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FFR 1 Q MM

KALENDAR

Cycle of Epacts.

d c/i

2

Q

Month.

JANUARY.

*

A

Kal

I

Circumcision, d. 2.

29

b

iv

2

Oct. St. Stephen.

28

c

iii

3

Oct. St. John, A.E.

27

d

Prid.

4

Oct. Holy Innocents.

26

e

Non.

Vigil Epiph. sd.

25 25 24 23

f

I

viii vii vi

I

J6pfpban&. d. i, with Priv. Oct. 2. Of Oct. Epiph. sd. Of Oct. Epiph. sd. Com. St,

Lucian, Pr. M.

22

b

V

9

Of Oct. Epiph. sd.

21

c

iv

10

Of Oct. Epiph. sd.

20

d

iii

ii

Of Oct. Epiph. sd.

2

e f

Prid. Idib.

12

Of Oct. Epiph. sd. Octave of Epiphany, gd. Com. St. Kentigern, B.C.

17

g

xix

M

St. Hilary, B.C.D. d. Com. St. Felix, Pr.M.

16

A

xviii

15

St. Paul, ist Hermit, C. d.

15

b

xvii

10

c

xvi

17

St. Anthony, Ab. d.

13

d

XV

18

Cbair of St. peter at IRome, gd.

Com. St. Prisca, V.M.

12

e

xiv

19

St. Wulfstan, B.C. d.

II

f

xiii

20

SS. Fabian, P. & Sebastian, MM. d.

10

g

xii

21

St. Agnes, V.M. d.

9

A

xi

22

SS. Vincent &Anastasius, MM. sd.

8

b

X

23

7

c

ix

24

St. Timothy, B.M. d.

6 5

d

e

viii vii

3

Conversion of St. Paul, Bp. gd.

St. Polycarp, B.M. d.

4

f

vi

27

St. John Chrysostom, B.C.D. d.

3

g

V

28

2

A

iv

29

St Francis de Sales, B. C. D. d.

I

b

iii

30

Charles I of England, K. M. d.

*

c

Prid.

31

VI

KALENDAR

Cycle of Epacts.

t/3

fl

Month.

FEBRUARY.

29

d

Kal.

i

St. Ignatius, B.M. d. Com. St.

Bridget, V.

28

e

iv

2

purification of 3B.1D./I&. d. 2.

27

f

iii

3

St. Blase, B.M.

25 26

g

Prid.

4

St. Gilbert, C.

25 24 23

A b

Non. viii

I

St. Agatha, V.M. d. St. Titus, B.C. d. Com. St.

Dorothy, V.M.

22

c

vii

7

21

d

vi

8

St. John de Matha, C. d.

20

e

V

9

St. Cyril, B. of Alexandria, C. D. d.

*9

f

iv

IO

St. Scholastica, V. d.

1 8

g

iii

ii

Distort of our XaDg Immaculate.

17

A

Prid.

12

St. Benedict Biscop, Ab.C.

16

b

Idib.

13

15

c

xvi

St. Valentine, Pr.M.

d

e

XV

xiv

i

12

f

xiii

17

St. Finan, B.C.

II

xii

18

St Simeon, B.M.

IO

xi

19

9

b

X

20

8

c

ix

21

7

d

viii

22

Gbafr of St. peter at Bntiocb.

6

e

vii

23

St Peter Damian, B.C.D. d. Com.

5

f

vi

24

Vig.

St. dfcattbias, 2lp. d. 2.

4 3

I

V

iv

26

St. Ethelbert, K.C. d.

2

b

iii

27

I

c

Prid.

28

In Leap Year February has 29 days, and the Feast of St. Matthias is cele

brated on the 25th.

KALENDAR

Vll

Cycle of Epacts.

HJ

wi

S Q

Month.

MARCH.

*

d

Kal.

X

St. 2>a\>10, 3B.G. gd.

2O

e

vi

2

St. Chad, B.C. d.

28

f

V

3

St. Aelred, Ab.C.

27

£

iv

4

26

A

iii

25 25

b

Prid.

g

24 23

c

d

Non. viii

7 8

St. Thomas Aquinas, C.D. d. Com. SS. Perpetua & Felicity, MM. St. John of God, C. d. Com. St.

Felix, B.C.

22

e

vii

9

St. Frances of Rome, Widow, d.

21

f

vi

10

20

g

V

ii

19

A

iv

12

St. Gregory I, P. C.D. d.

18

b

iii

13

17

c

Prid.

14

16

d

Idib.

15

15

e

xvii

16

14 13

f S

xvi

XV

17 18

St. fratrfCfe, 3B.G. gd. St. Cyril, Bp. of Jerusalem, C.D. d. Com. bt. Edward, K.M.

12

A

xiv

19

St. Sosepb, C., Spouse of our

Xa£>£. d. i.

XI

b

xiii

20

St. Cuthbert, B.C. d.

10

c

xii

21

St. ffieneDict, Bb. gd.

d

xi

22

e

X

23

7

f

ix

24

6 5

I

viii vii

It

Bnnunctatfon of our 3Lao£. d. i.

b

vi

2l

St John of Damascus, C. D. d.

3

c

V

28

2

d

iv

29

I

e

iii

30

*

f

Prid.

31

Friday after Passion Sunday.

Seven Sorrows of our Xaog.

gd. Com. Feria.

Vlll

KALENDAR

Cycle of Epacts.

HJ

w

A

Month.

APRIL.

3

1

Kal. iv

i

2

: .r.;-VV5'i5 <:' 'i 17"

25 26

b c

iii Prid.

3 4

St. Richard, B.C. d. St. Ambrose, B.C.D. d.

25 24

d

Non.

5

- '••, •".; f ' . '- r j? C

23

e

viii

6

! '_'r •: :

22

f

vii

7

'••

21

f"'-

vi

8

2O

V

9

J9

b

iv

10

1 8

c

iii

ii

St. Leo the Great, P.C.D. d.

17

d

Prid.

12

16

e

Idib.

13

15

f

xviii

M

St. Justin, M. d.

14

g

xvii

15

13

A

xvi

10

12

b

XV

17

II

c

xiv

18

10

d

xiii

19

St. Alphege, B.M. d.

c

xii

20

f

xi

21

St. Anselm, B.C.D. d.

I

I

X

ix

22 23

St. <5eor0e« fl&. d. i, with Com. Oct.

5

b

viii

24

Of Oct. sd.

4

c

vii

25

St. /IBarft, Bv. d. 2.

3

d

vi

26

Of Oct. sd.

2

e

V

27

St. Egbert, C.

I

f

iv

28

St. Paul of the Cross, C. d.

* *

g

iii

29

St. Peter, M. • d.

29

A

Prid.

30

Octave of St. George, M. gd. Com. St Catherine of Siena, V.

Wednesday following 2nd Sunday after Easter, patronage Of St.

3osepb, Spouse ot tbe JS.ID./IB,

d. i, with Com. Oct.

,:yi"*£

Wednesday following 3rd Sunday after Easter, ©ctavc Of St.

$00epb. gd.

KALENDAR

ix

Cycle of Epacts.

J c/5

s

Q

Month.

MAY.

28

b

Kal.

I

SS. Ipbilfp Si James, Bpp. d. 2.

Cow. St. Asaph, B.C.

27

c

vi

2

St Athanasius, B.C.D. d.

26

d

V

3

Invention of tbe Cross, d. 2.

25 25

e

iv

4

St. Monica, Widow, d.

24

f

iii

St. Pius V, P. C. d. [gd.

23

22

21

I

b

Prid. Non. viii

7

St. Jobn before tbe Xatfn (Sate.

St. John of Beverley, B.C. d.

apparition of St. /fcicbael,

Brcbanset. gd.

20

c

vii

9

19

d

vi

10

18

e

v

ii

St. Erkenwald, B.C. d.

17

f

iv

12

16

iii

13

15

Prid.

M

St. Boniface, M.

Z4

b

Idib.

15

13

c

xvii

16

St. Brendan, Ab.

12

d

xvi

17

II

e

XV

18

IO

f

xiv

19

St. Dunstan, B.C. d.

9

f

xiii

20

St. Bernadine of Siena, C. sd.

8

A

xii

21

7

b

xi

22

6

c

X

23

5

d

ix

24

e

viii

25

St. Gregory VII, P.C. d. Com. St. Aldhelm, B.C.

3

f

vii

26

St. Augustine, B.C., Ap. of Eng

land, d. 2.

2

I

I

vi

V

H

The Venerable Bede, C. D. d.

*

b

iv

29

29

c

iii

3<>

St. Joan of Arc, V. d.

28

d

Prid.

