv'i. Timebunt Gentes no-
The Gentiles shall fear thy men tuum, Domine, &
name, O Lord, and all the omnes Reges terras glori-

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Kingi of the earth shall re- am tuaui. V. Qocmisro

vere thy majesty. V. For aedificavit Domtntis 8ion, &

the Lord hath built op Sion, videbitur hi majestate sua.

and there shall he be seen Alleluia, Alleluia,
in his glory. Alleluia,
Alleluia.

V. Ps. The Lord hath V. Ps. xevi. Dommus
begun his reign, let the regnavit, exttltet terra j lac-
earth be glad, and all the tentur insula moltae. * Al-
islands rejoice. Alleluia. leluia.

GOSPEL. Matt. viii. 1. 15.

AT that time ; When Jesus was come down from-
the mountain, a very great multitude followed
him. And behold a leper came and adored him, saying f
Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst me clean. And Jesus
stretching forth his hand, touched him, saying 5 I will y
be thou made clean. And forthwith his leprosy was
cleansed. And Jesus said to him ; See that thou tell
nobody of this; but go, shew thyself to the Priest, and
offer the gift which Moses commanded for a testimony -
to them. And when he had entered Capernaum, a
Centurion came to him, beseeching him, and saying y
Lord, my servant lieth sick at home of a palsy, and is
grievously tormented. And Jesus said to him \ I will
come and heal him. And the Centurion answering*,
said f Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldst enter
under my roof; but speak only the word, and my ser-
vant shall be healed. For I also am a man under autho-
rity, having soldiers under me j and I say to this man;.
/ Go, and he goeth j and to another ; Come, and he
cometh 5. and to my servant ; Do this, and he doth it.
And when Jesus heard this, he marvelled, and said to<
those who followed him 5 Amen, I say to you, I have
not found such great faith in Israel. And I say to
you j. That many shall come from the east and from the
west; and shall sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Ja-
cob, in the kingdom of heaven ; but the children of the
kingdom shall be cast forth into exterior darkness, where
there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. And Je-
sus said to the Centurion; Go, and as thou hast believed;
so be it unto thee. And his servant was cured at the
same hour. Credo.

OFFERT. Ps. cxvii. Dextera Domini fecit
The right hand of the virtutem, dextera Domini

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Lord hath shewn its power: exaltavit me; non moriar,
the right hand of the sed vivam, & narrabo ope-
Lord hath raised me up; ra Domini.
I shall not die, but live, and
I will publish the works of
the Lord.

SECRET. May this offering, OLord, we beseech
thee cleanse away our sins ; and sanctify the bodies and
souls of thy servants to prepare them for worthily cele-
brating this sacrifice. Thro*.

COMM. Luke iv. Mirabantur omnes de
22. All wondered at the his quae procedebant de
words that came from ore Dei.
the mouth of God.

POSTCOMM. Quos tantis. We beseech thee
O Lord, that we to whom thou vouchsafest the use of
these great mysteries, may be, made truly worthy to
receive the benefits thereof. Thro'.

At the MAGNIFICAT.

Anth. Lord, if thou Ant. Domine, si vis, po-
wilt, thou canst make me tes me mundare \ ei ait Je-
clean $ and Jesus said 5 I sus ; Volo 5 mundare.
will; be thou made clean.

Prater. Collect at Mass, p. 191.

The Commbmoration on the Saturday before the
IVth Sunday.

Anth. God hath uphold- Ant. Suscepit Deus, Is-
en Israel his servant, ac- rael puerum suum, sicut
cording to the promise locutus est ad Abraham &
made to Abraham and his semen ejus,exaltarehumiles
seed, to raise up the hum- usque in sscculum.
We for ever.

V. . May our evening V. Vespertina oratio as-
prayer ascend to thee, O cendat ad te, Domine. R.
Lord, R. And may thy Et descendat super nos mi*
mercy descend upon us. sericordia tua.

Prayer. Collect of To-morrow.

THE IV. SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY.

MASS. The Introit, Gradual, Offertory, and
Communion, as on last Sunday.

COLLECT. Deus, qui nos. O God, who knowest,
that thro' human frailty we are not able to subsist

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amidst so many dangers; grant us health of soul and
body j that whatsoever wo suffer for our sips, we may
overcome by thy assistance. Thro\

After Candlemas the second Collect is as follows;
and it is continued till Ash-Wednesday. The Third
is at the choice of the Priest. And they continued till
Ash- Wednesday, with their respective Secrets and Post-
communions.

II. COLLECT. A cunctis. Preserve us, O Lord, we
beseech thee,, from all dangers of body and soul ; and by
the intercession of ever glorious and blessed Mary, the
ever Virgin-Mother of God, of thy blessed Apostles,
Peter and Paul, of blessed George, and of all the saints ;
grant us, Jn thy mercy, health and peace ; that all ad-
versities and errors being removed, thy Church may serve
thee with apure and undisturbed devotion.
EPISTLE. Bom. viii. 8. 10.

BRETHREN ; Owe no man any thing, but to love
one another ; for he that loveth his neighbour,
hath fnlfilled the law'. For, " Thou shalt not commit
adultery ; Thou shalt not kill ; Thou shalt not steal j
Thou shalt not bear false witness ; Thou shalt not co-
vet ;" and if there be any other commandment, it is
comprised in this word j " Thou shalt love thy neigh-
bour as thyself." The love of our neighbour worketh
no evil. Love, therefore, is the fulfilling of the Law.
GOSPEL. Matt. viii. 23. Vf.

AT that tf me ; when Jesus entered into the ship, his
disciples followed him ; and behold a great tem-
pest arose in the sen, so that the ship was covered
with waves, but he was asleep. And his disciples came
to him and awaked him, saying > Lord, save us, we
perish. And Jesus saith to them 3 Why are ye fearful,
O ye of little faith : Then rising np, he commanded the
winds and the sea ; and there came a great calm. But
the men wondered, saying : What manner of man is this,
for the winds and the sea obey him. Ckedo.

SECRET. Grant, we beseech thee, O Almighty God>
cleanse that the offering of this sacrifice may always
our' frailty from all evil, and be a protection to us.
Thro\

II. SECRET. Graciously hear us, O God our Savi-
our y that by virtue of this sacrament, thou may'st de-
fend us from all enemies both of body and soul ; give
us grace in this life, and glory in the next.

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POSTCOMM. Jfiwera f«a. May thy gifts,
which we have partaken of, O God, detach us from all
earthly pleasures, and ever refresh and strengthen us
with heavenly food. Thro*.

II. POSTCOMM. Mundet. May the oblation
of this divine sacrament, we beseech thee, O Lord, both
cleanse us, and defend us $ and by the intercession of
blessed Mary the Virgin-mother of God, together with
that of thy blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, as likewise
of Blessed George, and of all the saints, free us from all
sin, and deliver us from all adversity.

At the MAGNIFICAT.
Anth. Lord, save us, we Ant. Domine, salvanos,
perish ; give thy orders, O perimus 5' impera & 6c,
God, and make a calm. Dent, tranquillitatem.

Pbatsk. Collect at Mass, p. 203.

THE V. SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY.

MASS. The Xntkoit, Gradual, Off ei tort, and
Communion, as on the third Sunday.

COLLECT. Familiam tuam. Preserve we beseech
thee, O Lord, thy family by thy constant mercy ; that
we, who confide solely in the support of thy heavenly
grace, may be always defended by thy protection.
Tnro\

EPISTLE. Colas. Hi. 12. If.

BRETHREN : Put you an therefore, as the elect of
God, holy and well-beloved, the bowels of mercy,
goodness, humility, modesty and patience; bearing with
one another, and forgiving one another -, if any have a
complaint against another ; even as the Lord hath for-
given you, so do you also. But above all these things
have charity, which is the bond of perfection. And let
the peace of Christ rejoice in your hearts, wherein also
you are called, in one body ; and be ye thankful. Let
the word of Christ dwell in you abundantly, in all wis-
dom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms,
hymns and spiritual canticles, singing in grace in your
hearts to<5od. All whatsoever you do in word or in
work, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, giv-
ing thanks to God and the Father thro' Jesus Christ our
Lord.

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GOSPEL. Matt. xiii. 24; 30.

AT that time : Jesus spoke this parable to the mul-
titude : The kingdom of heaven is likened to a
man, who sowed good seed in his field. But while men
were asleep, his enemy came and* oversowed cockle
among the wheat, and went his way. And when the
blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then ap-
peared also the cockle. Then the servants of the good
man of the house came and said to him : Sir, didst thou
not sow good seed in thy field ? From whence then hath
it cockle. And he said to them : An enemy hath done
this. And the servants said to him : Wilt thou that we
go and gather it up ? And he said, No ; lest while you
gather up the cockle, you root up the wheat also toge-
ther with it. Let both grow until the harvest, and in
the time of the harvest, I will say to the reapers : Ga-'
ther up first the cockle, and bind it into bundles to burn :
but gather the wheat into my barn.

SECRET. We ofter thee, O Lord, this sacrifice of
propitiation} that thou wouldst mercifully forgive lis.
our sins, and guide our tottering hearts. Thro*.

POSTCOMM. Qu*sumus. We beseech thee,
O Almighty God, that we may one day receive the ef-
fects of that salvation, of which we have received the
pledge in these mysteries. Thro*.

At the MAGNIFICAT.

Anth. -Gather first the Ant. Colligie prinram
tares, and tie them up zizania, & alligate ea in
in bundles to be burnt i fascicules ad comburen-
but gather the wheat into dum : triticum autem con-
my barn, saith the Lord. gregate in horreum meum;

dicit Dominus.
Prayer. Collect at Mass, p. 193.

THE VI. SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY,

MASS. The Introit, Gradual, Offertory, and

Communion, as on the third Sunday.

COLLECT. Pr&sta, auasumus. Grant we beseech

thee, O Almighty God, that being always intent upon

what is reasonable and just, we may, both in word and

deed, perform what is acceptable to jthee. Thro'.

EPISTLE. I Thess. i. 2. 10.

BRETHREN : We give thanks to God always for
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prayers, without ceasing ; being mindful of the work of
your faith, and labour, and charity, and of the en-
during of the hope of our Lord Jesus Christ, before God
and our Father \ knowing, brethren, beloved of God,
your election ; for our gospel hath not been to you in
word only, but in power also, and in the Holy Ghost,
and in much fulness, as you know what manner of men
we have been among you for your sakes. And you be-
came followers of us, and of the Lord ; receiving the
word in much tribulation, with joy of the Holy Ghost ;
so that you were made a pattern to all that believe in
Macedonia and in Achaia. For from you was spread
abroad the word of the Lord,. not only in Macedonia and
in Achaia, but also in every place, your faith which is to-
wards God, is gone forth, so that we need not to speak
any thing. For they themselves relate of us, what man-
ner of entering in we had unto you ; and how you turn-
ed to God from idols, to serve the living and true God ,
and to wait for his Son from heaven (whom he raised up
from the dead) Jesus, who had delivered us from the
wrath to come.

GOSPEL. Matt. xiii. 31.35.

AT that time j Jesus spoke to the, multitude this pa-
rable ; The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of
mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field.
Whieh indeed is the least of all seeds ; but when it is
grown up, it is greater than any herbs, and becometh
a tree, so that the birds of the air come and dwell in the
branches thereof. Another parable he spoke to them :
The kingdom of heaven is like to leaven, which a woman
took and hid in three measures of meal, until the whole
was leavened. All these things Jesus spoke in parables
to the multitudes ; and without parables he did not speak
to them; that the word might be fulfilled which was.
spoken by the prophet, saying : " I will open my mouth
in parables, I will utter things hidden from the founda-
tion of the world." Credo.

SECRET. May this oblation, O God, we beseech
thee, cleanse, renew, govern, and protect us. Thro*.

POSTCOMM. Ccetestibus. Being fed, O Lord, with
heavenly dainties, we beseech thee, that we may aU
ways hunger after them, as they preserve our life.
Thro*.

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and Septuagesima, what remain are omitted, and ta-
ken in after the twenty-third Sunday, after Pentecost.
At the MAGNIFICAT.

Anth. The Kingdom Ant. Simile est regnum
of heaven is like to a piece coelorum fermento, quod
of leaven, which a woman acceptum mulier abscondit
took and hid in three in farinae satis tribus, donee
measures of meal, till the fermentatum est totum.
whole was leavened.

Prayer. Collect at Mass, p. ig6.

The Commemoration on the Saturday before
Septuagesima.

Anth. The Lord said to Ant. Dixit Dominus ad
Adam : Eat not of the tree Adam : De lingo quod est
which is in the middle of in medio Paradisi, ne co-
Paradise > for whenever medas ; in qua hora come-
thou shalt eat thereof, thou deris, morte morieris.
shalt die.

V. and R. as above p. 1Q3. Prayer. Collect of
Septuagesima-Sunday.

At the end of Vespers, is said:

V. Let us bless the Lord. V. Benedicamus Domi-
Allcluia, Alleluia. R. no, Alleluia, Alleluia. R.
Thanks be to God. Alle- Deo Gratias. Alleluia, Al-
luia, Alleluia. leluia.

And from this day to Holy Saturday, Alleluia, is said
no more. And if a Double or Semidouble/a// on any
Sunday/rowa Septuagesima till Low-Sunday, it is trans-
ferred to the first vacant day.

SEPTUAGESIMA-SUNDAY.
INSTRUCTION.

SEPTUAGESIMA is a Latin word, which signifies
the seventieth, and is said to be applieji to this Sun-
day, from its being the seventieth day before the Octave-
day of Easter. Or, perhaps, as the first Sunday in Lent
is called Quadragesima, or the fortieth day -, so the three
Sundays immediately preceding, (to distinguish them
from others, as they serve for a preparation to Lent)
have the name of the three tens that follow Forty ; hence
they are called Quinquagesima, or the Fiftieth, Sexa-
gesima, or the Sixtieth, and Septuagesima, or the
Seventieth.
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tain the Church begins on this day to enter into those
sentiments of pennance, which ought to accompany and
sanctify the fast of Lent. It is for this reason she lays
aside her joyful notes of Alleluia, Te Deum, and Gloria
in excelsis $ and instead of the Alleluias at Mass, she
uses the Tract, so called, because it was sung in a slow,
mournful tone. It is thus the Church of Christ prepares
us, as it were by degrees, for the pennance of Lent,
during which time we are to take part in the sufferings
of Christ, that we may partake of his glorious resur-
rection.

MASS. Introit. Psalm xvii.
*HE pangs of death, pIRCUMDEDE-
1 the sorrows of vy runt me gemitus mor-
hell have encompassed me 5 tis, dolores interni circum-
in my distress I called upon derunt me 5 & in tribute-
the Lord, and he heard my tione mea invocavi Domi-
voice from his holy temple, num, & exaudivit da tern-
Ps. I will love thee, O plo sancto suo vocem me-
Lord, my strength j the am. Ps. Diligam te, Do-
Lord is my support, my mine, fortitudo mea ; Do-
refuge, and my deliverer, minus firmamentum me-
V. Glory. ura, et refugium meum,

et liberator meus. V. Glo-
ria.
COLLECT. Preces populi. Mercifully hear, we be-
seech thee, O Lord, the prayers of thy people j that we,
who are justly afflicted for our sins, may mercifully be
delivered for the glory of thy name. Thro*.
EPISTLE. 1 Cor. ix. 24. x. 1.

BRETHREN : Know you not that they that run in
the race, all run indeed, but one receiveth the
prize ? So run ye that you may obtain. * And every one
that striveth for the mastery, refraineth himself from ail
things 5 and they indeed that they may receive a cor-
ruptible crown 3 but we an incorruptible one. I there-
fore so run, not as at an uncertainty $ I so right, not as
one beating the air ; but I chastise my body, and bring
it into subjection ; lest perhaps, when Thave preached to
others, I myself should become a cast-away. For I
would not have you ignorant, brethren, that our fathers
were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea.
And all in Moses were baptised in a cloud, and in the
sea ; and did all eat the same spiritual food 5 and all
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spiritual rocfc that followed them ; and the rock was
Christ.) But with the most of them God was not well
pleased.

GRAD. Ps.ix. Thou
art our timely help in
distress. Let all that know
thee, put their trust in thee ;
for thou forsakest not those
that seek thee, O Lord. V.
The poor man will not be
forgotten for ever ; the pa-
tience of the poor-man
will not for ever be in vain.
Arise, O Lord, let not man
prevail.

TRACT. P^.cxxix.From
the deep have I cried to
thee, O Lord -, Lord, hear
my voice. V. Let thy ears
be attentive' to the prayer
of thy servant. V. If thou
shouldst observe iniquities,
O Lord, Lord, who shall
stand it ? V. But with
thee is propitiation, and
because of thy law, Iwait-

Adjutor in opportunitfe-
tibus, iu tribulatione. Spe-
rent in te, qui noverunt te $
quoniam non derelinquis
quaerentes te, Domic e. V.
Quoniam non in finem ob-
livio erit pauperis 5 patien-
tia pauperum non peribit
in seternum. Exurge, Do-
mine, non praevaleat homo.

De profundis clamavi ad
te, Domine j Domine, ex-
audi vocem meara. V. Fi-
antaures tuae intendentesin
orationem servi tui. V.
Si iniquitates observaveris,
Pomine, Domine, qui*
sustinebit ? V. Quia apud
te propitiatio est, et propter
legem tuam, sustinui te,
Domine.

ed for thee, OLord.

From Septuagesima to Ash- Wednesday, the Tract
is said only on Sundays and Feasts, not on week-
days.

GOSPEL. Matt. xx. 1. 16.

AT that time ; Jesus spoke to his disciples this para-
ble : The kingdom of heaven is like to a hous-
holder who went out early in the morning to hire la-
bourers 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 market place. And he said
to them ; Go you also into my vineyard, and I will give
you what shall be just. And they went their way. And
again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour -,
and did in like manner. But about the eleventh hour
he went out and found others standing, and he saith
to them ; Why stand you here all the day idle ? They
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to them j Go you also into my vineyard. And when
evening was come* the lord of the vineyard saith to his
steward : Call the labourers and pay them their hire,
beginning from the last even to the first. When there*
fore they were come, that came about the eleventh hour,
they received every man a penny. But when the first
also came, they thought that they should have received
more ; and they likewise received every man a penny.
And when they received it they rnurmared against the
master of the house, saying ; These last have worked
but one hour, and thou hast made them equal to us that
have borne the burden of the day and the heats. But
he answered one of them, and said ; Friend, »I do thee
no wrong ; didst thou not agree with me for a penny ?
Take what is thine, and go thy way ; I will also give
to this last even as to thee. Or, is it not lawful for me
to do what I will I Is thy eye evil, because I am good?
So shall the last be first, and the first, last. For many
are called, but few are chosen. Credo.

OFFERT. Ps. xci. Bonum est confiteri Do-
It is good to praise the mino, et psallere Domini
Lord, and sing to thy tuo Altissime.
name, O thou the Most
High.

SECRET. Having received, O Lord, our offerings
and prayers, cleanse us, we beseech thee, by these hea-
venly mysteries, and mercifully hear us. Thro*.

COMM. Ps. xxx. Illnmina faciem tuam su-
Cast a favourable look perservumtuum, Scsalvum
on thy servant, and save me fac, in tua misericordia ;
me by thy mercy 5 let Domine, non confuudar,
me not be disappointed, O quoniam invocavi te.
Lord, since I have called
upon thee.

POSTCOMM. Ftdelestui. May thy faithful, O God,
be strengthened by these thy mysteries \ that receiving
them, they may still desire them ; and desiring them,
may eternally receive them. Thro*.
VESPERS. '

Little Chapter. Beginning of the Epistle to *,

At the MAGNIFICAT.

Anth. The master of Ant, Dixit Pater- familial

the family said to his la- operariis suis 5 Quid hie

bourers. Why do you statis tota die otiosi ? At

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stand here all the day idle } illi respondentes dixernnt;
' And they answering, said $ , Quia nemo nos conduxit.
Because no one hath hired Jte & vos in vineam means,
us. Go you also into my. &quod justum fuerit, dabo
vineyard, and I will give vobis.
you what shall be reason-
able.

Prayer. Collect at Mass, p. \gg.

The Commemoration on the Saturday before
Sexagesima.

Anth. The Lord said to
Noah : The end of all flesh
is now come before me ;
make thee an Ark of planed
boards, that the seed of all
things may be saved in it.

V. and R. as above, p.
next Sunday.

Ant. Dixit Dominus ad
Noe : Finis universal car*
nis venit coram me; fac
tibi Arcara de lignis laevi-
gatis, ut salvetur uiuversum
semen in ea.
193. Prayer. Collect of

SEXAGESIMA-SUNDAY.
MASS. Introit. Ps. xliii.

ARISE, why dost thou T^XURGE,
sleep, O Lord ? Arise,
and cast us not off for
ever : Why dost thou turn
away thy face ? Dost thou
forget our distress ? Our
belly hath cleaved to the
earth : Arise, O Lord,
help us, and deliver us. Ps.
We have heard, O God,
with our cars $ our Fathers
have related to us thy won-
ders. V. Glory.
COLLECT. Deus, qui

quare ob-
J2i dormis, Domine *
Exurge, & ne repellas in
finem: Quare faciem tu-
am avertis ? Oblivisceris
tribulat i one m nos tram ? Ad-
baesit in terra venter nos-
ter: Exurge, Domine, ad*
juva nos, & libera nos.
Ps. Dcus, auribus nostris
audivimus ; Patres nostri
annuntiaveruiit nobis. V.
Gloria.
conspicis. O God, who

se«8t that we place no confidence in any thing we do f
mercifully grant that, by the protection of the Doctor of
the Gentiles, we may be defended against aU adversity.
Thro'.

EPISTLE. 2 Cor. xi. 19..and xii. 1 . &.

BRETHREN : You gladly suffer the foolish y where-
as yourselves are wise. For you suffer if a man
bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man
take from you, if a man be lifted up, if a man
strike you on the face. * I speak according to dishonour,

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as if we had been weak in this part. Wherein if any
man is bold (I speak foolishly) I am bold also. They
are Hebrews $ so am I. They are Israelites; so am I.
They are the seed of Abraham ; w> am I. They are the
ministers of Christ 5 (I speak as one less wise) I am
more 5 in many more labours, in prisons mpre frequent-
ly, in stripes above measure, in death often. Of the
Jews five times did I receive forty stripes, save one.
Thrice was I beaten with rods, once I was stoned, thrice
I suffered shipwreck ; a night and a day I was in the
depth of the sea. In journeying often, in perils of
water, in perils of robbers, in perils from my own na-
tion, in perils from the Gentiles, in perils in the city, in
perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils from
false brethren. In labour and painfullness, in watching
often, in hunger and thirst, in fasting often, in cold and
nakedness. Besides those things that are without 5 my
daily instances, the solicitude of all the churches. Who
is not weak, and I am not weak ? Who is scandalized,
and I am not on fire ! If I must needs glory ; I will
glory of things that concern my infirmity. The God
and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is blessed for
ever, knoweth that I lie not. At Damascus the gover-
nor of the nation under Aretas the king, guarded the
city of the Damascenes, to apprehend me 5 and through
a window in a basket was I let down by the wall, and
so escaped his hands. If I must glory (it is not expedi-
ent indeed 5) but I will come to visions and revelations
of the Lord. I know a man in Christ, above fourteen
years ago (whether in the body I know not, or out of
the body I know not, God knoweth) such a one caught
up to the third heaven. And I know such a man (whe-
ther in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell, God
knoweth) how he was caught up into paradise; and
heard secret words, which is not granted to man to utter.
Of such a one I will glory, but for myself I will
glory in nothing, but in my infirmities. For even if
I would glory, I should not be foolish ; for I shall
say the truth. But I forbear, lest any man should think
of me above that which he seeth in me, or any
thing he heareth from me. And lest the greatness of
the revelation should lift me up, there was given me a
sting of my flesh, an angel of Satan, to buffet me. For
which things I thrice besought the Lord, that it might
depart from me 5 and he said to me : My grace is sutfi-

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cient for thee ; for power is made perfect in infirmity.
Gladly therefore will I glory id my infirmities, that the
power of Christ may dwell in me.

GRAD. Ps. lxxxii. Let Sciant Gentes quoniam
the Gentiles know that nomen tibi Deus ; tu solus
God is thy name -, that thou Altissimus super omnem
art the Most High over all terram. V. Deus meus>
the earth. V. Make them pone illos ut rotam, et si-
turn about, O my God, cut stipulam ante feciem
like a wheel, and scatter vend.
them like chaff before the
wind.

TRACT. Ps. lix. Thou Commovisti, Domine,

hast shaken the earth, O terram, & conturbasti earn.

Lord, and made it tremble. V. Sana contritiones ejus*

V. Heal its wounds, for it quia mota est. V. Ut fu-

18 shaken. V. Make thy giant a facie arcus 5 ut libe-

chosen people retire from rentur electi tut.
before thy bow, that they
may be safe.

GOSPEL. Zai&eviii. 4. 16.

AT that time : A very great multitude was gathered
together, and hastened out of the cities to him, he
spoke by a similitude. A sower went out to sow hi$
seed j and as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and
it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured
it. And other some fell upon a rock 5 and as soon as it
was sprung up, it withered away, because it had ho
moisture. And other some fell among thorns, and the
thofns growing up with it, choked it. And other some
fell upon good ground, and sprung up, and yielded fruit
a hundred fold. Saying these things he cried out : He
that hath ears to hear, let him hear. And his disciples
asked him what this parable might be. To whom he
said : To you it is given to know the mystery of the
kingdom of God ; but to the rest in parable ; that seeing
they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.
Now the parable is this : The seed is the wo.rd of God.
And they by the way side, are they that hear, then the
devil cometh, and taketh the word out of their hearts,
lest believing they should be saved. Now they upon
the rock, are they who, when they hear, receive the
word.wiih joy ; and these have no roots, who believe for
a while, and in time of temptation fall away. And that
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going their way, are choked with the cares and riches
and pleasures of this life, and yield no fruit. But that
on the good ground, are they who in a good and perfect
heart, hearing the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit in
patience.

OFFERT.P5.xv1. Settle Pcrfice gressus meos in
my steps in thy paths, that semitis tuis, ut non move-
my feet may not slip ; bend antur vestigia mea j inclina
thine ear, and hear my aurem tuam, & exaudi ver-
words 5 display the wonders ba mea 5 mirifica meseri-
of thy mercy, O Lord, who cordias tuas, qui salvos fa-
savest those that hope in cis sperantes in te Domlne.
thee.

SECRET. May the sacrifice we have offered
to thee, O Lord, always enliven us and defend us.
Thro'.

COMM. Ps. xlii. I will Introibo ad altare Dei,
go up to the altar of God, ad Dcum qui laetincat ju-
to God, who rejoiceth my ventutem meam.
youth.

POSTCOMM. Supplices. Grant, we humbly be-
seech thee, O Almighty God, that those whom thou" rc-
freshest with thy sacraments, may, by a life well plea-
sing to thee, worthily serve thee. Thro',

VESPERS.

Little Chapter. The beginning o/* Me Epistle t9
* p. 202.

At the MAGNIFICAT.

Anth. It is granted you Ant. Vobis datum est
to know the mystery of the nosse mysterium regni Dei $
kingdom of God ; but to caeteris autem in parabolis,
others it is proposed in pa- Dixit Jesus Discipulis suis.
rabies, said Jesus to his dis-
ciples.

Prayer. Collect at Mass, p. 202.

The Commemoration on the Saturday before

QuiNaUAGESIMA.

Anth. Abraham the great Ant. Pater fidei nostras

father of our taith offered a Abraham summus obtnlit

holocaust on the altar for hoi ocau stum super altare

his son. pro filio.

V. and R. as p. 193. Pjraybr. Collect of tq~
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QUINQUAGESIMA-SUNDAY.
MASS. Inteoit. Psalm xxx.

BE to me a protecting TT'STO mihi in Deum
God, and a place of M"\j protectorem, & in lo-
reruge to save me : for thou cum refugii, ut salvum me
art my strength, and my facias; quoniam firmamen-
refuge j and for the glory tarn meum, & refugium
of thy name thou thyself meum es tu j & propter
wilt be my guide, and wilt nomen tuum dux mihi eris,
feed me. Ps.Jn thee, O & enutries me. Ps. Inte,
Lord, have I hoped, let me Domine, speravi, non con-
never be put to shame $ fundar in ae tern urn ; in jns-
by thy justice deliver me titia tua libera me, & eripe
and rescue me. V. Glory, me. V. Gloria.

COLLECT. Preces nostras. Mercifully hear onr
prayers, we beseech thee, O Lord, and having freed us
from the chains of our sins, preserve us from all adver-
sity. Thro'.

EPISTLE. 1 Cor. xiii. 1. 13.

BRETHREN : If I speak with the tongues of men
and of angels, and have not charity, I am become
as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. * And if I should
have prophecy, and should know all mysteries, and all
knowledge ; md if I should have all faith, so that I could
remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
And if I should distribute all my goods to feed the poor,
and if I should deliver my body to be burned, and have
not charity, it proflteth me nothing. Charity is patient, is
kind : Charity envieth not, dealeth not perversely j is
not puffed up, is not ambitious, seeketh not her own, is
not provoked to anger, thinketh no evil, rejoiceth not in
iniquity, but rejoiceth with the truth j beareth all things,
believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
Charity never falleth away : whether prophecies shall be
made void, or tongues shall cease, or knowledge shall be de-
stroyed. For we know in part, and we prophecy in part.
But when that which is perfect is come, that which is in
part shall be done away. When I was a child, I spoke
as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child.
But when I became a man, I put away the things of a
child. We see now through a glass in a dark manner;
hut then face to face. Now I know in part ; but then
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remain, faith, hope, charity, these three j but the great-
est of these is charity.

GRAD. Ps. Ixxvi. Thou Tu es Deus, qui facis
art the God, who alone dost mirabilia solus j notam fe-
wonders j thou hast made cisti in Gentibus virtutera
known thy power among tuam. V. Liberasti in bra-
the Gentiles. V. Thou chio tuo populum tuum, fi.
hast delivered thy people, lios Israel k Joseph,
thy children of Israel and
Joseph, by the strength of
thy arm.

TRACT. Ps. xcix. Jubilate Deo omnis ter-
Praise the Lord all ye ra j servite Domino in las-
people of the earth 5 serve titia. V. Intrate in con-
the Lord with joy. V. spectu ejus in exultations ;
Come before him with scitote quod Dominus ipse
gladness ; and know that est Deus. V. Ipse fecit
the Lord is God. V. 'Tis nos, & non ipsi nos ; nos
he that made us, we did autem populusejus, & oves
not make ourselves ; we are pascuas ejus,
his people, and the sheep
of his pasture.

GOSPEL. Luke xviii. 31. 43.

AT thaf lime : Jesus took unto him the twelve, and
said to them : Behold we go up to Jerusalem, and
all things shall be accomplished which were written by
the Prophets concerning the Son of Man. For he shall
be delivered to the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and
scourged, and spit upon ; and after they have scourged
him, they will put him to death, and the third day he
shall rise again. And they understood none of these
things, and this word was hid from them, and they un-
derstood not the things that were said. Now it came
to pass, that when he drew nigh to Jericho, a cer-
tain blind man sat by the way-side, begging. And when
he heard the multitude passing by, he asked what this
meant. And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth was
passing by. And he cried oat, saying : Jesus, Son of
David, have mercy on me. And they that went be-
fore, rebuked him, that he should hold his peace. But
he cried out much more : Son of David, have mercy on
me. And Jesus standing, commanded him to be brought
unto him. And when he was come near, he asked him,
saying : What wilt thou that I do to thee ? But he said :
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thy sight 5 thy faith hath made thee whole. And im-
mediately he saw, and followed him, glorifying God.
And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to
God. Credo.

OFFERT. Ps. cxviii. Bened ictus es, Dominej
Blessed art thou, OLord, docemejustificationestuas,
teach me thy law : with in labiis meis pronuntiavi
my lips have I pronounced omnia judicia oris tui.
all the commandments of
thy mouth.

SECRET. May this offering, as above, p.lffZ.

COMM. Ps. lxxvii. Manducaverunt, et sa-
They have eaten and have turati sunt nimis, et desi-
been filled,/the Lord hath derium eorum attuiit eis
granted them their desire ; Dominus : non sunt frau-
they have not been disap- dati a desiderio suo.
pointed of their desires.

POSTCOMM. Quasumus. We beseech thee, O
Almighty God, that we who have taken this heavenly-
food, may by it be defended from all adversity. Thro'.

VESPERS.

Little Chapter. The beginning of the Epistle
to*, p. 206.

At /^MAGNIFICAT.

Anth. Bat Jesus stop- Ant. Stans autem Jesus
ping, ordered the blind jusit caecum adduci ad se,
man tQ be brought to him, & ait illi; Quid vis ut fa-
and said to him; What ciam tibi ? Domine, ut vi-
wouldst thou have me to deam. Et Jesus ait illi :
do for thee ? Lord make Respice, tides tua te salvum
me receive my sight. Je- fecit. Et confestim vidir,
"sus said to him : receive & seqnebatur ilium, mag-
thy sight, thy faith hath nificans Deum.
made thee whole. And
immediately he received
his sight and followed him,
giving glory to God.

Prayer. Collect at Mass, p. 20$.

ASH-WEDNESDAY.
INSTRUCTION.

THE ceremony of putting ashes on the heads of the
faithful on this day is a relic of the aneient disci*

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pline of the Church, which, at the beginning of Lent,
subjected public and scandalous sinners to a public and.
canonical pennance. The priests, having first received
their confessions, put on them sackcloth, laid ashes on
their heads, sprinkled them with holy water, and recited
aloud over them the Seven Penitential Psalms, assisted
therein by all the Clergy prostrate on die ground.
After the procession, in which they walked bare-foot in
the penitential dress above described, tbey were dis-
missed the Church, not to be re-admitted to assist at the
sacred misteries, till Ma unday -Thursday. The Church
doors were shut, and the Mass of the faithful began.
■ Though public pennances are not so frequent as.tbey
formerly were, the Council of Trent expressly orders
•them for public crimes. Sess. xxiv. c. 8. de Reform.
A»d the directions given in the Roman Ritual, de Sa-
crum. Pwnit. are : " Let not the Priest absolve those
who have given public scandal, till they have made
public satisfaction, and removed the scandal/'

We are therefore to perform this holy ceremony with
a humble and contrite soul, with a firm resolution of
entering upon penitential practices in order to punish
our sins, and to satisfy for them in a manner that may
bear some proportion to the enormity of our offence*.

. . THE BLESSING OF THE ASHES.
ANTHEM. Ps. Ixviii. Exattdi nos, Domine,
Hear us, O Lord, for thy quoniarb benigna est .mi-
mercy is kind $ look on us, sericordia tua j secundum
O Lord, according to the rrmltitudmem miseratio-
mnltitude of thy mercies. nemtuarumrespicehos,Do-
Ps. Save me, O God 3 for mine. Ps. SaJvum me fac,
the waters have reached.my Deus ; quoniam intraverunt
soul. V. Glory. aqux usque ad apimara

meam. V. Gloria. '
Anth. Hear us, Src. to Jnt. Exaudi pos, &c. to
Ps. May the Lord be with Ps.
you. R. And with thy- spirit.

Let us pray. Omnipotens.

O Almighty and Eternal God, snare those that repent,
show mercy to those who humbly intreat thee $
and vouchsafe to send from heaven thy holy angel, tp -J-
bless, and -f- sanctify these ashes, that they may be a
wholesome remedy to all who humbly call upon thy
holy name, and conscious of their sins, accuse them-
wot. 1. 8 ' *

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selves, arid deplore their crimes in the s?ght~ of thy di-
vine majesty, or humbly and earnestly have recourse to
thy sovereign bounty; and grant, by our calling on thy
most holy name, that whoever shall' be touched by
these ashes for the semissron of their sins, may receive
health of body, and defence of soul. Thro' Christ our
Lord. R. Amen.

Let us pray. Deus, qui noninortem.

OGod, who desirest the conversion, and not the
death of sinners, graciously consider the weakness
of human nature, and mercifully vouchsafe to4 *(• blest
these ashes, which we design to receive on our heads, in
token of our humiliation, and to obtain forgiveness ; that
we, who know we are but ashes, and must return to dust
because of our wickedness, may obtain, through thy
mercy, pardon of all our sins, and the recompence pro-
mised to penitents. Thro1 Christ our Lord. R. Amen.
Let us pray. Deus, qui humiliatione.

OGed, who art appeased by humiliation, and pacifi-
ed by satisfaction, incline to our prayers the ears
of thy mercy : and pour upon the heads of thy servants,
covered with these ashes, the grace of thy blessing ; so
as both to fill them with the spirit of compunction, .and
to grant them the effects of their just desires, and when
granted, to remain stable and untouched for ever. Thro'
Christ our Lord. R. Amen.

Let us pray, Omnipotens.

O Almighty and Eternal God, who forgavest the Ni-
nivites, when they did pennance in sackcloth and
ashes ; mercifully grant us so to imitate their pennance,
that we may obtain pardon of our sips. Thro* Ciirist
our Lord. R. Amen.

The Priest having sprinkled the ashes with holy
water, saying ike Anthem, Thou shall sprinkle, p. 30,
without the Psalm, and incensed them thrice, receives
ar gives them to himself; then he lays them on the
head of every one, saying to each :

Pr. Remember, 0 man, thou art dust, and shalt re-
turn to dust again.

In the mean time >, the following Anthems are sung by
ijie Choir.

^NTHEM. Joel ii. Let Immutetnur habitu in
us change our dres£ for cinere&ciUcio; jejunemus,
ashes and sackcloth j let us & ploremus ante Domw
fast and weep in the pre- nura > quia multutu mise-

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sence of the Lord -, for our
God is very merciful to for*
give us our sins.

Anptktr. The priests,
the ministers of. the Lord,
shall weep between the
porch and the altar, and
say: Spare, O Lord, O
spare thy people, and shut
not the mouths of those,
who praise thee, O Lord.
. RESP. Esther xiii. Joel
ii. Let us amend of the
sins we have committed
through ignorance ; lest
suddenly Oven a ken by the
day of our death, we seek
for time to do pennance,
and be not able to find it.*
Look down on us, O Lord,
and take pity -, for we have
sinned against thee. V.
Help us, O God, our Savi-
our, and deliver us for the
glory of thy name, 0 Lord. *
Look down on us, &c. to
V. Glory, &c. * Look
down on us, &c, to V.

May the Lord be with you. R. and with thy Spirit.
Let us pray. Concede nobis.

GRANTus, O Lord, to begin with.holy fasting our
Christian warfare > that being to right against
spiritual wickedness, we may be aided therein by tem-
perance. Thro* Christ our Lord. R* Amen.

MASS. Int*oit4 Wud. xi. Psalm lvi*

THOU, O Lord, hast, TtytflSERERIS omnium,
mercy on all, and. J.VX Domine, & nihil,
hatest none of those things, odisti eorum, qua? fecisti,

ricors est dtmitteie peccaia
nostra Deus noster.

Inter vestibukun & altar*
plorabnnt sacerdotes jniius**
tri Domini, & dicent;
Parce, Domine, parce po-
pulo tuo, & ne claudas era
canenfium te, Domine,

Emendemus. in mtynt
quae ignoranjter peccavi-
xnus; ne subito prseoccu-
pati die mortis, quaeramus
spatium poenitentiae, & in-
quire nonpossioras.* 'At-
tende, Domine, & misere-,
re 3 quia peccavimus tibi.
V. Adjuvanos, DeusSalu*.
taris noster -, & propter ho?,
norern nominis tui, Domi-,
ne, libera nos. * At tepde,
Domine, &c to V* Glo-.
ria, &c»* Attiende, &c,'
toV.

which thou hast created;
thou winkest at the sins of .
men to draw them to re-
pentance, and thou pardon-
est them because thou art
the Lord our God. Ps.Have
mercy on me, O God,.

dissimulans peccata homi-
num propter pcenjtentiam,
& parcens illis ; quia tu es
Dominus, Deus noster. Ps*.
Miserere, mei, Deus., miser,
rere mei 5 quoniam in te
coaftdit apima,, >mea* V* k

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have mercy on mej for Gloria,
my soul trusteth In thee.
V. Glory.

COLLECT. Pr*sta Do mine. Grant, O Lord,
that thy faithful may enter on this solemn fast with
suitable piety, and go thro* it with unmolested devotion. '
Thro'.

From this day to Passion-Sunday the second Collect
m .• A cunctis, as above, p. \Q4. The third 5 O . Al- '
mighty, p. civ.

LESSON. Joe/ it. 12. 19.

THUS saith the Lord. Return to me with your
whole heart, in fasting, in weeping, and in mourn-
ing, And rend your hearts, and not your garments, and
be converted to the Lord* your God 3 for he is good and
compassionate, patient, and very merciful, and willing to
be reconciled after sin. Who knoweth but he may turn
to us, and forgive us, and leave a blessing behind him ;
a sacrifice and libation to the Lord our God > Sound the
trumpet in Sion, appoint a holy fast, call an assembly,
summon she people, purify the congregation, assemble
the elders, gather together the little ones, and those that
suck the breast ; let the bridegroom go out of his cham-
ber, and the bride from her nuptial bed. Between the
porch and the altar let the priests, the ministers of the
Lord, weep and say : Spare, O Lord, spare thy people,
and let not thy inheritance fall into reproach, for the
Gentiles to insult over them. Why do they say among
the nations : Where is their God ? The Lord hath been
moved with zeal for his land, and spared his people.
And the Lord spoke to his people, and said : Behold I
will send you corn and wine, and oil, and you shall be
filled with them j and I will let you no longer be a re-
proach among the Gentiles, saith the Lord Almighty.

GRAD. Ps. Ivi. Have * Miserere mei, Deus, mi-
mercy on me/O God, have serere mei 5 quoniam in te *
mercy on me ; for my soul confidit anima mea; V. .
hath trusted in thee. V. Misit de ccclo, & liberavit
He hath stretched forth ' me 5 dedit in opprobrium
his hand from heayen, and conculcantes me.
hath delivered me 3 he hath,
given up to reproach those
who trampled on me.

TRACT. P$. cii. and Domine, non secundum
lxtviir. Demi not with peccata nostra, quae feci-

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ns, O Lord, seconding to
oar sins, which we have
committed, nor punish as
according to oar iniquities
V. Remember not, O Lord,
oar past oflfeoces; let thy
mercy soon overtake as,
for we are reduced to the
greatest misery. V,*Help
us, O God our Saviour $
and for the glory of thy
name deliver us. O Lord,
and for the glory of thy
name pardon us our sins

The Tract
and Friday,

nras .nos, Aequo secuadom
iniqaitates nostras retribaas
nolrisa V. Doasine, nc*
niemioemmtqoJtatum nos-*
trarom antiquarum ; cito
anticipentnos roiserioordias
tuas, quia paupenes foeti su~
mus nimia. V* *■ Adjuva
nos, Deus salutaris noster :
& propter glorism nomine*
tui, Domine, libera nosj
£r propitius esto pecoatis
nostris propter uomen la*
am.
is said every Monday, Wednesday*
till Wednesday in Holy-werk, except

there is a proper one appointed.

GOSPEL. . Math vi. 16. 21.

AT that time: Jesus said to his disciples: When
yon fast, be not as the hypocrites, sad. For they
disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to
fast Amen I say- lo you, that they have received their
reward. But thou, when thou fastest', anoint thy head,
and wash thy fee© ; That thou appear not to men to fast,
bat to thy Father who is in secret ; and thy Father, who
is in secret, will reward thee. Lay not up for yourselves
treasures on earth 5 where the- rust and moth consume*,
and where thieves break through and* steal. But lay up
for yourselves treasures in heaven ; where neither the rust
nor moth doth consume, and where thieves do not break
through nor steal. For where thy treasure is/ there is
thv heart also.

Exaltabo te, Domine,
qnoniam suscepisti me j nee
delectasti inimicos meos
super inc. Domine, cla-
mavi ad te, & sanasfci me.

OFFERT. Pa. xxix. 1
will extol thee, O Lord, be-
cause thou hast upholden
oie ; nor hast thou let mj
enemies triumph over me.
0 Lord, to thee I cried
oat, and thou, didst heal
me.

I. SECRET. Grant, O Lord, that we may be duly

prepared' to present, these- our offerings, by which we

celebrate the: institution oi this venerable mystery.

1W. '

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II. SECRET. Graciously, as aJbove% p. 194.

HI. SECRET. O God, to whom alone is known
the number of thine elect to be placed in eternal bliss j
grant,, we beseech thee, by the intercession of all thy
saints, that the book of predestination may contain the
names of all those, whom we have undertaken to pray
for, as well as. those of all the faithful. Thro*.
Preface of Lent. Ordinary, p. 52.

COMM. Ps. i. He Qui raeditabitur in lege
that meditateth night and Domini die ac nocte, dabit
day on the law of the Lord, fructum suum in tempore
shall yield his fruit in due suo.
season.

POSTCOM M. Prepepta nobis. May the mysteries
we have received, O Lord, afford us help, that our fas*
jog may be acceptable to thee, and become a remedy to
us. Thro*.

II. POSTCOMM. Mundet, as above, p. IQ5.

III. POSTCOMM. Purificent. May the mysteries
we have received, purify us, we beseech thee, O Al-
mighty and merciful God ; and grant, by the interces-
sion of all thy saints, that this thy sacrament may not in-
crease our guilt to punishment, but be a means of ob-
taining pardon in order to salvation ; may it wash away
gin, strengthen our frailty, secure us against all dangers
of the world ; and procure forgiveness for all the faithful
both living and dead. Thro*.

The Prater over the Peopk.

Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.

Phaybr. Inclinantes.

MERCIFULLY look upon us, O Lord, bowing
down before thy divine Majesty, that they who
have been refreshed with thy divine mysteries, may
ajways be supported by thy heavenly aid. Thro*.

And such a Prayer is said over the people every day,
except on Sundays and Feasts, tilt Wednesday •» Holy-
t» eek.

THURSDAY BEFORE THE I. SUNDAY IN LENT.
MASS. iKTtoiT. Psalm Uv.

WHEN I cried out to the Lord, he heard my voice
against those that were qomiogjopon me; he
that is before all ages and will be for ever, humbled
them; cast thy care on the JLord, and he will feed thee.

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Ps. Hear, O God, my prayer, and despise not my
petition ; hearken to me, and graciously hear me. V.
Glory.

COLLECT. Deus qui culpa. O God, who by sin
art offended, and pacified by repentance, mercifully re-\
gard the prayers of thy people, who make supplication
to thee : and torn away the scourges of thy anger, which
we deserve for our sins. Thro*. .

LESSON. Isaiah xxxviii. 1.6.

IN those days Ezechias was sick even to death $ and
Isaiah the Prophet, the son of Amos, came to him
and said : Thus saith the Lord : Set thy house in order,
for thou shalt die, and not live. And Ezechias turned
his face to the wall, and prayed to the Lord, saying :
Remember, O Lord, I beseech thee, how I have
walked before tbee in truth, and with a perfect
heart, and have done what was good in thy sight.
And Ezechias wept exceedingly. And the word of
the Lord came to Isaiah, saying: Go, and say to
Ezechias : Thus saith the Lord, the God of David thy
Father $ I have heard thy prayer, and seen thy tears; be-
hold I will add to thy days fifteen years $ and I will
deliver thee and this city out of the hands of the King
of Assyria, and protect it, saith the Lord Almighty. .

GRAD. Psalm 54. Cast thy care on, the Lord, and
he will feed thee. V. When I cried out to the Lord, he
heard me, and defended me against those that were
coming upon me.

GOSPEL. JMStftVYiit. p. Ixxr.

OFFERT. Psalm 24. To tbee, O Lord, have I
raised up my soul : my God, in thee is my trust, Jet
me not be confounded 5 neither let my enemies scoff
at me 5 for' none, who look for thee, shall be disappoint-
ed.

SECRET. Hear us, O Lord, we beseech thee, and
being appeased by these offerings, grant they may in-
crease our devotion, and advance our salvation, Tnro\

COM. Psalm 50. Thou wilt accept a sacrifice of
righteousness, oblations, and whole-bumt-oflerings on
thy altar, O Lord.

FOSTCOMM. Cmkstis doni. Having partaken of

the blessing of these heavenly mysteries, we numbly be-

teech thee, O Almighty God, that we may receive by

them both the sacrament and eternal salvation. Thro'.

Let u* pray. Bow down your beads to God*

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PRAYER. Para, Dmme. Spare^ O Lord, span*
thy people : that having been justly chastized, they, may
find comfort in thy mercy. Thro'.

FRIDAY BEFORE THE t. SUNDAY IN LENT.

MASS. Intsoit. Psokn xxix.

THE Lord hath beard me, and taken pity on me?
the Lord hath become my helper. Ps. I will ex-
tol thee, O Lord, because thou hast protected me j . nei-
ther hast thou let my enemies triumph over me. V.
Glory.

COLLECT. Inchoata jejunia. Graciously favour
us, O Lord, we beseech thee, in the fast we have under-
taken that what we observe outwardly, we may perform
with sincere minds. Thro*.

LESSON. Isaiah lviii. 1. 9.

THUS saitb the Lord God ; Cry aloud, cease not ;
raise thy voice like a trumpet, and declare to my
^people their wickedness, and to the house of Jacob their
sins, Forthey seek me daily, and ask to know my ways, as
they were a people that had done righteously, and had
not abandoned the law. of their God. They consult me
about the precepts of righteousness, and are willing to

Sproach to-GocL Wfcy have we fasted, .say they, and
ou hast not regarded us? Why have we humbled our
tools, and thou hast not known it ? Behold in the day
of your fast is found your own will, and you are exacting
on all your debtors. . Behold. you fasicfor law-suits and
'strife, and you wickedly strike «*« another w/ttii your
fists. Fast not at you have d0ne hitherto, making your
voice to be* heard aloud, f Is this the last I have cbo-
seni? Doth it censkt in.a jnan'* .afflicting his soul a day,
or turning his head round, % a* lt were *n a circle, or
' spreading sackclothr and asbes under him ? WUC thou
calV this a fast and a day. acceptable to the Lordi Is
not this rather thexaat I have chotem? Break the bonds
of wkkednes6,lQQse the Burdens that are oppressing, set
the, distressed at liberty^ and undo every burden. Deal
thy bread to the hungry, and bring the pv>or and har-
bourless into thy house* When, thou sees! any . one

?aked, clothe him 3 and despise not thy own flesh,
'hjen shall thy light break forth as the morning, and ti&y

•fExpl. In-quarrelling andmise. J Expl. Shaking nfc ficad4n
a ceremonial, msosscr, in>toketti*£ atieiorhicti be batfejiot.

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health shall soon appear, and thy righteousness shall go
before thee, and the glory of the Lord shall protect thee.
Then shalt thou pray, and the Lord will hear thee ; thou
shalt cry out to him, and he will say ; Behold here I
am. For I the Lord thy God am merciful.

GRAD. Ps. 26. One thing have I asked of the
Lord, and that I will consume to ask, that I may dwell
in the house of the Lord. V. That I may contem-
plate the beauty of the Lord, and be protected in his
holy temple.

TRACT. Deal not, as p. 21 2.
GOSPEL. Matt. v. 43. vi. K 5.

AT that time j Jesus said to his disciples ; You have
, heard that it was said : Thou shalt love thy neigh-
bour and hate thy enemy. But I say to you , Love your
enemies, do good to those that hate you, and pray for
those who persecute and calumniate yon ; that you may
be the children of your Father, who is in heaven, who*
maketh his sun rise on the good and bad, and his rain
fall on the just and the unjust. For if ydu love only,
those that love you, what reward shall you have ? *Dd
not the very Publicans do the same ? And if you salute
your brethren only, what do you more? Do not the.
Heathens do as much ? Be you therefore perfect, as
your heavenly Father is perfect. — Chap vi. Take heed you.
perform not your good works before men, to be seen by.
them : otherwise you shall receive no reward from your.
Father, who is in heaven. When therefore thou givest
alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites
do in the Synagogues and in the streets, that they may
be honoured by men. Verily I say to you, they have al-
ready received their reward. But when thou givest
alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand
doth, that thy alms may be in secret $ and thy Father,
who seelh in secret, will reward thee.

OFFERT. Ps. 118 Preserve my life, O Lord, ac-
cording to thy promise, that I may know thy command-
ments.

SECRET. Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord, that
the sacrifice we offer in this holy time of Lent, may
render our soul acceptable to thee, and make us more
ready in the practise of fasting. Thro*. .

COMM. Ps. 2. Serve the Lord with fear, and re-
joice in him with trembling : embrace instructions, lest
you perish from the right way.

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POSTCOMM, : Spiritom nobis. Give us> O Lad,
the spirit of thy charity, that thou mayst, by thy mer-
cy, roakA%tboge, uoaoiaousi whom thou bast fed wiih
s^ the sameneavenJy bread.. Thro*.

Let ns pray. Bow down your bead* to God.
PRAYER. Tucre, Demine. Defend, O Lord, thy
people, and mercifully cleanse them from all their sins;
for no misfortune can hurt them, . if no, wickedness rule
oyer them. Thro*.

SATURDAY BEFORE THE I. SUNDAY IN
LENT. :

The Iktroit, Graj>vax* Ow«r?oby, anjCoHmu*

Uio n, <w yesterday.

COLLECT, jrft'erto, Dowunt* Give ear, OLord,
to oar prayers, and grant that we may, with true devo-
tion > observe thbsokmn feat, which was wholesomely
instituted for giving nealtj* to both our souls and bodies.
Thro*.

LESSON. Jsaia*. Iv. Q, 14.

THUS saith the Lord God; if thou take thechatof
from the midst of. thee, and stretch no more out
thy finger, nor speak that which profiteth not. If thou
pour forth thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the soul
that is afflicted, then shall thy light rise up in darkness,
and thy darkness shall be as the noon-day. And the
Lord will give thee continual rest, and fill thy soul with
brightness, and deliver thy bones ; and thou sbalt become
as a well watered garden, and as a fountain, whose waters
never dry up. And the places that have been deserted
for many ages, shall be built up in thee, and thou shalt
raise up foundations for many ages ; and thou shalt be
called the repairer of the fences, and the restorer of
trodden paths into fixt dwellings, If thou turn away
thy foot from the Sabbath, and do not thy own will on
my holy day, and call the Sabbath a delight, the holy
and honourable day of the Lord, and sbalt glorify him,
not 'following thy own ways, nor doing thy own will, to
speak words J 5 Then shall thy delight be in the Lord,
and I will raise thee above whatever is high on earth,

f ExpL If thou- ccate to oppress, Rip* * catemniata thy

aeighbour. J EzpU To spend it ia idjc discoufSf*

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und I will give thee to feed on the inheritance of thy fa-
ther Jacob j for the mouth of the Lord hath spoke it.
GOSPEL. Mark vi. 47. 56.

AT that thne $ It being late in the evening, the ship
was in the middle of the sea, and Jesus alone on
the land. And seeing his disciples labour in rowing (for
the wind was against them) about the fourth watch of
the night, he came to them, walking on the sea ; and
he would have passed by them. But they seeing him
walking on the sea, thought it was a spirit j and
they cried out. For they all saw him, and were frigh-
tened. And immediately he spoke to them, and said;
Take heart, 'tis I, be not afraid. And he went up to
them into the ship, and the wind ceased : which in-
creased their surprise, for they had not reflected on the
miracle of the loaves, because their hearts were blind-
ed. And having crossed over, they en me to the land of
Genezareth, and put to shore. And being come out of
the ship, they of the country presently knew him 5 and
running through the whole country, they began to carry
about inr beds those that were sick, wheresoever they
heard he was. And when he entered into any village,
town or city, they laid the sick in the streets, and be-
sought him that they might but touch the hem of his
garment and as many as touched him, were made whole.

SECRET. Receive, O Lord, the sacrifice, by the
immolation of which thou vouchsafest to be appeased 5
and grant, we besech thee, that being purified by its
efficacy, we may offer the affections of our minds well
pleasing to thee. Thro'.

POSTCOMM. Ccelestis vit*. Being strengthened,
OLord, by the gift of a heavenly life, we beseech thee,
that what is a mystery to us in this life, may help us to
obtain that which is eternal . Thro' .

Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.

PRAYER. Fideles tui. May thy faithful, O God,
be strengthened by thy gifts j that by receiving them,
they may ever hunger after them, and hungering after
them have their desires satisfied in the everlasting posses-
sion of them. Thro*.

! FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT.

INSTRUCTION.
INCE, acconfing to the council of Trent, the whole
1 life of a Christian ought to be a continual pennance,

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we ought to eiribrace with fervour that, at least, which
is prescribed during the time of I/Jnt, by fasting with all
the exactness the Church requires of such, as are not in-
capable thereof through age, infirmity, or other lawful
excuse. To animate ourselves the more to this, we ought
often to call to mind the universal practice of our pious
ancestors in the faith of Christ, (and which subsisted
near twelve hundred years) of taking only one meal a
day during the time of Lent, except on Sundays, and
that not till after Evening-song, which was always said
towards the evening.

We must carefully avoid seeking to please our taste in
the choice and seasoning of such meats as are allowed in
Lent; for. to do that, according to the holy Fathers,
would be only changing dainties, and not retrenching
them : It would be nourishing sensuality instead of ex-
tinguishing it : And it may be said, that it would not
be satisfying the obligation of Lent, as it would be no
longer mortifying the body or doing pennance.

This first fast regards only those, who have attained to
a certain age of life, and who can go through withit, with-
out prejudice of their health. But there is another fast,
from which no one is exempt, and which admits of no
dispensation. This consists in avoiding, with a particu-
lar care, whatever may lead to sin. It is for this great
and important end, that we must strive against our bad
habits with fresh zeal : We must mortif yourselves, and be
temperate in every thing, by retrenching from our ordi-
nary conversation, sleep, and most innocent diversions,'
that we may be able to spend more time in prayer, re-
tirement, and the exercises of acts of charity.

Such are the intentions, such the desires of the Catho-
lic Church. Can there therefore be a greater absurdity
than to hear Christians talking in their public prayers of
macerating their bodies, of sighing, and groaning under
the weight of their sins, of being terrified with the
judgments of God, while they content themselves with
complying outwardly (and that too often very imperfectly
with the ceremony of a bodily fast j notwithstanding
there is the same mirth, jollity, good cheer, diversion*,
and recreations going on, as in other parts of the year.
This is not the fast the Lord bath chosen, as appears
from the express declaration of God himself in the
Lesson of Ash- Wednesday, and that of Friday before
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In order therefore not only to use the language of the
Church, but likewise to follow its spirit and directions,
we mast join to our fasting, prayer, retirement, and the
avoiding whatever leads to sin, the virtues of continency
and alms deeds, which were formerly looked on as inse-
parable from Lent, and other fasts. We frequently beg
the grace of continency in the public prayers of the
Church during that holy time, and the practice of it was
formerly imposed as a precept. With regard to alms,
the holy Fathers look on them so necessary, that they
say our fasts will avail nothing without them j and the
design of the Church is, and the practice from the most
early time was, that we should live so in Lent and other
Fasting-days, as to be able to retrench considerably from
the expences of our tables, in order to bestow, what was
so retrenched, on the poor.

Those that are entangled in any habitual mortal sin,
can do nothing better for their salvation, or more agree-
able to the spirit of the Church, than to approach the
sacrament of pennance at the beginning of Lent : that
after having taken time to become sensible of the enor-
mity of their sins, to sigh and weep before God, and to
satisfy, as far as they are able, his justice, they may hope
to obtain at the end of Lent, the grace of reconciliation,
which the Church grants to contrite and humble sin-
ners.

MASS. Introit. Psalm xc.

HE shall call upon me, TNVOCABIT me, et

and I will .hear him : JL ego exaudiam eum j

I will rescue him, and Eripiam eum, et glorifica-

glorify him ; I will fill him bo eum 5 Longitudine die-

with length of days. Ps. rum adimplebo eum. Ps.

go. He that taketh up his 90. Qui habitat in adju-

abode in the aid of the most torio altissimi, in protec-

higb, shall remain under tione Dei coeli commorabi-

the protection of the God of fur,
heaven.

V. Glory. V. Gloria.

I. COLLECT. Deus qui Ecclesiam. O God, who
purifiest thy Church by the yearly observation of Lent ;
grant that what thy children endeavour to obtain of thee
by abstinence, they may put in execution by good works.
Thro.'

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EPISTLE, a Cof. vi. 1. 10.

BRETHREN : We exhort you, that you receive not
the grace of God in vain. For he iaith : " In an
accepted time have I heard thee ; and in the day of sal-
vation have I helped thee." * Behold, now is the ac-
ceptable time j Behold, now is the day of* salva-
tion. Giving no offence to any man, that our minis-
try be not blamed $ but in all things let us exhibit
ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in
tribulation, in necessities, in distresses, in stripes, in
prisons, in seditions, in labours, in watchings, in fast-
ings, in chastity, in knowledge, in long suffering, in
sweetness, in the Holy Ghost, in charity unfeigned,
in the word of truth, in the power of God j by the ar-
mour of justice 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 known j
as dying, and behold we live ; as chastised, and not kil-
led i as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing 5 as needy, yet
enriching many -, as having nothing, and possessing all
things.

GRAD. Ps. xc. God
hath given his Angels a
charge over thee, to guard
thee in all thy ways. V.
They shall bear thee up on
their hands, rlest at any
time thou hit thy foot
against a stone.

TRACT. Ps. xc. He
that taketh up his abode in
the aid of the most high,
shall remain under the pro-
tection of the God of hea-
ven. V. He shall say to
the Loud, Thou art ray
protector and my refuge ;
He is my God, in him will
I hope. V. For it is he,
who hath deli veredme from
the snare of those that hunt-
ed me, and from their
threats. V. He shall cover
thee with his shoulders,
and thou shalt hope under

Angelis suisDeus manda-
vit de te, ut custodiant te
in omnibus viis tuis. V.
In manibus portabunt te, ne
unquam offendas ad lapidem
pedem tuum.

Qui habitat in ad ju tor 10
altissimi, in protections
Dei coeli commorabitur. V.
Dicet Domino, susceptor
meus es tu, et refugium
meura j Deus meus, spera-
bo in eum. V. Quoniam
ipse liberavit me de laqueo
venantium, et a verbo as-
pero. Y. Scapulis suis
obumbrabit tibi, et sub
pennis ejus sperabis. V.
Scuto circumdablt te Veri-
tas ejus 5 Non timebis a ti-
*nore nocturno. V. A sa-
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his wings. V. His truth
shall compass thee with a
shield : Thou shalt not fear
the terrors of the night. V.
Nor the arrow flying by
day, nor the mischief stalk-
ing in the dark, nor a fall,
nor the noonrday devil. V.
A thousand shall fall on thy
side, and ten thousand on
thy right hand : But evil
shall not approach thee. V.
For he hath given his An-
gels charge over thee, to
guard thee in all thy ways.
V. They shall bear thee up
on their hands, lest at any
time thou hit thy foot
against a stone. V. Thou
fihalt tread on the asp and
the basilisk, thou shalt
trample on the lion and the
dragon. V. Since he hath
hoped in me, I will deliver
him 3 I will protect him,
since he hath known my
name. V. He shall call
upon me, and I will hear
him; I am with him in dis-
tress. V. I will rescue him,
and glorify him \ I will fill
him with length of days,
and shew him my salvation.

GOSPEL. Malt. iv. l. n.

AT that time : Jesus was led by the Spirit into the
desart, to be tempted by the Devil. And when
he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was after-
wards hungry. And the tempter coming, said to him.:
If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones
be made bread. But he answered and said : It is writ-
ten, "Not by bread alone doth man live, but by every
word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God." Then
the Devil took him into the holy city, and set him up
on the pinnacle of the Temple, and said to him : If thou
be the Son of God, cast thyself down j for it i* written :

negotio perambulante in
tenebris, a ruina et dae-
monio meridiano. V. Ca-
dent a latere tuo mi lie, et
decern millia a dextris tuis :
Tibi autem non appropin-
quabit. V. Quoniam An-
gelis suis mandavit de te,
ut custodiant te in omnibus
viis tuis. V. In manibus
portabunt te, ne unquam
ofFendas ad lapidem pedem
tuum. V. Super aspidem
et basiliscum ambulabis, et
conctilcabis leonem et dra-
conem. V. Quoniam in
me speravit, liberabo eum j
protegam eum, quoniam
cognovit nomen meum. V.
Invocahit me, et ego ex-
audiam eum; Cum ipso
sum in tribulatione. V*
Eripiam eum, et glorifica-
bo eum j Longitudiue die-
rum adimplebo eum, et os-
tendam illi salutare meum.

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Scapulit suit obumbrabit
tibi Dominus, et sub pennis
ejus sperabis ; scuto circum-
dabit te Veritas ejus.

Vespers.

He hatb given his Angels charge over thee, and on their
hands shall they bear thee up, lest perhaps thou dash thy
foot against a stone." Jesus said to him : It is written again,
" Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God." Again the
devil took him up into a veiy high mountain, and shew-
ed him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of
them, and said to him 5 All these will I give thee, if
tailing down, thou wilt adore me. Then Jesus said to
him j Begone, Satan, for it is written, €s The Lord
thy God shalt thou adore, and him only shalt thou serve.**
Then the devil left him 5 and behold Angels, came and
ministered to him. Credo. '

OFFERT. Ps. xc. The
Lord shall cover thee with
his shoulders, and thou
shalt hope under his wings ;
his truth shall compass thee
with a shield.

SECRET. We offer thee, O Lord, in the most
solemn manner, this sacrifice at the beginning of Lent,
humbly beseeching thee, that as we retrench from the'
food of our bodies, we may also retrain from all noxious
pleasures. Thro.'

COMM. Ps. xc. The
Lord shall cover thee with
his shoulders, and thou
shalt hope under his wings j
his truth shall compass thee
with a shield.

POSTCOMM. Tui nos. May the holy oblation, 0
Lord, of thy sacrament give us a new life, that, by lay-
ing aside the old man, it may bring us to the participa-
tion of this saving mystery. Thro.

VESPERS.

The Little Chapter. Beginning of the Epist&b
to *, p. 222.

HYMN.

O GRACIOUS Lord, \ UDI, benigne condi-

incline thine ears, XJL tor,

To th' humble prayersjoin'd Nostras preces cum fletibus

with tears,

Which in this sacred fast In hoc sacro jejunio

of Lent

Are offer'd by the penitent. Fusas quadragenario.

Scapulis suis obumbrabit'
tibi Dominus, et sub pennis
ejus sperabis : scuto circum-
dabit te Veritas ejus.

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Vespers.

Searcher of hearts, whose
piercing eyes
See clearly man's infirmi-
ties:
To contrite sinners grant

the grace
Of pardon, and their sins
efface.
Our crimes are grievous

tO 6X06864

But sparcus, who our guilt
confess,

And for thy greater praise
apply

To our sick souls a remedy.
May saving fasts observ'd
this Lent

Become the bodies punish-
ment:

That sin may thus unfed
remain,

And so the heart from sin
abstain.
Grant, O most sacred
Trinity,

Grant, O most perfect
Unity,

That this our solemn absti-
nence

May fruitful prove to mind

and sense. Amen. '

<y. God hath given his

Angels a charge over thee.

R. To guard thee in all

thy ways.

At the MAGNIFICAT.
Anth. Behold now an
acceptable time : - behold
now the day of salvation :
in these days therefore let
us behave ourselves like
servants of God, with much
patience in fasting, in

aa*

- Scrutator alme cordium,

Innrma tu scis virium :

Ad te reversis exhibe

Remissionis gratiam.

Multnra quidem pecca-
vimus,
Sed parce confitentibus \

Ad nominis laudem tui

Confer medelam criminis.
Concede nostrum confer!

Corpus per abstinentiam >

Culpae ut relinquant pabu-
lum
Jejuna corda criminum.

'Praesta, beata Trinitas,

Concede simplex Unitas,*

Vt fructuosa smt tuis

Jejuniorum munera. Amen.

V. Angelis suis Deua
mandavit de te. R. Ut
custodiant te in omnibus
viis tuis. *

Ant. Ecce none tempi**
acceptabile $ ecce nunc dies
salutis: hi his ergo diebus
exhibeamus nosmetipsos
skut Dei ministros, in mul-

ta patientia,
vigiliia, et

injejuujis, in
£harLute uon

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feigned charity.

Prat br. CottccT mi Maw, a* tbwep. Till.

MONDAY. I. WEEK IN LENT.
MASS. Ihtroit. P*tf/m 122.

AS the eyes of servants are on the hands of their
masters, so are our eyes on the Lord our God,
until he have mercy on us : have mercy on us, O Lord,
have mercy on us. Ps . To thee have I lifted up my
eyes, thou that dwellest in the heavens. V. Glory.

COLLECT. Convertenos. Convert us, O God our
Saviour, and instruct our minds with thy heavenly doc-
trine, that this fast of Lent may be beneficial to us.
Thro\

LESSON. Exek. xxxiv. 11. 16.

THUS saith the Lord God: Behold, I myself will
seek my sheep and I will visit them. As the
shepherd goeth to seek his flock in the day, when he is
among his sheep that are scattered ; so will I visit my
sheep, and deliver them out of all the places, where
they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.
And I will bring them from amidst the nations, and ga-
ther them from different. countries, and bring them into
their own land, and feed them on the mountains of Israel,
along the river sides, and in every inhabited part of the
country. In the richest pastures will I feed them : and
on the high mountains of Israel shall their pastures be :
there shall they rest on the_green grass, and in the fat
pastures shall they be fed on the mountains of Israel. I
myself will feed my sheep, and I will make them lie
down, saith the Lord God. I will seek what was lost,
I will bring back what was strayed j I will bind up the
wounds c/such as were hurt, and strengthen such as
were weak; and such as are fat and strong I will keep,
and I will feed f them with judgment, saith the Lord
Almighty.

GRAD. Ps. 83. Cast an eye upon us, O God, our
Protector, . look down upon thy servants. V. O Lord
God of armies, hear the prayers of thy servants.

. Tract. Ps. 102, Deal not, tf e. as above, p. 312.
f Eipl. I will govepi them with justice.

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GOSPEL. Matt. xxv. 31.

AT that time : Jesus said to his disciples : When the
Son of Man shall come in his majesty, and all the
Angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his
glory : and all nations shall be gathered together before,
him, and he shall separate them one from another, as a
shepherd separateth- the sheep from the goats j and he
shall place the sheep on his right hand, and the goats on
bis left. Then shall the King say to them on his right
hand : Come you blessed of my Father, take possession
of the kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the
world : for I was hungry, and you gave me to eat ; I
was thirsty, and you gave me to drink ; I was a stranger,
and you entertained me ; naked, and you clothed me *
sick, and you visited me.; 1 was in prison, and you
came to see me. Then shall the righteous answer him,
saying : Lord, when did we see thee hungry, and fed
thee ? Or thirsty, and gave thee drink ? And when did
we see thee a stranger, and entertained thee ? Or nak-
ed, and clothed thee ? Or when did we see thee sick
or in prison, and visited thee ? And the King shall an*
swer, and say to them : Verily, I say to you, inasmuch
as you have done it to one of the least of these my bre-
thren, you have done it to me. Then he shall say to
them also on his left hand : Depart from me, you curs-
ed, into everiaiting fire, which was prepared for the
Devil and bis Angels $ for I was hungry, and you gave
me not to eat 5 I was thirsty, and ye gave me not to
drink j I was a stranger, and you entertained me not ;
naked, and you clothed me not 5 sick, and in prison,
and you did not visit me. Then shall they also an-
swer htm, saying : Lord, when did we see thee hun-
gry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in
prison, and did not assist thee ? Then he shall answer
them, saying : Verily, I say to you, inasmuch as you
did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to
me. And these shall go into everlasting punishment $
but the righteous into everlasting life.

OFFERT. Ps. 118. I will lift up my eyes, and
consider thy wonders, O Lord, that thou may'st teach
me thy law : give me understanding, and I will learn
thy commandments. ■

SECRET. Sanctify, O Lord, the offerings we have
made, and cleanse us from the stains of our sins.
Thro-.* , • . ,

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COMM. Matt 25. Verily, I say to you 5 What
you have done to one of the least of mine, you have done
to me ; come ye blessed of my Father, take possession
of the kingdom prepared for you from the beginning of
the world.

POSTCOMM. Salutaris. Being filled, O Lord, by
the participation of thy saving mysteHes, we humbly be-
seech thee, that as we rejoice in the taste thereof, we
may be renewed by their effects. Thro*.
The Prayer over the people.
Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.

PRAYER. Absolve. Loosen, O Lord, we beseech
thee, the bonds of our sins j and mercifully turn away
from us, whatever we deserve for them. Thro.*

TUESDAY.

MASS. Introit. Psalm 89.

THOU, O Lord, hast been our refuge from genera-
tion to generation ; thou art from all eternity, and
wilt be throughout all ages. Ps. Before the mountain*
were made, and before the globe of the earth was form-
ed, thou art God from all eternity and throughout all
ages. V. Glory.

COLLECT. Respice. Look down, OLord, on thy
children, and grant that, while we chastise ourselves by
mortifying the flesh, our minds may be inflamed with
the love and desire of Uee. Thro*.

LESSON. Isaias. lv. 6, 11.

IN those days : Isaias the Prophet spake, saying : Seek
the Lord, while he may be found; call on him
while he is near. Let the wicked man forsake his way,
and the unjust man his designs, and let him return to
the Lord, and he will have mercy on him ; and to our
God, for he is full of mercy to forgive : for my thoughts
are not your thoughts, nor your ways my ways, saith
the Lord. For as much* as the heavens are. above the
earth, so are my ways from your ways, and my thoughts
from your thoughts. And as the rain and the snow fall
«iown*from heaven, and return thither no more, bat
soak thejearth, and water it, and make it bring forth*
and afford seed to the sower, and bread to him that eat-
cth ; so shall my word be, that shall go out of my
mouth ; . it shall not return to me empty ; but it shall
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in those things, for which I sent it, #aith the Lord Al*
mighty.

GRAD. Ps. 140. Let my prayer ascend like in-
cense, in thy sight, O Lord. V. And let the lifting up
my hands be to thee like the evening sacrifice.

GOSPEL. Matt. xxi. 10. 17.

AT that time : When Jesus was come into Jerusa-
lem, all the city was in an uproar, saying : Who
is this ? And the people said : This is Jesus the Prophet
from Nazareth in Galilee. And Jesus went into the
temple of God, and cast out all that sold and bought in
the temple ; and he overthrew the bankers' tables, and
the seats of those that sold doves ; saying to them : It i%
written : My house shall be called the house of prayer,
but you have made it a den of thieves. And 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 he did, and the children crying out in
the temple, and saying : Hosanua to the son of Davidf
they were moved with indignation, and said to him :
Dost thou hear what these say ? And Jesus said to them.
Yes- Have ye never read : Out of the mouths of babes-
and sucklings thou hast drawn perfect praise? And*
leaving them, he went out of the city into Bethania, and
remained there.

OFFERT. Ps. 30. In thee, O Lord, have I hop-
ed; I have said: Thou art my God, my life is in thy
hands.

SECRET. Be appeased, O Lord, with the offerings
we have made, and defend us from all danger. Thro.'

COMM. Ps: 4. When I called on thee, thou didst
hear me, O my just God j thou didst assist me in tribu-
lation ; have mercy on me, O God, and graciously hear
my prayer.

POSTCOMM. Qu*sumus. We beseech thee, O
Almighty God, that we may one day receive the effects
of that salvation, of which we have received the pledge
in these mysteries. Thro'.

Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.
PRATER. Ascendant May our prayers, O Lord,
ascend to thee, and deliver thy Church from aU wicked^
ness. Thro*.

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EMBER-WEDNESDAY.
MASS. Introit. Psalm. 24.

REMEMBER, OLord, the many instances of thy
compassion and mercy from the beginning. Let
cot our enemies ever rule over us : deliver us, O God of
Israel, from all our distress. Ps. To thee, O Lord,
have I raised up my soul, let me not be put to shame.
V. Glory.

Immediately after the Kyrie eleison, is said;
Let us pray,
Let us kneel down. R. Flectamus genua. R.
Stand up again. Levate.

I. COLLECT. Preces nostras. Mercifully hear
our prayers, O Lord, we beseech thee, and stretch
forth the right hand of thy power against every thing
that opposeth us. Thro*.

I. LESSON. Exod.. xxiv. 12. 18.

IN those days ; The Lord said to Moses : Come up
to me on the mountain, and stay there : and I will
give thee tables of stone, and the law and the command-
ments, which I have written, that thou raayst teach
them the children of Israel. Then Moses rose up
and Josue his minister. And Moses going up to the
mountain of God, said to the Elders ; Stay here, till we
return to you. You have with you Aaron and Hur j if
any debate shall arise, you shall refer it to them. And
when Moses was gone up, a cloud covered the mount,
and the glory of the Lord abode on Sinai, covering it
with a cloud for six days ; and on the seventh day he
called Moses out of the midst of the cloud. And the
appearance of the glory of the Lord was as it were tiro
burning on the top of the mount, in the sight of the
children of Israel. And Moses going in the midst of
the cloud, went up into the mount, and was there forty
days and forty nights.

GRAD. Ps. 24. The distress of my soul is en-
creased j deliver me, O Lord, from the evils that sur-
round me. V. See, O Lord, to what I am reduced.
See what I sutler, and forgive me all my sins.

II. COLLECT. Devotionem. We beseech thee, O
Lord, mercifully to regard the devotion of thy people *
that mortifying their bodies by fastings, their minds may
be refreshed by good works. Thro'*

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II. LESSON. 3 Kings x. 3. 8.

IN those days j £lias came into Bersabee of Juda, and
left his servant there : but he himself went forward
a day's journey into the wilderness. And being
come thither, he sat under a Juniper-tree, and made it
his request that he might die, saying : it is enough for
me J, O Lord, take my life, for I am not better than
my fathers. And he cast himself down, and fell a-
sleep in the shade of the Juniper ; when behold an An-
gel of the Lord touched him, and said to him : Arise
and eat. He looked, and behold at his head there
was a cake baked in the embers, and a pot of water ;
and he eat and drank, and again laid himself down to
sleep. And the Angel of the Lord came again the se-
cond time, and touched him, saying ; Arise, and eat,
for thou hast yet a long journey to go. And he arose,
and eaf and drank, and travelled by the strength of that
food forty days and forty nights, as far as Horeb the
mountain of God.

TRACT, Ps . 24. Deliver me from my necessities,
O Lord ; see my distress and affliction, and forgive me
all my sins. V. To thee, O Lord, have I lifted up my
soul, in thee, Omy God, do I put my trust, let me not
be put to shame. Neither let my enemies scoff at me.
V. For none that trust in thee shall ever be confounded;
let those be confounded, who do what is vain.
GOSPEL. Matt. xii. 38.

AT that time .- Some of the Scribes and Pharisees
spoke to Jesus, saying ; Master, we would see a
sign § from thee. But he answering, said to them;
A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign;
and there shall be no other sign given it, but the sign
of Jonas the Prophet. For as Jonas was three days and
three nights in the whale's belly j so shall the Son of
Man be Three days and three nights in the heart of the
earth. The men of Ninive shall rise in judgment with this
generation, and shall condemn it, because they did pen-
nance at the preaching of Jonas ; and behold one great-
erthan Jonas is here. The Queen of Jthe south shall
rise in judgment with this generation, and condemn it $
because she came from the farthest part of the earth to
hear the wisdom of Solomon ; and behold one greater

X Expl. I have lived long enough. $ Expl, We should be glad
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than Solomon is here. When the unclean spirit is
gone ont of a man, he walketh through dry places, seek-
ing rest %, and findeth none. Then hesaith 5 I will re-
turn into my house from whence I came. And coming
lie findeth it empty, swept, and furnished. Then he go-
eth, and taketh with him seven other spirits more wick-
ed than himself; and going in, they settle there : and
the latter condition of that man becometh worse than his
former, So shall it also be to this wicked generation.
While he was yet speaking to the multitude., behold his
mother, and his brethren stood without, desiring to
speak with him. And one said to him ; Behold thy
mother and thy Brethren stand without, waiting for thee.
But he answering him that spake to him, said ; Who is
my mother, and who are my brethren ? And stretching
forth his hand towards his disciples, he said : Behold
my mother and my brethren : for whosoever shall do
the will of my Father, who is in heaven, he is my bro-
ther, my sister, and my mother. .

OFFERT. Ps. 118. I will meditate on thy law
which I have loved exceedingly : and I will put in prac-
tice thy commandments, which I have loved.

SECRET. We offer thee, O Lord, this sacrifice of
propitiation, that thou wouldst mercifully forgive us our
*ins, and guide our tottering hearts. Thro*.

COMM. Ps. 5. Hear my prayer : attend to the
words of my prayer, O my King, and my God : for
'tis to thee, O Lord, I will address my prayer.

POSTCOMM. Tut, Domne. May the receiving
of this thy sacrament, O Lord, both cleanse us from
our hidden sins, and deliver us from the snares of our
enemies. Thro*.

Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.
Prayer. Mentes nostras.

ENLIGHTEN, we beseech thee, Q Lord", our minds
with the light of thy brightness $ that we may dis-
cern what is to be done, and be able to do it. Tbro\

THURSDAY.
MASS. Introit. Psalm Q5.

GLORY and majesty are in his presence ; holiness
and grandeur in his sanctuary. Ps. Sing to the
Lord a new song, sing to the Lord all the earth. V,
Glory,

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COLLECT. Devotionem. We beseech thee, O
Lord, mercifully to regard the devotion of thy people ;
vthat mortifying their bodies by fasting, their minds may
be refreshed by good 'works. Thro.*

LESSON. Ezekiel xviii. 1.9."

IN those days : The word of the Lord came to me,
saying : Why do you make use of this parable, and
tnrn it into a proverb in Israel, saying : Our fathers
have eat sour grapes, and the teeth of their children are
set on edge ? As I live, saith the Lord God, this para-
ble shall be no longer a proverb amongst you in Israel.
Behold all souls are mine j as the soul of the father, so
also the soul of the son is mine ; the soul that sinneth,
the same shall die. But if a man be righteous, and do
judgment and justice j and hath not eat on the moun-
tains, X nor: lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house
of Israel; nor defiled his neighbour's wife; nor ap-
proached a menstruous woman 5 nor made any man sor-
rowful ; but hath restored the debtor his pledge ; hath
taken nothing away by force j hath given his bread to
the hungry, and covered the naked with a garment ;
bath not let his money to usury, nor received any thing
more tlian he let ; hath withdrawn his hand from ini-
quity, and given true judgment between man and man ;
hath walked in my precepts, and observed my ordi-
nances to perform the truth 5 this man is righteous, and
he shall certainly live, saith the Lord Almighty.

GRAD. Ps. 16. Preserve me, O .Lord, as the ap-
ple of thine eye ; protect me under the shadow of thy
wings. V. I^et me be tried in thy presence j let thy
eyes see justice done.

GOSPEL. Matt. xv. 21. 28.

AT that time : Jesus going thence, went towards
Tyre and Sidon. And behold a woman of Canaan
coming from those parts, cried out, saying to him :
Have mercy on me, Q Lord, O Son of David ; my daugh-
ter is grievously tormented by the Devil. But he an-
swered her not a word. And his disciples came and en -
treated him, saying : Send her away, for she crieth out
after us. But he answering, said : I was sent only to
the lost sheep of the house of Israel. But she came up
, to him, and adored him, saying : Lord, help me. Who

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answering, said : It ts not fit to take the children's bread,
and cast it to the dogs. And she said : It is true, Lord ;
but the dogs also eat the scraps which fall from their
master's table. Then Jesus answering, said to her : O
woman, great is thy faith ; be it done to thee according
as thou desirest. And her daughter was healed at that
very hour.

OFFERT. Ps. 30. The Angel of the Lord will
guard on every side those that fear bim, and he will de-
liver them ; taste and see how sweet is the Lord.

SECRET. We beseech thee, O Lord, that the of-
ferings which accompany this wholesome fast, may,
through thy mercy, save us. Thro'. .

COMM. John 6. The bread, which I will give, is
my flesh for the life of the world.

POSTCOMM. Tuorum nos. By the free grant of
these thy gifts, O Lord, augment our temporal, and re-
new our eternal helps. Thro'.

Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.

PRAYER. Da, quasumus. Grant, O Lord, we
beseech thee, that all Christian people niay acknowledge
what they profess, and love the heavenly mystery, they
so often approach. Thro*.

EMBER-FRIDAY.
MASS. Introit. Psalm 24.

DELIVER me from my necessities, O Lord; see
my distress and affliction, forgive me all my sins.
Ps. To thee have I raised up my soul, O Lord : O my
God, in thee I trust, let me not be put to shame. V.
Glory.

COLLECT. Esto, Domine. Be propitious, O Lord,
to thy people, and mercifully strengthen them by thy
aid, whom thou fillest with devotion to thee. Thro*.

LESSON. Ezekiel xviii. 20. 28.

THUS saith the Lord God : The soul that sinneth
the same shall die : the son shall not bear the ini-
quity of the father, nor the father the iniquity of the
son. The righteousness of the righteous man shall be
upon himself, f and the wickedness of the wicked man
upon himself. But if the wicked man shall repent of all

f Expl. The righteous man shall be rewarded for his righte-
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the sins be hath committed, and observe all my precepts,
and do judgment and righteousness, he shall certainly
live, and not die. All the wickedness he hath wrought,
I will not remember : by the righteousness he hath
done, shall he live. Is it my will that the sinner should
die, saith the Lord Godt? Is it not rather that he be con-
verted from his ways and live ? But if the righteous man
shall turn away from his righteousness, and commit ini-
quity according to all the abominations commonly prac-
tised by the wicked, shall he live ? All the righteous-
ness he hath done, shall be forgotten ; in the transgres-
sion he hath fallen into, and in the sin he hath commit-
ted, shall he die. But you have said : The way of the
Lord is not just. Hearken therefore, O house of Israel :
Is.it my way that is not just 5 or, are they not rather
your ways that are wicked ? For, when the righte-
ous man shall depart from his righteousness, and work
iniquity, in it shall he die ; in the unrighteousness he
hath wrought, shall he die. And when the wicked man
shall forsake the iniquity he hath committed, and do
judgment and righteousness, he shall restore life to his
soul. For when he reflectetb, and departcth from all
the iniquities he had committed, he shall certainly live,
and not die, saith the Lord Almighty.

GRAD. Ps. 85. Save, O Lord, thy servant,
who hopeth in thee. V. Give ear, O Lord, to my
prayer.

Tract. Deal not with us, as alove, p. 212.

GOSPEL. Johnv. 1. 15.

AT that time : There was a festival of the Jews, and
Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is at
Jerusalem by the Sheep-gate a pool, called in the He-
brew tongue, Bethsaida, that hath five porches.. In these
lay great numbers of sick, of blind, lame, and withered,
waiting for the moving of the water. For an Angel of
the Lord at a certain time descended into this pool, and
the water was put in motion. And he who first went in,
after the water was put in motion, was healed of his in-
firmity, whatsoever it was. Now there was a man there,
who had been eight and thirty years under his infirmity.
Whom when Jesus saw lying, and knew he had been a
long time ill, he saith to him : Wouldst thou be made
whole ? The sick man answered him; Lord I have no
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motion ; so that while I am coming, another steppeth
in before me, Jesus saith to him : Rise, take up thy
bed, and walk. And forthwith the man was made
whole, and took up his bed and walked. And that day
was the Sabbath. The Jews therefore said to him that
was cured : It is the Sabbath-day j it is not therefore
lawful for thee to carry thy bed. He answered them :
He, who healed me, said to me : Take up thy bed and
walk. Then ihey asked him : Who is that man, that
said to thee : Take up thy bed and walk ? But he that
was healed knew not who it was 5 for Jesus had with-
drawn himself from the crowd that was standing in the
place. Afterwards Jesus found him in the temple, and
said to him : Behold thou art made whole 5 sin now no
more, lest something worse befal thee. The man went
away and told the Jews, that it was Jesus, who had made
him whole.

OFFERT. Ps. 102. Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not what he hath done for thee ; and thou
shalt grow young like an eagle.

SECRET. Receive, O Lord, we beseech thee, the
offerings of our homage, and mercifully sanctify thy
own gifts. Thro*.

COMM. Ps. 6. Let all my enemies be put to shame,
and be dismayed ; let them be put to flight and shame
very speedily.

FOSTCOMM. Per hujus. May the efficacy of this
sacrament, O Lord, cleanse us from our sins, and ob-
tain for us the accomplishment of our just desires.
Thro/

Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.

PRAYER. Exaudi nos. Graciously hear us, O
merciful God, and manifest the light of thy grace to
our souls. Thro*.

EMBER-SATURDAY.
MASS. Introit. Psalm 87.

LET my prayer come before thee, O Lord ; give ear,
O Lord, to my petition. Ps. O Lord God, my
Saviour, to thee have I cried out night and day. V .
Glory.

Immediately after the Kyrie elenon, is said :

Let us pray.

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Let us kneel down. R. Flectamns genua. R.
Stand up again. Levatc. »

I. COLLECT. Populum tuum. Mercifully, O
Lord, look down on thy people, and in thy clemency
turn away from them the scourges of thy wrath.
Thro'.

I. LESSON. Deut. xxvi. 13.

IN those days Moses spoke to the people, saying :
When thou hast fully paid the tithes of all thy fruit,
thou shalt thus speak in the presence of the Lord thy
God. I have removed out of my house whatever was
consecrated to thee, and I have given it to the Levite,
and to the stranger, and to the orphan, and the widow,
as thou commandedst me ; neither have I transgressed
thy precepts, nor forgotten thy ordinance. I have obeyed
the voice of the Lord my God, and I have performed all
things as thou commandedst me. Look down therefore
from thy sanctuary, and from the place of thy abode in
the highest heavens, and bless thy people Israel, and the
land thou hast given us, as thou didst swear to our fore-
fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey. This day
the Lord thy God hath commanded thee to observe tjiese
precepts and ordinances, and to keep and fulfil them
with all thy heart, and with all thy soul. Thou hast
chosen this day the Lord to be thy God, and to walk in
his ways, and observe his ceremonies and precepts, and
ordinances, and obey his commands. And the Lord
hath made choice of thee this day to be his peculiar peo-
ple, as he promised thee, that thou may'st keep all his
precepts; and to raise thee above all the nations which
he hath created for his praise, for his name, and for hit
glory ; that thou may'st be the holy people of the Lord
thy God, as he promised thee.

GRAD. Ps. 78. Forgive us, O Lord, our offences,
lest the Gentiles say ; Where is now their God. V.
Help us, O God, our Saviour, and for the glory of thy
name deliver us, O Lord.
Let us pray. Let us kneel down. R. Stand up again.

II. COLLECT. Protector noster. Look on us, O
God, our Protector, that we who labour under the
weight of our own evils, may be rescued by thy mercy,
and serve the© with a free mind. Thro/

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II. LESSON. Dent. xL 22. 25.

IN those days ; Moses said to the children of Israel ;
If you will keep the commandments I give .you, and
perform them, viz. if you will love the Lord your God,,
and walk in all his ways, and cleave to htm, then will
the Lord destroy from before your face all these nations,
and you shall overcome them, that are greater and
stronger than you. Every place, where your foot shall
tread, shall be yours. From the desert, and from
Libanus, and from the great river Euphrates unto the
Western Sea shall be your bounds. None -shall stand
against you. The Lord your God shall strike with-
dread and terror of you, all the land yon shall tread on,
#s the Lord your God hath promised you.

GRAD. Ps. 83. Cast an eye upon us, O God our
protector, look down upon thy servants. V. Lord God
of armies, hear the prayers of thy servants.
Let us pray. Let us kneel down. R. Stand up again.

III. COLLECT. Adesto. Give ear, O Lord, we
beseech thee, to our prayers ; that, through the assis-
tance of thy grace, we may be humble in prosperity,
and without fear in adversity. Thro*.

III. LESSON. 1Macch.u7Z.ZT.

IN those days : All the priests were in prayer, while
the sacrifice was offering, Jonathan beginning, and
the; rest answering. And the prayer of Nehemias was
after this manner ; O Lord God, creator of all things,
dreadful and strong, just and merciful, who alone art the
good King, alone art excellent, alone just, and almighty,
and eternal, who deliverest Israel from all evil, who-
didst make choice of our forefathers, and didst sanctify f
them j receive this sacrifice in behalf of all thy people
Israel, and preserve and sanctify thy inheritance ; that
the Gentiles may know, that thou art our God.

GRAD. Ps. 89. Turn to us, O Lord, a little, and
be reconciled with thy servants. V. Thou, O Lord, hast
been our refuge from generation to generation.

Let us pray. Let us kneel down. R. Stand up again.

IV. COLLECT. Preces. Mercifully hear, we be-
aeech thee, O Lord, the prayers of thy people $ that we,
who are justly afflicted for our sins, may mercifully be
delivered for the glory of thy name. Thro*.

f Expl. Consecrated* them to thyself.

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IV. LESSON. Ecclus. xxxvi. 1. 10.

OGod, of all, have mercy on us, and look upon us,
and shew us the light of tby mercies $ and send thy
terror on the nations, who have not sought after thee*
that they may know there is no God besides thee> and
that they may publish thy wonders. Lift up thy hand
over the foreign nations, that they may see thy power.
For as in their sight thon hast been sanctisfied J in us j
so in our sight shalt thou be magnified in them, that
they may know thee, even as we have known, that there
is no God, . besides thee, O Lord. Renew thy prodigies,
and change? thy wonders y glorify thy hand, and tby right
arm. Exert thy fury, and pour forth thy wrath. Des-
troy the' adversary, and crush the enemy. Hasten the
time, and remember the end, that they may publish thy
wonders, O Lord our God.

GRAD. P$. 140. Let ray prayer ascend like in-
cense ia tby sight, O Lord. V. and let the lifting up
my bands be to thee like the evening sacrifice.
Let us pray. Let us kneel down. R. Stand up again.

V. COLLECT. Actiones nostras. Prevent, we be-
seech thee, O Lord,, our actions by thy holy inspirations,
and carry them on by thy gracious assistance? that every
prayer and work of ours may always begin, front thee,
and by thee be happily ended.

V; .LESSON, with the Canticle and VI. Collect, as
p. 134. Here are said the second and third Collect,
as directed, p. 212.

EPISTJUB, 1 These* v. 14.

BRETHREN : We beseech you, reprehend such as
are unquiet, comfort the dejected,, support the
weak, be patient towards all. See that none of you ren-
der evil for evil : but do always that which is good both
to one another, and to all men. Rejoice always. Pray
without intermission, giving thanks § in all things : for
this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you
all. Extinguish , not the spirit. Despise not prophe-
cies. Prove all things ; hold to that which is good. Ab-
stain from all appearance of evil. And may the God of
peace sanctify you in all things, that your spirit may be

I Expl. As thou hast let them see that thou art our Holy One,
our God : so shall we see the effects of thy might ia the punish-
sacatoftbcm,

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perfect your soul and body blameless, at the coming of
our Lord Jesus Christ.

TRACT. Ps. 1 16. Praise the Lord all ye Gentiles ;
praise him all nations. V. For his mercy is confirmed
upon us : and the truth of the Lord abideth for ever.

GOSPEL. Matt. xvii. as Sunday next, p. 241.

OFFERT. Ps. 87. OLord God, my Saviour, to
thee have I cried out by day and night j let my prayer
to come thee, O Lord.

SECRET. Sanctify, O Lord, we beseech thee, our
fast by this holy sacrifice, that what we outwardly pro-
fess by the observance of this fast, may be inwardly ef-
fected in us. Thro*.

COMM. Ps. 7- In thee, O Lord my God, have
I put my trust, deliver me from all my persecutors, and
rescue me.

POSTCOMM. Sanctificationibus. May this holy
. sacrifice, O Lord, cure us of al our sins, and become an e-
ternal remedy to us. Thro*.

Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.
Prate*. Fidelestuos.

MAY thy much-desired blessing, O God> give
strength to thy people, and hinder them from
ever swerving from thy will, and make them always en-
joy thy blessing. Thro*.

Commemoration at Vespers as in the Vespers of
to-morrow. Prater. Collect of to-morrow.

II. SUNDAY IN LENT.
MASS. Introit. Psalm xxiv.

REMEMBER, O Lord, T* EMINIfiCERE mise-

the many instances IV rationum tuarum,

of thy compassion and mer- Bomine, et misericordiae

cy from the beginning, tuae, quae a saeculo sunt*

Let not our enemies ever Ne unquam dominentur

rule over us : deliver us, nobis inimici nostri ; libe-

O God of Israel, from all ra nos. Deus Israel, ex

our distress. Ps. To thee, omnibus angustiis nostris.

O Lord, have I raised up Ps. Ad te, Domine, levavi

my soul : in tbee I trust, aniraam meam j Deus me-

O my God : let me not be us in te confido, non eru-

put to shame. V. Glory. bescam. V. Gloria.

COLLECT. Deus, qui conspicis. O God, who
seest how destitute we are of all strength, preserve us

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both within and without, that our bodies may be free
from all Adversity, and our souls purified from all cril
thoughts. Thro*.

EPISTLE. 1 Thess. iv. I. 7-

BRETHREN : We request and beseech you by our
Lord Jesus, that having learned from us how you
ought to walk in order to please God, you would walk
so as to advance more and more.* For you know what
precepts I gave you in the name of the Lord* Jesus. For
this is the will of God, that you be holy ; that you re-
frain from fornication j and that every one of you know
how to keep his vessel % with holiness and respect, and
not be hurried away with, lust, as the heathens are, who
know not God. Let no one over-reach or deceive his
brother in his dealings ; for the Lord is the revenger of
all these things, as we have declared to you, and assured
before you. For God did not call us to be unclean, but to
be holy, in Christ Jesus our Lord.

GRAD. Ps. xxiv. Tribulationes cordis met

The distress* of my soul is dilatatss sunt : de necessita*
increased ; deliver me, O tibus meis eripe.me, Do*
Lord, front the > evils that mine. V. Vide humilita*
surround me. V. See, O tern meam et laborem me*
Lord, to what I am reduc- um : et dimitte omnia pec*
ed ; see what I suffer, and cata mea.
forgive me all my sins. .

TRACT. Pj.cv. Praise. ConfiterahriDominoquo^
the Lord, for he is good -, niam. bonus r. quoniam in
and his mercies abide for* sssculum misericordia e-«
ever. V. Who will relate jus. V. Ctuis loquetur po-
the- wonderful works of the tentias Domini $ auditas fa-
Lord : who will publish all ciet omnes laudes ejus ? V.
his praises? V. Happy are Beati qui custodiuntjudi-
they who observe Aw law, cium, et faciunt justitiam
and at all times do that in omni tempore. V. Me-
which is just. V. Remem- memo nostri, Domine, in
ber us, O Lord, according beneplacito populi tui j vi-
to the good will thou bear- sita nos in salutari tuo.
est thy people : visit and
save us

GOSPEL. Matt. xvii. 1. 9.

AT that time : Jesus taketh unto him Peter, and
James, and John his brother, and bringeth them

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up into a high Mountain apart. And he was transfigured
before them. And his (ace did shine as the sun ; and his
garments became white as snow. And behold there ap->
peared Moses and Elias talking with him. And Peter
answering, said to 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.
And as he was yet speaking, behold a bright cloud over-
shaded them. And lo a voice out of the cloud, saying ;
This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased;
hear ye him. And the disciples hearing, fell upon their
face, and were much afraid. And Jesus came and
touched them ; and said to them ;' Arise, and be not
afraid . And when they lifted up their eyes, they saw no one
but only Jesus. And as they came down from the moun-
tain, Jesus charged them, saying j Tell the vision to no
man, till the Son of man be risen from the dead.
Credo.

OFFERT. Ps. cxviii. Meditabitur in mandatis
I will meditate on thy law, tuis, qua? dilexi valde : &
which I have loved exceed- levabo manus meas ad man*
ingly ; and I will practise data tua, qua dilexi.
thy commandments, which
I have loved.

SECRET. Look down, OLord, we beseech thee,
on this our sacrifice, that it may increase our devotion,
and procure our salvation. Thro'.

COMM. Ps. v. Hear Intellige clamorem me-
my cry ; attend to the urn ; intende voci orationis
words of my prayer, O my meas, Rex meus, & Deus
King, and my God $ for meus ; quoniam ad te ora-
lis to thee, O Lord, I will bo, Domine.
address my prayer.

POSTCOMM. Supplices. Grant, we humbly be-
seech thee, O Almighty God, that those, whom thou
hast refreshed with thy sacraments, may worthily serve
thee in the conduct of their lives. Thro'.

VESPERS.
Little Chapter. Brethren ; We request. Begin-
ning of the Epistle to*, p. 241. Hymn. V. and R.
as above, p. 224.

At the MAGNIFICAT.
Anth. Tell not the vision Ant. Visionem quam vi-
you have seen to any body, distis, nemini dixeritis, do*

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"till the Son of Mao rise a- nee a mortuis resurgat Fi-
gain from the dead. lias hominis.

Praybk. Collect at Mass., p. 240.

MONDAY.

MASS. Introit. Psalm 25.

DELIVER me, O Lord, and take pitv on me $ for
my foot hath stood in the light path $ in the as-
semblies will I bless the Lord. Ps. Be thou, O Lord, .
my judge for I have walked in my innocency ; and trust-
ing in thee, I shall not be weakened. V. Glory.

COLLECT. Pr*sta, qutsumus. Grant, we be-
seech thee, O Almighty God, that thy people, who
mortify themselves by abstinence from meat, may fast
likewise from sin, and follow righteousness. Thro*.
LESSON. Dan. ix. 15. 19.

IN those days : Daniel prayed to the Lord, saying 5
O Lord our God, who didst bring forth thy people
oat of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and didst
make thy name famous, as it is to this day j we have
sinned, we have done wickedly, OLord, against all thy
commandments 5 but let thy wrath be turned away, I
beseech thee, and thy fury from Jerusalem thy city, and
from thy holy mountain. For it is for our sins, and for
the iniquity of our Forefathers that Jerusalem and
thy people are become a scoff to all round about us.
But graciously hear now, O our God, the prayer of thy
servant, and his request and for thy own sake, look
upon thy sanctuary, which is become abandoned.
Bend thine ear, O my God, and hearken) open
thine eyes, and see our distress, and that of the
city, upon which thy name bath been called.f For we
rely not on our own righteousness, while we prostrate
pour forth our prayers to thee, but on thy great mercy.
Graciously hear us, O Lord j be appeased, O Lord :
be attentive, and grant my request. Delay not, O my
God, for thy own sake, for thy name hath been called.
% upon thy city and thy people, O Lord our God.

GRAD. Ps. 69. Be thou my helper and my de-
liverer 1 O Lord, delay not. V. Let my enemies, who
seek my soul, be put to confusion and shame.
TRACT. Ps. 102. Deal not with us, as above p. 212.

f Or, Which hath been called by thy name. J Or, Thy city
and people have been called by thy name.

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GOSPEL. John viii, 21. 29.

AT that time : Jesus said to the multitude of the
Jews : I g o, and you shall seek me, and you shall
die in your sin. Whither I go you cannot come. The
Jews therefore said : Will he kill himself; because he
saith : Whither I go you cannot come : And he said to
them : You are from beneath, I am from above. You
are of this world, I am not of this world. Therefore I
•aid to you : You shall die in your sin : for, if you be-
lieve not that I am, you shall die in your sin. Then
they said to him : Who art thou ? Jesus said to them ;
lam the beginning , I that am speaking to you. I have
many things to say about you, and condemn in you 3 but
he that -sent me is true 3 and I speak in the world the
things I have heard from him ; and they understood not
that he said that God was his Father. Jesus therefore
said to them : When you shall nave raised on high the
son of man, then you will know that I am, and that I
do nothing of myself : but whatever my Father hath
taught me, that I spake. And he that sent me, is with
me, and he hath not left me alone 5 for I always do what
is pleasing to him.

OFFERT. Ps. 15. I will bless the Lord, who hath
given me understanding : I always had the Lord before
my eyes 5 for he is at my right hand, that I may not fall.

SECRET. May this sacrifice of propitiation and
praise make us, O Lord, worthyof thy protection. Thro*.

COMM. Ps. 8. O Lord our God, how wonderful is
thy name over the whole earth !

POSTCOMM. U*ec nos. May this communion, O
Lord, cleanse us from sin ; and make us partakers of
the heavenly remedy. Thro*.

Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.

PRAYER. Adesto. Hear our prayers and intreaties,
O Almighty God ; and grant that those, to whom thou
givest hopes of thy mercy, may experience the effects of
ihy usual clemency. Thro\

TUESDAY.
MASS. Introit. Ps. 26.

MY heart hath said to thee j I have sought thy pre-
sence ; I will continue to seek thy presence, O
Lord : turn not away thy face from me. Ps. The Lord

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is my light and my salvation ; whom shall I fear ? V.
Glory.

COLLECT. Perjice. Grant us, O Lord, we beseech
thee, thy. assistance, whereby we may go through the
observance of this holy fast, that what we have under-
taken by thy appointment, we may accomplish by thy
grace. Thro'.

•LESSON. 3 Kings, xvii. 8. ]6.

IN those days : The word of the J/ord came to Elias the ,
Thesbite,. saying : Arise, go to Sarephta in the ter-
ritory of the Sidpnians, and abide there : for I have
commanded the widow woman to give thee food. He
arose, and went to Sarephta. And when he came to the
gate of the city, he saw the widow woman gathering
sticks : and calling her, he said : Give me a little water
in a vessel to drink. And as she went to fetch it, he
called after her, saying : Bring me likewise, I pray thee,
a morsel of bread in thy hand. And. she answered : As
the Lord thy God liveth, I have no bread,, but only a
handful of meal in a vessel, and a little oil in a pot ;
and behold I am gathering two sticks, that I may go
home, and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat
it, and die. EHas said to her : fear not, but go and do
what thou hast said : but first make for me of that
little meal a small cake on the embers, and bring it
to me : and afterwards thou shalt make some for thyself
and thy son. For thus saith the Lord God of Israel :
The vessel of meal shall not waste, nor the pot of oil be
diminished, till the day, in which the Lord shall send
rain upon the earth. She went, and did as EHas had
bid her ; and he, and she, and her family did eat ; and
from that day the vessel of meal waited not, neither was
the pot of oil diminished, according to the word of the .
Lord spoken by Elias.

GRAD. Ps. 54. Cast thy solicitude on the Lord,
and he will feed thee. V. Whetf I cried out to the
Lord, he heard my voice against those who were com-
ing upon me.

GOSPEL. Matt, xxiii. 1. 12.

AT that time ; Jesus spoke to the multitude and to
his disciples, saying j The Scribes and Pharisees,
sit in the chair of Moses j and therefore, whatever they
say to. you, observe and do it 5 but do not according, to
vol. 1. x *

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their works 5 for they say, and do not. For they
bind heavy and insupportable burdens, and they lay
them on men's shoulders ; but they will not move them
with a finger of their own. And they do all their works
to be seen by men ; for they wear broad philacteries,
and long fringes. And they love the highest places at
feasts, and the first chairs in the synagogues, and to be
saluted in the market-place, and to be called by men,
Rabbi. But be not you called Rabbi, for you have only
one Master, and you are all brethren. And call no man
your father on earth, for you have only one Father, who
is in heaven. Neither be you called masters, for you
have only one Master, who is the Christ. He that is
the greatest among you, shall be your servant ; and who-
soever exalteth himself shall be humbled j and he that
hombleth himself, shall be exalted.

OFPERT. P$. 50. Have mercy on me, O Lord,
according to thy great mercy 3 O Lord, blot out my ini-
quity.

SECRET. Mercifully sanctify us, O Lord, by these
mysteries j and let them cleanse us from all earthly vice,
and bring us to the enjoyment of thy heavenly gifts.
Thro*.

COMM. Ps. 9. I will publish all thy wonders j 1
will rejoice in thee, and be transported with joy ; I
will sing to the glory of thy name, O thou the Most
High.

POSTCOMM. Ut sacris. Make us always, we
beseech thee, O Lord, obedient to thy commandments,
that we may be worthy of thy gifts, which we have
partaken of. Thro'.

Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.

PRAYER. Propitiare. Be appeased, O Lord, by
our prayers, and heal the infirmities of our souls ; that
our sins being forgiven, we may ever rejoice in thy bles-
sings. Thro*.

WEDNESDAY.
MASS. Introit. Psalm 37.

F>RSAKE me not, O Lord my God, depart not
from me ; come to my assistance, O Lord the
God of my salvation. Ps. Lord rebuke me not in thy
fury j nor chastise me in thy wrath. V. Glory.

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COLLECT. Populum iuum. Mercifully regard
thy people, O Lord, we beseech thee, and grant that
those whom thou commandest to abstain from flesh, may
likewise cease from all sin. Thro*.

LESSON, Esther xiii. 8. \J.

IN those days : Mardocheus prayed to the Lord, say-
ing ; O Lord the Almighty King, for all things are
under thy power 5 and there is none that can withstand
thy will, if thou determine to save Israel. Thou didst
make heaven aud earth, and whatsoever is under the
cope of the heavens. Thou art the Lord of all, neither
can any resist thy Majesty. And now Lord, King of
Kings, God of Abraham, take pity on thy people, for
our enemies design our destruction, and the ruin of thy
inheritance. Despise not thy lot which thou didst
purchase for thyself out of Egypt. Hear my prayer,,
and be merciful to thy lot and possession, and turn our.
mourning into joy, that we may live and praise thy
name, O Lord, and shut not the mouths of those that
sing thy praises, O Lord our God.

GRAD. Ps. 27. Save thy people, O Lord, and
bless thy inheritance. V. To thee, O Lord, have I
cried out ; answer me, O my God, lest 1 become like
those that go down into the pit.

Tiuct. Deal not with us, O Lord, />. 212.
GOSPEL. Matt. xx. J 7. 28,

AT that time: Jesus going up to Jerusalem, took
the twelve disciples aside, and said to them 5 Be-
hold we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man
will be betrayed to the chief priests and to die scribes,
and they will condemn him to death, and deliver him
up to the Gentiles to be insulted, scourged, and crucifi-
ed; and the third day he shall rise again. Then came
to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee, with her
sons, worshipping him, desiring something of him:
Who said to her : What dost thou desire ? She saith to
him : Appoint that these my two sons may sit, one on
thy right hand, and the other on thy left, in thy king-
dom. And Jesus answering, said: You know not
what you ask. Can you drink the cup which I am to
drink ? They say to him, we can : He saith to them :
My cup indeed you shall drink ; but to sit on my right
hand, or on my left, is not mine to give you ; but it is
for those, for whom it is prepared by my Father. . And
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indignation against the two brother*.' But Jesua calling
them to him, .said : You kaow that the ponces of the
Gentiles lord it over «hem> and that the great ones exer*
cise over them their power. It shall not be so among
you 5 but whosoever would- be a great one among you,
let him wait on you 9 land whosoever would be a great
one among you, let him watt 60 you ; and whosoever
would be a chief among you, shall be your servant : even
as the Son of Man canae<not to be served, but to serve,
and to give his life foe the redemption of many;

OFFERT. Ps. 24. To thee, 0 Lord, have I raised
up my soul ; in thee, : O my God, I put my trust ; let
me not b6 put to shame 5 neither let my enemies scoff
at me ; for none that wait for thee shall be put to
shame.

SECRET. Mercifully look down, OLord, on the
offerings we make thee, and by the entercoarse of these:
aacred mysteries,' release us from the bondsof bur* sins;
Thro/ '

COMM. Ps. 10. The Lord is just, and lbvetfe
justice 5 he hath regard to what is right.-
• POSTCOMM. Sumptis. ' We beseech thee, O
Lord, that the receiving this sacrament may forward our
eternal redemption. t Thro,

Let us pray. Bow down your beads to God.

PRAYER. Deus inrweenti*. O God,' thesestorer
and lover of innocence, draw to thyself the- hearts; of thy
servants, that being inflamed by thy Holy Spirit*- they
may be constant in feith, and zealous in good works/
Thro1.

THURSDAY.
MASS. Introit, Ps. 69.

OGOD, come thou to my assistance ; O Lortbaaake
haste to help me $ let my enemies; whaseek my
life, be put to confusion and shame. : Ps. May they bfe
put to flight, and ashamed, who seek me hafcm. ' V.
Glory.

COLLECT. Prasta nobis. Grant us, we beseech
thee; O Lord, the aststance of thy grace j that whilst
we duly apply ouraelves to fasting and prayer, we may
be delivered from all enemies both of soul and body.
Thro'.

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LESSON. Jer. xvii. $. 10.

THUS saith the Lord God ; Cursed is be. that put*
teth bis trust in man, and maketh flesh his arm, J
and whose heart departeth from the Lord. For he shall
be as a tamerisk in the desert, and not see when good
cometh ; but shall dwell in dryness in the desert, in a
salt-land, and not inhabitable. Blessed is the man that
trusted* in the Lord, and whose only, confidence is in
God. And he shall be as a tree that is planted by the
water-side, that sendeth out its roots towards the mois-
ture: and it shall not fear, when the heat cometh.
And the leaf thereof shall be green, and in the time of
drought it shall not be uneasy, neither shall it cease at
any time to bring forth fruit. The heart of man is per-
verse and unsearchable, who can know it ? I am the
Lord that search the heart, and try the reins : who re-
ward every one according to his way, aud according to
the fruit of his devices : saith the Lord Almighty.

GRAD. Ps. 78. Forgive us, O Lord, our offences,
|est the Gentiles say : Where is now their God? V.
Help us, O God our Saviour, and for the glory of thy
name deliver us, O Lord.

GOSPEL. Luke xvi. 19. 31.

AT that time : Jesus said" to the Pharisees : There
was a certain rich man, who was clothed in pur-
ple and fine linen, and feasted sumptuously every day.
And there was a certain beggar, named Lazarus, who
lay at his gate full of sore|, desiring to be fed with the
crumbs which fell from the rich man's table j but no
one would give them to him ; but even the dogs came
and licked his sores. And it came to pass that the beg-
gar died, and was carried by the Angels into Abraham's
bosom. And the rich man also died, and was buried iu
hell. And lifting up his eyes, when he was in torments,
he saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
And crying out, he said : Father Abraham, take pity
on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in
water, that he may cool my tongue, for I suffer extreme
torments in this flame. And Abraham said to him :
Son, remember in thy life-time thou didst receive good
things, and Lazarus evil ; but now he is comforted, and
thou art tormented. Moreover, there is a great chaos

% Ezpl. Relies on the strength of man.
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between you and us $ so- that they, who would pass
hence to /ou, cannot, nor return hither from thence.1
And he said : Then I beseech thee^ O Father, send. him
to my Father's" house, for I have fife brethren, that -he
may admonish them, lest they also come into this place
of torment. And Abraham said to him t They have?
Moses and'the Prophets > let them hear them* And he*
said i No, Father Abraham ; but if one go to then*
from the dead, they will do pennance. But he said to
him : If they will not hear Moses, nor tlie Prophets j
neither will they believe, though one should rise from
the dead.

OFFERT. Exod. 32. Moses prayed in the presence
of the Lord his God, and said : Why, O Lord, art
thou angry with thy people ? Let the wrath of thy soul
be appeased; remember Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,
to whom thou didst swear to give a land flowing with
milk and boney. And the Lord was appeased, and did
not the evil, with which he threatened his people.

SECRET.' May the fast consjcrated to thy name, O
Lord, sanctify us by this present sacrifice, that we may
experience inwardly the effects of what we outwardly
profess by our fast. { Thro*' •

COMM. John 6. He that eateth my flesh, and
drinkfeth my blood/ abideth in me, and I in him, saith
the Lord". .

POSTCOMM. Gratia tua. May thy grace, O
Lord, we beseech thee, never abandon us $ but always
make us intent on thy holy service, and always procure
us thy help. Thro*.

Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.
PRAYER. Adesto: Be favourable, O Lord, to thy
servants, and hear their prayers in the. grant of evelasting
mercy j that glorying in thee their creator a'nd governor,
they may have all things perfected and perpetuated to
thrm. " Thro'.

The Commemoration at Vespers.

Anth. That rich man Ant. Dives ille guttam
begged for a drop of water, aquas petiit, qui micas p»-
who denied Lazarus some nis Lazaro negavit,
crumbs of bread.
V. and R. a* p,*225. Tkayer. Adesta, as above.

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FRIDAY.
MASS. Introit. Vs. 16.

BUT I will appear with the justice of ray cause in
thy sight 3 I shall be satisfied, when thy glory shall
appear. Ps. Hear, O God, the justice of' my cause;
hearken to my prayer. V. Glory.*

COLLECT. Da, quasumus. Grant, O Almighty
God, that, being purified by this fast, we may come to
the approaching solemnity with clean hearts. Thro*.
LESSON. Gen. xxxvii. 6. 22.

IN those days : Joseph said to his brethren : Hear my
dream, which I saw : I thought we were binding
sheaves in the field 5 and that my sheaf arose, as it
were, and stood upright, and your sheaves standing
round about it, adored my sheaf. His brethren answer-
ed : Art thou to be our king ? Or are we to be subject
to thy power ? These dreams, therefore, and discourses
furnished the fuel of their envy and hatred. He had
also another dream, which he told his brethren, saying 2
I saw in a dream the sun, and the moon, and eleven
stars, as it were, adoring me. And when he had told
this to bis father, and brethren, his father rebuked him,
and said : What is the meaning of this dream which
thou hast seen ? Am I, and thy mother, and thy brethren
to* adore thee upon earth ? His brethren therefore en-»
vied him ; but his father considered the thing with him*
self in silence. And when his brethren were in Sichem
feeding their father's flocks, Israel said to him : Thy
brethren are feeding the sheep in Sichem j come, I will
send thee to them. And when he answered I am ready,
he said to him : Go, and see if all things be well with
thy brethren and the flocks ; and bring me word again
what is doing. Being sent therefore from the vale of
Hebron, he came to Sichem 5 and a man found him
wandering in the field, and asked him, what he sought 5
and he answered :. I seek my brethren 5 tell me where
they are feeding their flocks. And the man said to
him : They are gone from hence 5 but I heard them say,
Let us go to Dothain. Joseph therefore went after his
brethren, and found them in Dothain. Who, when,
they saw him afar olF, before he came nigh them, they
resolved to kill him ; and said one to another : Behold,
here cometh the dreamer 3 come, let us kill him, and
cast him into an old pit 5 and we will sny : some wild

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beast hath devoured him j and then it will appear what
his dreams will avail him. But Ruben hearing this, en*
deavoured to deliver him out of their hands, and said :
Do not take away bis life, nor shed his blood 5 bat cast
htm into this pit j which is in the desert, and keep your
hands guiltless. Now he said this, being desirous to
rescue him out of their hands, and to restore him to his
father.

GRAD. Ps. 119. I cried out to the Lord in my
distress, and he heard me. V. Deliver my soul, O Lord,
from wicked lips, and from a deceitful tongue.
TRACT. Deal not with us, O Lord, />. 213.
GOSPEL. Matt. xxi. 33. 46.

AT that time ; Jesus spoke to the multitude of the
Jews, and to the chief priests this parable ; There
was a certain bousholder who planted a vineyard, and
hedged it about, and fixed in it a wine press, and built a
tower, and letting it out to sopae husbandmen, went to a
far country. And when the season for iruit drew near,
he sent his servants to the husbandmen, -to receive the fruit
of his vineyard. And the husbandmen laying bold of his
servants, one they beat, another they killed, and ano-
ther they stoned: He sent again other servants more in
number than the former, and they, treated them in like
manner. And last of all, he sent to them his Son, say-
ing ; They will have respect for my Son. But the hus-
bandmen, seeing the Son, said among themselves:
This is the heir, come, let us kill him, and we shall
have his inheritance. And seizing him, they dragged
him out of the vineyard, and killed him. When the
Master therefore of the vineyard, cometh, what will he
do to these husbandmen ? They say to him : He will
miserably destroy those wicked men, and let out his
vineyard to other husbandmen, who shall give him the
fruit in their seasons. Jesus saith to them : Have you
never read , in the scriptures : The stone which the
builders rejected, is become the chief corner stone 5 this
is done by the Lord, and it is wonderful in our eyes *
Therefore I say to you, The kingdom of God shall
be taken from you, and given to a nation, that will
brine forth the fruits thereof. And whoever shall fall
on this stone, shall, be broken ; and on-whomsoever it
shall fall, it shall crush him. And when the chief priests
and Pharisees bad heard his parables, they knew he
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they feared the people, 'because they heM> hforfor a pro-
phet.

OFFERT. Ps. 39; Look down to my aid, Q Lord',
let them be put to confusion and shame, who seek my
life; look down to my aid, OLord.

SECRET. : May the *flfeots of this sacrifice, O Lord;
remain in us, and he increased by good works. Thste't

COMM. Ps. 11. Thou wiit defend us, OLord*
and protect us both now and fot evermore.

POSTCOMM. FacnoiS Grant, we beseech thee*
O Lord, that, having received this pledge of our eternal
salvation, we may so direct our course thereto, as hap-«
pily to arrive at it. Thro*.

Let us pray. Bdw down your heads to* God.

PRAYER. La quasumus. Grant, we beseech thee*

OLord, to thy people health both of soul and body;

that by the continual practice of good works* they: may

always be defended by thy powerful protection. Thro*/

The CtiMMftMOftAittott at Vespbh*. :

Anth. Designing to ap- Ant. Quaerentes eom t«u
prehend him, they 'were neretirnueruntturbatn>qu4a
afraid of the- multitude, be- ' stout prophetam euinhabe*
caose they esteemed hkn as bant,
a prophet;

V and R. as above'; f. 125\ '' Phayer. Da quaesumus,
' ' as above.

SATURDAY.

MASS. ' Inxroit. Psalm IS.

THE law of the Lord is without reproof, and con*
verteth souls; the testimony of the Lord is true,
and bestoweth wisdom on little ones. Ps. The heavens
publish the glory of trod; and the firmament declareth
the works of his hands. . V. Glory.

COLLECT. Da, quasumus. Grant, OLord, we
beseech thee, this saving effect of our fast, that the chas-
tisement of the flesh, which we have undertaken, may
become the improvement of our souls. Thro*.

LESSON. Gen. xxvii. 5. 39.

IN those days; Rebecca said to her son Jacob ; I
heard thy father speak to thy brother Esau, and say
to bin*; bring me in something of thy hunting, and
make, it ready lor me, ; that I mayeat and bless thee io

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the sight of the Lord, before I die. Now, therefore,
my son, take my counsel ; and going to the flock, bring
xae two of the best kids, that I may make thereof for
thy rather meat such as . he liketb ; which thou shalt
carry in, that when he hath eaten he may bless thee be*
fore he dieth. To whom Jacob answered ; Thou know-
est; my brother Esau is a hairy man, and I am smooth.
If rny father should touch me, add perceive it, I fear
he will think, I would have deceived him, and I shall
bring a curse upon me, instead of a blessing. His mo-
ther said to him ; Let this curse fall upon me, my son ;
obey thou only my voice, and go, fetch me what I told
thee. He went, and brought them, and gave them to
his mother. And she dressed them, as she knew his
father liked them. And she put him on the best gar*
ments of Esau, which she had at home by her ; and co-
vered his hands and the bare of his neck with the skins,
of the kids. And she gave- him the meat, and deliver-
ed to him the bread, she had made,. Which he carried
in, and -said: My father. And ne answered : I hear.
Who art thou, my son ? And Jacob answered, I am
Esau thy first born : I have done as thou commandest
me; arise, sit, and eat of my hunting, that thy soul
may bless me. Then Isaac said to his son : How couldst
thou find it so quickly, my son ? . Who answered : It
was the will of God, that what 1 wanted, came pre-
sently in my way. And Isaac said come near me, that
I may touch thee, my son, and feel, whether thou art
my son Esau, or no. And he came near his father, and
Isaac having felt him, said : The voice indeed is the
voice of Jacob, but the hands are the hands of Esam.
And he knew him not, because his hairy hands resem-
bled those of his elder brother. Blessing him therefore he
said; Art thou my son Esau ? He answered ; lam.
And he said ; Bring me the meat of thy hunting, my
son, that my soul may bless thee. Which when he had
eat, he gave him wine also : and having drunk it, he
said to him : Come near, and kiss me, my son : and he
came near and kissed him. And as soon as he perceiv-
ed the perfume of his clothes, he blessed him, and said $
Behold the perfume of my son is as the smell of a plen-
tiful field, which the Lord hath blessed. May God give
thee of the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the
earth, plenty of corn and wine. May people serve
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brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down be-
fore thee. Be he cursed, that curseth thee ; and may
he be filled with blessings, who blesseth thee.
Isaac had scarce made an end of speaking, when Jacob
being gone out, Esau came, and brought into his father
meat, which he bad taken in hunting ; and he said to
him ; Arise, my father, and eat of thy son's hunting ,*
that thy soul may bless me. Isaac sajd to him ; Who
art thou ? Who answered, I am Esau thy first-born,
Isaac was strangely surprised ; and, being seized with
admiration beyond all that can be believed, said ; Who
is, he then, that hath already brought me of his hunting,
and I have eaten of all before thou didst come ? And I
Dlesssed him, and he shall be blessed. When Esau,
heard what his father said, he broke out into a bitter cry,
and being struck said $ Bless me also, my father. And
he answered j Thy brother came deceitfully, and took
thy blessing. Esau replied 5 With good reason is he
called Jacob J ; for behold he hath supplanted me now a
second time. He first took away my birth-right $ and
now the second time he hath robbed me of my blessing.
He said then again to his father 5 Hast thou not reserved
also a blessing for me ? Isaac answered 4 I have appoint-
ed him thy Lord, and all his brethren I have given him
for servants ; I have settled him in plenty of corn and
wine j and after this, what more shall I do for thee, my
son ? To whom Esau said : Father, hast thou but one
blessing ? Bless me also, I beseech thee. And he wept
with a loud voice : at which Isaac being moved, said to
him : In the fatness of the earth, and in the dew of
heaven from above, shall thy blessing be.

GRAD. Ps . 91 . It is good to praise the Lord, and
sing to tby name, O thou the Most High, r V. To pub-
lish thy mercy in the morning, and thy truth in the
night.

GOSPEL. Luke xv. 11.

AT that time $ Jesus spoke to the Scribes and Phari-
sees this parable : A certain man had two sons :
the younger of them said to his father : give me the

X Eypl. The -word Jacob signifies one that takes another by the
heel in order to throw him down, and was given to the Patriarch,
because he caught his brother by the heel, when he came out of
the womb. It signifies therefore to deceive, beguile, or supplant.
He was a figure of Christ, who deceived the Devil by the humble
appearance of man.

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portion of lhe estate that falleth to me. And he divided
his estate between them. And not many days after, the
younger son, having got together all he had, took a
journey into a far country, and there wasted his sub-
stance in. .riotous living. And having spent all, tjiere
happened a great famine in that land, and he began to
be in want. And he went and put himfelf to serve to a
man of that country, who sent him. to his farm to feed
swine. And he would fain have filled his belly with
the busks that the swine did eat : and nobody would give
them him. But coming to himself* he said : How ma-
ny hired servants in my father's house have plenty of
bread, while I am perishing here with hunger ? I will
rise and go to my Father, and say to him : . Father/ *I
have sinned against heaven and before thee : and I am
not now worthy, to be called thy son ; make me as one
of thy hired servants. He rose then, and .came to his
father. And while he was yet afar off, his father saw
him, andi moved with compassion, he ran, and, falling"
on his neck, kissed him. And his. son said to him;
father, I have sinned again heaven and before thee; and
I am no more worthy to be called thy son. But the fa-
ther, said to his servants; Bring hither quickly the best
robe, and put it on him ; and give him a ring on his
hand, and shoes on his feet; and bring out 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 j and as he came, and drew .near to
the house, he heard music and dancing ; and calling: one
of the servants, . he asked him what it meant ? And he
said to him : Thy brother is come, and thy father hath
killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe.
And he was angry and would not go in. His lather
therefore went out, and began to entreat him. But he
answering said to his father 5 Behold I have served thee
so many years, neither have I at any time transgressed
thy command -, and yet thou never gavest me a kid to
make merry with my friends ; but as soon as this thy
son, who has spent his estate with harlots, is come, thon
hast killed for him the fatted calf. And he said to him ;
Son, thou art always with me, and all I have is thine ;
but it is fit we should make merry and be glad ; for this
thy brother .was dead, and is alive again j he was lost,
and is found.

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OFFERT. Ps. 12. Enlighten my eyes that I sleepr
not in death ; that my enemy may never say : I have'
overcome him.

SECRET. Mercifully grant us, O Lord, by this holy
sacrifice, that we, who desire to be freed from our sins,
may not be burdened with those of others. Thro'.

COMM. Luke 15. Son, thou oughtest to rejoice be-
cause thy brother was dead, and is come to life again ;
he was lost and is found.

POSTCOMM. Sacramenti. May the sacred taste of
this thy sacrament, O Lord, penetrate the innermost re-
cesses of our hearts, and make us plentifully partakers
of its effects. Thro\

Let as pray. Bow down your heads to God.
PRAYER. Familiam tuam. Protect, O Lord, we
beseech thee, thy family by thy continual goodness, that
as it relieth on the hopes of thy heavenly grace, so it
may be defended by thy heavenly aid. Thro'.