31

Friday after the Octave of Corpus

Christi. Gbe /iRost SacreD

Ibeart of Jesus, d. i.

KALENDAR

Cycle of E pacts

_J

c/5

B Q

Month.

JUNE.

27

e

Kal.

I

St. Nicomede, M.

25 26

f

iv

2

25 24 23

1

iii Prid.

3 4

22

b

Non.

St. Boniface, B.M. d.

21

c

viii

6

20

d

vii

7

19

e

vi

8

St. William, B.C.

18

f

V

9

St. Columba, Ab. d.

17

iv

10

16

iii

ii

St. Barnabas, Sp. gd.

15

b

Prid.

12

14

c

Idib.

J3

St. Antony of Padua, C. d.

13

d

xviii

14

St. Basil the Great, B.C.D. d.

12

e

xvii

15

II

f

xvi

xi

IO

I

XV

xiv

11

St. Alban, M. gd. (or 22nd).

8

b

xiii

19

7

c

xii

20

Translation of St. Edward, K. M. d.

6

d

xi

21

St. Aloysius, C. d.

5

e

X

22

4

f

ix

23

Vigil.

3

8

viii

24

IRatfvitg of St. 5obn J8aptf0t. d. i, with Com. Oct.

2

I

A b

vii vi

3

Of Oct. sd. Of Oct. sd.

*

c

V

27

Blessed John Fisher, Card. M. gd.

Com. Oct.

29

d

iv

28

Vigil. Com. Oct.

28

e

iii

29

SS. peter d jpaul, Bpp. d. i,

with Com. Oct.

27

f

Prid.

30

Commemoration of St. Paul, Bp.

gd. Com. Oct. Nativ. St. John.

KALENDAR

XI

Cycle of Epacts.

J cri

S Q

Month.

JULY.

26

g

Kal

I

Ebe flfcost precious Blood ot

OUr Xorfc. d. 2. Com. Octave

25 25

A

vi

2

Day of St. Jn. Bapt.

IDisitation of tbe B.ID.M. d. 2.

24

b

v

3

Of Oct. of App. sd.

23

c

iv

4

St. Irenaeus, B.M. d. Com. Oct. of

App. & Trans, of St. Martin, B.C.

22

d

iii

5

Of Oct. of App. sd.

21

e

Prid.

6

Octave of the Apostles Peter &

Paul. gd.

2O

f

Non.

7

Translation of St. Thomas of

Canterbury, B.M. d.

ii

I

viii vii

8 9

17

b

vi

10

16

c

v

ii

Blessed Thomas More, M. gd.

IS

d

iv

12

J4

e

iii

13

J3

f

Prid.

*4

St. Bonaventure, B.C.D. d.

12

g

Idib.

J5

St. Swithun, B.C. d.

ii

A

xvii

16

©ur IU&E of /Bbount Garmel, gd.

10

b

xvi

'7

St. Kenelm, K.M.

9

c

XV

18

8

d

xiv

X9

St. Vincent de Paul, C. d.

7

e

xiii

20

St. Margaret, V.M. d.

6

f

xii

21

5 4

I

xi

X

22 23

St. Mary Magdalene, Penitent, d. St. Apollinaris, B.M. d.

3

b

ix

24

Vigil.

2 I

c

d

viii vii

.S

St. Sames, Bp. d. 2. St. Bnne, /Bbotber of tbe JB. W./fo,

d. 2.

*

e

vi

27

29

f

v

28

28

f

iv

.29

St. Martha, V. sd.

27

A

iii

30

25 26

b

Prid.

31

St. German, B.C. d. Com. St

Ignatius, C.

xii

KALENDAR

Cycle of Epacts

c/i

Q

Month.

AUGUST.

25 24

C

Kal

I

St. ipetec'0 Cbafns. gd.

23

d

iv

2

22

e

iii

3

21

f

Prid.

4

St. Dominic, gd.

2O

g

Non.

19

18

A b

viii vii

7

aransffguratfonofoutXoro. d.2. Gbe flbost t>olB Bame of $esus.

d. 2.

*7

c

vi

8

16

d

v

9

St. Oswald, K.M. d. Com. Vigil.

15

e

iv

10

St. 3Lawrcnce, /IB. d. 2, with

Simple Oct.

14

f

iii

ii

13

g

Prid.

12

St. Clare, V. d.

12

A

Idib.

*3

II

b

xix

14

Vigil.

10

c

xviii

IS

assumption of tbe JS.lD./fc. d. i,

with Com. Oct.

9

d

xvii

16

St. Joachim, C., Father of the

B.V.M. d. 2.

8

e

xvi

17

Of Oct. Assumpt. ad. Com. Oct.

St. Lawrence.

7

f

XV

18

Of Oct. Assumpt. sd.

6 5

I

xiv xiii

19

20

Of Oct. Assumpt. sd. St. Bernard, Abbot & Doct. d.

Com. Oct. Assumpt.

4

b

xii

21

Of Oct. Assumpt. sd.

3

c

xi

22

Octave of the Assumption, gd.

2

d

X

23

Vigil.

I

e

ix

24

St. JSartbolomew, Bp. d. 2.

*

f

viii

25

St. Louis, K.C. sd.

28

I

vii vi

26

27

27

b

V

28

St. Augustine, B.C. D. d.

26

c

iv >

29

JBebeaDina of St. 5obn baptist.

25 25

d

iii

30

St. Rose of Lima, V. d.

24

e

Prid.

St. Aidan, B.C. d.

KALENDAR

Xlll

Cycle of Epacts

J

wi

P

'Month.

.,..

SEPTEMBER.

23

f

Kal.

i

St. Giles, Abbot.

22

f

iv

2

21

A

iii

3

20

b

Prid.

4

••••••• : '• ; r •'* r- i 6": OS

.19

c

Non.

5

,

18

d

viii

6

17

e

vii

7

St. Evurtius, B.C. v

16

f

vi

8

nativity of tbe 3B.lD.flb. d. 2,

with Simple Oct. ^ .;

15

f

v

9

14

A

' iv

10

«*' , '•". - ;* , •, '•' "

JO

b

iii

ii

12

c

Prid.

12

dfcost Ibolg Hame of jflBar^. gd.

II

d

Idib.

*3

10

e

xviii

14

Bjaltation of tbe Cross, gd.

9

f

xvii

15

Seven Sorrows of tbe JB.lD.jflfe.

d. 2.

8

g

XVI

16

SS. Cornelius, P., & Cyprian, MM. sd. Com. St. Ninian, B.C.

7

A

XV

17

Impression of the Holy Stigmata of St. Francis, C. d. Com. St.

Lambert, B.M.

6

b

xiv

18

x',r '; -'i.l.V' ,"'• v :

5

c

xiii

19

St. Theodore, B.C. d.

4

d

xii

20

St. Eustace and his Companions,

MM. Com. Vigil.

3

e

xi

21

St. flRattbew, 2U6. d. 2.

2

f

X

22

I '*

I

ix viii

23 24

©ur 3Laog of Hansom, gd.

29

b

vii

2§

c

vi

26

27

d

y

27

25 26

e

iv

28

2524 23

f g

iii Prid.

29 30

St. fl&fcbael $ BH Bngels. d. i.

St. Jerome, Pr. C. D. d.

XIV

KALENDAR

Cycle of Epacts.

t/5

Q

Month.

OCTOBER.

22

A

Kal.

X

St. Remigius, B.C.

21

b

vi

2

Gbe d&ost Dolg <5uar£>ian

Bnaete. gd.

2O

c

V

3

St. Thomas of Hereford, B.C. d.

19

d

iv

4

St. ff tancts, c. gd.

18

e

iii

IJ

17

f

Prid.

6

St. Bruno, C. d. Com. St. Faith,

V.M.

16

g

Non.

7

Solemnity of tbe 1bolB TRosarg

of tbe 38.1D./IR. d. 2.

IS

A

viii

8

St. Bridget (of Sweden), Widow.

d.

14

b

vii

9

SS. Denys, Bp., Rusticus, & Eleutherius, MM. sd.

13

c

vi

10

St. Paulinus, B.C. d.

12

d

V

ii

XI

e

iv

12

St. Wilfred, B.C. d.

10

f

iii

13

St. Edward, K.C. gd.

9

g

Prid.

8 7

A b

Idib. xvii

ii

St. Theresa, V. d.

6

c

xvi

17

St. Etheldreda, V. d.

5

d

XV

18

St. Xufce, B. d. 2.

4

e

xiy

19

St. Frideswide, V. d.

3

f

xiii

20

2

g

xii

21

I

A

xi

22

*

b

X

23

29

c

ix

24

28

d

viii

25

SS. Crispin & Crispinian, MM.

27

e

vii

26

26

25 25

f g

vi

V

28

Vigil.

SS. Simon $ 5ut>e, &pp. d. 2.

24

A

iv

29

23

b

iii

30

22

c

Prid.

3*

Vigil.

KALENDAR

XV

Cycle of Epacts.

M

Q

Month.

NOVEMBER.

21

d

Kal.

I

BU Saints, d. i, with Com. Oct.

20

e

iv

2

Commem. of BU ffattbful 5>e=

parteo. d. i.

19

f

iii

3

St. Winifred, V.M. d. Com. Oct.

18

g

Prid.

4

St. Charles Borromeo, B.C. d.

Com. Oct.

17

A

Non.

I-

Of Oct. sd.

16

b

viii

6

Of Oct. sd. Com. St. Leonard, C.

IS

c

vii

7

Of Oct. sd.

d

vi

8

©ctave of 'nil Saints, gd. .

13

e

V

9

Dedication of tbe Brcb=basflfca

of St. Saviour, d. 2.

12

f

iv

10

II

g

iii

ii

St. Martin, B.C. d.

10

A

Prid.

12

9

b

Idib.

13

St. Britius, B.C.

8

e

xviii

14

St. Josaphat, B.M. d.

7

d

xvii

15

St. Gertrude, V. d. Com. St.

Machutus, B.C.

6

e

xvi

16

St. Edmund, B.C. gd. Com. St. Margaret, Queen of Scotland.

5

f

XV

^7

St. Hugh, B.C. d.

4

g

xiv

18

Dedication of tbe ^Basilicas of

SS. peter $ Paul, Bpp. gd.

Com. St. Hilda, Abbess.

3

A

xiii

19

2

b

xii

20

St. Edmund, K.M. gd.

I

c

xi

21

presentation of tbe JS.lt). /Ifc. gd.

«

d

X

22

St. Cecilia, V.M. d.

2O

e

ix

23

St. Clement I, P. M. d.

28

f

viii

24

St. John of the Cross, C. d.

25 26

I

vii vi

5

St. Catherine, V.M. d.

2524

b

V

27

23

c

iv

28

22

d

iii

29

Vigil.

21

e

Prid.

30

St. Bn&rew, Bp* d. 2.

XVI

KALENDAR

Cycle of

E pacts

CO

Q

Month.

DECEMBER.

20

f

Kal.

I

19

18

17

I

b

iv iii Prid.

2

3

4

St. 3Francf0 f avfer, C. gd.

St. Osmund, B.C. d. Com. St.

Barbara, V.M.

16

c

Non.

5

St. Birinus, B.C. d.

15

d

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PREPARATION FOR MASS

Antiphon. Remember not, *Lord, our offences, nor the offences of our forefathers : neither take thou vengeance of our sins.

And this Antiphon is said in full upon double feasts: and in Eastertide is added Alleluia.

Ps. 84. QUAM DILECTA.

Ohow amiable are thy dwellings, * thou Lord of hosts !

My soul hath a desire and longing to enter into the courts of the Lord : * my heart and my flesh rejoice in the living God.

Yea, the sparrow hath found her an house, and the swallow a nest where she may lay her young : even thy altars, 0 Lord of hosts, my King and my God.

Blessed are they that dwell in thy house ; * they will be alway praising thee

Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee, * in whose heart are thy ways,

Who going through the vale of misery use it for a well,* and the pools are filled with water:

They will go from strength to strength ; * and unto the God of gods appeareth every one of them in Sion.

0 Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer : * hearken, 0 God of Jacob.

Behold, 0 God, our de fender : * and look upon the face of thine Anointed : For one day in thy courts is better than a thou sand.

1 had rather be a door keeper in the house of my God, * than to dwell in the tents of ungodliness.

For the Lord God is a light and defence ; * the Lord will give grace and worship, and no good thing shall he withhold from them that live a godly life.

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0 Lord God of hosts, *

cerning me : * for he shall

blessed is the man that

speak peace unto his people,

putteth his trust in thee.

and to his saints, that they

Glory be to the Father.

turn not again.

For his salvation is nigh

them that fear him : * that

Ps. 85.

glory may dwell in our land.

BENEDIXISTI, DOMINE.

IT ord, thou art become • 1 v gracious unto thy

Mercy and truth are met together : "' righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

land: * thou hast turned

Truth shall flourish out

away the captivity of Jacob.

of the earth : * and right

Thou hast forgiven the

eousness hath looked down

offence of thy people ; * and

from heaven.

covered all their sins.

Yea, the Lord shall shew

Thou hast taken away all

loving-kindness : * and our

thy displeasure ; * and turn

land shall give her increase.

ed thyself from thy wrath

Righteousness shall go

ful indignation.

before him : * and he shall

Turn us then, 0 God our

direct his going in the way.

Saviour ; * and let thine

Glory be to the Father.

anger cease from us.

Wilt thou be displeased

at us for ever ? * and wilt

Ps. 86.

thou stretch out thy wrath

from one generation to

INCLINA, DOMINE.

another ? Wilt thou not turn again,

Bow down thine ear, 0 Lord, and hear me ; *

and quicken us, * that thy

[or I am poor, and in

people may rejoice in thee ?

misery.

Shew us thy mercy, 0

Preserve thou my soul,

Lord ; * and grant us thy

:or I am holy : * my God,

salvation.

save thy servant that putteth

I will hearken what the

lis trust in thee.

Lord God will say con

Be merciful unto me, 0

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Lord, * for I will call daily upon thee.

Comfort the soul of thy servant, * for unto thee, 0 Lord, do I lift up my soul.

For thou, Lord, art good and gracious : * and of great mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

Give ear, Lord, unto my prayer : * and ponder the voice of my humble desires.

In the time of my trouble I will call upon thee : * for thou hearest me.

Among the gods there is none like unto thee, 0 Lord:

* there is not one that can do as thou doest.

All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship thee, 0 Lord, * and shall glorify thy Name.

For thou art great and doest wondrous things : * thou art God alone.

Teach me thy way, 0 Lord, that I may walk in thy truth : * 0 knit my heart unto thee, that I may fear thy Name.

I will thank thee, 0 Lord my God, with all my heart,

* and will praise thy Name for evermore:

For great is thy mercy

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toward me : * and thou hast delivered my soul from the nethermost hell.

0 God, the proud are risen against me, * and the congregations of naughty men have sought after my soul, and have not set thee before their eyes.

But thou, 0 Lord God, art full of compassion and mercy, * long - suffering, plenteous in goodness and truth.

0 turn thee then unto me, and have mercy upon me, * give thy strength unto thy servant, and help the son of thine handmaid.

Shew some token upon me for good, that they who hate me may see it, and be ashamed : * because thou, Lord, hast holpen me and comforted me.

Glory be to the Father.

Ps. 116, v. 10. CREDIDI.

I believed, and therefore will I speak ; but I was sore troubled ; * I said in my haste : All men are liars. What reward shall I give

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unto the Lord * for all the benefits that he hath done unto me?

I will receive the cup ol salvation : * and call upon the Name of the Lord.

I will pay my vows now in the presence of all his people : * right dear in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.

Behold, 0 Lord, how that I am thy servant, * I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid. Thou hast broken my bonds in sunder ;

I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the Name of the Lord,

I will pay my vows unto the Lord in the sight of all his people : * in the courts of the Lord's house, even in the midst of thee, 0 Jerusalem. Praise the Lord.

Glory be to the Father.

Ps. 130. DE PROFUNDIS.

Out of the deep have I called unto thee, 0 Lord: * Lord, hear my voice.

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0 let thine ears consider well * the voice of my com plaint.

If thou, Lord, wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss : * 0 Lord, who may abide it ?

For there is mercy with thee : * therefore shalt thou be feared.

1 look for the Lord ; my soul doth wait for him ; * in his word is my trust ;

My soul fleeth unto the Lord * before the morning watch, I say, before the morning watch.

O Israel, trust in the Lord, for with the Lord there is mercy, * and with him is plenteous redemption.

And he shall redeem Israel * from all his sins.

Glory be to the Father.

Antiphon. Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor the offences of our forefathers : neither take thou vengeance of our sins.

In Eastertide Alleluia is added.

Then is said:

Lord, have mercy upon us.

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Christ, have mercy upon us.

Lord, have mercy upon us.