The Commemoration at Vespers.
Anth. The father said to Ant. Dixit autem pnter
the servants ; bring out pre- ad servos suos j cito profer-
sently the best robe, and te stolam primam, & indn-
put ft on him 5 and put a ite ilium, & date annulum
ring on bis hand, and shoes in manu ejus, & calceamen-
on his feet. ta in pedibus ejus.

V. and R. asp. 225. Prayer, Familiam tuam,<w above,

III. SUNDAY IN LENT.
MASS. Introit. Ps. xxiv.

MY eyes are always on /^\CULI mei semper ad

the Lord, because v_y Dominum, quia ipse

he will draw my feet out evellet de laqueo pedes me-

of the snare ; look down os ; re spice in me, & mise-

on me, and pity me, for I rere mei, quoniam unicus

am forlorn and poor. Ps. & pauper sum ego. Ps.

To thee, O Lord, have I Ad te, Domine, levavi ani-

raised up my soul ; in thee, mam meam -, Deus meus,

O my God, I put my trust, in te confido, non erubes-

let me not be put to shame, cam. V. Gloria.
V. Glory.

COLLECT. Quasumus. Be attentive, we beseech

thee, O Almighty God, to the prayers of thy servants ;

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and stretch forth the arm of thy divine majesty in our
defence. Thro*.

EPISTLE. Ephes. v. 1. 9.

BRETHREN : Be ye therefore followers of God, as
most dear children ; and walk in love, as Christ
also hath loved us, and hath delivered himself for us,
an oblation and sacrifice to God, for an odour of sweet-
Bess. * But fornication and all uncleanness, or covetous-
ness, Jet U not so much as be named among you, as be-
cometh saints ; nor obscenity, nor foolish talking, nor
scurrility, which is to no purpose ? but rather giving of
thanks. For know ye this and understand that no for-
nicator, or unclean, or covetous person (wfcich is serving
of idols) hath inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and
of God. Let no man deceive you with vain words.
For because of these things cometh the anger of God
upon the children of unbelief. Be not therefore par-
takers with them. For you were heretofore darkness,
but now light in the Lord. Walk ye as children of the
light. For the fruit of the light is in all goodness, and
justice, and truth.

GRAD. Ps.ix. Arise,
O Lord, let not man pre-
vail j let the nations be
judged in thy sight. V.
When thou shalt put my
enemies to flight, then shall
they be weakened, and pe-
rish from thy sight.

TRACT. Ps. cxxii. To
thee have I raised up my
eyes, O thou, who dwellest
in the heavens. V. Behold
as the eyes of servants are
on the hands of their mas-
ters. V. And as the eyes
of the hand-maid are on
the .bands of ber mistress ;
so are our eyes on the
Lord, until he have mercy
on us. V. Have mercy
on us, O Lord, have mercy
oa us.

Exurge, Domine, non
praevaleat homo; judicen-
tur gentes in conspectu
tuo. V. In convertendo
inimicum meumretrorsum,
infirmabuntur, & peribunt
a facie tua.

Ad te levavi oculos me-
os, qui habitas in coclis. V.
Ecce sicut oculi servorum
in manibus dominorum su-
orum. V. Et sicut oculi'
ancillae in manibus dominae
suae ; ita oculi nostri ad Do-
minum Deum nostrum, do-
nee misereatur nostri. V.
Miserere nobis, Domine,
miserere nobis.

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GOSPEL. Luke xi. 14. 28.

AT that time :- Jesus was casting out a devil, and the
same was dumb, and when he had cast out the devil,
the dumb spoke, and the multitude were in admiration
at it. But some of them said : He casteth out devils,
by Belzebub, the prince of devils. And others tempt-
ing him, asked of him a sign from heaven. But he
seeing their thoughts, said to them : Every kingdom
divided against itself, shall be brought to desolation, and
house upon house shall fall. And if Satan shall be
divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand ?
because you say, that through Belzebub I cast out de-
vils. Now if I cast out devils by Belzebub $ by whom
do your children cast them out ? Therefore they shall
be your judges. But if I by the finger of God cast out
devils j doubtless the kingdom of God is come upon you.
When a strong man armed keepeth his court ; those
things which he possesseth are in peace. But if a
stronger than he come upon him and overcome him ;
he will take away all his armour wherein he trusted, and
will- distribute his- spoil. He that it not wkli me, is
against me ; and he that gatheretb not with me, scatter-
eth. When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he
walketh through places without water, seeking rest -, an4
not finding, he saith : I will return into my house whence
I came out. And when he is come, he findeth it swept
and garnished. Then he goeth and taketh with him
seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and enter-
ing in they dwell there. And the last state of that man
becometh worse than the first. And it came to pass, as
he spoke these things, a certain woman from the crowd
lifting up her voice, said to him : Blessed is the womb
that bore thee, and the paps that gave thee suck, But
he said : Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word
of God, and keep it. Credo.

OFFERT. Ps. xviii. Jnstitias Domini rectae,
The laws of the Lord are laetificantes corda, etjudi-
just, and give joy to the cia ejus dulciora super mel
heart ; his ordinances are et favum > nam et servus
sweeter than honey and tuus custodit ea.
the honey-comb j there-
fore thy servant observeth
them.

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Monday.

SECRET. May this offering, O Lord, we beseech
thee, cleanse us from our sins, and sanctify the bodies
and souls of thy servants for the celebrating of this sacri-
fice. Thro/

Passer invenit sibi domum
et turtur nidum,ubireponat
pullos suos: altaria tua,
Domine virtutum, Rex me-
us, et Deus meusj beatl
qui habitant in domo tua,
in saeculum saeculi lauda
bunt te.

COMM. Ps. lxxxiii.
The sparrow hath found it-
self a house, and the tur-
tle-dove a nest to put her
young ones in ; in like
manner, O Lord of armies,
my King and my God, let
my abode be near thy al-
tar; blessed are they that
dwell in thy house, they
shall praise thee for ever
and ever.

POSTCOMM. A cunctis nos. Mercifully, O Lord,
we beseech thee, deliver us from all guilt and danger,
since thou admittest us to be pai takers of this great
mystery. Thro'.

VESPERS.

Little Chapter. Brethren, be followers* Begin*
ning of the Epistle * p. 258. Hymn, V. and R. as
above, p. 224.

At the MAGNIFICAT.

Anth. A certain wo-
man in the crowd raising
her voice said ; Blessed is
the womb that bare thee,
and the breasts that gave
thee suck. But Jesus said
to her : Yea rather, bles-
sed are they that hear the
word of God, and keep
it.

Prates. Collect

Ant. Extollens vocem
quaedam mulier de turba,
dixit; Beatus venter qui te
porta v it et ubera quae sux-
isti. At Jesus ait illt ; Quin-
imo beati qui audiunt ver-
bum Dei, et custodiunt
illud.

at Mass, p. 25 J.

MONDAY.

MASS. Intkoit. Psalm 55.

I Will praise God for the promise he hath made me, I
will praise the Lord for the assurances he bath given
me ; I will hope in God, and will not fear what man
may do to me. Ps. Take pity on me, O God, for man

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hath trammed me under foot ; he hath attacked me the
whole day and distressed me. V. Glory.

COLLECT. Cordibus nostris. We beseech thee,
O Lord, mercifully to pour forth thy grace into our
hearts 5 that, as we abstain from flesh, so we may keep
our senses from all noxious excesses. Thro*.

LESSON. 4 Kings v. 1. 15.

IN those days : Naaman, the general of the army of
the King of Syria, was a man in great esteem with
his -master, and highly honoured, because, by his means,
the Lord had saved Syria : and he was a valiant man and
rich, but a leper. Now there had gone out a party from
Syria, and had brought away captive from Israel, a little
maid, and she waited on Naaman's wife. And she said
to her mistress : I wish my master had gone to the
prophet in Samaria 5 he certainly would have cured him
of his leprosy. Naaman therefore went to his lord, and
spoke to him, saying : Thus and thus said the maid that
is of the land of Israel. And the King of Syria said to
him : Go, and I will give thee a letter to the King of
Israel. And he set out, taking with him ten talents of
silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten suits of
clothes, and delivered a letter to the King of Israel in this
form: When. thou hast received this letter, know that I
have sent to thee my servant Naaman, that thou may st
cure him of his leprosy. When the King of Israel had
read the letter, he rent his clothes, and said : Am I God,
that I should be able to kill and to give life, that he send-
eth me to cure this man of his leprosy ? Consider and
see, how be seeketh occasions of quarrel with me. But
when Elizeus the man of God had heard, that the King
of Israel had rent his clothes, he sent to him, saying :
Why hast thou rent thy clothes t Let him come to me/
and let him see that there is a prophet in Israel. Then
Naaman came with his horses and his chariots, and stood
at the door of Elizeus' s house ; and Elizeus sent a mes-
sage to him, saying : Go, and wash seven times in the
Jordan, and thy flesh shall be healed, and thou shalt be
clean. At which Naaman went away angry, saying : I
expected he would have come out to me, and tnat stand-
ing and calling on the name of the Lord his God, he
would have touched with his hand the place of the le-
prosy, and cured me. Are not Abana and Pharphar,

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rivers of Damascus, better than all the Waters of Israel,/
to wash in and be clean ? Turning about therefore, and
going away in a rage, his servants came to him, and said :
Father, if the prophet had commanded thee some great
thing, certainly thou oughtest to have done it : how
much rather now, when he hath said only to thee :
Wash, and thou shalt be clean. He went down then,
and washed himself in the Jordan seven times, according
to the directions of the man of God ; and his flesh came-
again, even as the flesh of a child, and he was healed.
And returning to the roan of God, he came with all his
retinue, and stood before him, saying : Now I know for
certain, there is no other God in the whole earth, but
only in Israel.

GRAD. Psalm 55. I have laid open to thee, O God,
my life; and thou hast considered my tears. V. Take
pity on me, O Lord, for man hath trampled me under*
foot j he hath attacked me the whole day, and distressed
me.

Tract. Deal not with us, as above, p. 212.

GOSPEL. Luke iv. 23. 30.

AT that time : Jesus said to the Pharisees : You will
certainly tell me this proverb: Physician, cure
thyself. As great things as we have heard of, done by
thee in Capharnaum, do also here in thy own country.
And he said : Verily I say unto you : No prophet is re-
garded in his own country. I tell you with truth : there
were many widows in Israel in the days of Elias, when
heaven was shut for three years and six months, and
there was a great famine throughout the whole land ; and
Elias was sent to none of them, but only to a widow in
Sarephta of Sidon. And there were many lepers in
Israel in the time of Elizeus the Prophet, and none of
them was cleansed, except Naaman the Syrian. And all
/in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were
filled with indignation $ and rising up, drove him out of
the city, and led him to the steep of the hill, where-
on their city was. built, to throw him down head-
long. But he passing thro* the midst of them, went his
way. v

OFFERT. Psalm 54. Hear my prayer, O God,
% and despise not my petition $ look down upon me, and
graciously hear me.

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SECKET. Grant, O Lord, that the offering we
make to thee, as a mark of our homage, may become to
us a sacrament available to our salvation. Thro'.

COMM. Psalm 13. Who will send out from Sion
the salvation of Israel ? When the Lord shall put an end
to the captivity of his people, Jacob shall leap for joy,
and Israel shall rejoice.

POSTCOMM. Pr^sta, qu*sumus. Grant, we be-
seech thee, O Almighty and merciful God, that what
we take with our mouths, we may receive with pure
minds. Thro.'

Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.

PRAYER. Subveniat nohis~ May thy mercy, O
Lord, assist us, that, by thy protection, we may be de-
livered from the dangers of sin that surround us, and so
brought to eternal happiness. Thro'.

THE COMMEMORATION AT VESPERS.

Anth. But Jesus passing Ant. Jesus autem tran-
thro* the midst of them, siens per medium illorum,
went away. ibat.

V. and R. p. 225. Prayer. Subveniat nobis, as above.

TUESDAY.

MASS. Introit. Psalm 1(5.

I Have cried out to thee, O God, because thou hast
heard me ; lend therefore thine ear now, and hear
my prayer. Keep me, O Lord, as the apple of thine
eye, and protect me under the shadow of thy wings.
Ps. Hear, O Lord, the justice of my cause, and hearken
to my petition. V. Glory.

COLLECT. Exaudi nos. Graciously hear us, O
Almighty and merciful God, and grant us the gift of sa-
lutary continency. Thro'.

LESSON. 4 Kings iv. 1.7.

IN those days : A certain woman cried out to Elizeus
the Prophet, 'saying; Thy servant my husband is
dead, and thou knowest that be thy servant feared the
Lord. And behold his creditor is now come to take
away my two Sons to be his slaves. Elizeus said to ber :
What would'st thou have me do for thee ? Tell me ;
what hast thou in thy house ? And she answered: I,
thy hand-maid, have nothing in my house, but a little
oil to anoint myself. He said to her ; Go, and borrow
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go in, and shut the door upon thee and thy sons ; and
pour out of the oil into all the vessels > and when they
are full, take them away. The woman went, and shut
the door upon herself and her sons : they gave her the
vessels and she poured in the oil. And when they
were full, she said to one of her sons : Bring me ano-
ther vessel : but he said to her : I have no more ; and
the oil stopped. Then she came and told the man of
God i and he said : Go, and sell the oil, and pay thy
creditor ; and live thou and thy children of the rest.

GRAD. Ps. 18. Cleanse me, OLord, from my
hidden sins ; and preserve thy servant from those of
other men. V. If these rule not in me, then shall I be
without spot ; and cleansed from enormous guilt.
GOSPEL. Matt, xviii. 15. 22.

AT that time : Jesus said to his disciples : If
thy brother offend against thee, go, and tell him
of his fault between thee and him alone. If he give
ear to thee, thou wilt gain thy brother. But if he
will not hearken to thee, take with thee one or two
more, that every thing may be testified by two or three
witnesses. And if he will not hear them ; tell the
church. And if he will not hear the Church, let him
be to thee as the heathen or Publican. Verily, I
say to you : Whatsoever you shall bind on earth, shall
be bound also in heaven ; and whatsoever you. shall loose
on earth, shall be loosed also in heaven. Again I say to
you : If two of you shall agree on earth, concerning
whatsoever thing they shall ask, it shall be granted them
by my Father, who is in heaven. For where two or
three are gathered together in my name, there I am in
the midst of them. l*hen Peter drew near him, and said ;
Lord, how often shall my brother offend against me,
and I forgive him ? Till seven times ? Jesus saith to
him i I say not to thee till seven times 5 but till seventy
times seven.

OFFERT. Ps. 117. The right hand of the Lord
hath exerted its strength, the right hand of the Lord
hath raised me up : I shall not now die, but live j and
publish the works of the Lord.

SECRET. May we receive, we beseech thee, O
Lord, by these sacraments, the effect of our redemption $
so that, by means thereof, we may withdraw from all
human excesses, and thou may *st bestow upon us the
gift of salvation. Thro*.

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COMM. Ps. 14. Who is it, O Lord, that is to
dwell in thy tabernacle ? Or who is it, that is to abide
on thy holy mountain ? He that walketh without ble-
mish, and doth righteousness.

POSTCOMM. Saeris, Domine. Being now cleans-
ed, O Lord, by these holy mysteries, grant us, we be-
seech thee, ■ both pardon and grace. Thro*.

Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.

PRAYER. Tuanos. Defend us, OLord, by thy
protection, and always preserve us from all iniquity.
Thro'.

The Commemoration at Vespers.

A nth. Where two or Ant. Ubi duo vel tres
three meet together in my congregati fuerint in no-
name, I am in the midst of mine meo, in medio eorum
them saith the Lord. sum, dicit Dominus.

V. and R. as p. 225. Prayer. Tua nos, as above.

WEDNESDAY.
MASS. Introit. Ps. 30.

BUT I will hope In the Lorn r i will ichji £,; j3)\
and rejoice at thy mercy : for thou hast considered
my distress: Ps. In thee, O Lord, have I put my trust,
let me never be put to shame : deliver me according to
thy justice, and rescue me. V. Glory. •

COLLECT. Pnesta nobis. Grant, O Lord, we be-
seech thee, that being improved by this wholesome fast,
we may abstain from all pernicious vice, and, by thai
means, more easily obtain thy mercy. Thro*.
LESSON. Exod. xx. 12. 24.

THUS saith the Lord God : Honor thy father and
thy mother, that thou may'st live long in the land,
which the Lord thy God will give 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 j
neither shalt thou covet his wife, nor his man-servant,
nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, rior any
thing that is his. And all the people perceived the
voices, and the lightening, and the sound of the trumpet,
and the mountain smoking ; and, being affrighted and
struck with terror, they stood afar off, and said to Mo-
ses : Speak thou to us, and we will hear thee ; but let
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And Moses said to the people: Fear not; for God is
come to try you, and to make you fear him, that you
may sin no more. And the people stood afar off, and
Moses drew near the dark cloud, where God was. And
the Lord said to Moses ; Thus shalt thou speak to the
children of Israel 5 You have seen that I have spoken;
to you from heaven. You shall not make Gods of silver,
neither shall you make to yourselves Gods of gold. You
shall raise to me an altar of earth, and sacrifice thereon
your holocausts and peace-offerings; your sheep and
your oxen in every place, where there shall be a memo-
rial of my name.

GRAD. Ps. 6. Take pity on me, O Lord for I
am weak ; heal me, O Lord. V. All my bones are
shaken, and my soul is in great distress.
Tract. Deal not with us, OLord, as above, p. 212.
GOSPEL. Matt. xv. I. 20.

AT that time ; The Scribes and Pharisees came from
Jerusalem to Jesus, and said to him ; Why do
thy disciples transgress the traditions of the elders ? For
they wash not their hands, when they eat bread. And he
answering, said to them 3 Why do you transgress 'even
the commandment of God for your tradition ? For God
hath said; *Honor thy father and mother.* And;
He that curseth father or Mother, let him be put to
death. But you say; Whoever shall say to Father
or mother; Whatsoever I shall offer, shall profit
thee 5 and thus shall neglect to honor his father or mo-
ther ; and then you have made void the commandment
of God for your tradition. O ye hypocrites ! Well did
Isaias prophesy of you, saying ; This people honor me
with their lips ; but their heart is far from me. But they
worship me in vain, teaching the doctrines and command-
ments of men. And, having called the people to him,
he said to him ; Hear, and understand. That which go-
eth into the mouth defileth not a man j but that deiil-
eth a man, which cometh out of the mouth. Then
his disciples came, and said to him ; Knowest thou that
the Pharisees have been scandalized at hearing what thou
hast said ? And he answering, said ; Every plant which
my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
Let them alone; blind they are, and leaders of the
blind. And if one blind man lead another blind man,
they both fall into the ditch. Then Peter answering,
said to him ; Expound to us this parable. And he said ;

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Are you also as yet without understanding ? Know you
not, that whatever goeth into the mouth, passeth into the
belly, and is cast out into the privy ? But the things that
proceed out of the mouth, come from the heart, and
these defile a man ; for out of the heart proceed evil
thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts,
false-witnessings, blasphemies. These are the things
that defile a man ; but to eat with unwashed hands,
doth not defile a man.

OFFERT. Ps. 108, Shew me, OLord, thy mer-
cy, for the glory of thy name ; for thy mercy is sweet.
SECRET. Receive, O Lord, we beseech thee, the
prayers of thy people together with the offerings of these
hosts j and while we" celebrate these thy mysteries, de-
fend us from all dangers. Thro'.

COMM. Ps. 15. Thou hast made known to me
the Ways of life j the sight of thee will fill me with joy,
OLord.

POSTCOM. Sanctified nos. May the heavenly food,
which we have taken, sanctify us, O Lord ; and freeing
us from all errors, make us worthy of thy heavenly
promises. Thro*.

Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.
PRAYER. Concede. Grant, we beseech thee, d
Almighty God, that we who beg the favour of thy pro-
lection, being delivered from all evils, may serve thee
with a secure mind. Thro*.

The Commemoration at Vespers.
Anth. To eat with un- . Ant. Non lotis manibus
washed hands doth not de- manducare, non coinquinat
file a man. hominem.

V. and R. as p. 225. Prayer. Concede, as above.

THURSDAY.
MASS. Introit. Ps.p.

IAm the salvation of my people, saith the Lord ; in
whatever tribulation they cry out to me, I will
hear them -, and I will be their Lord for ever. Ps. Be
attentive, O my people, to my law \ give ear to the
words of my mouth. V. Glory.

COLLECT. Magnificet. May this sacred solemni-
ty of thy holy servants, Cosmas and Damian, shew thy
-greatness, O Lord $ on which, by thy unspeakable pro-
vidence, thou hast bestowed on. them eternal glory, and
granted us the aid of their prayers. Thro*.

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LESSON. Jer . vii. I. 7.

IN those days : The word of the Lord came to me,
saying : Stand in the gate of the house of the Lord,
and publish what I tell thee, saying : Hear the
word of the Lord all you of Juda, who go in at these
gates to adore the Lord. Thus saith the L*>rd of armies,
the God of Israel : Amend your ways, and your incli-
nations, and I will dwell with yon in this place. Trust
not in lying words, saying : This is the temple of the
Lord, the temple of the Lorci; the temple of the Lord.
For if you direct your ways and inclinations right 5 if'
you do justice between a man and his neighbour 5 if you
injure not the stranger, the fatherless and the widow,
and shed not innocent blood in this place, and follow
not strange Gods to your own prejudice, I will dwell
with you in this place, in the land I have given to your
fathers for ever and ever, saith the Lord Almighty.

GRAD. Ps. 144. The eyes of all hope in thee, O
Lord, and thou gi vest them their food in due season. V.
Thou openest thy hand, and fillest every animal with
thy blessing.

GOSPEL. Luke iv. 38. 44

AT that time : Jesus going out of the synagogue, en-
tered the house of Simon. And Simon's wife's
mother was ill of a great fever -, and they besought him
in her behalf; and he standing near her, commanded
the fever, and it left her. And getting up immediately
she' waited on them. And when it was sun-set, all that
had any sick of various distempers, brought them to him;
and he laying his hands en each of them, cured them.
And the devils went out of them, crying aloud and say-
ing ; Thou art the Son of God j and he rebuking them,
suffered them not to speak, because they knew he was
the Christ. And when it was day, he went away to a
solitary place, and the people sought for him, and com-
ing up to him, they laid hold of him, that he might not
depart from them. To whom he said ; I must publish
the kingdom of God to other cities also : for I was sent
for that purpose. And he preached in the synagogues
of Galilee.

OFFERT. Psalm 137 . IH walk in the midst of
tribulation, thou wilt preserve my life, O Lord; and
thou wilt stretch forth thy hand against the wrath of my
enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.

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SECRET. We ofler thee, O Lord, on occasion of
the precious death of thy holy servants, this sacrifice^
from which their martyrdom, and that of all others took
its beginning. Thro'.

COMM. Ps. .118. Thou hast ordered thy com-
mandments to be strictly kept, O that my steps may be
always directed so as to keep thy law !

POSTCOMM. Sit nobis. May this thy sacrament,
O Lord, procure for us that salvation which we beg for
by the merits of thy blessed Martyrs CosmasandDamian,
Thro'.

Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.

PRAYER. Subjectum. May thy heavenly mercy,
O Lord, perpetually increase thy people, and make
them alwavs obedient to thy commandments. Thro*.
The Commemoration at Vespers.

A nth. All that had any Ant. Omnes qui habe-
sick persons, brought them bant infirmos, ducebant il-
to Jesus, and they were los ad Jesum, & sanaban-
healed. tur.

V and R. as p. 225. Prayer. Subjectum, as above.

FRIDAY.
MASS. Introit. Ps. 85.

SHEW me, O Lord, a mark of thy favour j that
those that hate me, may see it, and be confounded :
for thou, O Lord, hast helped me, and comforted me.
Ps. Lend thine ear, O Lord, and hear me, ior I am
poor and needy. V. Glory.

COLLECT. Jejunia nostra. Let thy kind favour,
O Lord, accompany our fast, that as we abstain
from corporal food, so we may likewise refrain from all
vice. Thro*.

LESSON. Numb. xx. 2. J 3.

IN those days : The children of Israel assembled to-
gether against Moses and Aaron, and mutinied, say-
ing : Give us water to drink. And Moses and Aaron
going from the people, went into the tabernacle of the
covenant, and, falling prostrate on the ground, cried
out and said : Lord God, hear the cry of this people,
and open to them thy treasure, a fountain of living wa-
ter, that, being satisfied, they may leave off their mur-
muring. And the glory of the Lord appeared over them,

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And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying : Take thy rod,
and do thou and Aaron tby brother assemble the people
together, and speak to the rock in their presence, and
it shall yield water. And when thou hast brought forth
water out of the rock, all the people shall drink, as
likewise their cattle. Moses therefore took the rod
which was before the Lord, as he had commanded him,
and having assembled the people before the rock, be
said to them: Hear, you rebellious and incredulous peo-
ple j shall we be able to bring forth water for you out
of this rock ? And when Moses had lifted up his hand
and struck twice, with the rod, water came forth in great
plenty, so that both the people and their cattle drank.
And the Ix>rd said to Moses and Aaron : Because you have
not believed me, to sanctify me before the children of
Israel, you shall not bring this people iuto the land,
which 1 will give them. This is the water of contra-
diction, where the children of Israel murmured against
the Iiord, and he was sanctified in them.

GRAD. Ps. 27. My heart trusted in the Lord,
and I found relief: my flesh is healed, and I will with
pleasure return him thanks. V. To thee, O Lord, have
I cried out : answer me, O my God, and depart not
from me.

Tract. Deal not, as above, p. 212.
GOSPEL. John iv. 5. 42.

AT that time : Jesus came to a city of Samaria, cal-
led Sichar, near the parcel of ground which Jacob
gave to his son Joseph. And Jacob's well was there.
Jesus therefore being wearied with his journey, sat
down on the well : and it was about the sixth hour.
Then a woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus
saith to her : Give me to drink, (for his disciples were
gone into the city to buy meat) Then that Samaritan
woman saith to him ; How is it that thou, who aft a
Jew, askest to drink of me, who am a Samaritan wo-
man ? For the Jews have no communication with tlie
Samaritans. Jesus answered, and said to her : If thou
didst know the gift of God, and who it is that saith to
,thee, Give me to drink, thou wouldst perhaps have
asked him, and he would have given thee living water.
The woman saith to him : Lord, thou hast nothing
wherein to draw any, and the well is deep 3 whence
then canst thqu have any living water ? Art thou greater
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of it himself, and his children, and all his cattle ? Je*us
answered, arid said to her : Whoever drinketh of this
water, shall thirst again 3 but whoever drinketh of the
water that I shall give him, shall never thirst again *
but the water I will give him, shall become in him a
fountain of water springing up to eternal life. The wo-
man saith to him : Lord give me that water, that I may
never thirst, nor come hither to draw any. Jesus saith
to her: Go, call thy husband, and come hither again.
The woman answered and said 3 I have no husband.
Jesus saith to her : Thou hast said right, in saying, I
have no husband 3 for thou hast had five husbands, anct
he whom thou now hast, is not thy husband 3 in this
thou hast spoke the truth. The woman saith to him :
Lord, I perceive thou art a prophet 3 our forefathers
adored on this mountain, and you say that Jerusalem is
the place, where we ought to adore. Jesus saith to her ;
Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when you shall
adore the Father neither on this mountain, nor in Jeru-
salem. You adore what you know not 3 we adore what
we know, for salvation cometh from among the Jews.
But the hour cometh, and is already come, when the
true worshipers shall adore the Father in spirit and
truth : for the Father seeketh such to adore bim. God
is a Spirit 3 and they who adore him, must adore htm in
spirit and truth. The woman saith to him : I know the
Messiah (who is called the Christ) is coming; and
when he cometh, he will tell us all things. Jesus saith
to her 3 I, who am talking to thee, am he. And im-
mediately his disciples came, and wondered to see him
talking with the woman. Yet no one said 3 What dost
thoii want, or what art thou talking about with her ?
The woman then left her pitcher, and going into the
city, saith to the men there 3 Come and see a man, who
hath told me all that ever I did j Is he the Christ >
They went then out of the city; and came to him. In the
mean time his disciples intreatedhim, saying: Master, eat.
But he saith to them : I have food to eat, which youkno\*
nothing of. The disciples therefore said to one another :
Hath any one brought him any food ? Jesus saith to
them 3 My food is tp do the will of him that sent me,
and to perfect his work. Don't you say, There are yet
four months, and then cometh the harvest ? Behold I
say to you, lift up your eyes, and see the iklds, for they
are wlute already for harvest. And he that reapeth re-
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ceiveth wages, and gatberetb fruit for life everlasting;
that both he who soweth, and he who reapethr may re-
joice together. For in this is that saying true j Tis one
that soweth, and another that reapeth 5 I sent you to
reap that for which you laboured not ; others took pains
and you have entered upon their labours. And many of
the Samaritans of that city believed in him on the word
of the woman, who assured them : He told me all
whatever I did. And when the Samaritans were come
lo him, they besought him to stay there. And he con-
tinued there two days. And many more believed in him
upon his own word. And they said to the woman : We
believe now, not upon thy word : for we have heard
him ourselves and know that he is indeed the Saviour
of the world.

OFFERT. Ps. 5. My King and my God, hear the
words of my prayer, for it is to thee I will pray.

SECRET. We beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully re-
gard the offerings we consecrate to thee, so that they
uiay become acceptable* to thee, and always advance our
salvation. Thro'.

COMM. John 4. He who shall drink the water,
which I shall give him, saith the Lord, it shall become
in him a fountain of water springing up to eternal life.

POSTCOMM. Hvjus nos. May the receiving of
this sacrament, O Lord, cleanse us from sin, and bring
us to the kingdom of heaven. Thro'.

Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.

PRAYER. Pr*sta, qn*sumus. Grant, we beseech
thee, O Almighty God, that we who confide in thy
protection, hiay, thro' thy grace, overcome all the ene-
mies of our salvation. Thro' .

The Commemoration tff Vespers.

Anth. Lord, 1 perceive Ant. Domine, ut video,
thou art a Prophet: our Propheta es tu : patresnos-
forefathers worshiped on tri in monte hoc adoiave-
this mountain. runt.

V. and R. asp. 225. Prayer. Praesta, quaesumus,
as above.

SATURDAY.

MASS. Jntroit. Ps. 5.

EAR, O Lord, my words, attend unto my cry ;
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and my God. Pj. For to thee, O Lord, will I pray ;
and in the morning tjiou wilt hear ray voice. V*
Glory.

COLLECT. Pr*sta, qu*sumus. Grant we be-
seech thee, O Almighty God, that they who mortify
themselves by abstinence from food, may by observing
thy holy law, also fast from all sin. Thro*.
LESSON. Dam. mi. I. 6a.

IN those days : There was a man dwelt in Baby-
lon, whose name was Joachim 5 and he married a
woman called Susanna, the daughter of Helcias, very
beautiful and fearing God. For her parents being righte-
ous, had\ brought Up their daughter according to the law
of Moses. Now Joachim was very rich, and he had an
orchard adjoining to his house ; and the Jews resorted
to him, because he was of great esteem among them. In
that year two Elders were appointed judges over the
people, concerning whom the Lord had said : Iniquity
is come out of Babylon from the Elders the Judges, who
seemed to govern the people. #These men frequented
Joachim's house ? and all, who had any business to be
decided, came to them. And when the people were
gone, about noon, Susanna went and walked about in
her husband's orchard. And the Elders saw her go and
walk there every day -, and they burnt with lust after
her ; and they perverted their understanding, and turned
away their eyes, that they might not see heaven, nor re-
member righteous judgments. And it came to pass*
that, when they had pitched on a fit day, she went in,
as she had done yesterday and the day before, only with
two maids, and had a mind to bathe in the orchard, for
the weather was hot. And no body was there but the
two Elders, who lay hid, and beheld her. Then she saicj
to the maids z Fetch me the oils and washbals, and shut
the orchard doors, that I may bathe. And when the
maids were gone out, the tvo Elders arose, and running
to her, said : BehoM the orchard-doors are shut, and no-
body seeth us, and we are in love with thee j therefore
yield to us, and lye with us. And if thou wilt nor, we
will bear witness against thee, that there was a young
man with thee, and therefore thou sendedst away thy '
maids. Susanna sighed, and said r I am distressed on
every side j for if I do this, I die : and if I do it not, I
shall not escape your bands. But it is better for m*
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without sin to fall into your hands, than to offend in the
sight of God. And Susanna cried out with a loud voice,
and the Elders also cried out against her ; and one ran
to the orchard door and opened it. And when the ser-
vants of the house heard the noise in the orchard, they
made haste through a back door to see what was the mat-
ter. But when the Eiders had told, the servants were
ashamed very much, because, never any such thing had
been said of Susanna. And the next day, when the
people came to Joachim her husband, the two Elders
also came full of malice against Susanna, resolving to
put her to death. And they said before the people :
Send for Susanna the daughter of Helcias, Joachim's
wife. And they forthwith sent for her. And she
came with her parents and children and all her rela-
tions. And her friends wept, and all that knew her.
Then the two Elders rising up in the midst of the
people, put their hands upon her head j and she weeping
lifted up her eyes to heaven, for her heart trusted in
God. And the Elders said : As we two were walking
alone in the orchard, this woman came in with two
maids 5 and shutting the orchard-door, she sent the
maids away. And a young man, who was hid, came to
her, and lay with her. But we being in the corner
of the orchard, and beholding the wickedness, ran to
them, and saw them lye together. But we could not
hold the young man, because he was too strong for us >
but opening the doors, he made his escape. But when
we had laid hold of this woman, we asked her, who the
young man was ; but she would not tell us ; of all this
we are witnesses. The multitude gave credit to them,
as to Elders and Judges of the people, and condemned
her to death. Then Susanna cried out with a loud
voice, and said : O Eternal God, who knowest what is
hidden, who knowest all things even before they come
to pass, thou knowest they have borne false witness
against me ; and behold I am to die, although I have
done nothing of all that, which they have maliciously
forged against me, And the Lord heard her voice.
And as she was led to execution, the Lord raised up the
holy spirit of a youth whose name was Daniel \ and he
cried out aloud ; I am clear of this woman*s blood. And
all the people turning towards him, said : What is that
which thou hast said ? Who standing in the midst of
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that, without judging aright, or discovering the truth, you
have condemned a daughter of Israel ? Return back to
judgment, for they have borne false witness against her*
Then the people went back in haste. And Daniel said
to them : Separate them one from another, and I will
examine them. , And when they were separated from
one another, he called one of them, and said to him : O
thou who art grown old in wickedness, thy sins are now
come out, which thou hast heretofore committed in giv-
ing unjust judgments, oppressing the innocent, and dis-
charging the guilty : though the Lord hath said thou
shalt not put to death the innocent, nor the righteous
man. Now therefore, it thou sawest her, tell me under
what tree thou didst see them talking together ? Who
answered, under a mastick tree. Then Daniel said :
Thou hast justly lied against thy own life. Behold the
angel of the Lord, according to the sentence passed by
him, shall cut thee in two. Then, he being put aside,
be commanded the other to come, and said to him :
Thou offspring of Canaan, and not of Juda, beauty bath
deceived thee, and lust hath perverted thy heart; thus
have you done before now with the daughters of Israel,
and they through fear, have conversed with you ; but
this daughter of Juda could not bear with your wicked*
ness. Now therefore, tell me under what tree didst thou
find them talking together > Who said, under an holm.
Then Daniel said to him : Thou hast also lied justly
against thy own life ; for the Angel of the Lord is wait-
ing with a sword to cut thee in two and kill thee. Up-
on this all the assembly cried out with a loud voice, and
blessed God, who saveth those that hope in him. And
they arose against the two Elders 3 for Daniel had prov-
ed them guilty, from their own words, of having borne
false witness. And they did to them, even as they had
maliciously intended against their neighbour, and put
them to death 5 and innocent blood was saved on that
day.

GRAD. Ps. 22. Though I should walk in the
midst of the shades of death, I will fear no harm, because
thou O Lord, art with me* V. Thy crook and thy staff
have been my comfort.

GOSPEL. John viii. 1. 11.

AT that time ; Jesus went to mount Olivet ; and,
early in the morning, came again into the temple,
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taught them. And the Scribes and Pharisees bringing
to him a woman taken in adultery, and setting her- in
the middle; they said to him; Master, this woman
hath just now been taken in adultery. And Moses in
the law hath commanded us to stone such a one. What
therefore sayest thou ? This they said tempting him,
that they might have something to accuse him of. But
Jesus stooping down, writ with his finger on the ground.
But they continuing to ask him, he lifted himself up,
and said to them: He that is without .sin among you,
let him throw the first stone at her. And again stoop-
ing down, he wrote on the ground. When they beard
this, they went away one alter another, beginning from
the eldest : and Jesus remained alone, and the woman
standing in the middle. Then Jesus lifting himself up,
said to her : Woman, where are they that accused thee ?
Hath nobody condemned thee ? Who said : frobody,
Lord. And Jesus said : Neither will I condemn thee t
Go, and now sin no more.

OFFERT. Psalm 118. Direct my steps accord-
ing to thy law, that no injustice may reign in me, O
Lord.

SECRET. Grant, we beseech thee, O Almighty
God, that the offering of this sacrifice may cleanse and
protect our frail nature from all evil. Thro*.

COMM. John 8. Woman, hath nobody condemned
thee ? Nobody, O Lord. Neither will I condemn thee >
now sin no more.

POSTCOMM. Quasumus. We beseech thee, Q
Almighty God, that we may be reckoned among bis
members, whose body and blood we partake of. Who
liveth, &c.

Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.

PRAYER. Pratende, Domine. Stretch forth, O
Lord, over thy people, the right hand of thy heavenly
aid, that they may seek thee with their whole heart,
and mercifully obtain what they ask for as they ought.
Thro'.

THE COMMEMORATION AT VESPERS.

Anth. Woman, hath ^»/. Nemoteconderana-
nobody condemned thee ? vit, mulier ? Nemo, Do-
Nobody, O Lord ; neither mine 5 nee ego te con-
will I condemn thee; siu demnabo; jam amplius noli
now no more. peccare.

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V. andR. at p. 225. Praybr. Collect of to-morrow.

IV. SUNDAY IN LENT.
INSTRUCTION.

rT"*HE Church seems to forget, in the Mass of this
X day, the sentiments of pennance and of sorrow,
with which she hath been taken up from the beginning
of Lent. The reason of this is, that formerly such as
were to receive baptism at Easter, were enregistered af-
ter having been examined this week. Besides, she saw
the time now approaching for the reconciliation of the
Penitents, whom she had subjected to public pennance
on Ash- Wednesday. The future birth therefore of those,
who were judged' worthy of the grace of baptism ; and
the resurrection to a new life of several of her children,
who, after having gone astray, return to God by a sin-
cere conversion, is the subject of the Church's joy on
this day.

MASS. Introit. Isaias lxvi. Psalm cxxi. ,

> EJOICE, O Jerasa- T jETARE, Jerusalem,

lem ; and meet toge- 1 j et conventum facite
ther all you who love her. omnes cjui diligitis earn j
Rejoice exceedingly, you gaudete cum laetilia, qui in
who have been in sorrow, tristitia fuistis, ut exultetis,
that you may leap for joy, et saciemini ab uberibus
and suck plentifully from consolatiouis vestrae. Ps.
her breasts your comfort. 121. Laetatus sum in his,
Ps. 121. I have rejoiced quae dicta sunt mihi : in
at what hath been told me : domum Domini ibimus.
we are to go up to the V. Gloria,
house of the Lord, V.
Glory.

COLLECT. Concede. Grant, we beseech thee, O
Almighty God, that we, whoarejusily afflicted accord-
ing to our demerits, may be relieved by thy comforting
grace. Thro.'

EPISTLE. Gal, iv. 22. 31.

BRETHREN : It is written, that Abraham had two
sons j the one by a bond -maid, the other by a free
woman. But he that was of the bond- woman, was
born according to the flesh : but lie by the free woman,
in virtue of a promise $ now these things were said by
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One made on mount Sinai, which bringeth forth to
bondage ; and this is Agar. For Sinai is a mountain of
Arabia, and hath a reference to Jerusalem, that now is,
and is in bondage with her children. But that Jerusa-
lem, which is above, is free, and is our mother. For it
is written : Rejoice thou, who art barren, and that
bearest not : break forth, and cry out, thou that bring-
est not forth 5 for she that had no husband, hath more
children than she that hath a husband. But we, bre-
thren, are the children of the promise, as Isaac was.
But, as then, he who was born according to the flesh,
persecuted him that was born according to the spirit j so
it is also now. But what saith the scripture ? ■ Cast out
the bond-woman and her son ; for the son of the bond-
woman shall not be heir with the son of the free- woman.
Therefore, brethren, we are not the children of the
bond- woman, but of the free-woman 5 and it was Christ
that purchased us that freedom.

GRAD. Ps. cxxi. I Laetatus sum in his quae
rejoiced at what had been dicta sunt mihi 5 in domum
told me ; we are to go up Domini ibimus. V. Fiat
to the house of the Lord, pax in virtute tua ; etabun-
V. May peace be on thy dantia in turribus tuis.
ramparts j and plenty with-
in thy walls.

TRACT. Ps. cxxiv. Qui confidunt in Domi-
They, who trust in the no, sicut mons . Sion 5 non
Lord, are as mount Sion; commovebiturinartternuro,
he who dwelleth in Jerusa- qui habitat in Jerusalem,
lem, shall never be moved. V. Montes in circuitu ejus,
V. There are mountains on et Dominus in circuitu po-
every side of it, and die puli sui, ex hoc nunc et
Lord encompasseth his peo- usque in saeculum.
pie both now and for ever
more.

GOSPEL. John vi. 1. 15.

AT that time ; Jesus crossed over the sea of Galilee,
which is that of Tiberias ; and a great multitude
followed him, because they saw the miracles he wrought
on those that were diseased. Jesus therefore went up a
mountain 3 and sat there with his disciples. And the
passover, a feast of the Jews, was near. When Jesus
therefore had lifted up his eyes, and saw that a very
great multitude was coming to him, he said to Philip :
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this he said to try him, for he knew what he was going
to do. Philip answered him : Two hundred penny-
worth of bread is not enough for them, for every one to
have only a little piece. One of his disciples, Andrew
the brother of Simon Peter, saith to him : Here is a
boy that hath five barley loaves, and two fishes : but
what are these among so many ? Then Jesus said : Make
the men sit down j for there was a great deal of grass in
that place. Then the men sat down, being in number
about five thousand. Then Jesus took the loaves j and
having given thanks, he distributed them to those that
were sat down ; as likewise of the fishes, as much as
they had a mind for. And when they had eaten enough,
he said to his disciples; Gather up the fragments,
which are left, that they may not be lost. They gathered
them up therefore, and filled twelve baskets with the
fragments of the five barley loaves, which were left by
those who had eaten. Then those men, having seen the
miracle wrought by Jesus, said : This is certainly th*
Prophet, who is to come into the world. And when
Jesus perceived that they were about to come and take
him by force to make him King, he withdrew again a-
lone into the mountain. Credo.

OPFERT. Ps. cxxxiv. Laudate Dominum, quia
Praise the Lord, for he is benignus est j psallite no-
good j sing to his name, mini ejus, quoniam suavis
for he is sweet ; he hath est ; omnia quaecumque
done whatever he pleased, voluit, fecit in ccelo et in
both in heaven and on terra,
earth.

SECRET. We beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully re-
gard this present sacrifice, that it may both increase our
devotion, and advance our salvation. Thro*.

COMM. P^.cxxi. Jeru- Jerusalem, quae acdifica-
salem, which is built like tur ut civitas, cujus parti-
a city, all whose parts are cipatio ejus in idipsum ; il-
joined together 5 for it was lucenim ascenderunttribus,
thither the tribes went up, tribus Domini, ad confiten-
the tribes of the Lord, to dum nomini tuo, Domine.
praise thy name, 0 Lord,

POSTCOMM. Da nobis. Grant, we beseech thee,
O merciful God ; that we may sincerely respect, and re-
ceive with faith tby holy mysteries, with which thou
daily feedest us. Thro\

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VESPERS.
Little Chapter. Beginning of the Epistle to *,
p. 2/7. Hymn, V. and R. as p. 224.
At the MAGNIFICAT.
Anth. Jesus therefore Ant. Subiit ergo in mon-
went up the mountain, and tern Jesus, et ibi sedebat
there sat with his disciples, cum discipulis suis.
Prayer. Collect at Mass, p. 277-

MONDAY.
MASS. Introit. Psalm 53.

SAVE me, O God, by thy name, and rescue me by
tby poweis O God, hear my prayer ; be attentive
to the words of my mouth. Ps. For strangers have risen
up against me 5 and mighty ones have sought my life.
V. Glory.

COLLECT. Prasta, quasumus. Grant, we beseech
thee, O Almighty God, that we, who annually cele-
brate this holy fast, may be well pleasing to thee both
in body and mind. Thro*.

LESSON. 1 Kings iii. 16. 28.

IN those days : Two women that were harlots, came
to king Solomon, and stood before him, and one of
them said : I beseech thee, my Lord, hear me ; I and
this woman dwelt in the same house, and I was delivered
of a child in the chamber with her. Andlhe third day
after I was delivered, this woman was delivered also j
and we were together, and there was nobody in the
house besides us two. And in the night this woman's
child died, for she overlaid it in her sleep 5 and she
arose at midnight, and taking my child from thy hand-
maid's side while I slept, she laid it in her own bosom,
and her dead child she laid in my bosom ; and when I
arose in the morning to give my child suck, behold it
was dead 5 but having viewed it more attentively by day-
light, I found it was not the child of which I had been
delivered. And the other woman answered : Tis not as
thou sayest 5 but it is thy child which is dead, and mine
that liveth. On the contrary she replied $ Thou liest ;
for my child is alive, and thine is dead. In this man-
ner they wrangled before the king. Then the king said :
The one saith : 'Tis my child which is alive, and thine
is dead 3 and the other replieth $ No ; but 'tis thy child

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is dead, and mine la alive. And the king said i Bring
roe a sword.. And a sword being brought before the
king, he said : Divide the child that is alive in the mid-
dle, and give half to one and half to the other. Then
the woman, that was the mother of the living child, said
to the king, (for her bowels were, moved for her child) I
beseech tnee, my Lord, give her the child alive, and kill
it not. But, on the contrary, the other said : Lei k be
neither mine nor thine, but divide it. Then the king
answered and said: Give this woman the child alive,
and let it not be killed, for she is the mother of it. And
all Israel heard of the judgment the king had given, and
they feared the king : for they saw .the wisdom of God
was with him. to do justice.

GOSPEL. John ii. 13. 25.

AT that times The Passover of the Jews was near,
and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. And he found
in the temple men selling oxen, and sheep and doves j
and bankers sitting. And, having made, as it were
a whip of small cords, he drove them all out of the tem-
ple, as well as the oxen and sheep, and he threw down
the hankers* money, and overturned their tables : and
said to them that sold doves : Take these things away,
and make not thy Father s bouse a house of trade. And
bis disciples remembered that it is written r A zeal for
thy house hath eaten me up. Then the Jews answered
and said to him : What sign shewest thou, that thou
doest these things ? Jesus answered and said to them ;
destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
Then the Jews said : This temple was six-and-forty
years building, and wilt thou raise it up in three days ?
But he spoke of the temple of his body. And when he
Was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered he
had said this, and they believed the scripture, and what
Jesus bad said.' And being in Jerusalem at the Passo-
vepon the festival-day, many believed in his name, see*
ing the miracles he did. But Jeskis trusted not himself
to them, because he knew all men, and needed not any
should inform him concerning man $ for he knew what
was in man.

OFFERT. Ps. 92. Sing to God all the earth, serve
the Lord with joy $ come before him with gladness, for
be the Lord is God.

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SECRET. May the sacrifice we have offered to thee,
OLord, always give us life, and defend us. Thro'.

COMM. Ps. 18. Cleanse me, O Lord, from my
bidden Bias, and free thy servant from those of other
men.

POSTCOMM. Suyptis. May the recQivingof these
saving mysteries, we beseech thee, O Lord, advance
our eternal redemption. Thro*.

Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.

PRAYER. Deprecationem. We beseech thee, O
Lord, mercifully hear our prayer, and grant us thy pro-
tection, as it is thou inspirest us to ask it. Thro*.
The Commemoration at Vespers.

Anth. Destroy this tern- Ant. Solvite templum
pie, saith the Lord, and hoc, dick Dominus, & post
after three days I will re- triduum reaedificabo illud :
build it 5 and this he said < hoc autem dicebat de tern-
of the temple of -his body. . plo corporis sui.
V. and R. as p. 225. Prayer. Deprecationem,
as above.

TUESDAY.
MASS. Introit. Ps. $4.

OGod, hear my prayer, and despise not my petition;
look on me, and hear me. Ps. I am filled with
sorrow in my exercise ; and I am frightened at the voice
of my enemy, and the distress of the sinner. V.
Glory.

COLLECT. Sacra? nobis. We beseech thee, O
Lord, that the holy fast we observe, may be to our im-
provement in holy conversation ; and draw down upon
us the constant succours of thy mercy. Thro\

LESSON. Exod. xxxii. 7- 14.

IN those days : The Lord spoke to Moses, sayiag ;
Go down from demount: for thy people,, which
thou hast brought out of the land of Egypt, hath sinned.
They: have soon .forsaken the way, which thou hast
shewed them ; and they have made to themselves a
molten, calf, and adored it: and offering sacrifices to it,
have .said ; These- are .thy Gods, O Irael, who brought
thee out of the land of Egypt. And the Lord md again
to Moses ; I see this is a stubborn people ; let me alone,
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may destroy them, and I will wake of thee ^ gre^t na-
tion; fiat Moses besought the Lord bis God, saying :
Why is thy anger raised, O Lord, against Ihy people,
which thou hast brought out of the land of Egypt with
great power, and a mighty hand. Let not the Egypti-
ans say, I beseech thee ; he hath craftily brought tbeiri
out, to kill them in the mountains, and to consume them
from the face of the earth : let thy anger cease and be
appeased with regard to the iniquity of thy people.
Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to
whom thou didst swear by thyself saying ? I will multi-
ply your seed as the stars of the' heavens : and all this*
land, of which I spoke, I will* give to your seed, and you
shall possess it for ever. And the Lord was appeased^
so as not to do the evil which he had spoke against his
people.

GRAD. Ps.43. Arise, O Lord, succour us, and
deliver us for the sake of thy own name. V. We have
heard, O God, with our ©wu eafB, and our forefathers
have related to us the work thou didst in their days, and
in the ages past.

GOSPEL; J*hn *ifi. 14. 31.

AT that time j The ftstN«Way being now half
spent, Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.'
And the Jews wondered,. saying1: How knowfeth thi*
man letters, : having never learned ? Jesus .answered
them and said: My doctrine is not my own, but his
that sent me. If any will do his will, he' will know
of my doctrine', whether it be from God, or whether X
speak from myself: be that speaketh of himself, seek-
eth his own glory : but he that seeketh the glory of him
that sent him, be is true, and injustice is hot in him.
Did not Moses, give you the law ? And yet none of you
keep the law. Why seek you to kill me ? The people
answered, and said; Thou ait posse^seti with a devil'*
Who seeketh to kill thee } Jesus answering, said to
them j I have done one thing, and you all wonder.
Now Moses gave you circumcision, (not that it came
from Moses, but from the fathers-) anft /ouVircumdse^
a man on the Sabbath-day. { IPa* man re^ive^iwomcisionf'
on the Sabbatu-day1 that' the law^oTMbs^tnay not be
broken, are you' angry atme*,j be'eause I haWlieateclili
whole man on the sabbattf-day ?* Jtitfee tibt according' to- *
appearances, but judge just Judgment. * Then saifd some-
of Jerusalem j Is not tbis'he/ whtettrtft^ seek to' KU I •

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Behold he speateth it* public, and they say. nothing *tof
him. Hays the. rulers found out for certain that he is
Christ ? But we know from whence this rrian is : but
when the Christ shall come, no one knoweth fronr
whence he is. Jesus therefore cried out aloud in the
temple teaching, and saying : You both know me, and
you know from whence I am . And I am not come of my
self, but he that sent me is true, whom you know not.
J know him, because 1 am of him, and he sent roe.
They sought therefore to seize him ; but nobody laid hands
pn him, because his hour was not yet come. And many of
the people believed in him.

OFFEBT, Ps. 39. I have wailed, without being
{ired for the Lord, and he hath looked upon me : and
las. hath heard my prayer j and he hath put in my mouth
a new canticle, a hymn to our God.
• SECRET. May this offering, O Lord; we beseech
thee, cleanse away our sins j and sanctify both the bodies
and souls of thy servant? for worthily celebrating this sa-
crifice. Thro'. • • .

COMM. Ps. 19. We will rejoice in thy salvation %
and we will glory in the. nac&e of the Lord*

POSTCOMM. Hujus nos. May the receiving of
this sacrament, O Lord, purify us from sin, and bring
us to the kingdom of heaven. Thro*.

Let us pray. Bow dovrn your heads to God.

PRAYER.' Miserere.. Take compassion, O Lord,
on thy people j and mercifully refresh them labouring
tinder continual tribulations. Thro.*

The Commemoration at Vespers.
1 JnlL No one laid hands Ant. Nemo in eum misit*
on hini'i because his hour man urn 3 quia nondum ve-
was not yet come. nerat hora ejus.

V. an^R* <vfi. 2?5. ?k*ykiu Miserere, as above..

' n.-4| s •;'"c"-. WEDNESDAY.

.'MASS'. Introit. .Buck, 36.

WHEN I shall have bean sanctified amongst you,
. J will gather you, from all nations ; and I will
pour upon you clean water, and you shall be cleansed
from all your sins % *»d I will give you a new spirit. Ps,
33. J <will praise the Lord at all times ; his praise shall
be always in my tpouth. , Yw Glory,

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Immediately after the Kyrie eleison is said;
Let tu pray.
Let us kneel down. R. Ftectamus genua. Jl.
Stand up again. Levate.

COLLECT. Deus, qui. O God, who givest to
the righteous the reward of their good works, and by
lasting pardon to sinners ; have mercy on thy suppliants,
that the acknowledgment of our guilt may procure us
the remission of our sins.. Thro'.

LESSON. Ezech. xxxvi. 23. 28.

THUS saith the Lord God 5 I will sanctify my great
name, which hath been profaned among the hea-
thens, which you profaned in the midst of them 3. that
the heathens may know that I am the Lord, when I
. shall be. sanctified amongst you before their eyes. For I
will take you out from- among the heathens, and gather
you together from all countries, and bring you into your
own land. And I will pour upon you clean water, and
you shall be cleaned from all your filth mess, and I will
cleanse you from all your idols. And I will give, you a
new heart, and I will put a new spirit within you. And
I will take away the stony heart out of your bodies, and
give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my spirit
within you, and will cause you to walk in my precepts-
and observe my ordinances and practise them. And
you shall dwell in the land, which I gave to your fathers;
and you shall be my people, and I will be your God,
saith the Almighty.

GRAD. Ps. 33. Come, my children, and hear me;
I will teach you the fear of the Lord. V. Come near
him, and be enlightened, and your face shall not be
covered with shame.

II. COLLECT. Pr*sta, qu*sutnus. Grant, we
beseech thee, O Almighty God, that the devotion,
which makes us punish ourselves by this yearly fast,
may also make us rejoice > to the end that, suppressing
in ourselves all earthly affections, we may more easily
receive thy heavenly inspirations. Thro'.

II LESSON. Isaias i. 16. ig.

THUS saith the Lord God $ Wash yourselves, be
clean, and remove out of my sight y our wicked de-
a'tgns. Leave off doing evil, Jearn to do good. Seek
judgment, relieve the oppressed, do justice to the fatbe&-
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less, defend rtheownbwi. ThtaT*topevm>d<i»^bin of
me, saith the Lord. Though your sins be as scarlet,
they shall be as white as snow; and'raougtatheyrbe red
like crimson, they shall become white as wool. If yoO
consent, and hear me, you shall eat. the good things of
the earth, saith the Lord Almighty*

GRAD* Ps. xxxii. Blessed is the Nation that fcatli
the Lord for its God; and blessed/ is the <peof>le> the Lord
hath chosen for his inheritance. V. By the word of the
Lord were the heavens made, and by the breath of his
mouth all the hosts thereof.

Tract. Deal not, &c* «*4&ot>ej p. 2H2*

GOSPEL. Johrtix. 1. 38.

AT that time $ Jesus passing by, saw a man that had
been blind from bis birth 5 and his disciples put
this question to him : Master, who hath4 sinned; this
man or his parents, that he was born blind? Jesus an-
swered : Neither he nor his parents sinned ) but that the
works of God may be manifested in him. I must do the
work of him that sent me, while it is day : the night
cometh, when no one can work. As long as I am in the •
world, I am the light of the world. When he had said
this, he spit on the ground, and having made clay with
the spittle, he spread the clay on his eyes, and said to
him : Go wash in the pool of Siloe (which signifieth;
he that is sent). He went therefore and washed, and
came back seeing. The neighbours therefore, and such
as had seen him before, (for he was a beggar) said 1 Is
not this he that sat and begged ? Some said, this is he ;
others said, No 5 but it is one like him. But he said :
I am he. Therr they said to him : How were thy eyes
opened ? He answered : That man, who is called Jesus,
made clay and anointed my eyes, and said to me : Go to
the pool of Siloe and wash. And I went and washed,
and received my sight. And they said to him 5 Where
is he? He said; I know not. They bring him, who
had been blind, to the Pharisees. And it was the Sab-
bath-day, when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes*
Then the Pharisees asked him again, bow he had re-
ceived- his sight? And he said to them 5 He put clay
on my eyes, and I washed, and now I see: Then some
ofrthe Pharisees said$ This man is not of God, who
keepethnot the Sabbath-day. But othorftsaid; Ho*
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there : was- a distention among them. They said there-
fore again to the blind-man ; What sayest thou of him,-
that opened thy eyes ? And he said ; He is a Prophet.
Hie Jews therefore would not believe that he ever had
been blinds and had received his sight, till they called
the1 parents1 of trim, who had received his sight, and
they asked them, saying; Is this your son, who,
you say, was born blind ? How then doth he now see ?
His parents answered them, and said ; We know this
mantobe our son, and that he was born blind ; but by
what means be now seeth, we know not ; neither know
we who hath opened his eyes ; Ask him ; he is of age ;
let him speak for himself. His parents said this, be-
cause they feared the Jews ; for the Jews had now re-
solved, that if any one should confess him to be the
Christ, he should be, put out of the synagogue. For this
reason his parents said; He is of age; ask him. Then:
they called again the man that had been blind, and said
to him ; Give glory to God 5 we know this man is a sin-
ner. He said therefore to them ; Whether he be a sin*
ner, or no, I know not; but one thing I know ; that
whereas I was blind, J can now see. Then they said
to him 5 What did he do to thee ? How did he open thine
eyes ? He answered them ; I have told you already, and
you have heard ; Why would you hear it again ? Have
you a mind to become his disciples ? Then they reviled
him, and said V Be thou his disciple; but we are the
disciples of Moses. We know God spoke to Moses;
but as for this man; we know not whence he is. The
man answered, and said to them; There is something
wonderful in that you should not know from whence he
is, when he hath opened my eyes ; for we know God
heareth not sinners ; but if any one be a servant of God,
and do his will, him he heareth. Since the world began
it was never heard, that any one opened the eyes of a
man born blind. If this man was not of God, he could
not do any thing. They answered and said to him;
Thou wast wholly born in sins, and dost thou teach us ?
And they cast him out. Jesus heard that they had cast
him out, and having found him, he said to him ; Be-
Kevest thou in the Son of God ? He answered and said ;
Wheals he, Lord, that I may believe in him ? And
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is talking to thee. And he said $ Lord I believe 5 and
falling down he adored him.

OFFERT. Ps. 65. O ye Gentiles, bless the Lord
our God, and make heard the voice of his praise $ who
hath preserved my life, and hath not permitted my feet
to slip. Blessed is the Lord, who hath not rejected my
prayer, nor turned aside his mercy from me,

SECRET. We humbly beseech thee, O Almighty
God, that our sins may be cleansed away by this sacri-
fice 5 because 'then thou wilt bestow on us true health
both of body and soul. Thro.*

COMM. John 9. The Lord made clay of spittle,
and anointed my eyes 5 and I went and washed and saw,
and believed in Goer.

POSTCOMM. Sacramenta. May the mysteries,
O Lord our God, which we have received, both feed
our souls, and protect our bodies. Thro*.

Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.

PRAYER. Pateant. May the ears of thy mercy, O
Lord, be opened to the prayers of us thy servants 5 and
that we may obtain the effect of our petitions, grant us.
to ask what is pleasing to thee. Thro.*

The Commemoration at Vespers.

Anth. That man, who Ant. Ille homo, qui di-

is called Jesus, made clay citur Jesus, lutum fecit ex

of his spittle, and anointed sputa, et linivit oculos me-

my eyes, and now, I see. os, et modo video.

V. and R. as p. 225 . Prater. Pateant* as vlove*

THURSDAY.

MASS. In,troit. Psalm 104.

LET the hearts of those, who seek the Lord, be glad j.
seek the Lord, and be strengthened ; always seek
his presence. Ps. Praise the Lord and call on his
name; publish his works among the Gentiles. V.
Glory.

. COLLECT. Pra>sta,qu<esumus. Grant we beseech
thee, O Almighty God, that the devotion, which makes
us punish ourselves by this yearly ^ast,,may also make
us rejoice ; to the end that suppressing, in- ourselves' all
earthly affections,' we may more easily receive thy hea-
venly inspirations. Thro.*

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LESSON. 4 JEm^j iv. 25. 36.

IN those days: A Sunamitess came to Eliseus on
mount Carmei j and when the man of God saw her
coming towards him, he said to Giezi his servant : Be-
hold that Sunamitess > go therefore and meet her,. and
say to her : Is all well with th$e and with thy husband, and
with thy child ? And she answered : All is well. And
being come unto the mount to the man of God, she
took hold of his feet j and Giezi came to put ber away.
But the man of God said ; Let her alone ; for her, soul
is in anguish, and the Lord hath concealed it, and hath
not made it known to me. And she said : Did I de-
sire a son of my Lord ? Did I not say, Do not deceive
me ? And he said to Giezi : Gird thy loins, and take
my staff in thy hand, and go. Jf any man meet thee,
salute him not ; and if any one salute thee, answer him
not ; and lay my staff on the face of the child, But the
child's mother said : As the Lord liveth, and as thy
soul liveth, I will not leave thee. He arose therefore,
and followed her. And Giezi was gone before them,,
and laid the staff on the child's face $ but he had nei-
ther voice, nor feeling j and he went back again to meet
him, and told him, saying : The child arose not. Eli-
seus therefore went into the house, and behold the
child lay dead on his bed ; and being come in, he .shut
the door upon himself and the child, and prayed. to the.
Lord. And rising up, he 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 him ; and the flesh of the child grew warm. Then
arising, he walked once to and fro in the house, and
went up again, and laid himself upon him ; and the cbil4
gaped seven times, and opened his eyes. Then he
called Giezi, and said to him : Call the Sunamitess.
Who being called, went to him. He said to her ; Take
tfcy son. She came, and threw herself at his feet, and
fell prostrate on the ground : and she took her son, and
went but, and Eliseus returned to Galgala.

GRAD. Ps. 73. Look down, O Lord, on thy
covenant, and forget not for ever the souls of thy poor
servants. V. Arise, O Lord, judge thy cause ; remem-
ber the reproaches that are cast on thy servants.
GOSPEL. ' Luke vii. 11. 10.

AT that time : Jesus went into a city called Nairn ;.
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multitude. And4 wbeft he came nigh tt> the gate of the
city, behold a dead main was carried out, the only son of
hill mother, arid she'wa* k widow 5 and' af great multi-
tude from the city was with her.' Whom when the
Lewd saw, he: was moved with compassirih towards her,
afnd said to her, weep not. And he' came near and
touched the bier ; and the/ who carried it, stood still'.
And he said: Young man, I say to thee, Arise. And
lie, Who had been dead; sat up, and began to speak.
And he delivered him to his mother. And a dread
seized them all 5 and they glorified 'God, saying : A
greAtJProphet hath risen up amongst us, and God hath
visited ht9 people;

OPFERT. Ps. 02. Lord, make haste to helpr
me } let ail be put to shame, who desigri evil to thy*
s&rvants.

SECRET. . Purify us, O merciful God, that the
pirayers of thy church, which are pleasing to thee, being
accompanied with these offerings; taay becdme more so
bf the purity of our minds. Thro\

COMM. Ps. 70. Thy justice alone, O Lord, I
wHI -remember j thou, O God, hast instructed me from
ttiy jrouth; abandon me not, O God, in my old and de-i'
crepit age.

j POSTOOMM. C&listia*. Let us not, we beseech*
tfiee^O Lord, receive, to our judgment', these heavenly
gift*, which thou hast prepared ais a remedy for thy1
foithM. TW.

Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God:

PRAYER. Popult tui. O God, the author and go-'
verrior of thy people, deliver them1 from the sins, -by*
Which they ate assaulted, that they may be always well'
pleasing in thy sight, and safe under thy protection.'
ThroV

The Commemoration at Vespers,

Anth: A great Prophet Ant. Propheta magnto'
bath riseti 'amongst us, and ' sufrexit in nobis, et1
God hath visited his people, Deus visitaVit plebem su*;

am:

V. and R. as p. 225. Prayer. Populi tui, asabweV

FRIDAY.
MASS. Introit. Ps. 18.

THOU always seest the designs of my heart ; thofcl,
O Lord, art my helper and my ddivertr;; Ps*

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Friday. fqv*?h wejik i* wkt, Sgi

The heavens publish tbe glory of God -, and the firma-
ment deojarelh jthe work of his hands. V. Glory.

COLLECT. Deus9qui. O God, who by thy inef-
fable mysteries givest new life to the world j grant, we
beseech thee, that thy Church may make a progress in
the observance of jtby eternal precepts, and never be
destitute of thy temporal assistance. Thro'.

LESSON. 3 Kings xvii. 1 7. 24.

IN those days 5 The son of the mistress of the house
fell sick, and his distemper was very violent, so that
there was no breath left in him. She said therefore to
Elias : What have I to do with thee, O man of God ?
Thou art come to me, that my sins may be called to re-
membrance, and to kill my son. And Elias said to her :
Give me thy son. And he took him from her bosom,
and carrying him to the chamber where he lodged, laid
him on his bed, and cried out to the Lord, and said : O
Lord my God, hast thou afflicted, to tbe killing of her
son, even the widow that giveth me the maintenance I
have ? And he stretched himself oat, and measured
himself thrice upon the child, and cried out to the Lord
and said : O Lord my God, I beseech thee that the soul
of this child may return again to his body. And the
Lord heard the voice of Elias, and the soul of the child
came unto him, and he returned to life. And Elias
took the child, and carrying him from the chamber
down to tne house, delivered him to his mother, and
said to her : - See, thy son is alive. And the woman
said to Eliad: Now by this IJcnow, that thou art a
man of God, and the word of the Lord is true in thy
mouth.

GRAD. Ps. 1 17. It is better to trust in the Lord,
than to trust in man. ' V. It is better to hope in the
Lord, than to hope in princes.

Tkact. Deal not, &fc. as abwe p. 212.

GOSPEL. John xi. 1/45.

AT that time : There was a certain map sick, called
Lazarus, of Betbania, of the town of Mary and of
Martha her sister* (And it was this Mary that anoint-
ed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her*
hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) His sisters
therefore sent to Jesus, saying, Lord, behold he, whom
tboulovest, is sick. When Jesus heard it, he said to
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of God, that the Son of God may be glorified by it.
Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister Mary and La-
zarus. When he heard therefore that he was sick, he
staid two days in the same place. Then he said after*
wards to his disciples : Let us go to Judea again. His
disciples say to him : Rabbi, it was but just now the
Jews sought to stone thee, and art thou going thither
again ? Jesus answered ; Are there not twelve hours in
the day ? If a man walk in the day-time, be stumbleth
not, because he seeth the light of this world. But if
he walk in tbe night, he stumbleth, because he hath
no light. Thus he spoke, and after these things, he
said to them : Our friend Lazarus sleepeth ; but I am
going to raise him from sleep. Then his disciples said :
Lord, if he sleep, he will recover. But Jesus spoke of
his death : and they thought he had spoke of the rest of
sleep. Jesus therefore said plainly to them : Lazarus is
dead ; and I am glad for your sakes, that I was not
there, that you may believe. But let us go to him.
Then said Thomas, who is called Didymus, to his fellow
disciples : Let us go also, that we may die with him.
Jesus therefore came, and found he had been now in the
grave four days. (Now Be than ia was about fifteen fur-
longs from Jerusalem). And many of the Jews had
come to Martha and Mary to comfort them concerning
their brother. Martha therefore,, as soon as she heard
Jesus was coming, went to meet him j but Mary sat at
home. Then Martha said to Jesus j Lord, if thou hadst
been here, my brother had not died. And even now, I
know, whatever thou shalt ask of God, God will grant
it thee. Jesus saith to her : Thy brother will rise again.
Martha saith to him -t I know he will rise again at the
resurrection on the last day. Jesus saith to her ; I am
the resurrection and the life ; he that believeth in me,
though he be dead, shall live j and every one that liveth,
and believeth in me shall never die. Belieyest thou this ?
She saith to him ; Yes, Lord, I have believed that thou
art the Christ, the son of the living God, who art come
into this world. And having said this, she went and
called Mary her sister secretly, saying $ The Master is
come, and calleth for thee. As soon as she heard this,
she rose presently, and came to nim 5 for Jesus was not
yet come into the town $ but still was in the place, where
Martha had met him. Then the Jews that were with
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her arise tip hastily, and go out, followed her, saying :
She is going to the grave, to weep there. When Mary '
was come where Jesus was, seeing him, she fell down
at his feet, and said to him : Lord, if thou hadst been
here, my brother had not died. Jesus therefore, when
he saw her weeping, and (he Jews also weeping, who
came with her, groaned in spirit, and was troubled, and
said: Where have you laid him? They say to him:
Lord, come and see. And Jesus wept. Then the Jews
said: See, how he loved him. And some of them said :
Could not this man, who opened the eyes of him that
was blind, have prevented his death ? Jesus therefore
again groaning within himself, came to the monument.
And it was a cave 5 and a stone was laid upon it. Jesus
said : Take away the stone : Martha, the sister of the
dead man, saith to him : Lord, he stinketh by this time,
for he hath been there four days. Jesus saith to her :
Did not I tell thee, that if thou wilt believe, thou shalt
see the glory of God ? Then they removed the stone :
and Jesus lifting up his eyes, said: Father, I thank'
thee, that thou hast heard me. And I knew thou al-
ways hearest me ; but for the sake of the people that are '
here, I spoke thus : that they may believe thou hast sent
me. Having said this, he cried out with a loud voice ;
Lazarus, come forth. And immediately he, that had
been dead, came forth, bound hands and feet with
grave-cloths, and his fade was covered with a napkin.
Jesus said to them : Loose him, and let him go. Many
therefore of the Jews, who came to Mary and Martha,
and had seen what Jesus did, believed in him.

OFFERT. Ps. 17. Thou, O Lord, wilt save thy
people in distress, and thou wilt humble the eyes of thtf
proud ; for who is God, besides thee, O Lord ?

SECRET. May these offerings, we beseech thee,
O Lord, purify us, and always render thee propitious.
Thro'.

COMM. John 11. The Lord seeing the sisters of
Lazarus weeping at the grave, wept before the Jews,
and cried out -, Lazarus, come forth. And he who bad
been dead four days, came forth bound hands and
feet.

POSTCOMM. Jt*c nos. May the receiving of this
sacrament, O Lord, we beseech thee, always free us
from our sins, and protect us from all adversity. Thro.*

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Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.
PRAYER. Da, nobis. Grant, we beseech thee, O
Almighty God, that we, who are sensible of our own
weakness, and confide in thy power, may always rejoice
in the effects of thy goodness. Thro/

The Commemoration at Vespers.

Anth, Lord, if thou hadst Ant. Domine, si fuisses

been here, Lazarus would hie, Lazarus non esset mor-

not have died 3 behold now tuus ; ecce jam fcetet, qua-

he stinketh, having been triduanus in monumento.
four days in the grave.

V. and R. as p. 225. Prayer. Da, nobis, as above*

SATURDAY.

MASS. Intro it. Psalm 54.

YOU that are thirsty, come to the waters, saith the
Lord ; and you that have no money, come and
drink with joy. Ps . JJ. My people be attentive to my
law : hearken to the words of my mouth. V. Glory.

COLLECT. Fiat, Domine. Grant us, O Lord,
we beseech thee, an increase of devotion ; for then only
will our fasts avail us, when they are well pleasing to
thy goodness. Thro*.

LESSON. Isaias xlix. 8. 15.

THUS saith the Lord : I have heard thee at a favour-
able time, I have helped thee in the day of salva-
tion : and I have preserved thee, and I have appointed
thee for the covenant of my people, to restore the earth,
and to possess the inheritances that were laid waste;
that thou mayst say to those, who are in chains ; go
forth 5 and to such as are in daikness 3 see the light.
They shall feed in the ways, and on every plain shall be
their pastures. They shall not hunger nor thirst, neither
shall the heat, or the sun hurt them \ because he, that
hath taken pity on them, shall conduct them, and give
them drink at the fountains of water. And I will level
all my mountains to an even way, and my hollow paths
shall be raised. Behold some shall come from afar off 5
and behold some from the north and the sea, and others
from the southern country. Praise the Lord, O ye hea-
vens, and rejoice thou, O earth, and, ye mountains,
sing forth his praise ; because the Lord hath comforted
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But Sion hath said : The Lord hath abandoned me, and
the Lord hath forgotten me. Can a woman forget her
child, so a* not to hare any compassion for tiie child of
her womb ? And though she should thus forget it, yet I
will never forget thee, saith the Lord Almighty.

GRAD. Ps. 9. The poor man, O Lord, is left to
thee 5 thou wilt be the protector of the orphan. V. Why
art thou withdrawn so far from us, O Lord ? Dost thou
despise us in our necessities and affliction ? When the
wicked man is puffed up with pride, the poor man' suf-
fereth.

GOSPEL. John viii. 12. 20.

AT that time : Jesus spoke to the multitude of the
Jews, saying : I am the light of the world ; he
that followeth me, walketh not in darkness, but shall
have the light of life. The Pharisees therefore said to
him: Thou bearest testimony to thyself: therefore thy*
testimony is not true. Jesus answered and said to them :
Though I bear testimony to myself, yet my testimony is
true : because I know whence I came, and whither I
am going ; but you know not whence I came, nor whi-
ther I am going. You judge according to the flesh j I
judge no man. And if I do judge, my judgment is true,
because I am not alone 5 but I, and the Father, who sent
me. Now it is written in .your law, that the testimony
of two is true. 1 am who bear witness to myself; and
my Father, who sent me, beareth witness to me. Then
they said to him : Where is thy Father ? Jesus an-
swered : You know neither me, nor my Father ; if you
knew me, you would also know my Father. Thus spoke
Jesus in the treasury, teaching in the temple ; and no
one seized him, because his hour was not yet come.

OFFERT. Ps. 17. The Lord is my support, my
refuge and my deliverer ; 'tis in him I will trust.

SECRET. Be appeased, O Lord, we beseech thee,
with these our offerings ; and, in thy mercy, compel
our will, even when it rebelleth, to submit to thee.
Thro\

COMM. Ps. 22. The Lord is fay shepherd, and I
shall be in want of nothing ; he hath placed me in a
plentiful pasture -, he hath led me to a refreshing
stream.

POSCOMM. Ttta 710s. May thy sacred mysteries^
O Lord, we beseech thee, purify us, and by their effica-
cy, make us well pleasing to thee. Thro'.

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Lei us pray. Bow down your heads to God.

PRAYER. Deus, qui sperantibus. O God, who

chusett rather to shew mercy, tht^ to be angnr with

those that hope in thee 5 grant we may worthily lament

' the evil we have committed, that so we may find the

favour of thy comfort. Thro\

The Commemoration at Vespers.

Anth. 1 am who bear Ant. Ego sum qui testi-
witness of myself; aod my monium perhibeo de meip-
Father, who sent me, bear- so ; et testimonium perhi*
eth witness of me* bet de me, qui misit me,

Pater.

V. Deliver me, OLord, V. Eripe me, Domine,
from the wicked man, R, ab homine malo. R. A
And from the unjust man viro iniquo eripe me.
deliver me.

This V. and R. art said till Maunday-Thursday.

Prayer. Collect of to-morrow.
In the short R. at Complin. Glory be to the Father, &c.
is not said from this day to Holy Saturday, except on
feasts.

PASSION-SUNDAY.
INSTRUCTION.

THE two last weeks of Lent are consecrated in a
particular manner to honour the Passion of Jesus
Christ. And altho' the week we are now entering up-
on be only a preparation to the following one, and the
Church represents therein to our thoughts other objects,
the Passion of Christ is often referred to, and for that
reason this day is called Passion-Sunday.

From this day the Gloria Patri is omitted at the In-
troit ; as likwise the Psalm, Judica. Those that have
wrote on the Liturgy, assert this to be agreeable to the
antient practice 3 and they observe, in general, that the
particular ceremonies of these two last weeks, and more
especially those of the three last days in Lent, are all
venerable remains of antient usages.

MASS. Introit. Psalm xlii.
E thou rov judge, O TUDICA me, Deus, et
God, and give sen- *J discerne causam mearo
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an ungodly people. De- homkie iniquo et doloso

lhrer me from the unjust eripe me ; quia tu es Dens'

and deceitful man; for mens, et fbrtitudo mea.

thou art my God, and my Ps. Emiite lucem tuam et

strength. Ps. Send forth veritatem tuam ; ipsa me

thy light and thy truth ; deduxerttnt et adduierunt

for they have conducted in montem sanctum ruum,

me, and brought me to thy et in tabernacula tua. Ju-

hVily mountain, and in to thy dica, &c. to Ps.
tabernacle. Be thou, &c.
toPs.

And thus the Iktkoit is said till Easter.

COLLECT. Qu*sumus, Omnipbtens. Mercifully
look down on thy people, we beseech thee, O Almigh-
ty God, that, by thy bounty and protection, they mav
be governed and guarded both in body and soul.
Thro*.

From this day to Maunday-Thursday, after the Col-
lect of the day, is said the Collect, Ecclesias tua, as
p. 112; or, Deus omnium, 113, with their respective
Secrets and Postcommunions.

EPISTLE, tieb. is. 11. 15.

BRETHREN: Christ being corfie, the High-priest
of the good things id come, by a more excellent
and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that
is, hot of this creation 5 neither by the blood of goats
or of calves, but by his own blood hath once entered the
holy place, having purchased for us an eternal redemp-
tion.* For if the. blood of goats and bulls, and the sprink-
ling of the ashes of a heifer, sanctify such as are defiled
to the cleansing of the flesh, how much more shall the
blood of Christ, who, thro* the Holy Ghost, offered
himself without spot to God, cleanse our consciences
from dead works, to serve the living God ? He therefore
Is the mediator of the new covenant 3 that by means of
his death undergone for the cancelling the transgressions
under the former covenant, those that are called, may
receive the prdmised eternal inheritance thro' Christ
Jesus our Lord.

GRAD. Ps. cxlii. De- Eripe me, Domine, de
liver me, O Lord, from inirmcis meisj doce me
pay enemies y teach me to facere voluntatem tuam.

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do thy will. V. Ps. 17. V, Ps. 17. Liberator aae-
Thou, O Lord, art my dc- us, Dpraine, de Gentibus
liverer from the enraged iracundis ; ab insurgentibus
Gentiles $ thou wilt put me in me exaltabis me $ a viro
out of the reach of those iniquo eripies me.
that assault me ; and thou
wilt rescue me from the un-
righteous man.

TRACT. Ps. cxxviii. Saepe expugnaverunt me
They have often attacked a juventute mea. V, Dicat
me from my very youth, nunc Israel : Saepe expug-
V. Let Israel now say : naverunt me a juventute
They have often attacked mea. V. Etenim non po-
me from my very youth, tuerunt mihi $ supra dor-
V. But they never could sum meura fabricaverunt
prevail against me \ sinners peccatores. V. Prolonga-
have plowed up my back, verunt iniquitates suas ;
V. They have a long time Dominus Justus concidet
continued in their iniquity : cervices peccatorum.
but the Lord, who is just,
will at last cut off the heads
of those sinful men.

GOSPEL. John viii. 46. 59.

AT that time : Jesus said to the multitude of the
Jews : Which of you will convict me of sin ? If I
speak to you the truth, why do you not believe me ?
He that is of God, heareth the words of God. There-
fore you do not hear them, because you are not of God.
Then the Jews answered and said to him : Are we not
Jn the right in saying, thou art a Samaritan, and art
possessed with a devil ? Jesus answered : I am not pos-
sessed with a devil ; but I honour my Father, and you
have dishonoured me. But I seek not my own glory $
there is one who seeketh it, and doth me justice. Verily,
verily I say to you : If any one keep my words, he shall
never see death. Then the Jews said : Now we know
that thou art possessed with a devil. Abraham is dead,
and the Prophets also ; and thou sayest: If any one keep
my words, hejshall never taste death. Art thou greater
than our father Abraham, who is dead ? And . the
Prophets are dead also. Whom dost thou make
thyself? Jesus answered : If I glorify myself, my glory
is nothing 3 it is my Father that glorifieth me, who, yon
say, is your God, and yet you know him not ; but I
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should be a liar like you. But I do know him, and keep
his word. Your father Abraham earnestly desired to
see my day; he saw it, and rejoiced. Then the Jews
said to him : Thou art not as yet fifty years old, and
hast thou seen Abraham ? Jesus said : Verily, verily I
say to you: Before Abraham was, I am. Then they
took up stones to cast at him 5 but Jesus hid himself,
and went out of the temple. Crkdo.
OFFERT. Ps. cxviii.

Confitebor tibi, Domine,
in toto corde meo $ retribue
servo tuo : vivam et custo-
dian) sermones tuos : vivi-
fica me secundum verbum
tuum, Domine.

I will praise thee, O Lord,
with my whole heart : re-
ward thy servant : I shall
live, and keep thy com-
mandments 3 save my life,
according to thy word, O
Lord.

SECRET. May these offerings, O Lord, both loosen
the bonds of our wickedness, and obtain for us the gifts
of thy mercy. Thro*.

The Preface.

COMM. 1 Cor. ii.
This is the body, which
shall be delivered up for
you j this is the cup of the
new covenant in my blood,
saith the Lord: As often
as you receive them, do it
in remembrance of me.

POSTCOMM. Adesto.

Ordinary, p, 53.

Hoc corpus, quod pro
vobis tradetur 5 . hie calix
novi testaroenti est in meo
sanguine, dicit Dominus.
Hoc facite, quotiescunque
sumitis, in meam comme-
moratkmem.

Help us, O Lord our God,

and for ever protect those whom thou hast refreshed with
thy sacred mysteries. Thro*.

VESPERS.
Little Chapter. The I e ginning of the Epistle
to*, p. 297.

HYMN.— Behold the Vexilla Regis prodeunt,
. royal ensigns fly,
Bearing the Cross's mys- Fulget Cruris my steiium ;

teryj
Where life itself did death Qua vita mortem pertuht,

endure,
And by that death did life Et morte vitam protulit.
procure.
A cruel spear let out a Quae vulnerata lances
flood

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Of water mix'd with saving Mucronediro, criminmn

blood,
Which, gushing from the Ut nos lavaret sordibw,

Saviour's, side,
Drown'd oar offences in Maoavit soda et sanguine.

the tide.
The mystery we now Impleta stint, qu« con-
unfold, cinit
Which David's faithful David fideli carmine,

verse foretold
Of our Lord's kingdom 5 Dicendo nationibus ;

whilst we see
God ruling nations from s) Regnavit a Hgno Dens,

tree.
O lovely tree, whose Arbor decora et fulgida*

branches wore
The royal purple of his Ornata Regis purpura !

gore!
How glorious does thy Electa digno stipltft

body shine,
Supporting members so di- Tarn sancta meinbra 'tan-
vine ! gere !
The world's blesifd ba-» fteata, eujus brathiis

lance 4hon wast made*
Thy happy beam its pur- Pretium pependit stmili,

chase weigb'd, •. » "

And bore his limbs, who Stater* facta corporis,

snatched away
Devouring hell'* eipected TuHtque prsecbm iartari.

prey.
Hail Cross, our hope ! on O Crux, ate apes unica

thee we call,
Who keep this mournful Hoc passionis tempore !

festival ;
Grant to the just increase Piis adauge gratiatn,

of grace.
And ev'ry sinner's crimes Reisque dele* tirtrnintf.

efface,
Blest Trinity, we praises Te, fons salutis Trinltas,

srng
To thee, from whom all Collaudet omnia s$iritus:

graces spring,
Celestial crowns on. those Quibus crucis vtcYorianT

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Who conquer by the cross Laigiris, adde prasmium.
below. Amen. Amen.

V. and R. as above, p 2Q&.
At the MAGNIFICAT.
Jnth. Your Father A- Ant. Abraham Pater ves-
braham earnestly desired to ter exultavit ut videret di«
see my day ; he saw it and em meum \ vidit, et gavi-
rejoiced. sus est.

Prayer. Collect at Mass, p. 20jr.

MONDAY.
MASS. Introit, Ps. 55.

HAVE mercy on me, OLord, for man hath trodden
me under-foot j he hath assaulted and persecuted
me the whole day long. Ps. My enemies have tramp-
led me under-foot the whole day long : and the number
of those that asault me is Tery great. Have mercy, &c.
to Ps.

COLLECT. Sanctifica. Sanctify, O Lord, we
beseech thee, our fasts, and mercifully grant us the par-
don of all our sins. Thro'.

LESSON. Jonas Hi. 1. 10.

IN those days : The word of the Lord came to the
Prophet Jonas the second time, saying : Arise, and
go to Ninive, the great city : and preach in it the preach-
ing I bid thee. And Jonas arose, and went to Ninive,
according to the word of the Lord. Now Ninive was a
large city, of three days' journey. And Jonas began to
enter into the city one day's journey 5 and he cried out
and said : Yet forty days, and Ninive shall be destroyed.
And the people of Ninive believed in God, and proclaim-
ed a fast, and put on sackcloth from the greatest even
to the least. For the word came to the King of Ninive ,•
and he arose from his throne, and casting otf his robe,
be put on sackcloth, and sat in ashes. And he ordered
a proclamation to be made and published in Ninive, by
order of the King and his Nobles, saying 5 Let neither
man nor beast, oxen nor sheep, taste any thing -, let
tbern not feed nor drink water. And let men and beasts
be covered with sackcloth, and cry out with all their
might to the Lord ; and let them turn every one from
their evil way, and from the iniquity that is in their
bands. Who knoweth but God may turn and pardon
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not perish ? And God saw their works, that they had
forsaken their evil ways ; and oar Lord God took com-
passion on his people.

GRAD. Ps. 53. O God, hear my prayer 5 and
hearken to to the words of my mouth. V. Save me, O
God, by thy name, and rescue me by thy might.
Tract. Deal not, &c. us above, p. 212.
GOSPEL. John vii. 32. 39.

AT that time ; The rulers and Pharisees sent officers
to apprehend Jesus. Jesus therefore said to them :
Yet am I a litlle time with you 5 and then I go to him
that sent me. You shall seek me, and you shall not
find me ; and where I am, thither you cannot come.
Then said the Jews among themselves 5 Whither
will he go, that we shall not find him ? Will he go
to those, who are dispersed among the Gentiles, and
teach the Gentiles ? What is the meaning of what
be said; You shall seek me, and shall not find me:
and, where I am, thither you cannot come ? And on
the last day, being the greatest day of the feast, Jesus
stood op., and cried out aloud, saying ; If any one thirst,
let him come to me and drink. He that believeth in me,
as saith the scripture, out of his belly shall rivers of liv-
ing water flow. And this he spoke of the spirit, which
they that believed in him, were to receive.

OFFERT. Ps. 6. Turu to me, O Lord, and rescue
my soul $ save me for thy mercy 's sake.

SECRET. Grant us, O Lord our God, that this sa-
crifice of our salvation may both cleanse us from our sins,
and appease thy Majesty. Thro'.

COMM. Ps. 23. The Lord of armies is himself
the King of glory.

POSTCOMM. Sacratnenti. May the participation,
OLord, we beseech thee, of this saving sacrifice both
cleanse us, and heal us. Thro*.

Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.

PRAYER. Da, queesumus. Grant, O Lord, we
beseech thee, to thy pedple health both of body anol
mind, that being constant in the practice of good
work, they may always be safe under thy protection.
Thro/

The Commemoration a* Vespers.

Anth. If any one thirst, Ant. Si quis suit, veniat
let him come to me and ad me et bibat j et de ven-
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shall flow out of his heart, dicit Dorainus.
saith the Lord.

V. and R. as p. 296. Prayer. Da, quaesumus,
as above.

TUESDAY.

MASS. Introit. Psalm 26.

WAIT for the Lord, act manfully, let thy heart be
comforted, and wait for the Lord. Ps. The
Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I
fear?

COLLECT. Nostra tibi. May our fast, O Lord,
we beseech thee, be acceptable to thee, and, having
purified us from sin, make us worthy of thy grace, and
procure us everlasting remedies. Thro'.
LESSON. Dan. xiv. 27.

IN those drys : The people of Babylon gathered to-
gether about the King, and said to him : Deliver up
to us Daniel, who hath destroyed Bel, and killed the
Dragon ; otherwise we will destroy thee and thy family.
The King therefore seeing, that they pressed with vio-
lence on him. Being obliged by force, delivered Daniel
up to them. And they cast him into the den of lions,
where he was six days. Now in the den there were
seven lions, and they every day gave them two carcasses
and two sheep, which were not given them then, that
they might devour Daniel. And there was in Judea a
prophet called Habacuc, who had made broth, and, hav-
ing broken bread in a dish, was going into the field to
cany R to the reapers. And the Angel of the Lord said
to Habacuc : Carry the dinner thou hast provided to
Daniel in Babylon, who is in the lions' den. And Haba-
cuc said : Lord, I never saw Babylon, neither know I
the den. Then the Angel of the Lord took him by the
crown of his head, and carrying him by the hair, with
the force of his spirit placed him in Babylon over the
den. And Habacuc cried out aloud, saying : O Daniel,
servant of God, take the dinner God hath sent thee.
And Daniel said : Thou hast remembered me, O (rod,
and hast not abandoned those that love thee. And
Daniel arose and eat. And the Angel of the Lord im-
mediately carried Habacuc back to his own place. Then
the King came on the seventh day to bewail Daniel ; and
coming to the den, he looked in, and behold, Daniel

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was sitting in the midst of the lions. And the King
cried out with a loud voice, saying : Great art thou, O
Lord the God of Daniel. And he took him oat of the
den of lions. But those, who had been the cause of his
intended destruction, he cast into the den, and they were
devoured in a moment before his face. Then the King
said : Let all the people of the whole earth fear the God
of Daniel, for it is he who aaveth, petfcrtpeth signs
and wonders, and hath delivered Daniel froto the lions1
den: .

GRAD. J&. 42. Judffe ray k cause, O Lord j and
deliver me from rhe wicked and deceitful man. V.
Sraitffbrth thy light and thy truth; for they .have led
me oni^nd brought me up to thy holy mount.

: \v: . fc. GOSPEL. John vii. 1. 13.

AT that time : Jedus went into Galilee j. for he would
not go inro Judea, because the Jews sought to kill
him. Now the Jewish, feast of the tabernacles was at
hand > and his brethren said to him : Depart hence, and
gfc. to Jude4, that thy disciples also may see the work9
thou performest. For no one doth any thing in secret,
when he hath a mmd to be known in. public j if there-
fore thou perfornlest these things, shew thyself to the
world. For neither did his brethren: believe in him.
Jesus therefore saith tor them : My time is not yet come 7
but your time is always ready. The world cannot bate
you j but it hateth me, because 1 bear witness against
it, that its works See evil. Go you up to this festivjd j
but I am not now going to this festival ; far my time- is
not yet fully come. Having said this, he staid in Gali-
lee. But whenvbi* brethren Were gone up, then went
he also to the feast, not openly, but, as it were, hi
secret. Then the Jews looked for him on the festival
day, and said : Where is he > and there was much mur-
muring among the people about him. For some said :
He is a good man. Others said 2 No; but he seducetb
the people. But nobody spoke openly about, him, for
fear of the Jew3.

OFFERT. Ps. & Let all, who know thy name, O
Lord, hope in thee ; for thou forsakest not those who
seek thee. Sing to the Lord, who dweileth on Sion, for
he hath not forgot the prayer of the poor oncsi

SECRET. The sacrifices Wt bring to be offered to
thee, O Lord, are such tokens of temporal comfort,
that we cannot despair of thy eternal promises. Thro\

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COMM; Ps. 24. Deliver me, O God of Israel,
from aft nay distress.

POSTCOMM.. i>cr, qu*sumus. Grant, we beseech
thee,. 6 Almighty God, that as we daily celebrate these
divine mysteries, we may be made worthy the rewards-
of heaven* Thro/

Let us pray. Bow* down your heads to God.

PRAYER. Da, nehis. Granr us, O Lord, we be-
seech thee, perseverance in thy service ; that in our days,
thy faftbfal may increase both in number and goodness.

The Commemoration a* Vespers.

Anth. Go you up to this Ant. Vos ascendite ad

festival y bull will not go diem festum nunc;, ego

up, because my time is not autem, non ascendam, quia

yet come. tempus meum nondum ad-

venii,

V. and R. as above, $. 2Q@. pRjoraa, Da* nobis,
as above.

WEDNESDAY.
MASS. Intsoit. Psalm 17.

OMy deliverer from the: angry Gentiles, thou wilt
place me out of the reach of those that assault me :
thou, O Lord, wilt rescue, me from the unrighteous man*
JRf* I will love thee, Q Lord, myr strength $, the Lord
is niy support, my refuge, and my deliverer.

COLLECT. Sancttficato. Enlighten, O God of
mercy, the hearts of thy people by means of this holy
fast ; and since all our devotion, is the effect of thy
bounty, mercifully hear the petitions we ruake;. Thro*.

LESSON. Lea. xix. 11. 19.

IK those days ; The Lord spake to Moses, saying :
Speak to all the assembly of the children of Israel,
and thou shall say to them r I am the Lord your God.
You suaU not steal 5 You shall not lie, nor shall any one
deceive his neighbour. Thou shall not swear falsly 'by
my name ; neither shalt thou profane the name of thy
God. I am the Lord. Thou shalt not calumniate thy
neighbour, nor oppress him by force. The wages of him
that is hired, shall not remain with thee till morning
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Thou shalt not curse die deaf, nor put a stumbling-block
before the blind ; but shalt fear the Lord thy God, for I
am the Lord. Thou shalt do nothing that is wicked,
nor judge unjustly. Look not on the person of the poor,
nor honour the person of the mighty ; but judge thy
neighbour according to justice. Thou shalt not be a de-
tractor, nor a tale-bearer among the people; neither
shalt thou stand up against the blood of thy neighbour.
I am the Lord. Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy
heart ; but reprove him publickly, that thou mayst not
partake of his sin. Seek not revenge, nor bear in mind
any injury done thee by thy countrymen. Thou shalt
love thy friend as thyself. I am the Lord. Keep my
laws ; for I am the Lord your God.

GRAD. Ps. 29, I will praise thee, O Lord, be-
cause thou hast upholden me ; and hast not let my ene-
mies rejoice over me. V. O Lord, my God, I have
cried out to thee, and thou hast healed me ; Thou, O
Lord, hast rescued my soul from hell; thou hast
saved me from the number of those that are gone down
into the pit.

Tract. Deal not, &c. as above p. 212.
GOSPEL. John x. 22. 38.

AT that time : The feast of the Dedication was kept
in Jerusalem, and it was winter. And Jesus was
walking in the temple, in Solomon's porch. The Jews
therefore came about him, and said to him : How long
wilt thou hold our souls in suspence ? If thou art the
Christ, tell us plainly. Jesus answered them: J tell
you, and you believe me not. The works I do in my
Father's name, bear witness to me. But you believe
not, because you are not of my sheep. My sheep hear
my voice, and I know them, and they follow me ; and
I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish,
neither shall any one snatch them out of my hands.
That which my Father hath given me, is greater than
all ; and nobody can snatch them out of my Father's
hands. I and my Father are one. Then the Jews took
up stones to stone him. Jesus answered them : I have .
shewn you many good works from my Father -, for which
of them is it that you stone me > The Jews answered
him : We stone thee not for any good work 3 but for
blasphemy j and because thou, who art a man, makest
thyself God. Jesus answered them : Is it not written
in your law : I said, you are Gods ? If he called them

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Gods, to whom the word of God came 5 and the scrip-
ture cannot fail ; say you of him, whom the Father hath
sanctified, and sent into the world j Thou 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 them,
thougb'you will not believe me, believe the works ; that
you may know and believe, that the Father is in me,
and I in the Father.

OFFERT. Ps. 58. Deliver me, Omy God, from
ray enemies ; and rescue me, O Lord, from those that
rise up against me.

SECRET. Grant, O merciful God, that we may of*
fer thee, with a sincere heart, tins sacrifice of propitiation
and praise. Thro*.

COMM. Ps. 25, I will wash my hands with the.
innocent, and go round thy altar, O Lord, that I may
hear the voice of thy praise, and publish all thy wonder-
ful works.

FOSTCOMM. Cceleslis. Having received the pre*
sent of thy heavenly gift, we humbly beseech thee, O
Almighty God, that it may produce in us the effect of
the sacrament, and procure our salvation* Thro'.

Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God,

PRAYER. Adesto. Hear our prayers and intreaties,
O Almighty God ; and grant that those, to whom thou
givest hopes of thy mercy, may experience the effects of
thy usual clemency. Thro*.

The Commemoration at Vespebs.

Anth. I have done many Ant. Multa bona opera-
good works among you; tus sum yobis; propter
for which is it you would quod vultis me occidere.
kiUme?

V. end R. as p. 2g6. Phaykr. Adesto, as above.

THURSDAY.
MASS. Introit. Dan. 3.

ALL thou hast done to us, O Lord, thou hast dpne
with great justice j because we have Binned against
thee, and have not obeyed thy commandments j but do
thou make thy name glorious, and deal with us accord-
ing to the multitude of thy mercies. Ps. 1 1 8. Blessed
are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of
the Lord;

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COLLECT. Prasta. Great we beseech the, O Al-
mighty God, that the dignity of human nature, which
hath been wounded by excess, may be cured by the prac-
tice of healing temperance. Thro'.

LESSON. Dan. iii. 34. 45.

IN those days: Azarias prayed to the Lord, saying $
O Lord •our God, abandon us not for ever, we be-
seech thee, for thy name's sake, and make not void thy
covenant $ neither take away thy mercy from us for the
sake of Abraham thy beloved, and of thy servant Isaac,
and of thy holy one Israel $ to whom thou spakest and
promisedst to multiply their seed as the stars of heaven,
and as the sand on the sea shore. For we# Q Lord,
are become the least of all nations, and we are humbled
tliis day for our sins over the whole earth. Neither is
^here at this time a prince, leader, or prophet, or holo-
caust or -sacrifice., or oblation or incense, or place
wherein to offer the first-fruits before thee, that we may
obtain thy mercy. Nevertheless let us be accepted with .
a contrite heart, and an humble spirit. As with the
.fMimbofferings of rams and hulls, and as with thousands
of fat lambs; &q let our sacrifice be presented to thee
this day, that it may be acceptable to thee ; for they
shall 'not be confounded, who put their trust in thee.
And tuw we follow thee with our whole heart, we. fear
%bee and seek thy face. Put us not to confusion $ hot
deal wfch us according to thy goodness, and according to
the multitude of thy mercy. And deliver ns by thy
wonders, and make thy name glorious, O Lord. Let
all those be confounded, who do hurt to thy servants ;
let them be confounded by thy Ahnighty power, and let
their strength be broken. And let them know, that
thou alone art the Lord God, and the glorious one over
the whole earth, O Lord our God.

GRAD. Ps. 94. Take your sacrifices, and enter
his courts ; adore the Lord in his sanctuary. V. Ps. 28.
The Lord will open the thick woods $ and all shall pub-
lish his glory in hts temple.

GOSPEL. JUuke vii. S6. SO.

AT that time ; One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to
eat with him. And going into ^he Pharisee's
house, be placed himself at table. And behold a wo-
ttoan who was a sinner in the city, when she knew that
he was at table hi the house of the Hharisce, brought aa
alabaster box of perfumes 3 and standing behind at hia

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feet, she began to wash his feet with her tears, and
wiped them with the hair of her head ; and she kissed
his feet, and anointed them with the perfumes. And
the Pharisee, who had invited him, seeing it, spoke
within himself, saying : This man, if he were a prophet,
would certainly know who and what manner of woman
this is that toucheth him, that she is a sinner. And Je-
sus answering, said to him ; Simon, I have somewhat
to say to thee. And he said ; Master, speak. A cer-
tain creditor had two debtors; the one owed him five hun-
dred pence, and the other fifty. And whereas they had
not wherewith to pay, he forgave them both. Which
therefore of the two loveth him most ? Simon answer-
ing him, said ; I suppose that he, to whom he forgave
the most. And he said to him ; Thou hast judged right-
ly. And turning to the woman, he said to Simon ;
Dost thou see this woman ? I entered thy house ; thou
gavest no water to my feet ; but she hath washed my
feet with tears, and hath wiped them with her hair.
Thou gavest me not a kiss; but she, since she came in,,
hath not ceased to kiss my feet. With perfumes my head1
thou anointedst not j but she with perfumes hath anoint-
ed my feet. Wherefore I say to thee 5 Her many sins
are forgiven her, because she hath loved much.. But to
whom less is forgiven, he loveth less. And he said to
her : Thy sins are forgiven thee. And they, who were
at table with him, began to say within themselves -f Who
is this, that even forgiveth sins ? And he said to the
woman -, Thy faith hath saved thee ; go in peace.

OFFERT. Ps. 136. Near the rivers of Babylon
we sat down afad wept, whilst we remembered thee, G>
Sion.

SECRET. O Lord our God, who hast appointed the
offerings to be consecrated to thee, to consist chiefly of
those creatures, which thou createdst for the support of
our weakness; grant, we beseech thee, that they may
be to us both a help, in this life, and a sacrament to pro-
cure us that which is eternal. Thro'.

COMM. Ps. 118, Remember, OLord, the pro*
mise thou madest to tby servant, by which thou gavest
me hope ; it is that which hath comforted me in-mjr
distress.

POSTCOMM. Qtood ore. Grant, O Lord, that
oca

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what we have received with our months, we may alao,
lake with a pure mind j aad that, of a tempore) gift it
may become to usap eternal remedy. Thro'.

Let us pray. Baw dowayour beads to. God.

PRAYER. Esto. Be propitious,, OLord, we be-
seech thee, to thy people : that forsaking what displease
eth thee, they may find comfort in keeping thy law>.
Thro1.

The Commbmoia,tu>k <tt Vbsfsbs.

jjLnth. I have earnestly . AtU. Desideriodesideravi;
desired to eat this Passover hoc Pascha manducare vo-
with you before, I, suffer* biscum antequam patiar.
V. 4ftcfR. as above p. 2Q(>< Praybr, Esto, at above*

FRIDAY.
MASS, Intkoit. Ps. 30.

HAVE mercy on me, O Loiri, for I am in distress*
deliver me and rescue me from the hands of my
enemies, and mj^persuers j Lord, never let me be pat
to shame since I have called upon thee. Ps. In thee, O
Lord, have Ihoped j never let me be put to shame ; de-
liver me according to thy justice.

COLLECT. Cordibus nostris. Mercifully , O Lord,
we beseech thee, pour forth thy grace into our hearts :
that repressing our sins by voluntary mortifications, we
may rather suffer for them in this life, than be condema-
ed to eternal torments for them in the next. Thro'.
LESSON. Jer. xvii. 13. 18.

IN those days: Jeremias saidj All that forsake thee,
O Lord, shall be confounded, and they who depart
from thee, shall be written in the earth ; because they
have abandoned the Lord, the fountain of living waters.
Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed $ save me, and
I shall be saved j for thou ait my praise. Behold they
say to me ; Where is the word of the Lord ? Let it
come. And I have not been troubled, following thee
my pastor : neither have I desired the day of man ;
thou knowest it. That which came from my lips was
right in thy sight. Be not a terror to me ; thou art my
hope in the day of affliction. May they be put to shames
who persecute me ; but let me not be put to shame ; let
them be seized wiih dread ; but let me not be seized with
dread. Bring upon them the day of affliction) and with a
double destruction overthrow them, O Lord our God.

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GBAD* JV.34. My enemies spoke peaceably to
me 5 but in their anger they were troublesome to me.
V. Thou hast teeu it, O Lord, be not silent ; abandon
me not.

Tract. Deal not, &c. as above, p. 212.

GOSPEL. John u. 47.54.

AT that time : The chief priests and Pharisees assem-
bled in Council against Jesus, and. said ; What are
we doing ? for this man worketh many miracles; If we
let him thus alone, all will believe in him : and the
Romans will come and destroy our place and nation.
But one of them, named Caiphas, being high priest
that year, said to them ; You know nothing, nor do you
consider that it is expedient for you that one man should
die for the people, and not the whole nation perish. But
this he spake not of himself; but being high priest that year,
he prophesied, that Jesus was to die for the nation 5
and not for that nation only, but to gather together the
children of God, who were dispersed every where.
From that day therefore they resolved to put him to
death, Jesus therefore walked no more openly among
the Jews, but retired to a country near the desert, to a
city called Ephrem, and remained there with his dis-
ciples.

OFFERT. Ps. 118. Blessed art thou, O Lord, teach me
thy law ; and deliver me not up to the proud ones who
calumniate me : and I will give an answer to those who
reproach me.

SECRET. Grant, O merciful God, that we may
always worthily serve at thy altar, and obtain salvation
by constantly partaking of what is offered thereon*
Thro*.

COMM. Ps. 26. Deliver me not up, O Lord, to the
will of my pursuers j for unjust witnesses have risen up
against me, and iniquity hath belied itself.

POSTCOMM. Sumpti sacrificii. May the sacrifice,
O Lord, we have partaken of, always protect us, and re-
pel from us all that is hurtful. Thro\

Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.

PRAYER. Concede. Grant, we beseech thee, 0
Almighty God, that we who seek the favour of thy pror
tection, may be delivered from all evil, and serve thee
with. a secure mind. Thro*.

The Commemoration at Vespers.

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Anth. The chief priests Ant. Principes sacerdo-

consulted together how turn consilium fecerunt, ut

they might kill Jesus $ but Jesum occiderent : dicebant

they said :. Not on the autem : Non in die festo,

feast-day, lest there should ne forte tumultus fieret ia

happen a tumult among the populo.
people.

V. and R. as in p. 296. Prayek. Concede.

On FRIDAY in PASSION WEEK is said the Office
of the SEVEN DOLOURS of the B. V. MARY.

A greater Double*

MASS. Intro it. John ig.

THERE stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and!
his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas>
and Salome, and Mary Magdalen. V. Jesus said : Wo-
man, behold thy son ; and to his disciple : Behold thy
mother. V. Glory.

Gloria in excel sis is said.
COLLECT. Deus, in cujus. O God, in whose pas-
sion, according to Simeon's prophecy, the sword of grief
pierced the most sweet soul of glorious Mary, the Vir-
gin-mother; grant, in thy mercy, that we, who with
honour commemorate her sorrows and sufferings, may
be helped by thy glorious merits and prayers of all ther
saints that faithfully stood* by thy cross, so as to partake
of the happy fruits of the passion. Who livest.

Then is made a Commemoration of Friday by the
Collect. Cordibus nostris, as p. 310. As likewise by
the Secret and Postcommunion in their respective pro*
per places.

LESSON. Judith xiii 22. 25.

THE Lord hath blessed thee with his power, who by
thee hatb brought our enemies to nothing. Thou
art the blessed of the Lord the high God, above all wo-
men upon earth. Blessed be the Lord, who made hea-
ven and earth, because he hath this day magnified thy
name, that thy praise shall not depart out of the mouth
of men, who shall remember the power of the Lord for
ever) for that thou didst not spare thy life at the
sight of the distress and tribulation of thy country,,
but hast helped to prevent their ruin in the sight of our
God.

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P4SMON-WUK,

*1S

GRAD. Thou Bit overwhelmed with grief and in

cars> O Virgin Mary, standing by the cross of our Lord,,
Jesus thy Son, thy Redeemer.

TRACT. Holy Mary, the Queen of "heaven and
Lady of the world, stood full of grief by the cross of
our Lord Jesus Christ. V. O all you that pass by
the way# attend and see if there be any sorrow like unto
mine.

The SEQUENCE or PROSE.

BENEATH the world's
redeeming wood
The most afflicted Mother

Mingling her tears with

her Son's blood.
As that stream' d down

from ev'ry part,
Of all his wounds she felt

the smart,
What pierc'd his body,

pierc'd faer heart.
Who can with tearless

•eyes look on,
When such a Mother such

a Son,
Wounded and gasping, does

bemoan?
O! worse than Jewish

heart that could
Unmov'd behold the double

flood
Of Mary's tears, of Jesu's

blood!
Alas ! our sins they were,

nothk,
In this atoning sacrifice,
For which he bleeds, for

which he dies.
When graves wereopen'd

rocks were rent,
When nature and each ele-
ment
His torments and tor grief

resent J •

STABAT Mater doloro-
sa
Juxta crucem lacrymosa

Oum pendebat Filius.

Cujus animarn gemen-
tern,
Constristatam, & dolentem

Pertransivit gladius,
O quam tristis k afflicta.

Fait ilia benedicta

Mater unigeoUi ?
Quse mserebat, &dolebat,

Et tremebat, cum videbat

Nati psenas inolyti.

Quls est homo qui non
fleret,
Christi matrem si videret
In tanto supplicio !

Quis posset aon centrist
tari,
Piam Matrem contemplari

Dolentem cum Filio *

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314 PAiflOw-WEiK. Friday.

Shall man, the cause of Pro peccati* fine gratis,

all his pain,
And all his grief j shall Vidit Jesom in tormentis

sinful man
Alone insensible remain ? Et flagellis subditum ?
Ah ! PiousMother, teach Vidit suum dulcem na-

my heart turn

Of sighs and tears the holy Morientem, desolatum,

art,
And in thy grief to bear a Dum emisit spiritum.

part.
That sword of grief that Eta Mater, fbns amdris !

did pass thro'
Thy very soul, O ! may it Me sentire vim doloris,

now,
Upon my heart a wound Pac ut tecum lugeam.

bestow.
Great Queen of sorrows, Fac ut ardeat cor tneum

in thy train
Let me a mourner's place In amando Christum De-
obtain, um,
And learn from thee to love Ut sibi complaceam.

8gain.
To. beal the leprosy of Sancta Mater istud agas,

sin
We must the cure with Crucinxi fige plagas,

tears begin,
And die to all, to. live with Cordi meo valide.

him.
Refuge of sinners, grant Tui nati vulnerati,

that we
May tread thy steps; and Tarn dignati pro me pati,

let it be
Our sorrow, not to grieve Paenas mecum divide.

like thee*
O may the wounds of Fac me vere tecum flere,

thy dear Son
Our contrite hearts possess Crucifixo condolere,

. alone,
And all terrene affections Donee ego vixero.

drown.
Those wounds which Juxta crucem tecum

now the stars outshine, stare,

Those furnaces of love di- Te libenter sociare

vine,

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JFrufay.

.May they our drossy souls

refine;
And on us such impres-
sions make,
That we of suffering ^ for

his sake,
May joyfully our portion

take.
Let us his proper badge

put on,
Let's glory in the cross

alone,
By which he marks us for

his own ;
That when the dreadful

trial's come
For ev'ry man to hear his

doom;
On his right hand we may

find room.
Oh hear us Mary ! Jesus

hear!
Our humble prayers, se-
cure our fear,
When thou in judgment

shalt appear.
Now give us sorrow,

give u*love,
That so prepar'd we may

remove,
When calTd to the bless'd

seats above. Amen.

FASSIOK-WSBK.

315

In planctu desidero

Virgo virginum prsecla-

Mihi jam non sis amam,

Fac me tecum plangere.

Fac ut portem Christi
mortem,
Passionis fac consortem,

Et plagas recolere.

Fac me plagis vulnerary *

Grace hac inebriari,

Ob amorem filii.

Inflammatus, k accen-
sus,
Per te, virgo, sim defensus,

In die judicii.

Fac me cruce custodiri,

Morte Christi praemuniri,

Confoveri gratia.

Quando corpus morietur,
Fac ut anima donetur
Paradisi gloria. Amen.
GOSPEL. Johnxxx. 25.

AT that time : There stood by the cross of Jesus his
mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of
Cleophas, and Mary Magdalen. When Jesus therefore
saw his mother and the disciple standing, whom he
lovcth, he saith to his mother: Woman, behold thy
son. After that he saith to the disciple : Behold thy
mother. And from that hour the disciple took her to
his own home.

OFFERt. Remember, O Virgin-mother of God,

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whilst thou standest m tike pretence of the Lord* to
speak in our favour, that thou mayest turn away his
wrath from us.

. SECRET. We offer thee, O Lord Jesus Christ, our
prayers and sacrifices, humbly intreating thee, that wo,
who, in our prayers of this day, commemorate the trans*
fixion c# the most sweet souk of blessed Mary thy mo-
ther, may receive our reward with her and her blessed
companions that stood under thy crossy this holy assem-
bly being multiplied, thro' the merits of thy death* Who
livest, fee.

Preface. In the transfixion. Ordinary, p* 54.

COMM . Happy are the senses ei the blessed Vir«
gin Mary, who, without dying, merited the crown of
Martyrdom under the cross of the Lord.

POSTCOMM. Sacrificia. Grant, O Lord Jesua
Christ, that the sacrifice we- have partaken, of, while
with devotion, we celebrate the transfixion of thy blessed
Virgin-mother, may, thro* thy mercy, obtain for us the
effect of every salutary good. Who livest, &c.

At the end of Mass- is read the Gospel of Friday*
John ii. asp. 311.

SATURDAY.

MASS. The Introit, Offertory, and Communi-
on as o» Friday, p> aiO.

COLLECT. Prqficiat. May the people consecrated
tot thy service, O Lord, we beseech thee, improve in aV
the affections of piety ; that, being instructed by these
holy mysteries, they may be so much the more enriched
with thy heavenly gifts, as they became more, acceptable
to thy divine majesty. Thro*.

LESSON. Jer. xviiL 18.

IN those days : The wicked Jews said to one another :,
Come, and let us consider of some design against the
righteous man ; for the law shall not perish from the
priest, nor counsel from the wise, not the word: from: the
prophet : Come, and let as strike him with our tongue,
and have no regard to all he shall say. Take care of
rue, O Lord, and hear the words of my enemies. Is
evil returned for good $ for they have dug a pit for my
soul ? Remember, I stood before thee, to speak in their
favour, and to turn away thy anger from them. Where-
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by the edge of the sword ; let their wives lose their
children, and become widows/and let their husbands be
slain ; let their young men be stabbed by the sword in
battle. Let their cry be beard from their houses $ for
thou shalt bring the robber unexpectedly upon them j
for they have dug a pit to take me, and hid snares for
ray feet. But thou, O Lord, knowest all their designs
against me to kill me ; forgive not their iniquity ; and
let not their sin be blotted out in thy sight. Let them
fall before thee, deal severely with them in the time of
thy anger, O Lord our God.

GRAD. Ps. 34. My enemies spoke peaceably to
me ; but in their anger they were troublesome to me. V.
Thou hast seen it, O Lord, be not silent ; abaudon me
not.

GOSPEL. John xii. 10. 36.

AT that time j The chief priests consulted to kill La-
zarus too; because, on his account, many of the
Jews went away from them, and believed in Jesus.
And, the next day, a great multitude of people, who
were come to the feast, hearing that Jesus was coming
to Jerusalem, took branches of palms, and went out to
meet him, and cried out j Hosanna, blessed is he, that
cometh in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel.
And Jesus found a young ass, and got on him, as it is
written : Fear not, daughter of Sion j behold thy King
cometh sitting on an ass's colt. These things bis disciples
understood not at first ; but when Jesus was glorified
tben they . remembered these things written of him and
that they had done thus to him. An£ the multitude
that was with him, when he called Lazarus out of the
monument and raised him from the dead, gave testimo-
ny to him. For which reason a multitude came out to
meet him ; because they heard he had done this miracle.
The Pharisees therefore said among themselves ; Do you
see how what we do is to no purpose ? Behold the. whole
world is gone after him. And there were certain Gen-
tiles among those that came up to worship on the feast
day. These, therefore, came to Philip, who was of
Bethsaida in Galilee, and besought him, saying; 6ir,
we would see Jesus. Philip cometh and telleth Andrew :
and Andrew and Philip told Jesus. And Jesus an- .
swered them, saying : The hour is come in which the
Son of man is to be glorified. Verily, verily I say onto
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you, unless the grain of wheat fall into the ground and
die, it remaineth alone by itself; but if it die, it bring-
eth forth much fruit. He that loveth his life, shall lose
ft : and he that hateth his life in this world preserveth it
for life eternal. If any one serve me, let him follow
me, and where I am, there shall my servant also be. If
any man serve me, him will my Father honor. Now
my son] is troubled. And what shall I say ? Father save
me from this hour ; but therefore came I to this hour.
Father glorify thy name. Then there came a voice 'from
heaven ; I both have glorified it, and will glorify it again.
The people, therefore, that stood and heard it, said. It
was thunder : others said, An angel spoke to him. Je-
ans answered and said : This voice came not for me, but
for your sakes. Now is the world to be judged j now
shall the prince of this world be cast out. And if I be
lifted up from the earth, I will draw all to myself.
(This he said, alluding to the death he was to die.) The
people answered him : We have heard from the law,
that the Christ abideth for ever $ and how say st thou,
That the Son of man must be lifted up ? Who is this Son
of Man? Then Jesus said to them 5 Yet for a little while
the light is with you. Walk, while you have the light,
that darkness come not on you ; for he that walketh in
darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. While you
have the light, believe in the light, that you may be
children of the light. These things spake Jesus; and
he went away, and concealed himself from them.

SECRET. Mercifully, O Lord, we beseech thee,
deliver us from all sins and dangers, since thou.allowest
us to partake of these great mysteries. Thro*.

POSTCOMM. Divinu Being filled with the divine
gifts, we beseech thee, O Lord our God, that we majr
ever live by the participation thereof. Thro*.

Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.

PRAYER. Tueatur. ,May thy right hand, O Lord,
we beseech thee, protect thy people making supplication
to thee, and, purifying them from their sins, make
them wise, that they may make such use of the com-
forts of this preseutlife, as to arrive atthatwhickia eter-
nal. Tbro\

The Commemoration at Vespers.

Anth. Righteous Father, Ant. Pater juste, mun-
tfae world knoweth thee dus te non cognovit j ego

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not ; but I know thee, for aurem novi te, quia tu mo

thou didst send me. misisti.

V. and R. a* p. 296. Phaybb. Collect of to-morrow*

PALM^SUNDAY.
INSTRUCTION.

THIS Sunday takes its oame from the ceremony of bles-
sing sprigs or small branches of Palms, Olives, or
some other tree, to be distributed to the faithful to carry
an procession in remembrance of what the Jewish people
did, when Jesus Christ, si* days before his passion,
made his triumphant entry into Jerusalem. He rode
upon an ass's colt as had been foretold by the Prophet,
and received the joyful acclamations of his disciples, and
of multitudes 0/ the people.

Let us therefore assist, according to the spirit of the
Church, at the religious ceremony of this day, wiih re-
collection and piety j and while we hold the Palms in
our hands, or accompany the. procession, let us adore
Jesus Christ, who triumphed over hell by his death, and
endeavour to partake of his triumph, by overcoming
sin, and every inclination which is. contrary to the spirit
«fGo<i

Christians, should also recollect that whatever hag re-
ceived the solemn blessing of the Church, is consecrated
to God, audi of course, is deserving a certain degree of
lespeet, and on na account to he prostituted to any pro*
fane use. St. Chrysostomr. says, that the week previous
to* Easter is called the great week, on account of the
great mysteries therein effected : Satan and Death sub*
dued ; God reconciled to man, and the world saved*
Hence it has ever been observed with greater severity.

After the usual sprinkling of the Holy Water, as on
ail other Sundays, the Office begins thus :

A nth. Hosannna to the Ant. Hosanna filio Da-
Son of David 5 blessed is vid > benedictus qui venit
he who coraeth in the in nomine Domini. O
name of the Lord. OKing Beat Israel: Hosanna in
of Israel $ Hosanna in the excekis.
highest heavens.

May the Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.

COLLECT. Dens, qutm. O God to whom to love if
true righteousness, multiply in our hearts the gifts of thy
holy grace j an4 since, by the death of thy only Sea^

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thou hast made as to hope for those things, which we
believe : grant that by his resurrection we may arrive at
the happy end of our journey. Who liveth.
LESSON. Exod. xv. 27 : xvi. 1. 7.

IN those days : The children of Israel came to Elim,
where there were twelve springs of water, and seven*
ty palm -trees, and they encamped near the waters. And
they set forward from Elim, and all the multitude of
the children of Israel came to the wilderness of Sin/
which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day
of the &econd month after their going out of the land of
Egypt. And all the congregation of the children of
Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilder*
fiess. And the children of Israel said to 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 eat our
bread in plenty j Why brought you us forth into the
wilderness, to destroy the whole multitude with hunger?
And the Lord said to Moses : Behold, I will rain bread
for you from "heaven j let the people go out, and gather
what will serve them for each day; that I may try them,
whetfeer they will walk in my law, or no. But on the
sixth day let them provide what to bring in ; and let it
be double to that they were wont to gather every day.
'And Moses and Aaron said to the children of Israel : In
the evening you shall know, that the Lord hath brought
you out of the land of Egypt ; and in the morning you
shall see the glory of the Ix>rd.
TheVi instead of the Gradual, is sung the Jbllowing

Responsory.
JUTHHE chief priests ft. /COLLEGE RUNT
X therefore and Pha- Vy potifices & Phari-
risees gathered a council saei concilium, & dixerunt :
and said: What are we Quid facimus, quia hie ho-
doing, for this man per- mo multa signa facit r Si
forme th many wonders ? If di mittimus eum sic, omnes
we let him go on thus, all credent in eum ?• Et veni-
will believe in him : * And ent Romani, & tollent nos-
the Romans will come and trum locum & gentem. V.
destroy both our country Unus autem ex illis, Cai-
and us. V. But one of pbas nomine, cum esset
them, named Caiphas, be- pontifexanniillius,prophe-
stig the high priest of that tayit, dicens : Expedit vo-
veai'j said to them : It is • bis, ut unus moriatur ho-
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man. die for the people* and gen* pereat, Ab Ufe ergo
not that the whole nation die cogitaverunt interficer*
perish. Therefore from earn, dicentes s * Et vcm-
that day they devised to eut, &c. .toV.
kill him, saying:* And
the fiomaoa> Ice. to V.

Or this other. Matt. xxvi.

JESUS prayed onto hit TN monte OJiveti oratit
Father on mount OH- X *d Patretn* Pater, si
vet-, O father, if it be pos- fieri potest, transeat a me
aible let this cup pass from calix iste.* Spiritus oui-
me* The spirit indeed is dem promptos est, caro au-
ready, but the flesh is weak, tern infirma. Fiat voluntas
Thy will be done. V. ^ua. V. Vigilate & orate.
Watch and pray, that you ut non intretis in tentatio-
enter not into temptation,* hem. * Spiritus quidem,
The spirit, &c. to V. / fcc. to V.

GOSPEL. Matt. xxi. 1.9.

AT that time ; When they drew nigh to Jerusalem,
and were come to Bethpbage, unto Mount Olivet,
then Jesus seat two disciples, saying to them : Go Je
into the village that is over against you, and immediately
you -will find an as* tied and a colt with her \ loose tbern
end bring them to me ; and if any man shall ^ay any tiling
to you, say ye, that the Lord hath need of them j and
forthwith he wilL let them go. Now all this was done
that it might be fulfilled which was ispoken by the pro*
phet, saying : " Tell ye the daughters of SiOn : Behold
thy king cometh to thee, meek* and sitting upon an ass
and a colt the foal of Iter that is used to the yoke." And
the disciples going did as Jesus commanded them. And
-they brought the ass and the colt % and laid their gar-
ments upon them, and made him sit thereon. And a
very, great multitude spread their garments in the way j
«md others cut boughs from the trees, and strewed thein
in the way ; and the multitudes that went before and
that followed, cried : " Hosanna to the Son of David :
Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord, Ho-
sanna in the highest."

THE BLESSING OF THE PALMS.
May the Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray, dugejidem.

INCREASE, O God, the /aith of them thai hope in
thee, and mercifully hear the prayers c-f thy supplU
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ants; let ttty manifold m*rcy> icotfiertioon us, arid* kt
these branches of palm* trees, of olive-trees, to Wetted j
and a* in a iigiirc»of th« church thoto' didst multiply
Noah going out of the* ark, and Moats going out of
Egypt with the children of Israel j so let us, carrying
palms and branches of olive-trees* go and meet Chridt
with good works, and eater thro* him into eternal joys $
wto with tbee and the Holy Ghost Irveth and reignelh
ene God world without edd. Rl Amen*'

V.' May the Lard \te V. Dorainus vobiscuxA.

with yoti. ' ...

K. And with thy spirit. l R. Ef earn' spiritu tuo. *

V. Raise up your hearts' V) Sursum corda.

oil high. '

R. We have thett raised ft! riabetaus adTWi-

tip to the Lord. mini.

V. Let us give thdnks f6 V. (Sritias agatflus Dc*

the Lord our God. tnino Deo n6stro.

R. ft is meet arid just. R. DignumSt justrimest.

IT la trsdy meet and just, right and available tosalva*
tibn, aUways and in alt places to gitoe the thanks, O
Holy Lord, Almighty Father, Eternal God j who art
glorious in the aafanbly of thy saints. For thy crea*
tares serve thee, because they acknowledge thee for
their only Creator and God. And thy whole creation
praiseth thee, and thy saints bless thee ; because they
confess with freedom, before the kings and powers of
this world, that great name of thy only begotten Sou.
.Before whom the Angels and Arch-angels, the thrones
and dominations stand, and with all the troops of the
heavenly host, sing a hymn to thy glory, saying without
ceasing :

Holy, Holy, Holy is the Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanc-

Xx>r4 the God of armies, tus Dominus Deus Sabaoth..

The heavens and the earth Fleni sunt cceli & terra glo-

are full of thy glory, Ho- ria tua, Hos^nna in excel-

sanna in the highest hea- sis. Benedict us qui venlt

vens. Blessed is he that in nomine Domini, Hosari-

cometh in the name of the. pa in excelsis.
Lord, Hosanna in the highr
est heavens.

. Majr the Lord be with yon. R. And Witk tby jsfli^t.

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Let us- pray. Petimus.
T TTE beseech thee, O holy Lord, Almighty Father*
W Eternal God, that thou wouldst be pleased to
bless and sanctify this creatute of the olive-tree,
which thou madest to shoqt out of the substance of th»
wood, and which the dove returning to the ark brought
in its bill ; that whoever receiveth it, may find protec-
tion of soul and body j and that it may prove, O Lord,
a saving remedy, and a sacred sign of thy grace. Thro*.
R. Amen.

Let us pray. Deus, qui dispersa.

OGod, who gatherest what is dispersed, and pre-
servest what is gathered $ who didfet bless the
people; that carried boughs to meet Jesus ; bless also
these branches of the palm-rree and olive-tree, which
thy servants take with faith in honour of thy name $ that
into whatever place they be carried, the inhabitants of
that place may obtain thy blessing; and thy right hand
preserve from all adversity, and protect those that have
been redeemed by our Lord Jesus Christ tby Son. Who
Hveth and reigneth, &c. R. Amen.

Let us pray. Deus, qui miro.

OGod, who by the wonderful order of thy provi-
dence would even in insensible things shew us
the manner of our salvation; grant, we beseech thee,
that the devout hearts of thy faithful may understand to
their benefit the mystical meaning of that ceremony,
which the multitude, by direction from heaven, going
this day to meet our Redeemer, strewed under his fe&t
palms and olive-branches. The palms represent his tri-
umph over the prince of death ; and the olive-branches
proclaim, in some manner, the coming of a spiritual

.unction. For that pious multitude then knew, what
was by them signified, that our Redeemer compassion-
ating the misery of mankind, was to fight for the life of
the whole world with the prince of death, and to triumph
over him by his own death. And therefore in that
action they made use of such things, as might declare
both the triumph of his victory, and the riches of his

'mercy. We also with a firm faith, retaining both thte
ceremony and its signification, humbly beseech thee, ©
Holy Lord, Almighty Father, Eternal God, through the
same Lord Jestis Christ ; that we, whom thou hist matte

-Ma members, gaining by him, and in him a victorjrtover

'itoottphfe of death, may deserve to be'pajrtaketfjofAis

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glorious resurrection. Who liveth and reigneth, &c.
B. Amen.

Let us pray. Deus, qui per oHv<*.