Our Father.

y. And lead us not into temptation. R/. But de liver us from evil.

y . I said : Lord be mer ciful unto me. R/. Heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee.

y. Turn thee again, 0 Lord, at the last. R/. And be gracious unto thy ser vants.

y. Let thy mercy, 0 Lord, be shewed upon us. R/. As we do put our trust in thee.

y. Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness. R/. And thy saints sing with joyfulness.

y. Cleanse thou me, 0 Lord, from my secret faults. R/. And keep thy servant from presumptuous sins.

y . Lord, hear my prayer. R/. And let my cry come unto thee.

y. The Lord be with you. R/. And with thy spirit.

Let us pray.

Most gracious God, we beseech thee merci fully to incline thine ear unto our prayers : that our hearts being enlightened by the grace of thy Holy Spirit, we may duly serve thee in these sacred mysteries and be found worthy to cleave steadfastly unto thy love.

Almighty God, unto whom all hearts be open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid : cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love thee, and worthily magnify thy holy Name.

Grant, 0 Lord, we pray thee, that the fire of thy Holy Spirit may in such wise cleanse our reins and our hearts : that we serving thee in pureness both of body and soul may be found an acceptable people in thy sight.

We beseech thee, 0 Lord, that the Comforter which proceedeth from thee may enlighten our minds : and lead us, as thy Son hath promised, into all truth*

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Assist us mercifully, 0 Lord, with the might of thy Holy Spirit : that by the gracious operation of the same we may be purified inwardly from all our iniqui ties and continually de fended against all adversities

God, who didst teach the hearts of thy faithful people, by the sending to them the light of thy Holy Spirit : grant us by the same Spirit

to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort. 0 Lord, we pray thee that the visitation of thy grace may in such wise cleanse our conscience from all sin : that thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, when he cometh unto us may find therein a mansion prepared for himself : Who liveth and reigneth.

THANKSGIVING AFTER MASS

Antiphon. Let us sing * the song of the three holy children, which they sang in the furnace of fire, bless ing the Lord.

This Antiphon is doubled on Double Feasts ; and in Eastertide Alleluia is added.

The Song of the Three Children

BENEDICITE.

Oall ye works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord : * praise him, and magnify him for ever.

0 ye Angels of the Lord, bless ye the Lord : * 0 ye heavens, bless ye the Lord.

O ye waters that be above the firmament, bless ye the Lord : * 0 all ye powers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord.

0 ye sun and moon, bless ye the Lord : * 0 ye stars of heaven, bless ye the Lord.

0 ye showers and dew, bless ye the Lord : * 0 ye winds of God, bless ye the Lord.

0 ye fire and heat, bless ye the Lord : * 0 ye winter and summer, bless ye the Lord.

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0 ye dews and frosts, bless ye the Lord : * 0 ye frost and cold, bless ye the Lord.

O ye ice and snow, bless ye the Lord : * 0 ye nights and days, bless ye the Lord.

O ye light and darkness, bless ye the Lord : * 0 ye lightnings and clouds, bless ye the Lord.

0 let the earth bless the Lord : * yea, let it praise him, and magnify him for ever.

O ye mountains and hills, bless ye the Lord:*0 all ye green things upon the earth, bless ye the Lord.

0 ye wells, bless ye the Lord: * 0 ye seas and floods, bless ye the Lord.

0 ye whales, and all that move in the waters, bless ye the Lord : * 0 all ye fowls of the air, bless ye the Lord.

O all ye beasts and cattle, bless ye the Lord : * 0 ye children of men, bless ye the Lord.

0 let Israel bless the Lord : * praise him, and magnify him for ever.

O ye priests of the Lord, bless ye the Lord : * O ye

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servants of the Lord, bless ye the Lord.

0 ye spirits and souls of the righteous, bless ye the Lord : * O ye holy and humble men of heart, bless ye the Lord.

0 Ananias, Azarias, and Misael, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever.

Let us bless the Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost : * let us praise and magnify him for ever.

Blessed art thou, O Lord, in the firmament of heaven: * and to be praised and glorified and exalted above all for ever.

Ps. 150.

LAUDATE DOMINUM.

O praise God in his holiness: * praise him in the firmament of his power.

Praise him in his noble acts: * praise him accord ing to his excellent great ness.

Praise him in the sound of the trumpet : * praise him upon the lute and harp.

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Praise him in the cymbals and dances : * praise him upon the strings and pipe.

Praise him upon the well- tuned cymbals: * praise him upon the loud cymbals.

Let every thing that hath breath * praise the Lord.

Glory be to the Father.

Antiphon. Let us sing the song of the three holy children, which they sang in the furnace of fire, bless ing the Lord.

In Eastertide. Alleluia. Then shall the Priest say:

Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. Our Father. y. And lead us not into temptation, R/. But deliver us from evil. y. All thy works praise thee, 0 Lord, R/. And thy saints give thanks unto thee. y. Let thy saints be joyful with glory, R/. Let them rejoice in their beds. y. Not unto us, 0 Lord, not unto us, R/. But unto thy Name give the praise, y. Lord, hear my prayer, R/. And let my

cry come unto thee. y. The Lord be with you, R/.And with thy spirit.

O

Let us pray.

God, who for deliverance of

the the

three children didst assuage the flames of fire : merci fully grant that the fiery assaults of temptation may have no power upon us thy servants.

Prevent us, 0 Lord, in all our doings with thy most gracious favour, and further us with thy con tinual help : that in all our works begun, continued, and ended in thee we may glorify thy holy Name, and finally by thy mercy obtain everlasting life.

0 Lord, who knowest us to be sore beset by reason of our sins : mercifully grant that, like as thou didst enable thy blessed servant Lawrence to overcome the fires of his torments, so we may by thy grace assuage the flames of our tempta tions. Through Christ our Lord. R/. Amen.

PRAYERS

TO BE SAID ACCORDING TO OPPORTUNITY.

BEFORE MASS

PRAYER OF ST. AMBROSE.

OMOST loving Lord Jesu Christ, I a sin ner, trusting not in my own righteousness but in thy goodness and mercy, draw near to the table of thy most comfortable feast, in fear and trembling. My heart and body are defiled by many sins ; my mind and tongue have not been guarded from evil. There fore, 0 God of love, awful in thy majesty, in the straits of my misery I fly unto thee, the fountain of all mercy, I hasten unto thee for healing, I flee to thy pro tection : and since I may not stand before thy judg ment, I yearn to have thee for my Saviour. In thy sight, 0 Lord, I lay bare my bruises and uncover my

shame. I know my sins to be many and grievous, and therefore I am afraid: I put my trust in thy mercies, for the sum of them cannot be numbered. Look upon me, therefore, 0 Lord Jesu Christ, King eternal, God and man, crucified for man, with the eyes of thy mercy. Hearken unto me ; for I put my trust in thee : have mercy upon me, who am full of misery and sin, 0 thou unfailing fountain of mercy. Hail, saving Vic tim, offered for me and all mankind upon the shameful Cross. Hail, 0 noble and precious Blood, flowing from the wounds of Jesus Christ, my Lord, crucified for me, to wash away the sins of the whole world. Remember, 0 Lord, thy creature, whom thou hast redeemed with thy Blood. I repent me of my

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sins, I desire to amend what I have done amiss. I beseech thee, therefore, most merciful Father, take away from me all my sins and iniquities ; that being puri fied both in body and soul, I may worthily receive these most holy mysteries : and grant that as now in my unworthiness I purpose to be a partaker of thy Body and Blood, so I may thereby obtain remission of my sins, and full delivery from my guilt : that all evil thoughts may be banished from me, and all good affections be born again within me : that all such works as are pleas ing to thee may effectually be accomplished in me, to my protection both in body and soul against all the assaults of my enemies.

PRAYER OF ST. THOMAS AQUINAS.

A'JMIGHTY and ever lasting God, behold I draw near to the Sacrament of thy only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. I draw near, sick to the Physician of life, foul to

the fountain of mercy, blind to the light of eternal glory, poor and needy to the Lord of heaven and earth. I im plore thee, therefore, that of the abundance of thine infinite mercy thou wouldest vouchsafe to heal my sick ness, to wash my foulness, to enlighten my blindness, to enrich my poverty, to clothe my nakedness : that so I may receive him, who is the bread of Angels, King of kings and Lord of lords, with all the reverence and humility, all the contrition and devotion, all the purity and faith, and that due pur pose and intention that shall be profitable for the salva tion of my soul. Grant, I pray thee, that I may not only receive the Sacrament of the Body and Blood of the Lord, but also the effect and operation of the same. Most gracious God, grant that I may so receive the Body of thy only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, taken by him of the Virgin Mary, that I may be made incorporate in his mystical Body and numbered among his members. Vouchsafe,

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O most loving Father, that like as I now do purpose in this my pilgrimage to receive beneath a veil thy well- beloved Son, so I may here after behold him face to face: Who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

PRAYER TO THE SAINT IN WHOSE HONOUR THE MASS ^ IS SAID.

BLESSED Saint N., behold I a miserable

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sinner, trusting in thy merits, do offer now the most holy Sacrament of the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ in thy honour and glory. I pray thee humbly and devoutly, that thou wouldst vouchsafe this day to intercede for me, that I may be enabled worthily and acceptably to offer so great a sacrifice ; that with thee and all his elect I may praise him and reign with him to all eternity : Who liveth and reigneth for ever. Amen.

AFTER MASS

PRAYER OF ST. THOMAS AQUINAS.

I GIVE thee thanks, 0 Lord Holy, Father Al mighty, everlasting God, for that thou hast vouchsafed to feed me a sinner, through no merits of my own, but only by the infinite goodness of thy mercy, with the pre cious Body and Blood of thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord ; and I pray thee that this holy

Communion may not bring upon me guilt to increase my damnation, but may be an effectual intercession for my salvation. Let it be unto me the armour of faith and the shield of godly in tention. Let it be profitable for my deliverance from all manner of vices, the de struction of all concupis cence and wantonness that are in me, for the increase of charity and patience, of

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holiness and obedience in me, and for my advance ment in all manner of vir tues : let it be my sure defence against all the as saults of my enemies seen and unseen ; let it be effec tual for the subduing of all sinful motions both of my flesh and of my spirit, that cleaving steadfastly unto thee the one true God, I may attain in the end unto perfect felicity. And I pray thee that thou wouldst vouchsafe to bring me, a sinner, unto the unspeakable joys of tha* Wvenly ban quet where mou, with thy Son and the Holy Ghost, dost bestow upon thy faith ful people true light and full contentment, everlasting joy, delight unfailing, and perfect felicity. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

PRAYER OF ST. BONAVENTURE.

M

OST dear Lord Jesu, pierce, I pray thee, the inmost bowels of my soul with the sweet and saving wound of thy love,

with unfeigned and un troubled charity, the holi ness of thy Saints, that my soul may melt and languish with yearning after thee alone, that it may ever have a desire and longing to enter into thy courts, that it may seek to depart and to be with thee. Grant that my soul may hunger for thee, the bread of Angels, the re freshment of the souls of the Saints, our daily bread and spiritual food, contain ing in itself all sweet savours and all pleasant delights : for thee on whom the Angels desire to look may my heart hunger : may it feed on thee, that the bowels of my soul be filled with the savour of thy sweetness : may I ever thirst after thee the well of life, the well of wisdom and knowledge, the well of everlasting light, the river of pleasures, the plen- teousness of the house of God : may I ever pay my vows unto thee, seek thee and find thee, strive for thee and come to thee, think upon thee and speak of thee : may I in all things labour for the honour and

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glory of thy Name, with holiness and wisdom, with love and delight, with readi ness and devotion, with en durance unto the end. Be thou alone my hope, my trust, my riches, my glad ness, my delight, my joy, my rest and repose, my peace, my pleasure, my fragrance, my sweetness, my food, my comfort, my refuge, my help, my wis dom, my portion, my pos session, and my treasure, that my heart and soul being myself rooted and grounded in thee may nevermore be separated from thee. Amen.

the same Christ our Saviour: and that continually coming to the same holy mystery I may thereby grow in grace unto the effectual attainment ->f everlasting life. Amen.

PRAYER TO THE

SAINT IN WHOSE

HONOUR THE MASS

HAS BEEN SAID.

O BLESSED Saint N. to whose honour I have this day offered the unbloody sacrifice of the Body and Blood of Christ : grant that, by thy powerful intercession before God, I may learn so to make use of this holy mystery that I may obtain the merits of the Passion and death of

PRAYER

BEFORE

A CRUCIFIX.

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EHOLD, O good and

most merciful Jesu, I cast on my knees in thy presence, and with all fervency of .. gpipj^pray and beseech thee,-** that thou wouldst imprint on my heart a lively sense of faith, hope, and charity, true re pentance for my sins, and a steadfast purpose of amend ment: so do I ponder in my heart with love and sorrow and inwardly con template thy Five Wounds, having continually before my eyes that saying which thy Prophet David put already in thy mouth, O merciful Jesus : They pierced my hands and my feet: I may tell all my bones. (Ps.22.)

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THE PROPER MASSES OF

THE SEASON FIRST SUNDAY IN ADVENT

Station at St. Mary Major.

INTROIT. Ad te levavi. Ps. 25.

UNTO thee, O Lord, will I lift up my soul : my God, I have put my trust in thee, O let me not be confounded : neither let mine enemies triumph over me : for all they that hope in thee shall not be ashamed. Ps. ibid. Shew me thy ways, O Lord: and teach me thy paths.

y. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Which ended, Unto thee, O Lord, will I lift up is repeated as far as the Psalm.

If And this manner of repeating the Introit is to be observed throughout the year.

Tf ^f Glory be to God on high is not said from this Sunday until the Nativity of our Lord, save upon Feasts.

Let us pray. COLLECT.

A LMIGHTY God, give us grace that we may JL\ cast away the works of darkness, and put upon us the armour of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which thy Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility: that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the quick and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal. Through the same Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord : Who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. R/. Amen.

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A 2 First Sunday in Advent

Tf This Collect is to be repeated every day, with the other Collects in Advent, until Christmas Eve, and after it the Collect of St. Mary the Virgin as below. But if Commemoration is to be made of any Feast that may occur, after the Collect of the day is said in the second place the Collect of 'the Saint, and in the third place that of St. Mary the Virgin, or the above if it has not been said.

t Of St. Mary. COLLECT.

OGOD, who didst vouchsafe that thy Word should be made flesh in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the message of an Angel: grant to us thy humble servants that we, believing her to be indeed the Mother of God, may by her intercession find favour in thy sight. If it be said in the last place, it is ended as followeth : Through the same Jesus Christ thy Son, our Lord: Who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God: world without end. JR/. Amen.

COLLECT 3. For Church, or Chief Bishop.

Tf On week-days in Advent, when Mass is said of a semi-double Feast, the second Collect is of Advent, and the third of St. Mary. But if Mass be said of a double Feast, after the Collect of the Feast is said that of Advent only. Of simple Feasts occurring in Advent a Commemoration only is made.

The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul the Apostle to the Romans. Rom. 13. 8.

BRETHREN: Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. For this: Thou shalt not

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commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet : and if there be any other command ment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely : Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of dark ness, and let us put on the armour of light. Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

GRADUAL. Ps. 25. For all they that look for thee shall not be ashamed, O Lord. y. Make known to me thy ways, O Lord: and teach me thy paths.

Alleluia, alleluia. ^. Ps. 85. Shew us thy mercy, 0 Lord : and grant us thy salvation. Alleluia.

Tf On the Ferias of Advent, when the Mass of Sunday is said again in the week, Alleluia is not said, nor the verse following, but the Gradual only.

>%4 The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL according to Matthew. St. Matt. 21. i.

T that time: When they drew nigh unto Jeru- salem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives: then sent Jesus two disciples, saying unto them: Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto

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me. And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say : The Lord hath need of them ; and straightway he will send them. All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying : Tell ye the daughter of Sion : Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass. And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them, and brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon. And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way. And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying: Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest. And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying : Who is this ? And the multitude said: This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee. And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves, and said unto them: It is written: My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves. The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY. Ps. 25. Unto thee, 0 Lord, will I lift up my soul : my God, I have put my trust in thee, O let me not be confounded: neither let mine enemies triumph over me: for all they that hope in thee shall not be ashamed.

SECRET.

'RANT, we beseech thee, O Lord, that the effectual power of these thy holy mysteries

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may in such wise cleanse us from all our iniquities that we may in all purity attain unto him who is the author of the same, even Jesus Christ, thy Son, our Lord: Who liveth.

Of St. Mary. SECRET.

WE beseech thee, 0 Lord, stablish in our hearts the mysteries of thy true religion: that, as we do believe thy Son, conceived of a Virgin, to be very God and very Man, so by the power of his resurrection we may be found worthy to attain to everlasting felicity. Through the same.

SECRET 3. For Church, or Chief Bishop.

COMMUNION. Ps. 85. The Lord shall shew loving-kindness: and our land shall give her in crease.

POSTCOMMUNION.

SSIST us, O Lord, we pray thee, so to wait for thy loving-kindness in the midst of thy temple: that we may with all worthy reverence prevent the coming festival of our redemption. Through.

Of St. Mary. POSTCOMMUNION.