OGod, who by an olive-branch didst command the
dove to proclaim peace to the world 5 sanctify,
we beseech thee, by thy heavenly benediction, these
branches of olives and other trees ; that they may be
serviceable to all thy people to salvation. Thro' Christ
our Lord. R. Amen.

Let us pray. Benedic.

BLESS, O Lord, we beseech thee, these branches
of the palm-tree, or olive-tree $ and grant that what
thy people this day act corporally for thy honour, they
may perform the same spiritually with the greatest devo-
tion, by gaining a victory over their enemy, and ar-
dently loving works of mercy. Thro* our Lord, &c. JL
Amen.

Here the Priest sprinkles the palms thrice with holy
water, saying the Anthem, Thou shalt sprinkle, at
p. 30, and incenses them thrice with incense* Then
says:

May the Lord be with you. R. And with the spirit.
Let us pray. Deus, qui Filium.

OGod, who, for our salvation, didst send into this
world thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord, that he
might humble himself to our condition, and call us back
to thee. For whom also, as he was coming to Jerusa-
lem to fulfil the scriptures, a multitude of faithful people
with a zealous devotion spread their garments together
with palm-branches in the way ; grant, we beseech
thee, that we may prepare him the way of faith, out
of which the stone of offence and the rock of scan-
dal being removed, our actions may flourish with
branches of righteousness, so that we may be worthy
'to follow his steps. Who liveth and reigneth, &c. ' R.
Amen.

The Palms being thus blessed, they are distributed
by the Priest to the people kneeling and hissing the
xpalm and the Priest's hand. During the distribution
are sung the following Anthems, which, if not sufficient,
are repeated till the distribution is finished.

Jnth. The Hebrew chil- Ant. Pueri Hebraorom
«frea carrying olive-branch* portautei ramus olivaruaa

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•s met the Lord, crying
oat and 6aytng: Hosanna
in the highest heavens.

Anth. The Hebrew chil-
dren spread their garments
ip the way, and cried out,
saying: Hosanna to the
Son of David; blessed is
he that cometh in the name

obviavernnt Domino, cla«
mantes, & dicentes: Ho-
sanna in excelsis.

Ant Pueri Hebrseorum
vestinienta prosternebant in
via, & clamabant dicentes;
Hosanna Filio David : be-
nedictus qui venit in no-
mine Domini.

of the Lord.

May the Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit
Let us pray. Omnipotens.

O Almighty and Eternal God, who wouldst have our
Lord Jesus Christ ride on the colt of an ass, and
didst inspire the crowds of people to spread their gar-
ments, and branches of trees in the way] and to sing
Hosanna to his praise ; grant, we beseech thee, that we
may imitate their innocence, and deserve to partake of
their merit. Thro' the same Jesus Christ our Lord. R.
Amen.

. Then begins the Procession, in the usual form, during,
which, some of tha following Anthems are sung : the
Priest or Deacon having given notice, by saying ;

Let us set out in peace. Procedamus in pace. R.
R. In the name of Christ. In nomine Christi. Amen.
Amen.

Anthems during fAe Procession. Matt. xxi.
Anth. W T H E N the Ant. f*\ UM appropinqua-

Wh:
Lord drew
nigh to Jerusalem, be sent
two of his disciples, say-
ing: Go to the village that
is over-against you 5 and
you will rind the colt of an
ass tied, upon which no
man hath sat ; loose it, and
bring it to me; If any one
ask you any questions, say :
The Lord wanteth it. They
untied and brought it to
Jesus, and laid their gar-
ments upon it ; and he seat-
ed himself on it. Others
spread their garments in
the way, others cut branch-

V_y ret Dominus Je-
rosolymam, misit duos ex
discipulis suis, dicens : Ite
in castellum quod contra"
vosest; & invenietis pul-
lum asinrc alligatum, super
quern null us hominum se-
dit 5 solvite, & adducite mi-
ni. Si quis vos interroga-
verit, dicite : Opus Domi-
no est. Solventes addux-
erunt ad Jesum, & impo-
suerunt ilia vestimenta sua ;
& sedit super eum. Alii
expandebant vestimenta su-
a in via ; alii ramos de ar-
boribus sternebant : & qui

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es from As trees; and those
who followed, cried out :
Hosanna, blessed is he who-
cometh in the name of the
Lord, and blessed be the
reign of our father David y
Hosanna in the highest hea-
O Son of David have

mercy on us.

Anth. When the people
heard, that Jesus was com-
ing to Jerusalem, they took
palm-branches, and went
out to meet him ; and the
children cryed out, saying:
This is he, who is to come
for the salvation of the.
people. He is. our salva-
tion, and the redemption
of Israel. How great is
he, whom the thrones and
dominations go out to
meet ! Fear not, O daugh-
tei of Sianj behold thy
King eometb to thee sitting
on an ass's colt, as it is
written* Hail, O King,
she creator of the world*
who -art come to redeem
as*

Antk. Six days before
the solemnity of the Pass-
over, when the Lord was
coming into the city of Je-
rusalem, the children met
him, and carried palm*
branches in their hands j
and they cried out with a
loud voice, saying : Hosan-
na in the highest heavens ;
blessed art thou who art
come in the multitude of
thy mercy 5 Hosanna in the
highest heavens.

Procession-

seqnebantnr, clamabaot ?
Hosanna, benedictus qui
venit in nomine Domini;,
benedictum regnura patris
nostri David; Hosanna in>
excelsis. Miserere nobis,
Fili David.

Ant. Cum andisset po-
pulus, quia Jesus venit Je-
rosolymam, acceperunt ra-
mos palmarum \ & eaierunt
ei obviam, U clamahant
pueri, dicentes; Hie est,
qui venturus est in salutes*
populi. Hie est salus nos-
tra, & redemptio Israel*
ttuantus est iste, cni ihroua
& dominationesoccurrunt.L
Noli ranere, filia Sion;
ecee Rex tuus venit tibtw
sedens super nullum asinse^
sicut scriptum est. Salve
Rex fabricator nuuadi, qui
venisti redimere nos%

Ant. Ante sex dies so-
lemnis Paschse, quaodo ve-
nit Dominus in civitaten*
Jerosolymam, occurrenim
ei pueri ; & in manibus por-
tabant ramos palmarum j &
clamabant voce magna,
dicentes; Hosanna in ex-
celsisj benedictus qui Ve-
nisti in multitndine raiseri-
cordias tuaij Hosanna ia
exceisis.

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Ant. Occarrunt turbae
cum floribus & palmis Re-
demptori obviam, & victori
triumphant! digna dant ob-
sequia; Filium Dei ore
Gentes predicant; & in
laudera Christi voces tonant
per nubilaj Hosanna
excelsis.

Artth. The multitude
goeth out to meet the Re-
deemer with flowers and
palms, and payeth the ho-
mage due to a triumphant
conqueror 5 the Gentiles
proclaim the Son of God ;
and their voices rend the
ikies in the praise of Christ :
Hosanna in the highest
heavens.

Antk. Let us faithfully
join with the Angels and
children, singing to the
conqueror of death j Ho-
sanna in the highest hea-
vens. *

Antk. A great multitude
that was met together at
the festival, cried out to the
Lord: Blessed is he that
cometh in the name of the
Lord; Hosanna in the
highest heavens.

As the return of the Procession, two or four Chanters
go into the Church, and shutting the door, with their
Jaces towards the Procession, sing the two first verses .•
Gloria, laus, &c. which are repeated by the Priest and
the others without the Church. Then they that are
within, sing the following verses ; and they that are
without, after every two verses, answer, Gloria
laus, &c.

Ant. Cum Angelis &
pueris fideles inveniamur,
triumphatori mortisclaman-
tes ; Hosanna in excelsi*.

Ant. Turba raulta, quae
convenerat ad diem feat am,
clamabat Domino ; Bene-
dictus qui venit in nomine
Domini; Hosanna in ex-
celsis.

fTHO thee, O Christ, be
X glory, praises loud :

To thee Hosanna, cried
the Jewish crowd.
R. To thee.

We Israel's monarch,
David's Son proclaim ;

Thou com'st, blest King,
in God's most holy name.
R. To thee.

Angels and men in one
harmonious choir,

GLORIA, laus et honor,
tibi sit, rex Christe,
redemptor ;

Cui puerile decns promp-
sit Hosanna pium.
R. Gloria, laus.
Israel es tu rex, Davidis
et inclyta proles j

Nomine qui in Domini,
Rex benedicte, venis.
R. Gloria, laus.
Cactus in excelsis te
laudat caelicus omnis,

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'To sing thy everlasting
praise conspire.
R. To thee.
Thee Israel's children
met with conquering palms;
To thee our vows we pay
in hymns and psalms.
R. To thee.
For thee on earth with
boughs they strew'd the
ways 5

To thee in heaven we
sing melodious praise.
R. To thee.
Accept this tribute, which
we freely bring,

As thou didst theirs, O
good, O gracious King.
R. To thee.

Mass,

Et mortalis homo,

cuncta creata simul.

R. Gloria/ laus.

Plebs Hebraea tibi cum
palmis obvia venit j

Cum prece, voto, hynmis,
adsumu* ecce tibi.
R. Gloria, laus.

Hi tibi passuro solvebant
munia laudis ;

Nos tibi regnanti pangi-
mus ecce melos.

R. Gloria, laus.
Hi placuere tibi, placeat
devotio nostra,

Rex t>one, rex cleraens,
cui bona cuncta placent.
R. Gloria, laus.

After this the Subdeacon knocks at the door with the
foot of the cross; which being opened, the Procession
goes into the Church, singing :

R. Ingrediente Domino
in sanctam civitatem, He-
breeorum pueri resurrec-
tiopem vitae pronuntiantes,
* cum ram is pal mar um
Hosanna clamabant in ex-
celsis. V. Cum audisset
popnlus, quod Jesus veni-
ret Jerosolymam, exierunt
obviam ei * cum ramis,
&c. as above to V.

R. As our Lord entered
the holy city, the Hebrew
children declaring the re-
surrection of life, * with
palm-branches, cried out;
Hosanna in the highest
heavens. V. When the
people heard, that Jesus'
was coming to Jesusalem,
they went out to meet him,
and * with palm-branches,
&c. as above to V.

At Mass all hold the Palms in their hands during the
Passion.

MASS. Introit. Psalm xxi.

LORD, keep not thy
help far from me -,
look to my defence -, deli-
ver me from the lion's
mouth, and rescue me in
my distress from the horns

DOMINE, ne longe fa-
cias auxilium tuum a
me, ad defensionem meara
aspice; libera me deore leo-
nis, et a cornibus unicorni-
um humilitatem meam.

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P$. Deus, Deus mens, re-
spice in me 5 qnare m#~-
dereliquisti ? Longe a sa-
lute mea verba dclictorum
raeorum. Douiine, ne longe,
&c. to Ps.

of the unicorn. Ps. O God,
my God, look upon me;
why bast thou forsaken me ?
They are my sins that keep
salvation far from me.
Lord, keep not, &c. to
Ps.

COLLECT. Omnipotent. O Almighty and Eter-
nal God, who wouldst have our Saviour become man,
and suffer on a cross, to give mankind an example of
humility ; mercifully grant, that we may improve by the
example of his patience., and partake of his resurrection.
Thro1 (he same, &c.

No other Collect is said this day.

EPISTLE. Philip ii. 5. 11.

BRETHREN, have the same sentiments Jesus Christ
had j who as he had the form of God, thought it
no robbery to equal himself to God 5 nevertheless he de-
graded himself, taking the form of a servant, being made
to the likeness of men, and in shape found as man.* He
humbled himself, and became obedient unto death,
even the death of the cross. For which reason God alsd
hath exalted him, and given him a name, which is above
all names ; that at the name of Jesus every knee should
bow, 6f the things in heaven, and on earth,, and under
the earth ; and every tongue confess that the Lord Jesus
Christ is in the glory of God the Father.

GRAD. Ps. lxxii. Thou Tenuisti manum dexter-
hast held me by my right am meam, et in voluntate

hand, and conducted me
according to thy good will,
and raised me up in glory.
V. How good is the God of
Israel to those that are up-
right of heart ! But my feet
were almost gone, my steps
were ready to slip j because
I looked on sinners with a
jealous eye, seeing the
wicked in peace.

TRACT. Ps. xxi. O
God, toy God look down

vol. 1. % e

tua deduxisti me, et cum
gloria assumpsisti me. V*.
Quam bonus Israel Deus
rectis corde ! Mei autem
paene moti sunt pedes, paene
eflfusi sunt gressus mei;
quia zelavi in peccatoribus,
pacem peccatorum videns.

Deus, Deus mens respice
in me ; quare me dereli-

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Mast.

ityon rae$ why bast thou
.forsaken me ? V. They are
my si us that keep salvation
far from me. V. My God,
I will cry out to thee in the
day, and thou wilt not hear
me ; I will cry out in the
night, and it Mil not be a
folly in me. V. But thou
-dwellest in the sanctuary,
O thou the praise of Israel.
V. Our fathers hoped in
thee ; they hoped in thee,
and thou didst deliver them.
V. They cried out to thee,
and were saved f they hoped
in thee, and were not put
to shame. V. But I am a
worm, and not a man ; the
reproach of men, and the
outcast of the people. V.
All that saw me, scorned
me; they talked of me,
and shook their heads. V.
He put his trust in the
Lord, said lhey; let him
deliver him $ let him
save him, because he loveth
him. V. They considered
me, and viewed me atten-
tively : they divided my
garments amongst them,
and cast lots for my vest.
V. Deliver me from the
lion's mouth : rescue me in
my distress from the horns
of the unicorns. V. You
that fear the Lord, praise
him ; O all you of the race
of Jacob magnify him. V.
A people that is to come,
shall be declared the Lord's;
and the heavens shall pub-
lish his justice. •V..Toa
people, to be born, whom
the Lord hath made.

qittsti ? V. Longe a salute
mea verba delictorum meo-
rum. V. Deus meus clama-
bo per diem, nee exaudies :
in nocte, et non ad insi-
pientiam mihi. V. Tu au-
tem in sancto habitas, laus
Israel. V. In te sperave-
runt patres nostri ; sperave-
runt, et liberasti eos. V.
Ad te clamaverunt, et salvi
facti sunt ; in te sperave-
runt, et non sunt confusi.
V. Ego autem sum vermis,
et non homo, opprobrium
hominum, et abjectio ple-
bis. V. Oranes qui vide-
bant me aspernabantur.me,
locuti sunt labiis, et move-
runt caput. V. Speravit in
Domino, eripiat eum ; sal-
vum faciat eum, quoniam
vult eum. V. Ipsi vero con-
sideraverunt, et conspexe-
runt me 5 diviserunt sibi
vestimenta mea, et super
vestem meammiserunt sor-
tem, V. Libera me de ore
leonis j et a cornibns uni-
cornium humilitatem me-
ant. V. Qui timetis Do-
minum, laudate eum ; uni-
versum semen Jacob magni-
ficate eum. V. Annuntia-
bitur Domino generatio
ventura 5 et annuntiabunt
cceli justitiam ejus. V.
Populo qui nascetur, quern
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THE PASSION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST

ACCORDING TO MATT. XXVI.
* A T that time; Jesus said to bis disciples; f You
jfx know that after two day*, the* Passover will be
kept, aud the Son of Man shall, be delivered up to be
crucified. C. Then the chief priests, apd elders of the
people met together in the court of the high priest, who
was called Caipbas; and they consulted how they, might,,
by stratagem, apprehend Jesus, and put him to death.
But .they said ; 8. Not on the festival-day, . lest perhaps
there should happen a tumult among the people. C.
And when Jesus was in Bethania,, in the house of Simon
the leper, there came to him a woman having an alabas-
ter-box of preeions oiqtment, aud she, poured it oat up-
on his head, as he was at table. Aud the disciples see-
ing it, were angry, saying : S. To what purpose is this
waste ) For it might have been sold at a good price, and
given to the poor. (7. But Jesus knowing this, said t<j
them : f Why disturb you this woman ? For she hath
performed a good work towards me. For the poor you
have always with you, but me you have not always.
For this woman, in pouring oinment on my body, has
done it for my burial. Verily I say to you, that where*
soever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world,
it shall likewise be told, what this woman hath daue, in
remembrance of her. C. Then one of the twelve, called
Judas the Iscariot, went to the chief priests, and said
to them : S. What will you give me, and I will deliver
him up to you? C. And they ordered him thiry pieces
of silver. And from that time he sought for an opportu~
nity of betraying him. , Now on the first day of the feast
of unleaven bread, the disciples came to Jesus, saying :
S. Where wilt thou have us prepare to eat the Passover ?
C. And Jesus said j f Go into the city to a certain man,
and say to him : The Master saith, my time is at baud ;
I will keep the Passover with my disciples at thy house.
C. And the disciples did as Jesus had ordered them, and
made ready the Passover. And when it was now. even-
ing, he went to table-with his twelve disciples. And as

* The Passion is usually sung by three voices: One
sings the words of Jesus, marked with a + before them.
Another the thread of the history, marked C. Tto
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they were eating, he said : f Verily I say to you $ one
of you will betray me. C. And being much troubled,
they began every one to say : S. Is it I, Lord > C. And
he answering, said : f He that dippeth his hand with me
in the dish, the same will betray me. The Son of Man
goeth indeed, at it is written of him : but woe to that
man, by whom the Son of Man shall be betrayed j it
had been better for that man, if he had never been born.
C. Then Judas, who betrayed him, answering, said:
5. Master, is it I ? <7. He said to him \ f Thou hast
said it. C. And while they were at supper, Jesus took
bread* and blessed it, and broke it, and gave it to his
disciples, and said : f Take ye and eat ; this is my body.
C. And taking the cup, he gave thanks, and gave it to
them, saying: f Drink you all of this) for this is my
blood of the New Testament, which shall be shed for
many to the remission of sins. But I say to you, I will
not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, till that
day, when I shall drink it new with you in my father's
kingdom. (?. And having said a hymn, they went out
to mount Olivet. Then Jesus saith to them : f All of
yon will be scandalized in me this night ; for it is written :
/ will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock
shall be dispersed. But after I am risen again, I will go
before you into Galilee. C. Then Peter answering, said
to him : S. Though all the rest should be scandalized in
thee, yet will I never be scandalized. C. Jesus said to
him : f Verily, I say to thee : this night before the
cockcroweth, thou wilt deny me thrice. C. Peter said
to him : S. Though I were to die with thee, yet will I-
not deny thee. C. And all the disciples likewise said
the same. Then Jesus came with them to a village called
Gethsemant, and said to his disciples : \ Sit you here,
while I go thither and pray. C. And he took with him
Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sad
and sorrowful. Then he saith to them : + My soul is
sorrowful even unto death 5 Stay you here, and watch
with me. C. And going a little farther, he fell on his
face, and prayed, saying : f O my father, if it be pos-
sible, let this cup' pass from me. Nevertheless, not as
I will, but as thou wilt. (7. And coming to his dis-
ciples, he fonnd them sleeping j and he saith to Peter j
f What ? Could you not watch one hour with me ?
Watch and pray, that you enter not into temptation ,
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He weal away again the second time, and prayed, say*
ing: f O my Father, if this cup cannot pass from me,
but I must drink it, thy will-be done. C. And he came
again, and found them asleep; for their eyes were heavy.
And leaving them, he went again and prayed the third
time, saying the same words. Then he cometh to his
disciples, and saith to them : t Sleep on now, and take
your rest $ behold the hour is near, and the Son of Man
shall be betrayed into the hands of sinners. Rise, let
ns go : behold he, that will betray me, is at hand. C
While be was yet speaking, behold Judas, one of the
twelve, came; and with him a great multitude with
swords and clubs, sent by the chief priests and elders of
the people. And be that betrayed him, had given them
a signal, saying: S. He whom I shall kiss, te the man.,
lay bold on him. C, And coming forthwith; to Jesus,
he said : S. Hail, master ! C And he kbsed him. And
Jesus said to him : f Friend, for what art thou come ?
C Then they came and laid hands on him, and took
him. And behold one of tbem that were with Jesns,
stretching forth his hnnd, drew hi* sword, and striking
the high priest's servant, cut off his ear. ThenJe.su*
said to him : f Put up thy sword again into its plait ;
for "all that take the sword, shall perish by the sword.
Post thou think, I cannot ask it of my Father, and he
will give me presently more thau twelve legions of An-
gels? How then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, which
foretel that thus it must be. C. In that same hour Jesus
said to the multitude ; f You are come out, as against a
highwayman, to take me with swords and clubs. I sat
daily with you teaching in the temple, and you seized
mejiot. C. And all this was done that the writings of
the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all his disciples
abandoning him, fled away. But they holding Jesus,
brought him to Caiphas, the high priest, where the
Scribes and Elders were assembled. But Peter followed
him at a distance, -even to the high priests court. And
going in, he sat down with the servants, to see the issue.
And the chief priests, with all the council, sought false
witness against Jesus, that they might put Lim to
death ; but they found none, tbo' many false witnesses
had come in. At last, two false witnesses came, and
said : S. This man said •, 1 can destroy the teibple of
God, and after three, days rebuild it again. C: And
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the high priest 'rising up said to him ; 5. Answerest
thou nothing to what these men witness against thee ?
(7. But Jesus spoke not. And the high priest said to
him : S. I conjure thee, by the living God, to tell us,
if thou art the Christ, the Son of God ? C. Jesus said to
him : f Thou hast said it. Moreover I say to you :
hereafter you shall see the Son of Man sitting at the
right hand of the power of God, and coming in the
clouds of heaven. C. Then the high priest rent his gar-
ments, Baying : S. He hath blasphemed ', what farther
need have we of witnesses ? Behold you have now heard
his blasphemy : What think you ?• C. And thiey answer-
ing, said : 8. He is guilty of death. C. Then they spit
in bis face, and buffeted him $ and others struck him on
the face with the palms of their hands, saying : S. Pro*
phesy to us, O thou the Christ, who it is that struck
thee ? C. Now Peter sat without in the court 5 and a
maid came to him, saying : S. Thou also wast with*
Jesus of Galilee ; C. But he denied it before all, saying:
S. I know not what thou sayest. C. And, as he went out
of the gate, another maid saw him, and said to those that
were there : S. This man also was with Jesus of
Nazareth. C. And he again denied it with an oath,
saying : 1 know nbt the man. And a little after, they
that stood there, came to Peter and said : S. Certainly
thou also art one of them ; for thy speech discovereth tbee.
C. Then he began to protest and swear, he knew not
the man. And presently the cock crowed. And Peter
called to mind what Jesus had said $ Before the cock
croweth, thou wilt deny me thrice. And going forth
he wept bitterly. And when it was morning, all the
Chief Priests and Elders of the people consulted against
Jesus, to put him to death. And they brought him
bound, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
Then Judas, who had betrayed him, seeing him con-
denned, touched with repentance, brought again the
thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, say-
ing; S, I have sinned in betraying righteous blood. C*
But they said j S. What is it to us ? Look thou to that
C. And casting down the pieces of silver in the temple,
he departed ; and went and banged himself. But the
chief priests taking the silver, said : S. It- is not lawful
to put it in the treasury, because it is the price of blood.
C. And having consulted together, they bought with it
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reason that field is called Haceldama, that is, the
field of blood9 even to this day. Then was fulfilled,
what was spoke by the prophet Jeremy, saying : And
they took thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that
was set at a price, whom they bought for a price of the
children of Israel, and they gave them for the Potter's-
field, as the Lord appointed me. And Jesus stood be-
fore the governor ; and the governor asked him, saying:
S. Art thou the King of the Jews? C. Jesus saith to
hira ; Thou sayest it. C And being accused by the
chief* priests and elders, he answered nothing." Then
Pilate saith to him ; S. Dost thou not hear how many
testimonies they urge against thee ? And he answered
htm not to any word, so that the governor wondered ex-
ceedingly. Now at the festival-day the governor was
wont to release to the people some one prisoner, whom
they pleased. And he had then a very notorious one, cal-
led Barabbas. And they being assembled together, Pilate
said to- them ; S. Which will you that I release for you ;
Barabbas, or Jesus, who is called the Christ ? C. For
he knew they had committed him out of envy. And
as he was sitting on the judgement-seat, his wife sent to
him, saying 5 S. Have nothing to do with that righte-
ous man ; for I have suffered very much .this day in a
dream, upon his account. C. But the chief priests and
elders persuaded the people to demand Barabbas, and
destroy Jesus. Then the governor answering, said to
them ; C. Which of the two will you have discharged ?
C. And they said ; S. Barabbas C. The governor saith
to them ; S. What then shall I do with Jesus, who is
called the Christ ? C. They all say ; S. Let him be cruci-
fied. C. The governor replieth j S. Why, what evil
hath he done ? C. But they cried out the more, saying j
S. Let him be crucified. C. Then Pilate seeing he
could not prevail, but that rather a tumult was raised
took water, and washing his hands before the people,
said 1 S. I am clear of the blood of this righteous man ,
look you to it. C. And all the people answering, said ;
S. Let his blood be on us, and on our children. C. Then
he released to them Barabbas 5 and having scourged Je-
sus, he delivered him up to be crucified. After which
the governor's soldiers took Jesus into the common hall,
and gathered about him the whole band 5 and haying
stripped him, they put on him a scarlet cloak ; and
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reed in hi* right band. And bending a knee before him
they scoffed him, saying; S, Hail* King of the Jews.
C. And they spit on biro, and taking the reed, struck
him on the head. And after they bad insulted hira,
they pulled off the cloak, and putting on his own clothes,
led him away to be crucified. And as they went oat of
the city, they found a man of Syrene, called Simon, and
they compelled him to carry his cross. And they came
to the place, called Golgotha, which signifieth a Calvary.
And they gave him wine mingled with gall to drink >
and when he had tasted it, he would not drink. After
they had crucified him, they divided his garments, cast-
ing lots 5 that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken
by the prophet, saying; They divided my gar men ts among
them, and they cast iotsjor my vesture. And they/sat
down, and watched him. And they put over his head
his cause in writing ; THIS IS J£SUS THE JUNG
OF THE JEWS. Jhen were crucified with bim two
thieves j one on his right hand, and the other on hit
left. And they that passed by, reviled bim, shaking their
heads, saying ; S. Ah ! Thou that destroyed, the temple
of God, and in three days buildest it up again \ save
thyself. If thou art the Son of God, come down from
the cross, (7. In like manner also the chief priests,
with the Scribes and Elders, scoffing bun, said ; &
He saved others, but cannot save himself; if be be tbe
King of Israel, let him now come down froja the cross,
and we will believe him ; he trusted in God, let bim
deliver him now, if. he love him i for he jiatb said ; I
am the Son of God. C. Tbe thieves also, that were
crucified with him, reviled hin\ in the same manner.
Now from tbe sixth how, there was darkness over the
whole earth, till the ninth hour. And abo\\t the ninth
hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, spying: fEli*
Eli, lamma sabactiuini? C. That js : f %1y God, my
God, why hast thou forsaken me ? C. And some thai
stood there, and heard him, said : S, Hecalleth Elias,
C. And forthwith one of them ran, and taking a sponge,
filled it with vinegar and put it on a reed, and gave it
him to drink. But others said j S. Stay, let us see
whether Elias will come and deliver bim. C And Jesus
crying again with a loud voice, gave up the ghost, And
behold the veil of the temple was rent in two, from tbe
top to the bottom j and the earth trembled, and the
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opened $ and many bodies of the saints, who slept,
arose. And going out of their monuments, after his
resurrection, they came into the holy city, and appear*
ed to many. Bat the Centurion, and they who were
with him watching Jesus, seeing the earthquake, and all
that had happened, were very much afraid, and said ; S.
Truly, this man was the Son of God. C. And many
women were there at a distance, who had followed Jesus
from Galilee, and had waited on him; among whom
was Mary Magdalen, and Mary the mother of James
and of Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
And when it was now evening, there came a rich man of
Arimathea, called Joseph, who was also a disciple of
Jesus. He came to Pilate and begged the body of Jesus.
And Pilate commanded the body to be given him. And
Joseph taking the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
and laid it in a new monument of his own, which he had
hewed out of a rock. And he rolled a great stone against
the door of the monument, and went away. And Mary
Magdalen was there and the other Mary, skiing over*
against the sepulchre.

Here U said, Cleanse my .heart, istc. as p. 43.

NOW the next day, which followed the day of the
preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came
together to Pilate, saying t Sir, we remember this se-
ducer said, while he was yet alive : After three days I
will rise again. Command therefore the sepulchre to be
guarded till the third day; lest perhaps his disciples
come and steal him away, and then say to the people :
He is risen from the dead. And so the last error will
be worse than the first. Pilate said to them : You have
9 guard ; go and keep watch, as you know best. And
going away, they secured the sepulchre by placing guards,
and sealing the stone.

OFFERT. Ps. lxviii. Improperium expectavit

My heart hath long borne cor meum et miseriam } et

reproach and misery ; and sustinui qui simul mecum

J looked for some one to contristaretur, et non fuit. '

condole with me, and there Consolantem me quacsivi et

was none. I sought for non inveni ; et dederunt In

one to comfort me, and escam meam fel, et in siti

found none $ they gave me mea potaverunt me aceto.
gall to eat, and vinegar to
drink in my thirst.

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SECRET. Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord, that
what hath been offered in . the presence of thy divine
majesty, may procure us the grace of devotion, and ef-
fectually obtain a blessed eternity. Thro'.

COMM. Matt.Tixvi. Fa- Pater, si non potest hie

ther, if this cup cannot cadix transire, nisi bibam

pass away, but I must ilium, fiat voluntas tua.
drink it, thy will be done.

: POSTCOMM. Per Uvjus* May our vices, O Lord,
be destroyed, and our righteous desires fulfilled by the
efficacy of these mysteries. Thro*.

In private Masses, said without the blessing of the
1 Palms, instead of the Gospel : In the beginning, is said,
the Gospel. Matt. xxi. as above, p. 321.

VESPERS.

. The Little Chapter. Brethren. Beginning of
the Epistle to *, p. 329. Hxmn, p, 299. V. and R«
asp. 296. •

At the MAGNIFICAT.
Anth. For it is written : Ant. Scriptum est enim:
I will strike the shepherd, percutiara pastorem, & dis-
and the sheep of the flock pergentur oves gregist
shall be dispersed j but after postquam autem resurrex-
I am risen again, I will go ero, pwcejlam vos in Gali-
before . you into Galilee ,- team, dicit Dominus.
there shall you see me,
saith the Lord.

Prayer, Collect at Mass.

mondAy;

MASS. Introit. Ps. 34.

JUDGE those, O Lord, who hurt me j defeat those
that assault me ; take thy armour and shield, and
come to my assistance, O Lord, my mighty Saviour. Ps.
Draw thy sword, and stop those that are in pursuit of
tne ; say to my soul : I am thy salvation. Judge those,
O Lord, &c. to Ps.

COLLECT. Da, quasumus. Grant, we beseech
thee, O Almighty God, that we, who, through our
weakness, faint under so many adversities, may recover
by the passion of thy only begotten Son. Who with
thee and the Holy Ghost, liveth, &c%

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LESSON, haias 1. 5. 10.

IN those days : Isaias said : The Lord God hath opened
my ear, and I contradict him not ; and I turned not
my back on him. I have given up my body to those
that struck me, and my cheeks to those that plucked
them ; I have not turned away ray face from those that
abused me and spit on me. The Lord God is my help,
therefore am I not ashamed ; therefore have I made my
face like a bard rock, and I know that I shall not be put
to shame. He is at hand who justifieth me ; who will
declare against me : Let us stand up together, who is
my adversary ? Let him come forth to me. Behold the Lord
God is my helper, who is it that will condemn me. Behold
they shall ail be destroyed as a garment, the moth shall
eat them. Which of you fearetb the Lord, and heareth
the voice of his servant ? He that hath walked in dark-
ness, and hath no light, let him hope in the name of the
Lord, and rely on the Lord his God.

GRAD. Ps. 34. Arise, O Lord, be attentive to
ray trial ; my God and my Lord, undertake my cause.
V. Draw thy sword, stop those that are in pursuit of
me.

Tract. Deal not, O Lord, &c* as above, p. 212.
GOSPEL. JohnxW. \.Q.

SIX days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bet ha-
nia, where Lazarus had died, whom Jesus raised
again. And they made a supper for him there ; and
Martha waited, and Lazarus was one of those that were
at table with him. And Mary took a pound of very ex*
cellent spikenard, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and
wiped his feet with her hair $ and the house was filled
with the odour of the perfume. Therefore one of his
disciples, Judas the Iscariot, who was about to betray
him, said: Why was not this perfume sold for three
hundred pence, and given to the poor ? And he said
this, not because he cared for the poor, but because he
was a thief, and having the purse, carried what was put
in it. Jesus therefore said : Let her alone, that she
may keep it for the day of my burial. For you have
the poor always with yon, but me you have not always.
And a great multitude of the Jews knew he was there j
and they came not only on account of Jesus, but to see
Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.

OFFERT. Ps. 142. . Deliver' me from my enemies,
O Lord ; to thee have J fled, teach me to 4o thy will ;
because thou art my God.

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SECRET. Grant, O Almighty God, that being puri-
fied by tbe powerful virtue of this sacrifice, we may ar-
rive with greater purity to the author and institutor
thereof. Thro*.

COMM. Ps. 34. Let them blush and be ashamed,
who rejoice at my misfortunes ; let them be covered
whh confusion and shame, who speak maliciously against
tne.

POSTCOMM. Pneleant nobis. Let thy holy
mysteries, O Lord, inspire us with divine fervour j
that we delight both in their effect and celebration.
Thro\

Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.

Prayer. Atfjuvanos.

HELP Us, O God, our salvation.; and grant that
we may celebrate with joy the memory of these
benefits, by which thou hast been pleased to redeem us*
Thro*.

TUESDAY IN HOLY WEEK.

MASS. ItfTBorr. Gal. 6.

WE ought to glorify in the cross of our Lord Jesus
Christ ; in whom is our salvation, life, and re-
surrection ; by whom we have been saved and delivered".
Ps. 66. May God have mercy on us, and bless us ; may
his. countenance shine upon us, and may he take pity
on us. We ought to glorify, &c. to Ps.

COLLECT. Omnipotent. O Almighty and Ever>
lasting God, grant that we may so celebrate the mysteries
of our Lord's passion, as. to obtain thy pardon. Thro*
the same.

LESSON. Jer. xi. 18. 20.

IN those days ; Jeremias said : O Lord, thou hast
shewn it me, and I have known it ; then thou didst
discover to me their designs. And I was as a meek
Iamb that is carried to be sacrificed ; and I knew not
that they formed designs against me, saying : Let us
cast wood into his bread, and cut him off from the land
of the living, and let his name be remembered no more.
But thou, O Lord of hosts, that judgest justly, and search-
est the reins and hearts, let me. see thy vengeance upon
them ; for to thee have I laid open my cause, O Lord
my God.

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GRAD, Ps. 34. When they were troublesome to
me, I put on hair-cloth, and bumbled my soul in fast-
ing 5 and I will yet continue to pour forth my prayer in
my bosom. J V. Judge thou, O Lord, those who hurt
me ; defeat those that assault me ; take thy armour and
shield, and come to my assistance.

The PASSION of our. Lord JESUS CHRIST, accord-
ing to Mark. Chcty. xiv.

AT that time : After two days was the feast of the
Passover and of unleavened bread, and the chief
priests and 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 should be a tumult among the
people. C. And when Jesus was at Bethania, in the house
of Simon the leper, at table, there came a woman having
an alabaster box of very costly ointment of spikenard ;
and breaking the alabaster box, she poured it out on his
head. And there were some that were vexed within them-
selves at it, and said : S. Why was this ointment wasted ?
For it might have been sold for more than three hundred
pence, and given to the poor. C. And they murmured
against her. And Jesus said : f Let her alone j why do
you disturb her ? She hath done a good work on me.
For you have the poor always with you ; and whenso-
ever you will, you roay do them good ; but me you
have not always. She hath done what she could; and
is come before-hand to anoint my body for its burial.
Verily I say to you, Wherever this gospel shall be
preached throughout the whole world, this also, which
she bath done,, shall be told for a memorial of her. C.
Then Judas the iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the
chief priests to betray him to them. And when they
.heard it, they were, glad, and promised to give him
money. And he sought how he might conveniently be-
tray him. Now. on the first day of unleaven bread,
when they killed the Passover, his disciples say to him:
S. Where wilt thou have us go, and prepare for thee
to eat the Passover? C. And he sendeth two of his dis-
ciples, and saith to them : f Go into the city, and there
will meet.yod a man carrying a pitcher of water, follow
him ; and wherever he goeth in, say to the master of
vol. i. f f „,

t Expl.I will continue my humble posture of prayer, with my
Jbead reclined on my breast.

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the house : The Master saith : Where is the guest-
room, in which I may eat the Passover with my disciples ?
And he will shew you a large upper-room feady furnish-
ed : and there make ready for us. C. 'And bis disciples
went, and coming into the city, found every thing as>he
had said to them, and made ready the Passover. And in
the evening he came with the twelve. And as they were
at table, and eating, Jesus saith : f Verily I say to you :
one of you that eateth with me, will betray me. C.
And they began to be sad, and to say to him severally :
S. Is it I ? C. He saith to tbem : -fit is one of the twelve,
that dippeth his hand with me in the dish. And the
Son of Man indeed goeth, as it is written of him 5 bat
woe to that man by whom the Son of Man shall be be-
trayed. It had been better for that man if he had never
been born. C. And while they were eating, Jesus took
bread, and blessing it, broke it and gave it to them, and
said : f Take you this, this is my body. C. And having
taken the cup, giving thanks, he gave it them; and
they all drank of it. And he said to them : + This is my
blood of the New Testament, which shall be shed for
•many. Verily, I say to you, that from now I will not
drink of this fruit of the vine, until that day, when I
shall drink it hew in the kingdom of God. C. And
having said an hymn, they went out to the mountain of
Olives. And Jesus said to them : f You will all be scan-
dalized this night on my account ; for it is written : I
will strike the shepherd, and the sheep shall be disper-
sed. But after I rise again, I will go before you into
Galilee. C. But Peter said to him : S. Tho* all the rest
shall be scandalised on thy account, yet I will not. C.
And Jesus said to him : f Verily I say to thee, that this
very night, before the cock hath twice crowed, thou wilt
*teny me thrice. C. But he spoke still more vehement-
ly : S. Tho' I was to die with thee, I will not deny thee.
C. And they all said the same. And they came to a
form called Gethsemani, and he said to his disciples : f Sit
you here, while I pray. C. And he taketh with him
Peter and James, and John $ and he began to fear, and
to-be heavy. And he said to them : f My soul is sorrow-
ful until death; stay you here, and watch. C. And
when he was gone a little farther, he fell flat on the
ground ; and he prayed, that if it might be, that hour
might pass away from him ; and he said : f Abba, Fa-
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from me ; but not what 1 will, bat what thou wilt. C-
And he came and found tbem sleeping. And he saith to
Peter : f Simon dost thou sleep ? Could st thou not watch
one hour ? Watch ye all and pray, that you fall not into
temptation, Tiie spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is
weak. C. And going away again he prayed, saying the
same words. And returning, he found, them again
asleep, (for their eyes were heavy) and they knew not
what to answer him. And he cometh the third time,
and saith to them.; t Sleep on now and take your rest. It
is enough 5 the hour is come ; behold the Son of Man
shall be betrayed into the hands of sinners. Arise, let
us go j behold he that will betray me, is near. C. And
while he was speaking, came Judas the Iscariot, one of
the: twelve, and with him a great multitude, with swords
and. clubs, sent by/ the. chief priests, and scribes, and.
elders. And he: that betrayed hiim bad given them a
signal*, saying ; S. Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is lie,
seize him, and. carry, him away warily. C. And when he
was come, going immediately up to, him, he. said ; S.
Hail, Rabbi ! C. And kissed him; And they laid hands
on him, and' seized him a And one of those! that were,
present, drawing his sword, struck a servant of the. high
priest, and cut off. his ear. And: Jesus answering* said.
to them : f Ai« you* come, out as it were against a> thief
with: swords and clubs to, apprehend me ? I. was with
you every day teaching in the temple, and yon: did not
take me. But the scriptures must be fuhSHed. C. Then,
his disoiples leaving him, they all fled. And a certain,
young man followed him, having a linen cloth cast about
his naked body ; and they* seised him ; but: he having
thrown off the linen cloth, ran away from them naked.
And. they led him to the- high-priest ; and all the priests,
and scribes, and. elders were-met together. And Peter*
followed him at « distance as faras into the highr priest's,
court, and sat with th&scrvants-at the fire, and warmedi
bimsel£ And the chief, priests and; all. the council
sought for evidence against; Jesus* to put htm to death;;
and they) found none: Tho! many bore witness against
him 5 .hoc their evidences did not agree: And. some?
rising up, bore, falser, witness against him, saying : iSi.Wct-
our selves: hear dt himisay : I will destroy this temple; madei
with hands, and in ttaeedaya L will build another not
made with hands; C. And their evidencedid nob agree.
And the^igh: priest rising up in the midst afcthem, asjfe*

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ed Jesus, saying : S. Dost thou not answer any thing to
what is alledged against thee by these people ? C. But
he was silent, and answered nothing. The high priest
asked him again, and said to him : S. Art thou the
Christ, the Son of the blessed God ? C. And Jesus said
to him : f I am. And you shall see the Son of Man
sitting at the right hand of the power of God, and com-
ing in the clouds of heaven. C. And the high priest
tearing his garments, said : S. What farther want have
we of witnesses ? You have heard his blasphemy ; what
do you think of it ? C. And they ail declared him guilty
of death. And some began to spit on him, and to hood-
wink him, and to strike him with their fists, and to say
to him : S. Prophesy. C. And the servant buffeted him.
And when Peter was in the court below, there C2me
one of the high priest's maids ; and when she had seen
Beter warming himself, she satth, looking at him : S.
Thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth. C. But he denied
it,, saying : S. I neither know, nor understand what thou
sayest. C. And he went out before the court-door,
, and the cock crew. And again, when the maid saw him,
she began to tell those that stood by, that he was one of
them. But he again denied it. And a little while after,
they again, who stood by, said to Peter : S. Thou certain-
ly art one of them ; for thou art a Galilean. C. But he
-began to Curse and swear, saying : I know not the man
you speak of. C. And presently the cock crew again.'
And Peter . remembered what Jesus had said to him ;
Before the cock croweth twice, thou shalt deny me
thrice. And he began to weep. And early in the
morning the chief priests with the elders and
scribes, and the whole council, consulting together,
carried Jesus bound, and delivered him over to Pilate.
And Pilate asked him; S. Art thou the King of the
Jews } C. But he answering, said to him : f Thou say est
it. C. And the chief priests accused him of many things.
And Pilate asked him again, saying: 8. Answerest
thou nothing r See what great things they alledge
against thee. C. But Jesus still answered not -, so that
Pilate wondered. Now on the festival he was accustom-
ed to release them one of the prisoners, whomsoever
they should desire. And there was one called Barabbas*
that was in prison with some rioters, who in the riot
bad committed murder. And the multitude being come
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And Pilate answered them, and said: & Would you
have roe release to you the King of the Jews ? C. For
he- knew, the chief priests had delivered him up oat of
envy. But the priests stirred up the mnltitudeTather to
have Barabbaa released to them. And. Pilate answering
again, said to them: S. What then, would you have me
to do with the King of the Jews > C. But they again cried
out ; S*. Crucify him. C. And Pilate said to them ;. S;
But what harm hath he done ? G. But they cried out
the more ; S. Crnrity him. C. And Pilate, being willing
to satisfy the people*, released. Barabbas,> and* delivered
up'to them Jesus, being first scourged^ to be crucified.
And the soldiers led bin; into the court of the palace;
and they called together the whole company, and cloth*-'
ed him in purple $ and. wreathing a crown<of thron* they
put it on his bead. And they began to salute him.;
Hail ; King* of the Jew*! And they, struck him mi the
head with areed; and they spit on him, and kneeling
down adored: binr. And after they had thus. insulted
him, they took off the purple garment, and put on him
his own clothes, and led him out to crucify him* Aud
they obliged a man that wa** passing by, one Srmon, a
Cyrenean* coming tiromtthe country* the fother o£Afex-
ander and Bums, to carry/ his- cross. And they bring
him to the place Golgotha* which is interpreted^ th*
place of Calvary. And they gave him wine mingled
with myrrh to drink ; and* he would not take it. And
when* they had- crucified him, they divided his elotha,
casting lot* for tuem, %e know, what each should- take.
And it was now- the third hour ; and> they crucified him.
And the title of his came was thus written: THE
KING OF THS& JEWS. And they crucify- with him
two » thieves ; one at his- right hand, and the^ other at bin
left. And the scripture was* fulfilled, that saich t Ahi
he was reckoned uritk the wicked. And they that pasv
sed by blasphemed against him> wagging their heads,
and saviogj : S. Qh.l Thou that destroyest the temple of
God, and rebuildest it in three days, save thyself, and
come down, from, the cross. C. In like manner
the chief priests with the scribes, insulting, said to
one another: S. He saved others.; but he cannot
save himself Let the Christ, the King of Israel, now
come down from the cross, that we may see and be*
' tieve. G. And' they that were crucified with him, re-
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viled him.' ' And at the sixth hour there was darkness
ever the whole earth until the ninth hour. And at the
ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying :
f Eloi, EJoi, lamma sabacthani<? C. Which is interpret-
ed : f My God, my God, why kast thou forsaken me ? C.
And some of the standers by hearing him, said: S. Be-,
hold, he caileth Elias. C. And one running and filling
a spunge with vinegar, and putting it on a reed, gave it
him to drink, saying : . S. Hold, let us see, if Elias
come to take him down. C. And Jesus crying t)ut with
a loud voice, expired. And the veil of the temple was
rent in two from the top to the bottom. And the Cen-
turion, who stood over against him, seeing that so cry-
ing out he had expired, said : S. TVuly this man was
the Son of God. C. And there were also some women
looking on afar off; among whom was Mary Magdalen,
and Mary the mother of James- the less, and of Joseph,
and Salome ; and when he was in Galilee, they followed
him, and served him ; and many other women that were
come up with him to Jerusalem.

Here is said: Cleanse my heart, Ordinary, p. 43.

AND when the evening was come (because it was
the preparation before the Sabbath) Joseph of
Arjjmathea, a noble decurion, who also was expecting
the kingdom of God, Came and went boldly to Pilate,
and begged the body of Jesus. And Pilate wondered
that he was dead already. And having sent for the Cen-
turion^ he asked him, if he was dead already. And
when he knew it from the Centurion, he gave the body
to Joseph. And Joseph having bought a linen winding-
sheet, and taken him down, wrapped him in the wind-
ing-sheet, and laid him in a sepulchre that was hewn out
*>f a rock j and he rolled a stone at the entrance of the
sepulchre.

OFFERT. Ps. 139. Keep me, O Lord, from the
hands of the sinful man ; and from unjust men deliver
me.

SECRET. May these sacrifices, O Lord, toe beseech
thee, which are accompanied with healing fasts, merci-
fully repair us. Thro*.

COMM. Ps. 63. The Judges in the gate spoke
against me, and they that drank wine, made songs
against me. But J poured forth my prayer to thee,

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O Lord: it is time, O God, lo shew thy good will
to me, according to the. multitude of thy mercies.

POSTCOMM. Sanctificationibus. May these tby
holy mysteries, O Almighty God, both cure our vices,
and become an eternal remedy to us. Thro*. »
Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.

PRAYER. Tua Nos. May thy mrrcy, 0> pod,
purify us from the corruption of the old man, and enable
as to put on the new. Thro.*

WEDNESDAY IN HOLY WEEK.
MASS. Introit. Phil. 2.

AT the name of Jesus let every knee bow, of things
in heaven, on earth, and under the earth : be-*
cause the Lord became obedient unto death, even the
death of the cross ; therefore the Lord Jesus Christ is
in the glory of God the Father. Ps. 101 . O Lor d hear
my prayer, and let nay cry come to thee. At the name,
&c. to Ps. r ' /

After the Kyrie ekison is said:
Let us pray. Let us kneel down. R.' Stand up again.

h COLLECT. Prussia. Grant, we beseech, thee,

0 Almighty God, that we who continually are punished
for our excesses, may be delivered by the passion df thy
Only, begotten Son.. Wholiveth, &c. .

I. LESSON. Isaias Lxii. U. huii. 1. ?,

THUS 'saith the Lord God : Say. to the daughter' of
Sioh ; Behold thy Saviour cometh j behold his re-
Ward is with him. Who is he that cometh from Edoxn,
With dyed garments from Bosra ? He is beautiful in his
robe, walking in the greatness of his. strength. It is I,
that speak justice*, and am the protector that saveth.
Why then is thy garment red, and thy clothes like theirs
that tread in the wine press ? 1 have trodden the wine-
press alone; and of the Gentiles there is not a man with
me; I have trodden them in my fury, and trampled on
them in my arijger \ and their blood is sprinkled on my
clothes, and I have stained all my garments. For the
day of revenge is in my heart j the year of my reward is
come. I looked about, and there was none to help me $

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arm saved me, and my own indignation helped me.
And I trod down the people in my fury, and. I made
them drunk in my indignation, and I brought their
Strength down to the ground. I will remember the?
mercies of the Lord, the praise of the Lord for all
the things, which the Lord our God hath bestowed up-
on us.

GRAD. Ps. 68. Turn not away thy face from thy
servant, for I am in distress ; hear me speedily. V.
Save me, O God, for the waters have entered even
to my soul, I am sunk into deep mire, and there is no
footing.

May the Lord be wfth you. R. And with thy spirit.

II. COLLECT. Deus, qui. O God, who wouldst
have thy Son suffer on the cross, to deliver us from the
power of the enemy* grant to us thy servants that* we
may obtain the grace o£ his resurrection. Thro* the
same.

II. LESSQN. Jstihs liii.

IN* those days; Isaia* sajd: Laid who hath believed
what they have heard from us } And to whom hath
the arm of the.Loni bees revested* And he shall shoot
up. like a young sprig before him,, and like a sucker from
dry ground j he hath no form nor beauty ; and we saw
him, and he had nothing sightly, mat we stiotiloVdetire
him ; as being despised and' the test of raeny a> man of
sorrows and acquainted' with infirmity4; hisconntenanoe
was, as it were, hid, and' despicable, wherefore we valued
him not. He hath truly taken oil himself our infirmities*
and hath borne our sorrows*, and w*Jooked,oo binrara
leper, and a* one struck by/GSod and: afflicted. But! it
was for our iniqnitie&ibe was wounded,and<fcur nun crime*
was he bruised 5 the chastisement, for making'onr. peace
ibll'upon him, and by mV bruises were we healed. We
were all gone astray like sheep, every one had- turned
aside to jgo his own way j and the Lord laid upon, him
the iniquities of us ail. He became an oblation,, because
he himself would, and be opened not his mouth;, he
shall be led like a sheep to the slaughter,. and lilaeja lamb
before the shearer shall, he be dumb, . and* open, not hi
mouth. He was taken from, con&nement. and from
judgment. Who shall declare his generation.? For he
was cut ofF from the land of. the living ;, for the' wicked-
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wicked for his burial, and the rich for his death j because'
he did no evil, nor was deceit found in his mouth ; and-
the Lord was pleased to crush him in his weakness. If
he shall lay down his life for Bin, he shall see a long
posterity, and the will of the Lord shall be fulfilled by
his hand. For that his soul hath laboured, he shall see-
and be satisfied. This my righteous servant shall make;
many righteous by his doctrine 5 and he shall bear their'
iniquities. Therefore will I bestow upon him many, '
and he shall distribute the spoils of the strong 5 because >
he hath delivered up his life to death, and was numbered
with the wicked^ and he bore the sins of many, and"
prayed for such as transgressed.

TRACT. Ps. 101. Lord, hear my prayer, and let
my cry come unto thee. V. Turn not away thy face
from me; but whenever I am in distress, give ear to
me. V. In whatever day I shall call upon thee, hear
me speedily. V. Fbr my days have vanished like smoke j
and my bones are as if they were fried in a frying-pan.
V. I was blasted like the grass, and my heart withered:
because I forgot to eat my bread. V. But thou O Lord, «
wilt arise and have mercy on Sion ; for the time to have
mercy on her is come.

The PASSION of our Lord JE'SUS CHRIST accord-
ing to Luke, Chap. xxii.

AT that time ; The feast of unleavened bread, which
is called the Passover, drew near j and the chief:
priests and scribes sought how they might put Jesus to.
death, but they feared the people. And Satan entered
into Judas, one of the twelve, who was.surnamed the
Iscariot. And he went and talked with the chief priests,
and magistrates, how he might betray him to them.
And they were glad, and bargained to give him money.
And he promised to do it. • And he sought an opportu-*
nity to betray him without any tumult. And the day -of
unleavened bread being come, 00 which it was necessary
the Passover should be killed ? Jesus sent Peter and John,
saying : f Go and prepare for us the Passover, that we
may eat it. C. And they said : S. Where wouldst thou
have us make it ready } C. And he satth to them : f
Behold, as ypu go into the city, there will meet you a
man carrying a pitcher of water ; follow him into the
house where he goeth, and* you shall say to the master of
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room, where I may eat the Passover with: my disciples >
And be will shew you a large room ready furnished, and
there make ready. C. And they going found every
thing as he had told them, and they got ready the Pas-
sover. And when the hour was come, he went to table,
and the twelve Apostles with htm. And he said to
them j f I nave earnestly desired to eat this Passover
with you before i suffer. For I declare to you, I wili
not any more eat thereof, till it be fulfilled in the king-
dom of God. C And taking the cup, he gave thanks
and said : f Take, and divide this among you. For I de-
dare to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, till
the kingdom of God oometh. C. And having taken bread,
he gave thanks, and broke it, and gave it to them, say*
ing : f This is my body, which is given for you ; do
this in remembrance of me. C, He took likewise the cup,
after he had supped, saying:: f This cup/ is the New
Testament in, my blood, which shall be shed for you..
But behold the hand of him, who betrayeth me, it with;
me on the table. And the Son of man goeth indeed; aw
it is decreed ; but woe to that man, by whom he shall be:
betrayed. C. And they began to enquire among them-
selves, which of them it was, that should: do thie things
And there arose also a dispute among them, which of
them seemed to be the greatest: And he said tor them r
f The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them -, and they
that have power over them, are called benefactors. But
it is not' to- be sot with' you ; but he that is: the greatest
among you; let him become like theleast ; andhe that i«
the chief, as he that waiteth. For which is the great eat, he?
that i&at table, or he that waiteth > Is it not he that:
is at table ? But I am among you, as one, that waiteth ;
and you are they > who have continued with me in mjr
trials. And I prepare for you a kingdom, as my Father,
hath prepared it for me, that you may eat and drink: afe.
my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones, judging'
the twelve tribes of Israel. C. And the Lord said : f*
Simon, Simon, behold Satan hath sought you, to sift you;
like wheat ; but I have prayed for thee, that thy faith:
fed. not 5 and do thou, when thou art once converted,,
strengthen thy brethren. C. And he said to him : S»
Lord, I am ready to go with thee both to prison and to.
death. C. But he said : f I tell thee, Peter : The cocks
shall not crow this day, till thou thrice deny that thorn
knowest me. C. And he said to them : f. When I sent

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you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, did you want
any thing ? C. They said : S. Nothing. C. Then he said
to them : fBut now he that hath a puree, let him take
it, and likewise his scrip $ and he that hath no sword,
let him sell his. coat, and buy one. For I say to you,
that which is written, must also be fulfilled in me t And
-he was numbered with the wicked. For the things that
relate to me, are accomplished. C. And they said : S.
Lord, behold here are two swords. C. And he said to
them : f Tis enough. C. And going out, he went, ac-
cording to his custom to the mount of Olives. And his
disciples followed him. And when he was come to the
place, he said to them : f Pray, that you fall not into
temptation. C. And he withdrew from them about a
stone's cast, and kneeling down, he prayed, saying :f
Father, if it be thy pleasure, put away this cup from me $
but not my will, but thine be done. C. And an angel
from heaven appeared to him strengthening him. And
being in an agony, he prayed the more. And his. sweat
was as drops of blood trickling down upon the ground.
And when he arose from prayer, and came to his dis-
ciples, he found them sleeping through sadness. And
he said to them : f Why do you sleep ? Kise and pray,
that you fall not into temptation. C. And as he was
saying this, behold a multitude, and he that was called
Judas, one of the twelve, headed them, and drew near
to Jesus to kiss him. But Jesus said to him : f Judas, is
it with a kiss thou betrayest the Son of Man ? C. And
they that were with him, seeing what was to happen, said
to him : S. Lord, what if we strike with the sword ? C.
And one of them struck the servant of the high priest,
*nd cut off his right ear. But Jesus answering, said : f
Hold, stop there. C. And having touched his ear, he
Jiealed him. And Jesus said to those that came to him,
the chief priests, and magistrates of the temple, and
elders : f Are you come with swords and clubs as against
a robber? When I was every day with you in the
temple, you never laid hands on me 5 but this is your
hour, and the power of darkness. C. Then they seizing
him, led him to the house of the high priest ; and Peter
followed at a distance. And a fire being kindled in the
middle of the court, they sat about it, and Peter was with
them. And a maid-servant seeing him sitting at the fire,
and having viewed him said ; S. This man was also with
Jiim. C. And he dented him, saying : S. Woman I

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know him not. CAnd a little after, a man also seeing
him, said ; S. Thou too art one ofthem. C. But Peter
*aid j S. O man, 1 am not. C. And after the space of
.about an hour, another affirmed it, saying ; S. Certainly
this man was also with him ; for he is .a Galilean. C.
And Peter said ; S. Man, I know not what thou sayest.
jC. And immediately, while he was yet speaking, the
cock crowed. And the Lord, turning about, looked at
.Peter. And Peter remembered what the Lord had said ;
Before the cock croweth, thou sbalt deny me thrice.
:And Peter went out, and wept bitterly. And the men
that held Jesus, insulted him, beating him. And they
also hoodwinked him, and struck him on the face.; and
they asked him, saying ; S. Prophesy who it was that
struck thee ? C. And many other things they blasphe-
mously spoke against him. And when it was day, the
elders of the people, and the chief priests and the Scribes
met together, and brought him to their council-hall,
saying ; S. If thou art the Christ, tell us. C. And he
said to them ; + If I tell you, you will not believe me.
.And if I ask you any questions, you will not answer me,
nor let me go. But hereafter the Son of Man shall sit
on the right hand of the power of God. C. Then they
all said $ S. Art thou then the Son of God > C. And he
said ; f You have said it $ for I am. C. And they said ;
S. What farther need have we o£ witnesses? For we
.have heard enough from his own mouth. And they
all rising up, led him to Pilate. And they be-
gan to accuse him, saying ; S. We have found this man
perverting our nation, and forbidding tribute to be paid
to Caesar, and affirming himself io be the Christ, and our
King. C. And Pilate asked him, saying; S. Art thou
the King of the Jews ? . C. And he answering said ; f
Thou sayest it. C. Then Pilate said to the phief priests,
and people ; S. I find nothing criminal in this man. C.
But they persisted the more, saying ; S. He stirred up
.the people, teaching all over Judea, beginning from Ga-
lilee to this place. And Pilate hearing Galilee, asked if
he was a Galilean. And as soon as he knew that he be-
longed to Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod,
who at that time was .in Jerusalem. And wben Herod
saw Jesus, he was very glad ; for he had been a long
time very desirous to see him, because he had heard many
things of him, and hoped to see some miracle done by
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Um no answer. And the chief priests and scribes stood
by, constantly securing him* And Herod with his army
treated him with acorn, and insulted him, cloathtng him
with a white garment, and sent him back to Pilate. And
Herod and Pilate were reconciled to one another ibat
day j for before they were at variance. And Pilate cal-
ling together the chief priests, and magistrates, and the
people, said to them > S. You have brought this roan be-
fore me, as one that perverteth the people ; and behold,
having examined him before you, I find him not guilty
of any of all those things you accuse him of. No, nor
Herod neither j for I sent you to him, and behold no-
thttig is done to him, as if he deserved death. I will
chastise htm therefore, and dismiss him. C. Now on
the festival he was obliged to release them one man.
But the whole multitude cried out all together, say*
ing; S. Away with this man, and release Barabbas;
C. Who had been put in prison for a sedition raised
in the city, and for a murder. And Pilate spoke
to them again, being desirous to release Jesus. But
they cried out saying ; S. Crucify him, crucify him.
C. And be said to them a third time ; S. What harm
hath this man done ? I find nothing in bim, for which
be deservetb death ; I will therefore chastise him, and
then release him. C. But they persisted demanding with
a loud voice that he might be crucified. And their cries
increased. And Pilate gave sentence that their demand
should be complied with. And he released to them
him for whom they had petitioned, and who had been
pot in prison for murder and sedition ; but Jesus he
delivered up to their will. And as they led him along,
they laid hold of one Simon a Cyrenean, coming out of
the country, and laid the cross on bim to carry after Je-
*u». And there followed him a great multitude of the peo-
ple, and of women, who lamented and bewailed him.
But Jesus turning to them, said ; f Daughters of Jerusa-
lem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and
for your children ; because, behold the days will come,
in which they will say ; Blessed are the barren, and the
wombs that never bare, and the breasts that gave not suck.
Then they shall begin to say to the mountains ; Fall upon
us; and to the hills; Cover us; For if they do these
things in the green wood, what will be done in the dry ?
C. And two other malefactors were led with him to be
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executed. And when they were come to the place called
Calvary, I here they crucified him, and the thieves, one
on the right hand, and the other on the left; And Je-
sus said; f Father, forgive them, for they know not
what they do. C. And they, dividing his garments,
cast lots for them. And the people stood gazing on him,
and the rulers derided him with them, saying ; S. He
saved others, let him save himself, if he be the Christ,
the chosen one of God. And the soldiers also insulted him
coming to him, and ori%ring him vinegar, saying j S. If
thou art the King of the Jews, save thyself. C. And
there was also an inscription written over him in Greek
and Latin and Hebrew letters : THIS IS THE KING
OF THE JEWS. And one of the thieves that were
hanging, blasphemed him, saying ; S. If thou art the
Christ, save thyself and us. C. But the other answer-
ing, rebuked him, saying : S. Neither dost thou fear
(rod, because thou ait the same under condemnation }
And we indeed are justly so, for we receive the due re-
ward of our deeds 5 but this man hath done no harm*
C. And he said to Jesus ; S. Lord, remember me, when
thou shalt come into thy kingdom. C. And Jesus said
to him j f Verily, I say to thee 5 this day shalt thou be
with me in Paradise. C. And it was now about the
sixth hour, and there was darkness upon the whole earth
until the ninth hour. And the sun was darkened j and
the veil of the temple was rent in the middle. And Je-
sus crying out with a* loud voice, said 5 f Father into thy
hands I commend my spirit. C. And saying this he ex-
pired. And the Centurion seeing what had happened
glorified God, saying; S; Indeed this was a righteous
man. C. And the whole multitude of them that were?
present at that sight, and beheld what had happened
went away striking their breasts. And all his acquaint-
ance, and the women that followed him from Galilee,
stood afar off beholding these things.

Here is said : Cleanse my heart, as Ordinary, p. 43.

AND behold there was a man named Joseph, who
was a senator, a good and just man, who had not
consented to their council nor their doings ; and he was
of Arimathea, a city of Judea, and expected himself
the kingdom of God. This man came to Pilate,
and begged the body of Jesus 5 and taking it down,
wrapped it in a winding-sheet, and laid it in a monu-

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rocnt hewn out of a rock, in which .never any man had
been yet laid..

OFFERT. Ps. 101. O Lord, hear my prayer, an4
let my cry come to thee 3 turn not away thy lace from
me.

SECRET. Accept, O Lord, we beseech thee, the
offerings we have made ; and mercifully grant, that we
may receive, with pious sentiments, what we celebrate
in the mystery of the passion, of our Lord. Thro* the
same.

COMM. Ps. 101. I mingled my drink with
tears, because when thou hadst raised me up, thou didst
cast me down, and I withered as grass $ but thou, Q
Lord, continuest for ever; thou wilt arise, and have
mercy on Sion, because the time to have mercy on her
is come.

POSTCOMM. Largire. Grant, 6 Almighty God,
that we may have a lively hope, that thou hast given
us eternal life by the temporal death of thy Son, re-
presented iu these adorable mysteries. Thro* the
same.

Let us pray. Bow down your. heads to God.

PRAYER. Respice. Look down, O Lord, we be.
seech thee, on this thy family, for which our Lord Jesus
Christ scrupled not to be delivered up into the hands of
wicked men, and undergo the punishment of the cross*
Who liveth.

MAUNDAY-THURSDAY.

INSTRUCTION.

THIS day probably took its name among our English
Ancestors, from the maundy or basket of bread,
which was handed about, and with which the fast of this
day was broken after Mass by a particular privilege,
Others think it took its name from the mandate, or
commandment, which Christ gave his apostles to. wash
one another's feet, after the example he had set them*
This pious ceremony is still practised in religious Com-
munities, and in Collegiate and Cathedral Churches.

This day is likewise called, in some Churches, Abso-
lution Thursday, from the public absolution and recon-
ciliation, that was this day granted to the Penitents. But
as to the solemn Office, called Tenebrae, (from the
darkness, in which the Office was concluded by putting
vut all the lights, and which is now celebrated on Wed*

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nesday in the afternoon) it used, like the night-of-
fice throughout the year, to be celebrated after mid-
night.

The ceremonies peculiar to this Office of Tenebrae, on
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday evening, are very an-
cient, being in use at Rome in the seventh or eighth centu-
ry 3 and by many ate considered as mystical, and alluding
to the history of the passion of Christ. Thus; say they,
the putting out the candles one after another at each An-
them in Matins and Lauds, and at the six last verses of
the Benedict us, signifies the flight of the apostles upon
Christ's being seized. The hiding lighted the uppermost
candle in the triangular candlestick, expresses the death
of Christ, from whose body and soul the Divinity part-
ed not. While this candle is concealed behind, or at the
corner of the altar, the Miserere Psalm is said, to beg the
effects of Christ's death for us : The producing it again,
signifies his glorious resurrection. The noise likewise
made at the conclusion of the Office; according to the
same authors, signifies the spliting of the rocks, and the
confusion nature was in, at the death of its Creator.
Lastly, say they, the silence of the bells from the Gloria
in excelsis in the Mass of this day, to the same in the so*
lemn Mass of Holy Saturday, is to represent the silence
of the apostles, who durst not confess Jesus Christ.

Others will have all these ceremonies to be only so
many vestiges or footsteps pf venerable antiquity. The
use of bells is not by far so ancient as Christianity : And
during the times of persecution, it is not to be supposed
that the Christians could use any public signal to call
people to their assemblies. When Constantine the Great
granted peace to the Church, they adopted the signals
they found in use. Hence, in some places, they assem-
bled by the sound of trumpets or of horns : in others, by
the noise made with brass pans, or on a board struck
with a mallet ; which last method is still used by the
Greeks under the Turkish empire.

In ancient times the candles were not placed on the
altar, but either in lustres that hung from the ceiling, in
sconces, or were carried by Acolyths, or placed in large
chandeliers 5 some of which were in form of a cross,
others triangular, others like that described by Moses,
£xod. xxxi. 17, Arc. And as, on greater solemnities,
the midnight-office was prolonged till the approach of
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some footsteps of this ancient custom, might perhaps be
the reason that there are the same number lighted in the
triangular candlestick, as there are Psalms with Anthems
sung at Matins and Lauds.

And as the lights were all put out at Jbe conclusion
of the Office, so now during the six last verses of the Be-
nedictus, the six candles on the altar are put out. But as-
it is now the custom to keep the blessed sacrament on
the high altar, and to keep a light always burning before
it ; so to preserve the ancient practice! the lamp is put out,
but one of the lighted tapers is kept to light it again : Or
perhaps it was formerly used to keep one light after the
rest were put out, to light the Clergy or the Monks to
their cells. The noise made at the end of the Office
seems originally to have been nothing, but a signal given
by the superior for all to depart.

But whatever was the origin of these ceremonies,
whether mystical or natural, the manner, in which these
three last days of Lent ought to be spent, is evident. We
ought to add to the rigour of our fasts, increase our devo-
tion and sentiments of compunction, meditate on the
sufferings and death of Christ, and pray fervently for the
happy effects thereof in our souls. These will be best
produced by uniting our fasts, prayers, watching and suf-
ferings, witfi those of aur suffering Redeemer. Of
themselves they will be of little avail/ but united to, and
sanctified by, those of Jesus Christ, they will prove ex*
tremely profitable.

' MAUNDAY-THURSDAT.— MATWS. ?

i. nocT urn:

Anth. A Zeal for thy Ant. r~W ELUS domus tufc

ix house hath eat- J£j coroedit me i *&

"en me up j and the insults opprobria exprobrantium

of those, who insulted tibi ceciderunt' super me.

thee, have fallen upon me. \
Psalm Ixviii.

SAVE me, O God > * for ^ALVUM me fac, be-

the waters have pene- JO. us : * Quoniam intra-

trated even to my soul. veruut aquae usque ;ad ani-

.mam meam.
I am stuck fast in the Infixus sum Jn'limo pro-
mire of the deep,* where fundi,* Sc'non est substan-
there is no sure standing. ** tia.

I anxcorrie into the depth . Veni in altitudtnem ma-

of "the 'sea :'* ' And a tern- ris : * Et lenipestas demer-

g g 2 '■■*■■

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pest btth overwhelmed
me.

I have laboured crying
out, my throat is grown
hoarse : * My eyes have
tailed me, whilst I look for
my God.

They are multiplied
above the hairs of my
head,* who hate me with-
out cause.

My enemies are grown
strong, who persecuted me
unjustly : * Then did I
pay, wnat I had not stole
away.

0 God, thou knowest
my folly :* And my offen-
ces are not hid from thee.

Let them not blush on
my account, who look for
thee, O Lord : * O thou
Lord of hosts.

Let them not be put to
contusion on my account,
who seek thee,* O God of
Israel.

For it was for tby sake
I have borne reproach:*
Confusion hath covered my
face.

1 am become a stranger
to my brethren : * And one
unknown to my own mo-
ther's children.

Because a zeal for thy
house hath eaten me up :*
And the insults of those,
who insulted thee, have
fallen on me.

And I afflicted my soul
fasting :* And it was made
a reproach to me.

And 1 made haircloth
my garment ; * And I be-

au me.

Laboravi damans, rau-
cae facias sunt fauces mese : *
Defecerunt oculi mei, dam
spero in Deum meum.

Multiplicat! sunt super
capillos capitis met* qui
oderunt me gratis*

Omfertati sunt qui per*
secuti sunt roe iakntci mei
injuste : * Quae non rapui,
tuncexsolvebam.

Deus, tu scis insipieotiam
meam:* Et delicta mea a
te non sunt abscondita.

Non erubescant in me,
qui expectant te Domiae ,*
Domine virtutum.

Non confundantur, su-
per me, qui quasrunt te,*
Deus Israel.

Quoniam propter te sus-
tinui opprobrium ; * ope-
ruit confusio faciem meam.

Extraneus (actus sum
fratribus meis : * Et pere-
grinus filiis matris meae.

Quoniam sselus domus
tuse comeditme:* Et op-
probria exprobrantium tibi
ceciderunt super me.

Et operai in jejunio ani«
mam meam : * Et factum
est in opprobrium mihi.

Et posui vestimentum
meum cilidum ;* Et ftctus

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came a by-word onto
them.

They that sat in the gate,
spoke against me : * And
they that drank wins made
songs on me.

But to thee, O Lord, I
address my prayer * * It is
time to shew thy goodness,
OGod.

According to the great-
ness of thy mercy hear
me : * According to thy
certain, promise to save
me.

Poll me out of the mire,
that I may not stick fast ;*
Save me from those that
hate me, and from the wai-
ters of the deep.

Let not. the tempest of
water drown me, nor
the deep swallow me up ;*
Neither let the pit sudden-
ly shut its mouth upon me.

Hear . me, O Lord, for
kind is thy mercy : * Ac-
cording to. thy great and
many mercies look down
upon me.

And turn not away thy
face from thy servant ; *
But hear me speedily, for I
am in distress.

Look down upon my
soul, and deliver it j * Be-
cause of my enemies, rescue
me.

Thou knowest my re-
proach, and my confu-
sion } * and my shame.

In thy sight are they all,
who afflict me \ * My
heart hath long borne re-
preach ano -misery «

sum illis in paraboiam.

Adversum me loqueban-
tur,quisedebant in porta)*
£t in me psallebant, qui
bibebant vinum.

Ego vero orationem me-
an] ad te, Domine ;* Tern-
pus beneplaciti, Deus.

In multitudine miseri-
cordiae tuse auxaudi me : *
In veritate salutis tuae.

Eripe me de luto, ut
non infigar ; * Libera me
ab iis, qui oderunt me, et
de profundis aquarum.

Non demergetme tem-
pestas aquas, nequeabsor-
beat me promndum 3 * Ne-
que urgeat super me pute-
usossuura.

Exaudi me, Domine,
cponiam benigna est mise-
ncordia tua -, * Secundum
multitudinem miseratio-
uum tuarum respice in me.

Et ne avertasfaciemtu-
am a servo tuo y * Quont-
am tribulor velociter exau-
di, me.

Intende animw meseu k
libera earn 5 * Propter ini-
micos meos eripe me.

Tu scisimproperium me-
um, fcconfusionem meant $
* & reverentiam meam.

In conspectu tuo suut
omnes, qui tribulant me >*
Improperium expectavit
eormeum, k miserianj.

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Add I waited for one to
grieve with me, but there
was none ; *For one to com-
fort me, but none I found.
And for my food they
gave me gall :*And in my
thirst they gave me vinegar
to drink.

Let their table become
as a snare before them 3 *
As a recompence, and as a
stumbling-block.

Let their eyes bedarken-
ed, that they see not $ *
And their back do thou al-
ways bow down.

Pour out thy wrath upon
them 3 * And let the fury
of thy indignation overtake
them.

Let their dwelling place
become a desert $ * And in
their - tabernacles let there
be none to dwell.

Because tfiey have per-
secuted him, whom thou
hadfit smitten 3* And have
added to the pain-' of my
wounds; l

Add thou iniquity* to
their iniquity 5 * and let
them riot attain to thy
righteousness.

Let them be blotted out
of thfe book of the living 5*
and With-the righteous let
them not he writ ten . * *

I am poor and sorrow-
ful 5 * thy salvation, O
God, hath upholden me.

I will praise the name of
God with a canticle $ * I
'will publish his greatness
" with praise. •

And this will' be more
pleasing to God than a

Et sustinui qui simul con*
tristaretur, & non rait 5 *
Qui consolaretur, & non
inveni.

Et dederunt in escam
meam tel $ * Et in siti mea
potaverunt me aceto.

Fiat mensa eorum coram
ipsis in laqueum ; * Et in
retributiones, & in scanda-
lum.

Obscurentur oculi eorum %
ne videant 3 * Et dorsum
eorum semper incurva.

EfFunde super eo9 iram
tuam 3 * Et furor irae tuas
comprehendat eos.

Fiat habitatio eorum de-
serta j * Et in tabernaculw
eorum non sit, qui inhabitet.

Quoniam quern to per-
cussisti, persecuti sunt : *
Et -super dolorem vulnerum
•meorum addiderbnt.

Appone iniquitatem su-
per iniquiratem eorum ; *
& non intrent ittjustitiam
jtuam.

Deleanturde libro viveir*
tium:3 *' & •cum justts noa
scribantur.

Ego sum pauper 8c dd-
Ifens $ * salus tuay Deus,
stiscepit me. "

Laudabo nomen Dei cum
canticoj* &: magnificaba
eum cum laiide. . J •'

Et placebit Deo super vi-
tulum novellum,* cornua

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young calf,* just sending
out its horns and hoofs.

Let the/ poor ones see
this, and rejoice j* seek
ye God, and your souls shall
live.

For the Lord hath heard
the poor one*;* and he
hath not slighted <his people
in fetters.

Let heaven and earth
praise him $ * the sea, and
all creeping things there-
in.

For God will save Sion ;
•and the cities of Juda shall
be built up.

And they shall dwell
therein 5* and acquire it by
inheritance.

And the seed of his ser-
vants shall possess it;*
and they that love bis name
shall dwell thettfa.

Anik. A seal for thy
boose.

Anik. Let them be put
to flight and shame, who
design me harm.

Pstfai

OGod, come thou to
my assistance; * O
Lord, make haste to help
me.

Let them be confounded
and put to shame, * who
seek tajr soul.

Let diem be put to flight
and shame, * who wish
me-harm.

Let them be forthwith
put to shame, * who say
to me : Aha, aba.

Let all exult and rejoice
in thee, who seek thee'; *

301

pfoiucckitem Br ungulas.

Videant panperes, & lac-
tentur;* quaerite Denm,
& vivet anima vestra.

Quoniam exaudivit pan*
peres Dominus 5 * & vine-
tos suos non despexit.

Laudent ilium ccdi &
terra : * mare, & omnia
reptilia in ets.

Quoniam Dens salvam
faciet Sion j* & sedifica-
buntur civitates Juda.

Et inhabitabontibij* k
hsereditate acqutrent earn.

Et semen servornm ejus
possidebit earn ;* & qui di-
ligunt nomen ejus, babita-
bunt in ea.

Ant. Zelus domu* tuse.

Ant. Avertantur retror-
sum & erubescant, qui co*
gitant mihi mala.
Ixix.

DEUS in adjutorium
meutn intende : *
Domine, ad adjuvandum
mefestina. .

Confundantur et revere-
antur, * qui quserunt ani-
mam meam.

Avertantur retrorsum et
erubescant, * qui volunt
mihi mala.

Avertantur statim eru-

bescentes, • qui dicunt

mihi -, Euge, euge.

. Exultent et lsetentur in

te omnes, qui quserunt te j

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and let those who love

thy salvation, ever say:
May the Lord be magni-
fied.

But I am poor and
needy j * O God, help
me.*

Thou art my helper,
and my deliverer; * O
Lord, make no delay.

Anth. Let them be put
to flight.

Anth. O my God, res-
cue me from . the hand of
the sinner.

* et dicant semper 5 Mag-
nificetur Dominus, qui
diligunt salutare tuum.

Ego vero egerras, et pau-
per sum 5 * Deus adjuva
me.

Adjutor meus-, et libera-
tor mens es tu 3 * Domrae,
ne moreris.

Ant, Avertantur retror-
sum.

Ant. Deus meus, eripe
me de manu peccatoris. :

Psalm lxx.

IN thee, O Lord, have it-
hoped, n$ver let me
shame j * according to thy
justice deliver >me,. and res-
cue. me. ■•-...

Bend thine car to.me \ *
and save me.

Be to me a God, a pro-
tector, and a place of
'strength j* that thou may'st
^averoe.

For'thou, art my support,

* and my place of refuge
art thou alone,

* Rescue* me, O my Go<J,
from the hand of the sin-
ner; * and out of the hand
of tl^ • transgressor of the
law, ^nd the unjust one.

For it is thee, O Lord, I
have looked forj * thou,
P Lo?d, hast been -my hope
from my youth.
4 Thou bast been my sup-
•port from the womb j *
from the womb of my mo-
ther hast thou been rny
protector...

IN te, Domine, speravi,
non coofundar in aeter-
num ; * in justitia tua libera
me, et eripe me.

. Inclina ad me aurem
tuam ; * et salva me. ;

. Esto mihi in Deum pro-
tectorem,et in locum muni-
Uun $ * ut salvum me fas-
cia*, . :
Quoniam firmamentuna
iueum, * et refugium me-
urn es tu.

. Deus incus, eripe me de
manu peccatoris. ; * et de
manu contra legem agentis,
et injqui.

Quoniam tu es patientia
mea, Domtne; * Domine,
spes mea a juventute mea.

In te confirmatus sum et
utero; * de ventre matris
mete tu e» protector naeug*

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Of thee will I ever sing ;

* I am become as a prodigy
to many; but thoa hast
been a mighty helper.

Let my mouth be filled
with praise, that I may
sing thy glory ; * thy great-
ness all the day.
. Cast me not off in the
time of old age; * when
my strength shall fail, do
not thou forsake me.

For my enemies said of
me; * and those who watch-
ed my life, consulted to-
gether,

Saying; God hath for-
saken him ; pursue and take
him; * for there is none
to rescue him.

O God, withdraw not
from me ; * my God, come
thou to my assistance.

* Let them be confounded
and come to nought, who
hate my soul ; * let them
be covered with confusion
and shame, who seek me
^arm.

But I will always hope ;

* and add to all thy praise;

My mouth shall publish
thy justice ; * thy salvation
all day long.

Though I know not the
number of times, I will go
on in the might of the
Lord : * O Lord, I will
be mindful of thy justice
alone.

Thou, O God, hast
taught me from my youth ;

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In te cantatio mea sem-
per ; * tanquam prodigium
factus sum multis; et ut
adjator fortis.

Repleatur os meum laude,
ut cantem gloriam tuam ;*
totadie magnitudinem tu-
am.

Ne projicias me in tem-
pore senectutis ; * cum de-
fecerit virtus mea, ne dere-
linquas me.

Quia dixerunt inimici
mei mini ; * et qui custo-
diebant animam meam,
consilium fecerunt in u-
mim,

Dicenteft; Dens dereli-
quit eum ; persequimini, et
comprehendite eum 5* quia
Hon est, qui eripiat.

Deus, ne elongeris a me ;
* Deus meus, in auxilium
meum respice.

Confundanturetdeficiafit,
detrahentes animae mess ;*
operiantur confusione et
pudore, qui quaerunt mala
mihi.

Ego autem semper spera-
bo; * et adjiciam super
omnem laudem tuam.

Os meum annuntiabit
justitiam tuam ; * tota die
salutare tuum.

Quoniam non cognovi
litcraturam, introibo in po-
tentias Domini j * Domine,
memorabor justitiae tuas
solius.

Deus, docuisti me a ju-
ventute mea; * et usque

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* and even till now wil I
proclaim thy wonders.

And until old age, and
grey hairs j * O God, for-
sake me not,

Till I have published tby
might, * to every genera-
tion, which is to come;

And extolled thy power
and justice, O God, to the
highest heavens, thy won-
derful work; * O God,
who is like unto thee !
. How many great and
grievous troubles hast thou
let me see ? And turning
to me, thou hast saved my
life; * and brought me
back from the lower parts
of the earth ?

Thou hast many times
shewn thy greatness : * and
turning to me, thou hast
comforted me.

Therefore will I acknow-
ledge on the ptahery thy
sure promise; * O God, I
will sing to thee on the
harp, thou God of Israel.

My lips shall exult, when
I sing to thee 5 * and my
very sou), which thou hast
ransomed.

And my tongue also shall
publish thy justice all day
long ; * when they shall
be confounded and abashed,
who seek me harm.

Anth, O my God, rescue
me.

V. Let them be put to
flight with shame. R.Wbo
design me harm.

Our Father.

nunc prontmtlabo rnirabilia
tua.

Et usque in senectam et
senium ; i* Dens, ne dere*
linquas me,

Donee annunliem brachi-
Hm tumn, * generation!
omni, quae ventura est :

Potentfcm tuam, et justi-
tiam tuara, Deus, usque in
akissiipa, qoce iecistt, mag-
nalia \ .* Dew, quia sknilia
tibii

Quanta* osterK&sti mihl
tribulatiooes tnuha*, et ma-
las? Et conversus vivifi-
casti me; * et de abyssia
terrae iterum reduxisti me ?

MultipHcasti magnificen-
tiam roam \ * et conversus
consc4atus.es me.

Nam et ego confitebor
tibt in vasts psalmi veritatem
tnam 5 * Dteus psallam tibt
incithara, Deus Israel.

Exultabunt labia mea,
cum cantavero tibi; * et
anima mea, quam redemis-
ti.

Sed et lingua mea tota
die meditabitur jostitiam
tuamj * cum eonfusi, et
reveriti fuerint, qui quae-
rant mala mihi.

Ant. Deus meus, eripe
me.

V. Avertantur retrorsum,
et erubescant. R. Qui
cogitant mihi mala.
All in Secret.

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I. LESSOtf.

Here beginnetb the Lambktatiok of the Prophet -
Jeremiah, Chap. I.

Aleph. TTOW solitary sits the city, once full of
XjL people 1 The mistress of the nations is he-
come like a widow j the metropolis of many provinces .
is become tributary.

Beth. She wept bitterly in the night, and her tears ran
down her cheeks ; of all her dear ones there is none left
to comfort her 3 all her friends have slighted her, and
atfe becpme her enemies.

Ghimel. Juda is carried away in affliction, and into a
cruel slavery $ she hath dwelt among the Gentiles, and
hath found no rest 5 those that pursued her, have over-
taken her in the narrow ways.

Daleth. The streets of Sion mourn, because there are
none that come to the solemnity; all her gates aro
destroyed, her priests are sighing, her virgins are in
affliction j and she herself is overwhelmed with bitter-
ness.

He. Her adversaries are become her head ; her ene-
mies are enriched j because the Lord hath declared a-
gainst her for the multitude of her iniquities 3 her little
ones are driven into captivity before the face of the opr
pressor.

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, return to the Lord thy God.

R. Christ prayed to his R. In raonte Oliveti ora-
Father on mount Olivet j vit ad Pat rem ; Pater, si
father, if it be possible, let fieri potest, transeat a me
this cup pass away from calix iste. * Spiritns qutr
me.* The spirit indeed is dem promptus est, caro au*
ready, but the flesh is weak, tem infirma. V. Vigijate
V. Watch and pray, that & orate, ut non intretis in
you: enter not into temp- tentationem. * Spiritus,
tation.* The spirit, &c. fcc. to V.
to V.

II. LESSON.
Vau. A ND the daughter of Sion hath lost all her
XjL beauty \ her princes are become like rams,
that find no pasture ; and they fied without courage be-
fore the face of the pursuer.

Zain. Jerusalem remembereth the days of lier afflic-
tion^ and of her losing all she delighted in, which she had

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from days of old j when her people fell by the enemy 'a
baud, and there was no one to help her 5 her enemies
saw her, and derided her Sabbaths.

' Hetft. Jerusalem hath grievously sinned, and there-
fore is she become a vagabond 5 aU that honoured he*
now despise her, because they have seen her shame -, but
she sighing turned away.

Teth, Her filth is on her feet, and she remembered
not her end 5 she is exceedingly cast down, not having
one to comfort her 5 behold, O Lord, my affliction, for
mine enemy is become elate.

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, return to the Lord thy God.

R. My soul is sorrowful R. Tristis est anima mea
to death 5 stay here, and usque ad mortem \ sustinete
watch with me j you will hie, & yigilate mecum ;
just now see the mob, nunc videbitis turbam, quae
which will surround me. * circumdabit me.* Vos fu-
You will take to flight, gam capietis, & ego vadarn
while I go to be sacrificed immolari pro vobis. V.
for you. V. Behold the Ecce appropinquathora, &
' hour is at hand, and the Filius Hominis tradetoir in
Son of Man shall be be- manus peccatorum. * Vos
trayed into the hands of fugara, &c. to V.
sinners.* You will, &c.
to V.

III. LESSON.
Jod. IHPHE enemy hath stretched out his hand to all
X her valuable things \ and she hath seen the
Gentiles enter her sanctuary, concerning whom thou
gavest orders, that they should not come into the assem-
bly of thy people.

Caph. AH her people are sighing and seeking bread 5
they have given whatever they had valuable for food to
support their lives. See, O Lord, and consider how
•contemptible I am become.

Lamed. O all you that pass by the way, stop and see,
if there be any sorrow like to mine 3 for the Lord hath
gleaned me, as he threatened, in the day of his wrath
and fury*

Mem, From on high hath he cast fire into my bones,
and chastised me 5 he hath spread a net for my feet, and
hath thrown me downj he hath made me desolate, and
filled me with sadness alfrday long. ,, . ^
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me 5 they hare been folded up in his hands, and laid on
1x17 neck j my strength is weakened ; the Lord hath put
me under a hand, from whence I cannot rise. .

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, return to the Lord thy God.

R. Behold we have seen R. Ecce vidimus eum
him disfigured, and with* non habentem speciem, ne-
out beauty ; there is no
comeliness in him 5 he bore
our sins, and now suffereth
for us. He was wounded for
our iniquities.* By whose
bruises we are healed. V.
He truly bore our infirmi-
ties, and carried our sor-
rows.* By whose, &c. to
V. Behold we have, &c.
to V.

que decorem : aspect us ejus
in eo non est ; hie peccata
nostra portavit; et pro no-
bis dolet. Ipse autem vul-
neratus est propter iniqui-
tates nostras. * Cujus li-
vore sanati sumus. V. Ve-
re languores nostros ipse
tulit, et dolores nostros ip ,
se portav i t . * Cuj us 1 ivore*
Sec. to V. Ecce vidimus,

&c. to V,

II. NOCTURN.

Anth. The Lord deliver- Ant. Libera v it Dominus

ed from the ^mighty one pauperem a potente, et ino-

the poor and needy one, pem, cui non eratadjutor.
who had none to help him.

Psalm Ixxi.

OGod, commit thy
judgment to the King;
* and to the' King's son thy

justice.

To judge thy people with
justice; * and thy poor
ones with judgment.

Let the mountains re-
ceive peace for the people ;
* and the little hills right
judgment.

He shall judge the poor
of the people, and he shall
save the children of the
poor -,*. and he shall humble
the oppressor, .

And he shall continue
with the sun and moon,*
from generation unto gene-
ration.

DEUS judicium tuum
Regi da;* et justiti-
am tuam nlio Regis.

Judicare populum tuum
in justitia ; * et paupercs
tuos in judicio.

Suscipiant montes pacem
populo;* etcollesjustitiami

Judicabit pauperes po-
puli, et salvos faciet filios
pauperum ; * et humiliabit
calumniatorem.

Et permanebit cum sole,
et ante lunam,* in genera-
tione et generationem.

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He shall comedown like
tain on the new-mown
grass ; * and like showers
gently falling on the earth.

in his days shall righte-
ousness spring up, and plen-
teous peace, * until the
moon be gone.

And he shall rale from
sea to sea ; * and from the
river to tfee utmost limits
of the earth.

Before him shall theE*-
thiopkms fall prostrate ; *
and his enemies shall Itek
the ground.

The Kings of Tharsis,
and tne islands shell offer
presents $ * the Kings qf
Arabia and Saba shall bring
him gifts.

And all the kings of the
earth shall adore hini ; *
all the Gentiles shall serve
him.

For he shall deliver the
poor one from the taighty
one j * even the poor one,
who had none to help him.

He shall have pity ort the
poor and needy one 5 * he
shall save the souls of the
poor.

From usury and oppres-
sion shall he redeem their
souls 5 * for their name is
honourable in his sight*

And he shall live, and
to him shall be given of the
gold of Arabia, and for him
shall they pay adorations for
ever :* they shall bless him
all the day.

And there shall be the
support in the earth on the

Descendet sicut pluvia in
vdlus 5* et sicut stillicidia
stillantia super terram.

Orietur in diebus ejus
justitia, et abundantia pa*
cis,* donee auferatur luna.

Et dominabitur a mari
usque ad mare $ * et a flu*
mine usque ad terminos or*
bis terrarum.

Coram ipso procident
iEthiopes ;* et mitnici ejus
terram lingent.

Reges Tharsis et insula
munera orTerent 5 * Reges
Arabum et Saba dona ad-
ducent.

it adorabunt eum oinnfe*
Reges terfai j* Ornties gen*
t£s servient ei.

Quia liberabit p&bpefef*
a potente $ * et pauperenj,
cui non erat adjutor.

Parcet pauperi, et inopi ;
* et animas pauperum sal*
vas faciet.

£t usuris et 'miquitate
redimet animus eorum 5* et
honorabile nomen eorum
coram ipso.

Et vivet, et dabitur eide
auro Arabia, et adorabunt
de ipso semper ; * tota die
benedicent ei.

Et erit Hrmamentuffi in
terra in summis montium 5

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tops of mountains ; its fruit
shall rise above Libanus -, *
and the people of the city
shall flourish like the grass
of the field.

Let his name be blessed
for evermore : * his name
subsists before the sun. .

And in him shall all the
tribes of the earth be bles-
sed j* all the Gentiles shall
magnify him.

Blessed be the Lord God
of Israel ;* who alone doth
wonders.

And blessed be the name
of his majesty for evermore 5
* and the whole earth shall
be filled with his majesty ;
so be it, so be it.

Anth. The Lord deliver-
ed.

Anth. The wicked have
Contrived, and uttered wick-
edness \ they have spoke
iniquity on high.

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superextolletur super Liba-
num fr actus ejus $;* et flqr
rebunt de civitate sicut
foenum terras.

Sit nomen ejus benedic-
tum in saeculaj* antesolem
permanet nomen ejus.

Et benedicentur in ipso
omnes t rib us terras ; * ocn-
nes Gentes magnificabunt
eum.

Benedictus DominusDe-
us Israel ;* qui facit mira-
bilia solus.

Et benedictum nomen
majestatis ejus in aeternura ;
* et replebitur majestate
ejus omnia terra; fiat, fiat.

Ant. Liberavit l^ominus.

HOW good is God to
Israel ; * to those of
an upright heart !

But mylfeet were almost
gone ; * my steps had well
nigh slipt ;

For I fretted at the wick-
ed ones; * seeing the
peace f of sinners.

For there is no regard
to their death; * nor is
there strength in their
stripes.

They have not the trou-
bles of other men ;* neither

t E*pl

Ant. Cogitaverunt in}-
pir, et locuti sunt nequiti-
am j iniquitatem in excel&o
locuti sunt.

Psahh lxxii.

UAM bonus Israel

Deus ; * his qui

recto sunt corde !

Mei autem poene mott
sunt pedes ; * poene effusi
sunt gressus mei -f

Quia zelavi super iniqnos :
*pacem peccatorum videns.

Quia non est respect us
morti eorum; * etfirma-
memtum in plaga eoruna.

,In labore hominum non
sunt ; * et cuni hominibus.
Prosperity, apparent happiness.
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tfe they scourged with
Other men.

Therefore hath pride laid
hold of them ; * they are
clothed with iniquity and
with their wickedness.

Their iniquity hath pro-
ceeded, as it were, from
fatness ; * they have yield-
ed to the desires of their
heart.

They have invented, and
uttered wickedness 5* they
have spoken iniquity on
high.

They have set their
mouth against heaven; *
and their tongue hath gone
throughout the. earth.

Therefore will my peo-
ple turn to this; * even
full days are found in
them.

And they will say; How
doth God know ? * And is
there any knowledge in him
who is on high ?

Behold these are sinners ;
yet they have plenty in this
world, * and have gotten
riches.

And I myself have said ;
In vain then have I had a
righteous heart; * and
washed my hands among
the guiltless ;

And have been scourged
all day long; * and my
chastisement was from the
morn.

Should I say 5 I will
speak thus; * behold I
should reject the whole na-
tion of thy children.

non flagellabuntuf .

Ideo tenuit eds auperbia 5
* operti sunt ini^uitate et
impietate sua.

Prodiit quasi ex adipe ini-
quitas eofum ;* transierunt
in affectum cordis.

Cogitaverunt, et Jocuti
sunt nequitiam $ * iniquita-
tem in excelso locuti sunt.

Posuerunt in caelum os
suum ; * et lingua eorum
transivit in terra.

Ideo convertetur populus
meus hie ; * et dies pleni
invenientur in eis.

Et dixerunt ; Quomodo
scit Deus ?* Et si eat Scien-
tia in excelso ?

Ecce ipsi peccatorea ; et
abundantes in saeculo, * et
obtinuerunt divitiaa.

Et dixi : Ergo sine causa
justificavi cor meum; * et
lavi inter innocentes manus
meas;

Et fui fla^ellatus tota die;
*et castigatio mea in matu-
tinis.

Si dicebam ; Narrabo sic;
* ecce nationem filiorum
tuorum reprobavi.

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I thought to understand
this; * all is labour before
me;

Until I enter the sanctu-
ary of God 5 * and under-
stand their last end.

For it was to deceive
them, thou hast done thus
with them; * thou hast
tumbled them down, when
they Were raised on high.

How are they brought to
desolation! They have sud-
denly ceased to be $ * they
have perished for their ini-
quity.

Like the dream of men,
when they awake, O Lord,*
in thy city wilt thou re-
duce their phantom to no-
thing.

But my heart was on
fire, and my reins were
disturbed; * and I was
brought to nothing, and
understood it hot.

Like a beast of burden
was I before thee ; * but I
was always with thee*

Thou didst hold me by
my right hand 3 * and by
thy goodness thou didst
conduct me, and with glory
didst thou uphold me.

What then is there for
me in heaven } * And be-
sides thee what, have I de-
sired on earth ?

My flesh and my heart
have fainted; * thou art
the God of my heart ; O
God, my lot for ever.

For behold they, who
withdraw from thee, shall

Existimabam ut cognos-
cerem hoc; * labor est
ante me;

Donee intrem in sanctua-
rium Dei ; * et intelligam
in novissimis eorura.

Veruintamen proptet do-
los posuisti eis 5 * dejecisti
eos, dum allevarentur.

Quomodo facti sunt in
desolationem ! Subito de-
fecerunt 5 # perierunt prop-
ter iniquitatem suam.

Velut somnium surgen-
tfum, Domine, .* in d&vi-
tate tua imaginem eorum
ad nihilum rediges.

Quia inflammatum est
cor meura, et Irenes mei
itnmutati sunt; * et ego
ad nihilum redactus sum,
et nescivi.

Ut jumentum factus suih
apud te ; * et ego sefnper
tecum.

Tenuisti manufft dexter-
am meam ; * et in volun-
tate tua deduxisti me, et
cum gloria suscepisti me.

Quid enirti mihi est in
coelo ? * Et a te quid volui
super terram ?

Defecit caro mea et cor
meum ; * Deus cordis mei,
et pars mea, Deus, in ieter-
pum.

Quiaecce, qui elongant
seate, peribunt; * perdi-

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perish; * thou destroyest
all, who are disloyal unto
thee.

But it is good for me to
stick close to God; * to
place in the Lord God my
trust.

That I may publish all
thy praises, * at the gates
of the daughter of Sion.

Anth. The wicked have
contrived.

Anth. Arise, O Lord,
and plead my cause.

Psalm

\ T rHY, O God, hast
ViV thou cast us off for
ever ? * Is thy wrath en-
kindled against the sheep of
tby own pasture ?

Be mindful of thy con-
gregation, * which hath
been thy own from the
beginning.

Thou didst redeem the
rod of thy inheritance j *
Sion is the mount on which
thou dwellest.

Lift up thy hand against
their pride at last j * what
wickedness hath the ene-
my committed in the holy
place !

And they, who hated
thee, have made their boasts,
* in the midst of thy solem-
nity. §

They placed their ensigns
for trophies ; * on high at
the going out, J and regard-
ed not.

As in the forest of trees

with axes did they cut

% Or, Holy temple, t Expl.

MAUNDAY-THURSDAY.

disti omnes, qui foroican-
tur abs te.

, Mibi autem adhaerere
Deo bonum est j * ponere
in Domino Deo spem me-
am.

Ut annuntiem omnes
prasdicationes tuas, * in
portis filiae Sion.

Atit. Cogitaverunt impii.

Ant. Exurge, Doming
et judica causam meam.

Ixxiii.

UT quid, Deus, repulis-
ti in finem ? * Iratus
est furor tuus super ove#
pascuae tuae?

Memor esto congrega!-
tionis tux, * quam poa-
sedisti ab initio.

Bedemisti virgam hare-
ditatis tuse ; * mons Sion*
in quo habitasti in eo.

Leva manus tuas in su-
perbias eorum in finem 5 *
quanta malignatus est mi-
ni icus in sancto !

Et gloriati sunt, qui ode-
runt te, * in medio solem-
nitatis tuae.

Posuerunt signa sua, sig-
na j * et non cognoverunt,
sicut in exitu super sum-
mum.

Quasi in sylva lignorurr*
securibns eScciderunt januas
Over the gates of the temple.

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down the gates thereof; *
with ax and hatchet they
brought it down.

They set fire to tb v sanc-
tuary ; * they defiled the
place, where dwelt thy
name on earth.

The whole race of them
said in their hearts $ * Let
us abolish all the festivals
of God from the land.

Our signs we have not
seen, there is now no pro-
phet 5* and God will know
us now no more.

How long, O God, shall
the enemy upbraid ?* Shall
the adversary insult thy
name for ever ?

Why dost thou keep
back thy hand* and thy
right hand, * in the midst
of thy bosom for ever ?

For God was our King
from the beginning ; * he
wrought our salvation in
the midst of thfe land.

Thou by thy powfer didst
make the sea solid ; * thou
didst crush the heads of
dragons f m the waters.

Thou didst crush the dra*
goo's head; * thou didst
give him for food to the
people of Ethiopia.

Thou didst break up
fountains and torrents; *
thou driedst up rapid ri-
vers.

Thine is the day, and
thine is the night ; * thou
didst form the morn and
sun.

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ejus in idipsum ; * in securi
et ascia dejecerunt eum.

Incfcnderunt igni sanctua*
rhim tuum; * in terra pol-
luerunt tabernaculum no*
minis tui.

Dixerunt in oorde sno
cognatio eorum simul; *
ouiescere faciamus omnes
dies festos Dei a terra,

Signa nostra non vidimus,
jam non est propheta; *
et nos non cognoscet am*
pirns.

Usquequo, Deus, int«
properabit inimicus ? * Ir-
ritat adversarius nomen tu-
um in finem }

Ut quid avertis manum
tuam, et dexteram tuam>*
de medio sinu tuoin finem r

Dfeus autem Rex noster
ante saecula; * operatus
est salutem in medio ter-
ra.

Tu confirmasti in virtute
tua mare j * contribulasti
capita dracorium in aquis.

Tu confregisti capita dra*
conis ; * dedistt eum es-
cam popujis vEthiopum.

Tu dirupisti fontes et
torrentesj * tu Biccasti
iluvios Ethan.

Tuus est dies, et tua est
nox ; * tu fabricatus es au-
roram et solem.

f Pharaoh and his army in the red sea.

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. Thou didst make all the
bounds of the earth ; * the
summer and the spring
were formed by thee..

Remember how the ene-
my hath upbraided the Lord;
* and a silly people insult-
ed thy name.

Yield not up to wild
beasts souls giving praise
to thee 5 * and forget not
the souls of thy poor ones
for ever.

Have regard to , thy co-
venant ; * for the obscure
ones of the earth are en-
riched with houses of ini-
quity, f

Let not the humble one
be turned back confound-
ed ; * tor the poor and
needy one shall praise thy
name.

Arise, O God, plead thy
own cause;* remember the
reproaches cast on thee by
the fool all day long.

Forget hot the noise of
thy enemies j * the pride of
those who hated thee, in-
creaseth for ever.

Anth. Arise, O Lord.

V. O my God, rescue
me from the hand of the
sinner. R. And from the
hand of the transgressor
of the law, and the unjust
one.

Our Father.

MAUNDAY*THUBSDAY.

Tu fecisti omnes termi-
noa terras ; * aestatem et
ver tu plasmasti ea.

Memoresto hujus, mi-
ni icus. improper a v it Domi-
ng y * et populus insipiens
incifavit nomen tuum.

Ne tradas bestiis animas
confitentes tibi \ * et ani-
mas pauperum tuorum ne
obliviscaris in finem.

.. Respice in testamentum
tuum ; * quia repleti sunt,
qui obscurati sunt terras,
domibus iniquitatum,

Ne avertatur humilis fac-
tus confusus -, * pauper et
inops laudabunt nomen tu*
um.

Exurge, Deus, judica
causam tuamj* memores-
to improperiorum tuorum,
eorum quae ab insipiente
sunt tota die.

Ne obliviscaris vocem
inimicorum tuorum j * su-
perbia eorum, qui te ode-
runt, ascendit semper.

Ant, Ex. urge, Domine.

V. Deus meus eripe me
de manu peccatoris. R.
Et de manu contra legem
agentis, et iniqui.

All in secret.

f Expl. The Chaldeans, an obscure and ignoble people in com-
parison of the Jews, the people of God, were enriched by the
houses and possessions of the Jews, which they had taken by force

and rapine.

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IV. LESSON.

Out of the Treatise of St. Augustine, the Bishop, on

the Psalms.

HEAR, O God, my prayer, and despise not my re-
quest : Come to my assistance, and hear me.
These are the words of a roan in trouble, solicitude, and
distress. He prayerh under great sufferings, desiring
to be delivered from some evil. It remaineth that we
see under what evil he is 5 and when he beginneth to
tell us, let us acknowledge ourselves to be under the
same ; that, as we are joined in distress, we may also
join in prayer. I am sorrowful, saith he, in my exer-
eise, and I am disturbed. Where is he sorrowful ?
Where is he disturbed ? In my exercise, saith he.
He mentioneth the wicked men, from whom he suffer-
ed ; and his suffering from wicked men, he calleth his .
exercise. Let us not think that wicked men, are in
the world to no purpose, and that God doth no good
with them. Every wicked man liveth, either in order
to amend 5 or he liveth, that the good man may be ex-
ercised by him. »

R. My friend betrayed R. Amicus meus osculi
me with the token of a kiss: me tradidit signo j quern
him, whom I shall kiss, is osculatus fuero, ipse est ;
he ; hold him fast ; he tenete eum ; hoc ma-
gave this wicked token, who lum fecit signum, qui per
by a kiss, committed mur- osculum implevit homici-
der -9 * The unhappy wretch dium 3 * Infelix praetermi-
lost the price of blood, and sit pretiura sanguinis, & in
at last hanged himself with fine laqueo se suspendit. V.
a rope. V. It had been Bonum erat ei, si natus non
well for that man, had he fuisset homo ille. * Infelix
never been born. * The un- praetermisit, &c. to V.
happy wretch, &c. toV.

V. LESSON.

WOULD to God therefore that those, who now
exercise us, may be converted, and exercised
with us 5 however while they remain such as to exercise
us, let us not hate them ; for we know not, that, because
any one of them is now wicked, he will continue so to
the end. And it frequently happeneth, that, when thou
thinkest 'tis an enemy thou hatest, thou hatest a brother,
and knowest it not. The Devil and his Angels are evi-
dently pointed out to us in the holy scriptures, as des-
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their amendment, against whom we wrestle in secret :
for which wrestle the Apostle prepareth us, saying)
We have not to wrestle against flesh and blood * that is
not against men, whom you see, but against the prin-
ces, and powers, and governors of this world of dark*
ness. Lest perchance, when he said of this world, thou
shouldst imagine the devils to be the governors of this
world; he said; of this world of darkness. The
world he called the lovers of this world ; the world he
called the impious and wicked; the world he called
what the Gospel speaketh of : And the world knew him
not.

R. Judas die worst of R. Judas mercator pessi-
merchants wounded the mus osculo petiit Domi*
Lord with a kiss $ he, like num j iile, tu agnus inno-
an innocent lamb, refused cens, non negnavit Judas
not Judas a kiss 5 * For a osculum 5 * Denariortun
certain number of pence he numero Christum Judaeis
betrayed Christ to the Jews, tradidit. V. Melhi&erat illi,
V. It had been better for si natus non fuisset. * De-
him, had he never been nariorum numero, ^c. to
born. * For a certain, &c. V.
foV.

VI. LESSON.

BECAUSE I have seen wickedness and contradiction
in the city. Behold the glory of his cross. That
cross which his enemies insulted, is, now nxt on the
forehead of Kings; The event hath proved its strength.
He hath overcome the whole world, not by the sword, but
by the tree. The tree of the cross appeared to his ene-
mies worthy of reproach, and standing before that tree,
they shook their heads, and said ; If he be the Son of
God, let him come down from the cross. He stretched
out his hands to an unbelieving and contradicting people.
For if he be a righteous man, who liveth by faith,
he is a wicked man who hath not faith* What therefore
he here calleth wickedness, understand thou of want of
faith. The Lord therefore saw in the city wickedness
and contradiction, and he stretched forth his hands to
an unbelieving and contradicting people ; and yet, having
patience even with them, he said ; Father forgive them,
for they know not what they do.

R. One of my disciples R. Unus ex discipulis
will betray me this day ; meis tradet me hodie j vae
woe be to the man by whom illi per quern tradar ego. *

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«;r

Melius illl crat, si natus
con fuisset. V. Qui intin-
git mecum manum in pa-
ropside, hie me tradituru*
est in manus peccatorum.*
Melius illi, &c.toV. U-

I shall be betrayed. * It

were better for him had he
never been born. V. He
that now dips his hand with
me in the dish is going to
betray me into the hands
of sinners. * It were better nns ex discipulis, &c. to V;
&c. to V. One of my dis-
ciples, isfc. to V.

III. NOCTURN.
Anth. I said to the wick- Ant. Dixi iniquis; no*
ed ones : speak not wick* lite loqui adversus Deum
edly against God. iniquitatenu

. . Psalm Ixxiv.
•VTTE will praise thee, /^lONFITEBIMUR tW

OGodj * we will
praise thee, and call upon
thy name.

We will relate thy won-
drous works j * when I
shall take a time, I will
judge righteously.

The earth is melted
away, and all that dwell
thereon -, * I gave strength
to the pillars therefore.

I said to the wicked
ones : Do not act wicked-
ly 5 * and to the sinner :
Boast not of strength .

Boast not of your migh-
ty strength : * speak not
wickedly against God.

For neither from the
east, nor from the west,
nor from the mountains of
the desert, can aid come -f *
for God now sits as judge.

One he pulleth down,
another heexalteih ; * for
in the hand of the Lord
theire is a cup of strong
wine full of mixture.

vox, h ' i i

V> bi, Deusj* confite-
bimur, & invocabimus no-
men mum.

Narrabimus rnirabilia
tua, * cum accepero tenv-
pus, ego justitias judicabo.

Liquefacta est terra, et
omnes qui habitant in ea $
* ego confirmavi columnas
ejus.

Dixi iniquis : Nolite
inique agere ; * et delink
quentibus : nolite extollere
cornu.

Nolite extollere in altum
cornu vestrum 5 * nolite
loqui adversus Deum inU
quitatem.

Quia neque ab oriente,
neque ab occtdente, neque
a desertis montibus 5 * quo*
niam Deus judex est.

Hunc humiliat, & huno
exaltat j * quia calix in
manu Domini vini meri
plenus, misto.

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MAUtfOAY-THUftSDAY.

And he hath poured it
out from this to that j but
the dregs thereof are not
emptied; * all the sinners
of the earth shall drink of
it.

But I will declare for
ever 3 * and sing the praises
of the God of Jacob.

And I will break all the
strength of sinners ; * and
the strength of the righte-
ous one shall be exalted.

Anth. I said to the
•wicked.

- Antk. The earth trem-
bled, and was silent, while
God rose up in judgment.

Psalm

GOD is known in Ju-
dea 5 * great is bis
name in Israel.

And his place is in the
city of peace.;* and his
abode in Sion.

There hath he broken
the strength of the bows ;*
the shield, the sword, and
battle.

Tbou wonderfully shinest
from the everlasting moun-
tains -,* dismayed are all
the foolish of heart*

They have slept their
sleep 3* and all the men of
riches found nothing in
their hands.

At thy rebuke, O thou
God of Jacob 5 * they tell
asleep, who mounted hor-
ses.

Thou, art terrible, and
who can stand against
thee j * when thy wrath
breaks forth ?

Et inclinavit ex hoc in
hoc ; verumtamen fex ejus
non est exinanita 3 * bibent
omnesj>ecca tores terras.

Ego autem annuntiab©
in ssBCulum; * cantabo
Deo Jacob.

Et omnia cornua pecca-
torum confringamj * 1c
exultabuntur cornua justu

Ant. Dixi iniquis.

Ant. Terra tremuit, &c
quievit, dura exurgeret ia
judicio Deus.
Ixxv.

NOTUS in Judea De-
us;* in Israel mag*
num nomen ejus.

Et factus est in pace lo-
cus ejus $* et habitatio ejus
in Sion.

Ibi confregit potential
arcuumj* scutum, gladi*
um, et bellura.

IUuminans tu mirabiliter
a montibus ae tern is j * tur-
bati sunt omnes insipientea
corde.

Dormierunt somnum su-
umj* et nihil invenerunt
omnes viri divitiarum in
mani'-us suis.

Ab increpatione tua, De-
us Jacob,* dorraiiaverunt,
qui ascenderunt equos.

Tu terribilis es, et quia
resistet tibi j * ex tunc ira
tua?

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From heaven thou madest
thy sentence heard ; * the
earth trembled, and was
silent, .

When God rose up in
judgment,* to save all the
meek ones of the land.

For the design of man
shall praise thee; * and
the remainder of his de-
signs shall keep a holy-day
to thee.

Make your vows, and
pay them to the Lord your
God, * all yon around him
who bring gifts.

To the awful one, to
him who taketh away the
breath of princes,* the aw-
ful one to the kings of the
earth.

Anth. The earth trem-
bled.

Anth. I stretched forth
my hands to God in the day
of my distress.

Psalm

WITH my voice I
cried out unto the
Lord ; * with my voice I
cried out to God, and he
heard me.

Jn the day of my distress
I sought God with my
hands stretched out to him
in the night 5 * and I was
not deceived.

My soul refused all com-
fort;* I called God to
mind, and was delighted,
and I continued in this
exercise; and my spirit
swooned away.

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De ccelo auditum fecisti
judicium j * terra tremuit,
et quievit,

Cum exurgeret in judici-
um Deus,* ut salvos face-
ret omnes mansuetos ter-
ras.

. Gtuofliaracogitatiohoini-
nis confitebitur tibi 5 * et
reliquiae cogitation is diem
festum agent tibi.

Vovete, et reddite Domi-
no Deo vestro,* omnes qui .
in circuitu ejus affertis nm-
nera.

Terribili et ci qui aufert
spiritum principum,* terri-
bili apud Reges terras.

Ant. Terra tremuit.

Ant. In die tribulationis
meae Deum exquisivi ma-
nibus meis.
lxxvi.

VOCE mea ad Domi-
num clamavi j * voce
mea ad Deum, et intendit
mihi.

In die tribulationis meae
Deum exquisivi manibus
meis nocte contra eum 5* et
non sum deceptus.

Benuit consolart anima
mea \ * memor fui Dei, et
deleclatus sum, et exerci-
tatus sum > et defecit spiri-
tus meus.

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MAUNDlT-TinjBJDAT.

My eyes were* before-
hand with the watch ; * I
was dismayed, and spoke
not.

I reflected on the days
of old ; * the years of eter-
nity I kept in mind.

And I meditated in the
night with* my heart 5 * I
mused, and searched my
apirit.

Will God then for ever
cast me off •, * or will he
never more be favourable
again ?

Or will he cut off his
mercy for ever,* from
generation unto genera-
tion }

Or will God forget to
shew compassion ? * Or
will he, in his anger, shut
up his mercies?

And I said : Now I be-
gin :* this is a change of
the right hand of the Most
High.

I have bore in mind the
works of the Lord ; * and
I will bear in mind thy
wonders from the begin-
ning.

And I will meditate on
all thy works 3* and will
apply myself to thy de-
signs. -

Holy, O God, are thy
ways 5 who is a great God
like our': God ? * Thou
art tte God, that dost won-
ders.

Thou hast made thy
power known among the
nations $ * with thy own
arm didst thou redeem thy

Anticipaverunt vigiltat
oculi mei ; * tufbatus sum,
et non sum locutus.

Cogitavi dies antiques ;*
et annos aeternos in mente>
habui.

Et meditatus sum nocte
cum corde raeo ; * et exer-
citabor, at scopebam spiri-
tual meum.

Numquid in setenmm
projiciet Deus ; * aut non
apponet ut complacitior
sit adhuc ?

Aut in finem misericor-
diam suam abscindet, * a
generatione in generation
nem ?

Aut obliviscetur miso*
reri Deus ? * Aut contine-
bit in ira sua misericordias
suas ?

Et dixi : Nunc caepi : *
h«c mutatio dexterae Ex-
celsi.

Memor fui operum Do-
mini ; * quia memor ero
ab initio mirabilium tuo-
rum.

Et meditabor in operibus
tuis ; * et in adinventioni-
bus tuis exercebor.

Deus in sancto viatua;
quis Deus magnus sicut
Detis noster ? * Tu es De-
us;, 'qui facis mirabilia.

Notam fecisti in populis
virtutem tuam 3 * redimis*
ti in brachio tuo populum
tuum filioa Jacob et Joseph.

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381

people, the children of Ja-
cob and Joseph.

The waters saw thee, O
God, the waters saw thee ;
* and the deep was fright-
ened and shook.

Great was the noise of
the waters 5 * the clouds
sent forth their voice.

And thy arrows flew a-
bout ; * and the voice of
thy thunder rolled.

Thy lightning blazed on
the globe of the earth 5 *
the earth shook, and trem-
bled.

Thy way was in the sea,
and thy path in mighty
waters -, * but thy footsteps
were not known.

Like sheep didst thou
lead out thy people, * by
the hand of Moses and
Aaron.

Antk. I stretched forth.

V. Arise, O Lord. R.
And plead toy cause.

Our Father.

Viderunt et aquae, De-
ns, viderunt te aquae 5 * et
timuerunt, et turbatae sunt
abyssi.

Multitudo sonitus aqua-
rum j * vocem dederunt
nubes.

Etenim sagittae tuae tran-
seunt } * vox tonitrui tui
in rota.

Illuxerunt coruscationes
tuae orbi terrae 5 * commo-
ta est, et contrerouit terra.

In mari via tua, et se-
mitae tuae in aquis muhis j
* et vestigia tua non cog-
noscentur.

Deduxisti, sicut oves,
populum tuum,* in manu
Moysi et Aaron.

Ant. In die tribulationis.

V. Exurge, Domine. R.
Et judica causam meara.
In Secret,

VII. LESSON.

Out of the first Epistle of blessed Paul the Apostle to
the Corinthians, Chap, xi.

NOW this I ordain : Not praising you that you come
together not for the better, but for the worse.
For first of all I hear, that when you meet together in
the Church, there are divisions among you, and in part
I believe it. For there must be also heresies ; that they,
who are approved, may be made manifest among you.
When you come together therefore in one place, it is
not now to eat the Lord's supper. For every one taketh
before-hand his own supper to eat. And one indeed is
hungry, and another is drunk. Have you not houses to
eat and drink in ? Or despise ye the Church of God, and
put them to shame, who are poor ? What shall I say to
you ? Do I praise you ? In this I praise you not.
I i 2

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MAUNDAY-TMUWDAY.

R. I was like an innocent
lamb, and wad led to
slaughter, and knew it not ;
my enemies held council
against me, saying;* Come,
let us put wood in his
bread, and cut him off from
the land of the living. V.
All my enemies plotted
mischief against me; they
ordered an unjust thing
against me saying ;* Come
let us put, arc. to V.

R. Emm quasi agmu in-
nocens 5 ductus sum ad hn-
molandum, et uesciebam $
consilium fecerunt inimi-
ci mei adversum me, di-
centes ;* Venite, mittamus
lignum in panem ejus, et
eradamus eum de terra Yi-
yentiam. V. Omnes ini-
mici met adversum me
cogitabant mala mihi 3 ver-
bum iniquum mandayerunt
adversum me, dicentes 5 *
Venite, &c. to V.

VIII. LESSON.

F)R I received of the Lord, that which also I de-
livered to you, that the Lord Jesus, the same night
in which he was betrayed, took bread, and giving thanks,
broke it, and said : Take ye, and eat, This is my Body,
which shall be delivered up for you : This do you in re-
membrance of me. In like manner he took the cup,
after he had supped, saying : This cup is the New Testa-
ment f in my blood : This do ye, as often as you shall
drink it, in remembrance of me For as often as you
shall eat this bread, and drink this cup, you shall publish
the death of the Lord, till he come.

R. Could you not watch R. Una hora non potuis-
one hour with me, who tis vigilare mecum, qui
exhorted one another to
die with me ? * Or see you
not Judas, how he sleepeth
not, but hasteneth to be-
tray me to the Jews ? V.
Why sleep ye ? Arise, and
pray, that you enter not in-
to temptation. * Or see
you not, &c. to-V.

IX. LESSON,

WHEREFORE, whosoever shall eat this bread, or
drink the cup of the Ix>rd unworthily, shall be
guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. But let a man
try himself; and so let him eat of that bread, and drink
of the cup. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthi-
f Or, Covenant.

exhortabamini mori pro
me ? * Vel Judam non
videtis, quomodo non dor-
mi t, sed festinat traders
me Judaeis ? V. Quid dor-
mitis. ? Surgite, et orate*
ne intretis in tentationem.*
Vel Judam, &c. to V.

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ly, cateth and drinketh judgment t to himself, not dis-
cerning the body of the Lord. Therefore are there many
infirm aid weak among you, and many sleep. But if
we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.
But whilst we are judged, we are chastised by the Lord *
that we may not be condemned with this world. Where-
fore, my brethren, when you meet together to eat, wait
for one another. If any man be hungry, let him eat at
home j that you meet not together to judgment. And
the rest I will order when I come.

R. The elders of the peo- R. Seniores populi con-
pie held council,* To seize silium fecerunt, * Ut Je-
Jesus by stratagem, and sum dolo tenerent, et occi-
put him to death $ they derent $ cum gladiis et fus-
went forth with swords and tibus exierunt tanquam ad
clubs, as against a thief, latronem. V. Collegerunt
V. The high priests and pontifices et Pharisaei con-
the Pharisees assembled cilium, * Ut Jesum, &c.
the council, * To seize, to V. Seniores, &c. to V.
Sec. to V. The elders, &c.
toV.

#LAUDS.

Antk. Be thou justified, Ant. Justificeris, Domi-

O Lord, in thy words, and ne, in sermonibus, tuis, et

may'st thou overcome, vincas cum judicaris.
when thou shalt judge.

Psalm 50. Miserere, p. 108.
Anth. Be thou justified. Ant. Justificeris.
Anth. The Lord was Ant. Dominus tanquam
led like a lamb to slaughter, ovis ad victimam ductus est,
and opened not his mouth, et non aperuit os suum.
Psalm lxxxix.

OLord, thou hast been T^ O M I NE, refugium
our refuge, * from I 3 factus es nobis, * a
generation to generation. generatione in generatio-

nem.
Before the mountains Priusquam montes fie-
were made, or the earth rent, aut terra et orbis 5 *
and world were formed, * a saeculo et usque in saecu-
from eternity to eternity lum tu es Deus*
thou art God.

Do not bring man low j Ne avertas hominem in
* for thou hast said: Be humtlitatem j # etdixisti;
X Expl. Damnation.

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converted ye sons of men.

For a thousand years in
thy sight, * are like yester-
day that is gone 3

And a watch of the night,
* as things reckoned for
nought, their years shall
be.

In a morning like grass
shall man pass away 3 in
the morning he shall flower,
and pass away; * in the
evening he shall droop,
grow hard, and wither.

For by thy wrath are we
quickly consumed 5 * and
at thy indignation are we
dismayed.

Thou hast set our iniqui-
ties before thy sight, * our
life in the light of thy
countenance.

For all our days are
spent 5 * and we ourselves
are consumed in thy wrath.

Our years shall be like
the contrivance of the
spider 5 * all the days of
our years shall be three-
score and ten.

But if in the strong they
be fourscore years 3 * yet
what there is more of them,
is all labour and sorrow.

Thus thy mercy over-
taketh us 3 * and we ar*
chastised in it,

Who knoweth the power
of thy anger ? * Or thro'
fear can estimate thy wrath?
Thus make thy right hand
known 3* and with wisdom
make us wise in heart.

Convertiraioi filii homi-
num;

Quoniam mille anni ante
oculos tuos,* tanquam dies
besterna, quae praeteriit.

Et custodia in nocte, *
qum pro nihilo habentor,
eorum anni erunt.

Mane sicut berba tran-
seat 5 mane fioreat, et trau-
seat 3 * vespere decidat, in-
duret, et arescat.

Quia defecimus in ira
tua 3* et in furore tuo tur-
bati sumus.

Posuisti inlquitates nos-
tras in conspectu tuo,* sae-
culum nostrum in illumina-
tione vultus tui.

Quia omnes dies nostri
defecerunt 3 * et in ira tua
defecimus.

Anni nostri sicut aranea
meditabuntur 3 * dies anno-
rum nostrorum in ipsis, sep-
tuaginta anni.

Si antem in potentatibns
octoginta anni : * et amplma
eorum labor et dolor.

Quoniam supervenit man-
suetudo 3 * et corripiemur.

Quis novit potestatem
iras tuae ? * Et pr« timore
tuo iram tuamdinumerare ?

Dexteram tuam sic no-
tarn fac 3* et eruditos corde
in sapientia.

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Turn ton*; O Lord, how
long? * and be appeased
towards thy servants.

We shall be filled in the
morning with thy mercy 5*
we shall be.hr joy and com-
fort all our days.

Then shall we rejoice in
proportion to the days thou
hast afflicted us s * to the
number of years; we have
seen misfortunes.

Look down on thy ser-
vants, and on thy own
work ; #* and prosper thou
their children.

And may the light of the
Lord our God be upon us ;
and prosper thou from on
high the works of our
hands j * yea, the works
of our hands do thou pros-
per.

Anfh. The Lord was
led.

Anth. My heart is burst
within me, all my bones
have trembled.

Converters Domine, us-
quequo > * Et deprecabilb
esto super servos tuos.
Repleti sumus mane mise-
ricordia tua j * et exultavi-
mus, et delectati sumus
omnibus diebus nosrris.

Laetati samus pro diebus,
quibus nos humiliasti j *
annis, quibus vidimus mala.

Respice in servos tuos et
in opera tua $ * et dirige
filios eorum.

El sit splendor Domini
Dei nostri super nos; et
opera manuum nostrarum
dirige super nos $ * et opus
manuum nostrarnm dirige.

Ant. Dominustanquam.

Ant. Contritum est cor
meum in medio mei, con-
tremuerunt omnia ossa raea.

Psalm lxii. Deus, Deus meus. With the following
Psalm lxvi. as p. exxxi.

Anth. My heart.

Anth. Thou hast encou-
raged us by thy, power* and
thy holy refreshment, O
Lord.

The CANTICLE of MOSES. Exod. xv.

T ET us sing to the Lord, f^ ANTEMUS Domino

Ant: Contritum est.

Ant. Exhortatus es in vir-
tute tua, et in refectione
sancta tua, Domine.

I j for he hath gloriously
displayed his greatness $*
the horse and the rider hath
he cast into the sea.

The Lord is my strength
and my praise ; * it was he
who saved me.

V^ gloriose enim magni-
ficatus est; * equum et
ascensorem projecit in mare.

Fortitudo mea, et laus
mea Dorainus $ * et factus
est mihi in salutem.

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He is my God, and to

him will I give glory;* be
was the God of my father,
and him will I extol.

The Lord is like a migh-
ty warrior, his name is the
Almighty; * he cast the
chariots of Pharaoh, and
his army into the sea.

His chosen captains were
drowned in the red sea ; *
the deep covered them,
they went down to the
bottom like a stone.

Thy right hand, O Lord,
hath gloriously displayed
its strength; thy right
hand, O Lord, hath smote
the enemy ; * and by thy
own great glory hast thou
over-thrown thy opposers.
Thou didst send forth
thy wrath, which consum-
ed them like stubble ;* arid
by the breath of thy fury
were the waters gathered
together.

The running water stood
still ;* the deep waters ga-
thered together in the midst
of the sea.

The enemy said ; I will
pursue, and overtake them ;
* I will divide their spoils,
my soul shall have its fill.

I will unsheathe my
sword; * my own hand
shall slay them.

Thy breath blew, and the
sea covered them ; * they
sunk like lead in the boiste-
rous waves.

Who, among the mighty
ones, is like to thee, O
Lord ? * Who is like unto

Iste Dens meus, et giori-
ficabo eum;* Deus patrit
mei, et exaitabo eum.

Dominus quasi vir pugna- .
tor, Omnipotens noraen e-
jus; * currus Pharaonis,
et exercitum ejus projecit
in mare.

Electi priocipes ejus sub*
mersi sunt in mari rubro j*
abyssi operoerunt eos, de-
scenderunt in profundum
quasi lapis.

Dextera tua, Domine,
magnificata est in fortitudi-
ne ; dextera tua, Domine,
peicussit inimicum; * et
in multitudine glorias tua
deposuisti adversaries tuos.

Misisti iram tuam, quae
devoravit eos sicut sjtipu-
lam ; * et in spiritu^iro-
ris tui congregate sunt a*
quae.

Stetit unda fluens ;* con- •
gregatae sunt abyssi in
medio maii.

Dixit inimicus; perse-
quar, et comprehendam :*
dividam spolia, implebiiur
anima mea.

Evaginabo gladium me-
um ; * interriciet eos ma-
nus mea. •*-

Flavit spiritus tuus, &
operuit eos mare , * sub-
mersi sunt quasi plumbum .*■
in aquis vehementibus.

Quis similis tui in forti-
bus, Domine ?* Quis simi-
lis tui, magnificus in sane*

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thee, glorious in thy sanc-
tuary, awful, worthy of
praise, and performing
'Wonders?