WE beseech thee, 0 Lord, pour thy grace into our hearts: that as we have known the incarnation of thy Son Jesus Christ by the message of an Angel ; so by his cross and passion we may be brought to the glory of his resurrection. Through the same.

POSTCOMMUNION 3. For Church, or Chief Bishop.

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Then is said, Let us bless the Lord, which shall always be done, when Glory be to God on high is not appointed to be said.

1f Within the week, if Mass be said of the Feria, the Mass of the preceding Sunday is said again, un less a proper mass is appointed.

If But whenever in Advent, Lent, Embertide, on Vigils or Rogation days, Mass is said of a double Feast, or of a semi-double occurring, a Com memoration only is made of the Feria. And for Commemoration of the Ferias of Advent, the Collect of the first Sunday is said, unless it be Embertide, for which a proper Collect is appointed.

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Station at St. Cross in Jerusalem.

INTROIT. Populus Sion. Isa. 30.

O PEOPLE of Sion, behold, the Lord is nigh at hand to redeem the nations: and in the gladness of your heart the Lord shall cause his glorious voice to be heard. Ps. So. Hear, 0 thou Shepherd of Israel: thou that leadest Joseph like a sheep, y. Glory be.

Glory be to God on high is not said.

COLLECT.

BLESSED LORD, who hast caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: grant that we may in such wise hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them ; that, by patience and comfort of thy holy Word, we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which thou hast given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ: Who liveth and reigneth. COLLECT 2 of Advent; 3 of St. Mary.

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The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul the Apostle to the Romans. Rom. 15. 4.

BRETHREN: Whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning : that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one towards another according to Christ Jesus : that ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Wherefore re ceive ye one, another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God. Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers: and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy ; as it is written : For this cause I will con fess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy Name. And again he saith: Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people. And again : Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles : and laud him, all ye people. And again : Esaias saith: There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust. Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing: that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

GRADUAL. Ps. 50. Out of Sion hath God appeared: in perfect beauty, y. Gather my saints together unto me : those that have made a covenant with me with sacrifice.

Alleluia, alleluia, y. Ps. 122. I was glad when they said unto me : we will go into the house of the Lord. Alleluia.

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^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL according to Luke. St. Luke 21. 25.

AT that time: Jesus said unto his disciples: There shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth dis tress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemp tion draweth nigh. And he spake to them a parable: Behold the fig tree, and all the trees; when they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand. So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. Verily I say unto you : This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away : but my words shall not pass away.

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY. Ps. 85. Wilt thou not turn again, 0 God, and quicken us, that thy people may rejoice in thee: shew us thy mercy, O Lord, and grant us thy salvation.

SECRET.

WE beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to accept the prayers and oblations of us thy humble servants: that we, who can do nothing of our-

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selves to help ourselves, may be defended by the succour of thy grace. Through.

SECRET 2 of Advent-, 3 of St. Mary.

COMMUNION. Baruch 4 and 5. Arise, O Jerusalem, and stand on high, and behold the joy that cometh unto thee from thy God.

POSTCOMMUNION.

OLORD, who hast vouchsafed to satisfy us with heavenly sustenance: we humbly be seech thee, that we, whom thou hast made par takers of thy holy mysteries, may learn therein to despise all things earthly, and to cleave steadfastly unto all things heavenly. Through.

POSTCOMMUNION 2 of Advent; 3 of St. Mary.

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Station at St. Peter's.

INTROIT. Gaudete. Phil. 4.

REJOICE in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice : let your moderation be known unto all men: the Lord is at hand. Be careful for nothing: but in every thing, by prayer and suppli cation, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God. Ps. 85. Lord, thou art become gracious unto thy land : thou hast turned away the captivity of Jacob, y. Glory be. Glory be to God on high is not said.

COLLECT.

OLORD JESU CHRIST, who at thy first coming didst send thy messenger to prepare thy way before thee: grant that the ministers and stewards of thy mysteries may likewise so prepare and make ready thy way, by turning the hearts of the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, that at

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thy second coming to judge the world we may be found an acceptable people in thy sight: Who livest and reignest.

COLLECT 2 of Advent; 3 of St. Mary.

The Lesson from the former EPISTLE of blessed Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians, i Cor. 4. i.

BRETHREN : Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful. But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self. For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord. Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.

GRADUAL. Ps. So. Shew thyself, 0 Lord, thou that sittest upon the Cherubims, stir up thy strength and come. ^. Hear, O thou Shepherd of Israel: thou that leadest Joseph like a sheep.

Alleluia, alleluia. J.. Stir up thy strength, O Lord: and come and help us. Alleluia.

^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL according to Matthew. St. Matt. n. 2.

A* that time: When John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, and said unto him: Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another ? Jesus answered and said unto them: Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see : the

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blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them: and blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me. And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John: What went ye out into the wilderness to see ? a reed shaken with the wind ? But what went ye out for to see ? a man clothed in soft raiment ? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses. But what went ye out for to see ? a prophet ? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet. For this is he, of whom it is written: Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. Creed.

OFFERTORY. Ps. 85. Lord, thou art become gracious unto thy land : thou hast turned away the captivity of Jacob: thou hast forgiven the offence of thy people.

SECRET.

ANT, we beseech thee, O Lord, that the continual oblation of this our bounden duty and service : may evermore avail for the fulfilment of the institution of thine ordinance and for the accomplishment in us of the wondrous work of thy salvation. Through.

SECRET 2 of Advent ; 3 of St. Mary.

COMMUNION. Isa. 35. Say to them that are of a fearful heart : Be strong, fear not : behold your God will come and save you.

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POSTCOMMUNION.

AVE mercy upon us, 0 Lord, we beseech thee: and grant that the heavenly assist-

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ance of thy holy mysteries may so cleanse us from all our iniquities that we may be made ready worthily to keep thy coming festival. Through.

POSTCOMMUNION 2 of Advent ; 3 of St. Mary. EMBER-WEDNESDAY IN ADVENT

Station at St. Mary Major.

INTROIT. Rorate coeli. Isa. 45.

DROP down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and bring forth a Saviour. Ps. 19. The heavens declare the glory of God: and the firmament sheweth his handy-work, y. Glory be. After Kyrie eleison is said forthwith : Let us pray. Let us bow the knee. R/. Arise.

COLLECT.

RANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God : that the coming festival of our redemption may obtain for us the comfort of thy succour in this life, and in the life to come the reward of eternal felicity. Through.

The Lesson from Isaiah the Prophet. Isa. 2. 2.

IN those days: Isaiah the Prophet spake, saying: It shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. And many people shall go and say : Come ye, and let lis go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths : for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from

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Jerusalem. And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people : and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks. Nation shall not lift up sword against nation : neither shall they learn war any more. O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the Lord our God.

GRADUAL. Ps. 24. Lift up your heads, 0 ye gates: and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors: and the King of glory shall come in. y. Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord ? or who shall rise up in his holy place ? Even he that hath clean hands and a pure heart.

Here is said : The Lord be with you, without Let us bow the knee.

COLLECT.

RISE, O Lord, we pray thee : and delay not to bestow upon us the succour of thy heavenly might: that they which put their trust and confi dence in thy mercy may be succoured by the com fort of thy coming: Who livest and reignest.

COLLECT 2 of Advent ; 3 of St. Mary.

The Lesson for the EPISTLE from Isaiah the Prophet. Isa. 7. 10.

IN those days: The Lord spake unto Ahafc, say ing : Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy God ; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above. But Ahaz said : I will not ask, neither will I tempt the Lord. And he said : Hear ye now, O house of David : Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also ? Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign. Behold, a virgin shall con ceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name

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Emmanuel. Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

GRADUAL. Ps. 145. The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him: yea, all such as call upon him faithfully, y. My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord: and let all flesh give thanks unto his holy Name.

^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL according to Luke. St. Luke i. 26.

A' that time: The Angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, to a Virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the Virgin's name was Mary. And the Angel came in unto her, and said: Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. And the Angel said unto her : Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David. And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. Then said Mary unto the Angel : How shall this be, seeing I know not a man ? And the Angel answered and said unto her : The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee. Therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also con-

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ceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren : for with God nothing shall be impossible. And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word.

OFFERTORY. Isa. 35. Be strong, and fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance; even God with a recompense: he will come and save you.

SECRET.

WE beseech thee, O Lord, that this our fast may be acceptable in thy sight: that we, being cleansed and made worthy of thy grace may obtain the promise of everlasting life which thou hast given us in thy Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ : Who liveth.

SECRET 2 of Advent ; 3 of St. Mary.

COMMUNION. Isa. 7. Behold, a Virgin shall conceive and bear a son: and his Name shall be called Emmanuel.

POSTCOMMUNION.

OLORD, who hast vouchsafed to bestow upon us the healing gifts of thy bounty : grant, we beseech thee, that, like as we do rejoice in the partaking of the same, so they may inwardly be profitable to the renewing of our souls. Through. POSTCOMMUNION 2 of Advent; 3 of St. Mary.

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Station, at the Church of the Twelve Apostles.

INTROIT. Prope es tu. Ps. 119. E thou nigh at hand, O Lord, for all thy com mandments are true : as concerning thy testi-

B

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monies, I have known long since, that thou hast grounded them for ever. Ps. ibid. Blessed are those that are undefiled in the way: and walk in the law of the Lord. J. Glory be.

COLLECT.

STIR up, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy power, and come among us: that we, who put our trust and confidence in thy mercy, may speedily be delivered from all our adversities. Who livest and reignest.

COLLECT 2 of Advent ; 3 of St. Mary. The Lesson for the EPISTLE from Isaiah the Prophet. Isa. n. i.

THUS saith the Lord God: There shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots. And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord ; and shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord. And he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes : neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.

GRADUAL. Ps. 85. Shew us thy mercy, O Lord: and grant us thy salvation, y. O Lord, thou art become gracious unto thy land: thou hast turned away the captivity of Jacob.

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^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL according to Luke. St. Luke x. 39.

T that time: Mary arose and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda; and entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb : and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost, and she spake out with a loud voice, and said: Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. And whence is this to me, that the Mother of my Lord should come to me ? For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord. And Mary said: My soul doth magnify the Lord: and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

OFFERTORY. Ps. 85. Wilt thou not turn again and quicken us, O God, that thy people may rejoice in thee: shew us thy mercy, O Lord, and grant us thy salvation.

SECRET.

WE beseech thee, O Lord, graciously to accept these our prayers and oblations : that we, being cleansed by these heavenly mysteries, may obtain of thy great mercy the fulfilment of all our desires. Through.

SECRET 2 of Advent ; 3 of St. Mary. COMMUNION. Zech. 14. Behold the Lord shall come, and all his saints with him: and in that day there shall be a great light.

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POSTCOMMUNION. O Lord, that this holy Sacrament

which we have received may in such wise deliver us from the sins of our former nature : that we may be worthy to enter into the fellowship of thy saving mysteries. Through.

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Station at St. Peters.

INTROIT. Veni et ostende. Ps. 80.

COME and shew us the light of thy countenance, O Lord, thou that sittest upon the Cherubims : and we shall be whole. Ps. ibid. Hear, O thou Shepherd of Israel : thou that leadest Joseph like a sheep. J. Glory be.

After Kyrie eleison is said : Let us pray. Let us bow the knee. R/. Arise.

COLLECT.

OGOD, who seest us to be sore afflicted by reason of the frailty of our mortal nature: grant, we beseech thee, that we may be relieved by thy gracious visitation : Who livest.

The Lesson from Isaiah the Prophet. Isa. 19. 20.

IN those days: They shall cry unto the Lord because of the oppressors, and he shall send them a saviour, and a great one, and he shall deliver them. And the Lord shall be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know the Lord in that day, and shall do sacrifice and oblation; yea, they shall vow a vow unto the Lord, and perform

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it. And the Lord shall smite Egypt: he shall smite and heal it: and they shall return even to the Lord, and he shall be intreated of them, and shall heal them, even the Lord our God.

GRADUAL. Ps. 19. He goeth forth from the uttermost part of the heaven : and runneth about unto the end of it again, y. The heavens declare the glory of God : and the firmament sheweth his handy-work.

Let us pray. Let us bow the knee. R/. Arise.

COLLECT.

GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God: that we, who as at this time await the birth of thy only-begotten Son, may thereby be delivered from the bondage of the sins which aforetime we have committed : Through the same.

The Lesson from Isaiah the Prophet. Isa. 35. i.

THUS saith the Lord: The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them, and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the Lord, and the excel lency of our God. Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. Say to them that are of a fearful heart : Be strong, fear not : behold, your God will come with vengeance: even God with a recompence, he will come and save you. Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb

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sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert. And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water; saith the Lord Almighty.

GRADUAL* Ps. 19. In heaven hath he seta tabernacle for the sun: which cometh forth as a bridegroom out of his chamber, y. He goeth forth as from the uttermost part of the heaven : and runneth about unto the end of it again.

Let us pray. Let us bow the knee. R/. Arise.

COLLECT.

OLORD, we pray thee, that we thine unworthy servants, who now bewail the guilt of our mis doings : may be gladdened by the coming of thy only- begotten Son: Who liveth and reigneth with thee.

The Lesson from Isaiah the Prophet. Isa. 40. 9.

THUS saith the Lord: 0 Sion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain ; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid. Say unto the cities of Judah : Behold your God! Behold, the Lord God will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him : behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him. He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, he the Lord our God.

GRADUAL. Ps. So. Turn us again, 0 Lord God of hosts: shew the light of thy countenance and we shall be whole : y . Stir up thy strength, 0 Lord, and come and help us.

Let us pray. Let us bow the knee. R/. Arise.

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COLLECT.

GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God : that the coming festival of thy Son may avail for the healing of our souls in this present life, and obtain for us in that which is to come the rewards of eternal felicity. Through the same.

The Lesson from Isaiah the Prophet. Isa. 45. I.

THUS saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut. I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron. And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the Lord, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel. For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me. I am the Lord, and there is none else : there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me: that they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the Lord, and there is none else. I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things. Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth Salvation, and let righteous ness spring up together; I the Lord have created it.

GRADUAL. Ps. 80. Stir up thy strength, 0

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Lord, and come and help us. y. Hear, O thou Shepherd of Israel; thou that leadest Joseph like a sheep : shew thyself thou that sittest upon the Cher ub ims, before Ephraim, Benjamin and Manasses.

Let us pray. Let us bow the knee. R/. Arise.

COLLECT.

OLORD, we beseech thee, favourably to hear the prayers of thy people : that we, who are justly punished for our offences, may be comforted by the visitation of thy mercy. Through.

The Lesson from the Song of the Three Children. Song of the Three Children, v. 26.

IN those days: The Angel of the Lord came down into the oven together with Azarias and his fellows : and smote the flame of the fire out of the oven, and made the midst of the furnace as it had been a moist whistling wind. And the flame streamed forth above the furnace forty and nine cubits : and it passed through, and burned those Chaldeans it found about the furnace. And the fire touched the three not at all ; neither hurt, nor troubled them. Then they, as out of one mouth, praised, glorified, and blessed God in the furnace, saying:

Here Thanks be to God is not said.

HYMN. Ibid.

BLESSED art thou, O Lord God of our fathers. And to be praised and magnified above all for ever.

And blessed is thy glorious and holy Name. And to be praised and magnified above all for ever.

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Blessed art thou in the temple of thy holy glory. And to be praised and magnified above all for ever.

Blessed art thou on the glorious throne of thy king dom. And to be praised and magnified above all for ever.

Blessed art thou in the sceptre of thy Godhead. And to be praised and magnified above all for ever.

Blessed art thou that beholdest the depths, and sittest upon the Cherubims. And to be praised and magnified above all for ever.

Blessed art thou that walkest on the wings of the winds, and on the waves of the sea. And to be praised and magnified above all for ever.

Let all thine Angels and Saints bless thee. And praise thee and magnify thee above all for ever.

Let the heavens, the earth, the sea, and all that in them is, bless thee. And praise thee and magnify thee above all for ever.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. And worthy to be praised and mag nified above all for ever.

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be : world without end. Amen. And worthy to be praised and magnified above all for ever.

Blessed art thou, O Lord God of our fathers. And worthy to be praised and magnified above all for ever.

Here is said : The Lord be with you, without Let us bow the knee.

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COLLECT.

GOD, who for the deliverance of the three children didst assuage the flames of fire:

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mercifully grant that the fiery assaults of tempta tion may have no power upon us thy servants. Through.

COLLECT 2 of Advent ; 3 of St. Mary.

The Lesson from the latter EPISTLE of blessed Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians. 2 Thess. 2. i.

"ORETHREN : We beseech you, by the coming X3 of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him : that ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition ; who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things ? And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. And then shall that Wicked be re vealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming.

TRACT. Ps. 80. Hear, Othou Shepherd of Israel: thou that leadest Joseph like a sheep, y. Shew thyself, thou that sittest upon the Cherubims, before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasses. y. Stir up thy strength, 0 Lord : and come and help us.