Thou *tretehedst out thy
hand, and the earth devour-
ed them $ * thou, in thy
mercy, didst lead the peo-
ple, whom thou hadst ran*
•omed

.And by thy might didst
thou carry them, * to the
holy place of thy abode.

The nations came up
against us in a rage ;* grief
seized the Philistines.

Then were the princes of
Edom dismayed, a panic
seized the valiant ones of
Moab ; *all the inhabitants
of Canaan stood motionless.

Let fear and dread still
come upon them * at the
greatness of thy might.

Let them become mo-
tionless like a stone, until
thy people, O Lord hath
passed ; * until this thy
people bath passed, whom
thou hast purchased.

Thou wilt lead them
to, and settle them on,
the mount of thy inheri-
tance; * in the strong
place of thy abode, which
thou bast built, O Lord.

In thy sanctuary, O
Lord, which thy own
hands have made so strong \
* the Lord shall reign for
ever and ever more.

For Pharaoh on horse-
hack went into the sea with
bis chariots and horsemen ;

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titate, terribtlis atquelau-
dabilis, faciens mirabilia.

Extendisti manum tuam,
et devoravit eos terra; *
dux fuisti in misericord ia
tua populo, quern redemis-
ti.

Et portasti eum, in for-
titudine tua,* ad habitacu-
lum sanctum tuum.

Ascenderunt populi, et
irati sunt ;* dolores obtinu-
erunthabita tores Philistiim.

Tunc contorbati sunt
principes Edom, robustos
Moab obtinuit tremor ; *
obriguerunt omnes habita-
tores Chanaan.

Irruat super eos formido
& pavor * in magnitudine
brachii tui.

Fiant immobiles quasi
lapis, donee pertranseat
populus tuus, Domine : *
donee pertranseat populus
tuus iste, quern possedisti.

Introduces eos, & plan-
tabis eos in monte haeredi-
tatis tuae ;.* firmissimo ha-
bitaculo tuo,. quod opera-
tus es, Domine.

Sanctuarium tuum, Do-
mine, quod firmaverunt
manus tuae ; * Dominus
regnabit in aeternum, & ul-
tra.

Ingressus est enimeques
Pharao cum curfibus &
equitibus ejus in mare; *

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& rcduxit super cos. Don*,
nus aquas maris :

Filii autem Israel ambu-
laverunt pqr siccuro, * in
medio ejus.

Ant. Exhorfeatus es.

Ant. Oblatus est, quia
ipse volait, & peccata nos?
tra ipse portavk.

mth the

* and the Lord brought
back upon them the waters
of the sea ;

But the children of Is-
rael passed on dry laud, *
through the rnidst of it.

Anth. Thou hast encou-
raged.

Anth. He was made an
offering, because he chose
it, and he bore our sins.

Ps. cxlviii. Laudate Dominum de coelis*
tufo Psalms following, p. cxxxv.

Anth. He was made an Ant. Oblatus est.
offering.

V. My ally, in whom I V. Homo pacis meae, in

trusted. V. He who eat quo speravi. R. Qui ede-

my bread hath most wick* bat panes meos, ampliavit

edly deceived me. adversum me supplanta-

v tionem.

At the Benedictus.

Anth. But the traitor Ant Traditor autem de-
gave them a signal, saying j dit eis signum, dicens j
the man I shall kiss is he 5 Quern osculatus fuero, ip*
lay hold on him. se est ; teneteeum.
The Canticle Benedictus, p. cxxxviii.

Anth. But the traitor. Ant. Traditor autem.

V. Christ became obedi- V. Christus factus est

ent for us even unto death, pro nobis obediens usque

Our Father.

ad mortem.
In secret.

. Then is said the Psalms, Miserere, p. 108. and at
the end thereof the

PRAYER Respice. Look down, O Lord, we be#
teech thee, on this thy family, for which our Lord Je-
sus Christ scrupled not to be deliverd up into the hands
of wicked men, and undergo the punishment of the
cross. Who Hveth, &c. in secret.

MASS. Introit. Gal. vi.

WE ought to glory in T^fOS autem gloriari
the cross of our 1AI oponet in cmce Do-
Lord Jesus ' NChrist ; in mini nostri Jesu Christi j
whom is our salvation, our in quo est salus, vita, U

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life and resurrection 5 by resurrectio nostra; pre
whom we have been saved quern salvati, & » liberati
and delivered. Ps . 66. sumus. Ps 66* Deus mi-
May God have mercy on sereatur nostri, &benedi*
us, and bless us $ may his cat nobis ; illuminet vul-
countenance shine upon turn suum super nos, &
us, and may he take pity on misereatur nostri. Nos
us. We ought to glory, autem, &c. to Ps.
&c. to Ps.
N. B. The bells are rung during the whole time of
the Gloria in excelsis 5 but no more till the same
time on Holy Saturday.
COLLECT. Deus, a quo. O God, from whom
both Judas received the punishment of his sin, and the
thief the reward of his confession ; grant us the effects
of thy mercy 5 that as our Lord Jesus Christ, at the
time of his passion, bestowed on both different rewards
according to their merits 5 so having destroyed the old
man in us, he may give us grace to rise again with him.
Who liveth.

N. B. This prayer alone is said to-day.
EPISTLE. 1 Cor. ii.

BRETHREN: When you come together in one
place it is not now to eat the Lord's Supper. For
every one taketh before- hand his own supper to eat.
And one indeed is hungry, and another is drunk Have
you not houses to eat and drink in ? Or despise ye the
Church of God, and put them to shame, who are poor ?
What shall I say to you ? Do I praise you ? In this I
praise you not. For I received of the Lord, that which
also I delivered to .you 5 that the Lord Jesus, the same
night in which he was betrayed, took bread, and giv-
ing thanks, broke it, and said ; Take ye, and eat,
this is my body, which shall be delivered up for you ;
this do ye in remembrance of me. In like manner he
took the cup, after he had supped, saying : This cup
is the New Testament in my blood ; This do ye, as
often as you drink it, in remembrance of me. For as
often as ye shall eat this bread, and drink this cup, you
shall publish the death of the Lord till he come.
Wherefore, whosoever shall eat this bread, or drink the
cup of the Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and
blood of the Lord. But let a man try himself ; and so
let him eat of that bread, and drink of the cup. For he
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that eatetb and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drii&etk
judgment to himself, not discerning the body of the
Lord. Therefore are there many infirm and weak among
you, and many sleep. But if we would judge ourselves,
we certainly should not be judged. But whilst *we are
judged, We are chastised by ilie Lord) that we may not
be condemned with this world.

GRAD. Phil, ii. Christ Christusfactusestprono-
for us became obedient un- bis obediens usque ad mor-
*to death, even the death of tem, mortem autem crueis.
the cross. V, Therefore did V. Propter quod &Deus ex-
God raise him up, and altavit ilium, &deditilli no-
gave him a name, which men, quod est super omne
is above every name. nomen.

GOSPEL. John xiii. 1. 15.

BEFORE the festival of the Passover, : Jesus knowing
that his hour was come to pass out of this world to
the Father -, having loved his own, who were in the world,
he loved them to the end. And when supper was done,
(the Devil having already put it into the heart of Judas,
the son of Simon, the Iscariot, to betray him) knowing
that his Father had given him all things into his hands,
and that he came from God,, and was now to return to
God -j he riseth from supper, and layeth aside his gar-
ments 5 and having taken a" towel, he put it about him.
After that he poureth water into a bason, and began
to wash the feet of the disciples, and to wipe them with
the towel, which was tied about him. He cometh
therefore to Simon Peter. And Peter saith to him 5
Lord, dost thou wash 'my feet? Jesus answered, and
said to him ; What I do, thou knowest not now, but
thou shalt know -hereafter. Peter saith to him j Thou
shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him : If I
wash thee not, thou shalt have no part with me. Si-
mon Peter saith to him ; Lord, wash not only my feet,
but also my hands, and my head. Jesus saith to him j
He that is washed, needeth not but to wash his feet to
be quite clean. And you are clean 5 but not all of you.
For he knew who it was that wolild betray him 5 and
therefore he said ; You are not all of you clean. Then
after he had washed their feet, he took his garments.
And when he was again at table, he said to them 5 Do
yon know what I have done to you ? You call me Mas-
ter, and f x)rd ,• and you say right ; for I am so. If I
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Master ; you also ought to wash one another's feet. For
I have given you an example, that as I have done to
you, so you do also. Credo.

OFFERT. Ps. cxvii. Dextera Domini fecit
The- right hand of the Lord virtutem ; dextera Domi-
hath displayed its might $ ni exaltavit me : non mo-
the right hand of the Lord riar, sed vivam, & narra-
hath raised me up $ I shall bo opera Domini.
not die, but live, and pub*
lish the works of the Lord.

SECRET. We beseech thee, O holy Lord, Almighty
Father, Eternal God, that our Lord Jesus Christ, thy
Son, may make our sacrifice acceptable to thee, who
on this day commanded his disciples to celebrate it in
memory of him. Who liveth.

Preface, as p. 53.
THE COMMUNICANTES.

BEING united in communion, and celebrating this
most sacred day, in which our Lord Jesus Christ
was betrayed for us 3 and also honoring in the first place
the memory of glorious Mary ever a Virgin, and Mother *
of the same God, and our Lord Jesus Christ ; as also
of thy blessed Aposlles, &c. as in th$ .Ordinary,
p. 56.

THE HANC IGITUR.

WE therefore beseech thee, O Lord, graciously to
accept this offering of us thy servants, and of thy
whole family, which we make in memory of that day,
on which our Lord Jesus Christ commanded, his discipl<gs
to celebrate the mysteries . of his body and, blood ; and
dispose our days in peace, and preserve us from eternal
damnation, and rank us in the number of Urine elect.
Thro* the same. Amen.

Which oblation do thou, O God, vouchsafe, &c. as
in the Ordinary, p. 57.

N B. The Pax is not given to-day.
. COMM. John xiii. The Doroinus Jesus, post*
Lord Jesus, after he had quam casnavit cum disciput
supped with his disciples, lis suis, lavit pedes eorum,
washed their feet, and said U ait illis; scitis quid fe-
to them : Do you uudet- cerim vobis,. ego Do minus
stand what I have done to & Magister ? .Exemplum
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an example, that 70a may
do the same.

POSTCOMM. Refecti. We beseech thee, O Lord
our God, that being nourished with this life-giving food,
we may receive, by thy grace, in immortal glory, what
we celebrate in this mortal life. Thro*.

After Mass the Priest carries the Host, consecrated
for to-morrow, to a place properly prepared for its re*
ception. And during the Procession is sung the Hymn,
Pange lingua, as p. 105. After which follow the

VESPERS.

Anth. T Will take the cup Ant. /^\ ALICEM saluta-
X of salvation, and V-^ ris accipiam, &

I will call on the name of nomen Domini invocabo.
die Lord.

Psalm 115. Credidi, p. Q5.

Anth. I will take. Ant. Calicem.

Anth. With those who Ant. Cum his qui ode-
hated peace, was I peace- runtpacem,eram pacificus;
, ful j when I spoke to them, dum loquebar illis, impug-
they fell upon me without nabant me gratis,
cause.

Psalm cxix. Ad Dorninum cum tribularer, p. ciii.

Anth. With those. Ant. Cum his.

Anth. From unjust men Ant. Ab hominibus ini-

deliver me, O Lord. quis libera me, Domine.

Psalm exxxix.

RESCUE me, O Lord, T7UUPE me, Domine,

from the wicked man; t^j ab homine malo ; * a

* from the unjust man res- viro iniquo eripe me.
cue me.

Who devised iniquity in ■ Qui cogitaverunt iniqui-

their heart •> * all the day tates in corde j * tota die

long prepared for war. co nstituebant praelia.

They sharpened their Acuerunt linguas suas si-
tongues like the serpent j * cut serpentis ; * venenum
the venom of asps was on aspidum sub labiis eorum.
their lips.

Secure me, O Lord, Custodi me, Domine,

from the hands of the sin- de manu peccatoris j * &

ner ; * and from unjust ab hominibus iniquis eripe

men deliver me: me.

The proud ones, who Qui cogitaverunt sup-
thought to trip up my heels, plantar* gressus meos ;*at> -

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* laid a hidden snare for
me.

And ropes they stretched
out for a snare ; * by the
way-side they put a stum-
bling-block for me.

I said to the Lord:
Thou art my God j * hear,
O Lord, the voice of my
petition.

Lord, Lord, the might of
my salvation;* thou co*
veredst my head in the day
of battle.

Deliver me not, O Lord,
against my wish, up to the
sinner ; * they have plot-
ted against me; do not
thou forsake me, lest they
glory.

All their wiles, * and all
their calumnies, shall overv-
whelm themselves.

Burning coals shall fall
upon them, into a fire
wilst thou cast them ;* un-
der misfortunes they shall
sink.

The false-tongued man
shall not prosper on earth ;

* evils shall seize the wick-
ed man at death.

I know the Lord will
judge the poor man'scause ;
*and avenge the needy
ones.

* Surely the righteous shall
praise thy • name : * and
the upright dwell in . thy
sight.

Anth. From unjust men.

* Anth. Preserve me from
the snare they have laid for

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sconderunt superbi laque-
um mihi.

Et funes extenderunt in
laqueum ; * juxta iter scan-
dalum posuerunt mihi.

Dixi Domino; Deus me-
ns et tu j * exaudi, Do-
mine, vocem deprecation^
meac.

Domine, Domine, vir-
tus salutis meae ; * obum-
brasti super caput meum
in die belli.

Ne tradas me, Domine,
a desiderio meo peccatori ;

* cogitaverunt contra me ;
ne derelinquas me, ne forte
exaltentur.

Caput circuirus eornm,*
labor labiorum ipsorum o-
periet eos,

Cadent super eos carbo-
nes, in ignem dejicies eos ;

* in miseriis non subsistent.

Vir linguosus non diri-
getur in terra; * virum in-
justnm mala capient in in-
tent u.

Cognovt quia faciet Do-
minus judicium inopjs;*
&■ vindictam pauperum.

Verumtamen justi cortfl-.
teburitur nomini tiio ; * ;&
habitabunt recti cum vujtu
tuo.

Ant. Ab hominibus inl-
^quis.

Ant. Custodi me a la-
'.queo, quem statuerunt mi-
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me, and from the stum- hi, $ a scandalis operant!-
bling-block of those, who urn iniquiiatem.
do iniquity.

Psalm cxl.
Lord, I cried out to T^OMINE, clamavi ad

O:
thee, hear thou me j*

hear my voice, whenever I

cry out to thee.

Let my prayer ascend,
like incense, in thy sight $
* let the lifting up of my
hands be as the evening sa-
crifice.

Place, O Lord, a guard
before my mouth \ * and a
door about my lips.

Turn not my heart to
Words of wickedness, * to
seek excuses for my sins :

With men that do ini-
quity 5* for I will not par-
take of all their dainties.

The righteous man shall
correct me in mercy, and
reprove me ; * but the oil
of sinners shall not anoint
my head.

For still my prayer is a-
gainst their kindnesses ; *
their judges are cast down,
and dashed against the
rock.

They » shall hear my
words, because they have
prevailed.* As clods of
earth are broken up upon
the ground :

So are our bones scatter-
ed near hell : * but Lord,
O Lord, on thee are fixt
my eves ; in thee 1 have
hoped, take not away my
life. " '

, exaudi me * * in-
tende voci mea?, cum cla-
mavero ad te.

Dirigatur oratio mea, si-
cut incensum, in conspectu
tuo ; * elevatio mannum
mearum sacrificium vesper-
tinum.

Pone, Domine, custodi-
am ori meo ; * & ostium
circumstantial labiis meis.

Non declines cor meum
in verba malitiae, * ad ex-
cusandas excusationes in
peccatis :

Cum hominibus operan-
tibus iniquitatem $ * et non
communicabo cum electis
eorum.

Corripiet me Justus in
misericordia, et increpabit
me j * oleum autem pecca-
toris non impinguet caput
meum.

Quoniam adhuc et ora-
tio mea in beneplacitis eo-
rum ; * absorpti sunt junc-
ti petrsB judices eorum.

Audient verba mea, quo-
niaro potuerunt. * Sicut
crasitudo terras erupta est
super terram :

Dissipata sunt ossa nos-
tra secus infernum : * quia
ad te, Domine, Domine,
oculi mei j in te speravi,
non aufexas animam «ae-
am.

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. Preserve roe from the
mare, they have laid for
me j * from the stumbling-
block of those, who do
iniquity.
In their

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Cusiodi me a laqueo,
quern statuerunt mihi ; * et
a scandalis operantium ini«
quitatem.

own net shall
sinners fall 5 * I am alone
until I pass.
- Anth, Preserve me.
^ Anth. I turned to the
right, and looked 3 but there
was none would know me.

WITH my
the Lord I cried
out ; * with my voice to
the Lord I prayed. *

I pour forth in his sight
tny prayer, * and my dis-
tress I lay before him %

When my spirit faileth
me, * but thou dost know
my paths.

In this way in which I
walked, * they hid a snare
forme

I turned to the right, and
looked ,* but there was not
one would know me.

Flight itself is gone from
me ; * and there is none
who carerh for my life.

I cried out to thee, O
Lord ; * I said j Thou art
my hope, my portion in
the land of the living.

Attend to my request j*
for I am brought exceed-
ing low.

Deliver me from my pur-
suers j * for they are be-
come too strong, for me.

Free from confinement

Cadent in retiaculo ejus
peccatores; * singulariter
sum ego donee transeam.

Ant. Custodi me.

Ant. Considerabam ad
dexteram, et videbam ; et
non erat qui cognosceret
me.
Psalm cxli.
voice to \ 7DCE mea ad Domi-
V num clamavi -* voce
mea ad Dominum depreca-
tus sum.
a Effundo in conspectu
ejus oratiooem meam, * et
tribulationem meam ante
ipsumpronuntio;

In dificiendo ex me spi-
ritual meum 5 * et tu cog-
novisti semitas meas.

In via hac, qua ambula-
bam, * absconderunt la*
queummihi.

Considerabam ad dexte-
ram, et videbam ; * et non
erat qui cognosceret me.

Penit ruga a me, * & non
est qui requirat animam
meam.

Clamavi ad te, Domine,
* dixi ; Tu es spes mea,
portio mea in terra viven-
Uura.

Intende ad deprecatio-
nem meam ; * quia humi-
liatus sum nimis.

Libera me a persequeo-
tibus me 5 * quia confer*
tati suut super me.

Educ de custodia ani-

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my soul, that I may praise
thy name 5 * the righteous
ones are waiting, till thou
avengest me.

Anth. I turned to the
right.

meant ad* oenfften-
dum nemint tuo 5 *- me ex*
pectant josti donee retri-
boas mihi

Ant. Considerabam ad
dexteram.

^/ Me MAGNIFICAT.

Anth, While they were
at supper, Jesus took bread,
and blessed it, and broke it,
and gave it to his disciples.

V. Christ became obe-
dient for us unto death.

Ant. Caenantibus autem
illts accepit Jesus panem,
et benedixit, ac fregit, de-
ditqne discipulis suis.

V. Christus factus est
pro nobis obediens usque
ad mortem.

Immediately after Vespers, the Priest, with his as~
sis t ants, uncovers the altar, saying the Anth. Di vise-
runt. With the Ps. Peus, Deus meus, respice, as be-
low, p. 398.

GOOD-FRIDAY AT MATINS.

Our Father. Hail Mary. I believe, in secret;

L NOCTUHN.

Anthrr*UK Kings

JL the earth rose
up and the princes as-
sembled together against
the Lord, and -against his
Christ.

Psalm ii

WHY: hirwMhe Gen-
tiles raged 5 * and
the nations deyised rain
things ?

« The- Kings of the* earth
Tese up, and* the princes
assembled together, ••*> a-
gainst the Lord, and against
<fafe-Ghrist.

Let us break, said they,
their bonds ; * and cast
•from us their yoke.

He thatdwelteth in the

of Ant. \ DSTFTERUNT

XI, Reges terra,
& principes convene*
runt in unum ad versus
Dominnm, & adversus
Christum ejus.

UARE fremuerunt
Gentes ; * & popaK
mecfitati sunt inania ?

' Adsttterunt Reges terra;,
•fit princijies convenernnt In
unum: *•• adversus Domi-
aum, et adversus Christum
ejus;

Dirumpamus vincula eo-
rum; * &* projiciamus a
nobis jugum ipsorum.

Qui habitat in ccelis, ir-

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heavens shall laogh at them:

* the Lord shall scoff at
them.

Then shall he speak to
them in his wrath ; * and
in his rage shall he dismay
them.

For I am appointed King
by him over Sion, his ho-
ly mount : * I publish his
decree.

The Lord said unto me ;

* My Son art thou, I this
day begot thee.

Ask it of me, and I will
give to thee the Gentiles
for thine inheritance $ *
and the bounds of the earth
for thy possession.

Thou shalt rule them
with a sceptre of iron ; *
and like a potter's vessel
shalt thou break them.

And now, O Kings, be
wise 5 * receive instruc-
tions, ye who judge the
earth.

Serve the Lord with
fear 5 * and exult in him
with trembling.

Embrace instruction, lest
perhaps the Lord be angry :

* aud you perish from the
righteous way.

When his wrath shall in
a short time be kindled j *
blessed are all, who put
their trust in him.

Antk. The Kings of the
earth.

Anth. They parted my
garments amongst them;
and for my vest they cast
lots.

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ridebit eos j * & Dominus
subsannabit cos.

Tunc loquetur ad eos in
ira sua j * & in furore suo
conturbabit eos.

Ego autem constitutus
sum Rex ab eo super Sion
montem sanctum ejus.; *
praedicans praceptum ejus.

Dominus dixit ad me ; *
Filius meus es tu, ego ho-
die genui te.

Postula a me, & dabo ti-
bi Gentes hasreditatem tu*
am 5 * & possessionem tu-
am terminos terras.

Reges eas in virga ferrea:
* & tanquam vas figuli
confringes eos.

Et nunc, Reges, intelli-
gite : * erudimini, qui ju-
dicata terram.

Servite Domino in ti-
morej * & exultate ei
cum tremore.

Apprehendite discipli-
nam, nequando irascatur
Dominus $ * & pereatis de
via justa.

Cum exarserit in brevi
ira ejus; beati omnes, qui
confidunt in eo.

Ant. Adstiterunt Reges
terras.

Ant. Diviseruntsibi ves-
timenta mea, et super ves-
tern raeam miseruntsortem.

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398

Psalm

OGod, my God, look
down upon me $ why
hast thou forsaken me ? *
Far from my salvation my
sins do keep me.

My God will I cry out
by day, and thou wilt not
hear ; * by night, and
it shall not be folly in me.

For thou dwellest in the
holy place ; * thou praise
of Israel.

In thee our Fathers hop-
ed 5 * they hoped, and thou
didst rescue them.

To thee they cried out,
and they were saved 5 * in
thee they hoped and never
were confounded.

But I am a worm, and
not a man;* the reproach of
men and the outcast of all
the people.

All that saw me, derided
me ; * they spoke with
their lips, and wagged the
head.

He hoped in the Lord,
let him deliver him ; let
him save him, since he lov-
eth him.

But thou art he that
brought me from the
womb ; * my hope from
the breasts of my mother ;
on thee was I cast from the
womb.

Thou art my God from
my mother's womb j * do
not depart from me ;

When tribulation is at
hand ; * when there is
none to help,.

Many calves have sur-

xxu

DEUS, Dens meus,
respice in me, quare
me dereliquisti ? * Longe
a salute mea verba delicto*
mm meorum.

Deus meus clamabo per
diem, et non exaudies j *
et nocte, et non ad insipi*
entiam mini.

Tu autem in sancto ha*
bitas ; * laua Israel.

In te speraverunt patres
nostri j * speraverunt, et
liberasti eos.

Ad te clamaverunt, et
salvi facti sunt 5 * in te
speraverunt, et non sunt
confusi.

Ego autem sum vermis-,
& non homo j * opprobrw
um hon»nun*i et abjectio
plebis.

Onuses, videntes me, de«
riserunt me 5 *< locuti sunt
labiis, et moverunt caput*

Speravit inDomino> erf*
piat eum 5 * salvum facial
euin, quoniam volt eum.

Quoniam tu es, qui ex*
traxisti me de ventre ; *
spes mea ab uberibus ma*
tris mete $ in te projectus
sum ex utero,

De* ventre matris me®
Deus meus es tu $ * ne de*
cesseris a me j
. Quoniam tribulattoprofe
ima est; * quoniam non
est qui adjuvet.

Circumdederunt mevi-

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rounded me; * fat bulls
have beset me.

They have opened their
mouths at me, * like a ra-
ring and roaring lion.

Like water 1 am poured
out; * my bones are all
disjointed.

My heart is become like
melted wax, * within my
bowels.

My strength is dried up
like a potsherd, and my
tongue hath cleaved to my
mouth ; * and to the dust
of death hast thou brought
me down.

For many dogs have en*
compassed me ; * a council
of wicked ones hath beset
me.

They have dug my hands
and feet; * they have
counted all my bones.

And they stared and gaz-
ed upon me ; * they part*
ed my garment amongst
them: and for my vest
they cast lots.

But thou, O Lord, with-
draw not thy help from me;
* look down to my de-
fence.

Rescue from the sword,
O God, my soul ; * my
forlorn soul from the dog's
paw.

Save me from the lion's
jaw ; * and from the horn
of the unicorn save me in
my distress.

I will publish thy name
to my brethren 5 * in the
midst of the church will I
praise thee.

AT MATINS. 399

tulimulti; * tauri pingues
obsederunt me.

Aperuerunt super me os
suum, * sicut leo rapiens
et rugiens.

Sicut aqua efrusus sum ;
* et dispersa sunt omnia
ossa mea.

Factum est cor meum
tanquam cera liquescens, *
in medio ventris mei.

Arait, tanquam testa,
virtus mea, et lingua mea
adhaesit faucibus meis ; *
& in pulverem mortis de-
duxisti me.

Quoniam circumdede-
runt me canes multi ; *
concilium malignantium
obsedit me.

Foderunt manus meas et
pedes meos ; * dinumera-
verunt omnia ossa mea.

Ipsi vero considerave-
runt, et inspexerunt me ; *
diviserunt sibi vestimenta
mea ; * et super vestem
meam miserunt sortem.

Tu autem, Domine, ne
elongaveris auxilium tuum
a me ; * ad defensionem
meam conspice.

Erue a framea, Deus,
an imam -meam; * et de
manu canis unicam meam.

Salva me ex ore leonis ;
* et a cornibus unicornium
humilitatem meam.

Narxabo nomen tuum
fratribns meis ; * in medio
ecclesiae laudabo te.

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GOOD-FRIDAY.

You who fear the Lord,
praise ye him; * allvou
seed of Jacob, yield him
glory.

Let all the seed of Israel
fear him; * for that he
hath not slighted, nor de-
spised the poor one's pray-
er;

Nor turned he away his
ftce from me ; * but when
I cried out to him, he
heard me.

Thee will I praise in the
great assembly; * I will
pay my vows in the sight
of them that fear him.

The poor shall eat, and
shall be filled; and they
shall praise the Lord, who
seek him; * their hearts
shall live for evermore.

All the bounds of the
earth shall remember this,*
and be converted to the
Lord.

And all the kindred of
the Gentiles * shall adore
before his face.

For empire belongeth to
the Lord ; * and he shall
rule the Gentiles.

All the fat ones of the
earth shall eat and adore ;

* all shall fall prostrate be-
fore him, who go down
into the earth.

And my soul shall live to
him ; * and my seed shall
serve him.

A generation to come
shall be declared the Lord's;

* and the heavens shall
publish his righteousness to

Qui timetis Dominum,
laudate eum ; * universum
semen Jacob glorificate
eum.

Timeat eum omne semen
Israel; * quoniam non
sprevit, neque despexit de-
precationem pauperis ;

Nee avertit faciem suam-
a me ; * el cum clamarem
ad eum, exaudivit me.

Apud te laus mea in ec-
clesia magna ; * vota mea
reddam in conspectu timen-
tium eum.

Edent pauperes et satura-
buntur ; et ladabunt Domi-
num, qui requirunt eum;

* vivent corda eorum in
speculum saeculi.

Reminiscentur, et con-
vertentur ad Dominum, *
universi fines terras.

Et adorabunt in conspec-
tu ejus * universse familise
Gentium.

Quoniam Domini est reg-
num ;* et ipse dominabitur
Gentium.

Manducaverunt ef adora-
verunt omnes pihgues terraej

* in conspectu ejus cadent
omnes qui descendunt in
terram.

Et anima mea illi vivet ;

* et semen meum serviet
ei.

Annuntiabitur Domino
generatio ventura; ■* et anT
nnntiabunt cocli justitiam
ejus populo, qui nascetur,

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AT MATINS. 401

a people that shall be quern fecit Dominus.

born, whom the Lord hath

made.

Anth. They parted. Ant. Diviserunt.

Anth. Unjust witnesses Ant. Insurrexerunt in

stood against me 5 and ini- me testes iniqui ; et men*

quity belied itself. tita est iniquitas sibi.
Psalm xxvi. Dominus illuminatio mea, p. cxviii.

Anth. Unjust witnesses. Ant. Insurrexerunt.

V. They parted my gar- V. Diviserunt sibi vesti-

ments amongst them. R. menta mea. R. Et super

And for my vest they cast vestem meam miserunt sor-

lots. tern.

Our Father. All in secret.

I. LESSON,

Out of the Lamentation of the Prophet Jeremy,

Chap. ii.

Hetk. 'T'HE Lord resolved to destroy the walls of the
X daughter of Sion $ he hath stretched out his
line, and hath not withdrawn his hand from destruction.
And the rampart mburneth 5 and the wall and it are both
destroyed.

Teth. Her gates are thrown down upon the ground ;
he hath destroyed, and broke to pieces her bars. He
hath carried her King and princes among the Gentiles.
The law is now no more, and her prophets have had no
visions from the Lord.

Jod. The antients of the daughter of Sion sat on the
ground in silence 5 they covered their heads with ashes ;
they put on sackcloth. The virgins of Jerusalem cast
down their heads towards the ground.

Caph. My eyes have failed me with weeping, my
bowels are dismayed j my liver is poured out on the
earth, because of the destruction of the daughter of my
people, when the little one and the suckling fainted in
the streets of the city.

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, return to the Lord thy God.

R. All my friends have R. Omnes amid mei de-
forsaken me -, and they who reliquerunt me \ et prae-
lay in ambush for me, have valuerunt insidi antes mihi.
over-powered me. He Tradidit me quern dilige*

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G00D-FBIDAY.

bam j * Et terribilibus o-
culis plaga crudeli percu-
tientes, aceto potabant mc.
V. Inter iniquosprojecerunt
me, et nou pepercerunt
animae mess. * Et terribili-
bus, &c. to V.

whom I loved, bath betray-
ed me ; * And they, with
terrible looks, cruelly
scourged me, and offer-
ed me vinegar to drink. V.
They cast me out amongst
the wicked, and spared not
my lite. * And they> with
terrible looks, &c. to V.

II. LESSON.

Lamed.rT^UEY said to their mothers : Where is the
X wheat and wine ? When they fainted like
wounded men in the streets of the city $ when they
breathed out their souls in the bosoms of their mo-
thers.

Mem . To what shall I compare thee ? Or to what
shall I liken thee, O daughter of Jerusalem ? To what
shall I equal thee, that I may comfort thee, O daugh-
ter of Sion ? For great, as the sea, is thy affliction :
Who will heal thee ?

Nun. Thy prophets saw faUe and foolish things con-
cerning thee 5 neither did they lay open thy iniquity to
excite thee to repentance 5 but they looked for false pro-
phecies and causes of thy banishment.

Samech. All that passed by, clapped -their hands at
thee ; they hissed and wagged their heads at the daughter
of Jerusalem, saying : Is this the city of perfect beauty,
the joy of the whole earth ?

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, return to the Lord thy God,

R. The veil of the tem-
ple was rent, * And the
whole earth shook; the
thief cried out from the
cross, saying : Remember
me, O Lord, when thou
comest to thy kingdom. V.
The rocks split, and the
monuments opened, and
many of the saints' bodies,
that were dead, arose. *
And the whole earth, &c.
to V.

R. Velum templi scisT
sum est, * Et omnis terra
tremuit; latro de cruce
clamabat, dicens ; Memen-
to mei, Domine, dum vene-
ris, in regnum tuum. V'.
Petrae scissae sunt, et monu-
ment a aperta sunt, et multa
corpora sanctorum, qui dor-
mierant, surrexerunt. * Et
omnis, &c. to V.

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AT MATINS. 403

III. LESSON.
Aleph. T AM a man that see my poverty in the rod of
X his indignation.

Aleph, He hath led me, and brought me into dark-
ness, and not into light.

Aleph. Only against me hath he turned, and turned
again his hand all the day long.

Beth. My skin and flesh hath he made oldj he hath
broken all my bones.

Beth. He hath built all round about me, and encom-
passed me with gall and labour.

Beth. He hath set me in a dark place like those who
have been long dead.

. Ghimel. He hatb built all round about me, that I
may not get put j he hath put on me heavy fetters.

Ghimel. He hath even rejected my prayer, when I
cried out to him, and entreated him.

Ghimel. He hath shut up my way with square stones,
and hath dug up my road.

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, return to the Lord thy God.

R. My chosen vineyard, R. Vinea mea electa,

it was I that planted thee 5 ego te plant avi $ * Quomo-

* How art thou become so do conversa es in amarku-

bitter, as to crucify me, dinem, ut me crucifigeres,

and release Barabbas ? V. et Barabbam di mil teres ?

I fenced thee around, and V. Sepivi te, et lapides

picked the stones out of elegi ex te, et aediricavi

thee, and built a press. * turrim. * Quomodo con*

How art thou, &c. to V. versa es, &c. to V. Vinea

My chosen vineyard, &c. mea, &c. to V.
to V.

II. NOCTURN.

Antk. They used vio- Ant. Vim faciebant, qui

lence, who sought my life*, quaerebant an imam meam.

Psalm xxxv ii. Dom'me, ne in furore tuo, p. cxli.

Antk. They. used vio* Ant. Vim faciebant.
lence.

Antk. Let them be put Ant. Confundantur, et

to confusion and shame, revereantur, qui quaerunt

who seek to take away my animam meam, ut auferant

life* earn.

. Psalm xxxix. Expectans expectavi, p. cxxii.

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GOOD-FRIDAY.

Anth. Let them be put
to confusion.

Anth. Strangers have
risen up against me, and
mighty ones have sought
my life.

Psalm liii

Ant. Confundanfur.

Ant. Alieni insurrexe-
runt in me, et fortes quae-
sierunt animam meam.

OGod, for the sake of
thy name, save me :
* and in thy might judge
my cause.

O God, hear thou my
prayer 5* give ear to the
words of my mouth.

For strangers have risen
up against me, and mighty
ones have sought my life -,*
and they set not God be-
fore their eyes.

But behold God helpeth
me \ * and the Lord is the
upholder of my life.

Turn back the evils on
my enemies ;* and accord-
ing to thy promise do thou
destroy them.

Then will I freely sacri-
fice to thee ; * and praise
thy name, O Lord 5 for it
is good.

Because thou wilt deli-
ver me from all distress j *
and my eye shall look down
on my enemies.

Anth. Strangers have
risen up.

V. Unjust witnesses
stood up against me. B.
And iniquity belied itself.

Our Father.

DEUS, in nomine tuo
salvum me fac j * et
in virtute tua judica me.

Deus, exaudi orationem
meam ; * auribus percipe
verba oris mei.

Quoniam alieni* insur-
rexerunt adversum me, et
fortes quaesierunt animam
meam 5 * et non proposue-
runt Deum ante conspectum
suum.

Ecce enim Deus adjuvat
me 1 * et Dominus suscep-
tor est animae meae.

Averte mala inimicis
raeis 5 * et in veritate tua
disperde illos.

Voluntarie sacrificabo ti-
bi ; * et conntebor nomini
tuo, Domine ; quoniam bo-
num est.

Quoniam ex omni tribu-
latione eripuisti me; * et
super inimicos meos de-
spexit oculus me us.

Ant. Alieni insurrexe-
runt.

V. Insuirexerunt in me
testes iniqui. R. Et menti-
ta est iniquitas sibi.

All in Secret.

IV. LESSON.

Out of the Treatise of St. Augustine, the Bishop, on

the Psalms. Psalm lxiii. 2.

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THOU hast protected me, O God, from the assem-
bly of the wicked ones, from the multitude of those
who work iniquity. Now let us behold our bead him*
self. Many of the Martyrs have suffered the like, but
nothing shines so bright as the head of the Martyrs $ it it
there we best see, what they endured. He was protect-
ed from the multitude of the wicked ones ; that it, God
protected himself j the Son, and the man assumed by
the Son, protected his own flesh. For he is the Son of
Man, and the Son of God j the Son of God, because of
the form of God j the Son < of Man, because of the. form
of a servant ; having it in his power to lay down his life,
and to take it up again* What could his enemies- do
against him ? They killed hi* body, but did not kill his
soul. Observe ; it would have signified little for the
Lord to have exhorted the Martyrs by word, unless
at the same ttmehe had strengthened them by his exam*
pie*

% R. You are come out as R Tanquam ad latronem

against a thief with swords exiistis cum glad 1 is et fu»tt-

and clubs to seize me j * I bus comprehendere me ', *

was every day amongst you Quotidie apud vos cram in

teaching in the temple, and templp docens, ct nun me

you seized me not $ and tenuistis 5 et ecce nagella-

now, having scourged me, turn ducitis ad crucirtgen-

you lead me to be crucified, dum. V. Cuiwjue injects*

V. And when they laid sent maims in Jesum, et

hands on Jesus, pnd seized tenuissent cum, dixit ad

him, he said to them * * I eos 3 * Quotidie apud vos,

"Was every day amongst you, &c. toV.
&c. to V.

V. LESSON.

YOU know what was the assembly of the wicked
Jews, and what the multitude of those, whp work
iniquity. But what was that iniquity ? Jt was, that,
they wanted to put to death pur Lord Jesus Christ. I
have done, says he, so many good works among you *
for which of them is it that you want to put me to
pVath } He bore, with all their weaknesses, he cured all
tbeir sick, he preached., the kingdom* of (leaven, he con-
cealed, not their crimes, that they might rather hate
them, than the. Physician, who healed them. Yet such
.wa'sr(4u*r ingjr#itu4e,4ur all these cures, that, l^e weu

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tn a raging fever, they werfc in a fury at the Physician,
who came to care them, and formed a design to destroy
him : as if they had a mind to try whether he was really
man, that he could die ; or something above man, and
would not suffer himself to die. We find their words in
the wisdom of Solomon 5 Let us condemn him, say
they, to a most shameful death. Let us examine him;
for regard will be had to his words. If he be truly the
Son of God, let him deliver him.

R. Darkness came on, R. Tenebrae facts sunt,
whilst the Jews crucified dum crucifixissent Jesum
Jesus ; and about the ninth Judsei j et circa horam no-
hour Jesus cried out with nam exclamavit Jesus voce
a loud voice : My God, magna ; Deus meus, ut
why hast thou forsaken quid me dereliquisti ? * Et
me? * And bowing down inclinatocapite,etnisitspiri-
his head, he gave up the turn. V. Exclamans Jesus
ghost. V. Jesus crying out voce magna, ait ; Pater, in
with a loud voice, said: Fa- manus tuas commendo
ther, into thy hands I com- spiritum meum. * Et La-
mend my spirit. * And clinato, &c. to V.
bowing down his head, &c.
toV.

VI. LESSON.

THEY sharpened their tongues like a sword. Let
not the Jews say : We did not put Christ to
death. For indeed they delivered him up to Pilate the
judge, that they might seem innocent of his death. For,
when Pilate said to them : Put him to death yourselves ;
they answered : It is not lawful for us to put any one to
death. Thus they intended to throw the injustice of their
crime on the judge, that was a man $ but could they
deceive a judge, who is God ? -What Pilate did, his
very doing of it made him somewhat partaker of their
crime ; but if compared with them, he was much the
more innocent. For he laboured what he could to get
him out of their hands 5 and to that end he ordered him
TO be scourged r and shewed him to them. This he did
to our Lord, not by way of persecuting him, but to
satisfy their rage ; that the sight of hrm in that condition
might move them to pity, and make them desist, from
desiring his death. All this he did. But when they
still persisted, you know that he washed his hands, and
said : it was none of his doing, that he was innocent of
his death. And yet he really put him to death. But if

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be wa3 guilty in doing so against his will, are they inno-
cent, who forced him to do it ? Not at all. He pro-
nounced sentence against him, and ordered him to be
crucified ; and so, in a manner, put him to death him-
self. But you also, O Jews, put him to death. How
did you put him to death ? With the sword of the.
tongue ; for you sharpened your tongues. And when
gave you the stroke, but when you cried out : Crucify
him, Crucify him.

R. I delivered up my
dear life into the hands of
the wicked, and my inherit
tance became; unto me like
a lion in the forest. My
adversary spoke against me,
saying: Gather together,*
and make haste to devour
him. They placed me in
a solitary desert, and the
whole earth bemoaned me ;
* Because there was none
found, who would know
me, or do me any kindness.
V. Merciless men rose up
against me, and they spared
not my life-, # Because
there was none found, &c.
to V. I delivered up my
dear life, &c. to V.

HI. NOCTURN.

Anih. From those that
rise up against me, deliver
me, O Lord, for they have
seized on my life.

Psalm

R. Animam meam dilec-
tam tradidi in manus ini-
quorum, et facta est mihi
haereditas mea sicut leo in
sylva. Dedit contra me voces
adversarius, dicens; Con-
gregamini, et properate ad
devorandum ilium ; posue-
rant me in deserto solitudi-
nis, et luxit super me om-'
ni6 terra j * Quia non est
inventus, qui me agnos-
ceret, et faceret bene. V.
Insurrexerunt in me viri
absque rnisericordta, et non
pepercerunt animae meae :
* Quia non est, &c. to V.
Animan meam, &c. to V.

RESCUE me from my
enemies, O my God $
* and from those that rise
up against me, deliver me.
Rescue me from those
who work iniquity 5 * and
save me from these men of
blood.

Ant. Ab insurgentibua
in me, libera me, Dominei
quia occupaverunt animam
meam.

Iviii.

ERIPE me de inimici*
meis, Detis meus ; *
et ab insurgentibus in me;
libera me.

Eripe me de operantibus
iniquitatem 5 * et de *Virfi
sanguinum salva me.

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GOOD'FftllfcAY.

For behold they have
seized on my life ;* mighty
ones have rushed in upon
me.

Not for any iniquity of
mine, or sin of mine, O
Lord; * 1 have run my
course, and directed my
steps without iniquity.

Arise to meet me, and
behold me, * even thou*
Lord God of hosts, the
God of Israel.

Set out to visit the Gen-
tiles; * spare none, who
work iuiquity.

They shall return in the
evening, and suffer hunger
like dogs ; * they shaU go
round the city.

Behold they will speak
with their mouth ; there
will be a sword in their
lips : * for who, say. they,
hath overheard us )

But thou, O Lord, wik
laugh at them ; * thou wilt
bring to nothing all the
Gentiles.

My strength I will keep
up-thro* thee, for thou, O
God, art my defence; *
he is my God, his mercy
will prevent me.

God will shew me how
he will treat my enemies.;
"destroy them not; * lest
my people at any time for-
get.

But scatter them by thy
might ; * and bring them
down, my protector, Lord ;

For the' sin of their

Quia eeee. oepenmt anfe
mammeam; * irrueruntia
me fortes.

Neque iniqnitas mea, ne*
que peocatum meum, Do*»
mine ; * sine iniqnitafte cu>
curri, et direxL

Exurge in occursum me-
um, et vide ; * et tu, Do-
mine, Deus virtmum, Deus.
Israel.

Intende ad visitandas om-t
nes Gentes ; * non misere-
aris omnibus, qui operao-
"tur iniquitatem.

Convertentur ad vesper-
am, et famem patiemur ut
canes ;* et circuibunt civi*
tatem.

Ecce loquentur in ore
suo, et gladius in labiia
eorum; * quoniam* quia
audivti?

Et tu, Domine, deride-
bU.eos; * ad nibilum de-
duces omnes Gentes* .

Fortitudinem meam ad
te custodiam, quia Deus
susceptor meus es ; * Deus
mens, miserioofclia ejus
prseveniet me. ^

D*us ostendet mihi super
inimicos meos ; ne occidas
eos ; * ne quando oblivis-
cantur populi mel.

Disperge illos in virtute
tua ; * et depone eos, pro-
tector rneus, Domine ;

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mouth, and the speech of
their lips ; * and let them
be taken in their pride.

And their curses, and
their lies shall be talked of
at their destruction ; * at
their destruction in wrath,
and they shall be no more.

And all shall know that
God will rule over Jacob, *
and all the bounds of the
earth.

They shall return in the
evening, and suffer hunger
like dogs ; * they shall go
round the city.

They shall disperse for
food ; * and if they are
not filled, they will grum-
ble.

But I will sing thy might;
* and in the morning I
will joyfully celebrate thy
mercy.

Because thou hast been
my protector, * and my
refuge in the day of my
distress.

O my help, to thee will
I sing, for thou art the
God that upboldest me $ *
my God, my mercy.

Anth. From those that
rise up.

Anth. Thou hast remov-
ed my acquaintance far
from me j I was betrayed,
and escaped not.

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monem labiorum ipsorum ;
* et comprehendantur in
superbia sua.

Et de eiecratione et men-
dacio annuntiabuntur in
consummatione j * in ira
consummations, et non
erunt.

Et scient quia Deus do-
mi nabitur Jacob, * & fini-
um terrae.

Convertentur ad vespe-
ram, et famem patientur
ut canes ; * et circuibunt
civitatem.

Ipsi dispergentur ad man**
ducandum j * si vero non
fuerint saturati, et murmu-
rabunt.

£gp autem cantabo forti-
tudinem tuam ; * et exalta-
bo mane misericordiam tu-
am.

Quia factus es susceptor
meus, * et refugium meum
in die tribulationis meae.

Adjutor meus, tibi psal-
lam, quia Deus susceptor
meus es ; * Deus meus,
misericordia meam.

Ant. Ab insurgentibus.

Ant. Longe fecisti notos
meos a me, traditus sum,
et non egrediebar.

OLord God of my sal-
vation, * to thee have
I cried out both night and
day.

DOMINE Deus saluiis
meae, * in die cla-
mavi et nocte coram te.

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Let my prayer come be-
fore thee ; * bead thine ear
to ray request.

For my soul is filled
with misfortunes; * and
my life hath drawn near
unto the grave.

I am counted among
those that go down into
the pit j * I am become
like a man without help,
one set apart among the
dead.

Like the slain sleeping in
their tombs, whom thou
no more remeraberest ; *
and who by thy hand have
been cut oft.

They have put me in the
lower pit ; * in a dark
place, and in the shades
of death.

Great is thy fury against
me, * and all thy waves
hast thou brought over me.

Thou hast removed my
acquaintance far from me j
* they held me as an abo-
mination to themselves.

I was betrayed and es-
caped not $* my eyes pined
away for want.

I cried out to thee, O
Lord, all day long ; * I
stretched out my hands to
thee.

Wilt thou do wonders
for the dead?* Or will
physicians raise them to
life again to praise thee ?

Shall any one in the se-
pulchre publish thy mer-
cy ? * Or thy truth in the
grave ?

GOOD-miDAT.

Intret in conspectu too
oratiomea; * inciina au-
rem tuatn ad precem meam.

Quia repleta est malis a-
nima men ; * et vita mea
inferno apppopinquavit.

^Estimates sum cum des-
cendentibus in lacum ; *
factus sum sicut homo sine
adjutorio, inter mortuos
liber.

Sicut vulnerati dormien-
tes in sepulchris, quorum
non es memor amplius ;* et
jpsi do manu tua repulsi
sunt.

Posuerant me in lacu in-
feriori, * in tenebrosis, et
in umbra mortis.

Super me confirmetas
est suror ruus, * et omnet
fiuctus tuos mduxisti suptr
me.

Longe fecisti notos me*
os a mej* posuerunt me
obominationem sibi.

Traditus sum, et non
egredtebar ;* oculi mei lan-
guerunt prac inopia.

Clamavi ad te, Domine,
tola die; * expandi ad te
manus meas.

Numquid mortuis fades
mirabilia? * Aut medici
suscitabunt, et confitebun-
tur tibi ?

Numquid narrabit ali-
quis in sepulchro miseri-
cordiam tuam } * et verita.
tern tuam in perditione ?

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Shall thy words be
known in the darksome
abodes, * and thy justice
in the land of oblivion ?

But I, O Lord, have
cried out to thee 5 # and
early in the morning shall
my prayer come before
thee.

Why, O Lord, dost thou
reject my prayer ? # Why
turnest thou thy face from
me ?

I am poor and have been
in trouble from my youth ;

* and when raised on high,
have been brought low a-
gain, and tp distress.

Thy whole wrath hath,
come upon me ; * and
thy terrors have affrighted
me.

Tbey have encompassed
me like water all day long ;

* they have surrounded me
on every side.

Thou hast kept far from
me both friend and neigh-
bour 5 * and my acquaint-
ance, by my misery.

Anth. Thou hast remov-
ed.

Anth. They will catch
at the life of the righteous
one, and condemn the in-
nocent blood.

Psalm

THE Lord is the God
of avengeance 5 * the
God of avengeance hath
acted without controul.

Ascend thy tribunal, O
thou whojudgest the earth ;

* give to the proud their
due reward.

Numquid cognoscentur
in tenebris mirabilia tua, *
et justitia tua in terra obli-
vionis ?

Et ego ad te, Doraine,
clamavi ; * et mane oratio
mea praeveniet te.

Ut quid, Domine, repel-
lis orationem meam ?# A*
vertis faciera tuam a me ?

Pfcuper sum ego, et in
laborious a juventute meaj
* exaltatus autem, humi-
liatus sum et conturba-
tus.

In me transierunt irae
tuae 5 * et terrores tui con-
turbaverunt.

Circumdederunt me si-
cut aqua tota die j * cir-
cumdederunt me simul.

Elongasti a me amicum
et proximum ;* notos me-
os a miseria.

Ant. Longe fecisti.

Ant. Captabunt in ani-
mam justi, et sanguinem
innocentum condemna-
bunt.
xciii.

DEUS ultionum Domi-
nus ;* Deus ultionum
libere egit.

Exaltare, qui judicas ter-
rain ; * redde retributio-
nem superbis.

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GOOD-FRIDAY.

How long, O Lord,
shall sinners, * bow long
shall sinners boast ?

How long shall they ut-
ter and talk iniquity 3* how
long shall they talk, who
act unjustly ?

They have distressed, O
Lord, thy people 3 * and
have afflicted thy inheri-
tance.

They have murdered the
widow and the stranger 3 *
and put to death the father-
less.

And they said : The
Lord will not see it 3* nei-
ther will the God of Jacob
know it.

Understand, ye senseless
among the people 5 * learn
wisdom, ye fools, at last.

Will he not hear, who
formed the ear ? * Or doth
not he see, who framed the
eye?

Shall not he rebuke, who
chastiseth the Gentiles ? *
Who teacheth man his
knowledge.

The Lord knoweth the
thoughts of men, * that
they are vain.

Blessed is the man,
whom thou shalt instruct,
O Lord 5 * and whom thou
shalt teach thy law.

That thou may'st spare
him from evil days 3 * till
a pit is dug for the sin-
ner.

For the Lord will not
cast off his people 3 * nor
will he abandon his inhe-
ritance :

Usquequo peccatores,
Domine 3 * usquequo pec-
catores gloriabuntur ?

EfFabuntur, et loquentur
iniquitatem 3 * loquentur
omnes, qui operantur in-
justitiam ?

Populum tuum, Domine
humiliaverunt 3 * et haere-
ditatem tuam vexaverunt.

Viduam et'advenam in-
terfecerunt 3* et pupilos oc-
ciderunt.

Et dixerunt : Non vide-
bit Dominus 3 * nee intel-
liget Deus Jacob. »

Intelligite, insipientes in
populo 3* et stulti aliquan-
do sapite.

Qui plan tavit aurera, non
audiet ? * Aut qui finxit
oculura, non considerat ?

Qui corripit Gentes, non
arguet ? * Qui docet homi-
nem scientiam ?

Dominus scit cogitatio-
nes hominum, * quoniam
vanae sunt.

Beatus homo, quern tu
erudieris, Domine 3 * et de
lege tua docueris eum.

Ut mitiges ei a diebus
malis 3 * donee fodiatnr
peccatori fovea.

Quia non repellet Domi-
nus plebem suam 3 et bae-
reditatem suam non dere-
linquet.

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Until his justice be turn-
ed into judgment 5 * and
ail the upright of heart ap-
prove it.

Who will rise up with
me against the wicked
ones ? * Or who will stand
up with me against the
'workers of iniquity ?

Unless the Lord hath
helped me $ * very near in
hell had dwelt my soul.

If I said : My foot hath
slipt 5* thy mercy, O Lore},
became my help.

According to the great-
ness of my grief of heart, *
thy consolations have glad-
dened my soul.

Hath the tribunal of
injustice any connection
with thee 5 * O thou tri-
bunal, who actest violence
by law ?

They will catch at the
life of the righteous one 5*
and condemn innocent
blood.

But the Lord became my
refuge ;* and my God the
help of my hope.

And he will repay them
their iniquity $ he willv de-
stroy them for their wick-
edness ; * the Lord our
God will utterly destroy
them.

Anth. They will catch.

V. They spake against
me with a deceitful tongue.
R. And with words of

nol. i. Mm

Quoadusque justitia con-
vertatur in judicium ; * et
qui juxta illam, omnes qui
recto sunt corde.

Qui s consurget mihi ad-
versus malignantes ? * Aut
quis stabit mecum adversus
operantes iniquitatem ?

Nisi quia Dominus adju-
vit me ; * paulo minus ha-
bitasset in inferno anima
mea.

Si dicebam : Mot us est
pes meus 5 * misericordia
tua, Domine, adjuvabat
me.

Secundum muhitudinem
dolorum meorum in corde
meo, * consolationes tuae
laetificaverunt anirnam me-
am.

Numquid adhaeret tibi
sedes iniquiiatis 5* qui fin-
gis laborem in praecepto ?

Captabunt in animam
justi, * sanguinem inno-
centem condemnabunt.

Et factus est mihi Domi-
nus in refugiumj* Deus
in adjutorium spei meae.

Et reddet illis iniquita-
tem ipsorum 3 et in mali-
tia eorum disperdet eos ; *
disperdet ill os Dominus De-
us noster.

Ant. Captabunt.

V. Locuti sunt adversuni
me lingua dolosa. R. Et
sermonibus odii circumde-

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hatred they encompassed, derunt me, et expognave-

and assaulted me without a runt me gratis.

cause.

Our Father. All in secret.

VII. LESSON.

Out of the Epistle of blessed Paul the Apostle to the
Hebrews, Chap. iv. and v.

LET us hasten to enter into that rest $ lest any of us
fall into the same example of unbelief. For the
word of God is lively and effectual, and. more piercing;
than any two-edged sword 5 and reaching unto the divi-
sion of the soul and the spirit, of the joints also and the
marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents
of the heart. Neither is there any creature invisible in
his sight ; but all things are naked and open to the eyes
of him, to whom our speech is. Seeing then we have a
great high .priest, Jesus the Son of God, who hath pene-
trated the heavens, let us stand to what we profess. For
we have not a high priest, who cannot have compassion
on our infirmities j but one tempted in all things like as
we are, yet without sin.

R. They betrayed me R. Tradiderunt me in
into the hands of impious manus impioruro, et inter
men, and.they cast me out iniquos projecerunt me, et
among the wicked, and non pepercerunt animae
spared not my life 5 the meae $ congregati sunt ad-
mighty ones gathered to- versum me fortes : * Et si-
gether against me : * And cut gigantes steterunt con-
like giants they drew up tra me. V. Alieni insur-
against me. V. Strangers rexerunt adversum me, et
rose up against me, and fortes quaesierunt animara
mighty ones sought my meam. * Et sicut gigan-
life.* And like giants, tes, &c. to V.
&c. to V.

VIII. LESSOJN.

LET us go therefore with confidence to the throne
of grace 5 that we may obtain mercy, and find
grace in seasonable aid. For every high priest taken
from among men, is appointed for men in those things
that appertain to God, that he may offer gifts and sacri-
fices for sin j who can have cpmpassion on those who
are ignorant and err j because he himseJf is also com-
passed with infirmity j and therefore he ought as for the.
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R. The wicked disciple
betrayed Jesus to the chief
priests and elders of the
people : * But Peter fol-
lowed him at a distance, to
see the ena* of it. V. And
they led him to Caiphas
the high priest, where the
Scribes and Pharisees were
met together.* But Peter,
&c. to V.

R. Jesum tradidit impi-
us summis principibus sa-
cerdotum, et senioiibus po-
puli : # Petrus aute*m se-
quebatur eum a longe, ut
videret finem. V. Addux-
erunt autem eum ad Cai-
pham principein sacerdo-
turn, ubi Scribae et Phiisaei
convenerant.* Petrus au-
tem, &c. to V.

IX. LESSON.

NEITHER doth any man take this honor upon him-
self, but he that is called by God, as Aaron was.
So also Christ did not glorify himself to be made, a high
priest 5 but he that said to him : Thou art my Son, this
day have I begotten thee. As he saith also in another
place : Thou art a priest for ever according to the order
of Melchisedec. Who in the days of his flesh, ot&ring
up prayers and supplications, with a strong cry and
tears, to him that was able to save him from death, was
heard fbr his respectful fear. And whereas Indeed he
was the Son of God, be learned obedience by the thing*,
which he suffered j and being perfected, he became the
cause of eternal salvation to all that obey him, having
been declared by God a high priest according to the order
of Melchisedec.

R. My eyes are grown
Aim with my weeping, for
he is- withdrawn from me,
who was my 'comforter.
See all ye people^* If there
be any grief like mftie. V.
O all you that pass by, be*
hold and see * If there be
kc. to V. My eyes, &c.
to V.

R. Caligaverunt oculr
mei a fletu meo, quia elon-
gatus est a me, qui consola-
batur me. Videte omnes.
pop'uli,* Si est dolor similis
sicut dolor meus. V. O
vos omties, qui transfiis per
viam, aftendite et videte *
Si est dolor, &c. to V. Ca-
ligaverunt, &c. to V.

LAUDS.

Antk. God spared not
his only Son, but delivered
him tip for us aH.

Jtnly Proprio Filio suo
non pepercit Deus, Sed pf^
nobis omnibus tradidit il-
ium.

Psalm 1. Miserere mei, Deus, p. 103.

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GOOD-FRIDAY.

Anth. God spared.

Anth. My spirit is in an-
guish, my heart is troubled
within me.

Ant. Proprio Fdio.

Ant. Anxiatus est super
me spiritus meus, in me
turbatum est cor meum.

Domine, exaudi. p. cxlv.

Ant. Anxiatus est.

Ant. Ait latro ad latro-
nem $ Nos quidem digna
factis recipimus 5 hie autem
quid fecit ? Memento mei,
Domine, dum veneris u*
regnum tuum.

Psalm cexvi.

Antk. My spirit.

Anth. One thief said to
the other : We indeed re-
ceive what • our actions de-
serve; but what hath this
man done ? Remember me,
O Lord, when thou comest
to thy kingdom.

Psalm Ixii. Deus, Deus meus, with the following
Psalm lxvi. Deus misereatur nostri, p. exxxi.

Anth. One thief. Ant. Ait latro.

Anth. When my soul Ant. Cum conturbata
shall be in trouble, thou, fuerit anima mea, Domine,
O Lord, wilt call to mind misericordiae memor eris.
thy mercy.

The CANTICLE of HABBACUC. Chap. iu.

LORD, I have heard
thy word, * and I
am seized with dread.

I«ord, give life to thy
work ** in the midst of
years.

In the midst of years
thou wilt make it known j*
even in thy wrath thou wilt
call to mind thy mercy.

God will come from the
south 3 * and the hply one
from mount Pharan.

His glory cloudeth the
heavens j * and the earth
is full of his praise.

His brightness shall be
like the light 5 * and glitter-
ing in his hands.

There was his strength
concealed ; * death went
before his face.

And the Devil went be-

OMINE, audivi audi*
tionem tuam* * &
timui.

Domine, opus tuum, *
in medio annorum vivifies)
illud.

In medio annorum notum
facies ; * cum iratus fueria
misericordiae recordaberis.

Deus ab austro veniet $ *
et sanctus de monte Pharan.

Operuitccelos gloria ejus j

* et laudis ejus plena est
terra.

Splendor ejus ut lux erit ;

* et cornua in manibui
ejus.

Ibi abscondita est fortitu-
do ejus; * ante faciem
ejus ibit mors.

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fore his steps j * he stop-
ped, and measured the
earth.

He cast a look, and melt-
ed away the Gentiles j *
and mountains of the age
of the world crumbled a-
way.

Mountains of the age of
the world bowed down, *
under the steps of that
Eternal One.

For iniquity I saw the
tents of Ethiopia; * the
tents of the land of Madian
shall be dismayed.

Was thy anger against
the rivers, O Lord ? * Or
tfi d tby fury vent rtself on
rivers ? Or thy indignation
on the sea ?

Thou who mountest thy
horses ; * whose chariot is
talvafion.

Awaking, thou wilt a*
wake thy bow, * according
-to the oaths thou didstjnake
unto tribes.

Thou didst part the rivers
of the earth; the moun-
tains saw thee, and shook ;
* a gulph of water passed
away.

ITie abyss sent forth it*
«voice; * the deep lifted up
its hands.

The sun and moon stood
•stttl in the pfece of their
*bode ; * by the light ©f
thy arrows they shall go on,
by the brightness of thy
4Kashmg spear.

Thou wilt trample down
the earth in thy rage 3* and

AT lmttvs. 41^

ante pedes ejus 3 * stetit^
et mensus est terrain.

Aspexket dissolvit Gen-
tes j*et contriti sunt moot
tes saeculi.

Incurvati sunt cones tiwm-
d«, * ab itineribus ^flSterni*
tatis ejus.

Pro iniquitate vidi ten-
toria ^Ethiopia; ; * turba-
buntur pelles terra; Madian.

Numquid in fluminibus
iratus es, Domine ? * Aut
in fliwninibus furor tuus }
Aut in mari indtgnaito tua ?

Qui ascendes super equos
•twos ; * et quadriga tu*.
*akatio»

6useitans susettabis ar-
cum 5* juramenta tribubus,
quae loqutus es>

Fluvios scindes terras y
viderum te, et doluerunt
monies 5- * gurges aquarum.
taansiit.

Ded'rt abys&us vocem su-
am ; * altitude roanus suas.
levavit.

Sol et luna steterunt in*
bftbitacuJo sno y * m luce
sagittarum tuarum iburit,.
in splendor* fulgurantis
hastae tuae.

M 1*2,

In fremitu concukahift
terrain > * et ha fuxeee oh-

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in thy fury thou wilt astonish
the Gentiles.

Thou didst go forth to
save thy people ; * with
thy anointed one to save
them.

Thou didst strike the
chief of the house of the
wicked one ; * thou didst
lay bare the foundation
thereof to the neck.

Thou didst curse his
chiefs, the heads of his
Warriors, * coming like a
Whirlwind to scatter me.

They came with joy, *
like one that 'dcvoureth a
poor man in secret.

But thou mad'st a way
for thy horses in the sea, *
thro* the mud of mighty
waters.

I have heard thy threats,
and my heart is dismayed j

* my lips trembled, and I
could not speak.

Let rottenness enter my
bones, * and swarm within
me.

That I may be at rest in
the day of affliction 5 * that
I may go up to our people
prepared for war.

For the fig shall no longer
flourish ; * neither shall the
vines bring forth their
fruit.

The olive-tree shall lie ;

* and the corn-fields shall
yield no food.

The sheep shall be cut off
from the fold; * neither
shall there be cattle in the
stalls.

But I will rejoice in the

stupifacies Gentes.

Eggressus es in in salu-
tem populi tui ; * in salu-
tem cum Christo tuo.

Percuissisti caput de do-
mo impii ; * denudasti
fuhdamentum ejus usque
ad collum.

Maledixisti sceptris ejus,
capiti bellatorum ejus, *
venientibus, ut turbo, ad
dispergendum me.

Exultatio eorum, * sicut
ejus qui devorat pauperem
in abscondito.

Viam feci st i in man e-
quis tuis ; * in luto aqua-
rum multarum.

Audivi, et conturbatus
est venter meus j * a voce
oontremuerunt labia mea.

Ingrediatur putredo in
ossibus meisj* et subter me
scateat.

Ut requiescam it die tri-
bulationis; * ut ascendam
ad populum accinctum dob*
trum.

Ficus enim non florebit ;
* et non erit germen io
vineis.

Mentietur opus olivae 5 *
et arva non afferent cibunj.

Abscindetur de ovili pe-
cus j * et non erit armen-
tum in praesepibus.

Ego autem in Domioo

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Lord.; * I will exult in gaudebo : * et exaltabo in
God my Saviour. Deo Jesu meo.

The Lord God is my Deus Dominus fortitudo
strength 5 and he will make mea; * et ponet pedes
my feet like those of the meos quasi cervorum.
hart.

And the conqueror will Et super excelsa mea de*
lead me to my place on ducet me victor/ in psalmis
high, * singing psalms to caneniem.
him.

Anth. When my soul. Ant. Cum conturbata.

Anth. Remember me, O Ant. Memento mei, Do-
Lord, when thou shalt mine, cum veneris in reg~
come into thy kingdom. num tuum.

Psalm cxlviii. Laudate Dominum de coelis. With
the two following ones, p. cxxxv.

Anth. Remember. Ant. Memento.

V. He hath put me in a V. Collocavit me in ob-
darksome place. R. Like scuris. R. Sicut mortuoa
those who have been long saeculi.
dead.

At the BENEDICTUS.
Anth. They put over Ant. Posuerunt super ca-
his head his cause in put ejus causamipsius scrip-
writing : Jesus of Nazareth tarn : Jesus Nazarenus Rex
King of the Jews. Judaeorum.

The CANTICLE Benedictus, p. cxxxviii.
V. Christ became obe- V. Chrisus tactus est pro
client for us unto death, nobis obediens usque ad
even the death of the cross, mortem, mortem autem

cruris.
Then is said : Our Father in secret, with the rest,
as above, p. 388.

THE MASS OF THE PRESANCTTFIED.
INSTRUCTION.

ON this day, on which Jesus Christ offered himself
to his Eternal Father for our sins on the cross, the
Sacrifice of the Mass is not celebrated, but the Priest
(and formerly all the Clergy and Laity did the same)
communicates of the bread, which was consecrated at
the Mass of yesterday. This practice of partaking of
the sacred mysteries consecrated before-hand (from
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qaeat un the more solemn fa«t-days 5 and it is stiH un-
served in the Cathedral Church of Milan every Friday*
in Lent; and in the East, every day in Lent, except
Saturdays and Sundays.

After the Parian is read, solemn prayew arecflered
up to God for the Church of Christ, and all the state*
thereof; for the King, for the Catechumens, or such as
were preparing for baptism, for preserving us in all truth
in health, and the enjoyment of the necessary temporal
blessings ; for prisoners, travellers, and mariners ; ibe
all heretics and schismatics, Heathens and Jew*. Those
prayers, or others of the like purport, were formerly said
every solemn Mass 5 and the Exhortation or Prone,
which is read at the Parochial Mass on Sundays, stitt
supplies their place.

Lastly, both Clergy, and Laity solemnly prostrate
themselves, with great humility of body and mind, be-
finc the figure of the cross, to adore Jesus Christ, who
*hung thereon for our sins on this day. The -Clergy Who
officiate at the altar that day, usually put off their shoes
to perform this ceremony, and formerly the rest of the
Clergy and all the Laity did the same j and even went
barefoot the greatest part of, or the whole day, as it
still practised by some, beyond the seas, oat of devotion*;
;hut this its no commanded past of the ceremony.

During this veneration of the cross, are sung some
Versicles called the Reproaches, because they are in
She name of Christ reproaching the Jews for their in-
rgratitude to him j and are concluded with a solemn
ilymn commemorating the surprising conduct. of God,
in the redemption of mankind.

Then the sacred Host, which was consecrated yester-
day, is brought in procession to. the altar far the cun>»
munion of the Priest 5 after which follow Vespers.
LESSOJSL Qsee.vL~

THUS saith the Lord : Tn tribulation they Shall arise-
early in the morning to come to me; Come and
skt us return to the Lord -t for it was. he that took us,
land lie will heal us $ it is. he will smite, and he that will
<cure us. He will bring us to. life after two days ; *nd
ton the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live iu
this sight. We shall then know, and follow on to know
tthe Lord. His rising shall .be like that of the morn,
sand he will come to us like the early and latter rain .on
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shall I do to thee, O Juda? Your mercy is like a morn-
ing cloud 5 or like the dew that goeth off in the morn-
ing. Therefore have I hewed them by my prophets,
and have slain them by the words of my mouth. And
thy judgments shall go forth as the light. For I desired
mercy and not a sacrifice, and the knowledge of God
more than whole burnt-offerings.

TRACT. Habac. hi. Domine, audivi audi-
Lord, I have heard thy tionem tuarn, et tiraui;
words, and was afraid ; I consideravi opera tua, et
considered thy works, and expavi. V. In medio du-
trembled. V. Thou wilt orumanimaliuminnotesce-
appear between two ani- ris 5 dum appropinquaverint
mals j when the years anni, cognosceris j dum ad-
draw near, thou wilt be venerit tempus, ostenderis,
known j when the time V. In eo dum conturbata
shall come, thou wilt be fuerit ani ma mea, in ira
shewn. V. When my misericordiae memor eris.
soul shall be in trouble, V. Dens a Libano veniet,
even in thy wrath thou etSanctus demon teumbro-
wilt remember thy rae/cy. so et condenso. V. Operuit
V. God will come from corlos Majestas ejus jet lau-
Libanus, and the Holy One dis ejus plena est terra.
from the shady and dark
mountain. V. His ma-
jesty hath clouded the hea-
vens j and the earth is full
of his praise.

Let us pray.

Let us kneel down. R. Flectamus genua. R.
Stand up again. Levate.

Prayer. Deus, a quo.
O God, from whom, as above* p. 389.

LESSON. Exod xii. 1. 11.

IN those days : The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in
the land of Egypt : This month shall be to you the
beginning of the months 3 it shall be the first month of
the year. Speak to all the congregation of the children
of Israel, and say to them : On the tenth of this month,
let every one take a lamb in each family and each house.
But if their number be less, than may suffice to eat the
lamb, he shall take his neighbour next to his house, ac-
cording to the number of souls, that they may suffice to
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«OW-*RlI>AY.

a male of a year old ; according to wMdi maimer you
aball also take a kid. Add you shall keep it liH the
fourteenth day of this month ; and the wbote assembly
of the children t>£ Israel shall sacrifice it at me 'evening^
And they shall take of its blood! and put it on both the
side-posts, «id over the doors of their houses, in whuA
they shall eat it. And they sball eat the flesh that nigfct,
roasted at the fire, and unleavened bread, with wild let-
tuce. You shall not eat any of it Taw, or boiled in
water, but only roasted at the fire. Ydu will eat up the;
head with the feet and entrails : And there shall not Re-
main any thing of it till morning. And if there be arty
thing left, you shall burn it in the fire. And mtis yofc
shall eat it : You shall gird your loins, find have shoes o&
your feet, holding staves in your hands ; and you sha&
eat in haste, for k is the Phase^ that is, the Passover of
the Lord.

TRACT. P$. cxxxix.
Rescue, me, O Lord, from
the wicked man 5 from the
unjust man deliver me. V.
Who devised wickedness in
their heart; all the day
long prepared for war.
V. They sharpened their
tongues like the serpent ;
the venom of asps was on
their lips. V. Secure me,
O Lord, from the hands of
the sinner ; and from un-
just men deliver me. V.
The proud ones who thought
to trip up my heels, laid
a hidden snare for me. V.
And they stretched out
ropes, as a snare, for my
feet $ by the way-side they
put a stumbling-block for
me. V. I said to the Lord ;
thou art my God,; hear,
O Lord, the voice of my
prayer. V.* Lord, Lord,
the -mij^ht of my salvation,
cover ''thou my head in the
day of battle. V. Deliver

Eripe me Domine, afe
homfrle malo; a viro im-
quo libera me. V. Qui
co^rtavernntmalHiasm cor-
de ; tota die Cdtisrituebanft
prtelia. V. Acuerunt^rr-
guas soas sicut setyetttis^
venenum aspidum 'sub ia«-
biis eorum. V. Gustodi
me, Domine, *le mana pec*
catoris; et ab btfminibas
iriiqnis libera me. V. Qui
cogitavernnt siipplanfare
gressus meOS j absconder
runt snperbi laqueum mi-
hi. V. Et fanes 'extende-
Tunt in laqueum pedibus
meis; juxta iter scafeda*
lum posuerunt mini. V.
Dixi Domino* Deus meua
es tu 5 exaudi, Doming
vocem orationis caeas. V.
Domine, Domine, virtus
salntis naeae, obumbva ca*
put rneum in die belli. V,
Ne tradas me a desiderio
meo pecca'tori; cogitave*.
rupt adversus me 3 ne de-

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me not, O Lord, against relinquas Die, ne unquam

my wish, up to %h$ siuner ; exaltentur. V. Caput cir-

they have plotted against cuitus eorum 5 labor labio-

mej dp not thou forsake nun ipsorum operiet eos.

me, lest they should glory. V. Veruntaraen juati conn-

V. All their wiles, and all tebuntur nornini tuo ; et

their calumnies themselves habitabunt recti cum vultu

shall overwhelm. V. But tuo.
the righteous shall praise
thy name ; and the upright
shall dwell in thy sight.

THE PASSION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
According to John, Chap, xviii. J

AT that time : Jesus went out with his disciples be-
yond the torrent of Cedron, where was a garden,
into which he entered with his disciples. And Judas
also, who betrayed him, knew the place, because Jesus
often went thither with his disciples. Judas therefore
haying taken with him a company of soldiers, and some
servants of the chief priests and Pharisees, came thither
with lanterns, torches, and arms. And Jesus knowing
ail things that were to come upon him, went forth, and
said to them : * Whom seek you ? C. They answered
him : S. Jesus of Nazareth. C. Jesus said to them : *
f I am he. C. And Judas who betrayed him, was also
with them. As therefore he said to them : I am he -,
they drew back and fell to the ground. He asked them
therefore again : + Whom seek you ? C. And they said :
S. Jesus of Nazareth. C. Jesus answered : f I have
told you, that I am he. If then you seek me, let these
others go away. C. That what he bad said, might be
fulfilled : I have not lost any of those, whom thou didst
give me. Then Simon Peter having a sword, drew it,
and struck a servant of the high priest, and cut off his
right ear* And the name of the servant was Melchus.
But Jesus said to Peter : f Put up the sword into the
scabbard. Wouidst thou not have me drink the cup,
which my Father hath given me ? C. Then the company
of the soldiers, and the tribune, and the servants of the
Jews seized on Jesus, and bound him ; and brought

% Expl. The Passion is usually sung by three voices.
One sings the words of Jesus, marked with a f before
them. The other the thread of the history, marked C.
the third the words of the interlocutors marked S.

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him first to Annas $ for he was father-in-law to Caipbas
the high priest of that year. (And it was this Caipbas
that had given that counsel to the Jews : That it was
expedient that one man should die for the people.)
And Simon Peter, and another disciple followed Jesus.
And that other disciple was known to the high priest,
and he went in with Jesus to the court of the high priest.
But Peter stood without at the door. That other dis-
ciple, therefore, who was known to the high priest, went
out, and spoke to the maid at the door, and brought in
Peter. * Then saith the maid, that was at the door, to
Peter : S. Art not thou also one of this man's disciples ?
C. He answeretn : S. I am not. C. And the servants,
and such as were in waiting stood at the fire, because it
was cold 5 and were warming themselves ; and Peter
also was standing with them, and was warming himself.
And the high priest asked Jesus concerning his disciples,
and concerning his doctrine. Jesus answered him : f
I have spoken in public to all the world 5 I have taught
all along in (he synagogue, and in the temple, where all
the Jews resort 5 and in secret I have spoken nothing.
Why askest thou me ? Ask those who have heard what
I have spoken to them ; behold they know what I have
said. C. And having spoken thus, one of the servants of the
high priest, that stood by, gave Jesus a slap on the face,
saying : S. Answerest thou the high priest so ? C. Jesus
answered him : f If I have spoken amiss, bear witness
of what was amiss 5 but if right, why dost thou strike
me ? C. And Annas sent him bound to Caipbas the high
priest. But Simon Peter was yet standing, and wanning
himself. They said therefore to him : S. Art not thou
one of his disciples? C. He denied it, saying : S. I am
not. Then one of the servants of the-high priest , a kins-
man of him, whose ear Peter had cut off, saith to him :
S. Did not I see thee in the garden with him ? C. Peter
then denied it again ; and presently the cock crew.
They therefore bring Jesus from Caiphas to the presi-
dent's court. And it was morning ; and they went not
into the president's court, that they might not be de-
nied, but might eat the Passover. Therefore Pilate went
out to them, and said : S. What accusation do you bring
against this man ? C. They answered, and said to him :
S. If he had not done amiss, we had not delivered him
up to thee. C. Pilate therefore said to them : S. Take
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law. C. Bat the Jews said : S. It is not permitted us
to put any one to death. C. That the words of Jesus
might be fulfilled, signifying what death he was to die.
Pilate therefore went again into court, and he called Je-
sus, and said to him : S. Art thou the King of the Jews r
C. Jesus answered : f Dost thou say this of thyself, or
have others told it thee of me ? C. Pilate answered : S.
Am I a Jew ? Thy own nation, and the chief priests
hare delivered thee up to me : What hast thou done ?
C. Jesus answered : f My kingdom is not of this world,
If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would
certainly strive that I might not be delivered up to the
Jews $ but now my kingdom is not of this world. C.
Pilate therefore said to him : S. Art thou a King then ?
C. Jesus answered : f Thou sayest it ; for I am a King.
For that end was I born, and for that end I came into
the world, to bear testimony to the truth; everyone
that belongeth to the .truth, heareth my voice. C. Pi-
late saith to him : S. What is the truth ? C. And when
he had said this, he went out again to the Jews, and
said to them : S. I find no guilt in this man. But you
hare a custom that I should release some one prisoner
for you at the Passover 5 would you have me therefore
release the King of the Jews ? C. But they all cried out
again saying : S. Release not him, but Barabbas. C.
Now this Barabbas was a thief. Then Pilate took
Jesus, and scourged him. And the soldiers twisting
a crown of thorns, put it on his head 3 and they put
about him a purple garment. And they came to him,
and said : S. Hail, King of the Jews. C. And they
struck him on the face. Pilate therefore went out
again, and said to them : S. Behold I bring him out to
you, that you may know, that I can find no guilt in
him. C. Jesus therefore went out wearing the crown of
thorns and purple garment. And Pilate saith to them :
S. Behold the roan ! C. When the chief priests, and
their attendants saw him, they cried out, saying: 8,
Crucify him, crucify him. C. Pilate saith to them :
S. Take him yourselves, and crucify him, for I find no
guilt in him. C. The Jews answered him : S. We have a
law, and according to our law he ought to die, because
he made himself the Son of God. C. When therefore*
Pilate had heard that, he was more afraid. And he

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went again into court, and said to Jesus : S. From whence
art tbou ? C. But Jesus gave him no answer. Pilate
therefore saith to him : S. Wilt thou not speak to me ?
Dost thou not know that I have power to crucify thee,
and that I have power to release thee ? C. Jesus an-
swered : f Thou wouldst not have any power over me,
unless it were given thee from above. But he that de-
Jivered me up to thee, is guilty of the greater sin. C.
And from that time Pilate sought to release him. But
the Jews cried out, saying : S. If thou release this man,
thou art not a friend to Caesar; for every one, who
maketh himself a King, opposeth Caesar. C. Pilate,
therefore,, when he had heard these words, brought out
Jesus, and sat on his tribunal in a place called in Greek,
Lithostrotos, and in Hebrew, Gabbatba. Now this was
the preparation day of the Passover, about 4he sixth
hour ; and he saith to the Jews : S. Behold your King !
C. But they cried out : S. Away with him, away with
him, crucify him. C. Pilate saith to them : S. Shall I
crucify your King ? C. The -chief priests answered : S.
. We have no King but Caesar. C. Then therefore he deli-
vered him up to them to be crucified. And they took Je-
sus, and led him out of the city. And carrying his cross,
he went out to the place called the place of Calvary, and
in Hebrew, Golgotha; where they crucified him 5 and
with him two others, one on one side, and one on the
other, and Jesus in the midst. And Pilate wrote an in-
scription alsp ; and put it on the cross. And the in-
scription was : JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING
OF THE JEWS. Many of the Jews therefore read
this inscription ; because the place where Jesus was cru-
cified was near the city. And it was written in Hebrew,
Greek, and Latin. But the chief priests of the Jews
said to Pilate : S. Wrile not : The King of the Jews ;
but that he said : I am the King of the Jews. C.
Pilate answered : S. What I haye written, I have writ-
ten. C. The soldiers therefore, when they had crucifi-
ed him, took his garments (and made four parts of them,
a part for each) and his vest. And the vest was with-
out seam, woven all of a piece from top to bottom.
They said therefore to one another : S. Let us not cut it
but casts lots for it, whose it shall be. C. That the
scripture might be fulfilled, which sailh : They divided
my garments among themselves : and for my vest they
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by the cross of Jesus, his mother, and his mother's
sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalen.
When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple
whom he loved standing by, he said to his mother : f
Woman, behold thy Son. C. Then he said to the dis-
ciple : f Behold thy mother. C. And from that hour
the disciple took her to his own home. After this Je-
sus knowing that all was accomplished ; that the scrip-
ture might be iulfilled, he said : f I thirst. C. And
there stood a vessel full of vinegar. And they putting a
sponge dipped in the vinegar on the end of a stick of
hyssop, put it towards his mouth. And when Jesus
had taken the vinegar, he said : f It is done. C. And
bowing down his head, he gave up the ghost. § The
Jews therefore, because it was the preparai ion-day, that
the bodies might not remain on the cross on the Sab-
bath, (for that was a great Sabbath-day) desired of Pilate
that their legs might be broken, and their bodies taken
down. The soldiers therefore came, and broke the legs
of the first, and of the other that was crucified with him.
But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was quite
dead, they did not break his legs > but one of the soldiers,
with his spear, opened his side 3 and immediately their
issued out blood and water. And he that saw all this,
gave testimony thereof, and his testimony is true. And
he knoweth that he saith true j that you also may be-
lieve. For these things were done, that the scripture
might be fulfilled : You shall not break a bone of it.
And again another place of scripture saith : They shall
look on him, whom they pierced.

Here is said: Cleanse my heart, &c. as in the
Ordinary, />. 43.

AFTER this Joseph of. Arimathea (because he was
a disciple of Jesus, but in private for fear of the
Jews, desired leave of Pilate to take away the body of
Jesus. And Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore,
and took away the body of Jesus. And Nicodemus also
came (he who at first came to Jesus by night) and
brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred
pounds. They took therefore the body of Jesus, and
wrapped it up in linen with perfumes, as is the custom
of the Jews to bury. And there was a garden in the
place where he was crucified; and in the garden a new

§ Here all kneel, and pause for a short space.

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sepulchre, in which no man had yet been laid. They
therefore, as it was the preparation-day of the Jews, laid
Jesus there, because the sepulchre was nigh.

Then the Priest, standing on the Epistle-side, says as
follows :

Let us pray, most dearly beloved brethren, for the holy
Church of God, that the Lord God would be pleased to
grant it peace, maintain it in union, and preserve it all
over the earth. That he would likewise bring into her
bosom, the Princes and Potentates of the whole world,
and grant us peace and tranquillity in this life, and to
glorify God the Father Almighty.

Priest : Let us pray. Deacon : Let us kneel down.
Suldearon : Stand up again.

O Almighty and Eternal God, who by Christ hast re-
vealed thy glory to all nations ,- preserve the work
of thy own mercy, that thy Church, which is spread
over the whole world, may persevere with a constant
faith in the confession of thy name. Thro* the same,
R. Amen.

Let us pray also for our most holy Father Pope N. that
our Lord God, who hath made choice of him in the or-
der of the Episcopacy, may preserve him in health and
safety for the good of his holy Church, and to govern the
holy people of God.

Pr. Let us pray. Deac. Let us kneel down. Subd.
Stand up again.

O Almighty and Eternal God, by whose appoint-
ment all things are established and maintained $
mercifully regard our prayers, and, by thy goodness,
preserve the Prelate chosen to govern us -, that the Chris-
tian people, who are governed by thy authority, may in-
crease the merit of their faith under so great a Bishop.
Thro*. R. Amen.

Let us pray also for all Bishops, Priests Deacons, Sub-
deacons, Acolyths, Exorcists, Readers, Door-keepers,
Confessors, Virgins, Widows, and for all the holy people
of God.

Pr. Let us pray. Deac. Let us kneel down. Subd.
Stand up again.

O Almighty and Eternal God, by whose spirit thd
whole body of the Church is sanctified and govern-
ed ; hear our prayers for all orders and degrees thereof $
that, by the assistance of thy grace, thou may's* be faith-

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lolly served by every rank and condition. Thro*. R,
Amen.

Let us pray also for the King, the Defender of the
faith, that our Lord God may reduce to his obedience all
barbarous nations for our perpetual peace.

Pr. Let us pray. Deac. Let us kneel down. Suld.
Stand up again.

O Almighty and Eternal God, in whose hands are the
power and rights of all kingdoms > graciously
look down on the empire of Great Britain ; that those
nations, who confide in their own haughtiness and
strength, may be reduced by the power of thy right
hand. Thro'. R. Amen.

Let us pray also for our Catechumens ; that our Lord
God may open for them the ears of their hearts, and the
gate of mercy j that having received the remission of sin
by the laver of regeneration, they may also belong to our
Lord Jesus Christ.

Pr. Let us pray. Deac. Let us kneel down. Suld.
Stand up again.

O Almighty and Eternal God, who continually
makest thy Church fruitful in new children j in-
crease the faith and understanding of our Catechumens*
that, being born again at the font of baptism, they may
be joined to thy adopted children. Thro'. R. Amen.
Let us pray, most dearly beloved brethren, to God
the Father Almighty, that he would purge the world of
all errors, cure diseases, drive away famine, open prisons,
break chains, grant a safe return to travellers, health to
the sick, and a secure harbour to such as are at sea.

Pr. Let us pray. Deac. Let us kneel down. Subd*
Stand up again.

O Almighty and Eternal God, the comfort of the
afflicted, and the strength of those that labour ; let
the prayers of all such as call on thee in tribulation,
come to thee ; that all with joy may find the effects of
thy mercy in their necessities Thro*. R. Amen.

Let us pray also for all Heretics and Schismatics, that
our Lord God would be pleased to deliver them from
all their errors, and call them back to our holy Mother
the Catholic and Apostolic Church.

Pr Let us pray. Deac. Let us kneel down. Suld.
Stand up again.

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O Almighty and Eternal God, wbosavest al}, and
would'*! have none to perish ; look down on those
fouls thai are seduced by the deceit of the Devil 5 that
the hearts of all those who err, laying aside all heretical
malice, may repent, and return to the unity of thy
truth. Thro'. R. Amen.

Let ns pray also for the perfidious Jews 3 that
our Lord God would withdraw the veil from their hearts,
that they also may acknowledge our Lord Jesus Christ
thy Son.

Pr. Let us pray. Deac. Let us kneel down. Suhd.
Stand up again.

O Almighty and Eternal God, who deniest not thy
mercy even to the perfidious Jews ; hear oar pray-
ers which we pour forth for the blindness of that people \
that by acknowledging the light of thy truth, which is
the Christ, they may be brought out of their darkness.
Thro* the same. R. Amen.

Let us pray also for the Pagans : that Almighty God
would remove all iniquity from their hearts $ that
quitting their Idols, they may be converted to the
true and living God, and his only Son, Jesus Christ
our Lord.

Pr. Let us pray. Deac. Let us kneel down. Subd.
Stand up again.

O Almighty and Eternal God, who seekest not the
death of sinners, but that they should live ; mer-
cifully hear our prayers, and deliver them from their
Idolatry 5 and, to the praise and glory of thy name, ad-
mit them into thy holy Church. Thro' Jesus Christ our
Lord, who liveth. R. Amen.

Here the Priest takes down the cross, and, uncover -
ing the top of it, says ;

Anth. Behold the wood of the cross, on which.
hung the salvation of the world.

Then the Clergy, with all the people, on their tend-'
*d knees, answer;

R. Come let us kneel R. Venite adoremus.
down before it. f

f Obs. When we prostrate ourselves to kneel before
the cross, it is Jesus Christ crucified whom we adore,
and ^ is in him that all our adorations and respects ter-
minate. And the Church exposes to us the instrument
of the passion of Christ, only to raise our hearts to him

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And the Anthem and R. are repeated in the same
manner, thrice over, till the whole cross is uncovered*
And it being laid down in a proper plate, all kneel-
ing thrice on loth knees, m kiss the feet of the crucifix.
During which ceremony two Chanters, in the middle of
the Choir, sing the following V. V.

V. My people, what V. Popule meus, quid
have I done to thee ? Or in feci tibi ? Aut in quo con-
what have I grieved thee ? tristavi te ? Rtspoude mi-
Answer me. hi.

V. Because I brought V. Quia eduxi te de terra
thee out of the land of Egypt i : parasti crucem
Egypt ; thou hast prepar- Salvatori tuo.
ed a cross for thy Saviour.

One Choir sings:

O holy God. J Agios o Theos.

who died for us. J. C. by his immensity fills all places,
he must therefore be present with our inmost souls,
and know the interior sentiments of our hearts. He
must read there how much we abhor idolatry, as a
damnable sin, and that the exterior respect we pay to
his cross, is expressive of the interior homage we cherish
for our Redeemer. To persons of discernment and de-
void of prejudice, neither the term adore, nor the action
of bending the knee, can give offence. The radical sig-
nification of the word adorare is to apply the hand to
the mouth ad or a, to kiss it. Now this ceremony ; as
also the word adore is used in the holy scriptures, as
well as by modern writers, sometimes in the limited
sense of veneration, at other times in the extensive sense
of divine homage, and the sense must vary with the in-
tention of the writer. Consult the Greek text, or Latin
Vulgate, Job. 31. 2?. 3 Kings (alias 1.) 19. 18. and
again Exod. 18. 7. Gen. 23. 7. 12. 4 Kings, 4. 37.
See also the Tatler No. 57. " The people appear adoring
" their Prince, and their Prince adoring their God."
Such as inconsiderately blame the ceremony of bending
the .knee before the cross, forget that they equivalently
blame St. Paul, who declares, that at the name of Jesus
every knee should bow. Phil. 2. 10. At least equal
respect is due to hhjmage as to his name. The former is
to the eye, what the latter is to the ear -, in both our vene-
ration terminates not in the the exterior symbols, but in
Jesus Christ himself. For the same manner the adoration

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The other Choir answers ;
O holy God. Sanctus Beat.

The first Choir.
O Holy Mighty one. Agios Ischyros.

The second Choir.
O Holy Mighty one. Sanctus Fortis.

The first Choir.
O Holy Immortal one, Agios Athanatos, eleison
have mercy on us. iraas.

The second Choir.
O Holy Immortal one, Sanctus Immortaiis, mi-
have mercy on us. serere nobis.

Then two of the second Choir sing ;
V. Because I was thy V, Quia eduxi te per
guide thro* the desert for desertura quadraginta an-
forty years 5 and fed thee nis ; et manna cibavi te,
with manna, and brought et introduxi te in terram sa-
thee into an excellent land, tis bonam, parasti crucem
thou hast prepared a cross Salvatori tuo.
for thy Saviour.

Then Agios o Theos, &c. is repeated alternately, as
above, after which two of the first Choir sing ;

V. What more should I V. Quid ultra debui fa-
have done to thee, and cere tibi, et non feci r Ego

or veneration paid to the foot-stool of the Lord Ps. 9&.
(alias 99.) 5. to the holy mountain, the ark of the cove-
nant and the two Cherubims of beaten gold placed over
it in the very Sanctuary and by order of God himself,
Exod. 20. the brazen serpent Num. 21. which was an
emblem of Christ, John 3. 14. 15. the holy ground
on which Moses and Joshua stood. Exod. 3. Josh. 5.
&c. &c. is to be ultimately referred to Almighty God.
The Catholic Church, which can never vary in doctri-
nal points, expresses the supreme worship due to God
only, by the term Latria, and interior worship by D*~
Ha, and she has uniformly taught, that to give the
worship of Latria to any thing or person that is not
God, is abominable Idolatry. The clear and precise
decision of the 2 councils of Nice; Sess. 7. and that of
Trent; Sess 25. should satisfy every reasonble person,
who seeks for information on this subject.

J Obs. These praises of God are sung in Latin and
Greek, to shew the union of all the Churches, these
being formerly the two most universal languages*

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have not done ? I planted quidem plantavi te vineara
thee for my most beautiful meam speciosissimam -, et
vineyard $ and thou hast tu facta es mihi nimis ama-
proved very bitter to me ; ra ; aceto namque sitim
for in my thirst thou gav- meam potasti ; et lancea
edst me vinegar to drink ; perforasti latus Salvatori
and piercedst the side of tuo.
thy Saviour with a spear.

Agios o Theos, & c. is repeated, as above.

V. For thy sake I scourg- V. Ego propter te fla-
ed Egypt with her first- gellavi ^Egyptum cum pri-
born ; and thou hast de- mogenitis suis ; et tu me
live red me up to be scourg- flagellatum tradidisti.
ed.

The whole Choir ;

My people, What have Popule meus, quid feci
I done to thee ? Or in what tibi ? Aut in quo contrista-
have I grieved thee ? An- vi te ? Responde mihi.
swer me.

Two of the first Choir j

V. I led thee out of E- V. Ego eduxi te de iE-
gypt, having drowned Pha- gypto, demerso Pharaone
raoh in the red sea ; and in mare rubrum : el tu me
thou hast delivered me up tradidisti principibus sacer-
to the chief priests. dotum.

The whole Choir : My people, &c.
Two of the second Choir :

V. I opened the sea be- V. Ego ante te aperui
fore thee> and thou hast mare $ ettuaperuisti lancea
opened my side with a latus meum.
spear.

The whole Choir : My people, &c.

Two of the first Choir :

V. I went before thed in V. Ego ante te prseivi in
a pillar of cloud > and thou columna nubis j et tu me
hast brought me to the duxisti ad praetorium Pilati.
court of Pilate.

The whole Choir : My people, &c.

Two of the second Choir;

V. I fed thee with man- V. Ego te pavi manna

na in the desert j and thou per desertum j et tu me

hast beaten me with buffets cecidisti alapis et fiagellis,
and stripes.

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The whole Choir : My people, &c.

Two of the first Choir :

V. I gave thee wholsome V. Ego te potavi aqua sa~

water to drink out of the hitis de petra ; et ta me

rock ; and thou hast given potasti felle et aceto.
me gall and vinegar.

The whole Choir : My people, &c.

Two of the second Choir :•

V. For thy sake I smote V. Ego propter te Chana-

tbe Kings of Canaan $ and naeorum Regerpercussi 5 et

thou hast smote my head tu percussisti arundine ca-

with a cane. put meum.

The whole Choir : My people, &c.

Two of the first Choir :

*V. I gave thee a royal V. Ego dedi tibi seep-
sceptre; and thou hast trum regale; et tu de-
given me a crown of thorns, disti capiti meo spineam
/ corona m.

The whole Choir : My people, &c.
Two of the second Choir :
V. By great might I V. Ego te exaltavi mag-
raised thee on high 5 and na virtute ; et tu me sus-
thou hast hanged me on pendisti in patibulo crucis.
the gibbet of the cross.

The whole Choir : My people, &c. and the

Anth. We adore thy , Ant: Crucem tuam a-
cross, O Lord, and we doramus, Domine, et sane-
praise and glorify thy holy tarn resurrectionem tuam
resurrection ; for by the laudamus, et glorificamus ;
wood of the cross the whole ecce enim propter lignum
world is filled with joy. venit gaudium in universo

mundo.

Ps. May God have Ps. Deus misereatur

mercy on us, and bless us : nostri, et benedicat nobis ;

may his countenance shine illuminet vultum suum

upon us, and may he have super nos, et misereatur

mercy on us. nostri.

Anth. We adore, &c. to Ant. Adoramus, &c. {<*

Ps. Ps.

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Then is sung the V. O faithful cross ! with the Hymn,
in the following manner,

V. O faithful cross ! O V. Crux fidelia inter

noblest tree ! omnes

In all our woods there's Arbor una nobilis !

none like thee.

No earthly groves, no shady Nulla syl va talem profert

bow*rs

Produce such leaves, such Fronde, flore, germine ;

fruit, suchflow'rs;

* Sweet are the nails, and * Dulce lignum, dulces

sweet the wood, clavo9t

That bears a weight so Dulce pondus sustinet !

sweet, so good !

HYMN.

SING, O my tongue, de- TJANGE lingua gloriosi
voutly sing A

The glorious laurels of our Lauream certaminis j

King -,
Sing the triumphant vie- Et super crucis trophaeum

tory,
Gain'd on the cross erected Die triumpbum nobilem >

nigh;
Where man's Redeemer Qualiter Redemptor orbis

yields his breath,
And dying conquers hell Immolatus vicerit.

and death.

O faithful cross, &c. is repeated to *.

With pity our Creator De Parentis protoplasti

saw
His noble work transgress Fraude factor condolens,

his law ;
When our first parents Quando pomi noxialis

Tashly eat
The fatal tree's forbidden In necem morsu ruit j

meat} , s

He then resolved the cross's Ipse lignum tunc notavit

wood
Should make that tree's sad Damna ligni ut solveret. .

damage good.

Sweet are the nails, t5<\ from *.

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By this wise method God Hoc opus nostra salutis

design'd
From sin and death to save Ordo depoposccrat ;

mankind ;
Superior art with love com- Multiformis proditori?

bines,
And arts of Satan counter- Ars ut artem falleret ;

mines j
And where the traitor gave Et medelam ferret inde

the wound,
There healing remedies are Hostis nnde laeserat.

found.

O faithful cross, &c. to*.

When the full time, de- Quando venit ergo sacri

creed above,
Was come, to show this Plenitudo temporis,

work of love;
Th* Eternal Father sends his Missus est ab arce Patris

Son,
The world's Creator, from Natus, orbis conditor ;

his throne j
Who on our earth, this vale Atque ventre virginali

of tears,
Cloth'd with a virgin's flesh Carne amictus prodiit.

appears.

Sweet are the nails, tstc.fnm *.

Thus God, made man, Vagit infans inter arcta

an infant lies,
And in the manger weep- Conditus praesepia 5

ing cries 5
His sacred limbs by Mary Membra pannis involuta

bound,
The poorest tatter'd rags Virgo mater alligat •,

surround >
And God's incarnate feet Et Dei manus pedesque

and hands
Are closely bound with Stricta cingit fascia.

swathing bands.

O faithful cross, &fc. to *.

Full thirty years were Lustra sex qui jam pere-

freely spent git,

In tli is our mortal banish- Terapus implens corporis $
ment ;

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And then the Son of Man Sponte libera Redemptor

decreed
For the lost sobs of men to Passioni deditus -,

bleed;
And on tbe cress a victim Agnus in cruris levatur

laid,
The solemn expiation made. Immolandus stipite.
Sweet are tbe nails, &c.from*.
Gall was his drink 5 his Felle potus ecce languet ;

flesh, they tear
With throns and nails $ a Spina, clavi, lancea

cruel spear
Pierces his side, from Mite corpus perforarunt,

whence a flood
Streams forth of water mixt Unda manat et cruor.

with blood ;
With what a tide are washed Terra, pontus, astra, mun-

again dus

The sinful earth, the stars, Quo lavantur flumine !

the main !

O faithful cross, &c. to*.
Bend, tow'ring tree, thy Flecte ramos, arbor alta,

branches bend,
Thy native stubbornness Tensa laxa viscera ;

suspend 5
Let not stiff nature use its Et rigor lentescat ille,

force,
To weaker sap have now Quern dedit nativitas ;

recourse ;
With softest arms receive Et superni membra Regis

thy load,
And gently bear our dying Tende miti stipite.

God.

Sweet are the nails, &c.from *.
On thee alone the Lamb Sola digna tu fuisti

was slain
That reconcil'd the world Ferre mundi victimam 5

again 5
And when on raging seas Atque portum praeparare

was tost
The shipwreck'd world, Area mundo naufrago,

and mankind lost,
Besprinkled with his sacred Quern sacer cruor perunxit

gore,

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They safely reach'd thro1 Fusus Agni corpore.
thee the shore.

O faithful cross, &c. to*.

All glory to the sacred Sempiteraa sit beats
Three,
One undivided Deity -9 Trinitati gloria $

To Father, Holy Ghost, and JEqm Patri, Filioque,

Son
Be equal praise and homage Far decus Paraclito ;

done j
Let the whole universe pro- Unius Trinique nomen

claim
The triune God's most glo- Laudet universitas. Amen.

riousname. Amen.

Sweet are the nails, &c. from *.
Towards the end of the adoration or prostration he-
fore the cross, the candles on the altar are lighted, and
the cross being again placed on the altar, the Priest,
with his attendants and the rest of the Clergy, goes to
fetch the sacred host from the place where it was yester-
day deposited. While the procession returns, is sung
the Hymn Vexilla Regis, asp, 2QQ.

When the/Priest hath placed the sacred host on the
altar, he incenses it on his knees, then lays it on the
corporal. Having received the Chalice with wine and
water in it from the Deacon, he again incenses the sa-
cred host together with the Chalice, saying :

MAY this incense, which hath been blessed by thee,
O Lord, ascend to thee, and may tby mercy de-
scend upon us.

At the incensing of the Altar.

LET my prayer, O Lord, ascend like incense in thy
sight ; and let the lifting up of zny hands be like
the evening sacrifice. Place, O Lord, a guard upon ray
mouth, and a gate of prudence around my lips, that my
heart may not wander after wiekedness, to seek excuses
in my sin.

IVhen the Priest returns the Censer to the Deacon, he
says :

MAY the Lord 'kindle in us the fire of his love, and
the flames of everlasting charity.

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Then he washes His fingers without saying any thing ;
afterwards he bows down at the middle of the altar,
and says :

ACCEPT us, O Lord, coming to thee in the spirit of
humility, and with a contrite heart j and grant
that the sacrifice of this day may be so celebrated by us,
as to be well pleasing to thee, O Lord our God.

Then, turning about towards the people, he says :

Pr. TIRETHREN, pray that this my sacrifice and
X) yours may be acceptable to God, the Father
Almighty.

P. May the Lord receive P. Suscipiat Dominus sa-
this sacrifice from thy hands crificium de manibus tuis
to the praise and glory of ad laudem et gloriam nomi-
his own name, and to our nis sui, ad utilitatem quo-
benefit, and that of all his que nostram, totiusque Ec-
holy Church. clesise suae sanctae.

Let us pray.
Pr. TNSTRUCTED by thy saving precepts, and fol-
X lowing thy divine directions, we presume to
say : Our Father, &c.

P. But deliver us from P. Sed libera nos a malo.
evil.

The Priest says Amen to himself, and then goes on
aloud.

DELIVER us, O Lord, we beseech thee, from all
evils, past, present, and to come ; and by the in-
tercession of blessed and glorious Mary, ever a Virgin
and Mother of God, and of thy blessed Apostles Peter
and Paul, and of blessed Andrew, and of all thy Saints,
favourably grant peace in our days, that, by the assis-
tance of thy mercy, we may be always free from sin,
and secured from all disturbance. Thro' the same. R.
Amen.

Then having elevated the sacred Host, and divided it
into three parts; he putting one into the Chalice,
says :

LET not the participation of thy body, O Lord Jesus
Christ, which I, though unworthy, presume to re-
ceive, turn to my judgment and condemnation ; but let
it, through thy mercy, become a. safe-guard and remedy
both to soul and body 5 who, with God the Father in
unity, with the Holy Ghost, livest and reignest God,
world without end. Amen.

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Then he takes up the sacred Host, with the Paten, and
says :

IWill take the bread of heaven, and call on the name
of the Lord.

Then he strikes his breast, saying thrice :

LORD, I am not worthy thou shouldst enter under
my roof; speak therefore but the word, and nay
soul shall be healed.

When he receives the sacred Host he says :

MAY the body of our Lord Jesus Christ preserve
my soul to eyerlasting life. Amen.

Then having received the Chalice, and taken the Ab-
lution as usual, bowing down at the middle of the altar,
he says:

GRANT, O Lord, that what we have taken with
our mouths, we majr receive with a pure heart j
that as we now receive it in this mortal life, it may pro-
cure us that which is eternal.

VESPERS.

Antocms and Psalms, as yesterday, p. 392.

At the MAGNIFICAT.

Anth. When he had taken Ant, Cum accepisset a*

the vinegar, he said: It is • cetum, dixit; Consumma-

done ; and bowing down turn est 5 et inclinato ca-

his head, he gave up the pite„ emisit spiritual,
ghost.

V. Christ became o- V. Christus factus est

bedient for us unto death, pro nobis obediens usque

even to the death of the ad mortem,, mortem autem,

cross. exueis.

Our Father, &c. as above, p. 388,

HOLY SATURDAY.

MATINS.
Our Father. Hail Mary. I believe^ in secret.
I. NOCTURN.
Anth. T Will sleep in per- Ant. TN pace hi idipsum
X feet peace, and X doruaiarn, et re-

take my rest, quiescam*

AT MATINS.

441

Psalm iv. Cum invocarem, p. 86.
Anth. I will sleep. Ant. In pace.

Anth* He shall dwell in Ant. Habitabit in taber-
thy tabernacle; he shall naculo tuoj requiescet in
rest on thy holy mount. monte sancto tuo.

Psalm

WHO, O Lord, shall
dwell in thy taber-
nacle ? * Or who shall rest
on thy holy mount ?

He that walketh without
stain, * and performeth
righteousness.

He who speaketh the
truth as it is in his heart, *
who hath used no deceit in
his tongue ;

Who hath done no harm
to his neighbour, * nor ad-
mitted reproach against his
brethren.

In whose sight the wicked
man. is held as nought ; *
who honoureth those who
fear the Lord.

Who sweareth to his
neighbour, and deceiveth
not: * who hath not put
his money out to usury, nor
taken bribes against the
guiltless.

He that doth these things,
* shall never stagger.

Anth. He shall dwelL

Anth. My flesh shall rest
in hope.

xiv.

DOMINE, quis habita-
bit in tabernaculo
tuo ? * Aut quis requiescet
in monte sancto tuo *

Qui ingreditur sine ma*
cula, * et operator justi-
tiam.

Qui loquitur veritatem in
corde suo, * qui non egit
dolum in lingua sua ;

Nee fecit proximo suo
malum, * et opprobrium
non accepit adversus proxi-
mos suos.

Ad nihilnm deduct us est
in conspectu ejus malignus ;
* timentes autem Dominuna
glorificat.

Qui jurat proximo suo,
et non decipit ; * qui pe-
cuniae suam non dedit ad
usuram, et munera super
innoceutem non accepit.

Qui facit base, * non
movebitur in aeternuni.

Ant. Habitabit.

Ant. Caro mea requies-
cet in spe.

Psalm xv.

PRESERVE me, OLord, /^ONSERVA me, Do-
for I have put my \^ mine, quoniam speran
trust in thee j # I said to in tej * Dixi Domino;
tlie Lord] My God art Deus meus es tu j quoniam
o o 2.

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thou; and thou standest
not in need of aught I
have.

The Lord hath wonder-
fully shewn * all his kind-
ness to his saints in the
land.

Many are the weak
things of other nations :
•and they run after them.

I will not assemble in
their meetings for blood-
offerings to idols 5 * nor
will I mention their names
with my lips.

The Lord himself is the
lot of my inheritance, and
of my cup \ * thou wilt
restore my inheritance to
roe.

My lot hath fallen ont
exceeding well 5 * my in-
heritance is. truly great.

I will bless the Lord,

who gave me understand -

: ing j * for even in the

night my heart hath chided

me.

I always saw the Lord
before my sight ; * for he
is on my right, lest I stag-
ger.

» Therefore hath my heart
been glad, and my tongue
rejoiced exceedingly ; *
even, my flesh itself shall
rest in hope.

For thou wilt not leave
my soul in hell \ # nor let
thy holy one see corrup-
tion.

Thou wilt make known
to me the ways of life,
thou wilt fill me with joy

bonorum meorum non in-
diges.

Sanct'19, qui sunt in terra
ejus, * mirincavit omnes
voluntates meas in eis.

Multiplicarss sunt in*
firmitates eorum 5 * pot tea
acceleraverunt.

Noii congregabo con-
venticula eorum de sangui-
nibus; * nee memor ero
nominum eorum per labia
raea.

Dominus pars haeredita-
tis ineae, et calicis mei : *
tu es qui restitues haeredi-
tatem meam mini.

Funesceciderunt mihi in
prseclaris ; * etenim haere-
ditas raea prasclara est mini.

Benedicam Dominum>
qui tribuit mihi intellectum?

* insuper et usque ad noc-
tem increpuerunt me renes-
mei.

Providebam Dominum
in conspectu meo semper $

* quoniam a dextris est mi-
hi, necommovear.

Propter hoc laetatum est
cor meum, et exultavit lin-
gua mea ; * insuper et caro
mea requiescet in spe.

Ctuoniam non derelin-
ques animam meam in in-
ferno j * nee dabis sanc-
tum tuum videre corrup-
tionem.

Notas mihi fecisti vias
vhae, adimplebis me laetitia
cum vultu tuo 3 *delectatio-

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at the sight of thee ; * jays nes in dextera tua usque in

are on thy sight hand for fine in.

ever.

Antk. My flesh. Ant. Caro mea.

V. In perfect peace. R. V. In pace in idipsum*
Will I sleep, and take my IL Dormiam et requiescam.
rest.

Our Father. All in secret.
I. LESSON.

Out of the Lamentation of the Prophet Jeremy,
Chap. in.
'Hetk. TT is the mercy of the Lord that we are not de-
X stroyed j that his pity hath not failed.

H etk. It is renewed to us every morning ; great is
thy faithfulness to thy word.

Hvtfu The Lord is my portion, said my soul $ there*
fore will I wait his aid.

Teth, The Lord is good to those who hope in him, to
the soul that seeketh him.
- Teth. It is good to wait in silence for the salvation of
God.

Teth. It is good for a man, when he hath borne the
yoke from bis youth. 1

Jod. He shall sit solitary and be silent, because he
hath long borne it on himself.

Jod. He will put his mouth in the dust, if so there
may be hope.

Jod. He shall present his cheek to him that striketh
him, he shall be filled with reproaches.

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, return to the Lord thy God.

R. He was led like a R. Sicut ovis ad occisio-
sheep to the slaughter, and nem ductus est, et dum
when he was ill used, he male iractaretur, non ape-
opened not his mouth 5 he rait os suum 5 traditus est
was delivered up to death, ad mortem,* Ut vivificaret
•That he might give life populum suum. V. Tra-
to his people. V. He de~- didit in . mortem animam
Kvered himself up to death, suam, et inter sceleratos re-
and was reckoned among putatus est.* Ut vivinca*
the wicked. # That he ret, &c. to V.
might, &c. to V.

II. LESSON. Chap. iv.
Aleph. TTOW is the gold darkened, the finest colour
Ij. changed \ The stones of the' sanctuary are
scattered at the entrance of tvery street.

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Beth. How are the noble sons of Sion, and they that
were clothed with the best gold, esteemed as earthen-
ware, the work of the potters hand.

Ghimel. Even the sea-monsters drawmit the breast,
they give sack to their young $ but the daughter of my
people, is as cruel as an ostrich in the desert.

Daleth. The tongue of the sucking babe hath stuck
to the roof of its mouth with thirst j the little ones have
asked for bread, and there was none to break any for
them.

He. They who had lived daintily, died in the streets $
they who had been brought up in scarlet, embraced
dung-hills.

Van. For the iniquity of the daughter of my
people is become greater than the sin ot Sodom, which
was destroyed in a moment, and no hand touched
her.

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, return to the Lord thy God.

R. Jerusalem, arise, lay R. Jerusalem surge, et
aside thy garments of joy ; exue te vestibus jucundita-
put on sackcloth and ash- tis j induere cinere et cili—
es ; * For in thee hath cio ; * Quia in te occisus
been put to death the Savi- est Salvator Israel. V.
our of Israel. V. Shed Dcduc quasi torrentem la-
tears like a torrent day crymas per diem et noc-
and night, and let Dot tern, non taceat pupilla o-
the apple of thine eye be culi tui.* Quia, &c. to
dry. * For in thee, &c. Y.
to V.

III. LESSON.

The beginning of the Prayer of the Prophet JsBBBtrA

Chap. v.

REMEMBER, Q Lord, what hath befallen us; see
and behold our disgrace. Qur inheritance is turn-,
ed over to foreigners, our houses to strangers. We are
become orphans without a father, our mothers are as
widows. We have purchased our waier with money,
we have paid a price for our wood. We are dragged
along by the neck ; no rest was given to the weary.
We have hired ourselves out to Egypt, and to the Assy-
rians, that we might have bread to fill us. Our fathers
have sinned, and are no more ; and we have borne
their iniquities. Slave? have ruled over us j there was
none to rescue us from their hands. We fetched our
bread at the hazard of our lives ; because of the sword

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in the desert Oar skin hath been burnt like an
oven by the violence of the famine. They have abused
the women in Siou, and the Virgins in the cities of
Judea.

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, return to the Lord thy God.

R. Mourn like a virgin, R. Plange quasi virgo
my people j howl, ye shep- plebs mea ; ululate pasto-

herds of the people, in sack-
cloth and ashes.* For the
day of the Lord is come,
that great and very bitter
day. V. Gird yourselves
with sackcloth, ye priests
and mourn, ye ministers of
the altar j sprinkle your-
selves with ashes. * For

res in cinere et cilicio $ *
Quia venit dies Domini
magna et amara valde. V.
Accingite vos, sacerdotes,
et plangite mlnistri altaris ;
aspergite vos cinere.* Quia
venit, &c. to V. Plange,
quasi virgo, &c. to V.

the day, &c. to V. Mourn,
like, &c. to V.

II. NOCTCJRN.

Anth. Be lifted up, O Ant. Elevamini ports ae-
ye eternal gates, and the ternales,. et introibit Rex
King of glory shall enter gloria;,
in.

Psalm, xxjii.

rj^HE earth is the Lord's T\OM3NI est terra, et

JL and all that it con-
taineth j* the globe of the
earth, and all that dwell
on it.

For it was he who found-
ed it above the seas \ *
and settled it above the
rivers.

Who is be that shall go
up to the mountain of the
Lord ? * Or who is he that
shall abide in his holy
place?

He whose hands are in-
nocent, and whose heart is
clean ;* who hath not taken
his souL in vain, nor sworn
against his neighbour in de-
ceit.

plenitudo ejus j * or-
bis terrarum, et uuiyersi
qui habitant in eo.

Quia ipse super maria
fundavit eum j * et super
flumina praeparavit eum.

Quis ascendet in rnon-
tem Domini ? * Aut quis
stabit in loco sancto ejus.

Innocens minibus, et
mundo corde -, * qui non
accepit in vano animaro su-
am, nee junavifc ia dolo
proximo suo.

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That man shall receive a
blessing from the Lord ; *
and mercy of God his Sa-
viour.

Such is the generation of
those that seek him ; * of
those shat seek the face of
the God of Jacob.

Lift up your gates, O
ye princes ; and be ye lift-
ed up, O you eternal gates;
* and the King of glory
shall enter.

Who is that King of
glory ? * The Lord, who
is strong and mighty ; the
Lord who is mighty in
battle.

Lift up your gates, ye
princes; and be ye lifted
up, O you eternal gates ; *
and the King of glory shall
enter.

Who is that King of
glory ? * The Lord of ar-
mies; he is the King of
glory.

Anth. Be lifted up.

Anth. I hope to see the
good things of the world in
the land of the living.

Psalm xxvi. Dominus illuminatio mea, p. cxviii.

Anth. I hope to see. Ant, Credo videre.

Anth, Thou, Q Lord, Ant. Domine, abstraxis-
hast brought back my soul ti ab infemis animam me*
from hell. am.

Psalm xxix.
T Will extol thee, O X^XALTABO te, Do-

Hic accipiet benedictio-
nem a Domino ; * et mise-
ricordiam a Deo salutari
suo.

Haec est generatio quae-
rentium eum 5 * quaerenti-
um faciem Dei Jacob.

Attollite portas, princi-
pes, vestras; et elevamini
portae aetemales ;* et intro-
ibit Rex gloriae.

Quis est iste Rex gloriae ?
* Dominus, fortis et po-
tens; Dominus, potens ia
praelio.

Attollite portas, princi-
pes, vestras ; et elevamini,
porta aetemales ;* et itro-
ibit Rex gloriae.

Quis est iste Rex glo-
riae ? * Dominus virtutum 9
ipse est Rex gloriae.

Ant. Elevamini.
Ant, Credo videre bona
Domini in terra viventium.

Lord, for that thou hast
upholden me ; * and hast
not afforded joy to my ene-
mies over me.

O Lord my God, I cried
out to thee ; * and thou
healedst me.

i^ mine, quoniam sus-
cepisti me ; * nee delectas-
ti inimicos meos super me.

Domine Deus meus/ cla-
mavi ad te;* et sanasti me.

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-Lord, thou hast brought
back ray soul from hell $ *
thou hast saved me from
among those who go down
into the pit.

Sing to the Lord, ye
his saints -, * and praise
him in his holy taber-
nacle.

For wrath is felt in
his indignation 5 * but life
is found in his good will.

Weeping will last till
evening 5 * but there shall
be joy in the morning.

I said in my prosperity 5
I shall surely never stag-
ger.

O Lord, in thy good
will * thou gavest strength
to my prosperity.

Thou turnedst thy face
from me 5 * and I became
dismayed.

To thee, O Lord, will I
cry out 5* thus will I pray
unto ray God :

Where is the profit of
ray blood 5* if 1 go down to
corruption ?

Will dust give thee praise,
* or publish the fulfilling
of thy promise ?

The Lord heard, and
took pity on me 5* the Lord
became my help.

Thou hast turned my
mourning into joy ; * thou
hast torn my sackcloth,
and clothed me with glad-
ness.

That my tongue may
sing to thee, and I may not
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Domine, eduxisti ab in*
ferno animam meam ,* sal-
vasti me a descendentibus
in lacum.

Psallite Domino sancti
ejus ; * et confitemini me-
moriae sanctitatis ejus.

Quoniam ira in indigna-
tione ejus ; * et vita in vo-
luntate ejus.

Advesperum demorabi-
tur fletus j * et ad matutj-
num laetitia.

Ego autem dixi in abun-
dantia mea 3#Non movebor
in sternum.

Domine, in voluntate
tua * praestitisti decori meo
virtutem.

Avertisti faciem tuam a
me** et factus sum con-
turbatus.

Ad te, Domine, clama-
bo j* et ad Deum depre-
cabor:

Qua; utilttas in sanguine
meo ; * dura descendo in
cnrruptionem ?

Numquid confitebitur ti-
bi pulvis,* aut annuntiabit
veritatem tuam ?

Audivit Dominus, et
misertus est mei ;* Domi-
nus factus est adjutor me-
us.

Convertisti planctum me-
tim in gaudium mini j *
concidisti saccum meum,
et circumdedisti me laeti-
tia.

Ut cantet tibi gloria
mea^ et nbn compungar ; *
Domine Deus meus, in ae-

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God, thee vnll I praise for tenram confitebor tibi.
ever.

Anth. Thou, O Lord. Ant. Domipe.

V. Do thou, O Lord, - V. Tu autem, Domine,
have mercy on me. R. miserere mei. R. Et re-
And raise me up again, suscitame/etretribuameis.
and I will repay them.

Our Father. In secret.

IV. LESSON.

Oat of the Treatise of St. Augustin, the Bishop, on
the Psalms. Ps. Ixiii. 7.

MAN shall come to a deep heart, and God, shall be
exalted. They said : Who will see us ? They
spent themselves in making diligent search to form wick-
ed designs. Man came to those designs, and suffered
himself to be seized on as man. For he could cot have
been seized, if he had not been man ; or seen, if he
had not been man ; or scourged, if he had not been
man ; or have been crucified, or died, if he had not been
man. Man therefore came to all those sufferings, which
could not have affected him, if he had not been man.
But if he had not been man, man could not have been
redeemed. Man came to a deep heart, that is, a secret
heart, exposing his humanity to the eyes of man, but
hiding his divinity; concealing the form of God, in
which he is equal to the Father ; and shewing only the
form of a servant, in which he is less than the Father.

R. Our Shepherd, the R Recessit Pastor nos-
fountain of living water, is ter fons aquae vivas, ad cu-
gone, at whose departure jus transitum sol obscora-
the son was darkened ; * tus est 5 * Nam et ille cap-
For he is taken, who held tus est, qui captivum tene-
the first man captive ; this bat primum hominem ; ho-
day our Saviour broke both die portas mortis et seras
the bolts and gates of death, pariter Salvator noster dis-
V. He destroyed the bars rupit. V. Destruxit qui-
of hell, and overthrew the dem claustra inferni, et
power of the devil. * For subvertit potentias diaboli.*
he is taken, &c.to V. Nam et ille, &c. to V.

V. LESSON.

HOW far did they carry this their diligent search
in which they failed so much, that when the
Lord was dead and buried, the*y placed guards at the se-
pulchre? For they.«aid to Pilate : That Seducer ; by
which name our Lord, Jesus Christ was called for the

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comfort of his servants, when they are called seducers.
That seducer, said they to Pilate, whilst he was yet liv-
ing; said : After three days I will rise again : Order,
therefore the sepulchre to be guarded until the third day;
lest perchance his disciples come and steal him away,
and tell the people he is risen from the dead ; and then
the last error will be worse than the former. Pilate
said to them : You have a guard 5 go and guard him as
you know best how. And they went, and secured the
sepulchre with guards, and sealed up the stone.

R. O all you that pass R. O vos omnes, qui
by, stop and see, * If there transitis per viam, attendi-
be any grieflike mine. V. te el videte, * Si est dolor
Attend all ye people, and sirailis sicut dolor meus.
•see my grief, * If there be, V. ^Attendite universi po-
&c. toV. puli, et videte dolorem

meum, * Si est, &c. to V.
VI. LESSON.

THEY placed soldiers to guard the Sepulchre 3 the
earth shook, and the Lord rose agaiu. Such mi-
racles were done at the Sepulchre, that the soldiers who
came as guards, might have been witnesses, if they,
would have told the truth. But that same avarice,
which had enslaved the disciple, the companion of
Christ, blinded also the Soldiers, who were guards of
the Sepulchre. We will give you money, said they ;
only say that while you were asleep, his disciples came,
and took him away. They truly spent themselves in-
making diligent search. What is it thou hast said, O
wretched cunning ? Dost thou so far shut thine eyes
against the light of pious prudence, and plunge so deep
in cunning, as to say thus ; Say that while you were
asleep, his disciples came, and took him away ? Dost
thou produce witnesses that were asleep ? Certainly thou
thyseif wast .asleep, who spent thyself in the search of
such things.

R. Behold bow the righ- R. Ecce quomodo mori-
teous man dietb, and no tur Justus, et nemo perci-
one taketh it to heart 5 and pit corde j et viri justi tol-
just men are made away luntur, et nemo conside-
with, and no one consider- rat 5 a facie iniquitatis sub-
eth it j the righteous man latus est Justus ; * Et erit
is taken away by iniquity $ in pace hiemoria ejus. V,
* And his memory shall be Tanquam agnus coram ton-
vox, j. p p *

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in peace. V. lie was as si- dente se obmutuit, et non

lent as a lamb under the aperuit os suum ; de an-

shearer's hand, and opened gustia et judick) sublatus

not his mouth 5 he was ta- est ; * Et erit in pace me*

ken off by oppression, and moria ejus. Ecce quo*

an unjust sentence :* And modo, &c. toV.
his memory shall be in
peace. Behold how, &c.
toV.

1II.NOCTURN.

Anth. God is my help, Ant. Dens adjurat me,
and the Lord is the up- et Dominus susceptor est
holder of my life. animae me«.

Psalm liii. Deus, in nomine tuo, as above, p. 404.

Anth. God is my help. % « Ant. Deus adjuvat me.

Anth. His dwelling is in Ant. In pace factus est
the city of peace, and his locus ejus, et in Sion habi-
abode in Sion. tatioejus.

Psalm Ixxv. Notus in Jude* Deus, as above, p. 378.

Anth. His dwelling. Ant. In pace.

Anth. I am become like Ant. Factus sum sicut
one without help, set apart homo sine adjutorio, inter
among the dead. mortuos liber.

Psalm lxxxvii. Domine, Deus salutis, as above,

/>. 409.

Anth. I am become. Ant. Factus sum.

V. His dwelling is in V. In pace factus est lo-
peace. JR. And his abode cus ejus. R. Et in Sion
in Sion, habitatio ejus.

Our father. In secret.

VII. LESSON.

Oat of the Epistle of blessed Paujl, the Apostle to the

Hebrews, Chap. ix.

CHRIST being come, who is the high priest of the
good things to come, by a more excellent and
more perfect . tabernacle, not made with hands, that is,
not of this creation \ neither by the blood of goats or of
calves, but by his own blood, hath once entered the
holy place, having purchased for us an eternal redemp-
tion. For if the blood of goats and bulls, and the sprink-
ling of the ashes x>f an heifer, sanctifieth such as are
defiled to the cleansing of the flesh ; how much more
shall the blood of Christ, who through the Holy
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our consciences from dead works, to serve the living
God.

R. The kings of the R. Astiterunt Reges ler-
earth have risen up, and r«, et principes convene-
the princes have assembled runt in unum * Adversus
together * Against the Dominum, et adversus
Lord, and against his Christum ejus. V. Qua re
Christ. V. Why have fremuerunt Gentes, et po-
the Gentiles raged, and puli meditati sunt inania r*
the nations formed vain Adversus, &c. to V.
designs ? * Against, &c.
to V.

VIII. LESSON.

HE therefore; is the Mediator of the New Testa-
ment 5 that by means of the death he suffered for
cancelling the transgressions under the former Testa-
ment, those that are called, may receive the promised
eternal inheritance. For wherever there is a testament,
the death of the testator must necessarily intervene $ for
it is by death that a testament is valid ; and it is of no
force while the testator liveth. Hence the first was not
confirmed without blood.

R. I was reckoned with R. ^Estimatus sum cum

those who went down into descendeniibus in lacumj*

the pit 5* I was like a man Factus sum sicut homo si-

without help, one set apart ne adjutorio inter mortuos

among the dead. V. They liber. V. Posuerunt me

put me down into the deep in kcu inferiori, in tene-

pit, in a dark place, and in brosis, et in umbra mortis,

the shade of death.* I * Factus sum, &c. to V.
was, &c. to V.

IX. LESSON.

F)R when Moses had read all the commandments of
the law before the whole people, he took the blood
of calves and goats, with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop,
and sprinkled the book itself, and all the people, say*
ing: This is the blood of the covenant, which God
maketh with you. In like manner he sprinkled with
blood the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the service.
And in the law almost all things are cleansed with blood,
and without the shedding of blood there is no remission
of sin.

R. When the Lord was R. Sepulto Domino, sig~
buried, they sealed op the natum est nxummentum,

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volventes lapidem ad osti-
um monumenti,* Ponentes
milites, qui custodirent il-
ium. V. Accedentes prin-
cipes sacerdotum ad Pila-
tum, peticrunt ilium;* Po-
nentes, &c. to V. Sepulto
Domino, &c. to V.

sepulchre, rolling a stone
before the mouth thereof,*
And placed soldiers to
guard him.. V. The chief
priests coming to Pilate,
asked his leave, * And pla-
ced, &c. to V. When the
Lord, &c. to V.

LAUDS.

Anth. O death, I will be Ant. O mors, ero mors
thy death ; O hell, I will tua ; morsus tuus ero, in-
be thy ruin. feme.

Psalm 1. Miserere mei^ Deus, p . 108.

Anth. O death, I will Ant. O mors, ero.
be. . •

Anth. They shall mourn . Ant. Plangent eum qua-
for him, as for an only si unigenitum, quia inno-
son, for the t Lord, who cens Dominus occisus est. ,
was guiltless, is put to
death. . . .

Psalm xlii.
TYE thou, O God, my JUDICA me Deus, et

judge, and distinguish
my cause from the natifcn
that is not holy -, * from
the unjust and deceitful
man do thou deliver me.

Since thou, O God," art
my strength j * why hast
thou, cast me off? Or
why* dd I 'go sorrowful,
while the enemy afflicteth
me?

Send forth thy light,
and fulfil thy promise
they have led me on, and
brought me to thy holy
mount, and into tby taber-
nacles*

•And I will go up to
the altar, of God ; * to
God who* rejoiceth • my
youth.

I will praise thee on the
harp, O my God ; * why

c/ discerne causammeam
de gente non sancta ; * ab
homine iniquo et doloso
erue me. '
*%

Ctuia* tu es Deus, forti-
rndomeaj* quare me re-
pulisti ? Et quare tristis irj-
ccdo, dum affligit me ini-
micus ?

Emitte lucem tuam,* et

* veritatem tuam 5 * ipsa me

deduxerunt, et adduxerunt

in montem sanctum tuum,

et in tabernacula tua;

Et mtroibo ad altare
Dei 3* ad Deum qui laeliri-
cat juventatem meam.

Confttebor tibi in citha-
ra^ Deus, Deus meus^ *■-

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art thou sorrowful, O my
soul, and why dost thou
disturb me r

Hope in God, for him
will I still praise * * he is
the Saviour I look for, and
my God.

Anth. They shall mourn.

Anth Behold, all ye na-
tions, and see my grief.

quare trktis es anima mea,
et quare conturtas me r

Ps. lxii;

Spera in Deo, quorum
adbuc confitebor Uli j* sa>
lutare vultus mei, et Deus*
mem.

Ant. Plangent eum.

Ant. Atteudile universi
populi, et videte dolosem
mcum.
Deus, Deus, with the following p. qpxi.

Anth. Behold.

Anth. From the gates of
hell deliver my soul, O
Lord.

The Canticle ofEzechias,

Anth. From the gates.

Anth. O all ye that pass
by, stop and see, if there
be any grief like unto
mine.

Ant. Attend ite.
Ant. A porta infer! erue,
Domine, animaui mea en.

Is. Ego dixi. p. exxxiti.

Ant. A porta iuieri.

Ant O vos omncs qui
transilis per viam, attendite
et videte, si est dolor sicut
dolor meus.

Psalm cxlviii. I^audate Dominium, with the two fol-
lowing Psalms, p exxxv.

Anth. O all ye

V. My flesh shall rest In
hope. R. And thou wilt
not let thy Holy One see
corruption.

Ant. O vos oitmes.

V. Caro mea reqaiescet
in spe. R, Et non dabis
Sanctum tuuru videre cor*
ruptionem.

At the BENEDICTUS.
Anth. The women sit- Ant. Mulieres sedentes
la- ad mouumentam lamenta-
the bantur, flentes Dominum,

ting at the sepulchre
mented, weeping for
Lord.

The Canticle.

Anth. The women.

V. Christ became for us
obedient unto death, even
unto the death of the
cross j for which God ex-
alted him, and gave him a
name, which is above every
name.

Our Father,

Benedictus, p. exxxviii.
Ant. Mulieres.
V. Christus factos est
pro nobis obediens usque
ad mortem, mortem au-
tern cruris $ propter quod
et Dens exaltavit ilium, et
dedit illi uomen, quod est
super omne nomen.
With the rest, as above, p. 388.
p p 2

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THE OFFICE BEFORE MASS.
INSTRUCTION.

DURING the first ages of the Church there was no
* Mass on this day, any more than on Good Friday.
They adored in silence Jesus Christ in the sepulchre,
and did not assemble (HI towards the evening to cele-
brate the great Evfe of- Easter. They spent the whole
night in the Church, and remained there till morning,
Ibat they might be at their pravers the very moment in
which Jesus Christ rose from the dead.

Alt this time was spent in reading Lessons out of the
Old and New Testament, in singing Psalms, Baptizing
and confirming the Catechumens, and administring the
sacrament of Holy Orders. About break of day Mass
began, and it was all of the Resurrection.

Tis the same office we now perform on Saturday in
the morning 5 but the Church still makes use of ttie
word Night therein ; one motive for which is to perpe-
tuate the memory of the fervour of her first children.

The BLESSING of the FIRE. %
V. Jllay the Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit*
Let us pray. Deusx qui.

OGod, who, by thy only Son, the chief corner-stone
of thy Church, hast bestowed on thy faithful
ilia fire of thy divine love; bless *f* this new firepro-
Uuced from a flipt for our use ; and grant that, during
this Pascnat solemnity, we may be so inflamed with
heavenly desires, that by purity of- mind, we may
come to those festivals, where we may enjoy a light,
which will never end. Thro* the same. R. Amen.'
Let us pray. Domine Deus.

OLord God, Almighty Father, never-failing light,
who. art the Creator of all the lights j bless + this
light, which hath been before tJlessed and sanctified! by
thee, who hast enlightened the whole world j that we
maybe inflamed by .that same light, and enlightenea]
with the fire of thy brightness -, and, as thou didst ea-
Jighten Moses, when he went out of Egypt, so'enlighten
our hearts and' senses, that we may obtain that light and

X Obs. The Fire and Incense are llessed according
(o the ant tent practice of the Church, of blessing what'
ever was used in the celebration of Us holy mysteries.

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life, which will have- no end. Thro' Jesus Christ our
Lord. R. Amen.

Let us pray. Domine sancte.

OHoly Lord, Almighty Father, Eternal God, vouch-
safe to assist us while we bless this fire in thy
name, and in that of thy only Son Jesus Christ, our Lord
and God, and of the Holy Ghost ; assist us against the
jfiery darts of the enemy, and enlighten us with thy hea-
venly grace. Who livest and reignest with the same
only begotten Son and the Holy Ghost, one God, world
without end. R. Amen.

The BLESSING of the Jive grains of INCENSE.

PLENTIFULLY pour forth, we beseech thee, O Al-
mighty God, thy -f- blessing on this incense ;
and kindle, O invisible regenerator, the brightness of
this night 5 that not only the sacrifice, which is offered
this night, may shine by the secret mixture of thy light ;
but also, that into whatever place any thing sanctified
.by these mystical prayers shall be carried, there, by the
power of thy Majesty, all the malicious artifices of the
devil may be defeated. Thro* Jesus Christ our Lord.
R. Amen.

During the foregoing Blessing, an Acolyth puts some
of the Blessed Fire into the censer, then the Priest puts
incense to it, saying :

MAY thou be hlessed ■(• by him/ in whose honour
thpu art to be burnt.

Then he sprinkles the grains of Incense and the Fire
thrice r saying :

SPRINKLE me, OLord, with hyssop, and I shall
bedeansedj. wash me, and I shall be whiter than
snow. v ,j

Here he incenses them thrice; then ike Deacon (or the
Priest officiating as such) having taken the cane with
the tnreercandks, at the entrance of the Church one is
lighted by an Acolyth with a candle front the new fire,
and the Deacon sings alone :

Deac. Behold the light of Deac. Lumen Christt.
Christ {.

R. Thanks be to God. R. Deo gratias.

I' Here ail kneel dtevn.

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The same is repeated, when the second candle is Rghi-
ed in the middle of the Church; and when the third is
lighted at the foot of the altar. After which the Deacon
asks the Priest* s blessing thus :

Deac. Pray, Sir, give me your blessing.

The BLESSING.

MAY the Lord be in thy heart and in thy lips, that
thou may'st worthily and fitly proclaim his Paschal
praise ; in the name of the Father, and of the Son +,
and of the Holy Ghost. R. Amen.

The BLESSING of the PASCHAL CANDLE §.

LET now the heavenly troops of Angels rejoice j let
these divine mysteries be joyfully celebrated. And
let the heavenly trumpet publish the victory of our great
King. And let the earth also triumph, being beautified
with such resplendent beams j and let it see the darkness*
which overspread the whole world, chaced away by the
splendor of our eternal King. Let our Mother the
Church also rejoice, being adorned by the rays of no
great a light $ and let this temple echo with the joyful
acclamations of all the. people. And therefore, I be-
seech you, dgar brethren, who behold the wonderful
brightness of this holy light, to join with me in invoking
the mercy of Almighty God. That he, who hath been,
pleased, without any merit on my side, to adroit me in*
to the number of his Levites, may, by the effusion of
light upon me, enable me to go through with the en-
comium of this taper. Thro* our Lord Jesus Christ his
Son, wfpo, with him and the Holy Ghost, Fiveth and
reigneth one God world without end. R. Amen.

V. May the Lord be V. Domirms vobisctun.

with you. R. And with R Et cum spiritu too. V.

thy spirit. V. Raise up Sursum cor da. R. Habe-

your .hearts on high. ,R. mm ad Dorriinum. V.

We haye them raised up to Gratias agatnus Domino

the Lord. V. Let us give Deo. nostra. R. Digtrum

tlianksiotheLordourGud* et justum est. •

R. It is meet and just.

IT Is truly meet am* just to proclaim with all the affec-
tion of heart and soul, and sound of voice, the n>»
visible God, the Father Almighty, and his only JSon our

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Lord Jesus Christ $ who paid for us to his eternal Father
the debt of Adam ; and by his sacred blood, cancelled
the guilt of the original offence. For this is the Paschal
solemnity, in which the true Lamb was slain, by whose
blood the doors of the faithful are consecrated. This is
the night, in which thou formerly didst bring forth our
forefathers, the children of Israel, out of Egypt, leading
them dry-foot through the red sea. This also is that
night, which dissipated the darkness of sin by the fight
of a pillar of fire. This is the night, which withdrawing
all those, who, through the whole world, believe in
Christ, from the vices of the world, and the darkness of
sin, restores them to grace, and gives them a fellowship
with the saints. This is the night, in which Christ
broke the chains of death, and ascended victorious from
the grave. For it would have availed us nothing to have
been born, unless we had also the advantage of being
redeemed. O the wonders of thy mercy towards us !
O the inestimable excess of thy love ! Thou didst deliver
up thy Son to redeem a slave ! O truly necessary sin of
Adam, which hath been blotted out by the death of
Christ ! O happy fault, which deserved such and so great
a Redeemer ! O truly blessed night, which alone was,
privileged to know the hour and moment, when Christ
rose again from the dead ! This is the night of which it-
is written : And the night shall be as light as day ; and'
the night dhineth upon me in my pleasures. The sacred-
ness therefore of this night puts crimes to flight, washes •
away sin, and restores innocence to the fallen, and joy
to those in sorrow. It banishes enmities, produces con*
cord, and makes Potentates bow.

Here the Deacon fixes the five grains of incense in the
candle in form of a cross ; then goes on :

RECEIVE,, tlierefore, O noly Father, on this sacred
night, the. evening sacrifice of this incense, which
thy holy Church, by the hands of her ministers, presents
to thee in this solemn oblation of this wax candle made
out of the labour of the bees. But now we know the?
meaning of the encomiums of this taper lighted from
this sparkling fire to the honour of God.

Here he lights the Paschal candle.

WHICH fire, tho* now divided, suffers no loss from
the communication of its light, whilst it feeds

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on the melted wax produced by the bee to make this
.taper.

Here the lamps aire lighted.

O TRULY blessed, night, which plundered the Egyp-
tians, and enriched the Hebrews ! O night, in
which heaven is united to earth, and God to man ! We
beseech thee, therefore, O Lord, that this taper, con-
secrated to the honour of thy name, may continue burn-
ing to dissipate the darkness of this night 5 and being ac-
cepted by thee, as a sweet odour, it may be joined to
the lights of heaven. Let the morning-star find it burn-
ing 5 that morning-star I mean, which never sets ; who,
returning from the grave, darted forth his benign rays
upon mankind. We beseech thee, therefore, O Loni,
to grant us peace, during this Paschal solemnity, and,
with thine uninterrupted protection, to rule, govern, and
preserve us thy servants, and all the clergy and devout
laity i together with our holy father Pope N. and our
Bishop N, Look down also on our pious King N. and
since thou knowest, O God, the desires of his heart,
grant, by the ineffable grace of thy goodness and mercy,
that he may enjoy, with all his people, an uninterrupted
peace and heavenly victory. Thro' the same Lord Jesus
Christ, thy Son, who liveth and rcigneth with thee, io
the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God world without
end. R. Amen.

Then are read the following Lessons, called Prophe-
cies, which were for the instruction of the Catechu*
mens.

I. PROPHECY. Gen. i.
This first lesson describes the creation of the world, and
the formation of man, whom God created to his own
image and likeness. The comparison of this first state
of man with our present condition, may help us to
conceive what sin is, which produced so dreadful a
change; and at the same time shew us what the
grace of Baptism is, which restores us to our former
innocence.

IN the beginning God created heaven and earth. And
the earth was empty and void 5 and darkness cover-
ed the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved
upon the waters. And God said : Let there be light ;
and there was light. And God saw the light, thai it
was good 3 and he divided the light from the darkness.
And he called the light day 3 and the darkness night.

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And there was evening and morning the first day.
And God said : Let there be a firmament between the
waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
And God made the firmament, and divided the waters
that were under the firmament from those that were a-
bove the firmament $ and so it was done. And God
called the firmament the heavens. And there was even*
ing and morning the second day. God also said : Let
the waters that are under the heavens be gathered toge-
ther into one place ; and let the dry land appear. And so
it was done. And God called the dry land earth ; and
the gathering together of the waters he called the seas.
And God saw that it was good. And he said : Let'the
earth bring forth the green herb, and such as may feed,
and the fruit-tree yielding fruit after its kind, whose
seed may be in it upon earth : And so it was done.
And the earth brought forth the green herb and yielding
seed according to its kind, and the tree that beareth
fruit, and containeth seed, each according to its kind.
And God saw it was good : And there was evening and
morning the third day. And God said : Let there be
lights in the firmament of the heavens, and let them
divide day and night, and let them be for signs and
seasons, and days and years 5 to shine in the firmament
of . the heavens, and give light to the earth : And
so it was done. And God made two great lights ;
the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser
light to rule the night, and the stars. And he placed
them in the firmament of the heavens to shine upon the
earth, and to rule the day and the night, and to divide
light and darkness. And God saw that it was good.
And there was evening and morning the fourth day.
God said also : Let the waters bring forth creeping crea-
tures that have life, and birds flying above the earth
under the firmament of the heavens. And God created
the large whales, and every moving and living creature,
which the waters had brought forth, each according to
its kind, and all sorts of fowl in their kind. And God
saw that it was good. And he blessed them, saying :
Increase and multiply, and fill the waters of the sea ;
and let the fowl multiply on the earth. And there was
evening and morning the fifth day. And God said :
Let the earth bring forth living creatures in their kind $
cattle and creeping things, and beasts of the earth ac-
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made the beasts of the earth, each according to its kind,
and the cattle, and all creeping things of the earth, each
in its kind. And God saw that it was good. And he
said : Let us make man to our own image and likeness;
and let him have dominion over the fish of the sea,
and the fowl of the air, and over the beasts, and over
the whole earth, and every, creeping thing that moveth
upon the earth. And God created man to his own
image, after the image of God he created him ; male
and female he created them. And God blessed them,
and said : Increase and multiply, and fill the earth, and
subdue it $ and rule over the fish of the sea, and the
fowl of the air, and all the living creatures that move
on the earth. And God said : Behold I have given you
every herb yielding seed upon the earth, and all the trees,
containing in themselves seed according to their kind,
to be food to you, and to all the animals upon the earth,
and to all the fowls of the air, and to all things that
move on the earth, and in which there is life, that they
may have food : and so it was done. And God saw all
things which he had made; and they were very
good. And there was evening and morning the sixth
day. ' Thus, therefore were finished the heavens and
the earth, ana all their host. And on the seventh day
God finished his work, which he had made ; and he
rested the seventh day from all his work which he had
done.

Pr. Let us pray. Deac. Let us kneeT down. Suld.
Stand up again.

PRAYER. Deusy qui. /O God, who didst wonder-
fully create man, and didst redeem him by a still greater
wonder 3 grant us, we beseech thee, such strength of
mind and reason against all the allurements of sin, that
we may deserve to obtain eternal joys. Thro'. R.
Amen.

II: PROPHECY. Gen. v. vi vii. viii.
This second Lesson contains an account of the deluge,
which God sent in punishment of the sins of man, sod
a description of the ark, which was a figure of the
Church, out of which none can be saved.

WHEN Noah was five hundred years old, he be-
gat Sera, Cham and Japhet. And after that
men began to multiply upon the earth, and had begot-
ten daughters ; the sons of God f seeing that the daugh-

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ters of men } were beautiful, took to themselves wives
out of all whomtbey had chosen. And God said : My
spirit shall not abide in man for ever, because he is flesh ;
and his days shall bfe an hundred and twenty years:
And there were giants on the earth in those days. For
after the sons of God had accompanied with the daugh-
ters of men, they brought forth children; these are
they who were mighty men of old, men of fame. Aud
God seeing that the wickedness of man on earth was
great, and that all the thoughts of their heart were con*
tinually bent on evil, he repented that he had made man
on earth. And being touched inwardly with grief of
heart, he said : I will destroy man, whom I have created,
from off the face of the earth 5 from man even to the
beasts 5 from things that creep on the earth to the fowl
of the air 5 for I am sorry I have made them. But
Noah found favour in the sight of the Lord. These are'
the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous and
perfect man in his time, and walked with God. And
he begot three sons, Sera, Cham, and Japhet. And
-the earth was corrupted in the sight of God, and filled
with iniquity. And when God had seen that the earth
was corrupted, (for all flesh had corrupted its way on
-earth) he said to Noah : The end of all flesh is come
before me ; they have filled the earth with iniquity, and
I will destroy them and the earth together* Make
therefore for thyself an ark of timber-planks. Thou
shalt make little rooms in the ark, and thou shalt
rub it over with bitumen both within and without.
And thus thou shalt make it ; The length of the
ark shall be three hundred cubits ; the breadth of
ir fifty cubits ; and the height of it thirty cubits.
Thou shalt make a window in the ark; and in a
cubit thou shalt finish the top of it ; and the door
of the ark shall be placed in the side 5 and thou shah
make in it lower rooms, and second and third stories.
Behold I will bring the waters of a great flood -iUpon the
earth', to destroy all flesh, in which is the breath of life,
vol. 1. oq *

the true worship of God. \ Expl. The race of wicked
men, who had corrupted the worship of God, and
given themselves up to all the inclinations of corrupted
•nature

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under heaven 5 and all things that are on the earth shall
be consumed. But I will settle my covenant with thee j
and tl)ou shah enter into the ark, and thy sons, and thy
wife, and the wives of thy sons with thee. And thou
•halt bring into the ark two of a sort of all living crea-
tures of all flesh, of the male and the female sex, that
their lives may be saved with thine. Of fowl according
to their kind, and of beasts after their kind, and of every
creeping thing on the earth, according to its kind; two
of every sort shall go in with thee, that they may live.
Thou shalt therefore take with thee of all food that may
be eaten, and lay it np by thee ; and it shall be food
both for thee and them. Noah therefore did all as God
had commanded him. And he was six hundred years
old when the waters of the deluge overflowed the earth.
Then were all the springs of the great deep broken up,
and the flood-gates of heaven opened j and the rain fell
upon the earth forty days, and forty nights. In the self
same day Noah, and Sem, and Cham, and Japhet, his
sons, his wife, and the three wives of his sons with
them, went into the ark j they and every living creature
according to its kind, and all cattle after their kind, and
every thing that moveth upon the earth after its kind,
and every fowl according to its kind. And the ark float*
ed upon the waters. And the waters swelled exceeding-
ly upon the earth, and all the high mountains under die
whole heavens were covered. The water was fifteen
cubits higher than the mountains it covered. And all
flesh was destroyed, that moved upon the earth, of fowl,
cattle, beasts, and all creeping things, that creep on the
earth. Only Noah remained, and those that were with
him in the ark. And the waters prevailed J upon the
earth an hundred and fifty days. But God remembering
Noah, and all the living creatures, and all the cattle,
that were with him in the ark, made a wind blow upon
the earth, and the waters decreased. And the springs
of the deep, and the flood-gates of heaven were shut up j
and the rains from heaven were stopt. And the waters
going to and fro went off from the earth ; and they be-
gan to decrease after an hundred and fifty days* And,
forty days after, JVoah opened the window of the ark,
which lie had made in it, and let out a raven, which
Went out, and returned not, until the waters were dried

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upon the earth. He sent out also a dove after it, to see
if the waters were yet gone off from the surface of the
earth. But she not finding where to rest her foot, re-
turned to him into the ark ; for the waters yet covered
the earth ; and he stretched out his hand, and caught
her, and brought her into the ark. And having wait-
ed seven days more, he again sent the dove out of die
ark. But she returned to him in the eveniug, bringing
in her bill an olive-branch with gneen leaves. Noah
thereby knew the waters were gone off from the earth.
Nevertheless he waited other seven days; and he sent
out the dove, which returned no more to him. And
God spoke to Noah, saying : Go out of the ark, thou
and thy wife, thy sons, and the wives of thy sons with
thee. Bring out with thee all the liviug creatures of all
flesh, tbat are with thee, as well of the fowls, as of the
beasts, asd of all the creeping things, that creep upon the
earth, and go you upon the earth ; increase and multiply
upon it. Noah therefore went out, and his sons, his
wife, aod the wives of his sons with him. All the liv*
ing creatures, the cattle, ami all the creeping things that
creep upon the earth according to their kind, went also
out of the ark. And Noah erected an altar to the Lord*
and taking some of all the cattle and fowl that were clean,
hm offered holocausts upon the altar. And the Lord
smelt the sweet odour thereof.

Pr. Let us pray. Deac. Let us kneel down. Suld.
Stand up again.

PRAYER. DeuSy incommutaliUs. O God, wbpsq
power is unchangeable, and whose light never failetn,
mercifully regard the wonderful sacrament of thy whole
church, and by an effect of thy perpetual providence ac-
complish in peace the work of human salvation ; and let
the whole world experience and see, that what was fallen,
is raised up again j what was old, is become new, and
that all things are again settled by him, who gave them
their first being, our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son. Who.
liveth. R. Amen.

III. PROPHECY. Gen. xxii.

This prophecy contains an account of the intended sacri*
rice of Isaac, and of his miraculous escape ; which
was a type of the sacrifice and resurrection of Jesus
Chris*.

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IN those days : God tried Abraham, and said to him :
Abraham, Abraham. And he answered : I am here.
He said to him: Take thy only begotten son Isaac,
whom thou lovest, and go into the land of vision ; and
there thou shalt offer him an holocaust upon one of the
mountains, which I will shew thee. Abraham there*
tore rising in the night, saddled his ass, taking with him
two young men, and his son Isaac. And when he had
clove the wood for the holocaust, he went to the place,
whither God had commanded him to go. And the third
day lifting up his eyes, he saw the place afar off; and
he said to his servants : Stay here with the ass ; and I
and the boy will make haste to that place, and will re-
turn to you after we have adored. He took also the
wood for. the holocaust, and kid it upon his son Isaac ;
but he himself carried in his hands the fire and the sword.
jVnd as they two went on together, Isaac said to his fa-
ther : Father ! And he said : What wilt thou my son ?
Behold, saith be, here is fire and wood ; but where is the
victim for the holocaust ? And Abraham said : God will
provide himself a victim for the holocaust, my son.
They went on therefore together, and came to the place,
which God had shewn him, in which he built an altar,
and laid the wood in order upon it. And having bound
his son Isaac, he laid him on the altar, upon the pile of
wood. And he stretched out his hand,* and- took up the
sword, to sacrifice his son. And behold the Angel of
the Lord called out from heaven, saying : Abraham,
Abraham. ' Who answered : I am here. And he said
to him : Stretch not out thy hand against the boy, nor
do thou any thing to him ; now I know that thou fearest
God, and hast not spared thy only begotten son for my
sake. Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw behind his
back a ram caught fast by the horns among the briers ;
which he took and offered for an holocaust instead of his
son. And he called the name of that place, The Lord
seeth. Hence to this day it is said, The Lord will see
on the mountain. And die Angel of the Lord called to
Abraham a second time from heaven, saying : by my-
self I have sworn, saith the Lord ; because thou hast
done this thing, and hast not spared thy only begotten
son for my sake ; 1 will bless thee, and multiply thy seed
as the stars of heaven, and as the sand that is on the
sea-shore." Thy seed shall possess the cities of their ene-
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thy seed, because thou hast obeyed my voice. And
Abraham returned to his servants, and they went to
Bersabee together, and he dwelt there.

Pr. Let us pray. Deac. Let us kneel down. Subd.
Stand up again.

PRAYER. Deus, fidelium. O God, the sovereign
Father of the faithful, who throughout (he whole
world multipliest the children of the promise by the

frace of thy adoption ; and makest thy servant Abra-
am, according to thy oath, the father of all nations
l>y this Paschal sacrament ; grant that thy people may
worthily receive the grace of thy vocation. Thro*. R.
Amen.

IV. PROPHECY. Exod. xiv.

Tliis prophecy treats of the passage of the red sea, and
of the miraculous deliverance of the Israelites. Let

. us reflect that the deliverance from the power of the
Devil, which is obtained by the waters of baptism, is
a still more wonderful effect of the divine mercy.

IN those days : It came to pass in the morning watch,
and behold the Lord looking on the camp of the
Egyptians through the pillar of Are and of the cloud, slew
their host and overthrew the wheels of their chariots,
and they were carried into the deep. The Egyptians
therefore said: Let us flee from Israel, for thfc Lord fight*
eth for them against us. And the Lord said to Moses ;
Stretch out thy hand upon the sea, that the waters may
return upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots ana}
horsemen. And when Moses had stretched out his
hand towards the sea, it returned at break of day to its
former place j and the waters came upon the Egyptians
'flying away, and the Lord shut them up in the middle
*>f the waves. And the waters returned and covered the
chariots and horsemen of Pharaoh's whole army, who
had entered into the sea in pursuit of the Israelites >
neither did there remain so much as one of them. And
•he children of Israel marched through the middle of
the dry sea, and the waters were like a wall on their
right and left j and the Lord on that day delivered Israel
cut of the bands of the Egyptians. And they saw the
Egyptians dead on the sea-shore, and the great power
which the Lord had shewn against them ; and the peo-
ple feared the Lord, and they believed the Lord and hU
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servant Moses. Then Moses and the children of Israel
sung this Canticle to the Lord, and said :

TRACT. Evod. xv. Cantemus Domino; glo-
Let us sing to the Lord 5 rioseenimmagnificatusest;
for he hath wonderfully equum et ascensorem pro-
displayed his glory ; he jecit in mare j adjutor et
hath thrown both the protector factus est mihi in
horse and the rider into Salutem. V. Hie Deus
the sea. He hath been meus, ethonorificaboeumj
my help, and my protec- Deus patris mei, et exalta-
tor and Saviour. V. He is boeum. V. Dominus con-
my God ; to him will I terens bella 5 Dominus no-
give glory ; he is the God men est tilt.
of my father, and I will
extol him. V. He is the
Lord that destroyeth wars;
his name is the Lord.

Pr. Let us pray. Deac. Let us kneel down. Suld.
Stand up again.

PRAYER. Deus, cujus. O God, whose antient
miracles we see renewed in our days ; whilst, by the
water of regeneration, thou performest for the salvation
of the Gentiles, that which by the power of thy right
hand thou didst for the deliverance of one people from
the Egyptian persecution j grant that all the nations of
the world may become the children of Abraham, and
partake of the dignity of the people of Israel. Thro*.
R. Amen.

V. PROPHECY. Isaiah liv. W.

The Church borrows the words of the Prophet, to in-
vite sinners to the waters of baptism, that they may
be sanctified ; and exhorts them to submit to the doc-
trine and maxims of Jesus Christ, whotn they lake
for their master in baptism, and to make his divine
word fructify in them by a true conversion.

THIS is the inheritance of the servants of the Lord,
and their righteousness is from me, saith the
Lord. All you thntohirst, come to the waters 5 and you
. that have no silver, make haste, buy and eat ; come boy
wine and milk without silver, and without any exchange.
Why do you. spend your silver in that which is not
bread, .and your labour in what, cannot fill you r Heark<*
en diljgently to me, and eat what is good, and your soul
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me } hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an
everlasting covenant with you, the sure mercies of
David. Behold I have made him a witness to the ria*
tions, a leader and a master to the Gentiles. Behold
thou shalt call a nation, which thou k newest not j and
the nations that knew thee not, shall run to thee,
because of the Lord thy God, and the Holy One of Is-
rael 5 for he hath glorified thee. Seek the Lord, whilst
be may be found ; call upon him, while he is near.
Let the impious man forsake his way, and the unjust
man his thoughts, and return to the Lord, and he will
have mercy on him ; and to our God. for he is bounti-
ful to forgive. For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
nor are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as far
as the heavens are above the earth ; so are my ways
above your ways, and my thoughts above your
thoughts. And as the rain and snow come down from
heaven, and return not thither again, but soak the earth,
and water it, and make it bud forth, affording seed to
the sower, and bread to him that eateth ; so shall ray
word be, that goeth out of my mouth 5 it shall not re-
turn, to me empty, but shall do whatsoever 1 please, and
prosper in those things for which I sent it ; saith the
Lord Almighty.

Pt. Let us pray. Deac. Let us kneel down. Subd.
Stand up again.

PRAYER. Omnipotens sempiierne. O Almighty
and Eternal God, multiply for the honour of thy name,
what thou didst promise to the faith of our forefathers ;
and increase, by thy sacred adoption, the children of
that promise 5 that what the antient saints doubted not
would come to pass, thy Church may now find in great
part accomplished. Thro*. R. Amen.

VI. PROPHECY. Baruch iii.
The misfortunes of the Israelites were in punishment of

their sins. The. value of true wisdom;, where to be

found 5 Christ taught it the Israelites, and will at last

appear in flesh.

HEAR, O Israel* the commandments of life j give
ear that thou may'st learn wisdom. Why, O
Israel, art thou in the land of thine enemies ? Thou art
grown old in a strange country ; thou art denied with
the dead $ thou art reckoned among those that descend
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For if thou hadst walked in the ways of God, then
hadst certainly dwelt in peace for ever : Learn where
wisdom is, where fortitude is, where understanding is;
that thou may'sl know, at the same time, where there is
long continuance of life and food, where there is the
light of the eyes and peace. ' Who hath found out her
abode t And who hath gone into her treasures ? Where
are the princes of the Gentiles, and they that rule over
the beasts that are upon the earth ? That sport with the
birds of the air -, that hoard up silver and gold, in which
men confide, and there is no end of their getting ? They
that work in silver, and are solicitous, and whose works
cannot be found. They are cut off, and are gone down
to hell, and others are risen up in their place. Young
men have seen the light, and dwelt upon the earth ; but
they have not known the way of knowledge, nor under*
stood its paths ; nor have their children received it ; it
was far from them. It bath not been heard of in the
land of Canaan, nor seen in Theman. The children of
Ag&r also, who seek after the wisdom, which is of the
earth ; the merchants of Merrha and of Theman, and
the tellers of fables, and the searchers of prudence and
understanding, have not known the way of wisdom, nor
remembered her paths. O Israel, how great is the house
of God, and how large the place of his possession ! It is
great, and hath no bounds $ it is high and immense.
There were the giants, those men famous of old, of
great stature, expert in war. The Lord chose not them,
nor did they find the way of knowledge $ and therefore
did they perish. And because they had not wisdom,
they perished through their folly. Who hath gone up
into heaven, and taken her, and brought her out of the
clouds ? Who hath crossed the seas, and found her, and
brought her home preferably to the choicest gold ;
There is none that can know her ways, nor that can
search out her paths -, but he that knoweth all things,
knoweth her, and haih found her out by his understand-
ing. He that made the earth at the beginning, and
filled it with cattle, and four-footed beasts ; he that send*
eth forth the light, and it goeth ; and called to it, and k
obeyed him with trembling. And the stars gave light
in their stations, and rejoiced 5 they were called to, and
they said : Here we are 5 and they shkied forth with
ehearfulttetfs to hhn that made them. This is our God,
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is be that found out all the way of knowledge, and de-
livered it to Jacohhis servant, and to Israel his beloved
one. After these things he was seen upon earth, and
conversed with men.

Pr. Let us pray. Demc. Let us kneel down. SuM.
Stand up again.

PRAYER. Deus, qui. O God,'* who continually
multiplies* thy Church by the vocation of the Gentiles 5
mercifully grant thy perpetual protection to those,
whom thou washest with the water of baptism. Thro'.
R. Amen.

VII. PROPHECY. Ezech. xxxvii.
Under the type of the restoration of the Jews after the
captivity, is foretold the future resurrection of our
bodies, and the eternal rest and glory of the saints of
God.

IN those days : The hand of the Lord was upon me,
. and brought me forth in the spirit of the Lord ; and
set me down in the middle of a field, that was full of
bones j and led me about them on every side. And there
were very many of them all over the field, and exceed-
ing dry. And he said to me : Son of Man, dost thou
think that these bones will return to life ? And I said :

0 Lord God, thou knowest. And he said to me : Pro-
phesy concerning these bones ? and thou shalt say to
them : Ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. Thus
saith the Lord God to these bones : Behold I will send
§ spirit into you, and you shall live. And I will put si-
news on you, and make flesh grow over you,- and I will
draw a skin over yon, and put spirit in you, and you
siiaii return to life, and know that T am the Lord. And

1 prophesied, as he had commanded me 5 and while I
prophesied, there was a noise, and behold there was a
motion ; and the bones came together, each one to its
own joint. And I saw, and bejidd sinews and flesh
came upon them, and a skin was drawn over them, but
they had no spirit* And he said iq me ; Prophesy to
the spirit, Son of Man : prophesy, and say to the spirit :
Thus saith the Lord : Come spirit from the four winds,
and blow on these slain, and let them return to life.
And I prophesied, as he had commanded me j and the
spirit came into them, and they came to life ; and stood

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on their feet, being an exceeding great army. And
he said to me : Son of Man, all these bones are the
home of Israel. They say : Our bones are withered,
and our hope is lost, and we are cut off. Wherefore
prophesy, and say to them : Thug saith the Lord God :
Behold I will open your graves and bring you out of
your sepulchres, O my people ; and I will bring you
into the land of Israel. And you shall know that 1 ana
the Lord, when I have opened your graves, and brought
you out of your sepulchres, O my people -, and shall
have put my spirit in you, and you shall live, and I will
make you rest in your own land ; saith the Lord Al-
mighty.

Pr. Let us pray. Deac. Let us kneel down. Suld.
Stand up again.

PRAYER. Detts, qui nos. O God, who by the
scriptures of both, testaments - teachest us to cele-
brate the Paschal sacrament ; give us such a sense of
thy mercy, that, by receiving thy present favours, we
• may have a firm hope of thy future blessings, Thro\
R. Amen.

VIII. PROPHECY. Isaiah W.

The Prophet foretells on one hand the ruin of Jerusa-
lem •, and on the other, the establishment of the king-
dom of Christ by the remission of sin, *uid the
gift of the love of Cod, which he will pour forth
on his elect, whom he will place in the Church,
as in a secure harbour against all the storms of
this world. Let us beg that we may be of that
number.

SEVEN women shall take hold of one man in that
day, saying : We will find our own bread, and be
severed witn our own garments ; only let us be called
by thy name j take thou away our reproach. In that
day the bud of the Lord shall be in magnificence and
glory, and the fruit of the earth high ; and there shall
be joy to those of Israel, that shall have escaped. And
It shall come to pass, that every one that is left in Sion,
and shall remain in Jerusalem, shall be called Holy \
every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem*
If the Lord, shall wash away the filth of the daughters
of Sion, and wash the blood of Jerusalem out of the
midst of it, by the spirit of judgment, and by the spjrit
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of mount Sion, and where he is called upon, a cloud by
day, and a smoke, and the brightness of flaming fire by
night ; for over all the glory there shall be a covering.
And his tabernacle shall be a shade in the day from the
heat ; and a security and covering from the whirlwind
and the rain.

TRACT. Isaiah v. My Vinea facta est dilecto
beloved had a vineyard on in cornu in loco uberi. V.
a high and fruitful place. Et maceriam circumdedit,
V. He fenced it in, and et circumfodit 5 et planta-
digged it about ; and plant- vit vinea ra sorec, et ratifi-
ed it with the choicest cavit turrim in medio ejus,
vines, and built a tower in V. Et torcular fodit in ea ;
the midst of it. V. And he vinea enirn Domini Saba*
sunk in it a wine-press 5 oth domus Israel est.
for the vineyard of the Lord
of hosts is the house of
Israel.

Pr. Let us pray. Deac. Let us kneel down. Subd.
Stand up again.

PRAYER. Deus, qui in omnibus. O God, who
by the mouths of thy holy prophets hast declared, that
through the whole extent of thy empire, 'tis thou that
sowest the good seed, and improvest the choicest branch-
es that are found in all the children of thy Church ;
grant to thy people, who are called by the names of
vineyards and corn, that they may root out all thorns
and briers, and bring forth good fruit in plenty. Thro*.
R. Amen.

IX. PROPHECY. Exo<L xii.
The institution of the passover, when the paschal

lamb was sacrificed, as a type and figure of Christ,

tby whose blood we are secured from the destroying

angel.

In those days : The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in
the land of Egypt, as above, p. 421.

Pr. Let Us pray. Deac. Let us k:neel down. Subd.
Stand up again.

PRAYER. Omnipotens. O Almighty and Eternal
God, who art wonderful in the performance of all thy
works 5 let all thy servants, whom thou hast redeemed,
understand, that the creation of the world in the begin-
ning was not a more excellent work, than the sacri-
ficing of Christ our Passover at the end of the world.
Who with thee, &c. R. Amen.

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. X. PROPHECY. Jonas III.

The way to hinder the threats of God from taking ef-
fect, is to return to him with humility and a true sor-
row of mind, as the Ninivites did. Let us imitate
their example.

In those days : The word of the Lord came to
the Prophet Jonas the second time, saying, &c. as
p. 301.

Pr. Let us pray. Deac. Let us kneel down. Subd.
Stand up again.

PRAYER. Deus, qui diverskate. O God, who
hast united the several nations of the Gentiles in the
profession of thy name; give us both a will and a
power to obey thy commands; that all thy people,
who are called to eternity, may have the same feith in
their minds, and piety in their actions. Thro\ R.
Amen.

XL PROPHECY. Deut. xxxi.

Josue, bearing the name of Jesus, of whom he was the
type, is to bring the Israelites into the promised land.
They are reproached by Moses with their stubborn-
ness and disobedience. They are exhorted to medi-
tate on the law of God, which, if not complied with,
will be a testimony against them.

IN those days : Moses wrote a canticle, and taugbt
it the children of Israel. And the Lord gave his
orders to Josue the son of Nun, and said: Take cou-
rage, and be valiant ; for thou shalt bring the children
of Israel into the land which I have promised, and I
will be with thee. Therefore after that Moses had
written the words of this law in a volume and finished
it, he gave his orders to the Levites, that carried the frk
of the covenant of the Lord, saying : Take this book,
and put it on the side of the ark of the covenant of the
Lord your God, that it may be there for a testimony
against you. For I know your stubbornness, and that
you are excessively stiff-necked. While I was yet liv-
ing, and with you, you have always been rebellious a-
gainst the Lord 5 how much more will you be so, whea
J am dead ? Gather together before me all the aotients
of your tribes, and your teachers j and I will speak these
words in their hearing, and I will call heaven and earn
to witness against them. For I know that after my
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from the way, which I have appointed you $ and evils
shall come upon you in the latter times, when you shall
do wickedly in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him
by the works of your hands. Moses therefore spoke
in the hearing of the whole assembly of Israel the
words of this canticle, and went thro* with it to the
end.

Attende cerium, et lo-
quar; audiat terra verba
ex ore meo. V. Expecte-
tur sicut piuvia eloquium
meum ; et descendent sicut
ros verba mea. V. Sicut
imber super gramen, et si-
cut nix super foenum :.quia
nomen Domini invocabo.
V.Date magnitudinem Deo
nostro; Deus, vera opera
ejus, et omnes viae ejus ju-
dicia. V. Deus fidelis, in
quo non est iniquitas 5 Jus-
tus et sanctus Dominus.

* TRACT. Deut. xxxii.
Give ear, O ye heavens,
and I will speak 5 and let
the earth hear the words
of my mouth. V. Let
what I say, be looked for
like rain 5 and let my words
drop down like dew. V.
Like the shower upon the
grass, and the snow upon
the dry herb; for 1 will
call upon the name of the
Lord. V. Publish the
greatness of our God ; he
is God 5 his works are per-
fect, and all his ways are
justice* V. God is faith-
ful, in whom there is no
iniquity ; the Lord is just
and holy.

Pr. Let us pray. Deac. Let us kneel down. Subd.
Stand up again.

PRAYER. Deus, celsitudo. O God, who raisest
the humble, and givest strength to the righteous $ and
who, by thy holy servant Moses, wast pleased so to in-
struct thy people by the singing of the sacred canticle,
that the repetition of the law might be also our direction ;
shew thy power to all the multitude of Gentiles justified
by thee, and, by mitigating thy terrors, grant them joy ;
that, all their sins being pardoned by thee, the threaten-
ed vengeance may contribute to their salvation. Thro*.
R. Amen.

XII. PROPHECY. Dan. iii.
Represents the protection God grants to those, who com-
ply with his law, in opposition to the commands and
authority of man.
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IN those days : Nabuchodonosor the King made a
statue of gold, sixty cubits high, and six cubits
broad j aud set it up in the plain of Dura, in the pro-
vince of Babylon. Then Nabuchodonosor the King sent
to call together the nobles, magistrates, and judges, the
captains and rulers, and governors, and all the rulers of
the provinces, to come to the dedication of the statue,
which Nabuchodonosor the King had set up. Then the
nobles, magistrates, judges, captains and rulers, and
the great 'men that were in power, and all the rulers of
the provinces, gathered together to be present at the de-
dication of the statue, which Nabuchodonosor the King
had set up. And they stood before the statue which
Nabuchodonosor the King had set up ; and an herald
cried out with a strong voice : You are commanded, O
ye nations, tribes, and tongues, at the hour you shall
hear the sound of the trumpet, and of the flute and of
the harp, of (he sackbut and of the psaltery, and of the
symphony, and of all kinds of musical instruments, to
fall down and adore the golden statue, which Nabucho-
donosor the King hath set up. And if any man shall
not fall down and adore it, the same hour he shall be
cast into a furnace of burning fire. Upon this therefore,
as soon as all the people heard the sound of the trumpet,
the flute and the harp, of the sackbut and of the psaltery,
of the symphony, and of all kinds of musical instruments,
all the nations, tribes, and tongues, fell down and adored
the golden statue, which Nabuchodonosor the King had
set up. And immediately at that very time some Chal-
deans came, and accused the Jews ; and they said to
Nabuchodonosor the King : O King, live for ever ; thou,
O King, hast made a decree, that every man, that shall
hear the sound of the trumpet, of the flute and of the
harp, of the sackbut and of the psaltery, of the symph-
ony, and of all kinds of musical instruments, shall pros-
trate himself, and adore the golden statue 5 and if any
man shall not fall down and adore it, he shall be cast in-
to a furnace of burning fire. Now there are certain Jews,
whom thou hast set over the works of the province of
Babylon: Sidrach, Misacb, andAbdenago; these men,
O King, have slighted thy decree j they worship not
thy gods, and adore not the golden statue thou hast set
up. Then Nabuchodonosor, in fury and wrath, com-
manded Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago to be brought
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King. And Nabuchodonosor the King spoke to them,
and said : Is it true, O Sidrach, Misacb, and Abdenago,
that you do not worship my gods, nor adore the golden
statue, which I have set up. Now therefore, if you be
ready, at whatever hour you shall hear the sound of the
trumpet, flute, harp, sackbut, and psaltery, and symph-
ony, and of all kinds of musical instruments, prostrate
yourselves, and adore the statue which I have made.
And if you do not adore it, the same hour you shall be
cast into the furnace of burning fire j and who is the
God that shall deliver you out of my hands ? Sidrach,
Misacb, and Abdenago answered and said to Nabucho-
donosor the King ; It behoveth us not to answer thee
concerning this thing. For behold our God, whom we
warship, is able to save us from the furnance of burning
fire, and deliver us, O King, out of thy hands. But if
he will not, be it known to thee, O King, that we wor-
ship not thy gods, nor adore the golden statue, which «
thou hast set up. Then was Nabuchodonosor filled wiih
fury 5 and his countenance was changed towards Sidrach,
Misacb, and Abdenago. And he commanded the fur-
nace to be heated seven times more than it bad been ac-
customed to be heated. And he commanded the strongest
men of his army to bind the feet of Sidrach,, Misach, and
Abdenago, and cast them into the furnace of burning
fire, and immediately these men, being bound, were
cast into the middle of the furnace of burning
fire, with their mantles, caps, shoes, and clothes -, for
the commands of the King were pressing, and the fur-
nace was heated exceedingly. And the flames of the
fire slew those men that had cast Sidrach, Misach, and
Abdenago into it. But these three men, that is Sidrach,
Misach, and Abdenago, fell down bound in the middle
of the furnance of burning fire. And they walked in
the midst of the flame, praising God, and blessing the
Lord.

Let us pray. Omnipotens. O Almighty and Eternal
God, the only hope of the world, who, by the voice of
thy prophets, hast manifested the mysteries of this pre-
sent time ; graciously increase the desires of thy people ;
since none of the faithful can, advance in any virtue
without thy inspiration. Thro'. R. Amen.

After the Blessing of the Font, (which see Vol. II.
in the service of Whitsun-eve, and baptizing such as are
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ately after the XII. Lesson and Collect following ; the
Priest, with his Ministers, goes and lies prostrate before
the altar ; and all the rest kneel, while the Litany is sung
ly two Chanters in the middle of the Choir, the whole
Choir repeating after them.

The LITANY.
T ORD have mercy on TT^YRIE deison.

Christ have mercy on us. Christe eleison.

Lord have mercy on us,

Christ hear us.

Christ graciously hear us.

God the Father of hea-
ven ; Have mercy on us.

God the Son, Rdeemer
of the world ; Have mercy.

God the Holy Ghost;
Have mercy.

Holy Trinity, one God ;
Have mercy.

Holy Mary ; Pray for us.

Holy Mother of. God 3
Pray. '

Holy Virgin of Virgins ;
Pray.

St. Michael j Pray.

St. Gabriel; Pray.

St. Raphael; Pray.

All you holy Angels and
Archangels 5 Pray ye for
us.

All you holy orders of
blessed Spirits,- pray ye.

St. John the Baptist 5
pray.

All ye holy Patriarchs
and Prophets ; pray ye for
us.

St. Peter ; pray.

St. Paul ; pray.

St. Andrew ; pray.

St. John ; pray.

All ye holy apostles and
Evangelists ; pray ye for us.

Kyrie eleison.

Christe audi nos.

Christe exaudi nos.

Pater de ccelis Deus ;
Miserere nobis.

Fili, Redemptor mundi,
Deus ; Miserere.

Spiritus Sancte Deus ;
Miserere.

Sancta Trinitas, unus De-
us; Miserere.

Sancta Maria ; Ora pro
nobis.

Sancta Dei Genitrix j
Ora.

Sancta Virgo Virginum ;
Ora.

Sancte Michael j Ora.

Sancte Gabriel; Ora.

Sancte Raphael; Ora.

Omnes sancti Angeli et
Archangeli ; Orate pro no-
bis.

Omnes sancti beatorum
Spiritum ordines ; orate.

Sancte Joannes Baptista ;
ora.

Omnes sancti Patriarchae
et Prophetae ; orate pro no-
bis.

Sancte Petre ; ora.

Sancte Paule ; ora.

Sancte Andrea ; ora.

Sancte Joannes ; ora.
Omnes Sancti Apostoli et
Evangelistae; orate pro nobis.

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All ye holy Disciples
of the Lord ; pray ye for
qs.

St. Stephen ; pray.

St. Lawrence ; pray.

St. Vincent ; pray.

All you holy Martyrs;
pray ye.

St. Sylvester % pray.

St. Gregory; pray.

St^ Augustine 5 pray.

All you holy Bishops
and Confessors; pray ye
for us.

All you holy Doctors ;
pray ye.

St. Anthony ; pray.

St. Bennet ; pray.

St. Dominic ; pray.

St. Francis ; pray.

All you holy Priests
and Levites ; pray ye for
us.

All you holy Monks and
Hermits ; pray ye. .

St. Mary Magdalen ;
pray.

St. Agnes 5 pray.

St. Cecily ; pray.

St. Agatha; pray.

St. Anastasia ; pray.

All you holy Virgins and
. Widows 5 pray ye.

All you Men and Wo-
men, Saints of God ; in-
tercede tor us.

Be merciful; spare us,
OLord.

Be merciful 5 graciously
hear us, O Lord.

From all evil; deliver
us, OLord.

From all sin; deliver.

Omnes sancti Discipuli
Domini ; orate pro nobis.

Sancte Stephane ; ora.

Sancte Laurenti ; ora.

Sancte Vincenti ; ora.

Omnes sancti Martyres ;
orate.

Sancte Sylvester ; ora.

Sancte Gregori ; ora.

Sancte Augustine ; ora.

Omnes sancti Pont i rices
et Confessores; orate pro
nobis.

Omnes sancti Doctores ;
orate.

Sancte Antoni ; ora.

Sancte Benedicte ; ora.

Sancte Dominice; ora.

Sancte Francisce; ora.

Omnes sancti Sacerdotes
et Levitae; orate pro nobis.

Omnes sancti Monachi
et Eremitae ; orate.

Sancta Maria Magdale*
ne ; ora.

Sancta Agnes ; ora.

Sancta »Caecilia j ora.

Sancta Agatha ; ora.

Sancta Anastasia ; ora.

Omnes sancta; Virgines
et Vidua; ; orate.

Omnes Sancti et Sanct»
Dei ; intercedite pro nobis.

Propitius esto ; parce
nobis, Domine.

Propitius esto; exaudi
nos, Domine.

Ab omni malo; libera
nos, Domine.

Ab omni peccato; li-
bera.

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HOLY SATURDAY.

From eternal death ; de-
liver.

By the mystery of thy
holy incarnation j deliver.

By thy coming; deliver.

By thy nativity \ deliver.

By thy baptism and holy
fast 5 deliver.

By thy Cross and Pas-
sion j deliver.

By thy death and bu-
rial 5 deliver.

By thy holy resurrec-
tion ; deliver.

By thy wonderful ascen-
sion j deliver.

By the coming of the
Holy Ghost the Comfort-
er 5 deliver.

In the day.of judgment 5
deliver.

We sinners beseech thee
to hear us.

That thou spare us ; we
beseech thee to hear us.

That thou vouchsafe to
govern and preserve thy
holy Church 3 we beseech
thee.

That thou vouchsafe to
preserve the Apostolic
Pastor, and all orders of
the Church in holy reli-
gion ; we beseech.

That thqu vouchsafe to
humble the enemies of
thy holy Church ; we be-
seech.

That thou vouchsafe to
grant peace and true con-
cord to, Christian Kings
nd Princes -, we beseech.

A morte perpetua; li-
bera.

Per mysterium sanctae
incarnationis tuae ; libera.

Per adventum tuum > li-
bera.

Per nativitatem tuam;
libera.

Per bapttsmum et sanc-
tum jejunium tuum ; li-
bera.

Per crucem et passionem
tuam 5 libera.

Per mortem et sepultu-
ram tuam ; libera.

Per sanctam resurrectio-
nem tuam ; libera.

Per admirabilem ascen-
sionem tuam ; libera.

Per adventum Spiritus
Sancti Paracliti $ libera. .

In die judicii 5 libera. -

Peccatores te rogamus
audi nos.

Ut nobis parcaa ; te ro-
gamus audi nos.

Ut ecclesiam tuam sanc-
tam regere, et conservare
digneris ; te rogamus.

Ut Domnum Apostoli-
cum, et omnes Ecclesiasti-
cos ordines in sancta reli-
gione conservare digneris;
te rogamus.

Ut inimicos sanctae Ec-
clesiae humiliare digneris 5
te rogamus.

Ut Regibus et Principi-

bus Christians pacem et
veram concordiam donare
digneris j te rogamus.

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That thou vouchsafe to
strengthen us and keep us
in thy holy service; we
beseech.

That thou vouchsafe to
grant eternal good things
to all our benefactors $ we
beseech.

That thou vouchsafe to*
give and preserve the
mrits of the earth 5 we be-
seech.

That thou vouchsafe to
grant eternal rest to all the
faithful departed $ we be-
seech.

That thou vouchsafe gra-
ciously to hear us 5 we be-
seech.

Lamb of God, who tak-
est away the sins of the
world 5 spare us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, who tak-
est away the sins of the
world ; graciously hear us,
O Lord.

Lamb of God, who tak-
est away the sins of the
world ; have mercy on us.

Christ hear us.

Christ graciously hear
us.

MASS. Collect. Deus, qui.

OGod, who enltghtenest this most sacred night by
the dory of the resurrection of the Lord 5 pre-
serve in the new offspring of thy family the spirit of
adoption, which thou hast given them ; that being
renewed in body and soul, they may serve thee with
purity of heart. Thro* the same.

EPISTLE- ColosAW. 1.3.

BRETHREN : If you be risen with Christ, seek the
things that are above, where Christ is sitting at the
right hand of God ; mind the things that are above,
and not the things on earth. For you are dead, and

Ut nosmetipsos in tuo
sanctoservitioconfortare, et
conservare digneris ; te ro-
gamus.

Ut omnibus benefactori-
bus nostris aeterna bona
retribuas 5 te rogamus. '

Ut frnctus terra dare et
conservare digneris ; te ro-
gamus.

Ut omnibus fidelibus de-
.functis requiem aeternam
donare digneris 3 te roga-
mus.

Ut nos exaudire digne-
ris 5 te rogamus.

Agnus Dei, qui tollis
peccata mundi; parce no-
bis, Domine..

Agnus Dei, qui tollis
peccata mundi 3 exaudi
nos, Domine.

Agnus Dei, qui tollis
peccata mundi; miserere
nobis.

Christe audi nos.

Christe exaudi nos.

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your |ife is hidden with God in Christ. When Christ,
your life shall appear ; then yon also shall appear with
him in glory.

Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.

V. Praise the Lord, for V. Confitemini Donrino,
he is good $ and his mercy quoniam bonus $ qnoniam
endureth for ever. in sasculum misehcordia

ejus.

TRACT. Ps. cxvi. Laudate Dominura, om-
Praise the Lord, all ye nes gentes; et collaudate
nations j and join in his eumomnespopuli. V. Quo-
praises, all ye people. V. niam confirmata est super
For his. mercy is confirm- 210s misericordia ejus, et
ed upon us ; and the truth Veritas Domini manet in
of the Lord remaineth for aeternum.
ever.

GOSPEL. Matt, xxviii. 1. 7.

IN Jthe evening of the Sabbath, which dawneth on the
first day of the week, came Mary Magdalen, and
another Mary, to see the sepulchre. And behold there
was a great earthquake. And an Angel of the Lord
came down from heaven, and coming to the stone, he
rolled it back, and sat upon it. And his countenance
was like lightning, and his garment like snow. And
through fear of him the guards were struck with terror,
and became like dead men. But the Angel speaking,
said to the women : Be ye not afraid ; for I know you
seek Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here ; for he
is risen, as he said : Come, and see the place where the
Lord was laid. And go quickly, tell his disciples that
he is risen. And behold he will go before you into' Ga-
lilee. There shall ye see him 5 behold I have told you
before-hand.

JVb Offertory is t aid; hut the Oblation of the Host
mnd Chalice is made, as in the Ordinary, p. 46.

SECRET. Receive, O Lord, we beseech thee, the
prayers of thy people, together with the offerings of these
Hosts, that what is consecrated by these Paschal myste-
ries, may, by the help of thy grace, avail us to eternal
life. Thro*.

The Preface, Communicantes, and Banc Igitur, as />•
33, &c. The Agnus, Dei is omitted: the .reft, as
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PostcommunTon \ but as soon as the Priest hath taken
the last Ablution, are begun the
VESPERS.

Anth. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. \
Psalm cxvi.

PRAISE the Lord, all T AUDATE Domi-
ye nations ; * praise him I J num, oranes gentes -,
all ye people. * laudate eum pmnes po-

puli. *

For his mercy is con- Quoniam confirmata est
firmed upon us ; * and the super nos misericordia e-
truth of the Lord remaineth jus;* et Veritas Domini
for ever. manet in aeternum.

Anth* Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.

At the MAGNIFICAT.

Anth. In the evening of Ant. Vespere autem Sab-
the Sabbath which dawns bati, qua lucescit in prima
on the first day of the Sabbati, venit Maria Mag-
week, came Mary Mag- dalene, et altera Maria, vi-
dalen, and another Mary, dere sepulchrum, Alleluia.
to see the sepulchre, Alle-
luia.

During the Magnificat the altar is fumed with in*
cense as usual at Vespers.

' PRAYER. Spiritum nobis. Pour forth on us, O
Lord, the spirit of thy love $ that those whom thou hast
filled with the Pascal sacrament, may, by thy goodness,
Jive in perfect concord. Thro'.... in the unity of the
same Holy Ghost.

Then all is concluded as at Mass 5 except that Alle-
luia, Alleluia, is added to Ite, Missa est, and Deo gra*
tias : and these Alleluias are continued all next week.

X 'Die very frequent repetition of Alleluia during pas-
cal time, is figurativeof the joyous solemnity of Easter,
and the commencement of the celestial canticles we
shall have to chant in a future world. It reminds us,
that if we are arisen with Jesus Christ, our care and so-
licitude ought to be, to make that our daily study, which
will be our only occupation in heaven, to bless, adore,
and love God.

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THE PARTICULAR OFFICES OF THE

SAINTS.

INSTRUCTION.

FROM the earliest agesofChristianity,the faithful met
every year on the anniversary day, of the death of
the Martyrs in the churches, or chapels, which were usually
in the place where their bodies, or some sacred remains
thereof, had been buried. The altar was placed on their
tombs ; and from thence came the custom of always pat-
ting some relics in, or under, the altar-stones.

The sacrifice was not offered to the Martyrs, but to
the God of the Martyrs, (to whom alone it is due) to
thank him for the courage and strength he had given
his servants, and for that state of bliss, to which he had
admitted them. Such was the origin of the Feasts of
the Saints ; and we ought to keep them with the same
spirit, with which they were instituted j that is to say,
the worship we pay in honour of the saints, ought to
have God himself for its object. Our adorations and
respect terminate in God $ and we consider the saints
only as powerful friends, whose credit and prayers may
obtain for us, from the goodness of God, those helps
our sins make us unworthy to obtain by our own prayers
alone.

It is of the greatest moment to instruct the faithful
of the extent they should give to their piety, their reli-
gion, their prayers ; they shoul4 be informed, that the
piety ot the just has no limits ; that it is not confined to
material Temples, or stated days, but that it extends to
the eternity and immensity of God, by constantly endea-
vouring to worship him at all times, and in all places.
Good and perfect Christians should esteem all days as
festival days, and as parts of the eternal feast, which be-
gins here on earth during the night of the present life,
and which is consummated in the day of a happy eter-
nity. Living thus in the presence of God, the whole
world is a Temple, and whether they are employed in
the praises of God, in cultivating the earth, or navigating
the seas, they observe an uninterrupted feast, interwea-
ving seriousness with joy, because they see God ever prer
sent 5 and hilarity with their sedateness, because they
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vine protection and munificence. See Clem. Alex.
Strom. 1. 7. p. 517.

FEASTS OF NOVEMBER.

XXIX. THE VIGIL OF ST. ANDREW.

At VESPERS.

THE COMMEMORATION OF ST. SATURNINUS.

Anth. This saint. V. Thou hast crowned. Com-
mon, p. viii. Prater. Collect at Mass.

MASS. Introit. Matt. iv.

PT^HE Lord saw near the sea of Galilee two brethren,
JL Peter and Andrew, and he called them saying :
Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. Ps.
18. The heavens publish the glory of God 5 and
the firmament declareth the works of his hands. V.
Glory.

COLLECT. Qu&sumus Qmnipotens. We beseech
thee, O Almighty God, that thy blessed Apostle An-
drew, whose festival we are preparing to celebrate, may
implore thy assistance in our behalf, that being dischar-
ged from the guilt of our crimes, we may likewise be
freed from all dangers. Thro*.

Of St. SATURNINUS. X>eus, qui nos.

OGod, by whose favour we celebrate the glory of
blessed Saturninus the Martyr 5 grant that we may
be "assisted by his merits. Thro'.

N.B. If the Vigil of St. Andrew fall in Advent,
the second Collect is of Advent $ the third of St. Satur-
ninus.

If the Vigil be kept on Saturday (the Feast falling on

> Monday^ the second Collect is 3 Concede nos. Common.

op. lxxi. the third : Ecclesiae tuae, p. Ixxiii. or : Deus

mnium, ib. and their respective Secrets and Postcom-

mnnions are said in their proper places. These

prayers are also said throughout the year on all Vigils
(except the Vigils of Christmas, Easter, and Whitsun-
day, which have only one Collect) and within all Oc-
taves, when the Mass is said of the Octave \ (except
where directions are given to the contrary : and the
Octaves of the B. V. Mary and that of All Saints, in
which the second Collect is of the Holy Ghost, the
third for the Church, or for the Pope, as p. Ixxiii.^
Lesson. Eccles. xliv. Common, as p. i.

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GRAD. Ps. 138. Thy friends, O God, are exceed-
ing honourable, exceeding mighty is theit power.* V.
I will set about to number them ; but their number
will be found more than the sands of the sea.
GOSPEL. John i. 35.

AT that time : John was standing with two of bis
disciples : and looking at Jesus, as he was walk-
ing along, he saith : Behold the lamb of God. And
the two disciples heard him say so, and followed Jesus.
And Jesus turning about, and seeing them follow him,
saith to them 3 What seek you ? They said to him :
Rabbi, (whicji interpreted, meaneth Master) where
dwellest thou ? He saith to them : Come and see.
They came and saw where he dwelt, and staid with
him that day ; and it was about the tenth hour. And
Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the
two, who had heard that from John, and followed
him. He first findeth his brother Simon, and saith
to Him : We have found the Messiah, which, inter-
preted, is the Christ. And he brought him to Jesus,
And Jesus looking on him, said : Thou art Simon, the
son of Jona : Thou shalt be called Cephas, which inter-
preted, is Peter. The next day he would go to Galilee,
and found Philip. And Jesus saith to him: Follow me.
Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and
Peter. Philip found Nathaniel, and saith to him : We
have found him, of whom Moses and the Prophets wrote,
Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. 'And Nathaniel
said to him : Can any thing good come from Nazareth :
Philip saith to him ; Come and see Jesus saw Natha-
niel coming to him, and saith of him : Behold an Irae-
lite indeed, in whom there is no guile. Nathaniel saith
to him 5 How knowest thou me 3 Jesus answered, and
said to him : Before Philip called thee, when thou wast
under the fig-tree, I saw thee. Nathaniel answered
him, and said : Rabbi, thou art the the son of God, thou
art the King of Israel. Jesus answered, and said to him :
Because I said to thee, I saw thee under the fig-tree, thou
belivest 5 greater things than these shalt thou see. And
he saith to him : VerUy, verily, I say to you 5 you shall
see the heavens open, and the Angels of God ascending t
and descending on the Son of Man.

OFFERT. Ps. 8. Thou hast crowned him with
glory and honour ; and hast placed him over the works
of thy hands, O Lord.

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SECRET. We offer thee, O Lord, the gifts to be
consecrated, whereby we, celebrating the festival of
blessed Andrew the Apostle, beseech thee, that our
minds may also be purified. Thro'.

Of St. SATURNINUS.

SANCTIFY, O Lord, the offering, we have conse-
crated to thee and being appeased thereby, mer-
cifully look down upon us, by the intercession of blessed
Saturninus, thy martyr. Thro'.

COMM. John i. Andrew saith to Simon his bro-
ther : We have found the Messiah, who is called the
Christ 5 and he brought him to Jesus.

POSTCOMM. Perceptis. Having received, O Lord,
thy holy sacrament, we beseech thee, by the inter-
cession of blessed Andrew thy Apostle, that what we
perform in memory of his venerable passion, may be a
remedy to u6.

Of St. SATURNINUS. Sanctificet.

MAY the receiving of thia thy sacrament, O Lord,
we beseech thee, sanctify us; and, by the interces-
sion of thy saints, make us acceptable to thee. Thro'.

XXX. St. ANDREW THE APOSTLE. D. 2 CI.

I. VESPERS. Psalms as on Sundays, p. 74, except
the last, which is : Laudate Dominum omnes, p. g5.
Anlh. T TAHf precious Ant. £1 ALVE crux pre-
X A cross! receive £5 ciosa ! suscipe

me, a disciple of my mas- discipulum ejus, qui pe-
ter Christ, who hung on pendit in te magister mens
thee. Christ us.

Anth. Blessed Andrew Ant. Beatus Andreas
prayed, saying ; Lord, orabat, dicens j Domine,
King of eternal glory, re- Rex aeternae glorias, suscipe
ceive me hanging on the me pendentem in patibulo.
cross.

Anth. Andrew was a Ant. Andreas Christi fa-
servant of Christ, a worthy mulus, dignus Dei Aposto-
Apostle of God, the bro- lus, germanus Petri, et in
ther of Peter, and com- passione socius.
panion in his manner of
death.

Anth. Maximilla, the Ant. Maximilla Christo
beloved of Christ, took the amabilis, tulit corpus Apos-

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Apostle's body-, and em- toli, opt i mo loco cum aro-
balming it with sweet matious sepelivit.
spices, honourably buried
it.

Anth. Thou/ O Lord, Ant. Qui persequeban-
hast plunged those ia hell, tur justum, demersisti eos,
who persecuted the righle- Domine, ia inferno, et fn
ous man, and wast his ligno cruris dux fnisti justi.
leader on the tree of the
cross.

Little Chapter. Beginning of the Epistle to * as
below. Hymn, V. and R. as Common, p. iii.
At the MAGNIFICAT.
Anth. One of the two Ant. Unus ex duobus,
that followed the Lord, qui secuti sunt Dominum,
was Andrew, the brother erat Andreas frater Simonis
of Simon Peter. Alleluia. Petri. Alleluia.
Prayer. Collect at Mass.
MASS. Introit. Psalm cxxxiii.

TO me, O God, thy 1% yTIHIautem nimis be-
friends are exceed- . JLVJL norati sunt amici tni,
ing honourable ; exceeding Deus ; nimis confortatas est
mighty is their power. Ps. principatus eorum. P^.
Lord, thou hast tried me, Domine, probasti me, et
and hast known me ; thou cognovisti me ; tu cogno-
hast known my sitting visti sessionem meanx et
down and rising up. V. resurrectionem meam. V.
Glory. Gloria.

COLLECT. Majestatem. We humbly beseech thy
divine Majesty, O Lord, that as the blessed Apostle
Andrew was a teacher and pastor of thy church, so he
may be with thee our perpetual intercessor. Thro*.
EPISTLE. Rom. x. 10, 18.

BRETHREN: With the Heart we believe unto justi-
hcation ; and with the mouth confession is made
unto salvation. For the Scripture saith : Whosoever
believeth in him shajl not be confounded.* For there
is no difference between the Jew and the Greek. For
the same is the Lord of all, bountiful to all who call
upon him. For every one, who shall call on the name
or th e Lord, shall be saved. How then shall they call on
him, in whom they have not believed ? Or how shall
they believe in him, of whom they have not heard?
And how shall they hear without a preacher ? Or how
shall they preach, unless they be sent ? As it is written,

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How beautiful are the feet of those, that preach peace,
that bring tidings of good things ? But all obey not the .
Gospel ; for Isaiah saith : Lord, who hath believed
what they have heard from as ! Faith then comet h by
hearing ; and hearing by the word of Christ. But I say,
have they not heard ? Yes, certainly 3 their sound hath
gone forth all over the earth, and their words to the
ends of the world,

GRAD. Psalm xliv. Constitues eos principes
Thou wilt set them rulers super omnem terra m ; me-
over all the earth; and mores erant nominis lui,
they shall remember thy Domine. V. Pro patribus
name, O . Lord. V. In tuis nati sunt tibifilii, prop-
place of thy fathers are terea .populi contitebuntur
children born to thee ; tibi. Alleluia, Alleluia,
therefore shall the nations V. Dilexit Andream Do-
praise thee. Alleluia, Al- minus in odorem sua vita t is.
leluia. V. The Lord loved Alleluia.
Andrew like a sweet odour.
Alleluia.

GOSPEL. Malt. iv. 18, 22.

AT that time 5 Jesus walking by the sea -of Galilee,
saw two brethren, Simon, who is called Peter,
and Andrew bis brother, casting a net into the sea, for
they were fishermen. And he saith to them : Follow
me ; and I will make you fishers of men. And they
forthwith left their nets, and followed him. And going
thence, he saw two other brethren, James the son of
Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee
their father, mending their nets ; and he called them.
And they presently leaving their nets, and their father,
followed him. Credo.

OFFERT. Ps. exxxviii. Mihi autemnrmis hono-
To me, O God, tfey friends rati sunt amici tui, Deus j
are exceeding honourable nimisconfbrtatosestprinci-
exceeding mighty is their patus eorum.
power. i

SECRET. May the holy prayers of blessed Andrew
the Apostle, we beseech thee, O Lord, render our
sacrifice acceptable to thee ; that what we solemnize in
his honour, his merits may render accepted. Thro*.

Preface of the Apostles, p. 55.
- COMM. Matt. iv.FoU Venite post The, faciam
low me, and I will make vos fieri piscatores homi-
yoa- ftahew *f men 3 and aum ; at illi continue, re-

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they forthwith left their lictis retibus, secuti sunt
nets, and followed the Lord. Dooiinum.

POSTCOMM. Sumpsimus. As the divine mysteries
we have partaken of with joy on this festival of blessed
Andrew, conduce to the glory of thy saints ; so, O
Lord, we beseech thee, let them obtain for us pardon.
Thro1.

II. VESPERS. Psalms, Hymn & V. asp. v. Anthems
and Little Chapter as in the first Vespers p. 485.
At the MAGNIFICAT.

Anth. When blessed An- Ant. Cum pervenisset
drew was come to the place beatus Andreas ad locum,
where the cross was prepa- ubi crux parata erat, ex-
red, he cried out, and said : clamavit et dixit ; O bona
O good-cross, long desired, crux, diu desiderata, et jam
and now ready for my long- concupiscenti animo pras-
ing mind 3 I come to thee parata ; secutus et gaudens
with joy and confidence; venio ad te ; ita et tu exul-
do thou also joyfully re- tans suscipe me discipulum
ceive me, a disciple of him, ejus, qui pependit in te.
who hung on thee.

Prayer. Collect at Mass, />. 480.

FEASTS OF DECEMBER.
II. Sf. BIBIANA, Virgin and Martyr. A Semidoulle.

At VESPERS.

Anth. Come, O spouse. V. In thy comliness.
p. xlv. Prayer. Collect at Mass.

MASS. Introit. Sinners have laid in wait. With
the rest. p. xlviii.

COLLECT. Deus, omnium. O God, the bestower
of all good gifts, who in thy servant Bibjana joinedst the
palm of martyrdom with the flower of virginity, grant
that through her intercession our hearts may be united to
thee by charity ; and that being delivered from all dan-
gers, we may obtain the everlasting rewards. Thro*.

III. St. FRANCIS XAVIER, Confessor. A Double.
YESFERS. AH as in the Common, £. xxxvii.
Prayer. Collect at Mass.
MASS. Introit. Psalm cxviii.

I Speak of thy law in the T OQUEBAR de testi-
presence of Kings, and I j moniis, tuis in con-
I was not ashamed ; and I spectu Regum, et non con*

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meditated on tijy command- funddbar; et meditabar in
menu, 'which I loved ex* maadatis tuis, quae dilexi
ceedingly. Ps. Praise the nimis. Ps. Laudate Do-
Lord, all ye nations, praise - milium omnes gentes, lau-
him all ye people ; for his -date eum omnes populi :
mercy is confirmed upon qaaniam coniiraiata est su-
ns, and the truth of the per nos mi sen cord ia ejus,
Lord pemainetii for ever, et Veritas Domini manet ia
V. Glory. aeternum. V. Gloria.

COLLECT. Deus, yui Indiarum. O God, who,
by the preaching and miracles of blessed Francis, didst
bring into thy Church the people of the Indies ; merciful-
ly grant that we may imitate his virtues, whose glorious
merits we venerate. Thro*.

£fist. as p. 486. Grad. The righteous man. p. xxxviiu
GOSPEL. Mark xvi. 15, 18.

AT that time $ Jesus said to his disciples : Go through-
out the whole world, and preach the Gospel to
every creature. He that beiieveth and is baptized, shall
be saved ; but he that beiieveth not, shall be condemned.
And these signs shall follow them that believe ; in my
same they shall cast out Devils ; they shall speak new
tongues 3 they shall take up serpents $ and if (hey drink
any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them 3 they shall lay
their hand* on the sick, and they shall recover.

Offert. My truth, p xxxix. Secret. Grant,, we be-
seech thee, p. xli. Comm. Blessed is the servant, p.
xxxix. Postcomm. Qusesumus, p. xli.

IV. St. PETER CHRYSOLOGUS, Bp. C. & D. D.

VESPERS. As p. XKviii. At the Magwipicat in both
Vespers. Anth. O Excellent Doctor, p, xxxiv. P&ayer.
Collect at Mass. And then is made the Co&memo&a-
tion o/1 St. Barbara, Virgin and Martyr. Anth. Come,
O spouse, V. In thy comeliness, p. xlv. Prayer.
*Deus, qui inter caetera, p. xlvi.

MASS. Inteoit. The Lord settled, p. xxix. The
rest as in the Comm ok vf Doctors, p. xxxv. except :

COLLECT- Deus, qui tea turn. O God, who by
thy divine providence didst ordain that blessed Peter .
should be foreshewn by heaven, and chosen as an ex-*
.cellent teacher to govern and instruct thy Church j
grant; we beseech thee, that he who taught us the true
way to life, whilst here on earth, may now intercede
for jus in heaven. Thro'. *. .

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Q/* 5/. Barbara. Collect. Dens, qui inter caste*
ra. p. xlvi. with the Secret and Postcommunhm of
the same Mass.

V. St. BIRINUS,^rHOP ^CONFESSOR. JD.
The whole Office as in the Common, p. xxvii. tsfc.
with a Commemoration of St. Sabas in /Ac First Ves-
pers, and at Mass. Anth. J will compare. V. The
Lord loved, p. xuvii. Collect. Intercession p. xlii.

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VI. St. NICOLAS, BISHOP /wirf CONF. ^ Z>o^/e.

VESPERS. ^ p. xxvii Prayer. Collect at Mass.
MASS. Inxhoit. The Lord settled, p. xxix.

COLLECT. Deus, qui. O God, who, by ionu-
xnerable miracles, hast honored, blessed Nicolas the
Bishop 5 grant, we beseech thee, that by his merits and
prayers, we may be delivered from eternal flames.

EPISTLE. Heb. xiii. 7. 17.

BRETHREN : Remember your Prelates, who have
spoken to yon the word. of God; whose faith fol-
low ye, considering (he end of their conversation. Jesus
Christ is yesterday and to-day ; and he is the same for
ever. Be not led away with various and strange
doctrines j for it is better the heart be established
in grace, than in meats, which have not profited
uhose that walk in them. We have an altar, whereof
they have no power to eat, who serve the tabernacle.
For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought
into the sanctuary by the high-priest for sin, are burned
.without the camp. Wherefore Jesus also, that he
might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered
without the gate. Let us go forth therefore to him
without the camp; bearing his reproach. For here
we have no lasting city; but we seek one to come.
By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to
God .continually j that is the fruit of our lips, giving
glory to his name. And do not forget to do good and
to impart $ for by such sacrifices God's favour is ob-
fcrintid. Obey your Prelates, and be subject to them j
for they watch, as being to render an account of your
souls.

GRAD. Ps. lxxxviii. 4. Invent David servum
I have found David my meum, oleo sancto meo
servant : with my holy oil unxi eum : manus enim

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have I anointed him : for raea auxiliabitur ei, et
my hand shall help him ; brachium meum fconforta-
and my arm shall strength- bit earn,
en him.

Alleluia, Alleluia. P$. Alleluia, Alleluia. Ps.
The righteous man shall Justus ut palma florebit,
flourish like the palm-tree j sicut cedrus Li bani multi-
he shall thrive like the ce- plicabitur, Alleluia.
dar of Libanus, Alleluia.
Gospel. Matt. xxv. p xxxi. Offbkt. My truth, p. xxxiv.

SECRET. Sanctify, we beseech thee, O Lord, our
God, these gifts, which we offer thee on the festival
of holy Bishop Nicolas 5 that our lives may never swerve
from truth either in prosperity or adversity. Thro*.

COMM. Once have I sworn by my holy name ; his
posterity shall remain for ever, and his throne as the
son before me, and as the moon perfect for ever, and
the faithful witness in heaven.

POSTCOMM. Sacrificia. May the sacrifice we
have partaken of, O Lord, on the solemnity of thy
holy Bishop Nicolas, continually protect us. Thro*.

VII. St. AMBROSE, Bp. Conf. and Doct. A Double.

The whole Office as of Doctors, p. xxxiv. except :

GRAD. Eccles. xliv. Behold a great Prelate,
who in his days pleased God. V. There was none found
like him in keeping the law of the most High.

AllelLia, Alleluia. V. The Lord hath sworn and
will not repent it : Thou art a priest for ever according
to the order of Melchisedec, Alleluia.

Offbrt. My truth, p. xxxiv.

SECRET. O Almighty and Eternal God, grant, by

the intercession of blessed Ambrose, thy Confessor and

Bishop, that the gifts we have offered to thy divine

majesty, may procure for us eternal salvation. Thro*.

Comm. Once have I sworn. As yesterday*

POSTCOMM. Sacramenta. Grant, we beseech thee,
O Almighty God, that, having received the sacrament
of our salvation, we may be ever assisted by the prayers
of blessed Ambrose, thy Confessor and Bishop, on
whose festival we have offered this sacrifice to thy divine
majesty. Thro'.

VIII. The CONCEPTION of the B. V. M. D. 2 CT.
I. VESPERS.

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Anth. nnHIS it the coo- A/. |HO N C £ P TIO
X caption of the vy gloriosae Virginia

glorious virgin Mary, of Maris, ex semtoeAbcabae,
the seed of Abraham, born ortas de tribu Jnda, clara
of the tribe of Juda, and of ex stirpe David,
the noble race of David.

Ps. cix. Dixit Domisus, p. 74.
Anth. To-day is the Ant. Conceptio est hodie
Conception of holy Mary sanctss Marias Virginia, co-
tbe virgin, whose glorious jus vita inclyta cunctas il-
life illustrates the whole lustrat Ecclesias.
church.

Ps. cxiL Laudate purri, p. 77.
Anth. Mary born of a Ant Regali ex prqjccie
royal race shines glorious, Maria exortarefulget,CBJus
the assistance of whose precious nos adjuvare men-
prayers we beg with great te et spiritu devetissarae
devotion of heart and mind, poscimus.

Ps. cxxi. Lastatus sum, p. 101.
Anth. With heart :and Ant. Corde et animo
mind let us sing glory to Cbristo canamus gloriam
Christ on the sacred-golem- in hac sacra sokmnitate
nity of Mary the most ex- praecelsse genetriois Dei
ceilent mother of God. Marias.

Ps. cxxvi. Nisi Dominvs, p. 102.
Anth. Let us celebrate Ant. Com jucusditate
with joy the Conception of Conceptionem beatae Ma-
blessed Mary, that she ma J riae celebremus j ut ipsa pro
intercede for us to the nobis intercerdat ad Domi-
Lord Jesus Christ. mum Jesum Christum.

Ps. cxlvii. Landa Jerusalem, p. 103.
LITTLE CHAPTER. Eccles. xxiv.

FROM the beginning, and before all ages was I
created ; and I shall not cease to be in the world
to come y and I ministered before him m his holy
abode.

HYMN.
"D RIGHT NMotber of \ VE Maris Stella,

i »

: IJ our Maker, hail !
Thou Virgin ever blest : Dei Mater alma ;
The Ocean's Star, by which Atque semper Virgo

we sail,
And gain the port of rest. Faelix cceli porta.
While we this hail ad- Sumens iUnd Ave
dress'd to thee

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493

Gabrielis ore,

From Gabriel's mouth re-
hearse;

Obtain that peace our lot
may be,

And Eva's name reverse.
Release our long entang-
led mind

From all the snares of ill ;

With heav'nly light instruct
the blind,

And all our vows fulfil.
Exert for us a Mother's
care,

And us thy children own,

Prevail with him to hear
our pray'r,

Who chose to be thy son.
O spotless maid ! whose
virtues shine,

From all suspicion free ;

Each action of our lives re-
fine,

And make us pure like
thee.
Preserve our lives un- Vitam prsssta puram,
stain'd with ill,

In this infectious way,

That Heav'n alone our souls
may fill

With joys that ne'er decay.
To God the Father end-
less praise 5

To God the Son the same,

And Holy Ghost, whose
equal rays

One equal glory claim.
Amen.
V. To day is the Con-
ception of holy Mary the

Virgin. V. Whose glori-
ous life illustrates the whole

Church.

At the MAGNIFICAT.
Anth. Let us commemo- Ant. Gloriosae virginis

rate the most excellent Maria* Conceptionem dig-

Funda nos in pace,

Mutans Evas nomen.
Solve vincla reis,

Profer lumen caecis,
Mala nostra pelle,

Bona cuncta posce.
Monstra te esse matrem ;

Sumat per te preces,
Qui, pro nobis natus,

Tulit esse tuns.
Virgo singularis,

Inter omries mitis,
Nos culpis solutos,

Mites fac, etcastos. .

Iter para tutum j
Ut videntes Jesum,

Semper collaetemur.
Sit laus Deo Patri 3

Snmmo Christo decus ;
Spiritui Sancto,

Tribus honor unus. Amen,

V. Conceptio est hodte
sanctx Marias virginis. R.
Cujus vita inclyta cunctas
illustrat Ecclesias.

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Conception of the glorious nissimam reeolamus, quae
Virgin Mary, who obtained et genitricis dignitatem
the dignity of a mother obtinuit, et virginalem
without prejudice to her pudicitiam non amisit.
virginal purity.

Prayer. Collect at Mass.

MASS. Introit. Hail, holy mother, p. lxxi.

COLLECT. Famulis tuis. Bestow, O Lord, we be
seech thee, on tby servants the gift of thy heavenly grace :
that they, who, in the bringing forth of the blessed
virgin, found the beginning of salvation, may, in this
solemnity of her Conception, find increase of peace.
Thro'.

LESSON. Prov. viii. 22.

THE Lord possessed me in the beginning of his
ways, before he made any thing at first. I was
ordained from all eternity, from days of old, before the
earth was made. There were yet no abysses ; and I was
now conceived : the fountains had not yet broke forth,
nor were the mountains settled by their heavy weights.
I was brought forth before the hills j when as yet he
had not made the earth, nor the rivers, nor the bounds
of the earth. When he prepared the heavens, I was
there ; when he gave a law to the deep, and' encompas-
sed, it round : when he established the firmament above,
and settled the fountains of waters : when he set bounds
to the sea, and gave a charge to the waters not to pass
their banks : when he laid the foundation of the earth*
I was with him, ordering all his works, and was de-
lighted every day } rejoicing always in his presence
rejoicing on earth : and my delight was to 'be with the
sons of men. Now, therefore, give ear to me, my
children ; Blessed are they that keep my ways. Hear-
ken to instruction, and be wise, and reject it not.
Blessed is the man that heareth me, and watcheth daily
at my doors, and waiteth at the posts of my gates. He
that findeth me, shall find life, and obtain salvation of
the Lord*

GRAD. Thou art blessed, Benedicta et venerabi-
and worthy of our respects, lis es, Virgo Maria, quae
O Mary, the Virgin, who sine tactu pudoris, inventa
without prejudice to thy . es mater salvatoris. V.
virginity, didst become the Virgo Dei genitrix, quern
mother of the saviour. V. totus non capit orbis in tua
Virg'm-?»othero(Gpd^ he; se clausti viscera facius

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become man, was shut up homo,
in thy womb, whom the
-whole world cannot con-
tain.

Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Alleluia, 'Alleluia. V.
Thou art truly happy, O Felix es, sacra virgo Ma-
sacred virgin Mary, and ria, et omni laude dig-
most worthy of all praise, nissima : quia ex te ortug
for out of thee arose the est sol justitiae Christus
sun of righteousness, Christ Deus no9ter, Alleluia.
our God, Alleluia.

GOSPEL. Matt, i. 1, l6\

THE book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son
of David, the son of Abraham, Abraham begat
Isaac, and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Judas and
his brethren. And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Tha-
mar, and Phares begat Esron, and Esron begat Aram, •
and Aram begat Aminadab, and Aminadab begat Naas-
son, and Naasson begat Salmon, and Salmon begat Booz
of Rahab j and Booz begat Obed of Ruth, and Obed
begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David the King, and Da-
vid the King begat Solomon of her that had been the
wife of Urias ; and Solomon begat Roboam, and Ro-
boam begat Abias, and Abias begat Asa, and Asa begat
Josaphat, and Josaphat begat Joram, and Joram begat
Ozias, and Ozias begat Joatham, and Joatham begat
Achaz, and Achaz begat Ezechias, and Ezechias begat
Man asses, and Manasses begat Anion, and Amon begat
Josias, and Josias begat Jechonias and* his brethren, when
they were carried away lo Babylon. And after they
were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel,
and Salathiel begat Zorobabel, and Zorobabel begat
Abiud, and Abiud begat Eliacim, and Eliacim begat
Azor, and Azor begat Sadoc, and Sadoc begat Achim,
and Achim begat Eltud, and Eliud begat Eleazar, and
Eleazer begat Mathan, and Mathan begat Jacob, and
Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Je-
sus was born, who is called the Christ. Credo.

OFFERT. Thou art Felix namque es sacra
truly happy, O sacred Vir- Virgo Maria, et omni
gin Mary, and most wor- laude dignissima : quia ex
thy of all praise: for out te or I us est sol justitiae,
of thee arose the sun of Ckristus Deus noster.
righteousness, Christ our
God.

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SECRET. May the humanity, O Lord, of thy only
begotten Son succour us : that he, oar Lord Jesus Christ,
who when he was born of the virgin, impaired not, bat
consecrated her virginity, freeing us, who celebrate her
Conception, from our sins, may render our oblation ac-
ceptable to thee, wholiveth, &c.
Preface of B. V. Mart. On the Conception, p. 54.
COMM. Blessed is the Beata viscera Maria; Vir-
womb of Mary the Virgin, ginis, qua? portavcrunt
which bare the son of the aeterni Patris filium.
eternal Father.

POSTCOMM. Sumpsimus. Grant, we beseech
thee O Lord, that the votive mysteries we have receiv-
ed on this annual solemnity, may succour us in this tem-
poral life, and procure us that which will have no end.
Tbro\
II. VESPERS. Jill as in the first, p. 491, except:

At the MAGNIFICAT.
Anth. Thy Conception, Ant. Conceptio tua,
O Virgin-mother of God, Dei genitrix virgo, gaudi-
brought joyful tidings to um annuntiavit universo
the whole world : for out mundo : ex te enim onus
of thee arose the sun of est sol justitiae Christus,
righteousness, Christ our Deus noster, qui solvens
God, who taking off the maledictionem, dedit bene-
curse, bestowed a blessing: dictionem et confundens
and, by defeating death, mortem donavit nobis vi-
hath given us eternal life, tarn sempiternam.
Prater. Collect at Mass, p. 494.
On Sunday, and every other day during the Octave,
is made a Commemoration of the Conception 5 at
Vespers by Anth. Thy Conception, as above. V.
To-day, p. 4Q3. At Mass, by the Collect, Secret,
and Postcommunion, as on the Feast. Every day
during the Octave not impeded by a double or semi-
double, the Mass and Office is of the Feast frith a
Commemoration of the simple, should any occur.

X. The Commem. of St. Melchiabes, Pope and Myr.
At VESPERS. Anth. This saint. V. Thou hast

crowned. C. p. viii. At Mass. Collect. Infirm i-
tatem, with its Secret and Postcommunion, p. viii.

XI. St. DAMASUsfpo^T^Iconf. A Semidoulle.

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At VESPERS. Anth. O priest. V. The Lord loved.
Common, p. xxix. Prayer. Collect at Mass.

MASS. Introit. Let thy Priests. Com. p. xxxii.

COLLECT. Exaudi. Give ear, 0 Lord, to our
prayers, and, by the intercession of blessed Damasus,
thy Confessor and Bishop, mercifully grant us pardon
and peace. Thro*.

EPISTLE. Heb. vii. Comm. p. xxxiii. Gradual
Behold a . great . Prelate, p. xxx. Gospel. Matt. 24.
p. xxxiii. Offertorv. I<havefound>/>. xxxi. Secret.
May the offerings, p. liv,

COMM. Matt., 25. Lord, thou didst deliver to
me fiye talents ; behold I have gained to ihem five ta-
lents more. Well done, good and faithful servant ;
since thou hast been faithful in a few things, I will set
thee over many : enter into the joy of thy Lord.

POSTCOMM. Da, qu<esumus. Grant, we beseech
thee, O Lord, that thy faithful may always celebrate
with joy the festivals of thy saints, and ever be pro*
tected by their prayers. Thro*.

XIII. St. LUCY, Virgin and Martyr. A Double.

VESPERS.

Psalms, as directed in the Comm. of Virgins, p. xliii.

Anth.~\ T 7HILE St. Lu- Ant. jT"\ Rante sancta Lu-

V V . cy was pray- ' \^/ cia, apparuit ei

ing, St. Agatha appeared beata Agatha, et consola-

to her, and comforted the batur ancillam Christi.
handmaid of Christ.

Anth. O virgin Lucy, Ant. Lucia Virgo, quid

why dost thou ask of me, a me petis, quod ipsa pote-

what thou thyself canst im- ris praestare continuo matri

mediately bestow on thy tuae?
mother ?

Anth. The Lord Jesus Ant. Per te, Lucia vir-

Christ, thro* thy means, go,' civitas, Syracusana de-

O Lucy, the Virgin, will corabitur a Domino Jesu

honour the city of Syra- Christo.
cuse.

Anth. I bless thee, O Ant. Benedico te, Pater

Father of my Lord Jesus Domini mei Jesu Christi,

Christ, because the fire at quia per nlium tuum ignis

ray side hath been put out extinctus est a latere meo.
by thy son.

VOX. .1. Tt * '

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Anth. My aister Lucy,
virgin cou>ecrated to God,
why dost thou ask of me,
what thou thyself canst im-
mediately bestow ou thy
mother ?

Little Chapter, Hymn, and V. p. xliv,

At the MAGNIFICAT.

Ant. Soror mea Lucia,
virgo Deo devota, quid a
me petis, quod ipsa poteris
praeUare continuo jnairi
tu*?

Ant. In tua patientia
possedisti animam tuaro,
Lucia sponsa Christi : o-
disti quae in mundo sunt,
et coniscas cum Angelis:
sanguine proprio inimicom
vicisti.

Anth. By thy patience
thou hast saved thy soul,
O Lucy the spouse of
Christ; thou hatedst the
things of this world, and
now thou shinest with the
Angels : thou hast over-
come the enemy by thy
own blood.

Prayer, Collect at Mass.

Then is made a Commem. of the Conception, p.4Qd.
MASS. Introit. Thou lovedst. p. li.

COLLECT. Exaudi. Give ear to us, O God our Saviour,
that as we celebrate with joy the solemnity of blessed
Lucy, thy Virgin and Martyr, so we may improve in
the affection of true piety. . Thro*.

Epistle. 2 Cor. x. p. li.

GRAD. Ps. xliv. Thou Dilexisti justitiam, ct
lovedst righteousness, and odistiiniquitatem.V. Prop-
hatedst iniquity. V. There- terea unxit te Deus, Deus,
fore God, thy God, hath tuus, oleo Jaetitiae. Alle-
anointed thee with the oil luia, Alleluia. V. Diffusa
of gladness. Alleluia, Al- est gratia in labiis tiiis,
leluia, V. Grace is spread propterea benedixit te De-
on thy lips, therefore hath us in aeternum. Alleluia.
God blessed thee for ever.
Alleluia.

Gospel. Matt. xiii. p. xlix. Offert. Virgins, p.
xlviii. Secret. May the offerings, p. lii.

COMM. Ps. cxviii. Principes persecuti sunt

Princes have persecuted me
without cause, and my
heart hath trembled at thy
words: but I will rejoice
in thy commandments, like
one who* hath found rich
spoils.

me gratis, et a verbis tuis
formi davit cor ineum : lae*
tabor ego super eloquia
tua, quasi qui invenit spolia
niulta.

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Postcomm. Satiasti. p. lv.

XV. The OCTAVE-DAT of Ike CONCEPTION.
The whole Office as on the Feast, p. 4QI.

XVI. St. EUSEBIUS, Bishop # Myr. A Semidoulle.

At VESPERS. Anth. This saint. V. Thou hast
crowned, p. viii. Prayer. Ileus, qui nos beati, p. xj.

MASS. Introit. O ye priests. With the rest. p. xi.

XX. The VIGIL^/Il^THOMAS the Apostle.
MASS. Common. As in p. i.

XXI. St. TH0MAsX^pw7/e. Doulle 2. CI.
VESPERS. All us p. hi. except i
At the MAGNIFICAT.
Anth. Because thou Ant, Quia vidlsti me,
hast seen me Thomas, thou Thoma, credidisti : beaii
hast believed : blessed are qui non videruut, et cre-
they, who have not seen, diderunt. Alleluia,
and yet have believed.
Alleluia.

Prayer. Collect at Mass.
MASS. Introit, as on the Feast of St. Andrew, p. 486.
COLLECT. Da nobis. Grant, O Lord, we beseech thee,
that we may rejoice on the solemnity of thy blessed
Apostle Thomas ; to the end that we may always have*
the assistance of his prayers, and' zealously profess the
faith he taught. Thro*.

EPISTLE. Ephes. ii. 19.

BRETHREN : You are not now strangers and
foreigners : but you are fellow-citizens with the
Saints, and the domestics of God : being built on the
foundation of the Apostles and Prophets, Jesus Christ
himself being the chief corner-stone ; on whom every
building that is raised, becometh a holy temple to the
Iiord : on whom you also are built for a habitation of
God, through the Holy Spirit.

GRAD. Ps. exxxviit. Nimishonoratisuntami-
Thy frienefs, O God, are ci tui, Deus, nimis confor-
exceeding honourable, ex- tatus est prfneipatus eorum.
ceeding mighty is their V. Dinumerabo eos ; et
power. V. I will set about super arenara multiplica-
to number them : but their buntor. Alleluia, Alleluia,
number will be found more V. Gaudete just? in Doqai-

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Alleluia. Alleluia. V. Re-, lio. Alleluia.

joice, you righteous ones,

in the Lord : it becometh

the righteous to join in his

praises. Alleluia.

GOSPEL. John xx. 24.

AT that time : Thomas, one of the twelve, who
was called Didymus, was not with them when
Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said to him :
We have seen the Lord. But he said to them : Unless
I see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my
finger into the place of the nails, and my hand into his
side, I will not believe. And eight days after his dis-
ciples were again within, and Thomas with them. And
Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the
midst of them, and said : Peace be to you. Then he
saith to Thomas : Put in thy finger here, and see my
hands ; and reach out thy hand, and put it into my
side, and be not incredulous, but believe. Thomas an-
swered, and said to him : My Lord, and my God.
Jesus said to him ; Because thou hast seen me, Thomas,
thou hast believed : blessed are they that have not seen,
and have believed. Credo.

OFFERT. Ps. lxxxi. In omnem terram exivit
Their sound hath gone all sonus eorum : et in fines
over the earth : and their orbis terra; verba eorum.
words to the end of the
world.

SECRET. We pay, O Lord, the homage due (o
thee, humbly beseeching thee, to preserve in us thy
own gifts, by the intercession of blessed Thomas the
Apostle, on the day of whose glorious confession we of-
fer thee a sacrifice of praise. Thro'.

Preface of the Apostles, p. 55.

COMM. Reach hither Mitte manum tuam, k

thy hand, and feel the print cognosce loca clavorura ;

of the nails 5 and be not et noli esse incredulus,

incredulous, but believe. sed fidelis.

POSTCOMM. A&esto. Assist i», O merciful God,
and vouchsafe, by the intercession of blessed Thomas
the Apostle, to preserve in us, what thou hast be-
stowed upon us. Thro'.

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XI. The COMMEM. of Si. HYGINUS, Pope & Myr.

^ VESPERS. Anth. This saint. V. Thou hast
crowned, p. viii. Prayer. Infirmitatem, p. viii.

urff MASS. Collect. Infirmitatem, wi/A /Ae Sb- .
cret and Postcommunion, p. viii.

A Commemoration of tlie B. V. Mary w made at
Mass /o /Ae Purification ly the Collect. Deus, qui
salutis,iwlA the Secret and Postcommunion, p. lxix.

XIV. St. HILARY, Bp. & Conf. A Semidoulle.
At VESPERS. Anth. O priest. V. The Lord loved.

p. xxix. Prayer. Deus, qui polulo tuo, p. xxxv.

7A«i is made a Commemoration of St. Felix,
Priest tfnaJ Martyr. ^«/A. This saint. V. Thou bast
crowned, p. viii. Prayer. Collect at Mass.
MASS. All as in the Common of Doctors, p. xxxiv.
With a Commemoration of St.FEirx, by the following

COLLECT. Concede Grant, we beseech thee, O Al-
mighty God, that the examples of thy saints may excite
us to the amendment of our lives $ that as we celebrate
their festivals, so we may imitate their virtues. • Thro*.

SECRET of the same. Mercifully receive, O Lord,
the offerings consecrated to thee, by the merits of
blessed Felix, thy Martyr, and grant they may be a con-
tinual support to us. Thro*.

Of the same. POSTCOMM. Qu*sumus. We be*
seech thee, O Lord, that, being Hed by these holy mys-
teries of our salvation, we may be helped by the prayers
of blessed Felix, thy- Martyr, whose festival we cele-
brate. Thro'.

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XV. St. PAUL thefirst hermit, Confessor. A Loulle.
VESPERS All as in the Common of a Confessor

not a Bishop, p. xxxvii.

ift the first Vespers is made a Commemoration of
St. Maveus, Abbot.

Anth. Well done, good Ant. Euge serve bone,
and faithful servant ; be- et fideiis, quia in pauca
cause thou hast been faith- fuistt fidelis, super mult a
ful in a few things, I will te constituam; intra in
place thee over many ; en- gaudium Domini tui.
ter into the joy ot thy Lord.

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V. The Lord led. p. xxxix. Prater. Intercession
p.xYn.

MASS. Introit. The righteous roan. p. xxxvi.
Collect. Deus, qui nos beati, p. xxxviii. Of St.
Maurus. Intercessio, p. xlii.

EPISTLE. Philip iii 7, 12.

BRETHREN 5 The things that were gain to me,
those I have accounted loss for Christ. Farther-
more I count all things to be but loss, for the excellent
knowledge of Jesus Christ my Lord ; for whom I have
suffered the loss of all things, and count them but
as dung, that I may gain Christ, and may be found in
him, not having my own righteousness, which is of the
law, but that which is of the faith of Christ Jesus >
which is of God, righteousness in faith. That I may
know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the
fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable to
his death ; if by any means I may attain to the resur-
rection, which is from the dead. Not as too' I had
already attained to that, or were already perfect : but
I follow after, if that I may by any means lay hold of
that, whereunto I was also laid hold of by Jesus Christ
GRAD. Ps. xci. The Justus ut palma florebit,
righteous man shall flou- sicut cedrus Libani multi-
rish like the palm-tree, he plicabiur in Domo Domi-
shall thrive like the cedar ni. V. Ad annunciandum
of Libanus in the house of mane raisericordiam tuam,
the Lord. V. To declare et veritatem tuam, per noo
thy mercy in the morn- tem. Alleluia, Alleluia,
ing, and thy truth by V. Justus germinabit sicut
night. Alleluia, Alleluia, lilwra ; et florebit in aster*
V. The righteous man shall num ante Domioum. Al*
bud like the lily ; and shall leluia.
flourish for ever in the pre-
sence of the Lord. Alle-
luia.

GOSPEL. Matt. xi. 25. 30.

AT that time Jesus answered and said : I give thanks
to thee, O Father Lord of heaven and earth, be-
cause thou hast hidden these things from the wise and
prudent, and hast revealed them to the little pnes.
Yea, Father ; for so it hath seemed good in thy sight.
All things are delivered up to me by my Father. And
no one knoweth the Son, but the Father ; neither .doth
any one know the Father, but the Son, and he to whom
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all 70a that labour, and are heavy laden, and I will re*,
fresh you. Take up my yoke upon you, and learn of
me, because I am meek, and humble of heart j and you
shall find rest to your souls -, for my yoke is sweet, and
my burden is light.

OFFERT. The righteous man. p. xii. Secret.
We offer, p. xxxix. Of St. Maurus. Grant, we
beseech, p. xii.

COMM. Ps. lxiii. The Laetabitur Justus in Do-
righteous roan shall rejoice mino, et sperabit in eo 5 et
in the Lord, and shall hope laudabuntur omnes recti
in him ; and all the upright corde.
of heart shall be praised!

Postcomm. Refecti cibo. p xxxix. Of St. Matt*
bus, Protegat nos, p. xliii.

In the second Vespers is made a Commemoration
of the following Feast.

XVI. St. MARCELLUS, Pope andMyr. A Semidouble.

At VESPERS. The Commemoration. Anth. Thia
saint. V. Thou hast crowned, p. viii. Prayer. Col-
lect at Mass.

MASS. Introit. The Lord settled, p. viii.

COLLECT. Preces populi. Merc ifully hear, OLord,
we beseech thee, the prayers of thy people that we may
be assisted by the merits of blessed Marcellus, thy Mar-
tyr and Bishop, the feast of whose sufferings we celebrate
with joy. Thro'.

Epistle. 2 Cor. i. p. xi. Gradual. I have found
p. ix. Gospel. Matt. xvi. p. xii. Offertory.
My truth, p. x.

SECRET. Graciously receive, O God, we. beseech
thee, the offerings we have made, and, in cpnsideration
of the merits of blessed Marcellus, thy Martyr and Bishop,
grant they may procure for us the helps necessary to our
salvation, Thro*.

Comm. Lord, thou didst deliver, as above, p. 497.

POSTCOMM. Satiasti. Thou hast fed, O Jyord, thy
family with these sacred oblations : ever therefore comfort
us by his intercession, wljose feast we celebrate. Thro'

XVII. St. ANTHQNyT Abbot. A Double.
The whole Office as of Abbots, p. xlii. except the
Gospel. Luke xii. p. jdi.

The second Vespers are of the following Feast.

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XVItt. St. PETER's CHAIR at Ron*. A greater D.

Inst ruction. If it were the constant practice of the
primitive Christian to keep an annual feast of the de-
dication of the Churches, the same cogent reasons
should promote the annual commemoration of the con-
secration of Popes, Bishops and Priests, with the bap-
tism of each Christian, who are the living Temples of
the Divinity. If as St. Augustine affirm*, each of the
faithful ought to bear a share of the pastoral solicitude,,
and to work, according to his rank and abilities, at the
salvation of such as are associated to him by baptism in
the same family and same body ; it is evident that each
of the faithful should every year take new vigour,, and
reiterate, as it were, in spirit, his baptism, that is, his
consecration to God, and his ardour 10 labonr at his own,
and neighbours' salvation. St. Charles Borroraeus re-
newed this ancient devotion, and commanded every
Parish Priest and Confessor to instil the same, as occa-
sion offered 5 and to exhort all to observe the day of
their baptism with more than ordinary piety, with alms-
deeds and other good works, the day, in which the hand-
writing that* stood against them was cancelled, and
they were made partakers in Christ our Lord of the
celestial inheritance. See Act. Eccl. Med. p. 303.

I. VESPERS. All ns, p. xxviii> except:

HYMN.

ON earth whatever thou /^\Uodctm<jue in orbe

shalt tie, Va£ nexibus revinxeris,

Blest Peter, heav'n shall Erit revinctum, Petre, in

ratify : arce skjerum ;

And what thy pow*r shall Et quod resolvit hie potes-

here unbind ; tas tradita,

Above in heaven will be Erit solutum coefi in ako

signed. vertices

At the last day thou'lt In fine mundi judrcabis

judge mankind. ssecutam.

To God the Father glory Patri perenne sk per aevura

be, gloria,

Eternal Sow, let's sing to Tibique taudes- cotici names

thee inclytas,

Transcendent praise ; and JEferne nate ; sit, saperne

to thy name, Sprcrtus,

O Holy Ghost, be endless Honor tibf, decusque j

feme ; sancfa jogiter

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To three in one give all the Laudetur orane Trmitas
same. Amen. per sasculum. Amen.

V. Thou artPeter. R. V. Tq es Petrus. R. Et
And upon this rock I will super hanc pet ram aedlfiea*
build my Church. bo Ecclesiam mearo.

At the MAGNIFICAT.
Anth. Thou art the Pas- Ant. Tu es Pastor ovi-
tor of the sheep, O Prince urn, Princeps Apostolorum;
of the Apostles $ to thee tibi traditae sunt claves
were given the keys of the regni ccelorum.
kingdom of heaven.

Prayer. Collect at Mass, as below.
Then is made a Commemoration of St. PAUL,
Anth. O holy Paul the Ant. Sancte Paule Apos-
Apostle, and preacher of tole, prasdicatorveritatis, &
truth, and doctor of the doctor Gentium, intercede
Gentiles, intercede for us pro nobis ad Deum qui te
to God, who chose thee, elegit.

V. Thou art a chosen V. Tu es vas electionis,
vessel, O holy Paul. R. sancte Paule Apostole. R.
Preacher of the truth all Praedicator veritatis in.uni-
over the world. verso mundo.

Prayer. Collect at Mass. .

Of St. ANTHONY.
Anth. This man. V. The Lord led. p. xxxix.
Prayer. Intercessio, xlii.

Of St. PRISCA, Virgin and Martyr.
Anth. Come, O spouse. V. In thy comeliness, p.
xlv. Prayer. Collect at Mass.
MASS. Introit. The Lord settled, p. viii.
COLLECT. Deus, qui beato. O God, who, by deli-
vering to thy blessed Apostle Peter the keys of the king-
dom of heaven, didst give him the power of binding and
loosing: grant, that, by his intercession, we may be
freed from the bonds of our sins. Who livest.
Of St, PAUL. Deus, qui multitudinem.

OGod, who, by the preaching of blessed Paul the
Apostle, didst instruct the multitude of the Gen-
tiles ; grant, we beseech thee, that while we celebrate
his memory, we may find the effects of his prayers. Thro*.

Of St. PRISCA. Da quasumus.

GRANT, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that
we, who solemnize the glory of blessed Prisca,
thy Virgin and Martyr, may find comfort on ter year-

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\j festival, and improve by the example of her great
faith. Thro*. •

EPISTLE. 1 Pet. i. 1. ?.

PETER, an Apostle of Jesus Christ, to the stran-
gers dispersed throughout Pont us, Galatia, Cappa-
docia, Asia, and Bithynia, elect according to the fore-
knowledge of God the Father into the sanctificaiion of
the spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood
of Jesus Christ j may grace and peace be increased uu-
to you. Blessed be God, who is also the Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy
hath regenerated us to a lively hope, by the resurrec-
tion of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance
that is incorruptible, undented, and which cannot fade
away, reserved in heaven for you, who, by the power of
God, are preserved through faith, for die salvation ready
to be revealed in the last time. For which you "shall
rejoice, though now, for a little while, you must be
afflicted with many trials : that the trial of your faith,
more valuable than gold, which is tried by the fire, may
turn out to your praise, glory, and honour, at the com*
ing of our Lord Jesus Christ.

GRAD. Ps. cvi. Let Exaltent eum in Eccle-
them extol him in the as- sia plcbt?, et in cathedra

et in
seniorum laudent euro. V.
Confiteantur Domino rnise-
ricordias ejus> et mirabilia
ejus til i is hominum. Alle-
luia, Alleluia. V.Matt 1&
Tu es Petrus, ei super banc
petram aediticabo Ecclesi-
am meam. Alleluia.

senably of the people, and
let them praise him, where
the elders sit V. Let
them give thanks to the
Ijord for his mercy, and
publish his wonders to the
sons of men. Alleluia, Al-
leluia. V. Thou art Peter,
and upon this rock I will
build my Church. Alle-
luia.

After Septuagesima instead of the Alleluias,
following them, is said the
TRACT. Thou art Peter,
and upon this rock I will
build my Church. V. And
the gates of hell shall' not
prevail against it. And I will
give thee the keys of the
kingdom of heaven. V.
Whatsoever thou shak fernd

and V.

Tu es Petrns, et super
banc petram aedificabo Ec*
clesiam meam. V. Et porta;
inferi non prsevalebupt ad-
versus earn. Et tibidabo
claves regrtr coelonm*. V.
QuotfctnTqueliga veris super
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on earth, shall be bound also ccelis. V. Ut quodcunque
in heaven. V. And what- solvere super terram, erit
soever thou shalt loose gn solutum et in ccelis.
earth, shall be loosed also
in heaven.

GOSPEL. Matt. xvi. 13. 19.

AT that time ; Jesus came into the territories of Cae-
sarea Philippi, and asked his disciples, saying: Whom
do the people say the son of man is? And they answered :
some say thou art John the Baptist, others Elias, others
* Jeremias, or one of the Prophets. Jesus saith to them :
But whom say you that I am ? Simon Peter answering,
said, Thou art the Christ the Son of the living God.
And Jesus answering, said to him : Blessed art thou,
Simon Bar-jona 5 for flesh and blood hath not revealed
this to thee, but my Father, who is in heaven, And I
say to thee; Thou art Peter, and on this rock I .will
build my church and the gates of hell shall not prevail
against it. And I will give to thee die keys of the king-
dom of heaven ; and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth
shall be bound also in heaven : and whatsoever thou
shalt loose on earth, shall be loosed also in heaven.
Credo.

OFFERT. Thou art Pe- Tu es Petrus, et super
ter, and upon this rock I banc petram aedificabo Ec-
will build my Church ; and clesiam meam, et porta?
the gates of hell shall not inferi non praevalebunt ad-
prevail against it ; and I versus earn : et tibi dabo
will give thee the keys of claves regni coelorum.
the kingdom of heaven.

SECRET. May the intercession, O Lord, we be-
seech thee, of blessed Peter the Apostle, render the
prayers and offerings of thy Church acceptable to thee j
that the mysteries we celebrate in his honor, may obtain
for us pardon of our sins. Thro*.
Of St. PAUL.

SANCTIFY, O Lord, the offerings of thy people
by the prayers of thy Apostle Paul '; that what is
acceptable to thee, because instituted by thee, may be-
come more acceptable by his intercession.
Of St. PRISCA.

WE beseech thee, O Lord, that the sacrifrye we
offer in honor of the martyrdom of thy saints,
may loose ' the bonds of our sins, and procure for us the
gifts of thy mercy. Thro*.

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Prbfacb of the Avostlbs, p. 65.

COMM. Matt, xv'u Tu es Petrus, et super
Thouart Peter, and upon this banc petram aedincabo Ec-
rock I will build ray church, destam meam.

POSTCOMM. L*tificet. May the sacrifice we
have offered, O Lord, fill us with a holy joy j that as
we publish the miracles thou hast done in the person of
thy Apostle Peter, so we may abundantly through his
prayers receive the effects of thy mercy. Thro*.
Of Sl PAUL. Sanctificati.

BEING sanctified, O Lord, by these saving mys-
teries, we pray that we may never be deprived of
his intercession, whom thou hast appointed our patron
and guide.

Of St. PRISCA. Qu*sumns.

BEING filled with these saving mysteries, we be-
seech thee, O Lord, that we may be assisted by
her prayers, whose festival we keep. Thro'.
II. VESPERS. All as p. xxxti. except the Hymn, p.
504, and
V. The Lord chose thee V. Elegit te Dominus sa-
for his priest. R. To Bacri- cerdotem sibi. R. Ad sa-
fice to him a victim of crificandum ei hostiam lau-
praise. dis.

At the MAGNIFICAT.
Anth. Whilst he was, p. xxxii.. Prayer. Collect at

Mass, p. 505,
•Then is made a Commemoration of St. Paul, asp.
505, of the following Feast. Anth. O Priest. V. The
Lord. p. xxix. Prayer. Collect at Mass. And of
SS. Marius, Martha, AudjPace, and Abachum,
Martyrs. Anth. For to them. F. Rejoice, p. xix.
Prayer. Collect at Mass.

XIX. St. WULSTANr^^p& Confessor. A Double.
The whole Office as in the Common,/) xxviii. except:
COLLECT. Spiritum nobis. Pour forth, O Lord,
the spirit of thy love into our hearts, that, by the inter-
cession of blessed Wulstan, we may deserve to taste thy
sweetness in eternal bliss. Thro*.

Of SS. .MARIUS, &c. Exaudi.
^t^fVE ear, O Lord, to thy people offering thee their
VJ \jwayers under the patronage of thy saints $ and
grant we may enjoy the peace of this life, and find J
to obtain that which is everlasting. Thro/

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SECRET. Receive, O Low3, we beseech thee, the
offering* of thy suppliant family, and what our guilty
conscience presumes not to hope, may tby own mercy
grant us, by the intercession of blessed Walstan.
Thro'.

SECRET, of SS. MARIUS, kc.

MERCIFULLY', O Lord, regard the prayers and
oblations of thy faithful people $ that they may be
acceptable to thee on this solemnity of thy saints 3 and
procure for us the aid of thy mercy. Thro*.

POSTCOMM. Salularis. Being filled with thy
saving mystery, we humbly implore tby clemency, that
bis prayers may not be wanting to us, by whose
patronage thou vouchsafe* to govern and protect us.
Thro/

Of SS. MARIUS, &c. Sanctorum.

BEING appeased by the intercession of thy saints,
'grant, 6 Lord, we beseech tbee, that what we
celebrate here in time, we may receive the effects of, in
our salvation for eternity. Thro*.

The second Vespers are, from the Little Chapter,
of the following Feast, with a Commemoration of St.
Wulstan.

XX SS. FABIAN and SEBASTIAN, Myrs. D.
I. VESPERS. As p. xvii. Prayer, Collect at Mass.
MASS. Introit. Let the groans, p. xix.
COLLECT. Infirmitatem. Have regard, O Lord,
we beseech thee, to our weakness, and as we sink under
the weight of our own evils, may the glorious interces-
sion of thy blessed Martyrs Fabian and Sebastian protect
us. Thro*.

EPISTLE. Heb. xi. 33, 3£.

BRETHREN ; The saints thro4 faith subdued king-
doms, practised righteousness, obtained the pro-
mises, stopped the rdouths of lions, quenched the vio-
lence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, recovered
strength from weakness, became valiant in war, put to
flight the armies of the aliens. Women received their
dead raised again to life. But others were racked, not
accepting deliverance, that they might find a better re-
surrection. And others had trials of mockeries and
stripes, moreover also of bands and prisons. They were
stoned, they were cut assunder, they were tempted,
vol. 1. v u *

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they were put to death by the sword, they wander-
ed about in sheep-skins, in goat-skins, being in want,
distressed, afflicted $ of whom the world was not woi>
thy i wandering in deserts, on mountains, and in dens,
and in caves of the earth. -And all these were found
approved by the testimony of faith, in Christ Jesus our
Lord.

GBAD. Exod. xv. God Glortosus Dens in Sanctis
is glorious in bis saints, suis, mtrabilis in niajestate,
wonderful in his majesty, faciens prodigia. V. Dem-
and peribrmeth prodigies, teratua, Domine, glorin-
V Thv right band, U Lord, cata est in virtute ;, dexte-
bath gloriously displayed its ra manus tua confregit
strength; thy right hand inimicos. Alleluia. AJfe-
hath defeated thy enemies, luia.
Alleluia, Alleluia.

V. Thy saints, O God, V. Sancti tui Domine,
shall bless thee ; and pub- benedicent tej gloiiam
lisli the glory of thy king- regni tui dicent. Alleluia,
dom. Alleluia.

After Septuagesima, instead of the Alleluias and V.
following, is said the Tract. They who sow. p. xxiii.
GOSPEL. Luke vi. Common, p. xxiy.
OFFERT. Be glad in the Lastamini in Domino, et
Lord, and rejoice, you exult ate justi : et gloriai&i-
righteous ones; and praise ni omnes recti corde.
him all you upright of
heart.

SECRET. Favourably receive, O Lord, the offerings
we make thee in memory of the merits of thy Martyrs,
Fabian and Sebastian -, and grant that we may be per-
petually assisted thereby. Thro.'

COMM. Luhe\\. A Multitndo languentium.
great many that were dis- et qui vexabantur a spiriti-
eased. and tormented by bus immundis, veniebant
unclean spirits, came to ad eum, quia virtu* dt illo
him, because a virtt e went exibat, et sanabat onunes.
fori h from him, *ud healed
them all.

FOSTCOMM. Refeclu Being refreshed, O Lord,
by., the participation of this holy sacrifice, grant, we be-
seech thte, that, by the intercession ot thy b^sed Mar-
tyrs, Fabian and Sebastian, we may und the effects of
what we celebrate. Thro*.

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In the second Vespers the Office from the Little
Chapter is of the following Feast,

XXI. St. AGNES, Virgin <wrfMartyr. A double.
When the foregoing Feast is transferred by falling on
Septuagesuna-Sonclay, the first Vespers of St. Agnes
are as follows:

I. VESPERS. Psalms as on Sunday, p. 74, ear-
cept the last, which is : Ps. Laudate Dominum omnes,
p. 95.

Anth. \T7HEN Agncs
W came to the
place of dishonesty, she
found the Angel of the
Lord ready.

Anth. For I have with
me an Angel of the Lord
to guard my body.

Anth. My Lord Jesus
Christ hath betrothed me
with his ring, and like a
bride hath adorned me with
a crown.

Anth. I bless thee, O
Father of my Lord Jesus
Christ, because the fire at
my side hath been extin-
guished by thv son.

Anth. Rejoice and con-
gratulate with me, that
with all these I have re-
ceived a seat of glory.

Ant. TNGRESSA Agnes
JL turpitudinis locum,
Angelum Domini praepara-
tum in ven it.

Ant. Mecum enim ha-
beo custodem corporis mei,
Angelum Domini.

Ant. Annulo suo sub*
arrhavit me Dominus meus
Jesns Christus, ettanquam
sponsam decoravit me co-
rona.

Ant. Benedico te, Pater
Domini mei Jesu Christi,
quia per filium tuum ignis
extinctus est a latere meo.

Ant. Congaudete me-
cum, et congratulamini,
quia cum his omnibus lu-
ctdas sedes accept.
LITTLE CHAPTER. Ecclus. li. I will confess to
thee, O Lord, O King, and I will praise thee, O God,
my Saviour. I will bless thy name, because thou art
my help and my protector, and hast delivered my body
from destruction.

Hymn. Regard our vows. p. xliv. V. In thy come-
liness, xlv.

At the MAGNIFICAT.
Anth. Blessed Agnes in Ant. Beata Agnes in
the midst of the flames medio flammarum expan-
stretched out her hands, sis manibus orabat ; te de-
and prayed thus : I address precor omnipotens, ado-
myself to thee, O Almigh- rande, Pater metuende ; quia

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ty, adorable, honourable per sanctum, filium tnum
and dread Father; because, evasi minas sacriiegi tyran-
through thy holy son, I ni, et carnis spurcitias im-
havc escaped the threats ok maculate calle transivl; et
the sacrilegious tyrant, apct ecce vento ad fee, quern
have, with undented feet, amavi, quern quassivi, quern
trampled on the unclean- semper optavi.
ness of the Arab \ behold
I come to thee, whom I
have loved, sought, and al-
ways desired.

Pray br. Collect at Mass.

Tlien is made a Commbm. of SS. Fabian and Sebas-
tian. Anth. The souls of jthe saints. V. The saints
in glory* p* xxii. Prayer. Infirmitatem, p. 5Qg.
MASS. Introit. Sinners have laid in wait. />. xlviii.

COLLECT. Omnipotens sewptierne. O Almighty
and Eternal God, who makest choice of the weak things
of the world, to confound the strong ', mercifully grant,
that we who celebrate the festival of blessed Agnes, thy
Virgin and Martyr* may be sensible of the effects of her
prayers. Thro\

LESSON. Ecelus. li. Common, p. xlvi.
GRAD. Grace is spread Common, p. lviii.

Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Alleluia, Alleluia. V.
The five wise virgins took Matt, 25. Gtuinque pru-
oil in their vessels with denies Virgines acceperunt
their lamps $ and at mid- oleum in vasis suis cum
night there was a cry j lampadibus : media autem
Behold the bridegroom nocte clamor factus, est 5
cometh, go forth and meet Ecce sponsus venit, e*ite
Christ the Lord. Alleluia, obviam Christo Domino.

Alleluia.

After Septuagesiraa, instead of the Alleluias, and V.
fallowing) is said the Tract. Come, spouse, p. xlvii,

GOSPEL. Matt. xxv. Common, p. xlvii. Offer-
tory. Virgins shall be brought, p. xlviii.

SECRET. Favourably receive, O Lord, the offerings
we make to thee; and, by the intercession of B. Agnes,
thy Virgin and Martyr, loose the bonds of our sins.
Thro/

COMM. The five wise virgins. Common, p. Jii.

POSTCOMM. Refecti cibo. Being refreshed, O
Lord, with this heavenly meat and drink, we humbly
beseech thee, that we may be assisted by he prayers.

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on whose feast we have received these sacred mysteries.
Thro*.

II. VESPERS. The Psalms as on Sundays, p. 74.
Except the last, which is: Lauda Jerusalem, p. 103.
The Anthems, Little Chapter, and Hymn, as in
first Vespers, p 511. V. Grace is spread, p. xlviii.
At the MAGNIFICAT.

Anth. Blessed Agnes Ant. Stans beata Agnes
standing in the midst of in medio flam ma?, expan-
the flame, with stretched sis man i bus orabat ad Do-
forth hands prayed to the mtnum : Omnipotens, a-
I^ord, thus : Almighty, a- dorande, colende, tremen-
dorable, honourable, and de, henedico te, et gloria
awful God, I bless thee, fico noraen tuum in aster-
and I glorify thy name for num.
ever.

Prayer. Collect at Mass, p. 512.
Then is made a Com mem. of the following Feast

XXII. SS. VINCENT & ANASTASIUS. M. M.

Semidouble.

At VESPERS. TA<?Commem. Anth For ta them.
V. Rejoice, p. xix. Prayer. Collect at Mass.
MASS. Introit. Let the groans, &c. p. xix. except:

COLLECT. Adesto. Hear, O Lord, our earnest
prayers, that we, who are sensible of the guilt of our
crimes, may be delivered therefrom by the prayers of
thy blessed Martyrs Vincent and Anastasius. Thro*.
SECRET, We bring. Common, p. xxtv.

POSTCOMM Qua>sumus. We beseech thee, O
Almighty God, that, by the intercession of thy blessed
Martyrs Vincent and Anastasius, the, heavenly food we
have received may defend us from all adversity. Thro*.

XXIII. St. RAYMOND of PENNAFORT, Confessor.

Semidouble.
' At VESPtfRS. The Commem. Anth. I will com-
pare. V. The Lord loved, p. xxxvii. Prayer. Collect
at Mass.

Of St EMERENTIANA, Virgin and Martyr.
Anth. Come, O spouse. V. in thy comeliness, p. xlv»
Prayer. Indulgentiam, p. xlix.
MASS. iNTRorr. The mouth of, &c. p. xxxv. except:

U u 2

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COLLECT. Deus, qui beatum. O God, who didst
make blessed Raymond an excellent minister of the sa-
crament of pennance, and didst miraculously conduct
him thro* the waves of the sea j grant, by his interces-
sion, that we may bring forth worthy fruits of pennance,
and be enabled to arrive at the port of eternal salvation.
Thro'.

0/*Emerbntiana. Tndulgentiam. Common, £. xlix.
With the Secret and Postcommunion following.

^•^>*> ^»^ **^ ^»^»
XXIV. St. TIMOTHY, Bp. and Myr. Semidouble.

At VESPERS. The Commem. Anth. This saint.
V. Thou hast crowned, p. vih\ Prayer. Innrmitatem.
p. viii.

MASS. Introit. The Lord settled, &c. p. viii. except :
EPISTLE. 1. Tim. vi. 11. 10.

DEAR brother : Follow righteousness, piety, faith,
charity, patience, meekness. Fight the good fight
of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou hast
been called, having made a good profession before many
witnesses. I charge thee, in the presence of God, who
giveth life to all things, and of Jesus Christ, who under
Pontius Pilate, bore testimony, a good confession ; that
thou observe this commandment, blameless and without
reproof, till the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ : whom
in due time he will shew, who is the blessed and only
mighty one, the King of kings, and Lord of lords : who
alone is immortal, and dwelleth in light inaccessible :
whom no man hath ever seen, nor can see : to whom be
honour and everlasting empire. Amen.

XXV. The CONVERSION of St. PAUL. D.

I. VESPERS. The Psaims as on Sijndats, p. 74,
except the last, which is I*audate Dominum, p. Q5.
Anth. 1 Planted, Apollo Anth. T?GO plantavt,
X watered, but Fj Apollo riga-

God gave the increase, vit, Deus autem increraen-
Alleluia. turn dedit. Alleluia.

Anth. I will freely glory Anth. Libenter- gjoria-
in my infirmities, that the bor m infirm rtatibus meis,
power of Christ may dwell ut inhabited in me virtus
in me. Chris* i.

Anth. The Grace of Go3 Anth. Gratia Dei in me
was not fruitless in me, vacua non fuit, sed gratia

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JANtJAKY.

515

bat bis grace always abid- ejus semper in me manet
eth in me.

Anth. At Damascus the
governor of the country
under Aretus the King, de-
signed to have seized me :
but I was let down by the
brethren in a basket, and
so I escaped his hands in
tbe name of the Lord.

Anth. Thrice was I
beaten with rods, once I
was stoned ; I thrice suffer-
ed shipwreck for the name
of Christ.

LITTLE CHAP. Beginning of the Lessow, to •/>. 51&
HYMN.

LLUSTRIOUS Doctor T^GREGIE Doctor

guide our ways ; IVi Paule mores instrue,

Our hearts with thee to Et nostra tecum pectora in

Ant. Damasci, praposi-
tus gentis Arete regis vo-
lnit me comprehendere :
a fratribus per murum di-
missus sum in sporta, et
sic evasi manus ejus in no-
mine Domini.

Ant. Ter virgis casus
sum, seme) lapidatus sum,
ter naurragium pertuli pro
Christi nomine.

heav'n raise,
Till faith obscure her noon

light gains,
And like the snn, lore only

reigns.
To God, all-ruling, One

and Three,
Be never-ceasing jubilee,

endless

Eternal glory,

praise
For an eternity of days.
Amen.
V. Thou art a chosen
vessel, O holy Paul the
Apostle. R. The preacher
of the truth thro' the whole
worM.

At the MAGNIFICAT.

coelum trahe,
Velata dum meridiem cer-

nat fides,
Et, solis instar, sola regnet

charitas.
Sit Trinitati sempitema

gloria,
Honor, potestas, atquejo-

bilatio,
In unitate, qua gnberart

omnia,
Per unirersa seternitatts sse-

cula. Amen.
V. Tu es vas election!*,
sancte Paule Apostole. R.
Praedicator veritatis in «ni-
rerso mundo.

Anth. Go, Ananias, and
seek out Saul, for behold
he w praying; he is my
chosen vessel to carry my
name before the Gentiles,

Ant. Vade, Ananias, et
quaere Saulum, ecce enim
grat ; quia vas election!* est
mihi, ut portet nonien me-
um coram Gentibusr et

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before kings and the chil- regibus, et filtis Israel,
dren of Israel.

Pr a ye r . Collect at Mass.
Then is made a Commem. of St Peter, before all
others. Anth. Thuu art the pastor. V. Thou art Pe-
ter, as above, />. 505. Prayer. Deus, quibeato, />.
505.

MASS Introit. 2 Tim. i.

IKnow whom I have £1 CIO cui credidi, et cer-
trusted, and I am sure |^ tus sum, quia potens
that he is a just judge, and est depositum meum ser-
able to keep what I have vare in ilium diem Justus
deposited in his hands judex. Ps. Doroine, pro*
against that day. Ps. Lord, basti me, et cognovisd
thou hast tried me, and me : tu cognovisti ses-
hast known me ; thou hast sionem meam, et resurreo
known my sitting down and tionem meam. V.Gloria,
rising up. V Glory.

COLLECT Deus, qui multitudinem. O God, who,
by the preaching of blessed Paul the Apostle, didst in-
struct the multitude of the Gentiles ; grant, we beseech
thee, that while we celebrate his memory, we may find
the effects of his prayers. Thro'.

Of St Peter. Deus, qui beato, above, p. 505.
LESSON. ActsW 1.22.

IN those days : Saul still breathing forth threats and
blood against the disciples of the Lord, came to the
Highpriest, and desired of him letters to the Synagogues
of Damascus) to the end, that if he found any of this
way, whether men or women, he might bring them
prisoners to Jerusalem. * And being on his journey, it
happened, as he drew near to Damascus, a light* from
heaven on a sudden shined round about him. And falling
on the earth, he heard a voice saying to him : Saul, Saul,
why persecutest thou me ! And he said : Who art
thou, O Lord ? And the Lord said : I am Jesus, whom
thou persecutest. It is hard for thee to kick against the
goad. And he trembling, and astonished, said : Lord>
what wilt thou have me do ? And the Lord said to him :
Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what
thou art to do. And the men, that were in company
with him, stood amazed, hearing a voice indeed, but
seeing nobody. Then Saul arose from the earth, and
opening his eyep, saw <not. But they took him by the
hand, and led him to Damascus. And he was there

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three days without seeing, and he neither eat nor drank.
Now there was at Damascus a certain disciple called
Ananias. And the Lord said to him tn a vision $ Ana*
nias. And he answered : Behold here I am, Lord. And
the Lord said to him : Arise, and go into the street,
which is called the Straight Street $ and enquire in the
house of Judas for one Saul of Tarsus ; for behold he is
praying. (And he saw in a vision a man, who was called
Ananias, coming m, and putting bis hands on him, that
he might receive his sight). But Ananias answered :
Lord, I have heard from man/ of this man, how much
harm he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem \ and he hath
now a commission from the Chief Priests to seize all that
call on ihy name. And the Lord said to him : Go, for
this man is to me a chosen vessel, to carry my name be*
fore the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel*
For I will shew him, how great things he must suffer
for my name. And Ananias going, went into the house,
and laying his hands upon him, he said: Brother Saul,
the Lord Jesus, who appeared to thee in the way, as
thou was coming, sent me that thou mayest see, and be
filled with the Holy Ghost. And immediately there fell
from his eyes, as it were scales, and he received his
sight : and be arose, and was baptized. And when be
had taken some food, he recovered his strength. And
he was for some days with the disciples that were at
Damascus. And forthwith he began to preach Jesus in
the Synagogues, that he was the Son of God. But all
that heard him were amazed, and said : Is not this he
that persecuted in Jerusalem those that called on that
name, and came hither that be might carry them pri-
soners to the Chief Priests ? But Saul was strengthened
more and more, and confounded the Jews that dwelt at
Damascus, affirming that Jesus was the Christ.

GRAD. Gal. ii. He Qui operatus est Petro
that assisted Peter in the in apostolatum, operatus
apostleship among the Jews, est et mihi inter Gentes ;
assisted me also among the et cognoverunt gratiam
Gentiles : and they have Dei, quae data est mihi. V.
known the grace of God Gratia Dei in me vacua non
that was given me. V. fait ; sed gratia ejus semper
The grace of God was not in me manet. Alleluia,
fruitless in me : but his Alleluia. V. Magnus sane-
grace always abideth in me, tus Paulas vas electionis ve-

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Alleluia, Alleluia. V. The re digne est glorificandos,
great St. Paul was a chosen qui et meruit tbronum duo-
vessel, and truly worthy dectmum possidere. Alle-
of honor; who also de- luia.
served to be seated on a
twelfth throne, Alleluia.

jjfter Septuagestma, instead of ike Alleluias, andV.
following, is said :

TRACT. Thou, Oho- Tu es vas elections,
ly Paul the Apostle, art a sancte Paule Apostole, vc-
chosen vessel ; *hon art re digne es glorificandas.
truly worthy of glory. V. V. Prsedicator veritatis, ct
Thou wast the preacher Doctor Gentium in fide et
of truth, and the Doctor veritate. V. Per te omnes
of the Gentiles in the faith Gentes cognoverunt grati-
and in the truth. V. By am Dei. V Intercede
thee all nations have known pro nobis ad Deum, qui te
the grace of God. V. In- elegit.
tercede for us to God, who
chose thee.

Gospel. Matt. xix. 2J. p xliii.

OFFERT. Ps. xxxviii. Mini autem nimis hono-
To me, O God, thy friends rati sunt amid tui, Deus :
are exceeding honorable ; nimis confortatus est prin-
exceedtng mighty is their cipatus eorum.
power.

Secret. Sanctify, O Lord, p. 507. Of St. Peteb,
May the intercession, Preface of the Apostles, p. 55.
Communion. Verily I say. p. xli. Postcomm. Sane-
tificati. p 508 Of St. Peter, Laetincet, ib

II. VESPERS The Psalms as in the II. Vespers, p.
v. The Anthems, Little Chap. Hymn, and V. as
at I. Vespers, p. 514

At the MAGNIFICAT.

Anth. O holy Paul, p. 505. Prayer. Collect at
Mass, p.5\6 Then a Commem. of St Peter. Anth.
Thoti art ihePasto. V Thou art Peter, p 505 Pray-
er. Deus qui beato, ib. And of the following Festival.

XXVI. POLYCARP Bp awrfMyr A semideuble.

At VESPERS. The Commem Anth This saint.
V. Thou hast crowned p. viii. Prayer. Deus, qui
nos beati, p xi.

MASS. Introit. O ye priests &c. />. xi. except *

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EPI3TLE John iii. 10. 16.

MOST dearly beloved : Every one that is not righ-
teous is not of God ; neither is he that loveth not
his brother 5 tor this is the precept you have heard from
the beginning, that you love one another : not as Cain,
who was of the" wicked one, and slew his brother And
for what did he slay him ? Because his own works were
evil, and those of his brother were righteous. Be not
surprized, brethren, if the world hate you We know
that we have passed from death to life, because we love
the brethren He that loveth not, abideth in death :
and whosoever hateth bis brother, is a murderer. And
you know no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
By this we know the love of God towards us, because
he laid down his lite for us : and we ought also to lay
down our live* for our brethren

GosfeIm Mait.x.p xvi. Postcomm. Refecti, xvii.

XXVII. St. J. CHRYSOSTOM, Bp. Conf. & Dr. Dou.

VESPERS As p. xxviii. In the Hymn is said:
Deserves that we And at the Magnificat in loth
Vespers. Anth. O excellent Doctor, p. xxxiv. Pray-
er. Collect at Mass.

MASS Introit He opened, &c. p xxxiv except:

COLLECT Ecctrsiam tuam. May thy heavenly
grace. O Lord, we beseech thee, enlarge thy church,
which thou wast pleased to enlighten with the glorious
virtues and learning of blessed John, thy Confessor and
Bishop. Thro\

GRAD Erclus xliv. Ecce sacerdos magnus,
Behold a great prelate, who qui in diebus suis placuit
in his days pleased God. Deo V. Non est inven-
V. There was none found . tus similis illi ; qui conser-
like him in keeping the law varet legem Excel si. Al-
of the most High Alle- leluia, Alleluia V, Bea-
luia, Alleluia V Bles- tus vir, qui tuffert tenta-
sed is the man hatsuffereth tionem, quoniam, cum
temptation, for when he probai us fuerit, acci pie t co-
hat h been tried, be shall ronaui vitas. Alleluia,
receive a crown of life.
Alleluia

In the second Vespers is made a Commemoration
fc/1 the following Feasts.

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XXVIII. TAtf ad FEAST o/ St AGNES, V. &Myr.
COMMEMORATION AT VESPERS

Anth. Christ standing at Ami. Si ana a dexter is c-
ber right band, like a lamb jus agnus nivc candidior,
whiter than snow, conse- Christ us sibi apoham et
crated her bis apoose and martyrem coosecravit.
martyr.

V. In tby comeliness and V. Specie tua et pulcbritn-
beauty A. Go on, proceed dine tua. K. Intende, pros-
prosperoutly, and reign pere precede, et regna.

Prat be. Collect at Mass,
MASS Intboit All the rich. p. lu.

COLLECT Deusf qui nos O God, who, by the
yearly solemnity o\ blessed Agnes, tby Virgin and Mar-
tyr, nllest thy people with joy ; grant, we beseech thee,
that we may follow the example of her life, to whose
memory we pay this honour. Thro'.

Epistle. 2. Cor. x p. li Grad. li In thy comeli-
ness, p. lii Tbact Hear O Daughter, Gospel, Matt,
13, p. xlix Offert. Grace is spread, p 1.

SECRET. May thy blessing, O Lord, we beseech
thee, plrairfully descend u|kmi these offerings, which,
by thy mercy, may both sanctity us, and make us re-
joice on the solemnities of thy Martyrs. Thro*.

Communion. The Kingdom, p. liv. Pobtcom-
munion. Sumpsimus, as above, p. 4g6.

XXIX. St. FRANa^^SALES, Bp. & C Doulle.
VESPERS. All as p. xxviii in the Hymn is said:

Deserves that we. Prayer Collect at Mass.
MA6S Intboit. The Lord settled, &c p. xxix. except:
COLLECT. Dens, qui ad animarum. O God.
who, for the salvation of souls, wast pleased that blessed
Francis, thy Confessor and Bishop, should become all to
all ; mercifully grant, that, being plentifully enriched
with the sweetness of tby charity, by following his
directions, and by the help of his merits, we may ob-
tain life everlasting Thro*.

In the second Vespers is made a Commemoration of the
following Feast.

XXX. St. MARTINA^vTfl^f M. Semidouble.
At VESPERS. The Commem. Anth. Come. O

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O spouse. V. In thy comeliness, p. xlv. Prayer,
Deus, qui inter caetera, p. xlvi.

MASS. Introit. I spake, &c. as p. xlvi.

XXXI. Si. PETER JTOLASCuC Confessor. A Doullc.

VESPERS. As p. xxuvii. In the Hymn is said: De-
serves that we. Prayer. Collect at Mass.
MASS. Introit. The righteous man, Ike. p. xL except :

COLLECT, Deus, qui in tu*. O God, who in
imitation of thy charity, didst inspire holy Peter to in-
stitute a new order in thy church for the redemption of
captives 5 grant that, by his intercession, being delivered
from the slavery of sin, we may enjoy everlasting li-
berty in our heavenly country. Thro\

In the second Vespers is made a Commemoration
of the following Feast . . [t. .

FEASTS OF FEBRUARY.
I; St. IGNATIUS, Bishop and Martyr. A Semidouble.
At VESPERS. TAeCoMMEM. Anth. This saint.
V. Thou hast crowned, p. viii. Prayer. Infirmita-
tem, p. viii.

MASS. Introit. GaL 6. God forbid I should
glory in any thing but in the' cross of our Lord Jesus
Christ j by whom the world is crucified to me, and I to
the world. Ps. 131, Remember, O Lord, David, and
all his meekness in suffering. V. Glory.

COLLECT. Infirmitatem p. viii.
EPISTLE. Rom. viii. 35. 3p. x

BRETHREN : Who shall separate us from the love
of Christ ? Shall tribulation or distress, or hunger,
or nakedness, or danger, or persecution, or the sword?
(as it is written : We are every day killed for thy sake;
we are accounted as sheep destined fur the slaughter J
But amidst all these evils we come off victorious through
him who hath loved us. For I am sure that neither
death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers,
nor things present, nor things to come, nor strength,
nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature shall be
able to separate us from the love of God, which is in
Jesus Christ our Lord.

GRAD. Ecclus. 44. Behold a great Prelate, p. 51Q.
Alleluia, Alleluia. F. GaL 2. I am nailed with
vol. 1 xx *

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Christ to his cross 5 I live, but now it is not I, bat
Christ that liveth in me, Alleluia.
• After Septuagesima, instead of the Alleluias andV.
is said the Tract. Thou bast given, p. ix.
GOSPEL, John xii. 24.

AT that time Jesus said to hi* disciples ; Verily,
verily I say to you ; unless the grain of wheat fall
into the ground and die, it remaineth a single gram
alone ; but if it die, itH>ringeth forth much fruit. He
that foveth his life, shall lose it 5 and be that hateth his
life in this world, keepeth it unto life everlasting. If
any one serveth me, let him follow me ; and where I
am, there also shall my servant be. If any one serve
me, him will my father honour.

Offbrt. Thou hast crowned, Common, p. xiv.
S&CHET. MercifuWy receive, p. x.

COMM. I am the wheal of Christ j I am to be
ground by the teeth of wild beasts, that 1 may be found
pure bread.

Postcomm. Refecti. Common, p. x.

II. The PRESENTATION of our Lard in the tern-
pie, or tlie PURIFICATION of the B. V. MARY,
commonly called CANDLEMAS DAY. A Double
of the 2nd. CI.

INSTRUCTION.

THIS feast is appointed to be kept in the Catholic
Church in memory of Jesus Christ being offered
to God in the temple by his Virgin-mother, forty days
after his birth, in compliance of the law of Moses,
Lev. xii. 2 &c. And in memory of the blessed Vir-
gin Mary purifying herself, by offering a sacrifice in the
temple, according to the same law, ib.

The institution of this festival in (he Christian
Church is antient, since we find mention of it in the
fifth Century.

Wax-candles or tapers are solemnly blessed on this
day, to be distributed to the faithful, to put tbem in
mind, that they ought to be in the same disposition holy
Simeon was in, when, taking Christ in his arms, he
prophesied he should become the light of the Gentiles,
and the glory of Israel.

Let us therefore assist at the holy office of this day
with decent piety and religion, and take the blessed can-
dles, as an emblem of Christ, who is the light of our

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souls ; Jet us offer him, and with htm let us also offer
ourselves, as purified by his Wood, to his eternal Father.
Let all Parents also, on this day, make as offering of
their children in the temple to God, and recommend
them to his special protection.

I. VESPERS. Psalms and Anthems as on the
Circumcis. p. \68; the rest as in JI. VESPERS,
p. £28, excppt i

At the MAGNIFICAT.
Anth. The old man car- Ant. Senex puerura
ried the child, and the child portabat, puer autem se-
governed the old man. A nem regebat; quern virgo
virgin brought him forth, peperit, et post parturo vir-
and after child-birth still go permansit ; ipsum quern
continued a virgin, and she genuit adoravit.
adored him, of whom she
was the mother.

Prayer. Collect at Mass, p. 526.

The BLESSING of the CANDLES.

May the Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit.

Let us pray. Domine sancte.

HOLY Lord, Father Almighty, and Eternal God,
who didst create all thing* out of nothing, and by
the labour of the bees following thy commands, hast
brought this liquor to the perfection of wax; and who,
on this day, didst accomplish the desire of the righteous
Simeon, we humbly beseech thee, that, by the invocation
of thy most holy name, and by the intercession of bles-
sed Mary ever a Virgin, whose festival we this day de-
voutly celebrate, and by the prayers of all thv saints, thou
wouldst vouchsafe to bless and sanctify these candles,
for the service of men, and for the good of their bodies
and souls in all places ; and that thou wouldst please
mercifully to hear from thy holy temple, and from the
throne of thy Majesty, the prayers of this thy people,
who desire to cany them in their hands with reverence,
and with sacred hymns to praise thy name ; and shew
mercy' to all that cry out unto thee, whom thou hast
redeemed by the precious blood of thy beloved son;
Wholiveth. R. Amen.

Let us pray. Omnipotens sempiterne.

O Almighty and Eternal God, who, on this day,
wast pleased that thy only Son should be presented
in the temple, and be received into the arms of holy
Simeon; we humbly beseech thy mercy to bless, sane-

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iify, and give the light of thy heavenly benediction to
these candles, which we thy servants desire to carry in
honour of thy name : that by offering them to thee, our
Lord God, we may be inflamed with the lire of thy
sweet Jove, and made worthy to be presented in the
holy temple of thy glory. • Thro* the same. R. Amen.
Let us pray. Domine Jesu.

LORD Jesus Christ, the true light, that enlighten-
est every man that comet h into the world : pour
forth thy blessing upon these candles, and sanctify them
by the light of thy grace : and grant in thy mercy, that
as "these candles, by their visible light, dispel the dark-
ness of the night ,• so our hearts, burning with invisible
fire, and enlightened by the grace of the Holy Ghost,
may be delivered from all blindness of sin ; that, the eye
of our soul being purified, we may discern those things
that are pleasing to thee, and beneficial to our souls ;
that^fter having finished the darksome passage of this
life, we may come to never fading joys through thee,
O Jesus Christ, the Saviour of the world, who in per-
fect Trinity livest and reignest God, world without end.
R. Amen.

Let us pray. Omnipolens sempiterne.

O Almighty and Eternal God, who, by thy servant
Moses, commandedst the purest oil to be pre-
pared for lamps, continually to burn in thy presence ;
mercifully pour forth the grace of thy blessing on these
candles; that as they supply us with the visible light 5
so, by thy assistance, the light of thy spirit may never
be wanting inwardly in our souls. Thro' R. Amen.
Let us pray. Domine Jesu.

LORD Jesus Christ, who appearing amongst men in
the substance of our flesh, wast pleased this day
to be presented in the temple by thy parents ; and whom
the venerable old Simeon, enlightened by thy holy spi-
rit, publicly confessed, received in his arms, and bles-
sed j mercifully grant, that, being inspired and taught
by the grace of the same holy spirit, we may sincerely
acknowledge, and faithfully love thee j who with God
the Father, in the unity of the same holy spirit, Hvest
and reignest one God, world without end. R. Amen.
Here the Priest puts incense in the Censer, sprinkles
ihe candles with holy watery saying the Anthem ;
Sprinkle me &c. p. 30. without the Ps. Then having
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faithful, who receive them on their bended knees, first
kissing the candle, then the hand of the Priest.
During the distribution of the Candles is sung.

Anth. A light to en- Ant. Lumen ad revela-
lighten the Gentiles, and tionem Gentium, et glori-
the glory of thy people am plebis tuae Israel.
Israel.

CANTICLE.

Now dost thou dismiss Nunc dimittis servum
thy servant, O Lord, * ac- tuum, : Doroine : * secun-
cording to thy word in dum verbum tuurn in pace.
peace.

Then is repeated the Anthem. ,

A light. Lumen.

Since my eyes have seen Quia viderunt oculi mei,
* thy promised salvation. * salutare tuum.

A light. Lumen.

Which thou hast now Quod parasti * ante fa-
prepared * to shew unto all ciem omnium populorum.
nations.

A light. Lumen.

Glory be to the Father, Gloria Patri, tsfc.
&c.

A Light. Lumen.

As it was in the begin- Sicut erat in principio,
ning, &c. &c.

A Light. Lumen.

Then is sung the following Anthem.
Anth. Arise, O Lord, Ant. Exurge, Domine,
help us, and deliver us for adjuva nos : et libera nos
the sake of thy own name, propter nomen tuum. Ps
Ps. We have heard, O Deus, auribus nostris audi-
God, with our own ears, vimus, patres nostri anun*
and our fathers have rela- ciaverunt nobis. V. Gloria,
led to us thy wonders, V. Ant. Exurge, &c. to Ps.
Glory. Anth. Arise, tic.
to Ps.

Let us pray.

After Septuagesima, when this Feast does not fall on
a Sunday, if sold:

Let us kneel down. R. Stapd up again.
PRAYER. Exaudi.

GIVE ear, O Lord, we beseech thee, to thy people $
and grain, that what we outwardly perform by
this yearly devotion, we may inwardly obtain 4 he ef-
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fects of by the light of thy grace. Tbrom Christ oar
Lord. 22. Amen.

At Mass the Faithful hold their candles lighted du-
ring the Gospel, and from the Consecration till
after the Communion.

If the Yvkificatiot* fall on Septuagesima, Sex-
agesima, or Quinquagesima Sunday, the candles
are blessed and distributed; but the Mass of the Puri-
fication is deferred till next day.

MASS. Introit. Ps. xlvii.

WE have received thy QUSCEPIMUS, Dens,
mercy, O God, in O misericordiam tuam in
the midst of thy temple ; medio templi tui ; secun-
thy praise, O God, as well dum nomen tuum, Deus,
as thy name, is spread to ita et laus rua in fines ter-
the ends of the earth ; thy ras : justitia plena est dex-
right hand is full of jus- teratua. Ps. Magnus Do-
tice. Ps. Great is the Lord, minus, et ldudabilis nimis,
and worthy of all praise,, in civitate Dei nostri, in
in the city of our God, on monte sancto ejus. V.
his holy mountain. V. Gloria.
Glory.

COLLECT. Omnipotens. O Almighty and Eternal
God, we humbly beseech thy divine majesty 5 that as
thy only Son, in the substance of our flesh, was this
day presented in the temple : so our souls being per-
fectly cleansed, we may become a pure oblation, and be
presented to thee. Thro* the same.

LESSON. Mai. iii. 1. 4.

THUS saith the Lord God ; Behold 1 send my An-
gel, and he shall prepare the way before me 5 and
forthwith the Lord, whom you seek, and the Angel of
the covenant, whom you desire, shall come to his tem-
ple. * Behold he cometb, saith the Lord of hosts ; and
who shall be able to think on the day of his coming $
and who shall stand to see him ? for he cometh like a
consuming fire, and like the fuller's herb 5 and he shall
sit refining and purifying the silver, and shall cleanse
the sons of Levi, and purify them like gold and silver,
and they shall offer to the Lord sacrifices in righteous-
ness. And the sacrifices of Juda and Jerusalem shall
be acceptable to the Lord, as those were in former times,
and in the days of old, saith the Lord Almighty.

GRAD. Ps. xlvii. We Suscepimus, Deus, mf-
have received thy mercy, sericordiam tuam in medio

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O God; in the midst of , templi tui ; secundum no-
thy temple 5 thy praise, O men tuum, Deus, ita et laus
God, as well as thy name, tua in fines terra. V. Sicut
is spread to the ends of the audivimus, ita et vidimus in
earth. V. As we have civitateDeinostri, inmonte
heard, so have we seen it sanctoejus. Alleluia, AJlc*
come to pass in the city of luia. V. Senexpaerumpor-
our God, onhtsholymoun- tabat, puer autem senem
tain. Alleluia, Alleluia, regebat. Alleluia.
V. The old man carried
the child, and the child
governed the old man. Al-
leluia.

After Septuagesima, for the Alleluias andV. following
is said for the Tract the Canticle Nunc dimittis, p. 91.
GOSPEL. Luke ii. 22. 32.

AT that time ; When the days of the purification of
Mary, according to the law of Moses, were ac-
complished ; they carried Jesus to Jerusalem, tp present
him to the Lord, {as it is written in the law of the Lord,
(Every male that openeth the womb, shall be called con-
secrated to the Lord) and to offer a sacrifice, according
to what is appointed in the law of the Lord, a pair of
turtles, or two young pigeons. And behold there was
a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon *9 and he
was a just and religious man, waiting for the comfort of
Israel ; and the Holy Ghost was in him. And he had
received an answer from the Holy Ghost, that he should
not see death, till he bad first seen the Christ of the
Lord. And he came to the temple, by the spirit. And
when the child Jesus was brought in by his parents, to
perform in his behalf what was prescribed by the law ;
he also took him in his arms, and blessed God, saying 5
Now thou lettest thy servant, O Lord, depart in peace
according to thy word j for my eyes have seen thy sal-
vation, which thou hast prepared before the face of all
nations 5 alight to enlighten the Gentiles, and the glory
of thy people Israel. Credo.

OFFERT. Ps. xliv. Grace is spread on thy lips ;
therefore hath God blessed thee for ever and ever.

SECRET. Mercifully hear our prayers; O Lord, and
grant us the assistance of thy mercy, that what we offer
to thy divine majesty may be worthy to be accepted.
Thro'.

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Responsum accepit Si-
mcon a spiritu Sancto, non
visurum se mortem,, nisi
videret Christum DominL

COMM. Lukeu. Si- .
meon received an answer
from the Hcljr Ghost, that
he should not see death, till
he had*beheld the Christ of
the Lord. .

POSTCOMM. Qu*sumus. We beseech thee, O Lord
our God, that the sacred mysteries, which we have re-
ceived to preserve our new life, may, by the intercession
of blessed Mary, ever'a Virgin, become a remedy to
us both now, and for the time to come. Thro*.
II. VESPERS. Pss. on Concep. oftheB. V. M.p.4Ql.
Anth. QIMEON, a just Ant. QIMEON, Justus

O et timoratus, ex-
pectabat redeptionem Is-
rael, et Spiritus Sanctus
erat in eo.

and religious
man, was waiting, for the
redemption of Israeli and
the Holy Ghost was in
him.

Anth, It was revealed to
Simeon by the Holy Ghost,
that he should not see death,
till he had seen the Lord.

Anth* Simeon took the
child in his arms, and giv-
ing thanks, blessed the
Lord.

Anth. A light to enligh-
ten the Gentiles, and the
glory of thy people Israel.

Anth. They offered for
him to the Lord a pair of
turtles, or two young pi-
geons.

Little Chap. Beginning of the Lesson, to*, p. 526*
Hymn. Bright Mother of our Maker, hail ! p. 4Q2.t

V. It was revealed to V. Responsum accepi
Simeon by the Holy Ghost. Simeon a spiritu Sancto. R.

Ant. Responsum accepit
Simeon a Spiritu Sancto,
non visurum se mortem, ni-
si videret Dominum.

Ant. Accipicns Simeon
puerum in manibus, gratias
agens, benediut Dominum.

Ant. Lumen ad revela-
tionem Gentium, et gloriam
plebistuae Israel.

Ant. Obtulerunt pro eo
Domino par turturum, aut
duos polios columbarurn,

R. That he should not see
death till he had seen the
Christ of the Lord.

Non yisurum se mortem,
nisi videret Christum Do-
mini.
At the MAGNIFICAT.,
Anth. On this day the Ant. Hodie beata Virgo
blessed Virgin Mary pre- Maria puerum Jesum pre-
sented the child Jesus in sentavit in templo, ei Si-
the temple, and Simeon, meon, repletus Spiritu

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being full of the Holy Sancto, acccepfc eum in ul-
Ghost, took him in his nassuas, et benedixit De-
arm sf and blessed the ever- una in aeteraum.
living God.

Phayer, Collect at Mass, p. 526.
Then is made a Commem. of the following Feast,

III. St. BLASTUS, Bishop and Martyr.
At VESPERS. Ike Commem. AntL This saint,
V. Thou hast crowned, p. viii. Prayer. Deus, qui.
p. xi. . .

MASS. Introit. O ye priests, &c, as p. xi. '

IV. St. ANDREW CORSIMJBp. & Conf. Doulle.

VESPERS. Alias at p. xxviii. IntheH\Mnis
said : Deserves that we. Prayer. Collect at Mass.

MASS. Introit. The Lord settled. &c. p. xxix.
except :

COLLECT. Dens, qui. O God, who in ©very
age furnishest thy Church with new examples of virtue ;
grant thy faithful so to follow the footsteps of blessed
Andrew, thy confessor and Bishop, as to come one day
to share in his reward. Thro'.

The II. Vespers are from the Little Chapter of
the following Feast, with a Commem. of St. Andrew.

V. St. AGATHA, Virgin and Martyr. A Doulle.

I. VESPERS. The Psalms as on Sundays, p. 74.
except the last, which is : Laudate Dominum omnes,
P 95.

Anth.\KTHO art thou, Ant. f\UI$ es tu, qui
VV that are come Vj£ venisti ad me

to heal my wounds ? I am curare vulnera mea ? Ego
an apostle of Christ, O sum Apostolus Christi, ni-
daughter, have no distrust hil in me dubites, filia.
of me.

Anth. I never applied Ant. Medicinam carna-
any bodily medicine ; but lem corpori meo nunquam
I have our Lord Jesus exhibui ; sed habeo Domi-
Christ, who, by his word num Jesum Christum, qui
alone, restoreth all things, solo sermone restaurat uni-
verse.

Anth. I give thee thanks, Ant. Gratias tibi ago,
O Lord Jesus Christ, be- Domine Jesu Christe, quia
cause thou art mindful of memor es mei, et misisti

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ad me Apostolum tuurri cu-
rare vulnera mea.

Ant. Benedico *te Pater
Domini mei Jesu Christi,
quia, per Apostolum tuum,
mamilJam meant meo pec-
tori restituisti.

Ant. Qui me dignarus
est ab omni plaga curare,
et mamillam meant meo
pectori restituere, ipsum in-
voco Deum vivum.

The Little Chapter. I will confess to thee, p. 511.
The Hymn. Regard our vows. />. xliv. V. In thy
comeliness, p. xlv.

At the MAGNIFICAT.

me, and bast tent thy A*
postle to cure my wounds.

Anth. I blest thee, O
Father of my Lord Jesus
Christ, who by thy Apos-
tle, bast restored my breast
to my body.

Anth. He that hath been'
pleased to cure all my
wounds, and to restore my
breast to my body, him I
call upon, the living God.

Anth. Blessed Agatha
standing in the midst of the
prison, and spreading out
her hands prayed to the
Lord thus : O Lord Jesus
Christ, my good master, I
give thee thanks for making
me overcome the torments
of the executioners ; com-
mand me, O Lord, to ar-
rive happily to thy never*
fading glory*

Ant. Stans beata Agatha .
in medio carceris, expansis
manibus orabat ad Dorai-
num ; Domine Jesu Christe
magister bone, grattas tibi
ago, qui me fecisti vincere
tormenta carnincum ; jube
me, Domine, ad tuam im-
mareescibilem gloriam fe-
liciter pervenire*

Prayer. Collect at Mass.
MASS. Introit.

LET us all rejoice in the
Lord, and celebrate
this festival in honour of
blessed Agatha the Martyr,
for whose martyrdom the
Angels rejoice, and join in
the praises of the Son of
God. Ps. My heart hath
uttered a good word : I re-
fer ray works to the King.

GAUDEAMUSomnes
in Domino, diem
festum celebrantes sab
honore beatse Agathae Mar-
tyris; de cujus passione
gaudent Angeli, et collau-
dant Filium Dei. Ps.
Eructavit cor roeum ver-
bum bonum $ dico ego opera
meaRegi. V. Gloria.

V. Glory.

COLLECT. Dens, qui niter caetera. Comsc. p. xlvi.

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EPISTLE. 1 Cor. i. 26. 31.

BRETHREN : Consider those among you, who have
been called to the faith 5 there are not many, wise
according to the flesh, not many powerful, nor many
noble ; but God hath chosen the foolish things of this
world to confound the wise 5 he hath chosen the weak
things of this world to confound the mighty 5 and God
hath chosen the mean and contemptible things of the
world, and even those things that were not, to destroy
those things which are j to the end that no flesh might
glory in bis sight. And it is by this means that you are
in Christ Jesus, who is given us by God to be our wis-
dom, pur righteousness, our sanctification, and redemp-
tion ; that, as it is written, he that glorieth, may glory
in the Lord.

GRAD. Ps. xlv. God Adjuvabit earn Deus
will assist her with his vnltu suo 5 Deus in medio
looks ; God is in her, and ejus, non commovebitur.
she shall not fall. V. A V. Fluminis impetus latifi-
s wift running stream rejoic- cat civitatem Dei ; sancti-
eth the city of God j the ficavit tabernaculum suum
Most High hath consecrat- Altissimus. Alleluia. V.
ed his tabernacle. Alleluia, Loquebar de testimoniis
Alleluia. V. I spake of tuis in conspectu regura,
thy law in, the presence of et non confundebar. Al-
kings,and I was not asham- leluia.
ed. Alleluia.

After Septuagesima, instead of the Alleluias and V.
following, is said theTRACT. They who sow. p. xxiii.
GOSPEL. Matt. xix. 3. 12«

AT that time : The Pharisees came to Jesus to tempt
him, saying : Is it lawful for a man to put away
his wife for any cause whatever } And he answering,
said to them : Have you not read, that be who made
man at the beginning made them male and female ? And
said : For this cause shall a man leave father and mother
and cleave to his wife, and they shall be two in one flesh.
Wherefore they are not any longer two, but one flesh.
What therefore God hath joined together let no man put
asunder. They say to him: Why therefore did Moses
order to give a bill of divorce, and so put her away?
He saith to them : Moses permitted you, on account of
the hardness of your hearts, to put away your wives;
but it was not so from the beginning. And I say to you :
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nication, and shall many another committcth adultery: and "
-whoever marrieth her that is pat away, committeth a-
dultery. His disciples say to him ; If the case of
a man with is wife be so, it is not expedient to marry.
He said to them: All take not that saying; but only
those, to whom it is given. For there are Eunuchs,
who were born so from their mothers' womb : and there
are Eunuchs, who are made such by men ; and there
are Eunuchs, who have made themselves so for the
kingdom of heaven. He that can undertake it, let him
undertake it.

OFFERT. Ps. xliv. Afferentur Regi virgines
Virgins shall be brought in post earn ; proximae ejus
her retinue to the King 5 afferentur tibi.
her relations shall be pre-
sented to thee.

Secret. Receive, O Lord. p. xlviii.

COMM. He who vouch- Qui me dignatus est ab
safed to heal all my wounds, omni plaga curare, et ma-
and restore my brrast to millam meam meo pectori
my body, is the living God, restituc re, ipsum invoco
whom I call upon. Deura vivum.

Postcommunion. Auxilientur. p. xlviii.
II. VESPERS.

The Psalms asoji Sundays, p. 74, except the last,
which is: Lauda Jerusalem, p. 103. V.Grace is
spread, p. xlviii. * The rest as in the first Vespers,
/>. 529. With a ComMem. of the following Feast.

VI. St. DOROTHY, Virgin and Martyr.

At VESPERS. The Commem. Anth. Come, O
spouse. V. In thy comeliness p. xlv. Prayer. Iu-
dulgentiam, p.xlix.

MASS. &c. Introit. Sinners have hid, p. xlviii.

VII. St. ROMUALDUSrAbbot. A Double.
VESPERS. As p. xlii. In the Hymn is said : De-
serves that we. Prayer. Collect. Intercessio, p. xlii.
MASS. Introit. The mouth of, p xxxvii.
In the second Vespers, the Office is from theLiTTix
Chapter of the following Feast.

VIII. St. JOHN ofltt ATHA^Cmfes&or. A Double.
VESPERS. As p. xxxvii. In the Hymn is said:

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Deserves that we Pk a ybr . Collect at Mass.

Then is made a Commemoration of St. Romualdus.
Anth. This man. V. The Lord led. p. xxxix. Prayer.
Intercessio, p. xlii.
MASS. Introit. The mouth of &c. p. xxxvii. except :

COLLECT. Deus, qui. O God, who, by holy
John, wast pleased with thy heavenly directions to in-
stitute the order of the most holy Trinity, for the re-
deeming of captives out of the hands of the Saracens :
grant, we beseech thee, that, by his merits, we may
be delivered from all captivity, both of body and mind,
by the assistance of thy holy grace. Thro'.

In the second Vespers is made a Commemoration
of the following Feast.

IX. St. APOLLANIA. Virgin and Martyr.
At VESPERS. The Commem. Anth. Come,
spouse. V. In thy comeliness, p. xlv. Prayer. De-
us qui inter, p. xlv.

MASS. Jntroit. I spake. &c. p. xlvii.

X. St. SCHOLASTICA, Virgin. A Double.
VESPERS. All as p. xliv. Prayer. Collect at Mass.

MASS. Introit. Thou lovedst righteousness.
&c. as p. li. Or, All the rich, p. lii. except:

COLLECT. Deus, qui. O God, who, to recom-
mend to us innocence of life, wast pleased to let the
soul of thy blessed Virgin Scholastica ascend to heaven
in the Shape of a dove : grant, by her merits and pray-
ers, that we may lead innocent lives here, and come to
thy eternal joys hereafter. Thro'.

XIV. St. VALENTINE, Priest and Martyr.

At VESPERS. The Commem. Anth. This saint.
V. Thou hast crowned, p. viii. Prayer. Collect at
Mass.
MASS. Introit. The righteous man kc.p. xiii. except :

COLLECT. Prasta, quasumus. Grant, we be-
seech thee, O Almighty God, that we who solemnize
the festival of blessed Valentine thy Martyr, may, by
his intercession be delivered from all the evils that threa-
ten us. Thro*.

SECRET. Be appeased, O Lord, we beseech thee,

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with the offerings we have made, and, by the interces-
sion of blessed Valentine, thy Martyr, defend us from all
dangers. Thro*.

POSTCOMM. Sit nobis. May this divine sacra-
ment stengthen us, OLord, both in body and soul,
that, by the intercession of blessed Valentine, thy
Martyr, we may receive the effects of what we cele-
brate. Thro*.

XV. 55. FAUSTINUr^JOVITA, Martyrs.
At VESPERS. The Commem. Anth. For to them.
V. Rejoice, p. xix. Prayer. Deua, qui. p.xxv.
MASS. Introit. The salvation of &c. p. xxv.

XVII. St. SIMEON, Bishop and Martyr. .

At Vespers. The Commemoration. Anth. This
saint. V. Thou hast crowned, p. viii. Prayer. Infir-
nritatem, p. viii.

MASS. Introit. The Lord settled, &c. p. viii.

XXII. St. PETER'S CHAIR at ANTIOCH. D.

The whole Office both at Vespers and Mass, as on
Jan. 18. p. 504, omitting the Commem. of St.
Prisca.

XXIII. or XXIV. The VIGIL qJ^St. MATTHIAS Ap.
MASS. Introit. I am like a fruitful. With the rest,

asp. I.

XXIV. or XXV. St. MATTHIAS, the Ap. D. 2d. CI.
VESPERS. All as, p. iii. Prayer. Collect at Mass.

MASS. Introit. To me O God, p. 486.

COLLECT. Deus, qui tea turn. O God, who didst

add blessed Matthias to the number of thy Apostles :

grant, we beseech thee, that, by his prayers, we may

be always sensible of the effects of thy mercy. Thro*.

LESSON. Acts 1. 15.

IN those days : Peter rising up in the midst of the
brethren (the number of persons assembled together
being about an hundred and twenty) said $ Men and
brethren, the Scripture must be fulfilled, which the
Holy Ghost foretold by the mouth of David concerning
Judas, who was at the hend of those wifo took Jesus,
and who was of our number, and had a share of the
same ministry. And he indeed purchased a, field with

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the price of his iniquity, and being hanged burst asun-
der, and his bowels all came out. And this was so well
known to all that dwelt at Jerusalem, that the field was
called, in their language, Haceldama, that is, a field of
blood. For it is written in the book of Psalms ; Let their
habitation become desolate, and let there be none to
dwell in it : and his bishopric let another take. Where-
fore it is necessary that some one of those, who have
been in our company all the time that the Lord Jesus
went in and out among us, beginning from the baptism
of John, till the day on which he was taken up from us,
be chosen to be a witness with us of his resurrection.
And they presented two, Joseph, called Barsabus, who
was sur named the Just, and Matthias. And they pray-
ed, saying; Lord, whoknowest the hearts of all, shew
which of these two thou hast chosen to take the place of
this ministry and Apostleship, from which Judas, by
bis crime, hath fallen, to go to his own place. And
they gave them the lots : and the lot fell upon Matthias,
and he was added to the number of the eleven Apostles.

GRAD./Vcxxxviii.Thy Nimis honorati sunt a-
friends, O God, are ex- rnici tni, Dens: nimis con-
ceeding honourable : ex- fortatus est principatus ex-
ceeding mighty is their rum. V. Dinumerabo eds :
power. V. 1 will set about et super arenam raultipli-
to number them : but their cabuntur.
number will be found more
than the sands of the sea.

TRACT. Thou hast given him. p. ix. Gospel.
Matt, as Jan. 15, p. 502.

OFFERT.Ps.xliv.Thou Constitues eos prtncipes
wilt make them rulers o- super omnem terram : me-
ver the whole earth j and mores erunt nominis tui,
they shall be mindful of tby Domine, in omni progenie
name from generation to et generatione.
generation, O Lord.

SECRET. Grant, O Lord, that the prayers of bles-
sed Matthias, thy Apostle, may accompany the offer-
ings we make to thy holy name 5 so that we may both
be cleansed from our sins, and defended thereby. Thro\
Preface of the Apostles, p. 55.

COMM- Matt. xix. You, Vos, qui secuti estis me*
who have followed me, shall sedebitis super sedes, judi-
sit on thrones, judging the cantes duodeciin tribua I&-
twelve tribes of Israel. rael.

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POSTCOMM. Pr*sta, quasumus. Grant, we be-
seech thee, O Almighty God, that, by virtue of the
sacrament which we have received, and by the inter-
cession of blessed Matthias, thy Apostle, we may ob-
tain pardon of oar sins, and peace. Thro*.

FEASTS of MARCH.

I. St. DAVID, Bishop and Confessor. A Double.

All as in the Common, p. xxviii.

II. St. CHAD, Bishop and Confessor. A Double.
All as p. xxviii. except :

COLLECT. Om72J/)o^e7U.O Almighty and eternal God,
who affordest us joy on this solemnity of blessed Chad,
thy Confessor and Bishop, we humbly implore thy cle-
mency, that as we with devotion celebrate this feast, so
we may, by his intercession, obtain the remedies of
everlasting life. Thro*.

SECRET. Mercifully hear, O Lord, our supplica-
tions, and grant, by the intercession of blessed Chad,
thy Confessor and Bishop, that we may perform these
heavenly mysteries, exempt from all sin, and become
clean by thy grace, and the mysteries we celebrate.
Thro'.

POSTCOMM. Prasta. Grant we beseech thee, 0
Lord our God, that being cleansed by these divine mys-
teries, and the intercession of blessed Chad, thy Con-
fessor and Bishop, we may tend to the full participation
of the sacrament above, .which we have here tasted on
earth. Thro'.

IV. St. CASIMER, Confessor. A Semidoulle.

At VESPERS. The Commem. Anth. I will compare.
V, The Lord loved, p. xxxvii. Prayer. Col. at Mass.

Then is made a Commem. of St. Lucius, Pope and
.Martyr. Anth. This saint. V. Thou hast crowned. />. viii.
Prayer. Deus,qui nos beati. p. xi.
MASS. &c. Introit. The Mouth of. p. xxxvii. except.
COLLECT. Deus, qui inter regales. O God, who amidst
the delights of a court, and the attractive snares of the
world, didst preserve holy Casimer constant and faithful
in thy service ; grant, we beseech thee, that by his inter-
. cession, thy people may despise the things of this world,
and eargerly pursue those that are everlasting. Thro.

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Here and at the Secibt and Postcomm. is made a
Commemoration of St. Lucius. Collect. Deus,
qui dos beati. Common, p. xK

VII. St. THOMAS of AQUINO, Conf. and Dr. d.
VESPERS. Asp. xxxvii. except at the Magnificat.
Anth. O excellent, p. xxxiv.

Prater. Collect at Mass.

In the first Vespers is made a Commemoration ofSS.
Perpetua 0/kJFelicitas, Martyrs.

Anth. For to these be- Ant. Istarum est enim
long the kingdom of hea- regnumcoelorum, quae con -
ven, who, despising the tempserunt vitam mundi, &
things of this world, have perveneruntadpraemiareg-
obtained the rewards of the ni, et laverunt stolas suas
kingdom, and washed their In sanguine agni.
garments in the blood of
the lamb.

V. Thou hast crowned V. Gloria et honore co-
them with glory and ho- ronasti eas, Domine. R.
nor, O Lord. R. And Et constituisti eas super
thou hast placed them over opera mauuum tnarum.
the works of thy hands.

PRAYER. Da nobis. Grant, we beseech thee, O
Lord our God, that with a constant devotion we may
celebrate the victories of thy holy Virgins and Martyrs,
Perpetua and Felicitas, that, though ^ve cannot solem-
nize them as we ought, we may seek their prayers with
all due humility. Thro*.
MASS. Introit. He opened his mouth./), xxxiv. excepli

COLLECT. Deus, qui Ecclesiam. O God, who,
by the wonderful learning of blessed Thomas, thy Con-
fessor, hast illustrated thy church, and enlarged it by
his virtues j grant, we beseech thee, we may understand
what he taught, and in our lives follow what he practised .
Thro'

Here, and at the Secret and Postcomm. is made n
Commem. q/*£S. Perpetua, &c. Collect. Da
nobis, as above.

LESSON. Wisd\ vii.

1 Wished for it, and undemanding was given roe ; I
prayed, and the spirit of wisdom came. upon me :
and I preferred her to kingdoms and thrones ; and rich-
es I esteemed as nothing in comparison of her. I coiu-
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pared not precious stones to her : for all gold, in com-
parison of her, is only like a little sand : and silver shall
be accounted as dirt in her sight. 1 loved her above
health and beauty, and resolved to take her for my light
because her brightness cannot be put out. There came
to me also with her all good things, and very great ho-
nors by her hands, and I had joy in every thing : for
this wisdom went before me, and I knew not she was
the mother of all these things. I learnt her without dis-
sembling, and I impart her without envy, and I hide
not her excellencies. For she is as an infinite treasure
to men, and they that make use of her, are made par-
takers of the friendship of God, being commendable for
the gifts of bis wisdom.

The SECRET of SS. Perpbtua, &c.

LOOK down, we beseech thee, O Lord, on the of-
ferings laid on thy altar, on this feast of thy holy
Virgins and Martyrs, Perpetua and Felicitas, that as
thou hast bestowed glory on them by these sacred mys-
teries, so thou may st likewise grant us pardon. Thro*.
POSTCOMM. of the same. Pnesta nobis. Grant
us, we beseech thee, O Lord, by the intercession of
thy Virgins and Martyrs, to receive with a pure mind,
what we receive with our mouths. Thro'.

VII*. St. FEUxfiftshop 1* Confessor. A Double.
All as p. xxviii.

IX. St. FRANCE^ Widow. A Double.

VESPERS. As p. lv. Prayer. Collect at Mass.

MASS. Introit. I have found. &c. p. lvii. except:

COLLECT. Deus, qui be at am. O God, who,

x among other priviliges of thy grace, didst honor blessed

Frances, thy handmaid, with the familiar company of

an angel ; grant, we beseech thee, by her prayers, that

we may be admitted into the company of the Angels.

Thro'.

X. The FORTY MARTYRS. A Semidoulle.

At VESPERS. The Commem. Anth. For to them.
V. Rejoice, p. xix. Prayer. Collect at Mass.

MASS. Introit. Ps. xxxiii. The righteous cried
4>ut, and the Lord heard them ; and delivered them from
all their distress. Ps. I will bless the Lord at all times;
his praise shall be for ever in my mouth. V. Glory.

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COLLECT. Pnesta, quasumus. Grant, we be-
seech thee, O Almighty God, that as we have seen the
courage of thy holy martyrs, in the confession of thy
faith, we may experience their kindness in interceding
with thee for us. Thro*.

EPISTLE. Heb. xi. as Jan. 20, p. 509.

GRAD. Ps. 132. Behold how good and delightful
it is for brethren to live in peace. V. It is like the per-
fumed oil, which from the head came down all over the
bread of Aaron.

Tract. They who sow. p. xxiii. Gospel. Luke vi.
p. xxiv.

OFFRT. Psalm 31. Rejoice in the Lord, and exult
ye righteous ones ; and piaise him all ye upright of heart.

SECRET. Mercifully, O Lord, look down on the
sacrifice which we offer thee j and grant, by the inter-
cession of thy martyrs, that it may increase our devotion,
and avail to our salvation. Thro1.

COMM. Matt. xii. Whoever shall do the will
of my Father, who is in heaven ; the same is my brother,
sister, and mother, saith the Lord*

POSTCOMM. Quasumus. We beseech thee, O
Almighty God, that we may one day receive the effects
of that salvation, of which we have received the pledge
in these mysteries. Thro.'

XL St JOHN of GOD, Confessor. A Double.
VESPERS. All as p. xxxvii. Prayer. Collect atMass.
MASS. Introit. The mouth of, &c. p. xxxvii. except:

COLLECT. Deus, qui beaium. O God, who didst
grant thy servant John, being inflamed with the fire of
thy love, to walk without hurt thro* the midst of flames,
and by him didst institute a new order in thy Church ;
grant by hv merits, that the fire of thy charity may cure
our diseased souls, and obtain for us eternal remedies.
Thro'.

GOSPEL. Matt. xxii. .35.

AT that time 3 The Pharisees came to Jesus 5 And
one of them, a doctor of the law, put a question
to him, tempting him : Master, which is the great com-
mandment of the law ? Jesus said to him : Thou shalt
love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with
thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind. This is the
greatest and first commandment. And the second is like
to this : Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On

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these two commandments depend the whole law and the
prophets. And the Pharisees being gathered together,
Jesus asked them, saying : What think you of the Christ?
Whose son is he ? They say to him : David's, i He saith
to them : How then doth David in spirit call him Lord,
saying : The Lord said unto my Lord : Sit thou on my
right hand, until I make thy enemies a footstool for thy
feet. If David then call him Lord 5 how is he his son ?
And no one was able to answer him a word 5 nor durt
any one from that day put any more questions to him.

XII. St GREGORY the GREAT, P., and Dr. AL

VESPERS. As p. xxviii. except at the Magnificat.
Anth. O excellent, p. xxxiv. Prayer. Collect at
Mass.

MASS. Introit. O ye priests of God. p. xi.

COLLECT. Deus qui anim*. O God, who hast
rewarded the soul of blessed Gregory, tby servant, with
eternal bliss ; mercifully grant that we, who are oppres-
sed by the weight of our sins, may find relief by his in*
tercession. Thro'.

Epistle. 2 Tim. iv. p, xxxy.

GRAD. Ps. cix. The Juravit Dornmus, et noo
Lord hath sworn, and he proenitebit eum ; tu es sa-
wiil not repent it ; thou cerdos in aeternum secun-
art a priest for ever accord- dnm ordinem Melchisedec.
ing to the order of Melchi- V. Dixit Dominus Domino
sedec. V. The Lord said me© 3 Sede a dextris roeis.
to my Lord: Sit thou on
my right hand.

Tract. Blessed is the man. p. xxx. Gospel. Matt,
v. p. xxxvi. Oifertory. My truth, p. xxxiv.

SECRET. Grant, we bsseech thee, O Lord, by the
intercession of blessed Gregory, that this sacrifice may
be of benefit to us, by the offering of which thou wast
pleased to cancel the sins of the whole world. Thro*.
Communion. This is the faithful, p. xxxvi.

POSTCOMM. Deus, qui btutum. O God, who
didst equal blessed Gregory, the Bishop, to tbe rest of
thy saints in merit, mercifully grant that, as we cele-
brate his memory, so we may also follow his example.
Thro'.

XVf L St. PATRICK, Conf. **d Bp. A Stmuknble.
At VESPERS. The Commem. Anth. O Priest, &c.

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Vf The Lord loved, p. xxix. Prayer. Collect at Mass.
MASS. Introit. The Lord settled, p. xxix. except:
COLLECT. Deus, qui. O God, who wast pleased
to send blessed Patrick, thy Bishop and Confessor, to
preach thy glory to the Gentiles : grant, by his merits
and prayers, that we may, through thy grace, be en-
abled to keep thy commandments. Thro*.

XIX. St. JOSEPH, Confessor. Double of the 2nd CI.

VESPERS. The Psalms as on Sundays,/). 74. except

the last, which is : Laudale Dominum omnes, p. Qb.

Arith. JACOB begot Jo- Ant. JACOB autem ge-
«J seph the hus- «J nuit Joseph virum

Marias, de qua natus est Je-
sus, qui vocatur Chris tus.

Ant. Missus est Angelus
Gabriel a Deo ad virginem
desponsatam viro, cui no-
men erat Joseph, de domo
David, et nomen virgin is
Maria. .

Ant. Cum esset despon-
sata mater Jesa Maria Jo-
seph, antequam conveni-
rent, inventa est in utero
habens de spiritu sancto.

band of Mary, of whom
was born Jesus, who is
called the Christ.

Anth. The Angel Gabriel
was sent by God to a virgin
espoused to a man of the
house of David, whosename
was Joseph, and the name
of the Virgin was Mary.

Anth. When Mary the
mother of Jesus was espou-
sed to Joseph, before they
had been together, she was
found to be with child by
the Holy Ghost.

Anth. Her husband Jo-
seph being a righteous man,
and not willing to expose
her, intended to put her a-
way privately.

Anth. The Angel of the
Lord appeared to Joseph,
saying 5 Joseph, son of
David, fear not to take Ma-
ry thy wife ; for that which
is conceived in her, is of
the Holy Ghost ; she shall
bring forth a son, and thou
shah call bis name Jesus.

Ant. Joseph vir ejus, cum
esset Justus, et nollet earn
traducere, voluit occulte
dimittere earn.

Ant. Angelus Domini
apparuit Joseph dicens ;
Joseph, fali David, noli
timere accipere Mariam
coujugem tuam ; quod e-
nim in ea natum est, de
Spiritu Sancto est 5 pariet
autem nTium, et vocabis
nomen ejus Jesum.

LITTLE CHAPTER. Prov xxvni.

THE faithful man shall be much praised, and he that
is the guardian of the Lord, shall be glorified.

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Mar. ig.

HYMN.

LETheavVs bright host *THE;
thy praise proclaim,
And Christian Choirs re-
sound the same,
Joseph in chastest wedlock

tied,
To th' ever Virgin Bride.
Thy pregnant Consort

breaks thy rest,
And anxious doubts disturb

thy breast ;
Till th' Angel thy suspicion

heals,
And God, made man, re-
veals.
Thy arms embrace thy

new-born Lord 5
With him thou flee* st from

Herod's sword :
Him three days lost thou

find'st again,
And joy succeeds thy pain.
In th' other world have

saints their bliss,
And wear the palms de-

serv'd in this 5
Thou, crown'd with greater

happiness,
On earth dost God possess.
Pardon our sins, great

One and Three,
Let Joseph's prayers bring

US to thee :
Where we may sing loud

hymns of praise,
For endless years and days.

Amen.
V. He appointed him
Lord of his house. R. And
chief over all he bad.

Joseph, celebrent
X agmina coelitum,
Te cuncti resonent Christia-

dum chori,
Qui clarus mentis, junctds

es inclytae
Casto faedere Virgini.
Almo cum tumidam ger-
mine conjugem
Admirans, dubio taogeris

anxius y
AfBatu superi flaminis An-

gelus,
Conceptum puerum docet.

Tu natum Dominum

stringis; ad exteras
JEgypti profugum tu Be-

queris plagas j
Amissum Solymis quaeris,

et invenis,
Miscens gaudia fletibus.
Post mortem reliquos

mors pia consecrat,
Palmamque emeritos gloria

suscipit :
Tu vivens, superis par,

frucris, Deo,
Mira sorte beatior.

Nobis, surama Trias,

pares precantibus
Da Joseph mentis sidera

scandere 5
Ut tandem liceat nos tibi

perpetim,
Gratum promere canticum.

Amen.
V. Constituit eum Domi-
num domus sua?. R. Et
principem omnis posses*

sionis suss.
At the MAGNIFICAT.
Anth. Joseph rising from Ant. £xurgens Joseph a
sleep, did as $he angel of somno fecit, sicut praecepit

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the Lord commanded him, ei Angelus Domini, et ac-
and took his wife. cepit conjugem suam.

Pbayer. Colect at Mass.
MASS. Intro it. The righteous man. p. xl.
COLLECT. Sanctisssima. Grant, we beseech thee, O
Lord, that the merits of the spouse of thy most holy
Virgin-mother may be assisting to us 5 and what we
cannot obtain through our own weakness, may it be
granted to us by his prayers. Who livest.
Lesson. Ecclus. xlv. p. xlii. Gradual, ib. Tract.
Blessed is the man, p: xxx.
GOSPEL. Matt. i. 18.
X TT THEN Mary the Mother of Jesus was espoused to
VV Joseph, before they came together, she was
found with child by the Holy Ghost. And Joseph her
husband being a righteous man, and unwilling to expose
her, thought secretly to dismiss her. But while he was
thinking on these things, behold an angel of the Lord
appeared to him in his sleep, saying: Joseph, son of
David, fear not to take Mary thy wife 5 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 5
for he shall save his people from their sins.
OFFERT. My truth. Common, p. xxxix.
SECRET. We pay thee, O Lord, our bounden
homage, humbly beseeching thee, to preserve in us thy
gifts, by the prayers of blessed Joseph the husband of
th» Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son, on whose
festival we offer thee this sacrifice of praise. Thro* the
same.

COMM. Joseph, son of Joseph, fili David, ne ti-
David, fear not to take meas accipere Mar i am con-
Mary thy wife : for that jugem tuam ; quod enim in
which is conceived in her, ea natum est, de Spiritu
is of the Holy Ghost. Sancto est.

POSTCOMM. Adesto. Hear us, O merciful God,
and vouchsafe, by the intercession of blessed Joseph, thy
Confessor, to preserve in us, what thou hast bestowed
upon us. Thro*.

«^«^^«^«^^» ^^.^
XX. St. CUTHBERT, Bishop and Confessor. A d.

All as p. xxviii. except:
COLLECT. Deus qui. O God, who, by the in-
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grant that, by the intercession of blessed Cuthbert, thy
Confessor and Bishop, we may deserve to arrive at the
summit of virtue. Thro'.

SECRET. Receive, O Lord, we beseech tbee, the
victim of our redemption j and, by the intercession ot
blessed Cuthbert, thy Confessor and Bishop, mercifully
grant us health of body and mind. Thro*.

POSTCOMM. Sancta tua. May the holy sacrament
we have received, O Lord, protect us by its efficacy; and,
by the intercession of blessed Cuthbert, thy Confessor
and Bishop, whose life was truly glorious, preserve us
in peace and holiness. Thro*.

XXI. St. BENEDICT, Abbot. J Double.
All the Office as p. xlii.

XXV. We ANNUNCIATION o//A<?B. V.Mary

D. 2 CI.

I. VESPERS. Psalms as directed p. 4Q1.

Anth. rriHE Angel Ga- Ant. A yTISSUS est Ga-

X briel was sent JLVL briel Angelus

to Mary, a virgin espoused ad Mariam, virginem des-

to Joseph. ponsatam Joseph.

Anth. Hail Mary, full of Ant. Ave Maria, gratia
grace, the Lord is with plena, Dominus tecum ;
thee ; blessed art thou a- benedicta tu in mulieribus.
mongst women.

Anth. Fear not, Mary, Ant. Ne timeas, Maria,
thou hast found favor with invenisti gratiam apud Do-
the Lord ; behold thou minum ; ecce concipies et
shalt conceive, and bring paries filium.
forth a son.

Anth. The Lord will give Ant. Dabit ei Dominus
him the throne of his father sedem David patris eus,
David, and he shall reign et regnabitinseternum,
for ever.

Anth. Behold the hand- Ant. Ecce ancilla Domi-
maid of the Lord ; be it to ni ; rTat mini secundum ver-
me according (o thy word, bum tuum.

The LITTLE CHAPTER. Isaiah vii.

BEHOLD a virgin shall conceive, and bring forth a
son, and his name shall be called Emmanuel. He
shall eat butter and honey, that he may know how to re;
fuse evil, and choose good.

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Hymn. Bright Mbther of our Maker, as p. 4Q2.

V. Hail Mary, full of , V.Ave Maria, gratia pie-
grace. . R. The Lord is na. R. Dominus tecum,
with thee. c,

At the MAGNIFICAT.

Anth. The Holy Ghost Ant. Spiritus Sanctus in
shall descend upon thee, O te descendet, Maria, et vir-
Mary, and the power of tus Altissimi obumbrabit ti-
the Most High shall over- bi.
shadow thee.

Prayer. Collect at Mass.

MASS.

Intro it. All the rich among the people, p. lxviii.
Collect Deus, qui beatae, p. lxvi. Lesson. Is.
vii. p. lxvi. Gradual. Grace is spread, p. lviii.
Tract. Hear, O daughter, p. lii. Gospel. Luke i.
p. lxvii, Offertory. Hail Mary, ib. Secret, ^.Prbfac*,
On the Annunciation, Ordinary, p. 54. Commu-
nion. Behold, p. lxviii. Postcommunion. Gratiam
tuam, p. lxviii.

II. VESPERS. All as in the first p. 544, except:

At the MAGNIFICAT.

Anth. The Angel Gabriel Ant. Gabriel Angelus lo-

spoke to Mary, saying : cutus est Mariae, dicens :

Hail, full of grace, the Ave, gratia plena, Dominus

Lord is with thee ; blessed tecum ; benedicta tu in mu-

art thou amongst women, lieribus.

Prayer. Collect at Mass.

FEASTS of APRIL.

II. St. FRANCIS of PAULA, Confessor. A Double.
VESPERS. As p. xxxvii. Prayer. Collect at Mass.
MASS. Introit. The righteous man, &c. p. xl.
except:

COLLECT. Dens, humilium. O God ,who exaltest
the humble, and didst raise blessed Francis to the
glory of thy saints ; grant, we beseech thee, that, thro'
his merits, and by following his example, we may hap-
pily obtain those rewards, which thou hast promised to
die humble. Thro*.

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Epistle. Phil. ill. 7. as above, p. 502.

SECRET. May the offerings, O Lord, of thy devout
people, "which we lay 011 thy altars, be pleasing to thee,
and advantageous to us, by the merits of blessed Francis.
Thro*.

POSTCOMM. Sumpta, Domine. May the heaven-
ly sacraments, O Lord, which we have received, procure
for us, by the intercession of blessed Francis, thy Confes-
sor, all necessary helps, both for this life and that which
is to come. Thro*.

III. St RICHARD, Bishop and Confessor. Doulle.
All as p. xxvii. except:

COLLECT. O God, who, by the merits of blessed
Richard, thy Confessor and Bishop, didst make thy
Church, shine with glorious miracles 5 grant that* we thy
servants, may, by his intercession, arrive at an eternal
glory of bliss. Thro*.

SECERT. Grant, we beseech thee, O merciful God,
that, by the intercession of blessed Richard thy Confessor
and Bishop, the sacrifice we offer thy majesty, may
procure us grace here, and eternal glory hereafter.
Thro*.

fOSTCOMM. Hac sacrosancta. May the sacred
mysteries we have received, O Lord, prove salutary to
us ; which blessed Richard thy Confessor and Bishop dis-
pensed with devotion. Thro'.

IV. St. ISIDORE, Bp. Conf. and Dr. Doulle.
VESPERS. As p. xxvii. At the Magnificat. Anthm
O excellent Doctor, p. xxxiv. Prayer. Deus, qui
populo, ib.

MASS. Ell as of Doctors, p. xxxiv.

V. St. VINCENT FERRERIUS, Confessor. A Doulle
VESPERS. Asp. xxxvif. Prayer. Collect at Mas?.

MASS. Introit. The mouth of the righteous man.
With the rest. p. xxxvii. except : ■

COLLECT'. Dens, qui Ecclesiam. O God, who
wast pleased to illustrate thy Church by the virtues and
preaching of blessed Vincent, thy Confessor 5 grant us,

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thy servants, that we may be both instructed by his ex-
ample, and by the assistance of his prayers be delivered
from all evil. Thro'.

XI. St. LEO, Pope, Confessor, and Doctor. A Dou.

VESPERS As p; xxviii. At the Magnificat. Antk.

O excellent, p. xxxiv. Prayer. Deus, qui populo, i7».

MASS. Introit. He opened. &c, p. xxxiv.
LESSON. Eccles. xxxix. 6. 14.

THE righteous man will give his heart to watch early
to the Lord, who made him, and he will pray in the
sight of the Most High. He will open his mouth in
prayer, and make supplication for his sins. For if it shall
please the great Lord he will fill him with the spirit of
understanding $ and he will pour forth the words of his
wisdom as showers, and in his prayer he will confess to
the Lord. And the Lord shall direct his counsel, and
his order of life, and advise him in his difficulties. Ht
will shew forth the discipline he hath learned, and shall
glory in the law of the covenant of the Lord. Many
shall join in the. commendation of his wisdom and the
memory of it shall never be forgotten. The remembrance
of him shall never be lost, and his name shall be in re-
quest from generation to generation. The nations shall
proclaim his wisdom, and the Church shall publish his
praise.

Gospel. Matt. xvi. as p. 507.

XIII. St. HERMENEGILDUS, Martyr. A Semidoidle.
At VESPERS. The Commemoration. Anth. This
saint. V. Thou hast crowned, p. viii. Prayer. Col-
lect at Mass.

MASS. Introit. The righteous, &c. p. xiii. except :
COLLECT. Deus, qui beat urn. O God, by whose
holy spirit blessed Hermenegildus, thy Martyr, was taught
to despise an earthly crown for an eternal one ; grant, we
beseech thee, that, by his example, we may learn to
contemn the tilings of this world, and fix our hearts on
those more valuable goods of the next. Thro\
Gospel. Luke xiv. p. x>

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XIV. &S.TIBURTIUS, VALERIAN & MAXIMUS,
M. M.

At VESPERS. r/jeCoMMEM. Anth. For to thera.
V. Rejoice, p. xix. Prayer. Collect at Mass.

At MASS. COLLECT. Pr^starqu^sumus. Grant,
we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that we, who solem-
nize the festivals of thy holy Martyrs, Tiburtius, Valerian,
and Maximus, may likewise imitate their virtues. Thro'.

SECRET. We beseech thee, O Lord, that the sacri-
fice we offer thee in honour of the birth-day of thy Mar-
tyrs, may loose the bonds of our sins, and procure us the
gifts of thy mercy. Thro*.

POSTCOMM. Sacro m unere. Being filled by thy
heavenly gifts, we humbly beseech thee, O Lord, that
what we perform, as a homage due to diee, may avail to
our salvation. Thro*.

XVII. St ANICETUS, Pope and Martyr.

At VESPERS. The Commem. Anth. This saint. V.
Thou hast crowned, p. viii. Prayer. Deus, qui nos
beati, p. xi.

At MASS. Collect. Deus, qui nos, p. xi. With
the Secret and Postcomm. following.

THE MASS IN TIME OF WAR.

Introit. Inlroitus.

Psalm xxv. Psalm, xxv.

REMEMBER, O Lord, T> EMINISCERE miic-
thy bowels of com- J£v rationum tuaram Do-
passion and mercy that are mine, et misericordiae tuse,
from the beginning : lest at quae, a' saeculo sunt : nc
any time our enemies should umquam dominentur nobis
prevail over us : deliver us, inimici noslri : libera nos
O God of Israel, from all Deus Israel ex omnibus
our perplexities. angustiis nostris.

Ps. ib. To thee, O Lord, Ps. ib. Ad te Domine lc-

have I lifted up my soul : vavi animam meam : Deus

in thee, O my God, I put meus in te confido, non

my trust, let me not be erubescam.

confounded . • Gloria Patri, Sec.

Glory, &c.

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The Colled.

O GOD of battles, who
grantest victory to
those who hope in thee,
mercifully hear our prayers,
that the evil designs of our
enemies being defeated, we
may praise thee in perpetual
thanksgiving. Thro' our
Lord, &c.

The.Epistle.— Jcr. j\\\.

IN those days all the cap-
tains of the warriors
came and said to Jeremiah
the prophet, pray for us to
the Lord thy God. And the
word of the Lord came unto
Jeremiah, and he called all
the captains of the warriors
and all the people, from the
least to the greatest. And
he said unto them, thus
saith the Lord God of Israel,
to whom ye have sent me,
that I might prostrate with
your prayers in his sight ;
if reposing ye shall stay in
this land, I will erect and
not destroy you, I will plant
and not erase 5 for now I
am appeased by the evil
with which I have afflicted
you. Fear not from the
face of the king of Babylon,
whose force ye dread : fear
him not, says the Lord, be-
cause I am with you, that I
may save and free you from
his hand, and I will shew
mercy to you, and will take
pity on you, and will cause

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Oratio.

DEUS,qui conterisbella,
et impugnatores in te
sperantium potentia tuae de-
fensionis expugnas ; auxi-
liare famulis tuis imploran-
tibus misericordiam tuam ;
ut inimicorum suorum feri-
tate depressa, incessabili te
gratiarum actione laude-
mus. Per Dominum nos*
trum.

Lectio Jeremice Pfophetce
Jer. xlii.

IN diebus illis : accesse-
runt omnes principes
bellatorum, dixeruntque ad
Jeremiam prophetam: ora
pro nobis ad Dominum
Deum tuum. Et factum est
verbum Domini ad Jere-
miam. Vocavitque omnes
principes bellatorum, et
universnm populum a mi-
ni mo usque ad magnum.
Et dixit ad eos : Haec dicit
Dominus Deus Israel, ad
quem misistis me, ut pro-
sternerem preces vestras in
conspectuejus : si quiescen-
tes manseritis in terra hac,
aedificabo vos, et non des-
truam 5 plantabo et non
evellam : jam enim placatus
sum super malo quod feci
vobis. Nolite timere a fa-
cie regis Babylonis, quem
vos pavidi formidatis: no-
lite metuere eum, dicit Do-
minus : quia vobi scum sum
ego, ut salvos vos faciam,
et eruam de raanu ejus. Et
dabo vobis misericordias et
miserebor vestri, habitare

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you to dwell in your own
land, saycth the Lord God
Almighty.

Gradual. — Ps . 1 xxvi .

Thou, O God, who work-
est wonders alone, hast
made known thy power
amongst nations.

V. Thou hast by thy
power delivered thy people,
the children of Israel, and
Joseph, Alleluia, Alleluia.

V. Ps. lviii. Deliver me
from my enemies, O my
God, and from those rising
up against me, deliver me.
Alleluia.

vos faciam in terra vestra :
dicit Dominus omnipoteas.

Graduale.

Tu es Deus, qui facis
mirabilia solus ; notam fe-
cisti in gentibus virtutem
tuam.

V. Liberasti in brachio
tuo populum tuum, iilios
Israel et Joseph. Alleluia,
Alleluia.

V. Eripe me de inimicis
meis Deus meus, et ab in-
surgent bus in me libera me.
Alleluia.

Alleluia is omitted after Septuagesima, instead of which
is said the following,

The Tract— Ps. cii.

OLORD, deal not with
us according to our
sins which we have com-
mitted, nor punish us ac-
cording to our iniquities.

V. Ps. lxxviii. Remem-
ber not, O Lord, our past
offences, but let thy mer-
cies speedily extend to us,
because we are reduced to
the greatest misery.

V. Help us, O God, our
Saviour, and for the glory
of thy name, O Lord, de-
liver us, and for thy name's
sake be propitious to our
sins.

Tr actus. — Ps. cii.

DOMINE, non secun-
dum peccata nostra,
quae fecimus nos $ ncque
secundum iniquitates nos-
tras retribuas nobis.

V. Ps- lxxviii. Domine,
ne memineris in iqui latum
nostra rum an tiquaramj cito
anticipent nos misericordiae
tuae, quia pauperes Jacti su-
mus nimis.

V. A.ijuva nos Deus sa-
lutaris nosier 5 et propter
gloriam nominis tui Domi-
ne, libera nos 3 et propitius
esto peccatis nostris, prop*
ter nomen tuum.

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551

In Paschal Time the Gradual is omitted, and the Al-
leluia is s&id.

V. Ps. lviii. deliver me
from my enemies, O my
God, and from those rising
up against me deliver me.
Alleluia.

V. And I will praise thy
power, and early will exult
In thy mercy. Alleluia.

V. Ps. lviii. Eripe me de
inimicis meis, Deus meus •
ei ab insurgentibus in me
libera me. Alleluia.

V Ego autem cantabo
fortiiudiuem tuam $ et ex-
ultabo mane misericordiam
tuam. Alleluia.

The Gospel, according to

St. Matthew, c. xxiv.
xk 3. to 8.

AT that time ; the disci-
pies came to him pri-
vately, saying: Tell us,
when shall the se things be ?
and what shall be the sign
of thy coming, and of the
consummation of the world ?
And Jesus answering, said
to them $ Take heed that
no man seduce you ; For
many will come in my
name, saying; I am Christ ;
and they will seduce many.
And you shall hear of wars,
and rumours of wars. See
that ye be not troubled.
For these things must come
to pass, but the end is not
yet. For nation shall rise
against nation, and kingdom
against kingdom ; and there
shall be pestilences, and
famines, and earthquakes in
many places. Now all these
are the beginnings of sor-
rows.

Sequentia sancti evan^elii

secundum Matthceum.

A^\ xxhv

IN illo tempore j accesse-
runt ad Jesum discipuli
secreto, dicentes 5 Die nobis,
quando haec eriint ? et quod
signum adventus lui, et con-
summationis saeculi ?. Et re-
spondens Jesus, dixit eis ;
Videte ne quis vos seducat.
Multi enim venient, in no-
mine meo dicentes: Ego
sum Christusj et multos
seducent. Audituri enim
estis praelia, et opiniones
praeliomm. Videte ne tur-
bemini. Oportet enim hac
fieri, sed nondum est finis.
Consurget enim gens in
gentem, et regnum in reg-
num, et erunt pestilenti*,
et fames, et terraemotus per
loca. Haec autem omnia,
initia sunt dolorum.

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The Offertory. Ps. xvii. Offertorium. Ps. xvii.

Thou, O Lord, wilt save
thy people in distress, and
thou wilt humble the eyes
of the proud j for who is
God besides thee, O Lord.

Populum humilem sal-
vum facies Domine, et ocu-
los superborum humiliabis ;
quoniara quis Deus, prater
te Domine ?

Secret.

ACCEPT, O Lord, the
sacrifice which we
offer unto thee, that we
may be delivered from the
scourge of war, and placed
under the wings of thy
protection. Through our
Lord, &c.

Secreta.

SACRIF1CIUM Domi-
ne, quod immolamus,
intende placatus : ut ab om-
ni nos eruat bellorum nequi-
tia, et in tuae protectionis
securitate constituat. Per
Dominum.

Communion. Ps. xxx.
Incline thine ear, make
haste to deliver us.
Postcommunion.

OGOD, the supreme
ruler of kings and of
kingdoms, who by chas-
tising healestus, and by par-
doning preservest us, shower
down thy mercies upon us,
that being secured by thy
power, we may improve the
blessings of peace to the
amendment of our lives.
Thro1 our Lord, &c.

Communio. Ps. xxx.
Inclina aurem tuam, ac-
celera, ut eripias nos.
Postcommunio.

DEUS, regnoram om-
nium regumque do-
minator, qui nos et percu-
tiendo sanas, et ignoscendo
conservasj praetende nobis
misericordiam tuam ; ut
tranquillitate pacis, tua po-
testate servata, ad remedia
correctionis utamur. Per
Dominum nostrum, &c.

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THE COMMON OF APOSTLES.
INSTRUCTION*

APOSTLE signifies envoy or embassador, because
the Apostle* were the envoys or embassadors of
Jesus Christ, sent by tym to preach the gospel to all na-
tions, with a promise that he would be with them and
their successors, all days, even to the end of the world.
We are therefore to look on them a* our fathers/ since it
was through them we received the precious gift of faith.
We ought likewise on their festivals, in a particular
manner, to give thanks to God for having made us mem-
bers of his Apostolic and Catholic Church, and imparti-
ally examine the conduct of our lives, to see, if while
we submit our reason and understanding to the truths
the Apostles taught mankind, we bend our wills to the
practice of those divine precepts they left behind them.
This grace we ought to beg of God* oa their festivals,
through their powerful intercession. ,

On the Vigil of an ArosTLE.
MASS. Inteoit. Ps. li. Ego autem.

I AM like a fruitful olive in the house of the Lord ; 1
have placed my hopes in the mercy of my God : I
will look for thy name because it is good in the sight of
thy saints. Ps. Why dbst thou glory in mischief, who
art powerful in wickedness } V. Glory.

Collect. Da, qu<esumus.

GRANT, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that
the venerable solemnity of thy blessed Apostle N.
which now we are preparing to celebrate, may increase
our devotion and advance our salvation. Thro'.

Lesson. Eceles. xliv* and xlv. Benedictio Domini;

THE blessing of the Lord is on the head of the righ-
teous man. Therefore did the Lord give him an
inheritance, and assign him a part among the twelve
tribes 3 and he found grace in the sight of all flesh. And
he made him great to the terror of his enemies, and by
his words he tamed monsters. He rendered him glori-
ous in the presence of kings, and gave him his command-
ments in the sight of his people, and shewed him his
glory. For his faith and meekness he sanctified him,

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and made choice of him from among all flesh : and pub-
" licly gave him his precepts, and the law of life and dis-
cipline, and highly exalted him. He settled with him
an eternal covenant, and encompassed him with the
girdle of righteousness j and the Lord halh put on him
a crown of glory.

Gradual. Ps. xci. Justus, ut palma.

THE righteous man shall flourish like the palm-tree ;
he shall thrive like the cedar of Libanus in the
house of the Lord. V. To declare thy mercies in the
morning, and the fulfilling of thy promise by night

GOSPEL. John xv. 12, 17. _.

AT that time Jesus said to his disciples : This is my
commandment, that you love one another, as" I
have loved you. Greater love than this no man hath,
that a man lay down his life for his friends. You are
my friends, if you do the things that I command you.
I will not now call you servants: for the servant know-
cth not what his Lord doth. But I have called you
friends j because all things, whatsoever I have heard of
my Father, I have made known to you. You did not
choose me ; but I chose you, and appointed you to go,
and to bring forth fruit, and that your . fruit should re-
main ; that whatsoever you should ask of the Father in
my name, he may grant it you.

Offertory. Ps. viii. Gloria & honore.

THOU hast crowned him with glory and honour, And
hast placed him over the works of thy hands, O
Lord.

SECRET.

WHILE full of respect for the Apostolic dignity,
we offer up to thee, O Lord, these sacred mys-
teries \ grant, we beseech thee, by the intercession of
blessed N. thy Apostle, whose triumphs we are prepar-
ing to cele^ate, that thy people may ever put up their
prayers to thee, and obtain their desires. Thro'.

*j Communion. Ps. xx. Magna est.

GREAT is his glory in being saved by thee, O Lord 5
thou wilt crown him with glory and great honour.

Postcommunion. Sancti Apostoli.

BEING appeased, O Lord, by the prayers of thy
holy Apostle N. grant us forgiveness, and a remedy
against all future relapses. Thro*.

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OF APOSTLES, &C.

THE COMMON OF APOSTLES AND
EVANGELISTS.

I. VESPERS.

The Psalms as on Sunday, p. 74c, except the last, which
is Psalm 116, Laudate Dominura omnes, as p. Q5.

Anth.^pHIS is my com- Ant. T TOC e6t praecep-

11 turn meuoi, ut
diligatis invicem, sicut
dilexi vos.

Ant. Majorem charita-
tem nemo habet,ut animam
suam ponat <juis pro ami-
cis suis.

Ant. Vos amici mei es-
tis, si feceritis, quae prae-
cipio vobis, dicit Dominus.

X mandment, that
you love one another, as I
have loved you.

Anth. No man hath a
greater love, than to lay
down his life for his
friends.

Anth. You are my
friends, if you do what I
command you, says the
Lord.

Anth. Blessed are the
peace-makers 5 blessed are
the clean of heart $ for
they shall see God.

Anth. By your patience
you shall possess your souls.

Ant. Beati pacifici, beati
mundo corde $ quoniam
ipsi Deum videbunt.

Ant. In patientia vestra
possidentis animas vestras.

Little Chapter. Eph. 2.

BRETHREN, you are not now strangers and foreign-
ers but you are fellow -citizens with the saints, and
the domestics of God, being built on the foundation of
Apostles and Prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the.
chief corner-stone.

HYMN.

THROUGHOUT the
world let joys arise,
Let praises echo thro' the

skies ;
Heaven and earth with joy-
ful choir
To praise th* Apostles now
conspire.
O you, true lights of hu-
man kind,
And judges of the world
designed \

EXULTET orbis gau-
diis,
Caelum resultet laudibas;

Apostolorum gloriam

Tellus et astra concinunt.

Vos saeculorum judices,

Et vera mundi lumina,

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To you our hearty tows Votfc precamtir cordium,

we show :
Hear your petitioners be- Audite voces supplicoxn.

low.
The gates of heav'n by Qui templa cceli claudi-

your command tis,

Are fasten'd close, or open Serasque verbo solvitis 5

stand 5
Grant, we beseech yon then Nos a reatu noiioi,

that we
Prom sinful slav'ry may be Solvi jubete, quaesumus.

free. ,

Sickness and health your Prdecepta quorum proti-

power obey 5 nus

This comes, and that you Languor salusque sentiunt 5

drive away j
Then from our souls all Sanate mentes languidas j

sickness chace,
Let healing virtues take its A^gete nos virtutibus.

place*
That when our judge re- XJt cum redibit arbiter

turns, to weigh
Our actions at the dreadful In fine ChrUtus ta&culi,

day,
We may with him again Nos sempitemi gaudii

ascend
To live iu joys that never Concedat esse compotes*

end.
To God the Father, and Patri, simulque Filio,

the Son,
And Holy Spirit, three in Tibique, Sancte Spiritus»

one,
Be endless glory, as before Sicut fuit, sit jugiter.
The world began, for ever Saeclum pet omne, gloria*

more. Amen. Amen.

V. Their sound hath V. In omnem terram
gone all over the earth. R. exivit sonus eorum. R.
And their words to the ut* Et in fines orbis terrae vet*
most bounds of the globe. ba eorum.

At the Magnificat.

Anth. They shall deli- Ant. Tradent enim vos
ver you up to their councils, in conciliis, et in synagogis
and scourge you In their suis flagellabunt vos 5 et

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synagogues : and you shall ante reges et presides duce-
be carried before kings and mini propter me, in testi-
governors on my account, monium illis et Gentibus.
for a testimony to them and
the Gentiles.

II. VESPERS.

Anth.*TlHE Lord hath Ant. TURAVIT Domi-
X sworn, and he # ) nus, et non pcenite-

will not repent it : Thou bit eum : tu es sacerdos in

art a priest for ever. aeternum.

Psalm cix. Dixit Dominus, p. 74. *
Anth. May the Lord Ant. Collocet eum Do-
place him with the princes minus cum principibus po-
of his people. puli sui.

Psalm cxii. Laudate pueri. p. 77.

Anth. Thou hast broken, Ant. Dirupisti, Domine,

O Lord, my bonds asun- vincula mea$ tibi sacrin-

der; to thee will I sacri- cabo hostiam laudis.
fice a sacrifice of praise.

Psalm cxv. Credidi, propter, p. 95.

Anth. Going they went Ant. Euntes ibant, et
and wept, when they cast flebant, mittentes semina
their seeds. sua.

Psalm cxxv. In convert endo. p. g&.

Anth. Mighty is their Ant. Confortatus* est
power, and thy friends are principatus eorum, et ho*
honoured, O God. norati suntamici tui,Deus.

Psalm cxxxviii. Domine, probasti. p. 92.

Littjlb Chapter and Hymn, as in the first Vespers,
p. iii.

V. They published the V. Ann untiaverunt opera

works of God. Dei.

B. And understood his R. Et facta ejus intel-

deeds. lexerunt.

At the Magnificat.

Anth. Be valiant in bat- Ant. Etote fortes in bel-

tle, and fight with the old lo, et pugnate cum antique

serpent 3 and you shall re- serpente : et accipietis reg-

ceive an everlasting king- num aeternum. Alleluia*
dom. Alleluia.

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THE COMMON OF ONE MARTYR*
INSTRUCTION.

THE holy martyrs come next after the apostles, in
whose honour the church hath instituted festivals.
This honour is due to them, for having Borne testimony
\to the truths of the christian religion before the Pagans,
and for having sealed this their testimony with their
Mood, and given their lives for Jesus Christ. The church
thanks God for the courage and constancy he gave them,
and proposes their example to her children. It is true,
we do not live amongst idolaters, against whom we have
our faith to defend. But vthe number of libertines and
bad christians is very great, before whom we ought not
to be ashamed to shew, that we profess a religion that ii
holy, and for which we ought to be ready to lose all,
even our very lives. Such is the grace of constancy and
resolution we ought to beg of God thro' the intercession
of the martyrs.

I. VESPERS.

The Psalms as on Sundays, p. 74. Except the last
which is Laudate Dominum omnes, as p. Q5.

Anth. TTE that shall con- Ant. /^\UT me confcssus

JL X fess me before va/ fuerit coram ho-

men, him will I also con- minibus, confitebor & ego

fess before my father. enm coram Patre meo.

Anth. He that followeth Ant. Qui sequitur me,

me, walketh not in dark- non ambulat va teaebris,

nessy but shall have the sed habebit lumen vitas, di-

lightof life, says the Lord, cit Dominus.

Anth. He that serveth Ant. Qui mihi minis-
me, let him follow me: frat, me sequatur: el ubi
and where I am, there also ego sum, illic sit & minis-
let my servant be. . ter meus.

Anth. If any one shall Ant. Si qctis mibt mi-
serve me, my father, who mstraverit, honorificabit
is in heaven, will honour eum Pater meus, qui est
him, says the Lord. in coelis, dicit Dominus.

Anth. I desire, Father, Ant. Volo, Pater, ut ubi

that where I am, there al- ego sum, illic sit & minis-

so my servant may be. ter meus.

Little Chapter. James i. 12.

BLESSED is the man that endureth temptation * for
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erowa of lifd, which God hath promised to them that
love him.

HYMN.

OGod, the lot, the TAETJS, tuorum mili*
crown, the gain, JL/ turn

Of soldiers in thy service Sors et corona, premium ;

slain :
Make us forsake our sin- Laudes canentes martyris

fill ways, m
"Who meet to sing thy mar- Absolve nexu criminis.

tyr's praise.
This saint, esteeming Hie nempe mundi gaudia,

worldly joys
As pleasing cheats, deceit- Et bknda fraudum pabola,

ful toys,
And bitter too with secret Imbuta felle deputans,

gall,
Nobly for heaven scorned Pervenit ad ccelestia.

them all.
He bravely ran his pain* Pcenas cucurrit fortiter,

ful race,
And look'd his torments in Et sustulit viriliter ;

the face ;
For thee he fearless sheds Fundehsque pro te sanguU

his blood, nem,

Arid wades to heaven thro* JEterna dona possidet.

the flood.
To thee, thou gracious Ob hoc precatu supplicl

Lord we fly,
Beaeechingthee,withhum* Te poscimus, piissime,

blecry,
That, on this martyr's tri- In hoc triumpho martyris

umph, we
From sin may be absolved Dimitte noxam servulis.

by thee.
To God the Father, and Laus & perennis gloria

the Son,
And Holy Spirit, three in Patri sit atque Fllio,

one,
Be equal glory, endless Sancto simul paraclito,.

praise,
For an eternal length of In sempiterna s»cttla.»—

days. Amen. Amen.

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V. Thou hast crowned V. Gloria et honore co-

him with glory and honour, ronasti eum, Domine. R.

O Lord. R. And hast plao Et constituisti eum super

ed him over the works of opera manuum Juarum.
thy hands.

AT THE MAGNIFICAT.

Anth. This saint fought Ant. Iste sanctus pro lege

even unto death for the law Dei sui certavit usque ad

of his God, and feared not mortem, et a verbis impio-

the words ot the wicked ; rum non timuit ; fundatus

for he was founded on a enim erat supra firmam pe-

firm rock. tram.

II. VESPERS.

The Psalms as on Sundays, p. 74, Except the last,
which is : Credidi, p. 95. The Akthems, Little
Chapter, and Hymn, as above in thejirst Vespers,
p. vi. vii.

V. The righteous man V. Justus ut palrna fibre-
shall flourish like the palm- bit. R. Sicut Cedrus Li-
tree. R. He shall thrive bani multiplicabitur.
like the Cedar of Libanus.

at the magnificat.
Anth. He that is willing Ant. Qui vult venire post
to come after me, let him me, abneget semetipsum,
deny himself, take up his et tollat crucem suam, et
cross, and follow me. sequatur me.

MASS.

OF A MARTYR AND BISHOP.

Introit. Eccles. xlv.

THE Lord settled with QTATUIT ei Domimi*
him a covenant of, O testamentum pads, et
peace, and made him a Principem fecit eum 5 ut
Chief, that he may have sit illi Sacerdotii dignitas in
the honour of Priesthood aeternum. Ps. 131. Me-
for ever. Ps. 131. O Lord, mento, Domine, David, et
remember David, and all omnis mansuetudinis ejus,
his meekness in suffering. V. Gloria.
V. Glory.

Collect. Irifirmitatem.

HAVE regard; O Almighty God, to our weakness,
and as we sink under the weight of our own do-

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OP A MARTYR AND BISHOP.

ings, let the glorious intercession of blessed N. thy
Martyr and Bishop, be a protection to us. Thro*.
Epistle. James i. 12, 19.

DEARLY beloved : Blessed is the man that endureth
temptation $ for when he hath been proved, he
shall receive the crown Of life, which God hath promis-
ed to them that love him. Let no man, when he is
tempted, say that he is tempted by God. For God is
not a tempter of evils, and he tempteth no man. But
every man is tempted by his own concupiscence, being
drawn away and allured. Then when concupiscence
hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin. But sin, when it
is completed, begetteth death. Do not err therefore,
my dearest brethren. Every best gift, and every perfect
gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of
lights, with whom there is no change, nor shadow of
alteration. For of his own will hath he begotten us by
the word of truth, that we might be some beginning to
his creatures.

Gradual. Psalm lxxxviil. 4.
I have found David my Inveni David servum me-
servant $ with my holy oil um j oleo sancto meo unxi

eum j manus enlm mea
auxiliabitur ei, et brachium
meum confortabit eum. V.
Nihil proriciet inimicus in
eo, et Alius iniquitatis noa
nocebit ei.

Alleluia, Alleluia. V,
Ps. lOQ. fu es sacerdos
in aeternum secundum ofdi-
nem Melchisedec, Alle- .
luia.

have I anointed him; for
my hand shall help him;
and my arm shall strengthen
him. V. The enemy shall
have no advantage over him :
nor the son of iniquity hurt
him.

Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Ps.
IO9. Thou art a priest for
ever according to the order
of Melchisedec, Alleluia.
After Septuagesima, the Alleluias, and V. following,
being omitted, is said the

Tract.
Thou hast given him his
heart's desire 5 and hast not
with-holden from him the
request of his lips. V. For
thou hast prevented him in
the blessings of sweetness.
Y. Thou hast set on his
head a crown of precious
stones.

Ps. XX.

Desiderium animae ejus
tribuisti ei; et voluntate
labiorum ejus non fraudasti
eum. V. Quoniam prae-
venisti eum in benediction i*
bus duicedints. V. PoBuistt
in capite ejus coronam do
lapide pretioso.

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GOSPEL. Luke xiv. 26, 33.

AT that time : Jesus said to the multitude : If any
one come to me, and hate not his father, and mo-
ther, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters,
yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
And whosoever doth not carry his cross and come after
me, cannot be my disciple. For which of you having a
mind to build a tower, doth not first sit down and reckci
the charges that are necessary, whether he have where-
withal to finish it : lest after he hath laid the foundation,
and is not able to finish it, all that see it begin, to mock
him, saying : This man began to build, and was not
able to finish. Or what king about to go and make war
against another king, doth not first sit down and think
whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that
with twenty thousand cometh against him. Or else
whilst the other is jet afar off, sending an embassy, he
desireth conditions of peace. So likewise every one of
you that doth not renounce all that he possesseth, can-
not be my disciple.

Offertory. Psalm lxxxvili.
My truth and my mercy Veritas mea et miseri-
are with him ; and in my cordia mea cum ipso j et
name shall his power be in nomine meo exaltabitur
exalted. cornu ejus.

SECRET.

MERCIFULLY receive, O Lord, the offerings de-
dicated to thee by the merits of blessed N. thy
Martyr and Bishop, and grant they may be a continual
support to us. Thro'.

Communion. Psalm Ixxxviii.
Once have I sworn by Semel juravi in sancto
my holy name ; his poste- meo \ semen ejus in aeter-
r'uy shall remain for ever, nura manebit, et sedes ejus
and his throne as the sun sicut sol in conspectu meo,
before me, and as the moon et sicut luna perfecta in
perfect for ever, and the aeternum, et testis in ccelo
faithful witness in heaven, fi delis.

Postcommunxok. Refecti.

BEING fed by the participation of thy sacred gifts,
we beseech thee, O Lord our God, that we may
feel the efficacy thereof by the intercession of blessed N.
thy Martyr and Bishop, whose feast we celebrate*
Thro/

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Another MASS of the $ time*
Introit. Dan. iii.

OYe priests of God, QACERDOTES Dei

bless the Lord ; O O benedicite Dominumj

ye saints and humble of sancti et humiles corde,

heart, praise God. Ps. O laudate Deum. Ps. Bene-

all ye works of the Lord, dicite omnia opera Domini

bless the Lord, praise him, Domino, laudate et super-

and extol him for ever. V. exaljate eum in saecula. V.

Glory. Gloria.

Collect. Dens, qui nos heati.

OGod, who, by the yearly solemnity of blessed N.
thy Martyr and Bishop, rejoicest the hearts of thy
faithful j mercifully grant that we, who celebrate his
martyrdom, may enjoy his protection. Thro.'

Epistle. 2 Cor. i. 3, 7.

BRETHREN : Blessed be the God and Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the
God of all comfort, who comforteth us in all our tribu-
lation 3 that we may also be able to comfort them who
are in distress, by the exhortation wherewith we also are
exhorted by God. For as the sufferings of Christ abound
in us, so also by Christ doth our comfort abound. Now
whether we be in tribulation, it is for your exhortation
and salvation 5 or whether we be comforted, it is for
your consolation \ or Whether we be exhorted, it is for
your exhortation and salvation, which worketh the en-
during of the same sufferings which we also suffer. That
our hopes for you may be steadfast : knowing that as
you are partakers of the sufferings, so shall you be also
of the consolation 5 in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Gradual. Psalm viii.

Thou hasl crowned him Gloria et honore coronas-

with glory and honour. V. ti eum. V. Et constituisti

And set him over the works eum super opera manuum

of thy hands, O Lord. tuarum, Domine.

Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Alleluia, Alleluia. V.

This is the priest, whom Hie est sacerdos, quem co-

the Lord hath crowned, Al- ronavit Dominus Alleluia,
leluia.

After Septuagesima, instead of the Alleluias, and V.
following, is said the

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Tract. Psalm cxi.
Blessed is the man that Seatus vir qui timet Do-
feareth the Lord ; who in miDU{i>; in mandatis ejtu
his commandments taketh cupit nimis. V. Potens in
great delight. V. His seed terra erit semen ejus j ge-
shall be mighty upon earth; neratio rectorum benedice-
the generation of the righte- tur. V. Gloria et divitias
ous shall be blessed. V. in domo ejus j. et justitia
Glory and wealth shall be ejus manet in saeculum sae-
in his house; and his righte- culi.
ousness remaineth for ever
and ever.

Gospel. Mali. xvi. 24, 27.

AT that time: Jesus said to his disciples: If any
man will come after me, let him deny himself,
and take up bi§ cross, and follow me. For he that will
save his life, shall lose it > and he that shall lose his life
for my sake, shall find it. For what doth it profit a
man, if he gain, the whole world, and suffer the loss of
his own soul ? Or what exchange shall a man give for
liia soul } For the Son of Man shall come in the glory of
his Father with his Angels ; and then will he render te
every man according to his works.

Offertory: Psalm Ixxxviii.

I have found David my Inveni David servumme-

gervant 5 with my holy oil urn ,• oleo sancto meo unxi

have I anointed him ; for eum 5 manus enim mea

my hand shall help him, auxiliabttur ei, et brachium

and my arm shall strengthen meum confortabit eum.
him.

SECRET.

SANCTIFY, O Lord, the offerings consecrated to
thee: and, being appeased thereby, .mercifully
look upon us, by the intercession of blessed N. thy
Martyr and Bishop. Thro'.

Communion. Psalm xx.
Thou, O Lord, hast set Posuisti, Domine, inca-
on his head a crown of pite ejus coronam de lapide
precious stones. pretioso.

' Postcommunion. Hac nos Communio.

MAY this communion, O Lord, cleanse us from sin,
and, by the intercession of blessed N'. thy Martyr
and Bishop, make us effectually partakers of this heaven- .
Jy remedy. Thro*.

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OF A MARTYR, NOT A BISHOP.

XfK

OF A MARTYR NOT A BISHOP.
MASS. Intro it. Psalm xx.

IN virttrte tua, Domine*,
laetabitur Justus : et su-
per salutare tuum exultabit
vehementer: desiderium a-
nimae ejus tribuisti ei. Ps.
Quoniam pratvenisti eum in
benedictionibus dulcedinls :
posuistrin capite ejus coro-
nam de lapide pretioso. V;
Gloria.

THE rigfcteous man, O
Lord, shall rejoice in
thy might : and he shall be
transported with joy that
thou hast saved him : thou
didst grant him his heart's
desire. Ps. For thou hast
prevented him in the bles-
sings of thy sweetness: thou
hast set on his head a crown
of precious stones. V.
Glory.

Collect. Pr<*sta, qu<e$umus.

GRANT, we beseech thee, 6 Almighty God, thai
we, who celebrate the festival of blessed N. thy
Martyr, may, by his intercession, be strengthened ia
the love of thy name. Thro.'

Lesson. Wisd. x.

THE Lord led the righteous man through the right
ways, and shewed him the kingdom of God, and
gave him the knowledge of the holy things : he honour-
ed him in his (roubles, and finished his labours. He
stood by him against the deceit of those that would over-
reach him, and made him honourable. He kept him
safe from his enemies, and defended him from seducers ?
and gave him a strong conflict, that he might overcome,
and let him know that wisdom is mightier than all. This
wisdom forsook not the righteous man, when he was
sold, but delivered him from sinners. She went down
with him into the pit, and in his bands she left him not,
till she brought him the sceptre of the kingdom, and
power against* those that oppressed him j and shewed
them to be liars, who accused him : and our Lord God
gave him eternal glory.

Gradual.
Blessed is the man that
fears the .Lord $ who in
his commandments taketh
great delight. V. His seed
shall be mighty upon earth 5
the generation of the righte-
ous shall be blessed.
vol. 1.

Psalm cxi.

Beatus vir qui timet Do-
minumj in mandatis ejus
cupit nimis. V. Potens in
terra erit semen ejusj
generatio reetorum bene-
diceturs

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Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Alleluia, Alleluia. V.

Tbou hast set on his head, Fosuisti, Domine, in capite

O Lord, a crown of preci- ejus coronam 4e lapide pre-

ous stones, Alleluia. tioso, Alleluia.

After Septuagesima, instead of the Alleluias, andV.
following, is said the Tract, Thou hast given, p.

GOSPEL. Matt. x. 34, 42.

AT that time Jesus said to his disciples : Do not think
that I am come to send peace upon earth : I came
not to send peace, but the sword. For I am come to
set a man at variance against his father, and the daugh-
ter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against
her mother-in-law, and a man's enemies shall be they of
his own household. He that loveth father, or mother
tnore than me, is not worthy of me 5 and he that loveth
son, or daughter more than me, is not worthy of me.
And he that taketh not up his cross, and followeth
me, is not worthy of me. He that findeth his life, shall
lose it j and he that shall lose his life for me shall
find it. He that reeeiveth you, receiveth me : and he
that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me. He that
receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall re-
ceive the reward of a prophet : and he that receiveth a
just man in the name of a just man, shall receive the
reward of a just man. And whosoever shall give to
drink to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only
in the name of a disciple. Amen, I say to you, he shall
not lose his reward.

Offertory, Psalm viii.

Thou hast crowned him, Gloria et honore coronas-

O Lord, with glory and ti eum, et constituisti eum

honour, and set him over super opera manuum tua-

}he works of thy hands. rum, Domine.

SECRET.

RECEIVE, O Lord, we beseech thee, our offering*
and prayers, purify us by these heavenly mysteries,
and mercifully hear us. Thro*.

Communion. Matt. xvi.
Let him that is willing . Qui vult venire post me,
to come after me, deny abneget semetispsum ; et
himself, take up his cross, tollat crucem suam, et sc-
ajid follow me. quatur me.

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Postcommunion. Da, quasumus.

GRANT, we beseech thee O Lord our God, that as
we rejoice, on the feasts of thy saints in this life, so
we may enjoy their sight for ever in that which is to
come. Thro*.

Another MASS of the same.

Introit. Psalm, lxiii.

THE righteous man T jETABITUR Justus

shall rejoice in the I J in Domino, et spe-

Lord, and hope in him : rabit in eo : et laudabuntuf

and all the upright of heart omnes recti corde. Ps.

shall have praise. Ps. Exaudi, Deus, orationem

Hear, O God, my petition, meam, cum deprecor : a

when I pray : deliver my timore inimici eripe ani-

soul from the fear of the mam meam. V. Gloria,
enemy. V. , Glory.

Collect. Prasta quasumus.

GRANT, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that,
by the intercession of blessed N. thy Martyr, we
may be delivered from all temporal adversities, and ouf
hearts be cleansed from all evil thoughts. Thro1.

Epistle. 2 Tim. ii. 8, 10: iii. 10, 12.

DEARLY beloved son : Be mindful that the Lord
Jesus Christ, is risen again from the dead, of the
seed of David, according to my Gospel, wherein I labour
even unto bands, as an evil-doer ; but the word of God is
not bound. Therefore I endure all things for the sake
of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation, '
which is in Christ Jesus with heavenly glory. — Chap.
iii. But thou hast fully made known my doctrine, man-
ner of life, purpose, faith, long-suffering, .love, patience,
persecutions, and afflictions : such as came upon me at
Antioch, Iconium, and at Lystra : what persecutions I
endured, and out of them all the Lord delivered me.
And all, that will live godly in Christ Jesus, shall suffer
persecution. • : . .

Gradual. Psalm, xxxvi.

When the righteous man Justus cum ceciderit,' non

falleth, he shall hot be collidetur, quia Dominu*

bruised : for the Lord puts siipponit manum suam.— •

his hand under him. V. V. Tota die miseretur et-

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3LV1. THB COMMON t MaSS.

All the day he shews com- commodat : et semen ejus

passion, and lends : and in benedictione erk.
his seed shall be blessed.

Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Alleluia, Alleluia. V.

lie that followeth me, Qui sequitur me, Don am-

walketh not in darkness, bulat in tenebris, sed habe-

but shall have the light of bit lumen vitas aeteraae, Al-

everlasting life. Alleluia, leluia.

After Septuagesima, instead of the Alleluias, and V.
following, is said the Tract. Blessed is the man,
asp, xii.

GOSPEL. %Matt. x. 26, 33.

AT that* time Jesus said to his disciples : Nothing is
covered that shall not be revealed, nor hid, that
shall not be known. That which I tell you in the dark,
speak ye in the light: and that which you hear in the ear,
preach ye upon the house-tops . And fear ye not them
that kill the body, and are not able to kill the soul :
but rather fear him that can destroy both soul and body
into hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing :
and not one of them shall fall on the ground without
your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all
numbered. Fear not therefore : better are you than
many sparrows. Every one therefore that shnll con-
fess me before men, I will also confess him before my
Father who is in heaven.

Offertory. Psalm jol;

Thou hast set on his Posuisti, Domine, in
head, O Lord, a crown of capite ejus coronam de la-
precious stones : he asked pide pretioso : vitam petiit
of thee life, and thou didst a te, et tribuisti ei. Alle-
grant him it. Alleluia. lata.

SECBET.

MAY our devotion, O Lord, be acceptable in thy
sight and may his intercession, on whose festival
we pay it, make it available to our salvation. Thro*.
communion.

Xet him, who serveth Qui mihi ministrat, me

me, follow me $ and where sequatur ; et ubi ego sum,

I am, there also shall my illic et minister meus, exit,
servant be.

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I. Vespers. or many mabttrs. xvii

Postcommtjnion. Refecii.

BEING fed by the participation of thy sacred gifts,
We beseech thee, O Lord our God, that we may
feel the efficacy thereof, by the intercession of blessed
N, thy Martyr, whose feast we celebrate. Thro\

THE COMMON, OF MANY MARTYRS.

I. VESPERS.

The Psalms as on Sundays, p. J4. Except the last,
which is: Laudate Dominum omnes, p. Q5.

Anth. TTOW great lor- Ant. /^IMNES sancti
11 ments have all \JF quanta passi sunt

the saints endured to come tormenta; ut securi perveni-
safe to the crown of mar- rent ad palmam martyrii !
tyrdom !

Anth. The saints are ar- Ant. Cum palma ad reg-
rived at their kingdom with na pervenerunt sancti :
palms > they have merited corona* decoris meruerant
crowns of glory from the de manu Dei.
hand of God. Ant. Corpora sanctorum

Anth. The bodies of the in pace sepulta sunt ; et vi-
saints are buried in peace ; vent nomina eorum in «ter-
and their names shall live num.
for ever. Ant. Martyres Domini

Anth. Ye Martyrs of the Dominum benedicite in
Lord, bless the Lord for sternum,
ever.

Anth. Choir of Martyrs Ant. Martyrum chorus-,
bless the Lord in the hea- laudate Dominum de cadis,
vena, Alleluia. Alleluia.

Little Chapter. Wisd. iii.

THE souls of the righteous are in the hand of God',
and the torments of death shall not touch them.
They seemed in the eyes of fools to die ; but they are in
peace.

HYMN.

COME, brethren, let QANCTORUM merit is
the bleeding Choir O inclyta gaudia
With fights and crowns our Pangamus, socii, gestaque
song inspire, fortia :

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THE COMMON

Our verse to sing the .no-
blest kind
Of victors is incjin'd.

These champions of thy

name, dear Lord,
Were by the foolish world

abborr'd ;
But they esteem' d it desti-
tute,
Of flowers and of fruit.
For thee they scorn'd their

threatening foes,
Their furious rage, and

cruel blows >
The hook in vain, their

bowels rent/
Their courage never

bent.
Like slaughtered sheep the

stroke they take,
No murmur, no complaint

they make ;
A spotless mind, and fear-
less heart
Give patience in the

smart.
What voice, what tongue

the happiness
Design'd for Martyrs can

express ?
Crowns, that with brightest

glory shine,
Their bloody brows in-

twine.
Thee, sovereign Godhead,

we implore,
Remove all harm, cure

ev'ry sore;
Grant peace, that we may

sing thy praise,
For endless years and

days.

Amen.

I. Vespers.

Glisceus fert animus pro-
mere cantibus
Victorum genus opti-
mum.

Hi sunt, quos fatue mun«
dus abhorruit,

Hunc rructu vacuum, flori-
bus aridum

Contempsere tui nominis
asseclae.
Jesu, Rex bone coelitum,

Hi pro te rarias atque mi-
nas truces

Calcarunt hominum, saeva-
que verbera -,

His cessit lacerans fortiter
ungula,
Nee carpsit penetralia.

Caeduntur gladiis, more bi-

dentium,
Non murmur resonat, non

querimonia ;
Sed corde impavido mens

bene conscia
Conservat patient iam.

Quae vox, quae poterit lin-
gua retexere

Quae tu Martyribus munera
praeparas ?

Rubri nam fluido sanguine
fulgidis
Cingunt tempora laureis.

Te, summaO Deitas, Una-

que poscimus,
Ut culpas abigas, noxia

subtrahas ;
Des pacem famulis, ut ubi
gloriam
Annorum in seriem ca-
nant.

Amen.

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MaSS. OF MANY MARTYRS. XIX

V. Rejoice in the Lord, V. Lastamini in Domino,

and be glad ye righteous etexultatejusti; R.Etglo-

ones. R. And glory all riamini omnes recti corde.
ye upright of heart.

At the Magnificat.

Anth. For to them be- Ant. Istorum est enim

longs the kingdom of hca- regnam cacJbrum, qui con-

ren, who despising the life tempserunt vitam mundi,

ef this world, have obtain- et pervenerunt ad praemia

ed the rewards of the king- regni, et laverunt stolas

dom, and washed their gar- suas in sanguine agni.
ments in the blood of the
lamb.

MASS. Introit. Psalm Ixxviii.

LET the groans, O Lord, TNTRET in conspectu

of those who are in X tuo» Domine, gemitus

fetters ascend to thee j ren- compeditorum : redde vi-

der to our neighbours seven- cinis nostris septuplum in

fold in their bosom $ avenge sinu eorum j vindica san-

the blood of thy saints, guinem sanctorum tuorusn,

which hath been spilt. Ps . qui effusus est. Ps. Deus,

O God, the Gentiles have venerunt Gentes in haeredi-

cntered thy inheritance, tatem tuam: polluerunt

they have polluted thy holy templum sanctum tuum,

temple; they have made posuerunt Jerusalem in

Jerusalem a store-house pomorum custodiam. V.

for apples. V. Glory. Gloria.

Collect. Beatorum Martyrum.

WE beseech thee, O Lord, that the solemnity of
thy blessed Martyrs and Bishops N. and N»
may be a protection to us, and their venerable prayers
recommend us to thy mercy. Thro*.

Lesson. Wisd. iii. 1, 8.

THE souls of the righteous are in the hand of God,
and the torment of death shall not touch them. In
the sight of the unwise they seemed to die ; and their
departure was taken for misery 5 and their going away
from us, for utter destruction. But they are now in
peace. And tho' in the sight of men they suffered tor-
ments, their hope is full of immortality. Afflicted in a
few things, in many , shall tbey be rewarded, because
God hath tried them,, and found them worthy of him*
self. As gold in the furnace he tried them, and as a

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victim of a holocaust he hath accepted them, and in doe
time there shall be respect had to them. The righteous
shall shine, and run to and fro like sparks among the
reeds. They shall judge the nations, and rule oyer peo-
ple, and their Lord shall reign for ever.
Gradual. Exod. xv.

God is glorious in his Gloriosus Deus in sane-
saints, wonderful in his ma* lis suis, mirabiiis in majes-
jesty, and performeth pro- tate, faciens prodigia. V.
digies V. Thy right hand, Dextera tua, Domine,glori-
O Lord, hath gloriously, ficata est in virtute 5 dex-
displayed its strength ; thy tera manus tua confregit
right hand hath defeated inimicos.
thy enemies.

Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Alleluia, Alleluia. V.
The bodies of the saints are Corpora sanctorum in pace
buried in peace; and their sepulta sunt; et nominaeo-
names shall live for ever rumviventingenerationem
and ever, Alleluia. et generationem, Alleluia.

After Septuagesima, instead of the Alleluias^ and V.
following; is said the

Tract. Psalm exxv.

They who sow in tears Qui serainant in lacry-

shall reap in joy. V. Go- mis, in exultatione metent.

ing away they went weep- V. Euntes ibant et flebant,

ing, and cast their seed. V. mittentes semina sua. V.

But at their return they Venientes autem venient

shall come with joy carry- cum exultatione portantes

ing their sheaves. manipulos suos.

GOSPEL. Luke xxi. 9. 19.

AT that time ; Jesus said to his disciples : And when
you shall hear of wars and seditions, be not terri-
fied ; these things must come to pass, but the end is not
yet presently. Then he said to them ; Nation shall rise
against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And
there shall be great earthquakes in divers places, and
pestilences and famines, and terrors from heaven % and
there shall be great signs. But before all these things
they will lay their hands on you , and persecute you,
delivering you up to the synagogues and into prisons,
dragging you before kings and governors for my name's
sake. And it shall happen unto you for a testimony.
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fore how you shall answer. For I will give yoa a month
and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able
to resist or gain-say. And you shall be betrayed by your
parents, and brethren, and kinsmen, and friends -, and
some of you they will put to death. And you shall be
hated by all men for my name's sake j but a hair of
your head shall not perish. In your patience you shall
possess your souls.

Offertory. Psalm Ixv.

God is wonderful in his
saints ; he is the God of Is-
rael ; he will give power
and strength to his people :
blessed be God, Alleluia. .

Mirabilis Deus in Sanc-
tis suis ; Deus Israel 5 ipse
dabit virtutem et fortitudi-
nem plebi suae •> benedictas
Deus, Alleluia.

SECRET.

ATTEND, O Lord, to our earnest prayers, which we
put up in memory of thy saints -, and since we
trust not in our own righteousness, may we be helped
by the' merits of those, who were well pleasing to
thee. Thro'.

Communion.

111.

Though they suffered tor-
ments in the sight of men,
God only tried them : like
gold in a furnace he proved
them, and like a holocaust
he accepted them.

PoSTCOMMUNION

Wisd.

Etsi coram hominibus
tormenta passi sunt, Deus
tentavit eos : tanquam au-
rum in fornace probavit
eos, et quasi holocausta
accepit eos.
Qu<esumus, Domine.

BEIJ^G filled with thy saving mysteries, we beseech
thee, O Lord, that we may be helped by their in-
tercession, whose festival we celebrate. Thro'.

II. VESPFRS.

The Psalms as on Sundays, p. 74. Except the last,

which is Credidi. p. Q5.

Anth. These are the
saints, who gave up their
bodies for the covenant of
God, and washed their
garments in the blood of
the lamb.

Ant. Isti sunt sancti,
qui pro testamento Dei sua
corpora tradiderunt, et in
sanguine agni laverunt sta-
las suas.

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THE COMMON

Mass.

Ant. Santi per fidem vi-
cerunt regna, operati sunt
justitiam, adepti sunt re-
promissiones.

Ant. Sanctorum, velnt
aquilse, juventus renovabi-
tur : florebunt sicut lilium
in civitate Domini.

Ant. Absterget Deus
oranem lacrymam ab ocu-
lis sanctorum : ct jam non
erit amplius neque luctus,
neque clamor; sed nee
ullus dolor ; quoniam pri-
ora transierunt.

Ant. In coelestibus reg-
nis sanctorum habitatio est;
et in aeternum requies eo-
' rum.

The Little Chapter and Hymn, as in the first Ves-
pers, p. xvii.

V. The saint* in glory V. Exultabunt sancfi in

shall be filled with joy, gloria. R. Laetabuntur in

R. They shall rejoice on cubilibus suis.
their couches.

At the Magnificat.
Anth. The souls of the Ant. Gaudent in ccelis
saints, that have followed animae sanctorum, quia
the steps of Christ, rejoice Christi vestigia sunt secuti;

Anth. The Saints by
their faith conquered king-
doms, they acted righte-
ously, and gained the
promises.

Anth. The youth of the
saints, like that of the
eagle, shall be renewed :
they shall flourish like the
lily in the city, of the
Lord.

Anth. God will wipe
away every tear from the
eyes of the Saints : and
there shall be no more
neither mourning, nor cry-
ing, nor pain 5 for their
first state is now over.

Anth. The abode of the
saints is in the kingdom of
heaven ; and they are now
at rest for ever.

et quia pro ejus amore san-
guinem suum fuderunt,
ideo cum Christo exultant
sine fine.

in heaven ; and because
they shed their blood for
his sake, therefore they
rejoice with Christ forever.

Another MASS of the same.

Intro it. Eccles. xliv.

LET the nations relate Q APIENTIAM sancto-
the wisdom of the O nim narrent populi:
saints : and let the Church et laudes eorum nuntiet
publish their praises. Their Ecclesia. Nomina eorum

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XXIII

vivent in sacculum sacculi.
Ps. Exultate justi in Domi-
no : rectos decet collauda-
tio. V. Gloria.

Mass.

names shall live for ever.
Ps. Rejoice in the Lord ye
righteous ones : his praise
becomes the righteous. V.
Glory.

Collect. Deus, qui nos conceits.

OGod, by whose favour we celebrate the festival of
thy holy Martyrs N. and N. grant we may enjoy
their fellowship in eternal bliss. Thro*.

Lesson. Wisd. v. 16.

THE righteous shall live for evermore : and their
reward is with the Lord, and the care of them
■with the Most High. Therefore shall they receive a
kingdom of glory, and a crown of beauty at the hand of
the Lord : for with his right hand will he cover them,
and with his holy arm will he defend them. His zeal
will take its armour, and be will arm the creation to
take revenge on his enemies. He will put on justice
for a breast-plate, and he will take true judgment in-
stead of an helmet : he will take equity for an invincible
shield.

Gradual. Psalm cxxxiii.

Our soul, like the spar-
row hath escaped from the
hunter's snare. V. The
«aare is broken, and we
are at liberty : our help is
in the name of the Lord,
-who made both heaven and
earth.

Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Ps.
67. Let the righteous feast
And rejoice in the presence
of God : and let them be
delighted in gladness. Al-
leluia.

After Septuagesima, instead of the Alleluias, and the

V. following, is said the

Tract. Psalm.

They who sow in tears Qui seminant in lacry-
shall reap in joy. V. Go- mis, in exultatione metem\

Anima nostra, sicut pas-
ser, erepta e6t de laqueo
venantium. V. Laqueus
contritus est, et nos liberati
sumus 5 adjutorium nos-
trum in nomine Domini,
qui fecit ccelum et terram.

Alleluia, Alleluia. V.
Ps. 67. Justi epulentur
et exultent in conspectu
Dei : et delectentur in
laetitia, Alleluia.

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ing away they went weep- V. Euntes ibant et flebant,

ing, and cast their seed, mittentes semina sua. V.

V. But at their return they Venientes autera venient

shall come with joy carry- cum exultatione portantes

ing their sheaves, manipulos suos.

GOSPEL. Luke vi. 17, 23.

AT that time : Jesus going down from the mountain,
stood in a plain place, and the company of the
disciples, and a very great multitude of people from
all Judea and Jerusalem, and the sea-coast both of Tyre
and Sidon, who were come to hear him, and be cured
of their diseases. And they that were troubled with
unclean spirits, were healed. And all the multitude
sought to touch him, for there came forth from him a
virtue, which healed all. And he, lifting up his eyes
towards his disciples, said : Blessed are you that are
poor, for your's is the kingdom of God. Blessed are you
that hunger now : for you shall be filled. Blessed are
you that weep now, for you shall laugh. Blessed shall
you be, when men shall hate you, and when they shall
separate f you, and shall reproach you, . and cast out
your name as evil, on account of the son of man. Be
glad in that day, and rejoice ; for behold your reward
is great in heaven.

Offertory. Psalm cxlviii.

The saints in glory shall Exultabunt sancti in glo-
be in transports of joy : ria : laetabuntur in cubili-
they shall rejoice on their bus suis : exaltationes Dei
couches : the high praises in faucibus eorum, Alle- .
of God shall be in their luia.
mouths, Alleluia.

SECRET.

WE bring thee, O Lord, the offerings of our devo-
tion • and may they be acceptable to thee in
honor of thy saints, and, by thy mercy, available to
our salvation. Thro*.

Communion. Luke 11.

But I say to you, my Dico autem vdbis amicis
friends : be not terrified at meis : ne terreamini ab his,
those who persecute you. qui vos persequuntur.

f Expl. Eico ramunicate you.

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MOSS. OF MANY MARTYRS. XXV

Fostcommuniok. Pr*sta nobis.

GRANT, we beseech thee, O Lord, by the inter-
cession of thy holy Martyrs N. and W . that what
we have taken with our mouths, we may receive with a
pure soul. Thro*.

Another MASS of the same.
Introit. Psalm xxxvi.

THE salvation of the C< ALUS antem justorum
righteous is from the )3 a Domino : et protec-
Lord ; and he is their pro- tor eorum est in tempore
tector in the time of dis- tribulationis. Ps . Noli ce-
tress. Ps. Be not emulous mulari in malignant ibus :
of evil-doers: nor envy neque zelaveris facientes
them that work iniquity, iniquitatem. V. Gloria.
V. Glory.

Collect. Deus, qui nos annua.

OGod, who by the yearly solemnity of thy holy
Martyrs N. and N. comfortest us thy people;
mercifully grant, that, as we rejoice at their merits, we
may likewise be encouraged by their example. Thro*.
Epistle. Heb. x. 32, 38.

BRETHREN : call to mind the former days, where-
in, being illuminated, you endured a great fight
of afflictions. And on the one hand indeed, by re-
proaches and tribulations were made a gazing-stock ;
and on the other, become companions of them that were
used in such sort. For you both had compassion on
them that were in bands, and took with joy the being
stripped of your own goods, knowing that you have a
better and a lasting substance. Do not therefore lose
your confidence, which hath a great reward, For pati-
ence is necessary for you : that, doing the will of God,
you may receive the promise. For yet a little and a
very little while, and he that is to come, will come, and
will not delay. But my just man liveth by faith.
Gradual. Psalm xxxiii.
The righteous cried out, ' Clamaverunt justi, et
and the Lord heard them, Dominus exaudivit eos : et
and delivered them from all ex omnibus tribulationibus
their tribulations. V. The eorum liberavit eos. V.
Lord is at hand to those Juxta est Dominus his, qui
Who are afflicted in spirit : tribulato sunt corde : et
and he will save the hum- humiles gptritu salvabil.
ble of heart.

vol i. c *

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XXTl THE COMMON MaSS.

Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Alleluia, Alleluia. V.

The white-robed army of Te raartyrum candidates

martyrs praise thee, O laudat exercitus, Domine,

Lord, Alleluia, Alleluia.

Jfter Septuagesima, instead of the Alleluias, and V.
following, is said the

TRACT. Psalm cxxv. They who sow, p. xxiii.

GOSPEL. Matt. xxiv. 3, 23.

AT that time : as Jesus was sitting on mount Olivet,
1 he disciples came to him privately, saying: tell lis
when these things shall be • and what shall be the sign
of I by coming, and of the consummation of the world?
and Jesus answering, said to them : take heed that no
man seduce you : for many will come m my name say-
ing : I am Christ : and they will seduce many. And
you shall hear of wars, and rumours of wars. See that
v ye be not troubled. For these things must come to pass,
but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against na-
tion, and kingdom against kingdom ; and there shall be
pestilences, and famines, and earthquakes in places:
now all these are the beginnings of sorrows. Then shall
they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall put you to
death : and you shall be hated by all nations for my
name's sake. And then shall many be scandalized : and
shall betray one another : and shall hate one another.
And many false prophets shall rise, and seduce many.
And because iniquity hath abounded, the charity of
many shall grow cold. But he that shall persevere to
the end shall be saved.

Offertory. Wisd. iii.

The souls of the righte- Justorum animas in ma-

ous are in the hand of God, nu Dei sunt, et non tanget

and the torments of wick- illos tormentum malitiae.

edness shall not touch them. Visi sunt oculis insipien-

To the eyes of the foolish tium mori ; iili autem sunt

they seemed to die ; but in pace, Alleluia,
they are in peace, Alleluia.

SECRET.

BE appealed, O Lord, we beseech thee, by the of-
ferings we have made ,• and defend us from all dan-
gers by the intercession of thy holy Martyrs N. and N.
Thro'.

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MOSS. OF A CONFESSOR AND BISHOP. XXVU

Communion. Matt. x.

What I say to yon in the Quod dico vobis in tene-

dark, speak you in the bris, dicite in lumine, dicit

light, saith the Lord: and Dominus: et quod in aure

what is whispered you in auditis,. praedicate super

the ear, preach you on the tecta.
house-tops.

Postcommunion. Hac nos communio.
[AY this communion, O Lord,:purify us from sin,

and by the intercession of thy holy Martyrs N.
and N. make us partakers of the joys of heaven. Thro'.

THE COMMON OF A CONFESSOR AND
BISHOP.

INSTRUCTION.

IN the five or six first ages of the church, those were
called Confessors, who confessed Jesus Christ be-
fore the Pagans j particularly if tortures accompanied
this their confession, as was generally the case. In
after times the name of Confessor was given to such
as confessed Jesus Christ by the purity aud sanctity of
their lives. There are different degrees of Confessors:'
some of them are Bishops, some Priests, and Doctors
of the Church j and by their intercession we ought to
beg of God pastors full of his spirit, and capable of
teaching the truths intrusted to them. Others are
Monks or Solitaries ; and it is thro' their intercession
we ought to beg of God the spirit of retirement and
pennance. Others lived in the world in different states
and conditions. But they all lived without any attach-
ment to the things of this world; and despised- what-
ever is transitory, to give themselves up to God and his
truths ; and mortifying their . bodies by pennance, they
underwent a sort of martyrdom in the perpetual morti-
fication of their passions, and denial of their own will. '
It" is to the imitation of these virtues that their feasts
ought to animate us j and, on them, we ought to have
recourse to God, that, thro' their intercession, we may
obtain his enabling grace to follow their steps.

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THX COMMON

I. Vespers*

I. VESPERS.
The Psalms, as on Sunday, p. J4. Except the last

which is : Laudate Dominum omnes, p. 95.
Anth. "QEHOLDagreat Ant. T7<CCE Sacerdos

fj Prelate, who
in his days pleased God,
and was found righteous.

Anth. There was none
found like him in keeping,
the law of the most high.

Anth. Therefore, ac-
cording to oath, did the
Lord make him great
among bis people.

Anth. Ye priests of God,
bless the Lord ; ye servants
of the Lord, sing a hymn
to God, Alleluia.

Anth. Thou good and
faithful servant, «nter into
the joys of thy Lord.

Itj magnus, qui in
diebus suis placuit Deo, et
inventus est Justus.

Ant. Non est inventus
similis illi, qui conservaret
legem Excelsi.

Ant. Ideo jurejurando fe-
cit ilium Dominus crescere
inplebem suam.

Ant. Sacerdotes Dei, be-
ncdicite Dominum j servi
Domini hymnum dicite
Deo, Alleluia.

Ant. Serve bone et fide-
Its, intra in gaudium Do-
mini tui.

Little Chapter. Eccles. xlv.

BEHOLD a great Prelate, who in his days pleased
God, and was found righteous : and in the time of
wrath became an atonement.

HYMN.

*HIS Christ's confessor, T STE Confessor Domini,

X colentes

Quern pie laudant populi
per orbem,

Hac die laetus meruit bea-
tas
Scandere sedes.

whose great fame
The faithful thro' the

world proclaim,
With glory did this day as-
cend

To joys that never end.

If it be not the day of his decease, change the two last
lines thus :

Deserves that we should on
this day
The highest praises
pay.
A pious prudence, ac-
tions mild,

Hac die laetus meruit su-
premos

Laudis honores.

Qui pius, prudens, humU
lis, pudicus.

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Mass.

OF A CONFBS80K AND BISHOP.

XXIX

Chaste manners, not with

crimes denTd,
Adorri'd his sober life, till
death
Deprived him of his
breath.
These holy actions God
so please,
That ulcers, pains and each

disease
Obey him, and by power
divine
Their place to health
resign.
For this we pious tro-
phies raise,
And sing this solemn hymn

of praise ;
That, by his prayer, th*
Almighty may

His grace to us con-
vey.
To him be glory, pow-
er, fame,
Who rules the world's

well ordered frame;
And fills the bright celes-
tial throne,

Mysterious three and

one. Amen.

V. The Lord loved him,

and adorned him. R. He

clothed him with a robe of

glory.

At the Magnificat.

Sobriam duxit sine labe vi-

tam,
Donee humanos animavit

aura

Spiritus art as.

Cujus ob praes tans raeritura
frequenter

iEgra, quae passim jacuere,
membra,

Viribus morbi domitis, sa-
lmi

Restituuntur.

Noster hinc illi chorus

obsequentem
Concinit landem, celebres-

que pal mas,
Ut piis ejus precibus juve-

mur

Omne per aevum.

Sit saline illi, decus, at-

que virtus,
Qui super coeli solio corus-

cans,
Totius mundiseriemguber-

nat
Trinus et unus. Amen.

V. Amavit eum Domi-
bus, et ornavit eum. R
Stolam glorias induit eum*

Ant. Sacerdos et Ponti-
fex, et virtutum opifex;
pastor bone in populo, ora
pro nobis Dominum.

Anth. O Priest and Bi-
shop, and worker of mira-
cles 5 O good shepherd of
the people, pray to the
Lord for us.

MASS. Introit.

THE Lord settled with £
him a covenant of O test amentum pacis, et
peace, and made him a principem fecit eum, ut sit
3 2

Eccles. xlv.
TATUIT ei

Dommus

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chief, that he may have iffi sacerdotn dignitas in ae-

the honor of priesthood for ternum. Ps. 131. Me-

tverPs .13 1 .0 Lord temera- noento, Domtne, David, e£

ber David, and all his meek- omnis mansuetudinis ejus,

ness in suffering. V. Glory. V. Gloria.

Collect. Da quasumus.

GRANT, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that
the venerable solemnity of blessed N. thy Confes-
sor and Bishop, may improve our devotion, and strength-
en in us the hopes of salvation. Thro*.

Lesson. Eccles. xliv. and xlv.

BEHOLD a great Prelate, who in his days pleased
God, and was found righteous ; and in the time
of wrath became an atonement. There was none found
like him in observing the law of the Most High.
Therefore by oath did the Lord make him great among
his people. He gave him the blessing of all nations,
and established his covenant on his head. He acknow-
ledged him by his blessings : he stored Up his mercy for
him : and he found favour in the eyes of the Lord.
Chap. xlv. He raised him in the sight of kings ; and
gave him a crown of glory. He made with him an
eternal covenant 5 and bestowed on him the high priest-
hood and rendered him happy in glory j that he might
perform the priestly office, sing praises to the name of
God, and offer him costly incense for an odour of
sweetness.

Gradual. Eccles. xliv.

Behold a great Prelate, Ecce Sacerdos magnus,
who in his days pleased qui in diebus suis placuit
God. V. There was none Deo. V. Non est inventus
found like him* in keeping similis illi, qui conservaret
the law of the most high. legem Excels!.

Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Alleluia, Alleluia. V.
Thou art a Priest for ever Tu es sacerdos in selenium.
according to the order of secundum ordinem Mel-
Melchisedec, Alleluia. chisedec, Alleluia.

After Septuagesima, instead of the Alleluias, and V.
following, is said the

Tea ct. ' Psalm cxi .

Blessed is the man, that Beatus vir qui timet Do-
feareth the Lord ; he de- . minum ; in mandatis ejus
lights exceedingly in his. cupit nimis. V. Potens in

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commandments. V.His seed terra erit semen ejus ; ge-
shall be mighty upon earth -, neratio rectorom benedice-
the generation of the righte- tur. V. Gloria et divitias
ous shall be blessed. V. in domo ejus 5 et justitia
Glory and wealth shall be ejus manet in saecuhim sac-
in his house ; and bis righ- cuh\
teousness remaineth forever
and ever.

GOSPEL. Matt. xxv. 14, 23.

AT that time Jesus spoke this parable to his disciples :
A man going into a far country, called his ser-
vants, and delivered to them his goods. And to one he
gave five talents, and* to another two, and to another
one, to every one according to bis proper ability ; and
immediately he took his journey. And he that had re-
ceived the five talents, went his way and traded with
the same, and gained other five. And in like manner
he that had received the two, gained other two. But
he that had received toe one, going his way digged into
the earth, and hid his lord's money. But after a long
time the lord of those servants came, and reckoned with
them. And he that had received the five talents com-
ing, brought other five talents, saying : Lord, thou didst
deliver to me five talent*, behold I have gained other
five over and above. His lord said to hint, Well done*
good and faithful servant, because thou hast been faith-
ful over a few things, I will place thee over many things;
enter thou into the joy of thy lord. And he also that
had received the two talents came and said : Lord, thou
deliveredst two talents to me 3 behold I have gained
other two. His lord said to trim : Well done good and
faithful servant : because thou hast been faithful over a
few things, I will place thee over many things $ enter
thou into die joy ot thy lord.

Offertory. Psalm lxxxviit.
I have found David my Inveni David servumme-
servant: with my holy oil um: oleo sancto meounxi
have I anointed him. My eum. Manus enim mea
hand shall help him, and auxiliabiturei, et brachiuto
my arm shall strengthen meum confortabit eum.
him.

SECRET.

MAY thy saints, O Lord, we beseech thee, cause jcjr
to all thy people $ that while we celebrate the**
merits, we may experience their patronage. Thro\

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XXXlft THE COMMOK II. VeSpeTS.

Communion. Luke xii.
This is the faithful and Fidelis servus et prudens,
prudent servant, whom the quern constituit Dominus
Lord placed o er his family, super familiam suam $ ut
to give them in due season det illis in tempore tritici
their measure of wheat. mensuram.

PoSTCOMMUNlON. PrarSta OUtfSUmUS.

GRANT, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that
while we return thee thanks for what we have par-
taken of, we may, by the intercession of blessed N. thy
Confessor and Bishop, receive still greater favours.
Thro.*

II. VESPERS.
the Anthems, Little Chapteh, and Hymn, as
in the first Vespers, p. xxvuT. — The Psalms as on Sun-
day** p. 74. except the last, which is z Memento, p.

99-

V. The Lord led the just V. Justum deduxit Do-
man through right ways, minus per vias rectas. R.
R. And he shewed him the Et osiendit illi regnum Dei.
kingdom of God.

At the Magnificat.

Anth. The Lord loved Ant. Amavit eum Do-
him, and adorned him j he minus, et ornavit eum:
hath clothed* him with a stolam gloriae induit eum j.
robe of glory, and crowned et ad portas paradisi coro-
him at the gates of para- navit eum.
dise.

In the second Vespers of Popes.

Anth. Whilst he was Ant. Dum esset sum-
chief Bishop, he feared no- mus Pontifex, terrena non
thing on earth, but ascend- metnit, sed ad ccelestta
ed gloriously to the hea- regna gloriosus migravit,
venly kingdoms. x

Of the same.

Another MASS. Introit. Psalm exxxi.

LET thy priests, O QACERDOTES tui, Do-
Lord, be clothed with O mine, induantur justi-
righteousness, and let thy tiam, et sanctitui exuhent.
saints rejoice exceedingly. Propter David servum tu-
For David, thy . servant's um non avertas faciem
take, turn not away the Christi tui. Ps. Memento*
slice, of thy anointed one. Domine, David, et omnis

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Ps. O Lord, remember rnansuetudinis ejus. V.
David, and all his meek- Gloria,
ness in suffering. V.
Glory.

Collect. Exaudi, qu<esumus.

HEAR, O Lord, we beseech thee, the prayers we
offer on this solemnity of blessed N. thy Confes-
sor and Bishop ; and by his intercession, who worthily
served thee, deliver us from all our sins. Thro*.
Epistlb. Heb. vii. 23, 27.

BRETHREN : There were formerly many high
priests successively ; because by reason of death they
were not suffered to continue. But Jesus, for that he
contintieth for ever, hath an everlasting priesthood.
Whereby he is able also to save for ever them that come
to God by him : always living to make intercession for
us. For it was fitting that we should have such a high
priest, holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sin-
ners, and made higher than the heavens j who needeth
not daily (as the other priests) to offer sacrifices first for
bis own sins, and then for the people's 5 for this Jesus
our Lord did once in offering himself.

Gradual. Psalm cxxxi.
I will clothe her priests Sacerdotes ejus indnara
with salvation, and her salutari, et sancti ejus ex-
saints shall rejoice exceed- ultatione exuhabunt. V.
ingly. V. There will I Illuc producara corau Da-
shew the power of David ; vid 5 paravi lucernarjci
I have prepared a lamp for Cbristo meo.
my anointed one.

Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Alleluia, Alleluia. V.
The Lord hath sworn, and Juravit Dominus, et non
will not repent it ; Thou pcenitebit eum j Tu es sa-
axt a priest forever accord- cerdos in asternum secun-
iug to the order of Mel - dum ordinem Melchise-
chisedec, Alleluia. dec, Alleluia.

After Septuagesima, instead of the Alleluias, and V.
following is said the
Tract. Blessed is the man, asp. xxx.
GOSPEL. Matt. xxiv. 42, 47.

AT that time * Jesus said to his disciples : Watch ye
, therefore, because ye know »ot what hour your
Lord will come. But this know ye, that if the good,
man of the house knew at what hour the thief woul^t
come, he would certainly watch, and would not suffer

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his house to be broken open. Wherefore be ye also
ready, because at what hour you know not, the Son of
Man will come. Who thinkest thou, is a faithful and
wise servant, whom his lord hath appointed over his
family, to give them meat in season ? Blessed is that
servant, whom when his Lord shall come, he shall find
sq doing. Amen, I say to you, he shall place him over
all his goods.

Offertory. Psalm Ixxxviii.
My truth and my mercy Veritas raea et misericor-
are with htm ; and in my dia mea cum ipso ; et in no*
name shall his power be mine meo exallabitur corna
exalted. ejus.

SECRET.

MAY the annual solemnity, we beseech thee, O
Lord, of holy N. thy Confessor and Bishop, ren-
der us acceptable to thy mercy j that, by this sacrifice of
propitiation, he may both receive a happy reward, and
obtain for us the gifts of thy mercy. Thro'.

COMMUNION.

Blessed is . the servant Beatus servus quem cum
whom the Lord, when he venerit Dominus, invenerit
cometh, shall find watching, vigilantem. Amen, dico
Verily, I say to you, he shall vobis, super omnia bona
set him over all he hath. sua constituet eum.
Postcommvnion. Deus, fidelium.

OGod, the re warder of faithful souls, grant that we
may obtain forgiveness by the prayers of blessed N.
thy Confessor and Bishop, whose venerable feast we
celebrate. Thro\

The COMMON of DOCTORS.
VESPERS. .
They are either of a Confessor and Bishop, as above$
p. xxviii. or of a Confessor not a Bishop, as below p.
xxxyii. according to the quality of the Saint.
At the Magnificat.
Anth. O excellent Doc- Ant. O doctor optime,
tor, light of the holy Ecclesiae sanctae lumen,
Church, blessed -N. lover beate N. divinse legis ama-
of the divine law, pray to tor, deprecare pro nobis
the Son of God for us. Filium Dei.

MASS. Tntroit. Fccles. xv.

HE opened his mouth T N medio ecclesiae aperuit
in the midst of the A os ejus; et implevit

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OF DOCTOHS.

xxxr

eum Dominus spiritu sa-
pient ise et intellectus : sto-
lam gloriae induit earn.
P$. Bonum est confiteri
Domino, et psallere nomi-
ni tuo Allissime. V.
Gloria.

assembly, and the Lord
filled him with the spirit of
wisdom 5. he hath clothed
,him with a robe of glory.
Ps. It is good to praise the
Lord, and to sing to thy
name, O thou, the Most
High. V. Glory.

Collect. Deus, qui populo tuo.

OGod, who didst give to thy people blessed N. for
a minister of eternal salvation j grant, we beseech
thee, that he who was the instructor of our life here'
en earth, may in heaven become our intercessor. Thro*.

Epistle. 2 Tim. iv. 1, 8.

MOST dearly beloved : I charge thee before God
and Jesus Christ, who shall judge the living and
the dead, by his coming, and his kingdom : preach the
word : be instant in season, out of season : reprove,
intreat, rebuke in all patience and doctrine. For there
shall be a time, wlien they will not endure sound doc-
trine : but according to their own desires they will heap
to themselves teachefrs, having itching ears. And will
indeed turn £ way their hearing from the truth, but will
be turned unto fables. But be thou vigilant labour in all
things, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil thy minis-
tery. Be sober. For I am even now ready to be sa-
crificed : and the time of my dissolution is at hand. I
have fought a good fight. I have finished my course,
I have kept the faith. As to the rest, there is laid up
for me a crown of justice, which the Lord the just judge
will render to me in that day: and not only to me, but
to them also who love his coming.

Gradual. Psalm xxxvi.
The mouth of the righte- Os justi meditabitur sa-

ous man shall utter wis-
dom : and his tongue shall
speak judgment, V. The
law of his God is in his .
heart : and his feet shall
not be tript up.

Alleluia, Alleluia. V.
The Lord loved him, and
hath clothed him with a
robe of glory.

pientiara et lingua ejus lo-
quetur judicium. V. Lex
Dei ejus in-corde ipsius, et
non supplantabuntur gres-
sus ejus.

Alleluia, Alleluia. • V.
Amavit eum Dominus, et
ornavit eum : stolam glo-
riae induit eum.

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V. following, is said the

Tract. Blessed is the man, as p. xxx.

GOSPEL. Matt. v. 13, 10.

AT that time : Jesus said to his disciples : You are
the salt of the earth. But if the salt lose Us savour,
wherewith shall it be salted ? It is good for nothing any
more but to be cast out, and to be trodden on by men.
You are the light of the world. A city seated on a
mountain cannot be hid. Neither do men light a can-
dle and put it under a bushel, but upon a candlestic,
that it may shine to all that are in the house. So let
your light so shine before men, that they may see
your good works, and glorify your father who is in hea-
ven. Do not think that I am come to destroy the law,
or the prophets. I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
For, amen I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass,
one jot, or one tittle shall not pass of the law till all be
fulfilled. He therefore that shall break one of these
least commandments, and shall so teach men, shall be
the least in the kingdom of heaven. But he that shall
do and teach, he shall be called great in the kingdom of
heaven.

Offertory. Psalm xci.
The righteous man shall Justus ut palma florebit :
flourish like the palm-tree : sicut cedrus, quae in Libano
he shall thrive like the cedar est, multiplicabitur.
on Libanus.

SECRET.

LET the pious prayers of the holy servant N. never
be wanting to us, O Lord : that they may make
our offerings acceptable to thee, and always obtain for
us thy pardon. Thro*.

Communion. Luke xii.
This is the faithful and Fi delis servus & pmdens,
prudent servant, whom the quem constituit Dominus
Lord placed over his family, super familiam suam $ ut
to give them in due season det ill is in tempore tritici
their measure of wheat. mensuram.

Postcommunion. Ut nobis.

LET blessed N. O Lord, thy Confessor and great
Doctor, become our advocate, that this thy holy
sacrifice may procure our salvation. Thro'.

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THE COMMON OF A CONFESSOR, NOT A
BISHOP.

I. VESPERS.

The Psalms are as on Sundays, p. 74. Except the last,
which is Laudate Dominum omnes, p. Q5.

Anth. T ORD, thou de- Ant. 1TVOMINE, quin-

JLj liveredst to me JL/ que talenta tra-

five talents : behold I have didisti roihi : ecce alia quin-

gained other five. que superlucratus sum.

Anth. Well done thou Ant. Euge serve bone,

good servant, who hast been in modico fidelis, intra in

faithful in little; enter into gaudium Domini tui.
the joy of thy Lord.

Anth. This is the faithful Ant. Fidelis servus &

and prudent servant, whom prudens, quern constitute

the Lord placed over his fa- Dominus super familiam

rnily. suam.

Anth. Blessed is that ser- Ant. Beatus ille servus,

vant, whom his Lord, when quern, cum venerit Domi-

lie shall come and knock at nus ejus, & pulsaverit ja-

the gate, shall find watch- nuam, invenerit vigilantem.
rag.

Anth. Thou good and Ant. Serve bone & fide-
faithful servant, enter into lis, intra in gaudium Do-
the joy of thy Lord. mini tui.
Little Chapter. Beginning of the Lesson to this
mark*. Hymn. Iste Confessor, as p. xx'viii.

V. The Lord loved him, V. Amavit eum Domi-

and hath adorned him. R. • nus, &ornaviteum. R. Sto-

He hath clothed him with lam gloriae induit eum.
a robe of glory.

At the Magnificat.
Anth. I will compare Ant. Similabo eum viro
him to a wise man, who sapienti, qui aedificax it do-
built his house on a solid mum suam supra petram.
rock.

MASS. Introit. Psalm xxxvi.

THE mouth of the right- /^S justi meditabitur sa-
eous man shall utter V^/ pientiam, & lingua
wisdom and his tongue ejus loquetur judicium: lex
shall speak judgment : the Dei ejus in corde ipsius.
law of his God is in his Ps. Noli aemulari in ma-
voi.. 1. , d *

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heart. Ps. Be not emu* lignantibus r neque ielave-
lousof evil-doer*, noremy ris facientes iniquitatem.
tliose that work iniquity. V. Gloria.
V. Glory.

Collect. Deus, qui nos beati.

OGod who comfortest us by the yearly solemnity of
blessed N. thy Confessor $ mercifully grant, that
while we celebrate his feast, we may imitate his actions.
Thro'.

Lesson. Eccles. xxxi. 8, II.

BLESSED is the man, that is found without blemish;
and that hath not gone after gold, nor put his trust
in money, nor in treasures. Who is he, and he will
praise him ? For he hath done wonderful things in his
lite.* He that is proof in this point, and is perfect,
shall have eternal glory. He that could have transgres-
sed, and hath not transgressed : and could do evil things,
and hath not done them. Therefore are his goods esta-
blished in the Lord, and the whole assembly of the saints
shall publish his alms deeds.

Gradual. Psalm xci.

The righteous man shall Justus ut palma fiorebit;
flourish like the palm-tree $ sicut cedrus Libani multi-
he shall thrive like the plicabitur in domo Domi-
cedar of Libanus in the ni. V. Ad annuntiandum
house of the Lord. V. To mane misericord iam tuam
publish thy mercy in the & vertitatem tuam per noc-
mbrning, and thy truth by tem.
night. '

Alleluia, Alleluia. V* Alleluia, Alleluia. V.
Blessed is the man that suf- Beatus vir qui sutfert ten-
fers temptation : for when tationem, quoniam cum
he hath been tried, he shall probatus fuerit, accipiet co-
receive a crown of life, ronam vite, Alleluia.
Alleluia.

After Septuagesima, instead of the Alleluias, and the V.
following, is said the

Tract. Blessed is the man, as p. xxx.
GOSPEL. Luke xii. 35, 40.

AT that time: Jesus said to his disciples: Let your
lotus be girt, and lamps burning in your bauds,
and you yourselves like to men who wait for their lord,

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II. Pisfiers. of a confissor, not a bishop, xxxix

when he shall return from the wedding : that when he
cometh and knocketh they may open to him immediate-
ly. Blessed are those servants, whom the Lord when
he cometh, shall find watching. Amen, I say to you,
that he will gird himself, and make them sit down* to
meat, and passing will minister unto them. And if he
shall come in the second watch, or come in the third
watch, and find them so, blessed are thoee servants. But
this know ye, that if the house-holder did know at what
hour the thief would come, he would surely watch and
would not suffer his house to be broken open. Be you
then also ready : for at what hoar you think not, the Son
of Man will come.

Offertory. Psalm Ixxxviii.

My truth and my mercy Veritas mea & miscricor-

are with him: and hi my dia mea cum ipso: & in.

name shall his power be ex- nomine meo exakabitur cor-

alted. nu ejus.

SECRET.

WE offer thee, O Lord, in honour of thy saints, a
sacrifice of praise, by which we hope to be de-
livered from all present anid future evils. Thro'.

COMMONIOK. Mtdt. XXiV»

Blessed is the servant Beatus semis, cruem,
whom the Lord, when he cum venerit Dominus, in-
cometb, shall find watch- venerit Yigftaijfeem. A men,
wg. Verily, I say to you, dico vobis, super omnia bo-
be shall set him over all he na sua consljituet eum.
hatb.

Postcommunion. RefeUi cibo.

BEING refreshed, O Lord, with this heavenly meat
and drink, we numbly beseech thee, that we may
be assisted by his prayers, on whose feast we have re-
ceived these sacred mysteries. Thro',

II. VESPERS.

The Psalms, Anthems, Little Chapter, and Hymn,
as in the first Vespers, p. xxxvii.

V. The Lord led the just V. Justum deduxit Do-
man through right ways, miaus per vias rectas. R.
R. And he hath shewn him Et osteudit illi regnum Deu
the kingdom of God.

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At the Magnificat.

Anih. This man despis- Ant. Hie vrr despiciens
ing the world, and triumph- roundum, et terrena tri-
ing over all things on earth, umphans, divitias ccelo con-
laid up riches in heaven didit, ore et raanu.
both bjr word and deed,

Another MASS rf the same.
Inthoit. Psalm xci.

THE righteous roan JUSTUS ut palraa flore-
shall flourish like the %| bit 5 sicut cedrus Li-
palm-tree , he shall thrive bani multiplicabitur 3 plan-
like the cedar of Libanus, tat us in domo Domini, in
being planted in the house atriis domus Dei no^tii.
of the Ix)rd, in the courts Ps. Bonum est confitcri
of the house of our God. Domino; et psallere no-
Ps. It is good to praise the mini tuo, Altissime. V.
I,ord, and to sing to thy Gloria,
name, O thou the Most
High. V. Glory.

, Collect. AdesJo.

ATTEND/b'Lord/totbe humble prayers we present
to thee ,011 the solemnity of blessed N. thy Con-
fessor i that we, who have no confidence in our own
righteousness, may hare the help of his prayers, who
was so. pleasing to thee. Thro? .

Epktlb. 1 Cor. iv. £, 14.

BRETHREN : We are made a spectacle to the world,
and to Angels, and to men. We are fools for
Christ's sake, but yon are; wise in Christ,- we are weak,
but you are strong 5 you are honourable, but we with-
out honour. Even time this hour we both hunger, and
thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no fix-
ed abode, and we labour working with our own hands;
we. are reviled, and we bless r we are persecuted, and
we suffer it. We are blasphemed, and we inureat ; we
are made as the refuse of this world, the off-scouring of
all even until now. I write not these things to confound
you j but I admonish you as my dearest children ; in
Christ Jesus our Lord.

Gradual. Psalm xxxvi.
The mouth of the righte- Os justi meditabitur sapi-
ous man shall utter wisdom, entiam, et lingua ejus, lo-
and his tongue shall speak quetur judicium. Lex Dei

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judgment. Tbo law of God ejus in eorde ipsius, el non

is in his heart, and his feet supplantabuntur gressus e-

shall not be tript up. jus.

Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Alleluia, Alleluia. V.

Blessed is the man that fteatus vir qui timet Domi-

fears the Lord; he takes num; in mandatis ejus cu-

great delight in his com- pit nimis. Alleluia,
xnandments. Alleluia.

After Septuagesirna, instead of the Alleluias, and V.

following, is said the

Tbact. Blessed is the man, as p* xxx.

GOSPEL. Ukexn.M, 34.

AT that time : Jesus .said to his disciples ; Fear not,
little flock, for it hath pleased your Father to
give you a kingdom. Sell what you possess and give
alms. Make to yourselves bags, which grow not old,
a treasure in heaven which faileth not; where no thief
approacheth, nor moth corrupteth. For where your
treasure is, there will your heart be also.

Offertory. Psalm xx.
The righteous man, O In virtute tua, Domine,

Lord, shaM rejoice in thy Isetabitur Justus, et super

power; and he shall rejoice oJutare tuum exultabit ve-

exceedingly that thou hast bementer; desiderium ani-

saved him > thou hast grant- nwe ejus tribuisti ei.
ed him his soul's desire.

SECRET.

GRANT, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that
our humble offerings may be acceptable to thee,
for the honour of thy saints, and purify us botfi in body
and mind. Thro".

Communion. Matt. xix.
Verily, I say to you; Amen, dico vobis; quod
that you, who have for- vos, qui reliquistis omnia,
saken all things, and follow- et secuti estis me; centu-
ed me; shall receive an plum accipietis, et vitam
hundred-fold, and obtain aeternam possidentis,
etecnaliife.

Fostcommunion. Qu*sumns.

WE beseech thee, O Almighty God, that, by the
intercession of thy holy Confessor N. the heaven-
ly food we have received, may defend us from all adver-
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THE COMMON OF ABBOTS.

VESPEBS.

As of a Confessor, not a Bishop, p. xxxvli.

* MASS.
Tktroxt. The mouth of the righteous man* p. xxxvii.
Collect* Intercession

MAY the intercession. O Lord, of blessed N. the
Abbot recommend us to thee ; that what we can-
not hope tor through any merits of our own, we may
obtain by his prayers. Thro*.

Lesson. Eccles. 3d v. 1, 6.

THIS saint was beloved of God and men: like
Moses his memory is in benediction. God made
him like the saints in glory, and magnified him in the
r>ar of his enemies : and with his words he made pro-
digies to cease. He glorified him in the sight of kings.
and gave him commandments in the sight of his people.
and shewed him his glory. He sanctified him in his
faith and meekness, and chose him out of all flesh.
For he heard him and his voice j and brought him in a
cloud. And he gave him his precepts face to face, and
a law of life and instruction.

Gradual* Psalm xx.

Lord, thou hast prevent- Domine, praevenisti eum

<*.d him with thy sweet bles- in benedictionibus dulce-

aings ; thou hast set on his dinis : posuisti in capite

iiead -a crown of precious ejus coronam de lapide pre-

stones. V. He asked of tioso. V. Vitam petiit a

thee life, and thou hast te, et tribuisti ei longttudi-

given him a length of days nem dieruni in saeculum

inr ever and ever. ssecult.

Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Alleluia, Alleluia. V.
The righteous man shall Justus ut palma florebit;
Hourish like the Palm tree $ sicut cedrus Libani multi-
he shall thrive like the cedar plicabitur. Alleluia. •
of Libanus . Adlel uia.

After Septuagesima, instead of the Alleluias, aarfV.

following, is said the

Tract. Blessed is the man, p. xxx.

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GOSPEL. Matt. xix. 27, 29.

AT that time : Peter said to Jesus : Behold we have
left all things, and have followed thee: what there*
fore, shall we have ? And Jesus said to them : Amen, I
say to you, that you who have followed me, in the rege-
neration, when the Son of Man shall sit on the seat of
his majesty, you also shall sit on twelve seats, judging
the twelve tribes of Israel. And every one that hath left
house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or
wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake : shall
receive an hundred-fold, and shall possess life everlasting.

Opfbrtory. Psalm xx.

Thou hast granted him, Desiderium animae ejus

O Lord his soul's desire, tribuisti ei, Domine, et

and hast not disappointed voluntatelabiorurn ejusnon

him of what he asked. Thou fraudasti eum. Posuistiin

hast set on his head a crown capite ejus coronam de la-

of precious stones. pide pretioso.

SECRET.

MAY blessed N. the Abbot, intercede for us, O
Lord, that the offerings we have laid on thy altars,
may, avail us to salvation. Thro*.

Communion. Luke. xii.
This is the, faithful and Fidelis servuset prudens,
prudent servant, whom the quern constituit Dominus
Lord placed over his farm- super familiam suam, ut
ly, to give them in due det illis in tempore tritici
season their measure of mensuram.
^wheat. »

Postcommvnion. Protegat nos.

MAY the receiving of this sacrament, and the in-
tercession of blessed N. the Abbot protect us, O
Lord, that we may both copy after the virtues of "bis
lite, and experience the help of his intercession. Thro".

The COMMON of a VIRGIN and MARTYR.
INSTRUCTION.

THE state of Virginity is perfectly agreeable to the
Christian scheme, whatever objections human
policy may make against it. God himself, become in-
carnate, recommends it by word -and example. St.

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Paul bestows the greatest encomiums on it ; and in every
age of the Church, those that preserved their Virginity,
were always looked on as the noblest portion of the
flock of Christ. On the festivals therefore of Virgins,
we are to beg of God the grace of perseverance to the
end for those who have voluntarily, by vow, undertaken
that perfect state $ as likewise for all, that parity of
mind necessary in every stale ot life, and without which
we cannot see God.

I. VESPERS.
Anth. npHIS is a wise Ant. TT£C est Virgo
X Virgin, and 11 sapiens et una

one of the number of the de numero prudentum.
prudent ones.

Psafm cix. Dixit Dominus, p. ?4.
Anth.This is a wise Vir- Ant. Haec est Virgo sa-
gin, whom the Lord found piens, quam Dominus vigi-
watching. lantern invenit.

Psalm cxii, Laudate, p. 77-
Anth. This is she, who Ant. Haec est quae nes-
knew not the bed in sin : civit torum in delicto : ha-
she shall have the fruit of bebitfructuminrespectione
her virtue in the rewardof animarura sanctarum.
holy aouls.

Psalm csxi. Laetatut ram, p. 101 •

x Anth. Come, my chosen Ant. Veni, electa mea,
one, and I will place my et ponam in te thronum
throne in thee. Alleluia, meum, Alleluia.

Psalm cxxvi. Nisi Dominus, p. 102.

Anth. This is the beauti- Ant. Ista est speciosa in-
ful one amongst the daugh* ter filias Jerusalem.
ten of Jerusalem.

Psalm cxlvii. ,Lauda Jerusalem, p. 103.
LiTTtB Chapter. 2 Cor. x

BRETHREN : He that glarieth, let him glory in the
Lord for it is not he, who commendeth himself,
that is approved, but whom God commendeth.

HYMK.

EGARD our vows TESU,oowoaVirgiiHiaa,
with gracious eye, «J

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O Jesus, crown of purity, Quern mater ilia concipit

Son of that chosen woman, Quae sola Virgo parturit $

who

Was Virgin chaste, and Haec vota, clemens, ac-

Mother too. cipe.

The whitest lilies pave Qui pergis inter Lilia, *

thy way,

And Choirs of Virgins Septus choreis Virginum,

round thee play,

O glorious Bridegroom, Sponsus decorus gloria,

who dost bless

Thy bride with endless Sponsisque reddens prae-

happiness. mia.

Which way soe'er thy Quocunque tendis, Vir-

course doth bend, giues

Chaste Virgins on thy steps Sequumur, atque laudibus

attend ;

Who running after thee, Post te canentes cursitant, .

do raise

Their notes to sing loud Hy mnosquc dulces perso-

hymns of praise. nam.

. We beg most humbly, Tedeprecamursupplices,

that our sense

May feel thy heavenly in- Nostris ut addas sensibus .

fluence,

And ne'er be wounded by Nescire prorsus omnia

those darts,

Which poison, and defile Corruption is vulnera.

our hearts.

To God the Father, and Virtus, honor, laus, glo«

the Son, ria,

And holy spirit, three in Deo Palri cum Filio,

one,

Be honor, glory, fame and Sancto sunul Paraclito,

praise,

For an eternal length of In saeculorum saecula.

days. Amen. Amen.

V. In thy comeliness and V. Specie tua, et pulchri-

beanty. H. Go on, proceed tudine tua. R. Intende,

prosperously, and reign. prospere precede, et regna.

At the Magnificat.

Anth. Come, O spouse Ant. Veni, sponsa Chris-

of Christ, receive the ti, accipe coronam, quam

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crown, which the hard tibi Dominus praeparavit ia

bath prepared for thee for aeteraum.

ever.

MASS. Intrust. Psalm cxviii.

1 Spake of thy law in the T OQtJEBAR de te$-

presence of Kings, and 1 4 timoniis tuis in con-

1 was not ashamed. And spectu Regum, et non con-

I meditated on thy com- fundebar : et meditabar in

mandments, which I loved mandatis tuis, quae dUexi

exceedingly. Ps. Blessed nimis. Ps. Beati immacu-

are the undefiled in the way, lati in via, qui ambulant in

who walk in the law of the lege Domini. V. Gloria.
Lwd. V. Glory.

Collect. Deus, qui inter ueiera.

OGod, who, amongst other mirades of thy power,
hast bestowed the crown of martyrdom even on
the weaker sex: mercifully grant, that we, who solem-
nize the feast of blessed N. thy Virgin and Martyr, may,
by following her example, come to thee. Thro*.
Lesson. Eccles, li. 1, 12.

I Will give glory to thee, O Lord, my King, and I
will praise thee, O God, my Saviour. I will give
glory to thy name j for thou hast been a help and pro-
tector to me ; and hart preserved my body from destruc-
tion, from the snare of the unjust tongue, and from the
lips of them that forged lies ,» and in the sight of aft that
stood by, thou hast been my help ; and thou hast deli-
vered me, according to the multitude of the mercy of thy
name, from the roaring lions that were ready to devour
me; out of the hands of them that sought my life^ and
from the gates of afflictions, which compassed me about ;
from the oppression of the flame that surrounded me,
and in the midst of fire I was not burnt. From the depth
of the belly of hell, and from an unclean tongue, and
from lying words, from an unjust king, and from a
slanderous tongue. My soul shall praise the Lord even
unto death, because thou succourest those that trust in
thee, and deliverest them from the hands of the Gentiles,
O Lord our God.

Graduax. Psalm xliv.
Thou lovedst righteous- Dilexisti jus lit tarn, &
ness, and hatedst iniquity, odistiiniquitatem. V. Prop-

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xlvii

V. Therefore, God thy
God hath anointed thee
with an oil of gladness.

Alleluia, Alleluia. V.
Virgins shall be brought in
her retinue to the King;
her relations shall be pre-
sented to thee with joy.
Alleluia.

-After Sepraagesima, instead of the Alleluias, andV

folltnving, is said the

Tract, Psalm xliv.

terea unxit te Deus, Deus
tuus oleo lsetitiae.

Allejuta, Alleluia. V.
Adducentur Regi Virgines
post earn: proximae ejus
afierentur tibi in laetitia,
Alleluia.

Veni, sponsa Christi, ac«
cipe coronam, quam tibi
Dominus praeparavit in
SRteraum ; pro cujus araore
sanguinem tuum fudisli.
V. Dilexisti justitiam, &
odisti iniquitatem $ propte-
rea unxit te Deus, Deus
tuus oleo lsetitiae prae con-
sortibus tuis. V. Specie
tua & pulchritudine tua
intende, prospere procede,
& regna.

Come, spouse of Christ,
receive the crown, which
the Lord hath prepared for
thee for ever$ for whose
love thou didst shed thy
blood. V. Thou lovedst
righteousness, and hatedsc
iniquity ; therefore God,
thy God hath anointed
thee with an oil of gladness
in a more excellent man-
ner than thy companions.
V. In thy comeliness and
beauty go on, proceed pro-
sperously and reign.

GOSPEL. Matt. xxv. 1. 13.

AT that time : Jesus spoke to his disciples this pa-
rable : The kingdom of heaven is like to ten vir-
gins, who taking their lamps went out to meet the bride-
groom and the bride. And five of them were foolish,
and rive wise. But the rive foolish, having taken their
lamps, did not take oil with them : but the wise took oil
in their vessels with the lamps. And the bridegroom
tarrying, they all slumbered and slept. And at midnight
there was a cry made : Behold the bridegroom cometh,
go ye forth to meet him. Then all those virgins arose
and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the
wise : Give us of your oil for our lamps are gone out.
The wise answered saying : Lest perhaps there be not
enough for us and for you, go ye rather to them that sell,
and buy for yourselves. Now whilst they went to buy,
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in with him to the marriage, and the door was shut.
But at last came also the other virgins saying : Lord,
Lord, open to us. But he answered saying : Amen, I
say to you, J know you not, Watch ye therefore, because
you know not the day nor the hour.

Offertory. Psalm xliv.

AfferenturRegi Virgines
post earn : proximae ejus
afferentur tibi in ketitia et
exultatione : adducentur in
templutn Regi Domino.

Virgins shall be brought
in her retinue to the King:
her relations shall be pre-
sented to thee with joy and
gladness ; they shall be
introduced into the temple
to the Lord the King.

SECRET.

RECEIVE, O Lord, the offerings we bring on this
solemnity of blessed N. thy Virgin and Martyr, by
whose intercession we hope to be delivered. Thro*.

Communion. Psalm cxviii.

Let the proud be con-
founded for unjustly perse-
cuting me, but I will keep
thy commandments and thy
ordinances, that I myself
may not be confounded.

Confundantur superibi
quia injuste iniquitatem fe-
cerunt in me : ego autem
in mandatis tuis exercebor,
in tuis justification ibus, ut
non confundar.

Postcommunion. Auxilientur.

MAY the mysteries we have received, Lord, be a
help to us, and, by the intercession of blessed
N. thy Virgin and Martyr, cause us to enjoy her conti-
nual protection. Thro*.

II. VESPERS.

All as in the first Vespers, p. xliv. except :

V. Grace is spread on V. Diffusa est gratia in

thy lips. R. Therefore labiis tuis. R. Propterea

God hath blessed thee for benedixit te Deus in aeter-

ever. num.

Another MASS of the^same.
Introit. Psalm cxviii.

SIN!
in wait for me to des-
troy me ; but I have
studied thy Jaw, O Lord.
I have seen the end of all

ME expectaverunt pec-
catores, ut perde-
rent me 3 testimonia tua,
Domine, intellexi. Omnis
consummationis vidifineraj

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that is perfect here below : latum mandatum tuum ni-
but thy law hath do end. mis. Ps. Beati immacula-
Ps. Blessed' are the unde- ti in via, qui ambulant in
filed in the way, who walk lege Domini. V. Gloria,
in the law of the Lord. V.
Glory.

Collect. Indulgentiam.

LET blesed N. thy Virgin and Martyr, O Lord, sue
for our pardon, who by the purity of her life, and
the profession of thy virtue, was always well pleasing to
thee. Thro*.

Lesson. Eccles. li. 13, 17.

OLord my God, thou didst raise my abode upon
earth, and I prayed for death to pass away. I
called upon the Lord, the Father of my Lord, that he
would not leave me in the day of my trouble, nor alan-
don me without help in the time of the proud ones as-
saulting me. I will praise thy name continually, and I
will praise it with thanksgiving, for my prayer was
heard, and thou didst save me from destruction, and de-
liver me from the evil time. Therefore will I give
thanks, and praise thee, OLord our God.
Gradual. Psalm xlv.
God will assist her Adjuvabit earn Deus vul-
with h is favourable couute- tu suo ; Deus in medio
nance: God is iu the midst ejus, non commovebitur.
of her, she shall not be V. Fluminis impetus lseti-
moved. V. A swift flow- ficat civitatem Dei : sancti-
ing river rejoiceth the city ficavit tabernaculum suura
of God : the Most High Altissimus.
hath sanctified his taber-
nacle.

Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Alleluia, Alleluia. V;
This is a wise Virgin, and Haec est Virgo sapiens, et
one of the number of the una de numero prudentum,
prudent ones, Alleluia. Alleluia.

After Septuagesima, instead of the Alleluias, and V.
following, is said the

Tract. Come, spouse, as p. xlvii.
GOSPEL. Matt. xiit. 44, 52.

AT that time : Jesus spoke to his disciples this para-
ble : The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure
hidden in a field : which a man having found, hid
vol. 1. e * •

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it, and for joy thereof goeth, and selleth all that
he hath, and buyeth that field. Again, the kingdom of
heaven is like to a merchant seeking good pearls : who,
when he had found one pearl of great price, went his
way, and sold all that he had, and bought it. Again
the kingdom of heaven is like to a net cast into the sea,
and gathering together all kinds of fishes. Which when
it was filled, they drew out, and sitting by the shore,
they chose out the good into vessels, but the bad they
cast forth. So shall it be at the end of the world. The
Angels shall go out, and shall separate the wicked from
among the just : and shall cast them into the furnace
of fire : there shall be weeping and gnashing of
teeth. Have ye understood these things ? They say
to him : Yes. He said unto them : Therefore every
scribe instructed in the kingdom of heaven, is like to a
man who is a householder, who bringeth forth out of
his treasure new things and old.

Offertory. Psalm xliv.
Grace is spread on thy Diffusa est gratia in la-
lips : therefore hath God biis tuis : propterea bene-
blessed thee for ever and dixit te Dens in aeternum,
ever. N et in saeculum saeculi.

SECRET.

MERCIFULLY receive, Q Lord, the offerings
consecrated to thee, by the merits of blessed
N. thy Virgin and' Martyr; and grant they may be a
continual support to us. Thro1.

Communion. Psalm cxvii. 11.

I have done what was just Feci judicium et justiti-
and right, O Lord, let not am, Domine, non calnm-
the proud calumniate me : nientur mini superbi : ad
I have walked upright in omnia mandata tua dirige-
the ways of thy command- bar : omnem viam iniqui-
ments : I have hated every tatis odiohabui.
evil way. ^.

Postcommunion. Divini muneris.

BEING plentifully fed with thy divine gifts, we be-
seech thee, O Lord our God, that by the interces-
sion of blessed N. thy Virgin and Martyr, we may ob-
tain eternal life by partaking of them. Thro*.

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OF A VIRGIN, NOT A MART YK.

THE COMMON OF A VIRGIN NOT A MARTYlt.

VESPERS.
Alias in the Common of a Virgin and Martyr, />. xliv.

MASS. Intboit. Psalm xliv.
npHOU lotedst righte- f^ILEXISTI justitiam

| J et odisti iniquitate'm :
propterea unxit te Deus,
Deus tuus oleo laetitia prae
consortibus tuis. V. Ps.
Eructavitcor meum vertram
bonum : dico ego opera
mea Regi.

Exaudi nos.

JL ousness, and batedst
iniquity 5 therefore God,
thy God hath anointed thee
with an oil of gladness in a
more excellent manner than
thy companions. V. Ps,
My heart hath uttered good
tidings t my works I refer
to the King.

Collect.

GIVE ear to us, O God our Saviour, that as we ce-
lebrate with joy the solemnity of blessed N. thy
Virgin, so we may improve in the affection of piety.
Thro\

Epistls. 2 Cor. x. 15, xi. 1. 2.

BRETHREN : Lei htm that glorieth, glory in the
Iiord : for not he, that commendeth himself, is ap-
proved : but he, whom God commendeth : (Chap, xi.)
Would to God yon could bear with some little of my
follv : but do, beat with me. For I am jealous of yoct
with the jealousy of God. For I have espoused you
to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste vir-
gin to Christ.

Gradual.

In thy comeliness and
beauty go on, proceed pros*
perously, and reign. V.
For thy truth, meekness,
and righteousness, shall thy
right hand also lead thee on
wonderfully.

Alleluia, Alleluia. V.
Virgins shall be brought in
her retinue to the King :
her relations shall be pre*
thee with joy,

Psalm xliv.

Specie tua et pulchritu-
dine tua.intende, prospere
precede, et regna, V. Prop-
ter veritatem et man&uetu-
dinem, et justitiam, et de-
duce* te mirabiliter de&te-
ra tua.

Alleluia, Alleluia. V.
Acfcducenter Regi Virgines
post earn : proximat ejus
afTerentur tibi in laetitia,
Alleluia.

sen ted to
Alleluia.

After Septuagesima, instead of the Alleluias, and V.
following, is said the

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Thact. Psalm, xliv.

Hear, O daughter, and
see, and be attentive : for
the King is taken with thy
beauty. V. Ail the rich
among the people shall come
with entreaties before thee :
the daughters of kings shall
honour thee. V. Virgins
shall be brought in her re-
tinue to the King : her re-
lations shall be presented
to thee. V. They shall
be introduced with joy and
gladness : they shall be in-
troduced into the temple of
the King.

GOSPEL. Matt. xxv. as above, p. xlvii.

Audi, filia, et vide, et
inclina aurem] tuam : quia
concupivit Rex speciem tu-
am. V. Vultum tuum de-
precabuntur omnes d'rvites
plebis -, filiae regum in ho-
nore tuo. V. Adducentor
Regi virgines post earn:
proximae ejus arterentur ti-
bi. Afferentur in laetitia
et exultatione : adducentur
in templum Regis.

Psalm xliv.

Filiae Regum in honoro
tuo: astitit Regina a dextris
tuis in vestitu deaurato, cir-
cumdata varietate,

Offertory.
The daughters of Kings
honour ihee : the Queen
was on thy right hand in a
robe of gold with a variety
of other ornaments,

SECRET.

MAY the offerings, O Lord, of thy devout people
be acceptable to thee in honour of thy saints j
by whose merits they have experienced help in their
afflictions. Thro4.

Communion.
• The five wise virgins took
oil in their vessels with their
lamps: and at midnight
there was a cry made 5 Be-
hold the Bridegroom
comes 5 go out and meet
Christ the Lord.

Matt. xxv.
Quinque prudentes Vir-
gines acceperunt oleum in
vasis suis cum lampadibus :
media autem nocte clamor
factus est: Ecce sponsus
venit ; exite obviam Chris-
to Domino.

Fostcommunion. Saliasti.

THOU hast fed, O Lord, thy family, with these
sacred oblations : ever therefore comfort us with
her intercession, whose feast we celebrate. Thru*.
Another MASS of the same.
Introit Psalm xliv.

ALL the rich among the T 7TJLTUM tuum depre-
peoole shall come V cabunhlr omnes di-

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with entreaties before thee: vites plebis : adducentur
Virgins shall be brought in Regi virgrnes post earn r
her retinue to the King : proxim* ejus afferentur ti-
her relations shall be pre- bi in- Inthia et exultattone.
sented to thee with joy and Ps. Eructavk car meua*
gladness. Ps. My heart verbum honum : dico ego
hath uttered good tidings : opera men Regi. V. Glo-
my works I refer to the ria.
King. V. Glory.

Collect. Ezaudi nos.

GIVE ear to us, O God our Saviour, that as we ce-
lebrate with joy the solemnity of blessed N- thy
virgin, so we may improve in the affection of piety.
Thro'.

Epistle. I Car. viL 35, 34.

BRETHREN ; Concerning virgins, I have no com-
mandment of the Lord : hot I give counsel, as
having obtained mercy of the Lord, to be faithful. I
think therefore that tbia is good for the present necessity,
that it is good for a man so to be. Art thoa hound ta
a wife ? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a
wife ? seek not a wife. But if thou take a wife, thou
hast not sinned. And if a virgin marry, she hath not
sinned : nevertheless, such shall have tribulation of the
flesh. But I spare you. This therefore I say, brethren :
the time is short : it remaineth, that they also who have
wires, he as if they had none : and they that weep, as.
though they wept not 5 and they that rejoice, as if they re-
joiced not j and they that buy, as though they possessed
not; and they that use this world, as if they used it not: for
the fashion of this world passeth away. But I would have
you to be without solicitude. He that is without a wife,
is solicitous for the tilings that belong to the Lord, how
he may please God. But he that is with a wife, is so-
licitous far the things of the world, how he may please
his wife : and he is divided. And the unmarried woman
and the virgin thinketh on the things of the Lord : that
she may be holy both in body and spirit, in Christ Jesus
our Lord.

'Gramal. Psalm xhV.
The King is taken with Concupivit rex decorem
thy beauty, for he is the tuum, quoniam ipse est
Lord thy God. V. Hear, Domtnus Deus tuns. Vz
O daughter, and see, and Audi, filia, et vide, et in-
be attentive? clina aurem tuarn .

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Mass

Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Alleluia, Alleluia. V,
This is a wise virgin, and Haec est virgo sapiens, et
one of the number of the una de numero prudentum,
prudent ones, Alleluia. Alleluia.
After Septuagesima, instead of the Alleluias, and V.
following, is said the

Tract. Psalm xliv.
Hear, O daughter, and Audi, filia, et vide, etin-
see, and be attentive ; for clina aurem tuam; quia

the King is taken with thy
beauty. V. All the rich
among the people shall come
with entreaties before thee 5
the daughters of Kings shall
honour thee. V. Virgins
shall be brought in her re-
tinue to the King j her re-
lations shall be presented to
thee. V. They shall be in-
troduced with joy and glad-
ness ; they shall be intro-
duced into the temple of the
King.

GOSPEL. Matt, xiii

concupivit Rex speciem te-
am. V. Vultum tuiim de-
precabuntur omnes divites
plebis ; filia regura in ho-
nore tuo. V. Adducentur
Regi Virgines post eamj
proximae ejus afterenrur ti-
bi . V. ' Aflerentur in lseti-
tia et exultationej addu-
centur in templum Regis.

44, 52. p. xlix.
Psalm xliv.

Aflerentur Regi Virgines
post earn 3 proximseejusaf-
ferentur tibi in laetitia et
, exultatione ; adducentur in
templum Regi Domino.

Offfrtort.

Virgins shall be brought
in her retinue to the King 5
her relations shall be pre-
sented to thee with joy and
gladness j they shall be in-
troduced into the temple to
the Lord the King.

SECRET.

MAY the offerings, O Lord, of thy devout people
be acceptable to thee in honour of thy saints; by
whose merits they have experienced help in their afflic-
tions. Thro'.

Communion.
The kingdom of heaven
is like a merchant seeking
Rood pearls; and having
found one of a great price,
he gave all he had, and pur-
chased it.

Matt. xiii.

•* Simile est regnum coelo-
rum homini negotiatori
quaerenti bonas margaritas;
inventa una prctiosa, dedit
omnia sua, et oompanvit
earn.

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I. Vespers. of holt women. Iv

Postcommunion. Sotiasti.

THOU hast fed, O Lord, thy family, with these
sacred oblations 5 ever therefore comfort us with
her intercession, whose feast we celebrate. Thro'.

THE COMMON OF HOLY WOMEN, NEITHER

VIRGINS NOR MARTYRS.

INSTRUCTION.

WHEN we celebrate the festivals of those saints
who were engaged in the married state, we ought
seriously to meditate on the virtues by which they sanc-
tified themselves in that state of life. A profound hu-
mility, purity of heart, and an exact compliance with
the duties, and untired patience under the difficulties of
that state of life, rendered them agreeable to God. These
are the virtues the Church honours in these saints; and
these are the virtues we ought lo beg for all engaged in
the married state, on the feasts of these holy women.

The Church likewise honours some, who, after an
irregular course of life for some time, received of God
the grace of true repentance -, and were so inflamed with
the love of God, that the ardour of their love rendered
them almost equal to Virgins. Let us beg of God, thro*
their intercession, the spirit of true repentance, and that
charity that covereth a multitude of sins.

I. VESPERS.
% Anth.XT7HILE the Ant. "TXUM esset Rex in
VV King was on I 3 accubitu suoj

his couch -, my perfume sent nardus mea dedit odorem
forth a sweet odour. suavitatis.

Psalm cix. Dixit Dominus. ]&. 74.
Anth. We run after the Ant. In odorem unguen-
odourofthy perfumes; the torum tuorum currimus;

X This and the following Anthems are taken out of the Canti-
cle of Canticles, or Song of Solomon, which is a dialogue between
the bridegroom and the bride, and the companions of the bride-
groom and bride ; that is, between Christ and his Church, and
the holy souls it contains. In the first Anthem the Church speaks
in the name of those holy souls. In the second the bride speaks
to the bridegroom. In the third the bridegroom speaks to the bride!
In the fourth be invites her to a perpetual union with himself,
after having been delighted with the odour of her virtues in this
time of rain and tempests. In. the last, the beauty and happiness
of any holy soul is celebrated, after it hath entered the heavenly
Jerusalem.

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I. Vespirs.

young virgins have loved adolescentala? dilexerunt te
thee exceedingly. nimis.

Psatm cxii. Laudate pueri, p. 7f.
Anth. Now the winter Ant. Jam biems transit*;
is past 5 the rain is over and imber abiit et recessit : sur*
gone; arise, my love, and ge, arnica mea, et veni.

Psalm cxxi. Lactates sura, p. 101.
Anth. Come, my chosen Ant Veni, electa mea,
one, and I will place my et ponam in te tfamimm
throne in thee, Alleluia. meum, Alleluia.
Psalm cxxvi. Nisi Dominus, p. 102.
Anth. She is beautiful Ant. lata est speciosakk-
among the daughters of Je- ter filias Jerusalem
rusalem.

Pselm cxlvii. Landa Jerusalem, p. 103.

Little Chapter, Beginning of the Lesson to this
murk*, p. Ixvi.

LET's praise this wo-
man, wboendu'd

With more than woman's
fortitude,

Exaks her sanctity and name

In ev'ry place with glori-
ous fame.
Such holy love inflam'd
her heart,

That she abhorr'd the
pois'ning dart

Of worldly love, and brave-
ly trod

The narrow way that leads
to God.
A body grown with fast-
ing dead,

And mind with prayer most
sweetly fed,

Conveys her soul above the
sky

To joys that last eternally.
Fountain of courage*
Christ our King,

From whom alone all great
things spring;

TTORTEM viriM pectore

Laucbemus omnesfae "ifaapft,

Qua* sanctitati* gloria
Ubique fulget inclyta.

Hare sancto amore sau-

cia,
Dura raundi aoaosem nox-

ium
Horrescit, ad coelestia

Iter peregU arduum.

Camem domans jejnniis,

Duleique mentem pabuk>

Oratku&is nutriens,

Cosh' potituv g»od»s»
Rex Christe, virtus for-
tium>
Qui m^gnasoks efficU,

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Mass.

OF HOLT WOMEN.

hii

To thee for help we sinners

Hear, thro* her prayers,
our humble cry.
To God the Father, and
the Son
And Holy Spirit, three in

one,
Be endless glory as before
The world began, so ever-
more. Amen.
V. In thy comeliness and
beauty. R. Go on, pro-
ceed prosperously, and
reign.

At the Magnificat

Hujus precatu, quaesumus,

Audi benignus supplices.

Deo Patri sit gloria,

Ejusque soli Filio,

Cum Spiritu Paraclito,
Nunc et per omne saeculum
Amen.
V. Specie tua, etpulchri-
tudine tua. R. lntende,
prospere precede, et regna.

Anth. The kingdom of
heaven is like a merchant
seeking good pearls : who,
having found one of a great
price, gave all he had, and
purchased it.

MASS.

I Have found,
that thy judgments are
just; thou hast humbled
me by thy truths. Pierce
my flesh with thy fear 5 thy
commandments have made
me tremble. Ps. Blessed
are the undefiled in the
way ; who walk in the law
of the Lord. V. Glory.
Collect.

Ant. Simile et regnum
coelorum homini negotiatori
quaerenti bonas margaritas j
inventa una pretiosa, dedit
omnia sua, et comparavit
earn.
Introit. Psalm cxviii.
O Lord, f^lOGNOVI, Domine
\^/ quia aequitas judicia
tua ; et in veritate tua hu-
miliasti me. Corrige ti-
more tuo carnes meas ; a
mandatis tuis timui. Ps.
Beati immaculati in via 3 qui
ambulant in lege Domini.
V. Gloria.

Ex audi.

GIVE ear to us, O God our Saviour, that as we ce-
lebrate with joy the solemnity of blessed N. so we
may improve in the affection of true piety. Thro'.
Lesson. Prov. xxxi. x.

WHO shall find a valiant woman ? The value of
her is as of things brought from afar off, and
from the uttermost coasts. The heart of her husband
trusteth in her, and he shall have no need of spoils. * She
will render him good, and not evil, all the days of her
life. She sought wool and flax, and wrought it by the
contrivance of her own hands. She was like the racr-

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chant's ship, bringing her bread from afar off. And she
rose in the night, and gave food to her household, and
victuals f to her maidens. She considered a field, and
bought it j and of the fruit of the labour of her hands
she planted a vineyard. She girded her loins with
courage, and strengthened her arm. She tasted, and
saw her management was good : her lamp shall not go
out bv night. She put forth her hand to strong things,
and her fingers managed the distaff. She opened her
hand to the needy one, and stretched out her hands to
the poor. She shall not fear for her family in tbe cold
of snow; for all ber household are doubly clothed,
She made herself a thick garment ; her clothes are silk
and purple. Her husband is honourable at the gates of
the city, sitting with the senators of the land. She made
linen, and sold it, and delivered girdles to the Canaanite
Merchant. Strength and beauty are her clothing, and
she shall rejoice in the last day She opened her mouth
to wisdom, and the law of mercy is on her tongue. She
looked well to the ways of her house, and eat not her
bread in idleness. Her children rose up, and called her
blessed) and her husband also commended her. Many
daughters have stored up riches : but thou hast outdone
them alL Comeliness is deceitful, and beaut}' is vain :
but the woman that fears the Lord shall be praised. Give
her of the fruit of her hands : and fct her own works
commend her at the gate of the city.

Gradual. Psalm xltv.
^ Grace is spread on thy Diffusa est gratia in kbi-
lips : therefore hath God is tuis : propterea bencdut-
bkssed thee for ever. V. it te Deus in astemum. V.
For thy truth, meekness, Propter Yeritatena, mansu-
and righteousness, shall thy etudinem, et justitiam* et
right hand also lead thee on deducet te mirabiliter dex-
wonderfully. tera toa

Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Alleluia, Alleluia. V.
In thy comeliness and Specie tua et pulchritudine
beauty go on, proceed pros- tua intende, prospere pro-
perousry and reign. AUe- cede, et regna. Alleluia,
luia.

After Septuagesima, instead of the Alleluias, and V.
following, is said the

t Or, She allotted to each maid her appointed work. So the
Septuagim translate it from the Hebrew.

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II. Vespers. of holy woiitN. Ifc

Tract. Psalm xliv.
Come, spouse of Christ, Veni, sponsa Christ i, ac-

. receive the crown, which
the Lord hath prepared for
thee for ever. V. Thou
lovedst righteousness, and
hatedst iniquity ; therefore
God, thy God hath anoint-
ed thee with an oil of glad-
ness in a more excellent
manner than thy compa-
nions. V. In thy comeliness
and beauty go on, proceed
prosperously, and reign.

GOSPEL. Matt. xiii. 44, 52. as p. xlix.

Offertory. Psalm xliv.
Grace is spread on thy
lips : therefore hath God
blessed thee for ever and
ever.

cipe coronam. quam.tibi
Dominus praeparavit in ae-
ternum. V. .Dilexisti jus-
titiam, et odisti iniquita-
temj propterea unxit te
Deus, Deus tuus oleo
laetitiae pras consort tbus
tuis. V. Specie tua et
pulchritudine tua intende,
prospere precede, et regna.

Diffusa est gratia in labi-
is tuis : propterea benedixit
te Deus in sternum, et in
saeculum saeculi.

SECRET.

MAY the offerings, O Lord, of thy devout people
be acceptable to thee in honor of thy saints : by
whose merits they have experienced help in their afflic-
tions. Thro*.

Psalm xliv.

Dilexisti justitiam, et
odisti iniquitatem -, prop-
terea unxit te Deus, Deus'
tuus oleo laetitiae prae con-
sortibus tuis.

COMMUNION

Thou lovedst righteous-
ness, and hatedst iniquity 5
therefore God, thy God a-
nointed thee with an oil of
gladness in a more excel-
lent manner than thy com-
panions.

POSTCOMMUNION. SdtiasH.

TPHOU hast fed, O Lord, thy family, with these
X sacred oblations : ever therefore comfort us with
her intercession, whose feast we celebrate. Thro*.

II. VESPERS.

All as in the first Vespers, p. Iv. except
V. Grace is spread on thy V. Diffusa est gratia in
lips. R. Therefore hath labiis tuis. R. Propterea
God blessed thee for ever, benedixit te Deus in aeter-

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\% the commoh I. Vespers*

At the Magnificat.
Anth. She opened her Ant. Manum suam ape-
hand to the needy one, and rait inopi, et palmas seas
stretched forth both her extendit ad pauperem, et
hands to the poor, and eat' panem otiosa non comedit.
not her bread in idleness.

THE COMMON ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF
THE DEDICATION OF A CHURCH.

INSTRUCTION.

DURING three hundred years the worship of Al-
mighty God was confined to no other temple than
what he had built for himself in creating the universe.
The first erection consecrated to divine worship, was the
portable tabernacle made by Moses in the desert, in which
the Israelites performed their religious ceremonies, and
offered sacrifice to God. This served them till Solomon,
by the express command of the Lord, executed what
his father David had designed, and built a magnificent
temple, which became the centre of divine worship.
The solemn dedication, with the very imposing prayer
and sacrifices for tbe occasion, are given at length is
3 Kings, c. 8. After this the Lord appeared to Solo-
mon, and said : / have heard thy prayer and thy sup-
plication, which thou hast made before me : I have
sanctified this house, which thou hast built, to put my
name therefor ever, and my eyes and my heart shall be
there always, c. g. But no yearly commemoration of the
tabernacle built by Moses, nor of the temple built by So-
lomon, or rebuilt by Zerobabel after the captivity was
celebrated. The anniversary of the dedication, which
was to last eight days, was reserved for Judas Macab.
After the temple had been horribly profaned by the kings
of Syria, and its religious worship proscribed by Antio-
chus, 1 Mac. 4. 5Q and this festival our Lord honoured
with his presence, John x. 22. The christian church
has perpetuated this annual solemnity ; 1 st, because it
is a figure of that dedication, which is to be made in
heaven of the living church of the saints, which Christ
shall one day present to his Father pure and spotless, to
be for ever employed in praising his majesty and his
mercy, Eph. v. 27- 2nd. To increase our reverence for
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celebrated. 3d. Te remind u* that we are the living
temples consecrated- *o God, and that we are to form
a part of the spiritual edifice in that new Jerusalem, which
St. Jobuin Jrts Rev. e, 2t\ . saw qaraing down on* of hea-
ven from God, having th# glory of God, prepared as a
bride adorne^for her husband. And he heard a voice
from the throne saying : Behold the tabernacle of God
with men, and he wUl dwell with them, and they shall
be his people, and God himself with them shall be their
God. In this new city he tells us that \& saw no temple ;
for the Lord God Almighty is the temple thereof, and
the Lamb, and the inhabitants offer their homage imme-
diately to him : and no sun, nor moon, for the glory of
God is the lamp thereof, and the nations shall walk in
the light of it ; and the kings of the earth shall bring '
their glory a^ad honour into it. Nothing defiled shall
enter ; only they that are written in the bpofc of life of
the Lamb. This is the true prototype of the annual
dedication of churches, this is what St. John and all the
true servants of God have- constantly prayed for, this is
to term inate the reign of sin and satan, and to establish
for ever the dominion of God's grace in his elect, wjio
are to reign with him for ever and ever. , Amen.

• L VESPERS.

The Psalms as on Sundays, • p. 74. except the last,
which is Psalm cxlvii. Lauda Jerusalem, p. 103.

Anth. T TPLINBSS.be- 'Ant. "TVOMUM tuam,

JlI cometh thy I J Domine, decet

house, O Lord> for ever* : sanctifcudo in longitudinem

dierum.

Anth. My house shall be Ant. Domus mea domus

called the house of prayer, orationis vocabitur.

Anth. This the house of Ant. Haec est domus Do*
the Lord is strongly built, mini firmiler aedificata, be-
lts foundation is on a solid nefundataest supra nrmarn
rock. petram.

Anth. The house of the • Ant. Bene fundata est

Lord hath a good foundation domus Domini supra fir-

on a solid rock. mam petram.

Anth. All thy walls are Ant. Lapides pretiosi

of precious stones, and the crones muri tui, et mrres

towers of Jerusalem are Jerusalem gemmis aedifica-

built with jewels. buniur.

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Little Chactbh, Beginning of the Lbsson to this
mark*, p. lxiv.

HYMN.

JERUSALEM, whose /^CELESTIS orbs, Jc-
name contains \^/ rusalem,

That heav'nly peace, which Beata pads visio,

in thee reigns ;
Thy living stones raise thee Quae celsa de viventibus

so high,
That stars beneath thy pave- Saxis ad astra tolleris ;

ment lie:
Attended like a Bride in Sponsaeque ritu cingeris

state,
Millions of Angels on thee Mille Angelorum millions.

wait.
O happy Bride, whose O sorte nnpta prospera

dow'ry is
The glory of the Father's Dotata Patris gloria,

bliss !
Thricebeautirul and charm- Respersa sponsi gratia r

ing Qneen,
In whom the spouse's grace Regina formosissima,

is seen !
City of heaven, shining Christo jugata Principi,

bright,
Governed by Christ, the Cocli corusca civitas !
• Prince of light.
Thy gates with orient Hie margaritis emicant,

pearls array'd
For all stand open, and dis- Patentque conctis ostia 5

play'dj
Who followed close th' Virtute namque praevia

unerring guide
Of virtue, and by torments Mortalis illue ducitur, -

try'd,
Suffer with patience for Amore Christ* percitus

their Lord,
Find here a plentiful re- Tormenta quisquis susti-

ward. net.

The wholesome chizel Scalpi salubris ictibus,

often went, /

Many a saving stroke was Et tunsione plurima,

spent ;
And th* architect dealt hea- Fabf i polita malleo

vy blows

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The stones to polish, that

compose
This pile, and join'd with

fit cement,
Render its roof magnifi-
cent.
Let ev'ry tongue and

place proclaim
Of God most high the holy

name;
Of God the Father and the

Son,
And Holy Spirit, three in

one:
To whom be power, glory,

praise,
For an eternal length of

days. Amen.
V. This is the house of
the Lord strongly built. R.
It hath a good foundation
on a solid rock.

Hanc saxa molem constru-

unt;
Aptisque juncta nexibus,

Locantur in fastigio.

Decus parenti debitum

Sit usquequaque Altissimo,

Natoque patris Uaico

Et inclyto Paraclito,

Cui lans, potestas, gloria

iEterna sit per saecula.
Amen.
V. Haec est domus Do-
mini firmiter aedificata. R.
Bene fundata est supra fir-
mam petram.

At the Magnificat.

Anth. The Lord hath
sanctified his tabernacle:
for this is the bouse of God,
in which his name shall be
invoked of which it is writ-
ten : And my name shall be
there, saith the Lord.

Ant. Sanctificavit Do-
minus tabernaculam suum :
quia haec est domus Dei, in
qua in vocabitur nomenejus $
de qua scriptum est : Et e-
rit nomen meum ibi, dicit,
Dominus.

MASS. Intro it. Gen, xxviii.
HHHIS is an awful place : rpERRIBILIS est lo

JL here is the house of'
God, and the gate of hea-
ven : and it shall be called
the palace of God. Ps.
How lovely are thy taber-
nacles, O Lord of hosts ! My
soul earnestly desires, and
faints after the courts of the
Lord. V. Glory.

Collect. Deus, qui nobis.

OGod, who renewest every .year, the day of the con-,
secration of this thy holy temple : and bringest 4s

X cus iste; hie domus
Dei est, et porta coeli j et
vocabitur aula Dei. Ps.
Quam dilecta tabernacula
tua, Domine virtutum !
Concupiscit et deficit anima
mea in atria Domini. V.
Gloria.

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IXIV THE COMMON MaSS.

always io health to the celebrating these sacred mys-
teries ; hear the prayers of thy people, and grant, that
whosoever shall come hither to ask any blessing of thee,
may rejoice in the obtaining of all his requests. Thro*.
Lsssrcm. Mev. xxt. 2» 5.

IN those days ; I saw the holy city, the new Jerusa-
lem, coming down from icaven, from God, pre-
pared as a bride, adorned for her husband. •* And I
heard a great voice from the throne, saying : Behold the
tabernacle of God with men, and he will dweH with
them. And they shall be his people, and God . himself
with them will be their God. And God will wipe away
every tear from their eyes j and death shall be no more,
nor mourning, nor crying, nor sorrow shall be any more,
for the first state is passed away. And he that Bat on the
throne, said : Behold I make all things new.
Gbadual. Psalm, cxxxviL

This place was made by Locus iste a Deo factus
God, a mystery above all est, inaestimabile sacramen*
value ; it is without reproof, turn; irreprehcosifeilis est.
V. O God, on whom V. Deus, cui adstat Ange-
choirs of Angels attend, lorum chorus, exaudi pre*
hear the prayers of thy ser- ces servorum tuorum.
vants.

Alleluia, Alleluia. V. I Alleluia,. Alleluia. V.
will adore thee in thy holy Adorabo ad templum sane-
temple, and I will praise turn tuum, et confitebor
thy name. Alleluia. npnaini two.; Alleluia.

4fter Septuagesima, instead of the Alleluias, and. the V.

following, is said the

Tract. Psalm exxiv.
They who trust in the Qui coofidunt in Domi-
Lord, are like mount Sion ; no, sjcut raons Sion -f non
he, that dwells in Jerusa- cpmmovebitur in aeternum,
lera, shall never be moved, qui habitat in Jerusalem.
V. It is surrounded by V. Montes in circuitu ejus :
mountains > and the Lord1 et Domlnus in circuitu po-
himself encompasscth his puli sui, e* hoc nunc, et
people, both now and for usque in,s«culum.
ever.

GOSPEL. Luke xix. 1, 10,

AT that time : Jesus entering in, he walked through
Jericho. And behold there1 Was a man named
Zacheus •, who was the chief of the publicans, and he
w#s rich. And he sought to see Jesus who he was, and

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be could not for the crowd, because he was low of sta-
ture. And running before, he climbed up into a syca-
more-tree that he might se« him $ for he was to pass
that way. And when Jesus was come to the place,
looking up, he saw him> and said to him: Zacheus
make haste and come down 5 for this day I must abide
in thy house. And he made haste and came down, and
received him with joy. And when all saw it, they mur-
xnuredj saying that he was gone to be a guest with a
man that was a sinner. But Zacheus standing said to.
the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to
the poor; and if I have wronged any man of any thing,
I restore him four-fold. Jesus said to him : This day
is salvation come to this house -, because he also is a son
of Abraham. For the Son of Man is come to seek and
to save that which was lost. Credo.

Offrrtory. 1 Chron. xxix.

Lord God, in the simplici- * Domine Deus, in simpli-

tyofmy heart have I joyful- citate cordis mei laetus ob-

ly offered all these things : tuli universa ; et populum

and I have seen with great tuum, qui repertus est, vidi

joy thy people, which are cum ingenti gaudio. Deus

here present. O God* of Israel custodi hanc volun-

Jsrael, preserve them for tatem, Alleluia,
ever in this disposition. Al-
leluia. '

SECRET.

GRANT us, we beseech thee, O Lord, our petition,
that whilst we offer thee these our vows, we may,
by thy help, obtain an eternal reward. ^ Thro*.

Communion. Matt. xxi.
My house shall be called Domus mea domus ora-
the house of .prayer, saith tionis vocabitur, dicit Do-
the Lord ; in it whosoever minus ; in ea omnis qui
asketh, receiveth, and he petit, accipit, et qui quae-
who seeketh, findeth 5 and rit, invenit 3 et pulsanti
the door shall be opened to aperietur.
him that knocketh.

Postcommunion. Detis, qui de vivis.

OGod, who, out of living and choice stones, pre-
parest to thy majesty an eternal abode, help thy
people at their prayers 5 that as thy Church is corporal-
ly, so it may be spiritually, increased. Thro/
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II. VESPERS.
All as in the first Vespers* p. l*i. Except what follows :
V. Holiness becometh V. Dotnom tuaro, Do-
thy house, O Lord. R. mine, decet sanctitudo. R.
For a never-ending length In longitadmem diernm.
of days.

At the Magnificat.

Anth. O how awful is Ant. O quam metuendus

this place : truly it is no est locus iste, vere non est

other than the house of hie aliud, nisi domus Dei

God, and the gate of hea- et porta coeli.
ten.

A VOTIVE MASS OF THE B. V. MARY.
FROM ADVENT TO CHRISTMAS.

Intro it. Is. xxv.

SEND down dew, ye T} ORATE coeli desuper,
heavens, and let the J\ et nubes pluant jus-
clouds rain down the just turn : aperiatur terra, et
one : let the earth be open- germinet salvatorem. Ps.
ed, and bud forth a Saviour, Benedixisti Domine terrain
Ps. Thou, O Lord, hast suam : avertisti captjvita-
blessed thy land ; thou hast tern Jacob. V. Gloria,
brought back the captive
children of Jacob. V. Glo-

Collect. Deus, qui de I eat*.

OGod, who wast pleased that thy word, when the
Angel delivered his message, should take flesh in
the womb of the blessed Virgin Mary ; give ear to our
humble petitions, and grant 5 that we, who believe her
to be truly the Mother of God, may be helped by her
prayers, thro' the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who
with thee, and the Holy Ghost, liveth and reigneih one
God, world without end. Amen.

Lesson. Is. vii. 10, 16.

IN those days -, The Lord spoke to Achaz saying > Ask
thee a sign of the Lord thy God, either unto the
depth of hell, or unto the heavens above. And Achat
said : I will not ask, and I will not tempt the Lord.
And he" said: Hear ye therefore, O House of David >
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you must be ttbublesotne to my God also? Therefore
the Lord himself shall give you a sign. Behold a Vir-
gin shall conceive,, and bear a Son, and his name shall
be called Emmanuel. He shill eat $ butter and honey,
that he may know to refuse evil, and to choose good.

Gradual. Psalm xxiii.
Lift up your gates, O ye Tollite portas, Principes,
Princes, arid be you lifted vestras, et ejevamini portae
up, O you eternal gates, aeternales, et introibit Ret
and. the King of glory shall gloriae. V. Quis ascendet
enter. V. who shall go up in montern Domini, aut
to the mountain of the Lord, quis stabit in loco sancto
or who shall dwell in his ho- ejus? Innocens manibus,
ly place? He, whose hands et mundo corde. Alleluia,
are innocent, and whose Alleluia. V. Ave, Maria,
heart is clean. Alleluia, gratia plena, Dominus te-
Alleluia. V. Hail, Mary, cum : benedicta tu in ma-
full of grace, the Lord is lieribus. Alleluia,
with thee : blessed art thou
amongst women. Alle-
luia.

GOSPEL. Luke i. 26, 38.

AT that time ; The Angel Gabriel was sent from
God into-a city of Galilee, called 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 being come in, said unto her : Hail, full
of grace, the Lord is with thee : Blessed art thou among
women. Who having heard, was troubled at his say-
ing, and thought with herself what manner of salutation
this should be. And the Angel said to her : Fear not,
Mary, for thou hast found grace with God. Behold
thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and shah bring forth
a son 5 and thou shalt call his name Jesus. He shall be
great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High,
and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of
David his father $ and he shall reign in the house of
Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
And Mary said to the Angel ; How shall this be done,
because I know not man ? And the angel answering,

% Expl. Butter and honey, or rather cream and honey, was
the first food given to children ; and the meaning is, that Christ
should be as really Man, as he was God, the true Emmanuel, or
the Person, in whom the divine nature should be united to that of
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said to her : The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and
the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee.
And therefore also the Holy which shall be born of thee,
shall be called the Son of God. And behold thy cousin
Elizabeth, she also hath conceived a son in her old age;
and this is the sixth month with her that is called bar*
ren j because no word shall be impossible with God.
And Mary said, Behold the hand-maid of the Lord, be
it done to me according to thy word.

Offertory. Luke i.
Hail, Mary, full of grace, Ave, Maria, gratia pk-
the Lord is with thee : na, Dominus tecum, bene-
blessed art thou amongst dicta tu in mulieribus; etbe-
women ; f and blessed is the nedictus fructus ventris tui.
fruit of thy womb.

SECRET.

STRENGTHEN, we beseech thee, O Lord, in our
souls, the mysteries of the true faith ; that we, who
confess him, that was conceived of a Virgin, to be true
God, and true man, may, by the power of his saving
resurrection, deserve to come to eternal joys. Thro*
the same &c.

PREFACE. Venerable Festival, p. 54.
Communion. Is, vii.
Behold a Virgin shall Ecce Virgo concipiet, et
conceive, and bring forth pariet Filium : etvocabitur
a Son : and his name shall nomeo ejus Emmanuel.
be called Emmanuel.

Postcommvnion. Gratiam tuam.

F>UR forth, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy grace
into our hearts, that we, who, by the message of
an Angel, have known the incarnation of thy Son, the
Christ, may, by his passion and cross, come to the
glory of his resurrection. Thro* the same.

FROM CHRISTMAS TO CANDLEMAS

MASS.
Introit. Psalm xliv.

ALL the rich among T ^ULTLTMtuumdepre-
the people shall come V cabuntur omnes di-
with entreaties before thee : vites plebis : adducentur
Virgins shall be brought in Regi virgines post earn :
her retinue to the King.- proximaeejnsafferenturtibi
her relations shall be pre- inlatitiaetexultatione.ft.

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sented to thee with joy and Eructarit cor meam ver*
gladness. Fs. My heart bumbonum: dicoegoope*
hath uttered good tidings : ni mea Regi. V. Gloria,
ray works I address to the
King. V.GJorjr.

Collect. Beus qui salutis.

OGod, who by the fruitful Virginity of blessed
Mary, hast given mankind the rewards of eternal
salvation ; grarit, we beseech thee, that we may experi-
ence her intercession, by whom we received the author
of life; our Lwd Jesus Christ, thy Son, who liveth, and
reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one
God, world Without end. Amen.

fifrlSTLE. Tit. \\\. 4.

MOST dearly beloved : The goodness and kindness
of God our Saviour hath appeared. Not for the
works of righteousness, which we have done, but ac-
cording to his mercy hath he saved us, by the laver of
regeneration, and renewal of the Holy Ghost, whom he
hath poured forth abundantly, through Jesus Christ our
Saviour, that being justified by his grace, we may be
heirs according to the hope, of eternal life, thro* Jesus
Christ our Lord.

Gradual. Psalm, xliv.

Thou art beautiful among Speciostrs forma praefiliTs
the sons of men : grace is hominam : diffusa est gra-
spread on thy lips. V. My tia in labiis tuts. V. Eruc-
mouth hath uttered good tavit cor meum verbum bo-
tidings : I address my works num : dico ego opera mea
to the King : my tongue is Regi : lingua mea calamus
the pen of a scribe that scribas vefociter scribentis.
writeth swiftly. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Post
Alleluia. V. After childbirth partum yirgo inviolata per-
thou remainedst still a pure mansisti : Dei genitrix in-
virgin : O mother of God, tercede pro nobis. Alleluia,
intercede for us. Alleluia,

After Septuagesima, instead of the Alleluias, and V.
following, is said the

TRACT.

Uejoice.O Virgin Mary, Gaude, Mam Virgo,
thou alone hast destroyed cunctas hreresessolaintere-
allheresies. V. Who didst misti. V. Qua Gabrielis

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believe tbe vends ofGa- Archangel! dictis credidisti.

briel the Archangel. V. V. Dam Virgo Deum et

Whilst a Virgin thou didst hominem genuisti : et post

bring forth him that was partum Virgo in violata per-

God and man $ and after mansisti. V. Dei genetrix,

child-birth didst remain a intercede pro nobis,
pure Virgin. V. O Mother
of God, intercede for us.

GOSPEL. Luke. \l 15,20.

AT that time : the shepherds said one to another :
Let us go over to Bethlehem, and see this thing,
that is come to pass, which the Lord hath done, and
shewn to us. And they came with haste : and they
found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in a man-
ger. And seeing it, they understood what bad been
spoken to them concerning this child. And all that
beard of this, wondered, and also at the things that
were told them by the shepherds. But Mary laid up all
these things, pondering them in her heart. And the
shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God, for all
the things they had heard and seen, as it had been told
unto them.

OFFBRTORY.

Thou art truly happy, O Felix namque es sacra

sacred Virgin Mary, and Virgo Maria, & omni laude

roost worthy of all praise : dignissima : quia ex te or-

foroutof thee arose the sun tus est sol justitiae, Chris-

of righteousness, Christ tus Deus noster.
our God. ,

SBCRET.

RECEIVE, O Lord, our offerings and prayers:
cleanse us by these heavenly mysteries, and mer-
cifully hear us. Thro*.

PREFACE. Venerable Festival, p; 54.

COMMUNION.

Blessed is the womb of Beata viscera Maria;

Mary the Virgin, which Virginia, quae portaverunt

bore the Son of the eternal asterni Patris Filium.
Father.

POSTCOMMUNION. H*C UOS.

MAY this communion, O Lord, cleanse us from sin,
and by the intercession of blessed Mary the Vir-
gin mother of God, make us partakers of the heavenly
remedy. Thro' tbe same.

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FROM CANDLEMAS TO EASTER.
MASS. Iktroit.

Ixxi

HAIL, Holy Mother,
who didst bring forth
the King who reigns over
heaven and earth for ever-
more. Ps. My heart hath
uttered good tidings : 1 ad-
dress my works to the
King. V. Glory.

Collect.

SALVE, Sancta Parens,
enixa puerpera Regera
qui caelum terramque regit
in ssecula ssBCulorum. Ps.
Eructavit cor meum ver-
bum bonum : dico ego o-
pera mea Regi. V. Gloria.

Concede nos.

GRANT, O Lord God, we beseech thee, that we thy
servants may enjoy a constant health of body and
mind, and by the glorious intercession of blessed Mary,
ever a Virgin, be delivered from all temporal afflictions,
and come to those joys that are eternal. Thro*.

Lesson. Ecctes. xxiv.

FROM the beginning, and before all ages was I
created : .and I shall not cease to be in the world
to come : and I ministered before him in his holy abode.
And thus was J established in Sion, and took up my rest
in the holy city, and my empire is in Jerusalem. I took
root amidst an honourable people, whose inheritance is
in the lot of my God, and my abode is in the midst of
the saints.

Gradual.

Thou art blessed, and
Worthy of our respects, O
Mary, the Virgin, who,
without prejudice to thy
virginity, didst become the
mother of the Saviour. V.
Virgin mother of God ! He,
become man, was shut up
in thy womb, whom the
whole world cannot con-
tain.

Alleluia, Alleluia. V.
A sucker of Jesse hath bud-
ded : a Virgin hath brought
forth him, who is God and
man: God hath restored
peace: by reconciling in

Benedicts, & venerabilis
es, Virgo Maria, quae, sine
tactu pudoris, inventa es
mater salvatoris. V. .Vir-
go Dei genirrix, quern totus
non capit orbis, in tua se
clausit viscera, factus ho-
mo.

Alleluia, Alleluia* V.
Virga Jesse floruit : virgo
Deum et hominem genuit:
pacem Deus reddidit, in se
reconcilians ima sunimis.
Alleluia.

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bis person (be highest
things with the lowest. Al*
leluia.

After Septuagesima, instead of the Alleluias, and V.

following, is said the

Tract. Rejoice, O* Virgin, as p.lxix.

GOSPEL. Luke xj. 2J, 28.

AT that.tiina : while Jesus spake to the/ multitude :
a certain woman from the crowd, lifting up her
voice, said to him: Blessed is the womb that bore thee,
and the breasts that gave thee suck. But he said 5 Yea
rather, blessed are they, who hear the word of God and
keep it.

Offertory.

Thou art truly happy, O Felix namque es sacra

sacred Virgin Mary, <«nd Virgo Maria, & omni laude

most worthy of all praise : dignissima : quia ex te or-

for oat- of thee arose the tus est &A justitiae, Christus

sun of righteousness, Christ Decs noster.
our God*

secret. '

MAY, O Lord, by thy own mercy, and the interces-
sion of blessed Mary, ever 3 Virgin, this oblation
procure us peace and happiness both in this life, and in
that which is to come. Thro\

PREFACE. Venerable Festival, p. 54.

COMMUNION.

Blessed is the womb of Beata visce/a Marise Vir-
Mary the Virgin which ginis, quae portaverunt
bord the Son of the eternal aeterni Patris Filium.
Father.

Post90MMunion. , Sumptis.

HAVING received, O Lord, what is to advance our
salvation ; grant we may always be protected by
the patronage of blessed Mary, ever a Virgin, in whose
honour we have offered this sacrifice to thy Majesty.
Thro*. '

N. B. When on a Saturday is said the Mass of our
Lady, the Second Collect is : Deus qui corda. The
third : Ecclesiae tuae, or Deus omnium, as leloip*

OF THE HOLY GHOST.

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Collect. Jteus qui covda.

OGod, who, by the light of the Holy Ghost, hast
instructed the hearts of the faithful : grant, by the "
direction of the same Holy Spirit, we may relish what is
right, and always enjoy his consolation. Thro\

SECRET.

SANCTIFY, O Lord, the offerings we have made $
and cleanse ottr hearts by the fire of the Holy
Ghost. Thro'.

Postcommunion. Sancti Spirit us.

MAY the pouring forth of thy Holy Spirit, O Lord,
cleanse our hearts, and make them faithful by
his inward dew falling on them. Thro*.

FOR THE CHURCH.

Collect. Ecctessa? tu*.

MERCIFULLY hear, O Lord, we beseech thee,
the prayers of thy Church, that all oppositions
and errors. being removed, she may serve thee with a
secure and undisturbed devotion. Thro*.

SECRET.

PROTECT us, O Lord, while we assist at thy sacred
mysteries, that being employed in acts of religion,
we may serve thee both in body and mind. Thro'.

POSTCOMMUNION. QteeSUMUS.

TT 7E beseech thee, O Almighty God, not to leave
" ,yV exposed to the dangers of human life, those
wnom thou permittest to partake of these divine mys-
teries. Thro*.

FOR THE POPE.
Collect. Deus omnium.

OGod, the Pastor and Governor of all the faithful,
look down in thy mercy on thy servant N. whom
thou hast appointed Pastor over thy Church : and grant,
we beseech thee, that, both by word and example, he
may edify all those that are under his charge, and with
the flock intrusted to him arrive, at length, at eternal
happiness. Thro'.

secret.

BE appeased, O Lord, with the offerings we have
made, and cease not to protect thy servant N.
whom thou hast been pleased to appoint Pastor over thy
Church. Thro*.

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POSTCOMMUNIOW. H*C HOf.

MAY the participation of this divine sacrament pro-
tect as, we beseech thee, O Lord : and always
procure safety and defence to thy servant N. whom thoa
hast appointed Pastor over thy Church, together with
the flock committed to his charge. Thro*.

A VOTIVE MASS FOR THE SICK.

Introit. 7 T TEAR, O God, my prayer, and despise
Ps. liv. J XjL not my petition : look down upon me,
and hear me. Ps. I am become sorrowful in my ex-
ercise : I have been frightened with the voice of my
enemy, and at the distress the sinner hath brought upon
me. V. Glory.

Collect. Omnipotent.

O Almighty and everlasting (rod, the eternal salva-
tion of them that believe in thee 5 hear us in be-
half of thy servants, who are sick, for whom we humbly
crave the help of thy mercy, that, their health being re-
stored to them, they may render thanks to thee in thy
Church. Thro'.

Jf the sick person be near the point of death.
Collect. Omnipotens.

O Almighty and merciful God, who hast prepared
for mankind the means of salvation, and the re-
wards of eternal life : look down, in thy mercy, on thy
servant now labouring under the extremity of sickness,
and be thou the comfort of his [or her] soul, which
thou hast created : that, at the hour of death, it may be
presented to thee, by the hands of the angels, without
spot, Thro'.

EPISTLE. James v. 13, I<).

BRETHREN : is any of you sad ! Let him pray. Is
he chearful in mind ? Let him sing psalms. Is
any one sick among you ! Let him bring in the Priests
of the Church, and let them pray over him, anointing
him with oil in the name of the Lord : and the prayer of
faith shall save the sick man : and the Lord shall raise
him up : and if he be in sins, they shall be forgiven
him. Confess therefore your sins one to another, and
pray for one another , that you may be saved

Gradual. Ps. 6. Have mercy on me, O Lord, for
I am weak : heal me, O Lord. V. All my bones are

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shaken, and my soul is in great anguish. Alleluia, Alle-
luia. V. 0 Lord bear my prayer, and let ray cry come
unto thee. Alleluia.
After Septuagesima, instead of the Alleluias, and V.
following, is said the

Tract*. Ps. 30. Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I
am in distress $ ray eye, my soul, and my heart are dis-
turbed with anger and pain. V. For my life is spent' in
grief, and my years in groans. V. My strength is
weakened in my poverty, and my bones are shaken.

GOSPEL. Matt. viii. 5.

AT that time : when Jesus had entered into Caphar-
, naum, there came to him a Centurion, beseecning
him, and saying :• Lord, my servant lieth at home sick?
of a palsy, and is grievously tormented. And Jesus'
salth to him : 1 will come and heal him. And the Cen-
turion making answer, said : Lord, I am not worthy
thou shouldst enter under my roof:, but only say the
-word, and my servant shall be healed. For 1 myself am
a man under authority : but having soldiers under me $
I say to this man : Go, and he goeth : and to another :
Come, and he cometh 3 and to my servant : Do this,
and he doth it. And when Jesus had heard this, he
marvelled, and said to them that followed him > Verily
I say to you $ I have not found so great faith in Israel.
And I say to you, that many shall come from the east
and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, Isaac,
and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven y but the children
of the kingdom shall be cast out into utter darkness $
there shall be weeping, and gnashing of teeth. And
Jesus said to the Centurion ; Go, and as thou hast be-
lieved, so be it unto thee. And the servant was healed
at that very hour. '

Offertory. Psalm liv.

HEAR, O God, my prayer, and despise not my petit- '
tion : look down upon me, and hear me.

SECRET,

OGod, by whose pleasure the moments of our life
are numbered, receive the prayers and sacrifices of
thy servants, for whom, in their sickness, we implore,
tby mercy ; that we may rejoice in the health of those,
whom we now apprehend in danger. Thro'.

(fthe sick person be near the paint qfdeqth.

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SECRET.

RECEIVE, O Lord, the sacrifice we offer for thy
servant, who is near the end of his [or her] life ;
and grant, that by it all his [or her] sins may be cleansed
away, that he [or she] who is chastised by thy appoint-
ment in this life, may obtain eternal rest in that to
come. Thro*.

Communion. Ps. 30. Brighten thy countenance on
thy servant, and by thy mercy save me , Lord let me not
be put to shame, since I have called on thy name.
Postcommunion* Dens, iiifirmitatis.

OGod, the singular aid of human weakness, shew
the power of thy help to thy sick servants > that,
being assisted by thy mercy, they may come in health
again to thy holy Church. Thro*.

If the sick person be near the point of death.

Postcommunion. Qua-sumus.

WE beseech thy mercy, O Almighty God, that
thou wouldst please to strengthen with thy
grace thy servant by the efficacy of these mysteries:
that the enemy may not prevail against him [or her]
at the hour of his [of her] death, but that he [or she]
may pass to eternal life with thy angels. Thro\

MASS.
FOR THE BRIDEGROOM AND BRIDE, AT THE

BENEDICTION OF THE MARRIAGE.
Introit. \ TV/f^Y the God of Israel join you toge-
Tob. vii. ) iVX ther j and may he be with you, who
was merciful to our two first parents, when alone.
And now, O Lord, make them praise thee with a full
and sincere heart. Alleluia, Alleluia. Ps. Blessed are
all they who fear the Lord, and walk in his ways. V.
Glory.

Collect. Exaudi nos.

HEAR us, O almighty and merciful God, that what
we, according to our office, perform, may be
abundantly sanctified by thy blessing. Thro*.
EPISTLE. Eph. v. 22.

BRETHREN : Let wives be subject to their hus-
bands, as to the Lord : for the husband is the head

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of the wife; as Christ is the head of the Church $ he is
the Saviour of his body. Therefore, as the Church is-
subject to Christ, so also let wives be to their husbands
in all things. Husbands, love your wives, as Christ
also loved the Church, and delivered himself up for it :
that he might sanctify it, cleansing it by the laver of
water in the word of life 5 that he might present it to
himself a glorious Church, not having spot or wrinkle,
or any such thing, but that it should be holy and with-
out blemish. So also ought husbands to love their wives,
as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife, loveth
himself. For no man ever hated his own flesh; but
nourisheth and cherisheth it, as also Christ doth the
Church 5 for we are members of his body, of his flesh,
of his bones. For this cause shall a man leave his fa-
ther and mother, and shall stick to his wife, and they
shall he two in one flesh. This is a great sacrament j
but I mean in Christ and in the Church. Nevertheless
let every one of you in particular love his wife as him-
self \ and let the wife fear her husband.

Gradual. Ps. 127. May thy wife be as a fruitful
Tine on the sides of thy house. V. Thy children as
young olive-plants round thy table. Alleluia, Alleluia. .
V. Ps. 19. May the Lord send you help from his sane*
tuary, and from out of Sion protect you. Alleluia.

After Septuagesima, instead of the Alleluias, andV.
following, is said the

Tkact. Ps. 127 . Behold thus shall the man be
blessed, that fears the Lord. V. May the Lord from
out of Sion bless thee : mayst thou see the happiness of
Jerusalem all the days of thy life. V. And mayst thou
see thy children's children 3 peace be to Israel.

GOSPEL. Matt. xix. 3, 6.

AT that time ; the Pharisees came to Jesus, tempt-
ing him, and saying; Is it lawful for a man to put
away his wife for any cause ? and he answered and said
to them : Have you not read, that he who made man in
the beginning, made them male and female ? And said :
For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and
shall stick to his wife, aud they shall be two in one
fiesh. Wherefore they are no more two, but one flesh.
What therefore God hath joined together, let no man
put asunder.

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Offeatokt. Ps. 30. In thee, 6 Lord, have I pat
my frost : I have said : thoa art my God : my life is
in thy hands.

SBCRET.

RECEIVE, we beseech thee, O Lord, the offerings
. we make for the sacred law of wedlock 5 and as
thou wast the author of this work, be also the regulator
thereof. Thro'.

THE NUPTIAL BLESSING.
After ^ the Pater-noster, the Priest standing en the
Epistle-side, turned towards the Bridegroom and
Bride hneeiing before him, says:

Let us pray. Propitiate.

MERCIFULLY give ear, O Lord, to our prayers,
and let thy grace accompany this thy institution,
by which thou hast ordained the propagation of man-
kind, that this tie, which is made by thy authority, may
be preserved by thy grace. Thro*. R. Amen.
Let us pray, fieus, qui pot estate.

OGod, who, by the power of thy might, didst create
all things out of nothing : who, at the first form-
ing of the world, having made man to the likeness of
God, didst, out of his flesh, make the woman, and
give her to him for a help mate; and by this didst in-
form us, that what in its beginning was one, ought never
to be separated. O God, who by so excellent a mys-
tery, hast consecrated this union of the two sexes, and
hast been pleased to make it a type of the great sacrament
of Christ and his Church. O God, by whom woman is
joined to man, and that union, which was instituted in
the beginning, is still accompanied with such a blessing,
as alone neither in punishment of original sin, nor by the
sentence of the deluge, hath been recalled j mercifully
look down upon this thy handmaid, who, being now to
be joined in wedlock, earnestly desires to be taken under
thy protection : may love and peace constantly remain
in her: may she marry in Christ faithful and chaste;
may she ever imitate the holy women of former times ;
may she be pleasing to her husband, like Rachael j dis-
creet, like Rebecca j may she, in her years and fidelity,
he like Sarah ; and may the first author of all evil, at no
time, have any share in her actions. May she remain
attached to the faith and the commandments, and, being
joined to one man in wedlock, may she fly all unlawful
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strength against the weakness of her sex ; may she be
modest and grave, bashful and venerable, and well instruct-
ed in heavenly doctrine. May she be fruitful in her
offspring, approved and innocent : and may her happy
lot be at length to arrive at the rest of the blessed in the
kingdom of God; may they both see their children's
children to the third and fourth generation, and live to
their wished-for old age. Thro1 the same Jesus Christ.
R. Amen.

Communion. Psalm 127. Thus shall every man
be blessed, who fearetb the Lord : mayst thou see thy
children's children : peace be to Israel,

POSTCOMMUNION. Qu&SUTJlUS.

MERCIFULLY accompany, O Lord, we beseech
thee, what thy providence hath instituted ; and
preserve in length of peace those, whom thou lawfully
joinest together Thro*.

Before the Priest gives the Blessing to the People, he
turns to the Bridegroom and Bride, and says :

MAY the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and
the God of Jacob be with you : and may he fulfil
his blessing in you ; that you may see your children's
children to the third and fourth generation \ and after-
wards enter into the possession of eternal life, thro1 the
assistance of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, with the Fa-
ther and the Holy Ghost, liveth, &c. R. Amen.

Then he exhorts them to observe an inviolable fidelity
to one another; to practise continence at the times of
Prayer, and especially on Fast-days and great solemni-
ties, and to persevere in the fear of God.

OCCASIONAL PRAYERS

To ie said at the choice of the Priest or of any who
hears Mass, after the proper Collect, Secret, and Post-
communion, on days that are not double feasts.
For desiring the Prayers of the Saints.
Collect. Concede, quasumus.

GRANT, we beseech thee, O almighty God, that
the intercession of holy Mary, the mother of God,
and that of all the holy Apostles, Martyrs, Confessors,
Virgins, and of all thy Elect, may every where bring
joy to us; that, while we celebrate their virtues, we
may find their partronage. Thro' the same.

lax OCCASIONAL PHAYBM.'

SECRET.

BE appeased, O Lord, with the offerings we have
made; and, by the intercession of blessed Mary
ever a Virgin, and of all thy saints, defend us from all
dangers. Thro*.

Postcommuniow. Sumpsimus.

WE have received, O Lord, thy heavenly mysteries,
celebrating the memory of blessed Mary ever a
Virgin, and of all thy Saints: grant, we beseech thee,
that what we perform here in time, we may receive the
joyful effects of in eternity. Thro\

For all the States of the Church.
Collect: Omnipotent.

O Almighty and everlasting God, by whose spirit the
whole body of the Church is sanctified and govern-
ed hear our humble prayers for all degrees thereof, that,
by the assistance of thy grace, they may faithfully serve
thee. Thro' our Lord Jesus Christ, who in the unity of
the same Holy Ghost, Iiveth, &c.

SECRET.

GRANT thjr servants, O Lord, the pardon of their
sins, comfort in life, and thy perpetual protection;
that persevering in thy service, they may always obtain
thy mercy. Thro.

Postcommunion. Libera.

DELIVER, O Lord, we beseech thee, from all sin,
and from all enemies thy servants, who offer their
humble prayers to tbee, that, leading a holy life they may
be attacked by no misfortunes. Thro*.
For the King.
Collect. Qu*sumus.

WE beseech thee, O almighty God, that thy ser-
vant our King, N. who, thro* thy mercy, hath
undertaken the government of these realms, may like-
wise receive the increase of all virtues j wherewith be-
ing adorned, he may avoid the enormity of sin, and,
being rendered acceptable in thy sight come at length to
thee, who art the way, the truth, and the life. Thro*
the same.

SECEBT.

SANCTIFY, we beseech thee, OLovd, these offer-
ings, that they may become for us tbe body and
blood of thy only Son, and help our King to obtain both
salvation of body and soul ; and by the assistance of thj
grace, to discharge his duty. Thro' the same.

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Postcommunion. Hac, domine.

MAY this saving sacrifice, O Lord, protect thy ser-
vant our King from all adversity $ that he may
obtain peace for the Church, and, after this life, an eter-
nal inheritance for himself. Thro*.

For Prelates and their Flocks.

Collect. Omnipotent.

O Almighty and everlasting God, who alone perform -
est wonders, send forth the spirit of thy saving
grace on thy servants, and on the. flocks committed to
their charge ; and, that tbey may in all truth be well
pleasing to thee, comfort them with the dew of thy hea-
venly blessings. Thro*. . . in the unity.

SECRET.

MERCIFULLY look down, O Lord, on the sacri-
fice of thy servants > and since we offer it for
them to the honor of thy name, may they find help by it.
Thro'.

.Postcommunion. Quos cmlesti.

CONTINUALLY protect, O Lord, those whom,
thou feedest with these heavenly mysteries, and
make them worthy, of eternal redemption. Thro*.

; For a Congregation or Family. "\

4 Collect. Defende.

PRESERVE, O Lord, we beseech thee, this family
from all misfortunes, thro* the intercession of bles-:
sed Mary ever a Virgin 5 and, as they in all humility
prostrate themselves before thee, do thou mercifully de*>
fend them from all the snares of their enemies. Thro*.'

SECRET.

RECEIVE, we beseech thee, O almighty God, our
devout oblation ; and, by virtue of this sacrament*
defend thy servants from all adversity. Thro*.

Postcommunion. Sump t is.

HAVING received the offerings of our redemption,
grant, we beseech thee, O merciful God, that
by the celebration thereof, we may find thy protection
against all adversity. Thro'.

For Peace and Concord in a Congregation or Family.

Collect. Detts, largitor.

GGod, the author of peace and lover of charity, give
to thy servants true agreement with thy holy will : *
that we may be freed from all the temptations that dis-
turb us. Thro*. .

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SECRET.

BEING appeased by this sacrifice, grant, we beseech
thee, O Lord, that we. may not be loaden with the
sins of others, who beg to be freed from our own. Thro'.
Postcomatonion. Spiritum nobis.

F)UR forth upon us, O Lord, thy spirit of charity :
that those thou hast fed with one bread, thou may'st
make of one mind by thy mercy. Thro\ . . in the unity.
jigainst Persecutors and Evil-doers.
Collect. Hostium.

CRUSH, O Lord, we beseech thee, the pride of our
enemies $ and, by the power of thy right hand,
frustrate all their malicious and obstinate designs. Thro1.

SECRET.

MAY we, O Lord, by the virtue of this sacrament,
be both cleansed from oar hidden sins, and deli-
vered from the snares of our enemies. Thro'.
Postcommuniom. Protector.

LOOK down on us, O God our protector, and free
us from the danger of our enemies, that we may
serve thee without any disturbance. Thro'.
In any Necessity.
Collect. Deus refugium.

OGod our refuge and strength, fountain of all good-
ness, mercifully give ear to the fervent prayers of
thy Church, and grant that what we ask with faith; we
may effectually obtain. Thro*.
secret.

GRANT, O merciful God, that this sacrifice of our.
salvation may continually cleanse us from all our
guilt, and defend us from all adversity. Thro*.
Postcommuhion. Sumpshnuf.

WE have received, O Lord, the sacred gifts of this
mystery, humbly beseeching thee, that what
thou commandest us to do in remembrance of thee, may
be a help to our weakness. Thro*.
In any Tribulation.
Collect. Ne despicias.
JTPURN not away thy eyes, O most merciful God,
X from thy people crying out to thee in their afflic-
tion : but for the glory of thy own name relieve us in
our necessities. Thro'.

8ECXET.

MERCIFULLY receive, O Lord die oflferings, by
which thou vouchsafed^ to be appeased, and by
thy great goodness restore us to safety. Thro\

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Postcommunion. Tribulationem .

LOOK down mercifully, O Lord, we beseech thee,
on our tribulation ; and turn away the wrath of
thy indignation, which we justly deserve. Thro'.
In a Famine or Pestilence.

Collect. Da nobis.

GRANT, us, O Lord, the effects of our humble and
pious prayers : and by thy goodness deliver us
from this famine or pestilence, that men may know
such scourges proceed from thy indignation, and cease
by thy mercy. Thro*.

SECRET.

OGod, who by the food of these gifts, nourishesr,
and by the sacrament thereof renewest both sub-
stances of man, mercifully grant, that the help thereof
may be wanting to neither our bodies nor souls. Thro*.

Postcommunion. Guberna.

FEED, O Lord, we beseech thee, with corporal food,
those whom thou art pleased to nourish with thy
eternal mysteries. Thro'.

For Rain.

Collect. Deus, in quo.

OGod, in whom we live, move, and have our being,
send us, we beseech thee, a seasonable rain ; that
enjoying sufficiently the necessaries of this life, we may,
with greater confidence, desire those blessings that are
eternal. Thro*.

secret.

BE appeased, O Lord, with the offerings we have
made and send us the aid of a seasonble rain. Thro'.

Postcommunion. Da nobis.

GRANT us O Lord, we beseech thee, a wholesome
rain ; and water from heaven the drought of the
earth. Thro*.

For fair Weather.

Collect. Ad te:

HEAR us, O Lord, crying out to thee, and grant t»
our humble request of a dry season : that we, who
are justly afflicted for our sias, may experience thy cle-
mency and mercy. Thro'.

1 SECRET. s

MJAY thy grace, O.Lofd, always go before us, and
^Follow -us"j ari^4&rcrfnty'i*<*ive> as consecrated

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to thy name, the offerings we bring for the remission of
our sins that by the intercession of thy saints, they may
avail us all to salvation. Thro1.

Postcommunion. Qiuesumus.

WE beseech thy mercy, O Almighty God, that
thou wouldst stop the overflowing of rain, and
shew us thy pleasing countenance. Thro*.
J gainst Storms.
Collect. A domo tua.

MAY this house, O Lord, we beseech thee, be de-
fended against all the assaults of our spiritual
enemies : and may the present dreadful disorder of the
air cease. Thro'.

SECRET.

*W 7T5 offer thee, O Lord, our praises and sacrifices in
V V thanksgiving for the favors received, humbly be-
seeching thee to grant those we stand in need of. Thro'.

Postcommunion. Omnipotent.

O Almighty and everlasting God, who both healest
us by chastisements, and preserves t us by the grant
of thy pardon : hear our humble prayers : that we may
rejoice in the ceasing of this storm, and always make a
good use of the grant of thy favours. Thro'.

Against a Mortality among the Cattle.

Collect. Deus, qui.

OGod, who comfortably rewardest the labor of men
in the benefit they receive even from brute beasts :
grant, we beseech thee, that they may not be taken
from us, without which we are not able to subsist.
!W.

SECRET.

BEING appeased, O Lord, with the sacrifice we of-
fer, mercifully grant us the aids and assistances of
this life. Thro'.

Postcommunion. Benedictionem.

MAY thy faithful people, O Lord, receive thy bles-
sing, which may save them both in body and soul :
and may they always pay thee due homage, and always
find the blessings of thy mercy. Thro'.
For the Celebrant.

Collect. Omnipotent.

O Almighty and merciful God, give ear to the prayers
of thy servant, and as by thy goodness thou bast
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make him a worthy minister of thy attar 5 that what
proceeds from his mouth, may be ratified by thy bias-
ing. Thro\

6«£fi«T.

BY virtue of this sacrament, cleanse away, O Lord,
the sins cfihy servant : and grant that thy grace
may always enable him worthily to perform his duty.
Thro'.

PosTcoMMUNioif. Omnipotent.

O Almighty and everlasting God, who hast appoint-
ed thy servant to stand before thy altar, and to
praise the power of thy name 3 grant him by these sacred
mysteries the forgiveness of all his sins, that he may al-
ways worthily serve thy divine majesty. Thro'.

For the gift of Tears.

Collect. Omnipotens. ,

O Almighty and most merciful God, who madest
water spring out of a rock for thy people in their
thirst : draw from our stony hearts the tears of com-
punction ; that we may truly bewail our sins, and, thro'
thy mercy, obtain pardon thereof. Thro*.

SECRET.

MERCIFULLY look down, O Lord, on the offer-
ings we make to thy Majesty for our sins ; and
draw from our eyes a torrent of tears, by which the
burning flames we deserve, may be extinguished. Thro*.
PosTcoMMUNiotf. Gratiom.

MERCIFULLY pour forth on our hearts, O Lord
God the grace of thy holy spirit ; which by sighs
and tears may make us wash away the stains of our sins,
and obtain for us the desired pardon. Thro*. . .in unity
of the same Holy Ghost.

For the Remission of Sin.

Collect. Deus, qui nullum.

OGod, who rejectest none, but thro' repentance art
mercifully reconciled to the greatest sinners, mer-
cifully also regard the humble prayers of ns thy servants,
and enlighten our hearts : that we may be enabled to ful-
fil thy commandments. Thro*.

SECRET.

MAY this sacrifice, O Lord, which we offer for our
sins, be acceptable to thee : and may it avail to
the salvation both of the living and the dead. Thro*.
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Postcommunion. Ex audi.

HEAR the prayers of thy family, O Almighty God,
and grant: that the holy mysteries we have re-
ceived from thee, may, by thy grace, remain uncorrupt-
ed in us. Thro'.

For those that do Public Pennance.
Collect. Omnipotens.

O Almighty and everlasting God, forgive, according
to thy great goodness, thy servants, who acknow-
ledge their offences before thee ; that thy mercy may
more powerfully prevail for their pardon, than their guilt
calls on thee for justice. Thro*.

SECRET.

GRANT, we beseech thee, O almighty and most
merciftil God, that this saving sacrifice may im-
mediately free thy servants from all their sins, and pro-
tect them from all adversity. Thro*.

Postcommunion. Omnipotens.

O Almighty and merciful God, who desirest more
the conversion, than the punishment of every one
that repents and confesses to thee ; look down upon
these thy servants j and, by the sacred mysteries we
have received, turn away from them the wrath of thy
indignation, and forgive them all their sins. Thro*.

For such as are under Temptation or Tribulation,

Collect. Deus, qui.

OGod, who justifiest the wicked, and desirest not
the death of the sinner : we humbly beseech thy
divine majesty to defend, with thy heavenly grace, thy
s&vants, who trust in thy mercy 5 and preserve them by
thy continual protection ; that they may always faithfully
serve thee, and by no temptation be ever separated from
thee. Thro*.

SECRET.

FLEE us, O Lord, we beseech thee, by the power
of these sacred mysteries, from our own guilt, and
forgive thy servants all their sins. Thro'.

Postcommunion. Pur{ficent.

MAY the mysteries we have received purify us, we
beseech thee, O Lord, and free thy servants from
all sin 1 that those, who are oppressed with a guilty con-
science, may rejoice in the fulness of thy heavenly re-
medy. Thro*.

Against Evil Thoughts.

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Collect. Omnipotent

O Almighty and most merciful God, regard, in thy
goodness oar prayers, and free oar hearts from the
disturbance of all perverse and evil thoughts, that we
may become a fit abode for thy holy spirit. Thro*. . . in
the unity of the same.

SECRET.

WE offer thee, O Lord this sacrifice of our salvation ;
that thou wouldst cleanse our hearts from all un-
clean thoughts, and preserve them unhurt; and en-,
lighten them by the grace of thy holy spirit. Thro*. . . in
the unity of the same.

Postcommunion. Deus, qui.

OGod, who enlightenest every man thatcometh Into
this world, enlighten, we beseech thee, our hearts
with the light of thy grace ; that we may always enter-
tain such thoughts as are worthy of, and pleasing to, thy
olivine majesty, and sincerely love thee. Thro*.

To leg Continency

collect. Ure.

INFLAME, O Lord, our reigns and hearts with the
fire of thy holy Spirit -} that we may serve thee with
a chaste body, and please thee with a pure mind. Thro*,
in the unity of the same.

secret.

BREAK asunder, O Lord, the bonds of our sins $ and
that we may offer thee this sacrifice of praise with
perfect liberty, and a pure mind, grant us again, what
thou didst formerly bestow upon us 5 and save us by par*
don, whom thou vpuchsafedst to save by grace. Thro'.

Postcommunion. Domine.

OLord, our help and protector, assist us : and may
our mind and body flourish again in perfect purity,
and a renewal of chastity $ that by this sacrifice, which
we have offered to thy majesty, we may be freed from:,
all temptations. Thro* .

For Humility.
Collect. Deus, qui.

OGod, who resistest the proud, and givest grace to
the humble, grant us the virtue of true humility,
of which Christ was the perfect pattern -, that so weftiajp
never provoke thy anger by our pride 5 but, being sen-
sible of our own nothingness, may be filled with the
riches of thy grace. Thro' the same.

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SKCltET.

MAY this sacrifice, O Lord, obtain for us the grace
of true humility: and take from oar hearts the
concupiscence of the flesh and of the eyes, and ati world-
ly ambition ; that by a sober, just, and pious life, we ma/
arrive at eternal rewards. Thro*.

Postcommunion. Hujus, Domine.

MAY the receiving of this sacrament, O Lord, wash
away the stains of our sins ; and by the practice
of humility bring us to thy heavenly Jringdom. Thro*.
For Patience.
Collect. Deus, quL

OGod, who didst crush the pride of our enemy by
the patient sufferings of thy only Son; grant, we
beseech thee, we may be truly mindful of what he so
charitably endured for us, and by his example bear all
adversities with a patient aud undisturbed mind. Thro'
the same*

S&CKBT.

"ly^ERCIFULLY receive, O Lord, the gifts we offer;
-LVA which we with devotion present to thy majesty,
tnat thou wouldst grant us the gift of patience. Thro*.
PosTCOMMOtfioi*. Mysteria.

MAY the sacred mysteries we have received, 0
Lord, restore us the favour we have lost : and
procure for us the gift of patience, and protect us under
all misfortunes. Thro*.

For Charity.
Collect. Deus, qui,

OGod, who turnest all things to the advantage of
those that love thee ; quicken in our hearts a last-
ing and lively affection of thy love $ that such desires, as
are inspired by thee, may never be defeated by the as*
saults of any temptation . Thro*.

6BCKET.

OGod, who renewest us to thy image both by these
mysteries and thy precepts : perfect our steps in
thy ways, that we may truly obtain* by the sacrifice we
have offered, that gift of charity, which thou hast mads
w hope for. Thro*.

PoSTCOMMtJNIONw Sn*eti.

MAY the grace of the Holy Ghost, O Lord, en*
lighten our hearts ; and abundantly refresh them
with the sweetness of perfect charity. Thro*... in the
unity of the same.

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For Devout Friends.

Collect. Deus, qui,

OGod, who, by thy grace, hast enriched the hearts of
all thy faithful with the gifts of the Holy Ghost :
grant to such thy servants, in whose behalf we address
thy mercy, health both of body and soul : that they may
love thee with all their strength, and perform thy wm
with perfect charity. Thro*. ..in the unky of the same.

SECRET.

HAVE mercy, O Lord, on such of thy servants, for
whom we offer this sacrifice of praise to thy ma-
jesty : that by these mysteries they may obtain the grace
of thy heavenly blessing, and the glory of eternal happi-
ness. Thro*.

Postcommunion. Divina.

HAVING offered these divine mysteries we beseech
thee, O Lord, that this holy sacrament may pro-
cure them peace and prosperity, for whom we have of-
fered it to thy majesty. Thro\

For Enemies.

Collect. Deus pacis.

OGod of peace, the lover and preserver of charity j
grant to all our enemies peace and true charity :
forgive them all their sins, and, by thy power, deliver us
from all their wicked designs. Thro*.

SECRET.

BE appeased, O Lord, with the sacrifice we offer, and
mercifully deliver us from our enemies, and grant
them the pardon of all their sins. Thro*.

POSTCOMMUNION. H*C 710S.

MAY this communion, O Lord, free us from our
sins 5 and deliver us from the snares of our ene-
mies. Thro*.

For such as are in Prison or in Captivity.
Collect. Deus, qui.

OGod, who didst deliver blessed Peter the Apostle
from his chains, and set him at liberty unhurt by
his enemies : free thy servant from his [or her] con-
iinement ; and set him [or her] unhurt at liberty by his
intercession. Thro*.

secret.

MAY a copious blessing, O Lord, descend upon
these offerings^ which may free thy servant
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from his
rejoice in

from his [or her] confinement, and make us speedily
his [or her] deliverance. Thro*.

PosTCOMMONioir. Precesi

M MERCIFULLY, O Lord, hear our prayers? and,
, by the sacrament we have received, free thy ser-
vant ftom the chains of his [or her] captivity. Thro\

For such as are «l Sea.

Collect. Deus, qui.

OGod, who didst lead our forefathers thro' the red
sea, and preserve them amidst many tribulations,
singing forth praises, to thy name j we humbly beseech
thee to protect thy servants at sea from all dangers -, and,
after a happy voyage, bring them safe to their desired
port. Thro*.

SECRET.

TJECEIVE, O Lord, we beseech thee, the prayers of
JtV, thy servants, togetHfer with these offerings : and
defend those from all dangers, for whom we celebrate
these thy sacred mysteries. Thro*.

Postcommunion. Sanct\fkati.

BEING sanctified by these holy mysteries, we hum-
bly beseech and entreat tby majesty, O Lord, that
by the wood of the cross thou wouldst withdraw from all
sin, and mercifully deliver from all dangers, those for
whom thou permittest us to celebrate these heavenly
mysteries. Thro*.

For the living.

Collect. Pretende.

PIOTECT thy servants, OLord, by the power of
thy right hand : and grant they may seek thee with
all their heart, and obtain of thee what they ask, as they
ought. Thro'.

SECKET.

BE appeased, O Lord, by our humble prayers ; and
mercifully receive these offerings of thy faithful,
which we offer thee for their safety : and grant that the
prayers and vows of none may be in vain ; but that what
we ask with faith, we may effectually obtain. Thro*.

Postcommunion. Dajidelilus.

GRANT, O Lord, thy faithful a constancy in their
faith and hope in thee ; that, being groonded in thy
love, they may, by. no temptation, ever be drawn- ftom

their integrity. Thro\ '

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MASSES FOR THE DEAD.

INSTRUCTION.

T has been the invariable practice of the Catholic
__ Church to offer up the holy sacrifice of the Mass,
with Doles, and lasts tot the benefit of the foithfhl de-
parted. See Tliomassin on the feast? of the Church,
book 2nd, chap. 21, p. 42Q. Surviving friends' cannot
shew their regard for the deceased better, than by pro-
curing Masses to be said for their souls, or offering up
the holy communion, $ for the same charitable purpose.
St. Augustine in his sermon, 182, de verbis apos. T. 5,
p. 827, teaches, " That funeral pomp and costly monu-
" roents are comforts of the living, but no succour for
" the dead : but that prayer, sacrifices and alms, relieve
" the departed.

On the Day of the Death or Burial.

MASS. Introxt. Psalm lxiv.

GRANT them, O Lord, T\ EQUIEM atemam
eternal rest ; and let JLV dona eis, Domine j
a perpetual light shine on & lux perpetua luceat eis.
them. Ps. A hymn be- Ps. Te decet hymnus,
cometh thee, O Lord, in DeUs, in Sion : & tibi red-
Sion j and a vow shall be detur votuin in Jerusalem :
paid to thee in Jerusalem : exaudi orationem. meam :
near my prayer : all flesh ad te omnis caro veniet.
shall come to thee. Grant Requiem, &c. to Ps.
them, &c. to Ps.

Collect. Deus, cut.

OGod, whose properly it is always to have mercy
and to spare, we humbly present our prayers to
thee in behalf of the soul of thy servant N. which thou
hast this day called out of this world ; beseeching thee
not to deliver it into the hands of the enemy, nor forget
it for ever : but command it to be received by the holy
angels, and to be carried into paradise ; that, as it be-

X Benedict XIV. in his treatise De Sacr. Mis. printed at Lou-
vain, anno 1762, Vol. 2, p. 244, and 247, declares, that the de-
cree of the sacred congregation of rites, which fbf bad communion
to be given in Masses for the dead, was re-examined, and revoked
in his presence. He moreover shews, that as the council of Trent,
Sess. 22, chap. 0. wishes all could communicate every day (with-
out any distinction of Masses,) and as no. substantial reason can be
given for the contrary practice, persons may, and ought to receive
immediately after the officiating Priest has received the Chalice,
whether the hosts have been consecrated in that, or ia any prior Mais.

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lieved and hoped in thee, it may be delivered from the
pains of hell, and inherit life everlasting. Thn>\

EPISTLE. 1 Thess. iv. 12, V?.

BRETHREN : We will not have 70a ignorant con-
cerning them that are asleep, that you be not aor-
rowfai, even as others who have no hope. For if we
believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them who
have slept through Jesus, will God bring with him. For
this we say unto you in the word of the Lord, that we
who are alive, who remain unto the coming of the Lord,
shall not prevent them who have slept. For the Lord
himself shall come down from heaven with command-
ment, and with the voice of an Archangel, and with the,
trumpet of God : and the dead who are in Christ, shall
rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, shall
be taken up together with them in the clouds to meet
Christ, into the air, and so shall we be always with the
Lord. Wherefore comfort ye one another with these
words.

GRADUAL.

Eternal rest grant to them, Requiem seternam dona

O Lord, and may a per
petual light shine on them.
V. Ps. ill. The memory
of the righteous man shall
be for ever* he shall not
fear a bad report.

TRACT.

eis, Bomine, & lux perpe- *
tua luceat eis. V. Ps. 1 1 1 .
In memoria eterna erit Jus-
tus; ab auditione mala non
timebit.

Absolve, Domine, ani-
mas omnium fidelium fle-
functorum ab omni vincu-
lo delictorum. V. Et gra-
tia tua illissuccurente, me-
reantur evadere judicium
ultioms. V. Et lucis aeter-
nae beatitudine perfrui.

Release, O Lord, the
souls of all the faithful de-
parted from the bonds of
their sins. V. And by the
assistance of thy grace may
they escape the sentence of
condemnation. V. And
enjoy the bliss of eternal
light.

The Sbqubncb.

TXIES irae,

Shall the whole world in

ashes lay,
. As t)avid and the Sybil say.
What horror will invade
the mind,

THE day of wrath, that
dreadful day,

dies ilia

Solvet saeclum in favilla :

Teste David cum Sybilla.
Quantus tremor est fu-
turus,

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XCUk

When the strict Judge, who

would be kind"
Stall have few venial faults

to find !
The last load trumpet's
, wond'rous sound,
Must thro' the rending

tombs rebound ;
And wake the nations under

ground.
Nature and death shall

with surprise,
Behold the pale offender

rise,
And view the Judge with

conscious eyes.
Then shall, with univer-
sal dread,
The sacred mystic book be

read,
To try. the living arid the

dead.
The Judge ascends his.

awful throne,
He makes each secret sift

be known,
And all with shame confess

their own.
O then what infresC

shall I make,
To save my last important

stake,
When the most just have

cause to quake ?
Tboa mighty, formida-
ble King !
Thou mercy's unexhausted

spring !
gome comfortable pity

bring.
Forget not what my ran*

scan cost,
Nor let my dear-bought

soul be lost,

Quando Judex est venturus,

Cuncta stricte discussurus !

Tuba mirum spargens so*

num,
Per sepulchra regjonum,

Coget osnnes ante thronum.

Mors stupebit, et nature, .

Cum resurget creatura,

Judicanti respoosara.

Liber scriptus proferetcuv
In qoototuraconiinetur,
Unde mundus judicetun

Judex ergo cum sedebit,
Quidqaid latet* apparebit j.
Nil inukunt remaoebk.

Quid sum, miser, trito

dicturus*
Quern patronum rogaturus*

Cum vix Justus sitsecurus.

Hex tremendae majesta*
tis,
Qui satando&fialvasgralif *

Salva me fbos pietatis.

Recordare Jesn pie.

Quod sum causa tuts viae,

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In storms of guilty terror Ne me perdas ilia die.

tost.
Thou, who for me didst Qnssrens me, sedisti las-
feel such pain, sus;
Whose precious blood the Redemisti, crucem passus :

cross did stain $
Let not those agonies be Tantus labor non sit cassus.

vain.
Thou, whom avenging Juste Judex tdtionis,

powers obey,
Cancel my debt (too great Donum fac remissionis

to pay)
Before the sad accounting Ante diem rationis.

day.
Surrounded with amaz- Ingemiseotanquamreus:

ing fears j
Whose load my soul with Culpa rubet vultus mens :

anguish bears ;
I sigh, I weep j accept my Supplicanti parce, Deus.

tears.
Thou, who wast mov'd Qui Mariam absolvisti,

with Mary's grief,
And by absolving of the Et latronem exaudisti,

thief,
Hast given me hope, now Mini quoque spem dedisti.

give relief.
Reject not my unworthy Preces meas non sunt

prayer, dignss :

Preserve me from the dan- Sed tu bonus fac benigne,

gerous snare,
Which death and gaping Ne perenni cremar igne.

hell prepare.
Give my exalted soul a Inter oves locum praesta,

place
Among thy chosen right- Et ab hosdis me sequestra,

hand race,
The sons of God, and heirs Statuens in parte dextra,

of grace.
From that insatiate abyss, Confutatis maledictis.
Where flames devour, and Flammis acribus addictis,

serpents hiss,
Promote me to thy seat of Voca me cum benedictis.
* blisa.
Prostrate, my contrite Oro supple* et accfcnis,

Ijeart I rend,

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Gere curam mei finis.
Lacrymosa dies ilia !
Qua resurget ex favilla

Judicandus homo reus.
Huic ergo parce Deus :
Pie Jesu Domine,
Doaa eis requiem.
Amen.

My God, my Father, and Cor contritum quasi cinis,
my Friend,

Do not forsake. me in my

end,
Well may they curse their
second birth,

Who rise to a surviving
death.

Thou great creator of man-
kind,

Let guilty man compassion
find. Amen.

GOSPEL. John xi. 21, 27.

AT that time: Martha said to Jesus : Lord, if thou
hadst been here, my brother had not died. But
now also I know that whatsoever thou wilt ask of God,
God will give it thee. Jesus saith to her : Thy brother
shall rise again. Martha saith to him : I know that he
shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. Jesus
said to her : I am the resurrection and the life 5 he that
believeth in me, although he be dead, shall live. And
every one that liveth, and believeth in me, shall not die
for ever. Believest thou this > She saith to him : Yea,
Lord, I have believed that thou art Christ the Son of the
living God, who art come into this world*
Opfertory.
Lord Jesus Christ, King Domine Jesu Christe,
of glory, deliver the souls Rex gloriae, libera animas

of all the faithful departed
from the flames of hell,
and from the deep pit. De-
liver them from the lion's
mouth, lest hell swallow
them, lest they fall into
darkness : and let the stand-
ard-bearer St. Michael
bring them into thy holy
light : * Which thou pro-
misedst of old to Abraham
and his posterity. V. We
offer thee, O Lord, a sacri-
fice of praise and prayers :
accept them in behalf of
the souls we commemorate
"this day : and let them pass

omnium fidelium defunc-
torum de paenis itfferni, &
de profundo lacu : libera
eas de ore leonis, ne absor-
beat eas Tartarus, ne ca-
dant in obscurum : sed
signifer Sanctus Michael,
repr^esentet eas in lucem
sanctam : * Quam olim
Abrahae promisisti, & se-
mini ejus. V. Hostias &
preces tibi, Domine, laudis
offerimus: tu suscipe pro
animabus illis, quarum bo-
die memoriam facimus :
fac eas, Domine, de morte
transire ad vitam. * Quam

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from death to that life, olim, &c, to V.

* Which thou, &c. to V.

SECRET.

HAVE mercy, O Lord, we beseech thee, on the
soul of thy servant N. for which we offer this vic-
tim of praise, humbly beseeching thy majesty, that by
this propitiatory sacrifice, he [or she] may arrive at eter-
nal rest. Thro*.

COMMUNION.

May an eternal light Lux aeterna luceat eis,

thine on them, O Lord, Domine, * cum Sanctis tuis

* Together with thy saints in asteroum : quia pius es.
for ever : for thou art mer- V. Requiem aeternam dona
ciful. V. Grant them, O eis, Domine : & lux perpe-
Lord, eternal rest: and tua luceat eis. * Cum
may a perpetual light shine Sanctis, &c. to V.

on them. * Together, &c.
toV.

PosTcoMmrsiov. Pr<eeta.

G It ANT, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that
' the soul of thy servant, which this day hath de-
parted this life, being purified and freed from sin by this
sacrifice, may obtain both forgiveness and eternal rest.
Thro'.

After Domaous vobiscum, the Priest says :

May they rest in peace. K- Amen.

And the blessing is not given.

On /Ae third, seventh, and thirtieth day after the decease,

Mass is said as above* except :

Collect. Qu&sumus. .

ADMIT, we beseech thee, O Lord, the soul of thy
servant N. [the third, seventh, or thirtieth day
after] whose decease we commemorate, into the fellow-
ship of thy saints and refresh it with the perpetual dew of
thy mercy. Thro'.

SECRET.

MERCIFULLY look down, O Lord, we beeeeeh
tbee, on the offerings we make for the soul of
thy servant N. that being purified by these heavenly
mysteries, it n?ay find rest in thy mercy. Thro*.

PoSTCOMMUNION. SuSClpe.

RECEIVE, O Lord, our pravers in behalf of the
soul of thy servant N. that if any stains of the cor-
ruption of this world still stick to it, they may be washed
away by thy forgiving mercy. Thro'.

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ON AN ANNIVEBSARY DAY.

TA*Introit, Gradual, Tract, SEaUENCE, Offer-
tory, and Communion, as />. xci.

Collect. Dens indulgentiarum.

OGod, the Lord of mercy, give to the soul [or
souls] of thy servant [or servants] whose anniver-
sary we commemorate, a place of comfort, a happy rest,
and the light of glory. Thro*.

Lesson* 2 Mooch, xii. 43 ►

IN those days : Judas,, the valiant commander, hav-
ing made a collection, sent tweh^.thousand nieces of
silver, to Jerusalem, to have sacrifices offered for the sins
of those that were dead; having good and religious
thoughts concerning the resurrection ; (for if he had not
believed that snch as were slain, would rise again, it
would have been fruitless and vain to pray for the dead)
and because he considered, that such as made a pious
end, had plenty of grace stored up for them. *T5s
therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the
dead, that they may be freed fron^ their sins.

GOSPEL. Jolpn vi, 3J \ 40.

AT that time :. Jesus said ,to the multitude of the
Jews : all that the Father giveth me, shall come
to me 5 and him. that cometh to me, I will not cast out.
Because I came down from heaven, not to do my own
will but the will of him that sent me. Now this is the
will of the Father who sent me \ that of all that he hath
given me, I should lose pothing, but should raise it up
again in the last day. And this is the will of my Father
that sent me \ that every one who seeth the Son, and be-
lieveth in him, may have life everlasting, and I will
raise him up in the last day.

SECRET.

FAVOURABLY hear, O Lord, our humble prayers
in behalf of the soul, [or souls] of thy servant, [or
servants] the anniversary of whose death is this day, for
whom we offer thee this sacrifice of praise : that thou
mayst vouchsafe to admit it [or them] to the fellowship
of thy saints. Thro*.

Postcommunion. Pr<esta.

GRANT, we beseech thee, O Lord, that the soul [or
souls] of thy servant, [or servants] the anniversa-
vol. i. i *

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ry of whose death we commemorate, being purified by
this sacrifice, may obtain both pardon and eternal rest.
Thro\

THE COMMON MASS FOR THE DEAD.

The Intboit, Gradual, Tract, Sequence, Opfes-

tory, and Communion, as above p. xci.

I. Collect. Dens, qui inter.

For Bishops or Priests departed.

OGod, hy whose favour thy servants were raised to
the dignity of Bishops [or Priests] and so honoured
with the Apostolical function 5 grant we beseech thee,
they may be admitted to the eternal fellowship of thy
Apostles in heaven. Thro'.

- II. Collect. Deus, veni* largitor.

For Brethren,4 Friends, and Benefactors.

OGod, the author of mercy, and lover of the salva-
• tion of mankind 3 we address thy clemency in be-
half of our brethren, relations and benefactors, who arc
departed this life, that1, by the intercession of blessed Ma-
ry ever a Virgin, and of all thy saints, thou would'st re-
ceive them into the enjoyment of eternal happiness.
Thro'.

III. Collect. Fidelium Deus.

For all the Faithful departed.

OGod, the creator and redeemer of all the faithful,
give to the souls of all thy servants departed the
remission of their sins 3 that through the help of pious
supplications, they may obtain the pardon they have al-
ways desired. Who livest.

. Lesson. Rev. xiv. 13.

IN those days : I heard a voice from heaven saying to
me : Write : Blessed are the dead, that die in the
Lord. From henceforth saith the spirit they rest from
their labours : for their works follow them.
GOSPEL. Johnvi. 51. 55.

AT . that time ; Jesus said to the multitude of the
Jews : 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 for the
iife of the world. The JeWs therefore strove among
themselves, saying : How can this man give us his flesh
to eat ? Then Jesus said to them : Amen, amen I say

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unto you : Except you eat the flesh of the Son of Man,
and drink his blood, you shall not have life in you. He
that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, tyath ever-
lasting life :. and I will raise him up in the last day.
secrets.
For Bishops or Priests.

ACCEPT, O Lord, ve beseech thee, the sacrifice
we offer for the souls of thy servants Bishops, [or
Priests] ; that those, whom in this life thou didst honour
with the Episcopal lor Priestly] dignity, thou may's t
join to the fellowship of thy saints in the kingdom of hea-
ven. Thro*.

For Brethren, Friends, and Benefactors.

OGod, whose mercy [his infinite, graciously hear
the prayers . which we thy humble servants offer
thee j and grant to the souls of our Brethren, Friends
and Benefactors, on whom thou didst bestow the grace
to confess thy name, the pardon of all their sins by these
mysteries of our salvation. Thro'.

For .All the Faithful departed.

LOOK down favourably, we beseech thee, O Lord,
on the sacrifice we offer for the souls of thy servants >
that as thou wast pleased to bestow on them the merit of
Christian faith, thou wouldst also grant them the reward
thereof, 'thro*.

POSTCOMMUNION. PrOSlt.

For Bishops or Priests. .

GRANT, we beseech thee, O Lord, by thy merciful
clemency, which we have implored on behalf of
the souls of thy servants Bishops [or Priests] : that by
thy mercy they may eternally enjoy his presence, in
whom they have hoped and believed. Thro'.

POSTCOMMUNION. Pr&Std.

For Brethren, Friends, and Benefactors.

GRANT, we beseech thee, O almighty and merciful
God, that the souls of our Brethren, Friends, and *
Benefactors for whom we have offered this sacrifice to
thy majesty ; being, by virtue of these mysteries purified
from all sin, may, thro* thy mercy, receive the blessing of
perpetual light. Thro*.

Postcommunion. Animal us. }

For All the Faithful departed.

GRANT, we beseech thee, OLord, that our humble
prayers in behalf of the souls of thy servants, both
men and women, may be profitable to them : so. thfc*

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thou may 'at deliver £hein from aU their sins', and rmake
them partakers of the redemption thou lust .purchased for
them. Wholivest.

OTHER PRAYERS FOR THE DEAD.
jForaPope.

Collect. Deus, quiinterswrrimos.

OGod, who hast pleased in thy providence to have
thy servant N. reckoned among &e chief Pastors
of thy Church 5 grant, we beseech thee, that he who re-
presented the person of thy only Son on earth, may be
added to the company of thy holy Prelates in heaven.
Thro* the same.

SBtiftET.

ACCEPT, O Lord, we beseech thee, the sacrifice we
oflfer for the soul of thy servant N. tby chief Priest :
that as thou didst honor him in this life with the Pontifi-
cal dignity, thou wouldst add him to the company of thy
Saints in thy heavenly kingdom. Thro*.

Postcommunion. Prosit.

MAY thy mercy, O Lord, which we have imploVed
assist the soul of thy servant K. our late chief
Bishop $ that by thy clemency he may enjoy his presence
in whom he hoped and believed. Thro*.

For a Bishop or Priest as aboveyp. atcviii. only in the sin*
gular number.
i For a Man deceased.
Collect. Inclina.

HEAR, we beseech thee, OLord, the prayers we
address to thy mercy ; that the soul qf thy servant,
which thou hast called put of this world, may be received
into the kingdom of light and peace, and be numbered
among the blessed. Tfero'*

., SJSCKBT,

GRANT, we beseech thee, Q Lord, that this sacrifice
may avail the soul of thy servant, by the offering
of which thou wast pleased to have the -sins of the world
cancelled. Thro%

RELEASE, OLord, thesoulofthy'sGrvantfroni'eve.
ry chain of sin $ that in t^eglory of the resurrection
fcsmay enjoy rest among thy saints and ckcU Thro'.

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Jor a Woman deceased*
Collect. Qu*sumu$.

SHEW mercy, OLord, we beseech tbee acconling to
thy great goodness, to the soul of thy handmaid 3 and
being now delivered from the corruption of this mor-
tal life, give it part in thy eternal inheritance of bliss.
Thro*.

SECRET.

MAY the soul of thy handmaid, O Lord, we beseech
thee, be purified from all her sins by virtue of
this sacrifice,, without which no one was ever delivered
from sin ; that by these propitiatory mysteries, she may
obtain thy mercy for ever. Thro'.

Postcommunion. Inveniat.

MAY the soul of thy handmaid, O Lord, enter into
the participation of eternal light 5 of which eter-
nal mercy she received the pledge in this sacrament.
Thro'.

For a Father dr.Mother.
Collect. Deus, qui nos.

OGod, who hast commanded us to honour bur Fa-
ther and Mother : mercifully shew pity to the soul
[or souls] of my Father and [or of] my Mother,. and for-
give him [or her] their [or his or her] sins; and grant
I may see them [or him or jier] in the joys of eternal life.
Thro'.

SECRET.

RECEIVE/ O Lord, the sacrifice I offer for the souls
[or for the soul] of my Father and [or of] ray Mo-
ther; and grant them [ar him or her] eternal joys in the;
land of the living : and associate me with them [him or
her] ur the bliss of thy saints. Thro'.

Postcommunion. Ccelestis.

MAY the participation of these heavenly mysteries,
O Lord, I beseech thee, obtain rest and light for
jthe souls [or soul] of my Father and [or of] my Mother ;
and may thy grace crown me with them [or him or her]
for ever. Thro'.

THE OFFICE OF THE DEAD,
INSTRUCTION.

ACCORDING to the observation of the great St.
Augustine, " We are not to doubt but that the

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faithful departed aw assisted by. the ftflyers of the holy
Church, the sacrifice of *fcr salvation,; and alms, so as
lo be treated b^ almighty God with mar* mefccy.fhan
their sins.deserive. .For the universal. Church of Christ
hath always* taken care* according to a tradition received
fraOa her fathers, to pray for those who died it* the com-
munion of the body and blood of Christ, when she men-
tions them in offering the ^sacrifice, and expresslj takes
notice (hat it is offered lor thesn. It fa therefore out of
ill doubt that these practices of the Church are beneficial
to the dead 5 but they aae so ooly to those,, whose lives
hare been such as to deserve to be able to. recede aid
therefrom. For as to those, who have left their bodies
without that faith which acts by love, and without the de-
fence of the' sacrament of faith; it would be to oio par-
pose far them to receive these duties of piety ftom their
relations,.^ they. had not the pledge or token thereof
during their life ; either because they never had received,
or had received .in VaM* the grace of God ; as having
amassed to themselves treasures, not of mercy, bat of
w»th."

VESSfiRS.

Anth. T Witt pfease the Ant.T)tACEBO DoriB-
Jl Lortfm the tend1 I i» ih ftgidne

Psalm 114.

I tun* loved the HxrS,- TTtfLEXI, tjucSfoii ex-

because he will hear* ±_J audiet Dominus*vo-

thto voice dF my pdtitiba tern otttfonis meter.

Because hfe hath inclined- Ctuia incliriavit aureni

bis ear to me :* therefore suam mihh*et indiebas

will I call on hvk during meisinvocabb.
my days.

The pangs of death have Ctoomdederiint me do-

stttrounded me : * the dan- lores mortis : * et ptericul*

gets' of heU have found toe iaferni invenenmt me.
out.

I found distress and grief: Tribulationem et dolo-

* and I called on the name rem in veni : *et noxnen Do-

of the Lord : mini invocabo.

O Lord deliver my soul; O Domine, libera ani-

*the Lord is merciful and • mam rrieam ; * niiscricbrs

righteous, «and our God Dominus, et jnstna, etDctu

taketh compassion noster miseietur.

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Vespers.

OF THB DBAJ>.

The -Lord tafeeth care of
the little ones ; * I was
brought low, and he deli-
vered me.

• Torn t h erefp re, any soul
to thy rest : * for. the Lord
hath been good to thee.

For he hath snatched my
soul from death j*my eyes
from tears, and my feet
from falling.

Therefore will I please
the Lord, * in the land of
the living.

At the end of every Psalm

Qustodiens parvulof I)o~
minus :. * .humiliatus suoij
et liberavit me.

Eternal rest* grant to
them, O Lord.

And may a perpetual .
llght*shine upon them.

Anth. I will please.

Anth. Alas, O Lord!
my sorjourning is pro-
longed !

Psalm

Convertere. anirna mea
in requiem tuam : * quia
I)ominus benefecit tibi. 4

Quia eripuit an imam me*
dm de morte :*oculos me*
os a lacrymis, pedes meos
a lapsu.

Placebo Domino,* in ra-
gione vivorum.

is said:

Requiem sternam*dona
eisDomine.

Et lux perpetua * luceat
eis.

Ant. Placebo.

Ant. Hel mibi, pbinine,
quia incolatus metis prolon-
gatus est !

cxix.

I cried out to the Low! in A D Dominura, cum tri-
my di&tress,*aodhegra- jt\. bularer, cJamaVf:*c£

ciously heard me.,

0 Lord, deliver my soul
from wicked lips,*and from
a deceitful tongue.

What will be done to
thee, or what will be
brought on thee,*for a de*
ceitful tongue.f

The sharpened arrows of
the mighty one,*with de-
structive burning coals.

Alas S that my sojoarn-
ing his prolonged : I have
dwelt with the inhabitants
of Cedar : * long hath my
soul sojourned.

exaudiyit me.

Domine> libera aninaam
meam a labiis iniquis,*et a
lingua dolosa.
. Quid detur tibi, autquid
apponetur tibi*ad linguam
dolosam )

potent^ acuta^f
cumcarbonibusdesolatoriis.

Heu roihi, quia incolatus
meus prolongatus est : hflr
bitavi cum habitpntibus Ce-
dar :*multuna incola fuit
animamea. . . .

f Or, What profit or advantage will accrue to a deceitful,
calumniating tongue?

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THB OFFICB

I was peaceable with
those who hated peace:*
when I spoke to them, they
fell on me without a cause.

Anth. Alas ! O Lord.

• Anth. TheLord preserv-
ed thee from all harm : may
the Lord still preserve thy
rife.

Psalm

I Lifted up my eyes to-
wards the mountains :*
from whence aid will come
to me.

My aid is from the Lord,
•who made both heaven
and earth.

May he not permit thy '
foot to slip •$.* neither may
he slumber* who is thy
guardian.

Lo, he will neither sleep
nor slumber, *who is Israel's
guardian.

' Thy guardian is theLord,
the liord is thy protector,*
he is at thy right hand.

The sun shall not burn
. thee by day :*nor the moon
by night..

The Lordpreserveth thee
'from all harm : * may the
Lord preserve thy life.

May the Lord preserve
thy coming in, and going
but: *now and for ever
more. . *

Anth. The Lordpreserv-
eth thee.

Anth. IF thou shouldst
•observe iniquities, O Lord $
Lord, who shall stand it. *
Psalm cxxix. De

* Anth. If thou shouldst
ftbserve iniquities,

Cum his qui oderunt pa-
cem, erampacificus:*cum
loquebar illis, «xpugnabant
me gratis.

Ant. Hei mihi ! Domroe.

Ant. Dominus custodit
te ab omni malo: custodiat
animam tuam Dominus.

ex*.

LEVAVI oeulos meos
in montes:*unde ve-
riiet auxiliiim mihi.

Auxilium meum a Do*
mino,*qui fecit coelum &
terram.

Non det in ^commotio*
nem pedem tuum : * neque
dormitet, qui custodit te.

Ecce, non dormitabit,
neque dormiet,*qui custo-
dit Israel.

Dominus custodit te, Do-
minus protectio tua,* super
manum dexteram tuam.

^er diem sol nori uret te :
*neque luna per noctera.

Dominus custodit te ab
omni malo : *custodiat ani-
mam tuam Dominus.

Dominus custodiat introi-
tum tuum, etexitum tuum :
* ex hoc nunc et usque in
saeculum.

- Ant. Dominus custodit
te.

Ant. Siiniquitatesobser-
vaveris, Domine j Domine;
quis sustinebit. '

profundis. p. 104.

Ant. Si iniquitatesdbser-
vaveris.

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Vespers.

OF THB DEAD

Psalm cxsxvii

I will praise thee, O
Lord, with my whole
heart :* for that thou hast
heard the words of my
month.

In the presence of the
angels will I sing to thee ;*
I will adore thee in'thy holy
temple and praise thy
name.

Because of thy mercy,
and because of thy trutbf;*
for thou hast shewn the
greatness of thy holy name
above all others.

In whatever day I call on
thee, hear thou me ;*thou
wilt greatly add strength to
my soul.

Let all the Kings of the
earth praise tlhee, O Lord;
*ibr they *have heard all the
words 'of thy mouth.

And let them sing the
ways of the Lord ; *forgreat
is the glory of the Lord*

For the Lord is on high,
and seeth the things below ;
*and the high things he
knoweth at a distance/rom
him.%

If I walk in the midst of
distress, thou wilst preserve
my life;* for thou hast
stretched forth thy hand
against the wrath of my
enemies, gnd thy right band
hath saved me.

The Lord wiB avenge
my cause; *0 Lord, wp
mercy is for ever; slight

f Expl. Because thou hast fulfilled thy promise. ,.,% BxpU firm :
the highest thjngpap stillat an immense distance frombim.

CONHTEBOR libi,
Domirie, in toto corde
meo:* quoniam audisti
verba oris mei.

In conspectu angelorum
psaltam, tibi ; * adorabo ad
templum sanctum tuum, et
coniitebor nomini tuo.

Super misericordia tua et
veritate tua; * quoniam
magnificasti super omne
nomen sanctum tuum.

In quaenriqae die invo-
csverote, akaudi me;*mul~
tiplicabis in animamea vir*
totem.

Confiieantartibi, Boroi*
ne, omnqs reges tercw;*
quoniam andierunt omnia
vetfba oris ttu\

Et cantent m tviis Domi-
ni f *; qubniam magna est
gloria Domini**

Quoniam eftcelsus Domi-
nus> ethumilia respicit ;*et
aha a longe cognosoit.

Si ambulavero in medio
tribulationis, vivtficabisxbe;
*et super ham mimtoorom
meorum extendisti manuiii
tuam, et salvum me fecit
dexteratua.

Dotnipua retribiiet pro
vat :**Do*mine, misericordia
tuh'm sGBCulum ; opera ma-

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not the work of thy own nuum tuarum ne despicias.
hands.

Anth. Slight not. Ant. Opera naanuum.

V. I heard a voice from V. Audivi vocem deccelo
heaven, saying to roe. R. dicentem mihi. R. Beati
Blessed are the dead, who mortui, qui in Domino mo-
die in the Lord. riuntur..
At, the Magnificat.

Anth. Whatever my Fa-. Ant. Omne quod dat
ther giveth me shall come mihi Pater, ad me veniet .-.
to me : and him that com- et eum, qui venit ad me,
eth to me, I will not cast non ejiciam foras.
out.

The following prayers, both here and at Lauds, are

said kneeling.

Our Father. In secret.

. V. And lead us not into • V. Et ne nos inducas in

temptation. R. But deliver tentationem. R.Sed libera

us from evil. nos a malo.

Psalm cxlv.

PRAISE the Lord, O my T AUDAanimamea Do-
soul } I will praise the 1 J minum, laudabo Do-
Lord during my life : * I minum in vitamea j* psal-
will sing to my God, whilst, lam Deo meo, quamdiu fix-
I have a being. ero.

Put not your trust in prin- - Nolite confidere in prin-
ces ) * nor in the sous of v .cipibusj* in filiis hominum,
men, who cannot save; * in qiiibus non est saius.

Their breath shall depart, Exibit spiritus ejus, et
and they shall tteturn to their ; revertetur in terram suam : *
mother earth :*in that day in ilia die peribunt omnes
shall all their devices come cogitationes eorum.
tp nought.

But blessed is be, whose Beatus, cujusDeus Jacob
help is the God of Jacob, adjutor ejus, spea ejus in
his hope is in the Lord his; Domino Deo ipsius : * qui
God : * who made heaven, , fecit coelum et terram,
earth and sea, and all mat. mare, et omnia quae in eis
is in them. sunt.

, Who keepeth his promise Quicu*toditverRatexnin
for ever; doth justice to; saeculum, fecit judicium
those, who suffer wrongful** injuriam, patientibus : * dat
ly : * and giveth food to escam esurientibus.
tkosfe who hunger.

TheLprdreleaseth those, Dominus solvit compedk *

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who are in fetters-: * the
Lord giveth sight unto the
blind.

The Lord lifteth those
-that are crushed by a fall :*
the Lord loveth the righte-
ous.

The Lord is the guardian
of the stranger : he will
protect the orphan and the
widow ;*but he will destroy
the ways of sinners.
. The Lord shall reign for
ever ; he is thy God, O SI;
on,*from one generation to
another.

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CVil

tos $ * Dominus illuminat
csecos.

Dominus erigit elisos :*
Dominus diligitjustosr •

Dominus custodit adve-
nas, pupillum et viduam
suscipiet :* et viaspeccato-
rum disperdet.

Regnabit Dominus in
saecula, Deus tuus, Sion,*
in generationem et gene-
rationem.

Instead of thejoregoing Psalm, at Lauds is said the
Psalm De profundis, p. 104. Then is said:
V. From the gates of
hell. R. Deliver their souls,
O Lord. V. May they rest
in peace. R. Amen. V.
O Lord, hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come
unto thee. V. May the
Lord be with you. R. And
with thy spirit.

Let us pray.

V. A porta inferi. R.
Erue, Domine, animaseo-
rum. V. Requiescant in
pace. R. Amen. V. Do-
mine, exaudi orationem
meam. R. Et clamor meus
ad te veniat. V. Dominus
vobiscum. R. Et cum spi-
ritu tuo.

Absolve.

ABSOLVE, we beseech thee, O Lord, the soul of
thy servant N. that being dead to this world, he
[or she] may live to thee : and whatever sins he [or
she] hath committed through human frailty, we beseech
thee, in thy goodness, mercifully to pardon. Thro'.
This prayer is said on the day of the burial.

On an anniversary : Deus indulgentiarum, p. xcvii. and
so of the other proper prayers according to occasion;
which you will find after the Masses for the Dead,
After the prayer is said :

. V. Eternal rest grant to
them, O Lord. R. And
may a perpetual light shine
upon them. V. May they
»ert in peace. R. Amen.

V. Requiem aeternam
dona eis, Domine. R. Et
lux perpetua luceat eis. V.
llequiescant in pace. R*
Amen.

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TH4S OFFICE

Matin.

MATINS.
Our Father. Hail Mary. I believe in secret.
, The Invitatort.

THE Kiqg, to whom TJEGEM, cui omnia vi-
all things live,*Come, X\. vunt,*Venite, adore-
let us adore. mus.

And it is repeated twice over.
f^VOMR, let us rejoice in \ TENJTE, exultemus

V> trie Lord", let us sing
to God our Saviour: let us
present ourselves before
him to celebrate hitf praise :
and let u* joyfully « stag
psalms to him. '

Hie King, &c. as above*

For the Lord is; the great
God, and a great King a-
bove all (rods : and the
Lord will not rqject his
people 5 and in his hand
are all the bounds of the
earth; and he looketh
down onthe highest moun-
tains.

Come, let us adore.

For the sea is hisj and he
made it 5 and his hands set*
tied ; the dry land 5 come,
let us adore, and fall pros-
trate before Godj let us
weep in the presence of the
Lord who made us 5 for he
is the Lord our God j and
we are his people and the
sheep of his pasture.

The King, &c.

If this day you should
hear his voice, harden hot
your hearts, as you did,
When you provoked him,
the day you tempted him in
the desert ; where your fa-
thers tempted me, they
tried, and saw my works.

V Domino: jubilemos
Deo salutari nostro : pra-
occupemus faciem ejus la
confessione : et in psalmii
jubilemus ei.

Regem, &c.

Quoniam Deus magnus
Dominus, et rex, magnus
super omnes Deos j quoni-
am non repellet Dominus
plebem suam, quia in manu
ejus sunt omnes fines terra,
et altitudines montium ip«
se conspicit,

Venite, adoremus.

Quoniam ipsius est mare,
et ipse fecit illud ; et ari-
dam fundaverunt manus e-
jus ; venite, adoremus, et
procidamus ante Deum -,
ploremus coram Domino,
qui fecit nos 5 quia ipse est
Dominus Deus noster ; nos
aqtem populus ejus et oves
pacuts ejus.

Regem, &c.

Hodie si vocem ejus au-
dieritis, nolite obdurare cor-
da vestra, sicut in eiacer-
batione secundum diem len-
tationis in deserto: ubi ten-
taverunt me patres vestri,
probaverunt, et viderunt
opera mea.

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Come, let us adore.

I was forty years with
this race of men, and I said;
the hearts of this people
are always wandering $ and
they have not known my
ways ; and I swore to them
in my wrath, that they
should not enter my abode.

The King, &c.

Eternal rest grant to
them, O Lord, and may a
perpetual light shine upon
them.

Come, let us adore.

The King, &c.

Venite, adoremm
Quadraginta annis proxi-
mus fui generationi huic, eft
dixi -, semper hi errant cor-
de ; ipsi vero non cognove-
runt vias meas, quibus ju-
ravi in ira mea, si introibunt
in requiem meam.

Regem, &c.
Requiem aeternam, donp
eis, Domine, et lux perpe»
tua luceat eis.

Venite, adoremus.
Regem, &c. f
This Invitatory is only said on All Souls-day and th$)
Burial day ; on which days the three following Noo
turns are also said, and the Anthems are doubled. At
other Times only one Nocturn with Lauds is said,
in this order : On Mondays and Thursdays the first
Nocturn ; on Tuesdays and Fridays the second ; 09
"Wednesdays and Saturdays the Third.

I. NOCTURN.
Anth. Direct. Ant. Dirige.

Psalm v.
T END, O Lord, an ear \ ^ERBA mea

1 J to my words ;*attend
unto my cry.

Be attentive to the voice
of my prayer,*0 my King,
2nd my God !

For to thee will, I pray -,*
thou, O Lord, in the morn*
ing wilt hear my voice.

In the morning will I
stand before thee, and seej*
that thou art not a God
that approvest iniquity.

Neither shall the wicked
one abide near thee ;*nor
unrighteous ones remain in
thy sight.

Thou hatest all who

vox. i. k

auribus
V percipe, Domine j*in-
tellige clamorem meum.

Intende voct orationis
meae, * rex meus, et Deuf
meus!

Quoniam ad te orabo :*
Domine, mane exaudies vo-
cem meam.

Mane adstabo tibi et vi-
debo;*quoniam non Deua
volens iniquitatem lu es.

Neque habitabit jnxta
te malignus;*nequft. per-
roanebunt injustiante ocu-
los tuos.

Odisti omnes quj bperan*

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work iniquity ; * thou wilt
destroy all who utter lies.

The Lord will abominate
the bloody and deceitful
man ;*but 1 in the multi-
tude of thy mercy,

Will enter thy .house ;*I
will adore in thy holy tem-
ple full of awe of thee/

. Lead me on, O Lord, in
thy righteousness ; * direct
my way in thy sight be-
cause of my enemies.

For truth is not in their
mouth j* their heart is all
deceit.

Their throat is a gaping
grave, they acted deceitfully
with their tongues }*judge
thou them, O God.

Let them fail in their
designs ; exterminate them
for their great and many
wickednesses ; * for it is
thee, O Lord, they bav*
provoked.

And let all rejoice, who
hope in tbeej*they shall
£>r ever leap for joy, and
thou shalt dwell among
them, •.

- .And all, . who love thy
name, shall glory in thee $*
for thou Wilt bless the righ-
teous one.

Lord, as with the shield
of thy kind love,*thou hast
covered us. *

Anth. Direct, O Lord
my God,, my steps in thy
sight.

Anth. Return.

tur taiquttatern \ * perdes
omnes qui loquuntur men-
dacium.

Virura sanguinum et do-
losum abominabitur Dorai-
nus j*ego autem in multi-
tudine miserioordiac tusc,

Introibo in domum
tuam j*adorabo ad tern-
plum sanctum tuum in ti-
more tuo.

Domine, deduc me in
justitia tua j*propter inimi-
cos meos dirige in conspec*
tu tuo viam meam.

Quoniam non est in ore
eorum Veritas; cor coram
vanum est.

Sepulchrum patens est
guttur eorum, Unguis suis
dolose agebant ;*judica il-
los, Deus.

Decidant acogitationibiis
suis ', secundum multitude
nem impietatum eonimex-
pelle eos $*quoniam irrita-
verunt te, Domine,

Et laetentur omnes qui
sperant in te j*in setcrmim,
exujtabunt, et habitabis in

eis.

Et gloriabuntur in te om-
nes qui diligunt nomen tu-
um i*quomam Hi benedices
justo.

Domine, qt scutobona?
voluntatis tu«, * coronasti
nos.

Ant. Dirige, Domine
Deus meus, in couspectu
tuo viam meam.

Ant. Convertere.

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LORD, rebuke me not
in thy fury j nor chas-
tise me in thy wrath.

Take pity on me, O
Lord, for I am weak;*
heal me, O Lord, for my
bones are shaken.

And my soul is greatly
dismayed 5 * but thou, O
Lord, how long }

Return, O Lord, and
rescue my soul $*save me
for thy mercy's sake.

For in death there is
none who will be mindful
of thee ; *atld inf hell who
shall praise thee ?

I have tired myself with
my groaning, I will every
night wash' my bed** I
will water ray cough with
my tears.

My eye is disturbed with
rage : * I am grown old
amidst all my enemies.

Away from me,' all you
who practise iniquity : *
for the Lord hath heard
the voice of my weeping.

The Lord hath gracious-
ly heard my request $*the
Lord hath admitted my
prayer.

Let all my enemies be
put to shame, and greatly
dismayed 5 * let them be
put to flight and shame ve-
ry speedily.

Anth. Return, O Lord,
and rescue my soul; for

DOMINE, ne in furore
tuo arguas mej*ne-
que in ira tua corripias me.

Miserere mei, Domine,
quoniam infirmus sum j*
sana me, Domine, quoniam
conturbata sunt ossa mea.

Et anima mea turbata est
valde : * sed tu, Domine,
usquequo ?

Convertere, Domine, et
eripe animam meam 3*sal-
vum me fac propter miseri-
cordiam tuam.

Quoniam non est in mor-
te qui memor sit tui :*in in*
ferno autem quis confitebi-
tur tibi ?

Laboravi in gemitu meo,
lavtrbo per singulas noctes
ledum1 meum : * lacry*
Mis meis stratum meum
rigabo.

Turbatus est a furore
oculus meus $ * inveteravi
inter omnes inimicos meos.

Discedite a me omnes,
qui operamini iniquita-
tem j * quoniam exaudivit
Dominus vocem fletus mei,

E&audivit Dominus de-
precationem meanl : * Do-
minus orationem meam
suscepit.

Erubescant et conturben-
tur vehementer omnes inu
mici mei 5 * convertantur et
erubescant valde velociter.

Ant. Convertere, Domi-
ne, et eripe animam meam j

f Or, in thcftiree.

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Matins.

there is none in death will quoniam non est in morte,
be mindful of thee, qui raemor sit tui.

Anth. Lest at any time. Ant. Ne quando.

Psalm vii.
I Lord my God, in thee TPVOMINE Deus meua,

'have I hoped :* save
me from all my pursuers
and deliver me.

J^est at any time the ene-
my seize my soul like a
lion }* when there is none
Jo rescue me nor save me.

O Lord my God, if I
have done thus •,* if there
be iniquity in my hands;,

If I have rendered evil to
them that did me harm ;*
Jet me deservedly fall de-
fenceless before my ene-
mies.

Let the enemy pursue
xny soul, and seize it ; and
let him trample but my
life on the earth ;* and
bring down my glory to
the dust.

Arise then, O Lord, in
thy wrath j* and shew thy-
self on -high in a// the bor-
ders of my enemies.

And arise, O Lord my
God, for the judgment
thou hast appointed ;* and
the assembly of the nations
shall surround thee.

Wherefore ascend again
thy hiigh tribunal:* the
Lord judgeth the nations.

Judge me, O Lore}, ac-
cording to my righteous-
ness ;* and according, to
my innocence.

The wickedness of sin-
ners shall have an end, thou

in te speravi ;* salvum
me fac ex omnibus perse-
quentibus me, et libera me.

Ne quando rapiat, ut leo,
animam meam ;* cum non
est qui redimat, neque qui
salvum faciat.

Bomine Deus meus, si
feci istud j* si est iniquitas
in manibus meis.

Si reddidi retribuentibus
mihi mala ;*decidam men-
to ab inimicis meis inanis.

Fersequatur in i uncus ani-
mam meam, etconaprehen-
dat, et concuket in terra
vitam meam 5* et gloriam
meam in pulverem deducat.

Exurge, Domine, in ira
tua :* et exaltare in finibus
inimicorum meorum.

Et exurge, Domine Deus
meus, in praecepto quod
mandastij* et synagoga
populorum circumdabit te.

Et propter banc in altum
regredere ; * Dominus ju-
dicat populos.
. Judica me, Domine, se-
cundum justitiam meam : *
et secundum innocentiam
meam super me.

Consumetur nequi tia pec-
catorum, et diriges justum :

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thyself shalt guide the righ*
teou9 one j* thou, O God,
who searchest the hearts
and reins.

It is ju9t I should expect
my help from the Lord,*
who saveth the upright of
heart.

God is ajust judge, migh-
ty and patient j* doth he
every day exert his wrath ?
Unless you change he
will; brandish his sword ;*
he hath bent his bow, and
got it ready.

And in it he hath fitted
instruments of death j* he
hath made his arrows of
burning tire.

Behold the wicked one
hath been in labour with
injustice ; he conceived
grief, and brought forth
iniquity.

He opened a pit, and
sunk it ;* and is fallen in-
to the pit he made.

His grievances shall fall
hack on his own head ;*
and his wickedness come
down on his own crown.

I will praise the Lord for
his justice 5* and I will
sing to the name of the
Lord the most high.

Anth. Lest at any time
the enemy seize my soul
like a lion, when there is
none to rescue me, or save
me.

V. From the gates of
hell. R. Deliver theii;
souls, O Lord.

Our Father,
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*sc«utans corda et renes
Deus, ,

Justum adjutoriummeum
a Domino, * qui salvos fa-
cit rectos corde.

Deus judex Justus, for-
tis, et patiens : * numquid
irascitur per singulos dies ?

Nisi conversi fueritis,
gladium suum vibrabit : *
arcum suum letendit, et
paravit ilium.

Et in eo paravit vasa
mortis : * sagittas suas ar-
dentibus erTecit.

Ecce parturiit Jnjustiti-
am : * concepit dolorem;
et peperit iniquitatem.

Lacum aperuit, et erTo-
dit eura : * et incidit in fo-
veam, quam fecit.

Convertetur dolor ejus
in caput ejus : et in verti-
cfem ipsius iniquitas ejus
descendet.

Confitebor Domino se*
cundum justitiam ejus:*
et psallam nomini Domini
akissimi.

Ant. Ne quando rapiat,
ut leo, anirham raeam,dum
non est qui redimat, neqwe
qui salvum faciat.

V. A |>orta inferi. R.
Erue, Domine, animas
eorumi
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I. LESSON.

SPARE me, OLord, for my day* are nothing. What
is man that thou magnifiest him ? Or why dost thou
set thy heart upon him ? Thou visitest him early in
the morning, and thou suddenly triest him. How long,
How long wilt thou not spare me, nor let me alone to
swallow my spittle ? I have sinned, what shall I do for
thee, O thou guardian of men ? Why hast thou set
me opposite to thee, and why am I become burthen-
some to myself? Why dost thou not remove my sin, and
why dost thou not take away my iniquity ? Behold I
shall now sleep in the dust 5 and if thou seekest me in
the morning, I shall not be.

R. I believe my Redeem- R. Credo quod Redemp-
er liveth : and at the last tor meus vivit : et in no-
day I shall rise again from vissimo die de terra ra-
the earth : * and I shall recturus sum : * Et in
see God my Saviour in my came mea videbo Deum
own flesh. V. Whom I Salvatorem meum. V.
myself shall see, and not Quern visurus sum ego
another, and my eyes shall ipse, et non alius, et ocoli
behold him.* And I shall mei conspecturi sunt.* Et
see, &c. to V. in came, He. to V.

II. Lesson. Job x.

MY soul is weary of life 5 I will let go my speech
against myself; I will speak in the bitterness of
my soul. I will say to God ; Do not thou condemn me ;
tell me why thou judgest me thus ? Dost thou think it
right to calumniate me and oppress me, the work of thy
bwn hands, and help the designs of the wicked ones .>
Are thy eyes of flesh ? Or wilt thou see as man seeth ?
Are thy days as the days of man, and are thy years as the
times of man, that thou shouldst enquire after my ini-
quity^ and search after my sin I And shouldst know that
1 have done no wicked thing, whereas no one can de-
liver out of thy hand.

R. Thou, who didst raise R. Qui Laaarum resus-

Lazarus from the grave,, citasti a monumento faeti-

wben he stunk : * Do thou, dum : * Tu ek, Domine,

O Lord, grant them rest, dona requiem, et locum in-

and a place of pardon. V. dulgentias. V. Quiventu-

Tiiou, who art to come to rus es judicare vivos et

judge the living and the mortuos, et saeculum pet,

edbyViO

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CXT

dead, and the world by ignem. * Tu eis, Domine,
fire * Do thou, O Lord, &c. to V.
fete. toV.

III. Lesson. Job x.

THY hands made me, and fashioned me wholly round
about, and dost thou thus suddenly cast me down
headlong ? Remember, I beseech thee, that thou madest
me like clay, and thou wilt reduce me to dust again.
Didst thou not milk me as milk, and curdle me like
cheese ? Thou didst clothe me with skin and flesh : thou
didst put me together with bones and sinews. Thou
didst give me life and mercy, and thy care of me pre-
served my breath.

R. Domine, quando ve-
neris judi care terram, ubi
The abscondam a vultu iraa
tuae ? * Quia peccavi nimis
in vita mea. V. Commis-
sa mea paveseo, et ante te
erubesco : dum veneris ju-
dicare, noli me eondem-

Hare. .•* Quia peccavi,
&c. to V. Requiem aeter-
nam dona eis, Domine : et
lux perpetua luceat eis. *
Quia peccavi, tiff, to V.

R. Lord, when thou
shalt come to judge the
world, where shall I hide
myself from thy angry
countenance ? * For I have
sinned very much in my
life. V. I tremble at what
I have done, and blush be-
fore thee : when thou shalt
come to judge, condemn
me not. * For I have
sinned, &c. to V. V.
Eternal rest grant to them,
O Lord : and may a per-
petual light shine upon
them.* For I have sin-
ned, Wc. to V.

II. NOCTURN.

Anth. He hath set me. Ant. In loco.

Psalm xxii.

THE Lord is my shep- J^OMINUS
herd, and nothing
shall be wanting to me : he
hath set me in a place of
pasture.

He hath brought me up
near a refreshing stream 5*
he hath brought back my
soul.

He led me in the paths
of righteousness, * for his
own name's sake.

_ _ regit me,

JL/ et nihil mihi deerit :
* in loco pascuas ibi me col-
locavit.

sSuper aquam refectionrs
edhcavit me : animam me-
am convertit.

Deduxit me super semi-
tas justitiae, * propter no-
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Nam, etsi ambulavero in
medio umbrae mortis, non
timebo mala :* quondam ttt
mecum es.

Virga tua, et baculus tu-
us,* ipsa me consolata sunt.

Parasti in conspectu meo
mensam,* adversus eos qui
tribulant me.

Impinguasti in oleo ca-
put meum : * et calix meus
inebrians quam praeclarus
est!

Et roisericordia tua sub*
sequetur me * omnibus
diebus vita? meae.

Et ut inhabitem in domo
Domini* in longitudinem
dierum.

Ant. In loco pascuse ibi
me collocavit.

Ant. Delicta.
Psalm xxiv.
thee, O Lord, have A D te, Domine, levari
jTIl animam meam : *
Deus meus, in te confido,
non erubescam.

And were I to walk in
the midst of the shadow of
death, I would fear no
harm,* for thou art with
me.

. Thy crook and thy staff*
have been my comfort.

Thou hast set before me
a table,* against those who
trouble me.

Thou hast anointed my
bead with oil : * how beau-
tiful is my cheering cup !

And thy mercy will fol-
low me close * all ihe days
of my whole life.

And that I may dwell in
the house of the Lord,*
for all the length of days.

Anth. He hath set me in
a place of pasture.

Anlh. The sins.

TO
I raised up my soul
my God, in thee do I put
my trust, let me not be put
to shame.

Neither let my enemies
laugh me to scorn : * for
none that wait for thee,
shall be confounded.

Let all those be con-
founded who act wickedly *
without a cause.

Shew me O Lord, thy
ways :* and instruct me in
thy paths.

Guide me by the truth {,
and teach me : * for thou
art God my Saviour, and
for thee have I looked all
4ay long.

J Or, according to thy promise*

Neque irrideant me ini-
mici meij* etenim univer-
si qui sustinent te, non
confundentur.

Confuncjantur omnes ini-
qua agentes * supervacue.

Vias bias, Domine, de-
monstra mihi ; * et semitas
tuas edoce me.

Dirige me in veritate
tua, et doce me 5 * quia tu
es Deus Salvator meus, et
te sustinui tota die*

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Call to mind, O Lord,
the many instances of thy
compassion,* and of thy
mercies from tbe begin-
ning.

The sins of my youth *
and ignorance do not thou
remember.

Remember me only in
thy mercy, * for thy own
goodness sake, O Lord.

The Lord is merciful
and just ; * therefore will
he give sinners a law in
the way. f

He will direct the mild
in justice ; * he will teach
the meek his ways.

All the ways of the Lord
are mercy and truth, * to
those who seek his law and
ordinances.

for thy own name's
sake, O Lord, wilt thou
pardon my sin;* tho* it
be exceeding great.

Who is the man, that
feareth the Lord?* He
hath appointed him a ' law
in the way he hath chosen.

His soul shall dwell in
the midst of good things ;
* and his seed shall inherit
the land.

The Lord is the support
of those that fear him 5 *
and his covenant shall be
made known tq them.

My eyes are ever to-
wards the Lord, * for he
will pluck my feet out of
the snare.

Reminiscere miseratio-
num tuarum, Domine, * et
misericordiarum tuarum,
quae a saculo sunt.

DeHctajuventutisme*,*
et ignorantias meas ne me-
mi nerds.

Secundum misericordi-
am tuam memento mei
tu ; * propter bonitaten*
tuam, Domine.

Dulcis et rectus DomU
nusj* propter hoc legem
dabit delinquentibus in via.

Diriget mansuetos in ju-
dicio ; * docebit mites via*
suas.

Uni versa? viae Domini
misericordia.et Veritas,* re- '
quirentibus testamentum
ejus, et testimonia ejus.

Propter nomen tuum,
Domine, propitiaberis pec-
,cato meo ; * multum est
enim. . .

Ctuis est homo, qui timet
Dominum ? * Legem "sta-
tuit ei in via, quam elegit.

Anima ejus in bonis de-
morabitur ; * et semen ejus
haereditabit terram.

Firmamentum estDomi-
nus timentium eum 5 * et
testamentum ipsius ut ma*
nifestetur illis.

Oculi mei semper ad
Dominum, * quoniam ipse
evellet de laqueo pedes
meos.

f Expl. In this mortal life, which is the way to a better. Or,
He will give sinner* a law to go by.

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THR OFFICE

Matins.

Look down on me, and
take pity on me : * for I
am forlorn and poor.

The troubles of my heart
are many -, * deliver me
from all my straits.

Behold my abject state
and my turmoil ; * and for*
give me all my sins.

Consider my enemies,
how their number is in*
creased * and their hatred
against me is unjust.

fie thou the guardian of
my soul, and rescue me ; *
let me not be put to shame,
since I hope in thee.

The guiltless ancj up-
right have stuck to me j *
because I look for thee.

Deliver Israel, O God,*
from all his tribulations*

Anth. The sins of my
youth, and mj ignorance
remembei* not, O Lord.

Anth. I hope to see.

Psalm

THE Lord is my light
and my salvation, *
whom shall I fear.

The Lord is the protec-
tor of my life -, * who shall
make me tremble ^

Whilst the wicked ones
draw near against me, * to
eat my flesh x

Those very enemies, who
afflicted me, * are them-
selves become weak and
fcllen.

If therefore whole ar-
mies draw up against me,*
my heart shall not fear.

If the battle rise up

Respice in me, et mise-
rere mei : * quia unicus et
pauper sum ego.

Tribulationes cordis mei
multiplicatse sunt j* de ne-
cessitatibus meis erue me.

Vide humilitatem meam
etlaborem meum; et di-
mitte universa delicta mea.

Respice inimicos meos,
quoniam multiplicati sunt;

* et odio iniquo oderunt
me.

Custodi animam meam,
et erue me 5 * non erubes*
cam, quoniam speravi in
te.

Innocentes et recti adha
serunt mihij* quia sustinui
te.

. Libera, Deus, Israel,*
ex omnibus tribulationibus
suis.

Ant. Delicta juventutis
me», et ignorantias meas
ne memineris, Domine.

Ant. Credo videre.

XXV i.

DOW1NUS illumina-
lio mea et salus mea,

* quern timebo ?
Dominus protector vi-
tas mess \ * a quo trepida*
bo?

Dum appropiant super
me nocentes,* ut edant
carnes meas :

Qui tribulant me inimi-
ci mei,* ipsi infirmati sunt,
et ceciderunt.

Si consistent adversumtna
castra, * non timebit cor
meura.
Si exurgat adversum me

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against me ; * I will still
keep up my hopes.
. One thing have I asked
of the Lord, and that will
I persist to ask ; * that I
may dwell in the house of
the Lord all the days of
my life.

That I may see the beau-
ty of the Lord, * and visit
his holy temple.

For he heretofore con-
cealed me in his taber-
nacle^ in the days of
evils he protected me in a
secret part of his taber-
nacle.

He placed me on a rock
on high : * and now again
he hath raised my head
above my enemies.

I will go round, and of*
fer a victim in his t;aber*
nacle with shouts of joy :*
I will sing and perform a
hymn unto the Loird.

Hear, O Lord, my voice,
hy which I have cried out
to thee j * have mercy on
me, and hear me.

To thee my heart hath
Said 5 my face hath sought
tfyee ; * thy face, O Lord,
wilt I still seek. v

Turn not away thy face
from me ; * turji not off in
thy wrath from thy servant.

Be thou my help 5 * for-
sake me not, nor slight me,
O God my Saviour.

For my father and my
mother have abandoned
me;* but the Lord hath
taken care of me.

hoc ego

prcelium ; *
sperabo.

Unam potii a Domino,
hanc requiram 5 * ut inha-
bitem in dorao Domini om~
njbus diebus vita meae.

Ut videam voluptatem
Domini, * et visitem tern-
plum ejus.

Quoniam abscondit me
in tabernaculo auo; * in
die malorum protexit me in
abscondito tabernaculi sui.

In petra exaltavit me 5
et nunc exaltavit caput me-
um super inimicos meos.

Circuivi et immolavi in
tabernaculo ejus hostiam
vociferationis : * cantabo,
et psalmum dicam Do-
mino.

Exaudi, Domtne, vocen\
meam, qua clamavi ad te ;
* miserere mei, et exaudi
me.

Tibi dixit cor raeum ;
exquisivit te facies mea $*
faciem tuam, Domine, re-
quiram.

Ne avertas faciem tuam
a me 5 * ne declines in ira
a servo tuo.

Adjutormeusesto.;* ne
derelinquas me, neque des-
picias me, Deus salutaris
mens.

Quoniam pater meus et
mater mea dereliquerunt
me -, * Dominus autem
assumpsit me.

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THE OfrFICI

Matins.

Set me, O Lord, a law Legem pone mihi, Do-
in thy war j*and direct me mine, in via tua 5 * et di-
in the right path because of rige me in semitam rectam

my enemies.

Deliver me not over to
the will of them that afflict
me 5 * for unjust witnesses

propter inimkos meos.

Ne tradideris me in ani-
mas tribulantinmme >*quo-
niam insurrexerunt in me
testes iniqui, et mentita
est iniquitas sibt.

have stood up against me,
and iniquity hath belied it-
self.

I hope to see the good
tilings of the Lord, * in the
land of the living.

Expect the Lord, act
manfully ; * and let thy
heart be stout and wait the
Lord.

Anth. I hope to see the
good things of the Lord in
the land of the living.

V. May the Lord place
them with princes; R.
With the princes of his peo-
ple. ♦

Our Father; In secret.
IV. Lesson. Job xiii,

DO thou answer me. How many are my iniquities
and sins ? Make me know my crimes and offences.
Why hidest thou thy face, and thinkest me thy enemy ?
Against a leaf, that is carried away with the wind, thou
shewest thy power, and pursuest a dry straw. For thou
writest bitter things against me, and hast a mind to con-
sume me for the sins of my youth. Thou hast put my
feet in the stocks, and hast observed all my paths ; and
thou hast considered the steps of my feet. Who am to
be consumed as rottenness, and as a garment that is
eaten by the moth,

Credo videre bona Domi-
ni,* in terra viventium.

Expecta Dominum, vi«
riliter age.; *et conforterar
cor tuum, et sustine Do*
minum.

Ant. Credo videre bona
Domini in terra viventium.

V. Collocet eos Domitrai
cum principibus. R. Com
principibus populi sui.

R. Remember me, O
God, for my life is a blast,*
neither let the face of man
see me. V. From the
deep I cried out to thee,
© Lord, Lord, hear my
voice.* Neither let, &c.
toV.

R. Memento mei, Dens,
quia ventus est vita mea, *
nee aspiciat me visusho-
minis. V. De profundis
ckmavi ad te, Domine,
Domine, exaudi vocernme-
am.*Nec aspiciat, &c to V.

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MAN torn -«f a ,wpman, living for A^ort time, is
-filed .with -many .miseries. He cometh forth
like a flower, and in destroyed and hVseth.aa a shadow,
and never eontuivsth in the same state. And dost thou
think it meet to open thy -eyes upon such a one, and to
bring him to judgment with thee ? Who can make him
clean, that was conceived of typdean seed ? Is k not
thou, who alone art ? The days pf man are short, and
4he number of his months is before thee : thou .has* ap-
pointed his hounds, which cannot be passed. Depart a
little from him, that he may r$&t, until his -wjsbednfor
day come, as that of the hireling*

R. Woe be to me, O R. Hei mihi, Domine,
Lord, for I hare sinned quia peccavl nimis, in vita
greatly in my life : uflbap- \mea : quid faciam miser !
py wretch, what shall I do! Ubi fugiam nisi ad te.
Whither shall I 4y but to Deus mens ? * Miserere
thee, O my God ? * Have mci, dum veneris in no-
mercy on me, when thou vissimo die. V. Anima
comest at the last day. V. mea turbata est valde, sed
My soul is greatly dismay- la, Bomine, succurre ei.*
ed, but do thou, O .Lord, Miserere, ^V. to V.
assist It.* Have mercy,
&c. toV.

VI. Lesson.

WHO will grant me this, that thou mayest protect
me in hell, f and hide me, till thy wrath pass,
and appoint me a time when thou wilt remember mc ?
Shall a man that is dead, thmkestthou, live -again ? All
the days, in which I am now in warfare, I expect until
my change come. Ihop shah call to *ne, and I will
answer thee ; to the work of -thy own hands thou wilt
stretch out thy right hand. Thou indeed hast number-
ed my steps, but pardon me my sins.

.R. .Remember not my R. Ne recorderis pec-
sins, O Lord, * when thou cata rnea, Domine,* dam
shalt come to judge the veneris judicare saeculum
world by fire. V. Pirect, .p$r .igpem. V. .Dirige,
O Lord, my way in thy .Domipe Deus meus, in
sight.* When thou, <#c. copspectu tuo viam meam.

f Expl. Among- the d&Ay in t^e place of departed *quU before
theootaing ofi%i»su ,

JTOLJ. 1 *

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th* omci

Matins.

CIS,

to V. Eternal rest grant

them, O Lord, and may

a perpetual light shine

upon them.* When thou, tua luceat eis.*

&c. to V. neris, fefc. to V

III. NOCTURN.

* Dam veneris, &c. to

V. Requiem seternam dona

Domine, et lux perpe-

Dumvc-

Anth. Be pleased. .

Psalm

WITH earnest expec-
tation have I wait-
ed for the Lord : * and he
hath lent an ear to me.
\ And he hath heard my
prayers ;*and hath brought
me out of the pit of misery
. and out of the dirty mire.

And he hath set my feet
on a rock : * and directed
ray steps.

And he hath put in my
mouth a new canticle : * a
song to our God.

Many shall see this with
awful fear .- * and place
their bo(>e in the Lord.
, Blessed is tbeman, whose
hope is the name of the
Lord;* and who hath not
looked up to vanities and
lying follies.f

Thou hast multiplied, O
Lord my God, thy wonders;
* and in thy designs none
is like to thee.

I have attempted to re-
late them, and to speak of
them;* but they are above
number.

Sacrifice andoblation thou
desiredst not : * but thou
openedst my ears for me. J

Ant. Complaceat.

xxxix.

EXPECTANSexpecta-
vi Dominum; * et
intendit mini.

Et exaudivitpreces meas;
*et eduxit me de lacu nu-
serias et de luto fascis.

Et statuit supra petram
pedes meos j * et direxit
gressus meos.

Et immisit in os meum
canticum novum ,* carmen
Deo nostro.

Videbunt multi, et time-
bunt j * et sperabunt in
Domino.

Beatusvir, cojus est no-
men Domini spes ejus ;* et
non respexit in vanitates, et
insanias falsas

Multa fecisti tu, Domine
Deus meus, mirabilia.tua;
* et cogitationibua tuis non
est qui similis sit tibi.

Annuntiavi et locutus
sum -, * multiplicati sunt
super numerum.

Sacrificium et oblatio-
nem noluisti;* auresautem
perfecisti mihi.

•f* Bxpl. Idols and idolatrous practices.

X Expl. The ears of Christ, as man, were opened to heat and
obey the commandment of God with regard to the plan of the re-

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<-*

• Buint-offeiing'artd tin-
offering, thou requiredat*
not -,*• then I said 5 Behold .
I- come. §

• || In the beginning of the •
book ,it is written of me,
that I was to do thy will ;*
'tis what I have desired, O
ray God, and that thy law
should Jbe in the centre of
my heart.

I have published thy jus-
tice in the great assembly \
* lo I will not restrain my
lips $ thou, O Lord, know-
cstjt.

Thy justice I haye , not
hid within my heart ; * I
hare published thy truth |
and thy .salvation.

-.1 have, not concealed thy
mercy nor thy truth* from
the numerous assembly. ,

. , WHh-hold not thou, O
Lord, .thy tender mercies
from me 5* thy mercy and
thy truth have always been
my support.

. For evils without number
h^ve surrounded me :* my
iniquities + have overtaken
me, and I could not look
up.

Holocaustum k pro pec-
ca.to non postulasti :* tune
di*i ; Ecce venio,

, In capite Hbri scriptum.
est de me, tit facerem vo-,
luntatem tuam : * Deus
metis, volui, & legem tuam
in medio cordis mei.

Annufltiavi jnstitiam tu-
am in ecelesia magna j* ecco.
labia mea non prohibebo ;•
Domine, tu scisti..

Justitiam tuam non ab-
scondt in corde meo :* ve-
ritatem. tuam, et salutare
tuum dixi.

Non abscond* misericor-
diam tuam, et veritatem.
tuam * a ooncilio multo.

Tu autem, Domine, iae
longe facias miserationes
tuasaitfef * misericordia
tua et Veritas tua semper
susceperunt me.

Qutmiam circumdedc-
runt me mala, quorum non
est 'numerus : * compre-
henderunt me iniquitatea.
meaef, et non po£ui ul vi-
derem.

demption of mankind. § Expl. The typical sacrifices were no
longer required by God, when the time for the real victim to ap*
pear wm come* H Expl. In the beginning of Genesis, immediate-
ly after the fall of man, a promise was made that the seed of the
woman should crush the head of the serpent, and so execute the
gracious will and design of God with regard to the redemption of'
mankind. Or, in capite libri, may signify throughout the whole
book, as not only the prophetical writings, but the whole history
of the people of God, and the ceremonial precepts pointed him
out. He was the end of the law. % Expl. The certain promise of
God, and the accomplishment thereof, the salvation of mankind.
<f» Expl. The iniquities of manlund, which Christ took on himself
to cancel.

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ICM O JWCfe

JMfeJfait.

Tfctfp arts md&thto the Siultlptiq** stent suffer
halt* Of Wyh^j* arid cipffletf dpitit 1be\y+tt

my heart bath ft Hod rae.

Be pleased, O Lord, to
rlfrcue itoe : • fetok' -down
OLofd, (o help me*

Let them be altogether
put to cOnfasionandshsttie,
who seek * to take away
my life.

Let theft he put t* Sight

cor mdtun derdiqaitifle'

Complaceat tibi, Dmri*
nev ill etuaame-, ** Domi-
ng ad adju vaodum ihe re-<
spk*;

Coafttndantur, etr4vere»>
afltdr skriul, qui qoierant
ahlmam attain?* at auie-
rant earn.
Cotivfertafttttr retfortum,

abd shame, * who seek vtar et retereatttur,* qui Volant

harm

Let them forthwith bee*-:
their own confusion,* who
say tome, Aha, Aha,}1

Let all whd s^krt«fc7
e*ult atiti rejoice in tffeel 5^*
and let those who loVethy
salvation, eVer say 5 May
the Lord he glorified.

But tho* I am podr and
rieedy 5 « the Lord taketh
care of me.

Thou art my helper and
my protector: * irty God,
make no delay.

Anth. Be {fleeted, O
Lord; tb rescue ttitt: O
Lord, look down to help
in*.

Anth. Heat, O Lord,

MHniL

mlhi' mala,

Ifersint eoafestim ebofa*
sionem suam, * qui dietmc
rtihf, Bt%e, Bug*.

Bkultentl et leeteittur sn*
per te omnesqoajrdntes te*
* et dicant semper j Ma%^
nificeror Domirtuv qui di-
ligumsalurBreteami

Ego autem mendtcoi
ium> et pauper j * Domi-
not solicitor est mal.

Adjutor metis et protect,
to* meus tu e»j* Deua
meus ne tardaverlt.,

Aor. Complacent titi,
Doth'fne> ut eripfaa mej
Domitw, ad idjtrma
me icspfce.

Ant. Sana, Domine.

-H-e—f*

BLESSED it the man "QEATUS <|*t utfelUgit
who cofwfidtif eth ifctj ' '

woot and neetr/ one $ * in
tfce evil day will the Lord
cSeHverhidh .

May the Lord prtiservo
tech, an* f ram him lifej
aid make him fefesed on

penem ;* hi die mala
tfabiteumDommua.

earth; * And deliver him

Ijcanhras conserve! essas^
et yftificet earn, et beatam
ficlat euni in terra ; * et
noo tradat eum ipaninmn

I Expl. A taunting and intuiting manner Of speech.

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qmxt

mtmicorpm ejus.

Maiitis*

not up to the will of his
enemies,

May the Lord help him
on his bod. of sorrow ; *
thou hast turned all his bed
in his sickness. *

I saidj Thou, O Lord,
nave mercy on me j * heal
my foul, for I have offend-
ed thee.

My 'enemies have spoke
evil against ittc ; * When
« will he die, and when shall
iiis name perish?
• x If one of them came in to
ice, he spoke vain things^*
h\p heart, heaped up iniqui-
ty to itself.

fie weajt out,* and spoke
j|nta,the rest. .:
t All my enemies whisperr
ed together against me **
.against me &ey devised
jharnv •

. . ,An_ unjust r design they
formed, against me -, * but
•will noi he thjat sleeps arise
'again,?

?or the man of my
peacef, in whom I placed
a confidence ;* he whofeat
rny bread) hath shewn
great treachery to me! *
., ljut do thou, O Lord,
have mercy on me; and
.raise rne up $;* and I frill
rrepay them.

In this, have I known
thou lovest me j *' because
jpy enemy is not: to triumph
.qveYme.

f Expl. Thcraan with wtiora 1 lived in peace and intimacy
viz. Judas, whom I fed with my bread, viz. at the last supper*

' ' 1 2 • • •

Dominus opem ferat illi
super lectum doloris ejus j
* universum stratum ejus
versastr in infirmitate ejus.

Ego dixii Domirue, mise-
rere mei ; * sanaanimani t
,meft9V quia peccavi tibi.

Inimici mei dixeruut ma-
la mim\# 4tuando raorie-
<uii et peribit nomen ejus ?

Et si ingrediebatur u/vi-
deret, ,»yana loquebatur f *
corejusxrongregavit iniqul-
tatem:stbi. *

Egrediebatur foras, * et
loquebatur in idipsum.

Adversum me susura-
bant ornnes inimici mei >*
.adversum. me cqgitaj>ant
mala mihi.

. Verbum iniquum consti-
tuerunt adversum rnej*
jiumquid qui dormit non
adjicie^ut resurgat ?

Etenim homo pads meae,
in quo speravi 5 * qui ede-
bat panes meos, maguirlca-
vit super me supplantatio-
,nem. .

Tu^utem, Domine, mi-
serere mei, et resuscita
.me }*% et reiribuam eis.

... In hoc cognovi, quoni-
am voluisti me ;* quoniam
.non gaudebit inimicusmeus
super me.

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M* «fem proffer mtt>»
centiam suscepisti ; * at
eoo&rmatti flat itt coaspec-
tutoofaaetatnaa*.

scneoKan
Deus Israel a i

» fat,

toUti

And theft hast upheld me
by reason of my innocence 5

* and thon Hast settled me
in thy presence tot ever.

Blessed be the Laid, the
God of Intel from the be*
ginning, and ror evermore; doe in

* an be it, ab be it. Bat.
Anth, Heal, O Lent, Art. Sana, Domlne, a-

my soul, for I have of* nunamoieam, quiapeccsft
fended thee, tlhi.

Anth. My ebri. Aat. SttWt.

Psalm xfi.
S the hart pantetbaf- r\ UEMADMOWJM
^ ter the fountain* of
water; * ab doth my aotd
pant after thee, 0 God.

My soul bath thirsted af-
ter the mighty and firing
God ;* When shaH I come
and appear before the face
of God?

. My tears l&ve heeti my
bread both day and night 5
•whilst every day they say }
Where is now thy God ?

These tbingshave I borne
fa mind, and poured forth
«ny soul j *for I shall go to
the place of the wonderful
tabernacle, to the very
house of God;

With the voice of joy
and praise; * the noise of
feasting.

Why then art thon so
sorrowful, O my soul ? *
And why dost thon disturb
me?

Hope in God, for him
will I still praise ; * he is
Ihe Saviour I look for,, and
my God.

My soul is troubled Ad meipsum anima.mea
within me >* therefore will conturbata est 5* propterea

v^ deiidttat 4xr t us ad
fences a^tfaram \ * Ha de*

aaa^^^M^efr ^^%£aaaaA a^fe^^n ^ul e^M

wuLtBc aimni not set ib>

Deus.

Dttfvttanme nsea ad De*
urn fortem vivem $* <jaaa-
do ven?3m, et isuyaiebo
ante factem Dei?

Baetuat mihl lacryne
mese panes die ac noete 5*
dum dtdtnr mini tgnotidic j
Vbi est Dens tooa? '

Use fecoraatns staas, et
effudi in me animatti ute-
atn ; * tjejotiiatt tnansibo
4n factun tabeitaacuti ad-
wtrabffig, usaoead danraas
Dei;

Qoare trisfis es, atums
mea? El quart; contzuhas
me*

Spera in Deb, tjoonian)
adhnc coafitebor IBs ^safe-
tare vultus mei, tt Dees

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Of Tltt MAD.

cmtvfl

I remember thee from -the
land of Jordan^ and the
mountains of Hermon, and
the Bute hitt.

Deep calteth upoii deep,
* with the roaring of thy
water-*pouU.

All thy surges and thy
billows * have passed over
me.

Jn the day-time the Lord
sent mercy; * and I sung
a canticle to him by njght.

1 hare a prayer to the
God of my life 3 * to God
wm I «ay : Thou art my
support.

Why tost thou frrgotte*
me? * And why do I &>
sorrowful, while the enemy
a&ktethme?

While nfljr hones a**
shattered, * my enemas,
who distress me, insufc
me:

While ewy dajr they
aajrtome; Where ie now
Ojjr&Nd?* Why or* then
aorrowfei* Omy soul, aad
.whpdattibepdjafcufcme?

Hope in God,, for Mm
Will I ataU praise : * he is
4he Saviour I looked for,
a** my God.

Anth. My soul .hath
thtasfced after the tfviog
6o4; when ahall I come
and appear before the fcoe
of the Lord.

V. Deliver not up to
wild beasts the souls that
praise thee. E. Nor for-
get fpr ever the souls of thy
poor ones.

©or Fa&er.

mentor ero tui de terra Jor-
dan*, et Hermonifotj t
moate roodico.

Abyssu* abyssum «w
cat,* In voce c*ttrae(*ram
tuarum.

Omnia expelaa tue et
fl actus tul * super me trao-
aiernn^

la die mandavit Pemania
miaericordiam *uam* el
nocte caoticfun ejus.

Apud me oratip.Pft)
vtaem**; # dfemnOeo;
Siifceptorj

Qu*fe oWituf es mei } *
et qm* cwtrjatatiia wee-
do, divo afltypt me toimi*
on*?

Dm ceohtegmm oam
w*>* eppmb&veiwit mi*
hi, qwt&vkwtmc/mmki
met;

Dum4iomt m&§ ftnfei*
£ufc*dk»; Uhi est Dens
tuqs }*Qvme frittis es aoi*
«amea, el 4*ar* oMitnr-
b*s me?

Speri in D**, f ne«tem
adh«ccon6tebor4iii^*Saln*
tare virfms m * Dew
men*.

Ant. Sitmt antot met
ad Deum. *iv*ra; tfnaode
veniam «t pfttarefeo ante
faciem Domini.

V. Ne tradastattiisani-
mas confUentea tibi. JL
Etanimas paqperuni too-
rum ne obGviscaria in &~
nem.
Jo &crrf .

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cxxriii thk omcB Matins.

VII. LESSON. Job sriL
11 ATY spirit shall be wasted, my days shall be shorten-
JlVjL ed, and (here is nothing remaineth for me, but
the grave. I have not sinned, and my eye abideth in
bitterness. Deliver me, O Lord, and place me near thee ;
and then let any one's hand fight against me. My days
have passed away, my thoughts are dissipated, torment-
ing my heart. 'They have changed night into day, and
after darkness I hope for light again. If I wait, hell § is
my house, and I have made my bed in darkness. I have
Said to rottenness : Thou art my father : and to the
Worms: You* are my mother and sister. Where then
is now' my expectation, and who considered! my pa-
tience*?

R. While I :si» every R. Peccantem-me quoti-
day and repent not, the die, et non me pcenitentem,
fear of death distarbeth timor mortis conturbat me;
me : * Because in hell * Quia in inferno nulla est
therfe is no redemption; redemption miserere mei,
have mercy on me, O God, Deus, et salva me. V. De-
and save me. V. Save me; us in nomine tuo salvum

0 God, by thy name, and me fac, et m virtute tua
rescue me by thy might,* libera trie. * Quia, &c. to
Because, &e. to V. • • V.

VIII. LESSON. Job xix.

THE flesh bein£<confeumed, my bone hath cleaved to
my skiir, and naming but lips are lelt about my
teeth.' Take pity on me, take pity on me, at least yon
my friends j fop the hand of the Lord hath touched me.
Why do yon persecute me like God, and glut yourselves
With my flesh? Who will grant me that my words may
be written? Who will grant me. that they may be
marked down in a book with an iron pen, or in a plate
of lead, or be graven with an instrument on flint > Fori
know that my* Redeemer liveth, and' at the last day I shall
rise out of the earth $ And I shall again be clothed with
rnyskm, and I shall see my God in my own flesh. Whom

1 myself shall see* and my -own eyes behold, and not ano-
ther. This my hope is laid up in my bosom.

R. O Lord, judge me * R. Domine, secundum
not. according to what I actum meum noli me ju-
have done : I have done dicare ; nihil dignum in
'nothing worthily in [ thjr cohspectu tuo egi } idco

§ E*pl v ; The place of the souls departed.

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Matins. ovxttft dkw. an6%

sight: therefore I beseech ' dcpretor majesfatem tuatt,

thy triajesty,* Thai thou, • Ut tir, Detfc, defeat inW

0 God, woukbt Hot oat quitatetn meata. V. Am- 4
my iniquity. V: Wash xne pirns lava me, DdnVine', ab
still more, O Lord, from' injustitia roea 5r a delicto
ray iniquity and cleanse; meo mtmda me.* CJt>
me firom my sin.* That &c. to V.

thou, &c. to V.

IX. LESSON. M X.

WHY didst thou bring; me forth out of the womb?
O that I had been consumed, that eye might
not see me ! I should have been, as if I had not been,
carried from the' wosrib to (be grave; Will not the few-
no» of my days be ended shortly ? Suffer me- therefore
to rent my grief a little, before. I go, «°d return oq,
more, to a land that is dark and covered with the mist o£.
death y a land, of misery and darkness* where the shadow
of death, and no order, but everlasting horror, dwelleth.

R» Deliver me O Lord,. R. Libera me Domine,

froni the ways of hell, who de viis inftrnj, .ijui porta*

didst break its brazen gates, asnea* conftegistl $ et vhi*

and didst visit hell', arid tastiinf&n\tm,et<tedistiefa

didst give them light, to see lumen, ut Videtent te,,*

thee, * Who were insuf- Qui erant in posriii tene-,

ferings in darkness . V. Cry- brarum. V. Clarnante* et
ing out and saying j Thou .dicentesj Advenisti, Be-'

art come, our Redeemer. * demptor nosteri * Qui

Who were, &c. to V. Eter- erant, ate. to V. Requiem

nal rest grant to them, 0 aeternara dona eis, l!>orhine,

Lord, and rnay a. perpetual et lux perpetua luceat ei&*

light shine upon them. * Qdi erant, &c.
Who were, &c.

Whenever the nine Lessons are shid, instead 6f the
foregoing R is said:

B. Deliver me, OLord, R. Libera toe I>6rnlne,
from eternal death, at that de morte aeterna, in die ilia
dreadful day, * When hea- treraenda, * Gfaando cttR
▼en and earth shall shake* * movendi sunt et terra ; *
When thou sbaltcome tp Dam veneris judteare ad-
judge the world by fire. V. culum per ighem. V.lYe-

1 am seized with trembling mens factus sum ego et (i-
and dread, while the exa- meo, dum discussio vetfe-
mination is coming on, and rit, atque ventura ira. *
future wrath ,* Whenbea- Quando cceli^ #c. to V.
yen and earth, &c. to V. V. V. Dies Ola, dies ir*, tala-

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CKXX

T« OFFICE.

Luais,

mitatis et miseriae; dies
magna, et amara valde. *
Dum veneris, &C. to V. V.
Requiem seternam dona ei,
Domine, et lux perpetua
luceat ei, R. Libera me,
&c. toV*

That 4ay is a day, of wrath, .
of calamity and misery 3 a
great and bitter day. *
When thou shaltcome, &c. .
to V. V. Eternal rest give
to him . [or her] O Lord,
and may a perpetual light
shine upon him [or her]
R. Deliver me, &c. to V.

LAUDS.
Anth. The bones. Ant. Ossa.

Psalm L . Miserere, p. 104. -%

' Anth. The bones that Ant. Exultabunt Domi-

we humbled, shall rejoice no ossa humiliata.
in the Lord.

'Anth. Hear, OLord. * Ant Exaudi, Domine.

' 'Psalm lxiv.

A Hymn becometh thee, HPE decet hymnua, Be-
in ^ ^1 , ^l ** j^ us, inSion?* & tibi
reddetur votum in Jerusa-
lem.

Exaudi orationem me-
am 5 * ad te omnia caro
veniet.

Verba iniquorum praeva-
luerunt super nos 5* & im-
pietatibus nostris tu propi-
tiaberis.

Beams quern elegisti, &
assumpsisti 5 * inhabitant
in atriis tuis.

XX Q God, in Sibu ; *
and a vow shall be paid
tl^ee. in Jerusalem.

. Hear thou my prayer ;*
before thee shall all flesh
come.

.Wicked deeds have over-
powered us ;.* but thou
wilt pardon bur sins.

Blessed is he, whom
thou hast chosen and taken
to thyself,* he shall dwell
in thy courts.

Wf shall be filled with

the good things of thy

house >* holy is thy temple, .

wonderful in justice.

. Hear us, O God our Sa-

, vibur,'* the hope of all the

Replebimur in bonis do-

mus tua?:

sanctum est

templum tuum, mirabile
in aequitate.

Exaudi nos, Deus Salu-
taris nosterj* spes omni-
bounds of the earth, and urn finiumterrae, &in ma-
of the distant seas. ri longe.

Thou who didst settle Praparans montes in
the mountains by thy ovfro virtute tua, accinctus po*
sirenirm^ being armed' with tentiaj* qui conturbas pro-

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Lauds.

OF THE DEAD.

ctxtx

power j* thou who frigb-
tcnest the deep, and its
roaring waves.

The Gentiles shall be
dismayed, and those who
inhabit the bounds of the
earth, shall be frightened
with thy prodigies ; * the
mornings and evenings wilt
thou make joyful.

Thou hast visited the
land, and thou hast plenti-
fully watered it ; * thou
hast enriched it exceed-
ingly.

The river of God is filled
with water, thou hast got
ready the food of thy peo-
ple;* for so is the land
prepared.

Drench plentifully the
furrows thereof, increase
its produce ;* the teeming
earth shall rejoice at the
falling dew.

Thou wilt bountifully
bless the whole course of
the year ; * and thy fields
shall be filled with plenty.

The pastures of the de-
sert shall be fat 3 * and the
hills be girt with joy.

The rams of the flock
are clothed, and the yallies
shall abound with corn ;*
they shall shout, and sing
an hymn,

Anth. Hear, O Lord, my
prayer, all flesh shall come
before thee.

Anth. Thy right hand.

Psalm

OGod> my God, * to
thee do I watch at
break of day.

fundum maris, sonumfluc-
tuum ejus.

Turbabuntur Gentes, &
timebunt, qui habitant tef-
minos a signis tuisj * exi«
tus matutini et vespere de-
lectabis.

Visitasti terram, Sr ine-
briasti earn 5* multiplicasti
locupletare earn.

Flumen Dei repletum
est aquis, parasti ribum il-
lorum;* quoniam ita est
praparatio ejus.

Rivos ejus inebria, mul-
tiplica genijiiina ejus 5*
stillicidiis ejus Itetabitur
germinans.

Benedices coronas anni
benignitatis tuse $ * campi
tui replebuntur ubertate.

Pinguescent speciosa de-
sertij* & exultatione eol-
les accingentur.

Induti sunt arietes ovi-
um, & valles abundabunt
frumento 5 * clamabunt,
etenim hy mnum dicent.

Ant. Exaudi, Domine,
frationem meam, ad te
omnis caro veniet.

Ant. Me suscepit.
lxii.

DEUS, Deus, meus,*
ad te de luce vigilo.

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*mu

ras owes

La#ds.

My Mil h*h Atosted

after thee ; * hoar exceed*
ingly my flesh also !

la 4i desert land, and
.wjiere ihere was no ttact
nor water j* as in the sanc-
tuary I appeared before
tbee, to see thy might and
glory.

For thy mercy is better
than many lives :* tbee my
Jips shall praise.

Thus will I -bless tbee
all my life : * and at tby
name will I lift up my
•bandit

Let my*soul be filled as
with marrow and.fatness:*
and my mouth shall praise
tbee with joyful lips.
. If I call thee to mhsd on
my bed, in the morning
will I -meditate on thee : *
because thou hast bosskspy
help.

.And under theicovert of
thy wings will I rejoice;

. Sit i Kit in4e*rjima.jB£a :

* quaxn xnnlripliater tibi
caro mea !

In terra deserts, etiovia,
et inaquosa :* sic in sancto
apparui tibi, ut viderem vir-
iutera tuam, etgloriaru&i-
am.

Quoniam melior est mi-
sericordia tua super vitas :

* labia mea laudabunt te.
•Sic.henedicam te in vita

mea : * et in nomine £uo
levabo manus meas.

Sicut adipe et pingne-
dine repkatur anima .mea :

* labijs emllatiopis Jauda-
bit os meum.

SLnaemorrui tui super
..stratum meum, in matuti*
uis meditabor in. te 5* quia
iuisti adjutor meus.

,Et in .velamento alarum
tuarum exultabq, adhawit

my soul hath .stuck. close ouiijna mea .post te j* jne

to thee 5 * thy right hand sjuscepit dexteralua.

.hath upholder me.

. They, my enemies have

sought my life in vain;

they themselves shall go

4own into theearth below ;

* they shall be delivered

into the bandfroftbeaword;

the portion of foxes shall

they be.

But the -King shall re-
joice in God 5 all shall have
praise who swore J by him:

Jpsi vero.in vattum qust-
sierunt auimsm JBeam j
introibunt in infer iora* ter-
,xx .',* tradentur in manus
igladii, , partes vulpium
serunt.

..Bex vero .lastabitar .in
Deo, laudabuntur .omaes
qui jurant in eo j* quia ob-

f Expl.I will lift up, or stretch* forth, my hands, and call up-
on tby- name. £ Expl. All shall have glory anlpraisey whoenser
into the covenant of the King, the Messiah, of whom David was a
type; and swear allegiance to him, and use his name, in the
most sacred acts of religion.

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X*uds. or *u wad. c*x*tu

* for the mouth of a*ch structom eM o* loq&entium
as evil spoke, is stopt. iniqua.

Psalm -Ixvi.

.EUS misereatur nos-

MAY God have mercy
on us, and bless us :*
may he make his counte-
nance shine § upon us, and
have mercy on us.

That we may know thy
way on earth : * in all na-
tions thy salvation.

May nations praise thee,
O God } * may ail the na-
tions praise thee.

Let the Gentiles be glad
and? rejoice : * ' because
thou judgjest *the nations
with justice, and rulest
over the Gentiles on earth.

May the nations- praise
thee/ O God, may all the
nations praise thee : * the
earth hath yielded her
fruit.

' May God, our God,
bless us, may God Sless
us:* 'and may all the
bounds of the earth fear
him.

Ahth. Thy right hand
hath upholden me.
: Anth. From the gates.

tri, & benedicat no-
bis : * illuminet vultum
suum super hos, & mise-
reatur nostri.

Ut cognoscamus in terra
vfem tuara : * in omnibus
gentibus salutare tuum.

Confiteantur tibi populi,
Deusj* confiteantur iibi
populi omnes.

Laetentur et exukent
Gentes:* quoniam judical,
populofr in aequitate,' et
Gentes in terra dirigis.

• . • y

Confiteantur tibi populi
I>euY, confiteantur tibi po-
piili omnes?* terra dedft
fructura suum.

~" Benedicat nosDeus, De-
as noster/ benedicat nqs
*Deus i * et metuant eum

omnes £he/s terras.

§ * • ... * .

Ant: Me susceplt <iex-
tera tuav
Aitt. A porta.

T)i$ Cantijcle o/Ezechias. Jsaiah xxxviii

I Said : In the midst of T7 QO dixi : . In dimidip
my days,* shall I go F^

my days,* shall I go
down to the gates of hell . J

I sought the remainder
of my years : * I said : I
•hall not see the Lord God
in the land of the Jiving.

I shall see man no more,

dierum meorum, *
yadam ad portas inferi. »

Quaesivi residuum anno*
rum meorum : * Dixi :
:Non videbo Dominum De-
.urn in .terra viventium.

Non aspiciam hominem

$ Expl. May he cast a favourable look on us. J Expl. The plaoe
pf departed soul*. '

voj.- j. m» *

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cxxxrv

THE OmCK

Lauds.

* nor inhabitant of this
abode.

My generation is snatch-
ed away, it is folded up
and gone/ like the shep-
herds* tent.

My life is cat off, as by
a weaver: he hath cut me
off, while I was as yet be-
ginning : * betwixt morn-
ing and evening wilt thou
make an end of me.

I reckoned till morning;

* like a lion hath he crush*
edmy bones.

Betwixt evening and
morning wik thou make
an end of me : * like a
swallow's young will I cry,
I will mourn like the dove.

My eyes are weakened,*
with looking up on high.

Lord, I suffer much,
answer thou for me : * what
can I say, and what will
he answer me, when he
himself hath done it ?

I will recal before thee
all my years,* in the bitter-
ness of my soul.

O Lord, if this be Kfe ;
and the life of my spirit be
in such things as these :
thou wibt correct me, and
preserte my Kfe : * behold
in peace k my bitterness
most bitter.

But thou hast delivered
my soul from destruction :

* thou hast cast all my sins
^ehind thy back.

For hell will not bless
thee, neither will death
give praise to thee : neither

ultra :' * et habitatwtm
qutetis.

Generatio mea ablata est,
et convoluta est- a- me,*
quasi tabernaculum pasto-
rum.

Praecisa est velut a tex-
ente vita mea : dum adhnc
ordirer, succidit me : * de
mane usque ad vespenn
finies me.

Sperabam usque, ad ma*
ne : * quasi leo sic contri-
vit omnia ossa mea*

De mane usque ad ves-
peram finies me : * sicui
pulius hirundinis sic. da-
mabo> meditabor ut co-
lumba.

Attenuati sunt oculi mei,
* suspicientes in excel*
sum. •

Domine, vim patior, rc«
sponde pro me : * quid di-
cam, aut quid respondebit
jnihi, cum ipse fecerit ?

Recogitabo tibi onmes
annos meos,* in amanta-
dine animse me*.

Domine, si sic viviturj
et in talibus vita «piritus
mei : corripies me, et vi-
vificabis me : * ecce in
pace amaritudo mea am*
rissima.

Tu autem eruisti ammam
meant, ut non periret:*
projecisti post terguro to*
um omnia peccata mea.

Quia non infernus con-
fitebitur tibi, neque mors
laudabit te:* non expec-

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ORTHSDBAD.

Lauds.

will they, who go down in-
to the pit, look for thy sure
promise*

The man alive, the man
alive, shall. give praise to
thee, as I this day;* the.
father to his children shall
make known thy sure pro*
mise.

Save me, O Lord :* and
we will sing our psalms
all the days of our life in.
the house of our Lord.

. Anth. From the gates
of hell deliver, O Lord, my
soul.

Anth . Let all that breath-
eth.

Psalm

PRAISE ye the Lord
from heaven :* praise
ye him on high.

Praise ye him all his
angels : * praise ye him all
his host.

Praise ye him, O sun
and moon : * praise ye him
all ye stars and light.

Praise ye him ye heavens
8f heavens : * and let all
the waters above the hea-
vens praise the name of the
Lord.

For he spoke the word,
and they were made : *
he gave his orders, and
they were created.

He hath established them
for ever and ever : * he
hath appointed an order,
and it shall not pass away.

Praise ye the* Lord from
on earth,* ye monsters of
the sea, and all the. deep.

£XXXV

tabunt, qui descendunt in
lacum, yeritatem tuam.

Vivens, vivens ipse confi-
tebitur tibi, sicut ego ho-
die :* pater filiis notam fa-,
ciet veritatem tuam.

Domine, salvum me
fac : * et psalmos nostros
cantajrimus cungtis diebus
vitae nostras in domo Do*
mini.

Ant. A porta inferi erue,
Domine, animam meam.

Ant. Omnis spiritus.

cxlviii.

LAUDATE Dominum
de ccelis ; * laudate
cum in excelsis.

Laudate eutn omnes an-
geli ejus : * laudate eum
omnes virtutes ejus. . ..

Laudate eum sol et lu*
na : * laudate eum omnes
* stellae et lumen.

Laudate eum cceli ccefo-
rum : * et aquae omnes,
quae super coelos sunt, lau-
dent nomcn Domini.

Quia ipse dixit., et facta
sunt : * ipse mandavit* et
areata sunt.

Statuit ea in aeternum, et
in saeculum sacculi :* prae-
ceptum posuit, et non prae-
teribit.

Laudate Dominum de
terra,* dracones et omnes
abyssi.

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rat *mc£

Laud*.

Ye fire, bail, snow, ice,
and storms of wind,* who.
execute his orders.

Ye mountains and all ye
hills 5 * ye fruit-bearing
trees and aH ye cedars.

Ye wild beasts, and all
ye cattle 5 * ye creeping
things and winged fowl.

Let the- kings of 'the
earth, and all their people ;
* the princes and all the
judges of the earth j

Let the young men and
maidens, let the old and
young praise the nam* of
the Lord : * for bis name
alone is great.

Be his praise in heaven,
and on earth : * for he hath
raised on high flie power
of his people.

This hymn is for all bis*
Jioly ones ; * for the chil-
dren of Israel, the people
that draweth near to him.

Ignis, grander nix, gh*
ciesy spiritas prooellanmi,*'
quae faciunt verbum ejus.

Monies et sonnies' col-
lei ;'* ligna fructifera et
oranes cedri.

Bestiav et uaivefsa pe^
cora j * serpentes et ?ola«
cres pennatse.

Rege* terras, et otmiet
populi 5 * principed et ora-
nes judices terras $.* •

Juvenes et virgines, se-
nes cumjunioribus laudent
flomen Domini ;• quia ex*
altatum est nomen ejus so*
lius.

Confessio ejus super con
lunr et terram 3 * et exal-
tavit cornu populi sui. %

Hymnus omnibus Sanc-
tis ejus,* filiis Israel, po*
pulo appropinquanti sibi.

Psalm cxlix.

SING to the Lord a new
song -, * let his praise
resound in the assembly of
the saints.

Let Israel rejoice in him
that made him j * and the
children of Sion exult in
their king.

Let them praise his name
in a dance ; * on the drum
and psaltery let them sing
to him,

for the Lord is well
pleased with his people $ *
and he will raise up the
meek to salvation.

The saints shall exult in

CANTATE Domino
canticum novum : *
laus ejus in ecclesia sancto-
rum.

Laetetur Israel in eo qui
fecit earn : * et filii Sion
exultent in rege suo.

Laudent nomen ejus in
choro : * in tympano et
psalterio psallant ei.

Quia bene placitum est
Domino in populo suo : *
et exaltabit mansuetos in
salutem.

Exultabunt sancti in glo-

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N Lauds.

OF XHE BEAD.

cxxxvil

glory ; * they shall rejoice
upon their coaches.

The high praises of God
are in their mouth : * and
two-edged swords are in
their hands ;

To execute vengeance on
the Gentiles : * and chas-
tisements on the nations.

To bind their kings in
fetters : * and their nobles
m iron handcuffs.

To execute on them the
judgment decreed : * such
is the glory reserved for
all his saints.

ria5 : * laetabuntur in cubili-
bus suis.

Exaltationea Dei in gut-
ture eorum : * et gladii an-
cipites in manibus ebnam $

Ad faciendam vindictam
in nationibus j* increpatio-
nes in populis.

Ad alligandos reges eo-
rum in compedibus : * et
nobiles eorum in manicis
ferreis.

Ut faciant in eis judici-
um conscriptum j * gloria
haec est omnibus sane lis
ejus.

Psalm cl.
RAISE the Lord in his T AUDATE Dominnrh

JL sanctuary ; * praise
him in the firmament of
his might.

Praise him for his mighty
deeds 5* praise him accord-
ing to his exceeding great-
ness.

Praise him with the sound
of trumpet; * praise him
on the psaltery and harp.

Praise him on the drum,
and in the dance j * praise
him on the strings and on
the organ.

Praise hinaon well sound-
ing cymbals f praise him
oncymbals of joy ; * let all
that breatheth praise the
Lord.

Anth. Let all that breath-
eth praise the Lord.

V. I heard a voice from
heaven saying to me. K.
_ Blessed are the dead, wlio
die in the Lord.

in sancti*ejus $* lau-
date eum in firmamertto -
virtutisejus.

Laudate eum in virtuti-
bus ejus -, * laudate eum
secundum multitudinem
magnitudinis ejus.

Laudate eum in sono tu-
baej* laudate eum in'psal-
terio et cithara.

Laudate eum in tympa-
no, et choro 5* laudate eum
iii chordis et organo.

Laudate eum in cymba-
lis benesonantibus y laudate
eum in cymbalis jubilati-
onis:* omnis spiritus lau-
det Dommum.

Ant. Omnis spiritus lau-
det Dominum.

V. Audivi vocem de coclo
dicentera niihi. ' R.'Beati
mortui, qui in. Domino
' moriuntur. :

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tub omc«, fee.

Xoiulf.

At Me Bbnbdictxts.
Anth. I am. Ant. Ego sum:. .

The Canticle o/Zacmary. Zriii* i.
T) LE88ED be the Lord T3 ENEDICTUS Domi-

Jj the God of Israel 5 *
for he hath visited and ran-
somed hi* people.

And he oath raised up a
powerful Saviour + for us,
* in the house of his ser-
vant David.

As he promised by the
month of his holy ones, *
his Prophets from the be-
ginning :

To save us from our ene-
mies ;* and from the hands
of all who hate us.

To act mercy with oar
fathers :* and keep in mind
his holy covenant.

The oath which he swore
to our father Abraham 5 *
that he would grant us.

That being delivered
from the hands of our ene-
mies, we should, without
fear,* serve him.

With holiness and righ-
teousness in his sight,* all
our days.

And thou, O child, shalt
be called the Prophet of the
most High : * for thou
shalt go before the face of
the the Lord to prepare his
ways.

Tb give his people the
knowledge of salvation *
for the remission of' their

Ml nus Deus Israel :*

nvisitavit, et fecit re-
ptionem plebis suae.
Et erexit cornu salutis
nobis, in domo David pue-
ri sui

Sicut locutus est per ot
sanctorum, * qui a saeculo
aunt prophetarum ejus :

Salutem ex iriimicis nos-
txis : * et de manu omnium
qui oderunt nos.

Adfaciendam misexieor-
diam cum patribus nostra :
* et memorari testamenti
sui sahcti.

Jusjurandum, quod jura-
vit ad Abraham patrem nos^
trum ; * daturum se nobis.

Ut sine timore, de manu
inimicorum nostrorum libe-
rati, * serviamus ilii.

In sanctitate et justitia
coram ipso,* omtiibus di$-
bus nostris.

Et tu, puer, Propheta
Altisslmi vocaberisj* prse-
ibis enim ante facjem D<J-
mini parare vias ejtfs.

Ad dandam scientiam sa-
lotis plebi ejus j * in re- *
missionem peccatofum eo-
-iins. * rum.

Through the bowels of Per viscera mcsericO*-

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CXXX1X

the mercy of our God,*
with, which the day-spring
from on high hath visited
us. -

To give light to them,
who sit in darkness, and
in die shade of death 3* and
to guide our feet into the
ways of peace.

Anth. I am the resur-
rection and the life 3 be
that believeth in me, aU
tho* he were dead, shall
live 5' and every one that
liveth, and believeth in
me, shall never die.

diae Dei nostri :* in qttibu
visi tavi t nos oriens ex alto.

Illuminare his, qui in te-
nebris et in umbra mortis
sedent; * ad dirigendos
pedes nostros in viam pa-
ds.

Ant. Ego sunt resurrec-
tio et vita 3 qui credit in
me, etiamsi mortuus fue+
rit, vivet 3 et omnis qui vi-
vit, et credit in me, non
morietur in eternum.

THE. SEVEN PENITENTIAL PSALMS.
Anth. Remember not. Ant. Ne rerniniscaris.

Psalm vi. Domine, ne in furore, p . c*i.
Psalm xxxi.

"O EATI quorum remiss*

BLESSED are they
whose iniquities are
forgiven,* and whose sins
are covered.

Blessed is the man to
whom the Lord hath. not
imputed f sin, * and in
whose spirit there is no
£uile4

Because I was. silenty§
my bones grew old 3* whilsi
I cried out all the day long.

For day and night thy
hand lay heavy upon me ;*
I am turned in my anguish,
whilst the thorn is fasten-
ed.

I liave acknowledged my

sunt iniquitates3 *
et quorum tecta^ sunt pep-
cata.

Beatus vir cui non im*
putavit Dominus peccar
turn,* nee est in spiriiu
ejus dojus.

Quoniam tacui, invete-
raverunt os6a mea : * dum
clamarem totadie.

Quoniam die ac nocte
gravata est super me manua
tua : * conversus sum in
asrumna mea, dum configi-
tur spina. '

Delictum meum cogni-

f Ezpl. Of whose sins God hath not kept a rigorous and exact
account, nor treated him accordingly* ' J Ezpl. Who doth not de-
ceive - himself by a false and pretended repentance. § Exp).
Because I confessed not my sins, I lost all- my strength, signified
by the bones ; I senamed in languor and stupidity, nptwithston^-
ing my crying out.

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cxi

sin to thee ; * and my in-
justice I have not conceded*

I said : I will confess
against myself my injustice
to the Lord;* and thou
hast forgiven the wicked-
ness of my sin.

For this shall every one||
that is holy* pray to thee
in a seasonable time.

And yet in a flood of
many waters,* they shall
not come nigh unto him.

Thou art my refuge from
the trouble which hath en-
compassed me ; * my joy,
deliver me from them that
surround me.

I X will give thee under-
standing, and I will instruct
thee in the way in which
thou shalt go ; * I will fix
my eyes upon thee.

Do not become like the
horse and the mule,* which
have no understanding.

(With bit and bridle
bind fast their jaws,* who
come not near unto thee. -

Many are the scourges
of the sinner,* but mercy
shaH encompass him that
hopeth in the Lord.

Be glad in the Lord, and
rejoice ye just,* and glory
all ye right of heart. Glo-
ry be, &c.%

|| Expl. Every one made holy, by being separated from the rest
of mankind, by the knowledge of religion and the means of saha-
tion, shall in a seasonable and acceptable time, sue for the like
mercy, and employ the same means, viz. an humble confession
of his guilt. X Expl. God speaks to the humble and penitent sa-
ner. § Expl. The .penitent begs of God that he would lay all un-
der a salutary restraint, who otherwise, by the frailty of their na-
ture, would .withdraw from him. So the Church prescribes t»
Iter children salutary practices of mortification, and penaaace.

torn ftbi fecir* et injnsti-
tiam meamBon abscoodi.

Dixi: cenfiteboradfcr-
sum me injostitiam meam
Domino;* et tut renmsisti
impietatem peccati mei.

Pro hac orabit ad te om-
nia saoctn*,* in tempore
opportund.

Verumtamen in diluvio
aquarum multarnm 3 * ad
eum non approximabunt.

Tu es refugiuna meum a
tribulatione, quae cirqura-
dedit me j * exultatio mea,
erue me a ckcumdantibus
roe.

Intellectum tibi dabo, et
instruam te in via hac, qua
gradieris;* firmabo super
te oeulos mcos.

Noltte fieri sicut equus
et mulus, * quibus non est
intellectus.

In camo et frseno max-
illas eorum const ringc,*
qui non approximant ad te.

Multa fhgella. peccato-
ris,* sperantem autem in
Domino misericordia cir-
cumdabit.

Laetamini in Domino, et
exultate justi j* et gloria-
mrni omnes recti corde.

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CXil

Psalm

REBUKE me not ;* O
Loft}, in thy indigo
nation, nor chastise me in
thy wrath.

For thy arrows are fa*-*
teoed in me $ * and thy
hand hath been itrong up-
on me;

There is nc health in
my fleah because of thy
wrath ; * there is no
peace for my- bones, be-
cause of my sins; -

For mine iniquities are
gone over my head ; * and
as a heavy burden' are be-
come heavy upon mev

My sores' are - putrined
and corrupted,* because
rf my foolishness.

I aril become miserable,
and am bowed down even
to the end;* I walked
sorrowful all the day long.

For' my loins are filled
with illusions 5* and there
is no health in my flesh.

I am afflicted and hum-
bled exceedingly ;* I roar*
ed with the groaning of my
heart.

Lord, all my desire is
before thee; * and my
groaning is not hid from
thee.

My heart is troubled,
my strength has left me 5*
and/ the light of my eyes
itself is not with me.

My friends and my neigh-
bours * have drawn near,
and stood against me.

xxxvii.

DO MINE, ne in furore
tuo argnas me :*ne-
que in ira tua eorripiasm&

Quoniam sagitta? tnas iir-
fixss sunt mihi :* et confirm
masti super me manum
tuanr.

Non est sanitaa in came*
mea a facie irae tuae : * noo
est pax ossibus meis a facie
peccatorum meoruoi.

Quoniam iniquitates mea
supergressae sunt caput me*
urn: et sicut onus grave
gravatse sunt super* nie.

Putrueroot et corrupts*
sunt cicatrices mea?,* a
facie iosipientise.mese.

Miser factus sum, et
curvatus sum usque in
finem; tots die con trfstft*
tus egrediebar.

Quoniam lumbi mei im-
pleti sunt illusionibos,* et
non est sanitas in came
mea.

Afflictus sumet humili-
atus sumnimis j* rugiebam
a gemitu cordis mei.

Domine, ante te omne
desideriummeum 5* etge*
mitus meus a te non est
absconditus.

Cor meum conturbatum
est, dereliquit me virtus
mea ;* et lumen oculorum
meorum, et ipsum non est
mecum.

Amici mei et proximi
mei * adversum me appro*
pinquaverunt et steterunt, ,

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TVS PBlTITtVTIAt, PSALMS.

And they that were near
sue, stood afar off; * and
they that sought my soul,
used violence.

And they that sought
evils to me, spoke rain
things;* and studied de-
ceits all the day long. •

But I, as a deaf man,
heard not ; * and was as a
dumb man not opening his
mouth.

And I became as a man
that heareth not :* and that
hath no reproofs in his
mouth.

For in thee, O Lord,
have I hoped; thou wilt
hear me, O Lord, my God.

For I have said : lest at
any time my enemies le-
joice over me ;* and whilst
my feet are moved they
speak great things against
me.

For I am ready for
scourges; and my sorrow
is continually before me. •

For I will declare my
iniquity ;* and I will think
for my sin.

But my enemies live, and
are grown stronger than I ;
*and they that hate me
wrongfully are multiplied.

They that render evil for
good have detracted me,*
because I followed good-

Forsake me not, O Lord
my God ;* do not thou de-
part from me.

Attend unto my help, O

Et qui juxta me erant
de longe steterunt ; < et
vim faciebant, qui qussre-
bantanimam meam.

Et qui inquirebant mala
mihi, locuti sunt vanitates ;
* et dolos tola die medita-
bantur.

Ego autem, tanquamsur-
dus, non audiebam;* et
sicut mutus non aperiens
os suum.

Et iactus sum sicut ho-
mo non audiena;* et non
habens in ore suo redargu-
tiones. .

Quooiam in te, Domi-
ne, spcravi ;* tu exaudies
me, Domine, Dea& mens.

Quiadixi ; ne quandoso-
pergaudeant mihi inimici
mei ; * et dum commo-
ventur pedes mei, super
me magna locuti sunt*

Quoniam ego in flagella
paratus sum ;* et dolor me-
us .in conspectu meo sem-
per.

Quoniam iniquitatem
meam annuntiabo :* et co-
gitabo pro peccato meo.

Inimici autem mei vi-
vunt, et eontinnati sunt
super me :*et multiplicati
sunt qui oderunt me ini-
que.

Qui retribuunt mala pro
bonis, detrahebant mihi : *
quoniam sequebar bonita-
tern.

Ne derelinquas me, Do-
mine, Dcus mens : * nc
discesseris a me.

Intcnde in adjatoiram

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TM PENITENTIAL F8ALMS, ' CXlHT

Lord,* thet God of my sal- mcam c * Domine Deus
vation. Glory, &c. salutis mess.

Psalm 1. Miserere, />• 1081
Psalm' ci. Domine exaudi.

DOMINE, exaudi ora-
tionem meam : * et
clamor meus ad te veniat.

Nou avertas faciem tuam
a me : * in quacunque die
tribulor, inclina ad me au-
remtuam.

In quacunque die tnvoca-
vcro te : * velociter exaudi
me.

Quia difecerunt, sicut
ramus, dies mei : * et os-
sa mea, sicut cremium,
aruerufit.

Percussus sum ut foe-
num -, et aruit cor meum ;
quia oblitus sum comedcre
panem meum.

A voce gemitus mei, *
adhassit os meum carni
mess.

Similia factus sum pcli-
cano solitadinis; * factus
sum sicut nycticorax indo-
micilio.

Vigilavi : * & factus sum
sicut passer solitarius in
tecto.

Tota die exprobrabant
mihi inimici mei : * k qui
laudabant me, adversum
me jurabant.

Quia cinerem, tanquam
panem, manducabam: *
& potum meum cum fletu
miscebam.

A facie irae & indignati*
onis true: * quia elevans
allisisti me.

Dies mei, sicut umbra,

HEAR, O Lord, my
prayer,* and let my
cry come to thee.

Turn not away thy face
from me j* in the day when
I am in trouble, incline
thy ear to roe.

In what day soever I
shall call upon thee,* hear
me speedily.

For my days are vanished
like smoke ;* and my bones
are grown dry like fuel for
the fire.

I am smitten as grass,
and my heart is withered ;*
because I forgot to eat my
fcread.

Through the voice of my
groaning,* my bone hath
cleaved to my skin.

I am become like a peli-
can of the wilderness,* I
amlike a nigkt-ratoen in the
house.

I have watched.* and am
become as a sparrow all a-
lone on the house top.

All the day long my ene-
mies reproached me,* and
they that praised me did
swear against me.

For I did eat ashes like
bread,* and mingled my
drink with weeping.

Because of thy anger and
indignation, * for having
lifted me up thou hast
thrown me down.

My days have declined

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TAt FFVITEKCTAL PS AIMS.

like a shadow ;* and I am
withered like grass.

But thou, O Lord, en-
durest for ever ; * and thy
memorial to all genera-
tions.

Thou shalt arise and
have mercy on Sion j* for
it is time to have mercy on
it, for the time is come.

For the stones thereof
have pleased thy servants,*
and they shall have pity on
the earth thereof.

And the Gentiles shall
fear thy name, O Lord, and
all the kings of the earth
thy glory.

For the Lord hath built
up Sion 5* and he shall be
seen in his glory.

He hath had regard to
the prayer of the humble ;
* and he hath not despised
their petition.

Let these things be writ-
ten unto another genera-
tion 3 * and the people that
•hall be created shall praise
the Lord.

Because he hath looked
forth from his high sanctu-
ary 3 * from heaven the
Lord hath looked upon the
earth.

That, he might hear the
groans of them that are in
fetters 3 * that he might
release the children of the
alain.

That they may declare
the name of the Lord in
Sion, and his praise in Je-
rusalem.

When the . people a*-

declinaverunt. * Br ego si*-
cut foenum ami.
Tu autem, Domine, in

sternum permanes,

memoriale tuum in genera-
tionem & generationem.

Tu exurgcns misereberU
Sion, * quia tempos mise-
rendi ejus, quia venit tem-
pus.

Quoniam pkcuerunt ser-
vis tuis lapides ejus : * &
terras ejus miserebuntur.

Et timebunt Gentes no-
men tuum, Domine, * &
omnes reges terras gloriam
tuam.

Quia aedificavitDominuf
Sion, * & videbttur in glo-
ria sua.

. Bespexit in orationem
humilium, * & non sprevit
precem corum.

Scribantur hsec in gene-
ratione altera, * & popului
qui creabitur, laudabit Do-
minum.

Quia prospexit de excel-
so sancto suo, * Dominut
de ccelo in terram aspexit :

Ut audiret gemitus com-
peditorum 3 * ut . solvere!
filios interemptorum.

- Ut .annuntient in Sioa
nomen Domini 3 * et lau*
dem ejus in Jerusalem.

In conveniendo populoi

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semble together,* and kings
to serve the Lord.

He answered him in the
way of his strength : * de-
clare unto me the fewness
of *my days.

Call me not away in the
midst of my days;* thy
years are unto generation
and generation.

In the beginning, O
Lord, thou foundedst the
earth ; * and the heavens
are the works of thy hands.

They shall perish, but
thou remainest 5* and all of
them shall grow old like a
garment.

And as a vesture thou
shalt change them, and
they shall be changed 5 *
but thou art always the
self-same and thy years
shall not fail.

The children of thy ser-
vants shall continue, and
their seed shall he directed
for ever.

in unum,* et reges, ut ser-
viant Domino.

Respondit ei in via vir-
tues suae ; * paucitatem
dierum meorum nuntia
mihi. v

Ne revoces me in dimi-
dio dierum meorum ; * in
generationem & genera-
tionem anni tui.

Initio tn, Domine, ter-
rain fundasti ; * & opera
manuum tuarum sunt cceli

Ipsi peribunt, tu autem
permanes ; * & omnes, si-
cut vestimentum, veteras-
cent.

Et sicut opertorium mu-
tabis eos, & mutabuntur ;*
tu autem idem ipse es, k
anni tui non deficient.

Filii servorum tuoram
habitabunt ; * & semen
eorum in sseculum dirige-
tur.

Psalm cxxix. De profundis, p. 104.
Psalm cxliii. Domine exaudi.

[EAR, O Lord, my
prayer; give ear to
my supplication in thy
truth}* hear me in thy jus-
tice.

And enter not into judg-
ment with thy servant ;*
for in thy.sigjht no man
living shall be justified.

For the enemy hath per-
secuted my soul, * he hath
brought down my life to
the earth.

He hath made me to
vol 1.

OMINE, exaudi ora-

ribus percipe obsecrationem
meam in veritate tua ; *
exaudi me in tua justitia.

Et ne intres in judicium
cum servo tuo ; * quia non
justificabitur in conspectu
tuo omnis vivens. t

Quia persecutus est ihi-
micus animam meam ; *
humiliavit in terra vitam
meam.

Coliocayit me in obscu~

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dwell in darkness, as those
that have been dead of old ;
* and ray spirit is in an-
guish within me, my heart
within me is troubled.

I remembered the days
of old, I meditated on all
thy works ;* I mused upon
the works of thy hands.

I stretched forth my
hands to thee $* my soul is
as earth without water unto
thee.

Hear me speedily, O
Lord 3* my spirit hath faint-
ed away.

Turn not away thy face
from me,* lest I be like
unto them that go down
into the pit.

Cause me to hear thy
mercy in the morning,*for
in thee have I hoped.

Make the way known to
' me, wherein I should walk ;
for I have lifted up my
soul to thee.

Deliver me from my ene-
mies, O Lord j to- thee
have I fled 5 * teach me to
do. thy will, for thou art.
my God.

Thy good spirit shall
lead me into the right
land -y * for thy name's sake,
O Lord, thou wilt quicken
me in thy justice.

Thou wilt bring my soul
out of trouble ;* and in thy
mercy thou wilt destroy
my enemies.

Aud thou wilt cut off
all tiiem that afflict my
soul;*- for I am thy. ser-
vant.

ris sicut mortuos saeculi ; *
& anxiatus est super me
spirit us meus, in me tur-
batum est cor meum.

Memor fui dierum anti-
quorum, meditatus sum in
omnibus operibus tuis 5 *
in factis manuum tuarum
meditabar.

Expandi manus meas ad
te -, * anima mea sicut ter-
ra sine aqua tibi.

Velociter exaudi me,
Domine ; * defecit spiritus
meus.

Non avertas faciem tuara
a me j* & similis ero des-
cendentibus in lacum.

Audi lam fac mini mane
misericordiamtuamj* quia
in te speravi.

Notam fac mihi viam,
in qua ambulem 5 * quia
ad televavi animam meam.

Eripe me de inimicis
meis, Domine, ad te con-
fugi 5 * doce me facere vo-
luntatem tuarn, quia Deus
meus es tu.

Spiritus tuus bonus de-
ducet me in terrain rectam $
* & propter noraen tuum,
Domine, vivificabis me in
aequitate tua.

Educes de tribulatione
animam meam :* et in mi-
sericordia tua disperdes ini-
, micos meps.

Et perdes omnes, qui
tribulant animam meam:*
quoniam ego servus tuus
sum.

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THB LITA.NY.

Anth*. Remember not,
O Lord, oar offences, nor
those of our parents ;*"and
take not revenge of our
sins,

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cxlvii

Ant. . Ne rcminiscaris,
Domine, delicta nestra, vel
parentum nostrorum ; ne-
que vindictam sumas de
peccatis nostris.

LORD have mercy on
us:

Lord have mercy on us.

Christ have mercy on
us.

Christ have mercy
us.

Lord have mercy on us.

Christ hear us.

Christ graciously hear
u&.

God the Father of hea-
ven; have mercy on us.

God the Son, Redeemer
of the world; have mercy.

God the Holy Ghost;
have mercy.

Holy Trinity, one God ;
have mercy.

Holy Mary; pray for
us.

Holy Mother of God ;
pray.

Holy Virgin of Virgins ;
pray. '

St. Michael ; pray.

St. Gabriel; pray.

St. Raphael ; pray.

All ye holy Angels and
Archangels ; pray ye for
us.

All ye ho\f orders of
blessed spirits : Pray ye.

St. John the Baptist:
Pray.

St. Joseph ; pray.

All ye holy Patriarchs
and Prophets ; Pray ye.

YRIE eleison.

Kyrie eleison.
Christe eleison.

on Christe eleison.

Kyrie eleison.
Kyrie eleison.
Christe audi nos.
Christe exaudi nos.

Pater decoclis Dens; mi-
serere nobis.

Fili, Redemptor mundi,
Deus; miserere.

Spiritus Sancte Deus ;
Miserere.

Sancta Trinitas, unut
Deus; Miserere.

Sancta Maria ; Ora pro
nobis.

Sancta Dei Genitrix, Ora.

Sancta Virgo Virginum
Ora.

Sancte Michael ; Ora.

Sancte Gabriel ; Ora.

Sancte Raphael ; Ora.

Omnes .sancti Angeli &
Archangeli; Orate pro nobis

Omnes sancti beatorum
spiritum ordines ; Orate.

Sancte Joannes Baptista ;

Ora.

Sancte Joseph ; Ora/
Omnes sancti Patriarchal

& Prophctae ; Orate.

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St. Peter : Pray.
Si. Paul : Pray.
S. Andrew : Pray.
St. James : Pray.
St. John : Pray.
St. Thomas : Pray.
St. James : Pray.
St. Philip : Pray.
St. Bartholomew : Pray.
St. Matthew ; Pray.

St. Simon ; Pray.

St. Thaddcc ; Pray.

St. Matthias | Pray.

St. Barnahy ; Pray.

St. Luke ; Pray.

St. Mark ; Pray.

All ye holy Apostles and
Evangelists : Pray ye for
us.

All ye holy disciples of
the Lord ; Pray ye.

All ye holy innocents;
Pray ye.

St. Stephen ; Pray.

St. Lawrence ; Pray.

St. Vincent ; Pray.

St. Fabian and St. Sebas-
tian ; Pay ye.

St. John and St. Paul ;
Pray ye.

St. Cosmas and St. Da-
mian; Pray ye.

St. Gervase and St. Pro-
tase 5 Pray ye.

All ye holy Martyrs ;
Pray ye.

St. Sylvester.; Pray.

St. Gregory ; Pray.

St. Ambrose 5 Pray.

St. Augustine ; Pray.

St. Jerome ; Pray.

St. Martin ; Pray.

St. Nicolas; Pray.

THE LXTAKT.

SanctePetre: Ora.
Sancte Paule ; Ora.
Sancte Andrea ; Ora.
Sancte Jacobe ; Ora.
Sancte Joannes ; Ora.
Sancte Thoma ; Ora.
Sancte Jacobe ; Ora.
Sancte Phillippe ; Ora.
Sancte Bartholomaee ;
Ora.

Sancte Matthase : Ora.
Sancte Simon ; Ora.
Sancte Thaddaee ; Ora.
Sancte Matthia ; Ora.
Sancte Barnaba ; Ora.
Sancte Luca ; Ora.
Sancte Marce ; Ora.
Omnes sancti Apostoli et
Evangelists ; Orate pro
nobis.

Omnes sancti discipuli
Domini ; Orate.

Omnes sancti innocentes;
Orate.
Sancte Stephane 5 Ora.
Sancte Laurenti 5 Ora.
Sancte Vincenti -, Ora.
Sancti Fabiane & Sebas-
tiane $ Orate,

Sancti Joannes & Paule;
Orate.

Sancti Cosma & Dami-
ane; Orate.

Sancti Gervasi & Pro-
tasi ; Orate.

Omnes sancti Martyres ;
Orate.

Sancte Sylvester ; Ora.
Sancte Gregori ; Ora.
Sancte Ambrosi ; Ora.
Sancte Augustine ; Ora.
Sancte Hieronyme; Ora.
Sancte Martine ; Ora.
Sancte Nicolae; Ora.

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All ye holy Bishops and
Confessors 5 Pray ye.

AM ye holy Doctors ;
Pray ye.

St. Anthony ; Pray.

St. Berinet 5 Pray.

St. Bernard ; Pray.

St. Dominick 5 Pray.

St. Francis 5 Pray.

All ye holy Priests and
Levites ; Pray ye.

All ye holy Monks and
Hermits ; pray ye.

St. Mary Magdalen >
pray.

St. Agatha ; pray.

St. Lucy ; pray.

St. Agnes 5 pray. :

St. Cecily 5 Pray.

St. Catharine ; Pray.

St. Anastasia; Pray.

AH ye holy Virgins and
Widows 5 pray ye.

All ye men and women
saints of God; intercede
for us.

Be merciful unto us ;
spare us, O Lord.

Be merciful unto us ;
graciously hear us, O
Lord.

From all evil ; O Lord;
deliver us.

From all sin ; O Lord.

From thy wrath j O
Lord.

From a sudden and un-
provided death : O Lord.

From the deceits of the
devil : O Lord.

From anger, hatred, and
all ill will: OLord.

From the spirit of forni-
cation : O Lord.

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Omnes sancti Pontifices
& Confessores 5 Orate.

Omnes sancti Doctores ;
Orate.

Sancte An ton i ; Ora.

Sancte Benedicte ; Ora.

Sancte Bernarde ; Ora.

Sancte Dominice; Ora.

Sancte Francisce ; Ora.

Omnes sancti sacerdotes
& Levitae ; Orate.

Omnes sancti Monachi
& Eremitae ; Orate.

Sancta Maria Magdale-
na ; Ora.

Sancta Agatha ; Ora.

Sancta Lucia; Ora.

Sancta Agnes; Ora.

Sancta Caecilia ; Ora.

Sancta Catharina ; Ora*

Sancta Anastasia ; Ora.

Omnes sanctse Virgines
& Viduae j Orate.

Omnes sancti & sanctas
Dei ; intercedite pro nobis,

Propitius esto ; Parce
nobis, Domine.

Propitius esto ; Exaudi
nos, Domine.

Ab omni malo : Libera
nos Domine.

Ab omni peccato : Libe-
ra.

Ab ira tua : Libera.

A subitanea et improvisa
morte; Libera.

Ab insidiis diaboli ; Li-
bera.

Ab ira, odio,et omni ma*-
la voluntate ; Libera.

A spiritu fornicationis ;
Libera.

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THB UTANY.

From lightening and
tempest; OLord.

From everlasting death :
OLord.

By the mystery of thy
holy incarnation ; O Lord.

By thy coming j O Lord.

By thy nativity 5 O Lord.

By thy baptism and holy
fasting; OLord.

By thy cross and passion;
OLord.

By thy death and burial:
OLord.

By thy holy resurrection,
OLord.

By thy wonderful ascen-
srion -7 O Lord.

By* the coming of the
holy Ghost the Comforter 5
OLord.

In the day of judgment ;
OLord.

We sinners 5 We beseech
thee, hear us.

That thou spare us 5 We
beseech.

That thou pardon us;
We beseech.

. That thou vouchsafe to
bring us to true repentance:
We beseech.

That thou vouchsafe to
govern and preserve thy
holy church j We beseech.

That thou vouchsafe to
preserve our Apostolic Pre-
late, and all orders of the
church in holy religion ;
We beseech.

That thou vouchsafe to

A fulgure et tempestate;
Libera.

A morte perpetua 3 Li-
bera.

Per mysterium sanctae
incarnationis tuae 5 Libera.

Per ad ventum tuuxn } Li-
bera.

Per nativitatem tuam j
Libera.

Per baptismum et sanc-
tum jejunium tuum ; Libe-
ra.

Per crucera etpassionem
tuam 5 Libera.

Per mortem et sepultu-
ramtuam; Libera.

Per sanctam resurrec-
tionem tuam 5 Libera.

Per admirabilem ascensi-
onem tuam ; Libera.

Per adventum Spiritus
sancti Paracliti 5 Libera.

In die judicii 5 Libera.

Peccatores -, Te roga-
mus, audinos.

Ut nobis parcas $ Te ro-
gamus.

Ut nobis indulgeasj Te
rogamus.

Ut ad veram pcenitentiam
nos perduceredigneris 5 Te
rogamus.

Ut ecclfesiam tuam sanc-
tam regere et conservare
digneris 5 Te rogamus.

Ut Domnum Apostoli-
cum, et omnes ecclesiasti-
cos ordines in sancta religi-
one conservare digneris;
Te rogamus.

Ut inimicossanctaeeccle-

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trouble the enemies of the
holy church 5 Webeseeeh.
That thou vouchsafe to
give peace and true concord
to christian Kings and Prin-
ces ; We beseech.

That thou vouchsafe to
grant peace and union to all
christian people; Webe-
seeeh.

That thou vouchsafe to
strengthen and preserve us
in thy holy service ; We
beseech.

That thou raise up our
minds to heavenly desires :
Webeseeeh.

That thou render eternal
good things to all those
that do us good ; We be-
seech.

That thou deliver our
souls, those of our brethren,
relations, and benefactors
from eternal damnation;
We beseech.

That thou vouchsafe to
give, and to preserve the
fruits of the earth; We
beseech.

That thou vouchsafe to
give eternal rest to all the
faithful departed ; We be-
seech.

That thou vouchsafe gra-
ciously to hear us; We be-
seech.

Son of God ; We be-
seech.

Lamb of God who takest
away the sins of the world ;
Spare us, O Lord.

Lamb of God who takest
away the sins of the world >
Hear us, O Lord.

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six humiliate digneris; Te
rogamus.

Ut Regibus & Principi-
bus christianis pacem &
veram concordiam donare
digneris : Te rogamus.

Ut cuncto populo chris-
tiano pacem & unitatem
largiri digneris; Te roga-
mus.

Ut nosmetipsos in tuo
sancto servitio confortare,
& conservare digneris ; Te
rogamus.

Vt mentes nostras ad
coelestia desideria erigas ;
Te rogamus.

Ut omnibus benefactori-
bus nostris sempiterna bona
retribuas ; Te rogamus.

Ut animas nostras, fra-
trum, propinquorum, & be-
nefactorurn ab aeterna dam-
natione eripias ; Te roga-
mus.

Ut fructus terras dare, et
conservare digneris ; Te
rogamus.

Ut omnibus fidelibus de-
functis requiem aeternam
donare digneris ; Te roga-
mus.

Ut nos exaudire digneris ;
Te rogamus.

Fili Dei ; Te rogamus.

Agnus Dei, qui tollis
peccata mundi ; Parce no-
bis, Domine.

Agnus Dei, qui tollis
peccata mundi ; Exaudi
nos, Domine.

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Lamb of God who takest
away the sins of the world)
Have mercy on us.

Christ hear us.

Christ graciously hear us.

Lord have mercy on us.

Christ have mercy on us.

Lord have mercy on us.

Our Father.

V. And lead us not into
temptation.

R. But deliver us. from
evil.

Psalm

OGod, come thou to
my assistance ; * O
Lord, make haste to help
me.

Let them be confounded
and put to shame, * who
seek my soul.

Let them be put to flight
and shame,* who wish me
harm.

Let «them be forthwith
put to flight and shame, *
who say to me, well, well, f

Let all rejoice and exult
in thee; * and let those
who love thy salvation,-)*
ever say $ May the Lord be
magnified.

Btat I am poor and needy
* O God help me.

Thou art my helper and
my deliverer ; * O Lord,
make no delay.

V Glory be to the Fa-
ther, &c.

R. As it was, &c.

V. Save thy servants.

Agnus Dei, qui toffis
peccata mundi; Miserere
nobis.

Christe audi nos.

Christe exaudi nos*

Kyrie eleison.

Christe eleison.

Kyrie eleison.
In Secret.

V. Et ne nos inducas ia
tentationem.

R. Sed libera nos a malo.

lxix.

DEUS in adjutorium
meum intende; *
Domine, ad adjuvandum
me festina.

Confundantur et reverean-
tur, * qui quaerunt animam
meam.

Ayertantur retrorsum, et
erubescant, * qui volunt
mihi mala.

. Avertantur statim erubes-
centes, * qui dicunt mihi,
Euge, euge.
JLaetentur et exultent in
te> omnes qui quaerunt te;
* et dicant semper $ magni-
ficetur Dominus : qui dili-
gunt salutare tuum.

Ego vero egenus et pau-
per sum; * Deus, adjuva
me.

Adjutor meus, et libera-
tor meus es tu : * Domine,
. ne moreris.

V. Gloria Patri, fec-
it. Siait erat, &e.
V. Salvos fac servos tuos.

^ v ?x?1* Who use tauntiB? and insulting spcecRes to me.
t t-xpl. Love thee their Saviour, or desire to be saved by tfeee.

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It. Who put their trust
in thee, my God.

V. Be to us, O Lord, a
tower of strength.

R. From the face of the
enemy.

V. Let not the enemy
prevail against us.

R. Nor the son of ini-
quity hurt us any more.

V. O Lord, deal not
with us according to our
sins.

R. Nor reward us accor-
ing to our iniquities.

V. Let us pray for our
chief bishop N.

R. May the Lord pre-
serve him, and prolong his
life, and make him happy
on earth, and deliver him
not up to the will of his
enemies.

V. Let us pray^forour
King.

R. O Lord, save the
King, and hear us in the
day we shall call upon thee.

V. Let us pray for our
benefactors.

R. O Lord, for thy own
name's sake, vouchsafe to
render eternal life to all
those who do us good.

V. Let us pray for the
faithful departed.

R. Eternal rest give to
them, O Lord, and may a
perpetual light shine upon
them.

V. May they rest in
peace.

R. Amen.

R. Deus meus, sperantes
in te.

V. Esto nobis, Domine,
turris fortitudinis.

R. A facie inimici.

V. Nihil proficiat inimi-
cus in nobis.

R. Et films iniquitatis
non apponat nocere nobis.

V. Domine, non secun-
dum peccata nostra facias
nobis.

R. Neque secundum ini-
quitates nostras retribuas
nobis.

V. Oremus pro pontificc
nostro N.

R. Dominus conservet
eum, & vivificet eum, &
beatum faciat eum in terra,
et non tradat eum in ani-
mam inimicorum ejus.

V. Oremus pro rege nos-
tro.

R. Domine, salvumfac
regem, et exaudi nos in die
qua invocaverimus te.

V. Oremus pro benefac-
toribus nostris.

R. Retribuere dignare,
Domine, omnibus nobis bo-
na facientibus propter no-
men tuum, vitamaetemam.

V. Oremus pro fidelibus
defunctis.

R. Requiem ae tern am do-
na eis, Domine, et lux per-
petua luceat eis.

V. Requiescant in pace,

R. Amen.

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V. For our absent breth- V. Pro fratribus nostri*
ren. absentibus.

R. O my God, save thy R. Salvos fac servos tuos,
servants, who put their Deus meus, sperantes in te.
trust in thee.

V. Send them help, O V. Mitte eis, Domine,
Lord from thy sanctuary. auxilium de sancto. • {

R. And from out of Si- R. El de Sion tuere eos.
on protect them.

V. O Lord, hear my V. Domine, exaudi ora-
prayer. tionem meam.

R. And may my cry R. Et clamor meus ad te
come unto thee. veniat.

V. May the Lord, &c. V. Dominus, &c.

R. And with, &c. R. Et cum, &c.

Let us pray.

OGod, whose property it is always to have mercy
and to spare 5 receive our petitions, that we, and
all thy servants, who are bound by the chain of sin,
may by the compassion of thy goodness, mercifully be
absolved.

HEAR, we beseech thee, O Lord, the prayers of
thy suppliants, and pardon us our sins, who con-
fess them to thee; that of thy bounty thou mayst grant
us pardon and peace.

OUT of thy clemency, O Lord, shew us thy un-
speakable mercy \ that so thou mayst both acquit
us of our sins, and deliver us from the punishment we
deserve for them.

OGod, who by sin art offended, and pacified by re-
pentance, mercifully regard the prayers of thy
people, who make supplication to thee ; and turn away
the scourges of thy anger, which we% deserve for our sins.

O Almighty and eternal God, have mercy on thy
servant N. our chief Bishop, and direct him, ac-
cording to thy clemency, in the way of everlasting sal-
vation, that by thy grace, he may desire the things that
are agreeable to thy will, and perform them with all his
strength.

WE beseech thee, O almighty God, that thy ser-
vant N. our King, who, through thy mercy, has
undertaken the government of these realms, may like-
wise receive the increase of all virtues ; wherewith being
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rendered acceptable in thy sight, come at length to thee,
-who art the way, the truth, and the life.

OGod, from whom are hbly desires, righteous coun-
sels, and just works, give to thy servants that
peace, which the world cannot give $ that our hearts
being disposed to keep thy commandments, and the
fear of the enemies taken away, the times, by thy pro-
tection, may be peaceable.

INFLAME, O Lord, our reins and hearts with the
fire of the holy Spirit ; to the end we may serve
thee with a chaste body, and please thee with a clean
heart.

OGod, the creator and redeemer of all the faithful,
give to the souls of thy servants departed the re-
mission of all their sins ; that, by our pious supplications,
they may obtain the pardon they have always desired.

PREVENT, we beseech thee, O Lord, our actions by
thy holy inspirations, and carry them on by thy
gracious assistance ; that every prayer and work of ours
may always begin from thee, and by thee be happily
ended.

O Almighty and eternal God, who hast dominion
over the living aid the dead, and art merciful to
all, whom thou knowest will be thine by faith and good
works -, we humbly beseech thee that they, for whom
we have purposed to- offer our prayers, whether this pre-?
sent world still detains them in the flesh, or the next
world hath already received them divested of their bodies,
may, by the clemency of thy own goodness, and the in-
tercession of thy saints, obtain pardon and full remission
of all their sins, through our Lord Jesus Christ, who
liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy
Ghost; one God world without end. R. Amen,

V. May the Lovd be with V. Dominus vobiscum.

you. R. And with thy spi- R. Et cum spiritu luo. V.

rit. V. May the almighty Exaudiat nos omnipotens

and merciful Lord graci- & misericors Dominus. R.

ously hear us. R. Amen. Amen. V. Fidelium ant-

V. May the souls of the mae, per misericordiam

faithful, departed through Dei, requiescant in pace,

the mercy of God, rest in R. Amen,
peace. R. Amen.

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THE LITANY.

THE LITANY OF THE B. V. MARY.

LORD have mercy on
us.

ford bave mercy on us.

Christ have mercy on us.

Lord have mercy on us.

Christ hear us.

Christ graciously hear us.

God the Father of hea-
ven : Have mercy on us.

God the Son, Redeemer
of the world: Have mercy.

God the Holy Ghost :
Have mercy.

Holy Trinity, one God :
Have mercy.

Holy Mary : Pray for
us.

Holy Mother of God :
Pray.

Holy Virgin of Virgins :
Pray.

Mother of Christ : Pray.

Mother of divine grace :
Pray.

Mother most pure ; Pray.

Mother most chaste y
Pray.

Mother undenTd j Pray.

Mother untouched \ Pray.

Mother most amiable;
Pray.

* Mother most admirable;
Pray.

Mother of our Creator ;
Pray.

Mother of our Redeem-
er; Pray.

Virgin most prudent \
Pray.

Virgin most venerable':
Pray.

YRIE eleison.

Kyrie eleison.

Christe eleison.

Kyrie eleison.

Christe audi nos.

Christe exaudi nos.

Pater de ccelis Deus :
Miserere nobis.

Fili, Redemptor mundi,
Deus : Miserere.

Spirit us Sancte Deus :
Miserere.

SanctaTrinitas, unus De-
us: Miserere.

Sancta Maria : Ora pro
nobis.

Sancta Dei Genitrix :
Ora.

Sancta Virgo Virginum :
Ora.

Mater Christi : Ora.

Mater divinae gratiae :
Ora.

Mater purissima 5 Ora.

Mater castissima ; Ora.

Mater inviolata ; Ora.
Mater intemerata : Ora.
Mater amabilis 5 Ora.

Mater admirabilis j Ora.

Mater Creatoris ; Ora..

Mater Salvatoris ; Ora.

Virgo prudentissima; Ora

Virgo veneranda ; Ora.

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Virgin most renown'd: Virgo praedicanda: Ora.

Pray.

Virgin most powerful :
Pray.

Virgin most merciful :
Pray.

Virgin most faithful :
Pray.

Mirror of justice ; Pray.

Seat of wisdom : Pray.

Cause of our joy : Pray.

Spiritual vessel : Pray.

Vessel of honour: Pray.

Vessel of singular devo-
tion 5 Pray,

Mystical rose : Pray. *

Tower of David : Pray.

Tower of ivory : Pray.

House of gold : Pray.

Ark of 3ie covenant :
Pray.

Gate of heaven : Pray.

Morning star: Pray.

Health of the weak:
Pray.

Refuge of sinners : Pray.

Comfort of the afflicted :
Pray.

Help of Christians: Pray.

Queen

Queen
Pray.

Queen

Queen
Pray.

Queen

VOL. I.

of angels : Pray,
of Patriarchs :

of Prophets :

of Apostles ;

of Martyrs : Pray,
of Confessors:

of Virgin* : Pray.

Virgo potens : Ora.

Virgo clemens : Ora.

Virgo fidelis : Ora.

. Speculum justitiae : Ora.
Sedes sapientiae : Ora.
Causa nostras laetitiae :
Ora.

Vas spirituale : Ora.

Vas honorabile : Ora.
Vas insigne devotioni*;
Ora.

Rosa mystica : Ora.
Turris Davidica : Ora,
Tunis eburnea : Ora.
Domusaurea: Ora.
Foederis area : Ora,

Janua cceli : Ora.
Stella matutina : Ora.
Salus infirmorum: Onr,

Refugium peccatorum :
Ora.

• Consolatri* afflictorum •,
Ora.

Auxilium Christiano-
rum: Ora.

ReginaAngelorum: Ora.

Regina Patriarcharum i
Ora.

Regina Prophetarum ?
Ora.

Regina Apostolorum >
Ora,

Regina Martyrum. Ora.

Regina Confessorum :
Ora.

Regina Virginum : Ora.
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Queen of
Pray.

Lamb of God whotakest
away the sins of the world :
Spare lis, O Lord.

Lamb of God who takest
away the sins of the world :
Hear us, O Lord.

Lamb of God who takest
away the 6*ins of the world :
Have mercy on us.

V. Vouchsafe, O sacred
Virgin, that I may praise
thee. R. Give me strength
against thy enemies.

ON CHRISTMAS-DAT.

all Saints: Regina Sanctorum omni-
um: Ora.

Agnus Dei qui tollis peo
cata mundi: Parce nobis
Domine.

Agnus Dei qui tollis pec-
cata mundi : Exaudi not
Domine.

Agnus Dei qui tollis pec-
cata mundi : Miserere nobis.

V. Dignare me laudare te,
Virgo sacrata. R. Da mini
virtutem contra hostestuos.

Defende.

Let us pray.

FtOTECT we beseech thee, O Lord, by the inter-
cession of the blessed Mary ever Virgin, this family
from all adyersity and being prostrate before thee with all
our hearts, mercifully protect us from the snares of the
enemy.

ON CHRISTMAS-DAY.

X7"E faithful souls rejoice
X and sing,
To Bethlehem your tro-
phies bring,
Before the new-born

angels' King,
Come, let us him adore.
Come &c.

2.
True God of God, true

light of light,
Borne of a Virgin ever

bright:
Begot, not made* true

God of might,
Come, let us him adore,

&e.

S.
Angelic Choirs, with joy

now sing

Venite, venite in Beth-
lehem :

Natum Videte

Regem Angelorum :

Venite adoremus,

Venite adoremus Dozni-
num.

Deum de Deo,

Lumen de lumine

Fundunt Puellae viscera:

Deum verum,

Genitum non factum :

Venite adoremus, &c

Cantet nunc Io
Chorus Angelorum :

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And heavenly Courts with

echoes ring.
" Glory on high to God

our King :"
Corrie, let us him adore,
- &c.

4.
Jesus, whose life this day

began,
The Father's co-eternal

Son,
Glory to him be ever

sung,
Come, let us him adore,

'Sec.

Cantet nunc Aula Coeles-

tium
Gloria
In excelsis Deo :
Venite adoremus, &c.

4.
Ergo qui natus es
Die hodierna,
Jesutibi sit gloria :
Patris aetemi
Verbum Caro factum :
Venite adoremus
Venite adoremus,
Venite adoremus Domi-

num«

ERRATUM.

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Jan. xxv. page 516, the Reader is desired to substi-
tute the following

COLLECT.

O God, who hast instructed the whole world, by the
pB^ihing $f blessed Paul, thy Apostle 5 grant, we beseech
thee,\hatVe who this day commemorate his conversion,
may, t>y his example, walk securely to thee. iThro*.
jimen.

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with on the most liberal terms, by T. Haydock, at his Office, No.
101. Market-street-lane, Manchester, who will haTe no objection
to take a quantity of the Copies in part of payment. Catholic
Publications bought or exchanged.

T. Haydock, Printer ^Manchester.

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Preparing for the Press,
1. THE LIFE OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR,

JJESVS CHRIST,

By St. Bonaventure :
To which will be added, that of the

BLESSED VIRGIN MARY AND ST. JOSEPH.

2 ENGLAND'S REFORMATION, A POEM IN
FOUR CANTOS, BY THOMAS WARD.

3. ENGLAND'S CONVERSION AND REFORMA-

TION COMPARED.

4. THE LIFE OF SAINT PATRICK, PATRON OF

IRELAND.

5. THE LIFE OF ST. F. XAVJER, APOSTLE OF

THE INDIES.

NB. The above five works will be printed on a new
and large Type, on good paper, and will be embellished
with many Engravings.

Ward's Tree of Life* filled up to the present time,
is now engraving on a large scale* and will be ready in
about six months.

The Doway Bible and Rhemei Testament, with
numerous notes, are now under correction, and will be
put to press early in September, 1$07.

T. HAYBQC&*

RESPECTFULLY informs the Patronizers of the
Divine Office, that in the beginning of November
I8O7, he will publish his First Directory, to be con-
tinued annually, wherein, besides the order op the
Church service, marked page by page, according to
the present edition, he will introduce such further matter
as may tend to the information and entertainment of his
numerous and kind Encourages.

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