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>J< The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL according to Luke. St. Luke 3* i.

IN the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene, Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests : the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins; as it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying: The voice of one crying in the wilderness : Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low ; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth; and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

OFFERTORY. Zech. 9. Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Sion, shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee, he is just, and having salvation.

SECRET.

WE beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to have respect unto these our oblations: that the same may be profitable unto us for our increase in all godliness, and for the attainment of everlasting salvation. Through.

SECRET 2 of Advent ; 3 of St. Mary.

COMMUNION. Ps. 19. He rejoiceth as a giant to run his course: he goeth forth from the utter-

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most part of the heaven, and runneth about unto the end of it again.

POSTCOMMUNION.

GRANT, we beseech thee, 0 Lord our God: that these holy mysteries which thou hast given unto us for the assurance of our salvation, may both in this life and in that which is to come be profitable unto us for the healing of our souls. Through.

POSTCOMMUNION 2 of Advent; 3 of St. Mary.

FOURTH SUNDAY IN ADVENT

Station at the Church of the Twelve Apostles.

INTROIT. Eorate coeli. Isa. 45.

DROP down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness : let the earth open and bring forth a Saviour. Ps. 19. The heavens declare the glory of God : and the firmament sheweth his handy-work, y. Glory be.

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COLLECT.

LORD, raise up, we pray thee, thy power, and come among us: and with great might succour us; that whereas, through our sins and wickedness, we are sore let and hindered in running the race that is set before us, thy bountiful grace and mercy may speedily help and deliver us: through the satisfaction of thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ: Who liveth.

COLLECT 2 of Advent ; 3 of St. Mary.

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The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul the Apostle to the Philippians. Phil. 4. 4.

T)RETHREN: Rejoice in the Lord alway, and J3 again I say: Rejoice. Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. Be careful for nothing: but in everything, by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your re quests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus our Lord.

GRADUAL. Ps. 145. The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him : yea, all such as call upon him faithfully, y. My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord: and let all flesh give thanks unto his holy Name.

Alleluia, alleluia, y. Come, O Lord, and tarry not: forgive the misdeeds of thy people. Alleluia.

>J< The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL according to John. St. John i. 19.

AT that time the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to John to ask him: Who art thou ? And he confessed, and denied not ; but confessed, I am not the Christ.

And they asked him, What then ? Art thou Elias ? And he saith: I am not. Art thou that prophet ? And he answered: No. Then said they unto him : Who art thou ? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself ? He said: I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness : Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias. And they which were sent were of the Pharisees. And they asked him,

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and said unto him: Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet ? John answered them, saying: I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not ; He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose. These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing. The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY. St. Luke i. Hail Mary, full of grace : the Lord is with thee : blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

SECRET.

WE beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to have respect unto these our oblations: that the same may be profitable unto us for our increase in all godliness, and for the attainment of everlasting salvation. Through.

SECRET 2 of Advent ; 3 of St. Mary.

COMMUNION. Isa. 7. Behold, a Virgin shall conceive and bear a Son: and his Name shall be called Emmanuel.

POSTCOMMUNION.

OLORD, who hast here vouchsafed unto us to be partakers of thy bounty: grant, we be seech thee, that we may so continue to draw near unto the same, that growing more and more in grace, we may attain in the end to everlasting life. Through.

POSTCOMMUNION 2 of Advent ; 3 of St. Mary.

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December 24th.

VIGIL OF THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD.

Station at St. Mary Major.

\ If the Vigil of the Nativity fall on a Sunday, the Mass of the Vigil shall be said, with commemoration of the Sunday : but the Gospel of the Sunday shall not be read at the ending of the Mass.

INTROIT. Hodie scietis. Exod. 16.

TO-DAY shall ye know that the Lord will come and deliver you : and in the morning ye shall see the glory of the Lord. Ps. 23. The earth is the Lord's and all that therein is: the compass of the world and they that dwell therein. y. Glory be.

COLLECT.

OGOD, who makest us glad with the yearly expectation of the birth of thy only Son Jesus Christ: grant that as we joyfully receive him for our Redeemer, so we may with sure con fidence behold him when he shall come to be our judge. Who liveth and reigneth with thee.

And no other Collect shall be said, except the Vigil fall on a Sunday.

The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul the Apostle to the Romans. Rom. i. i.

PAUL, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an Apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, which he had promised afore by his prophets in the

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holy scriptures, concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh ; and declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holi ness, by the resurrection from the dead: by whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedi ence to the faith among all nations, for his name: among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ our Lord.

GRADUAL. Exod. 16. To-day shall ye know that the Lord will come and save you: and in the morning ye shall see the glory of the Lord. y. Ps. So. Hear, O thou Shepherd of Israel : thou that leadest Joseph like a sheep. Shew thyself, thou that sittest upon the Cherubims, before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasses.

Alleluia and the verse following shall not be said, except the Vigil fall on a Sunday.

Alleluia, alleluia, f. To-morrow the iniquity of the earth shall be done away: and the Saviour of the world shall reign over us. Alleluia.

>J< The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL according to Matthew. St. Matt. I. 18.

WHEN as Mary the mother of Jesus was espoused to Joseph, before they came together she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily. But while he thought on these things, behold, the Angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying: Joseph thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife : for that which is conceived in

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her is of the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a Son: and thou shalt call his Name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

If it be a Sunday, the Creed is said.

OFFERTORY. Ps. 24. Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors: and the King of glory shall come in.

SECRET.

/^<RANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God: that VT like as we do now prevent the glorious nativity of thy Son, so we may obtain with gladness his reward of everlasting life. Who liveth and reigneth with thee.

The common Preface shall be said, except the Vigil fall on a Sunday, when the Preface of the most Holy Trinity shall be said.

COMMUNION. Is. 40. The glory of the Lord shall be revealed : and all flesh shall see the salva tion of our God.

POSTCOMMUNION.

OLORD, we' beseech thee: that like as thy only-begotten Son hath in this heavenly mystery given himself to be our meat and drink; so as at this time we may be inwardly renewed by the remembrance of his birth. Through the same.

^f The Priest, since on the Nativity of our Lord he celebrates three Masses, shall not take the Ablu tions at the first and second Mass, but at the third only : and at the first and second he shall wash his fingers in some clean vessel, as explained in the rubric for All Souls' Day.

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December 25th. THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD,

COMMONLY CALLED

CHRISTMAS DAY

AT THE FIRST MASS OF MIDNIGHT

Station at St. Mary Major; at the Crib.

INTROIT. Dominus dixit. Ps. 2.

THE Lord said unto me: Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee. Ps. ibid. Why do the heathen so furiously rage together: and why do the people imagine a vain thing ? y. Glory be.

COLLECT.

OGOD, who hast enlightened this most holy night with the beams of thy one true light : grant, we beseech thee, that we, who have known the mystery of his light on earth, may also attain to the fruition of his joys in heaven. Who liveth and reigneth with thee.

The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul the Apostle to Titus. Titus 2. 3.

DEARLY beloved: The grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world, looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ: who gave himself for us: that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people zealous of

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good works. These things speak and exhort: in Christ Jesus our Lord.

GRADUAL. Ps. no. In the day of thy power shall the people offer thee free-will offerings with an holy worship: the dew of thy birth is of the womb of the morning, y. The Lord said unto my Lord: Sit thou on my right hand until I make thine enemies thy footstool.

Alleluia, alleluia, y. Ps. 2. The Lord said unto me: Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee. Alleluia.

^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL according to Luke. St. Luke 2. i.

AT that time: There went out a decree from jL\ Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governour of Syria : and all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; because he was of the house and lineage of David; to be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child. And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger ; because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the Angel of the Lord came upon them : and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the Angel said unto*them: Fear not: for, behold, I bring you

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good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people: for unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you: Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the Angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying: Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. Creed.

OFFERTORY. Ps. 96. Let the heavens rejoice and let the earth be glad before the Lord: for he is come.

SECRET.

GRANT, O Lord, we pray thee, that the offerings, which on this day's festival we present unto thee, may be acceptable in thy sight: that by thy bounteous goodness vouchsafed unto us in this holy Communion, we may be found in the likeness of him in whom our substance is united unto thee : And who liveth.

PREFACE OF THE NATIVITY. Because thou didst give. And this Preface shall be said daily until the Epiphany, except upon the Octave day of Saint John the Evangelist.

WITHIN THE ACTION shaU be said That most holy night. And the same shall be said daily for the seven days following : but at this Mass only shall the priest say night, and thereafter day.

COMMUNION. Ps. no. With an holy worship : the dew of thy birth is of the womb of the morning.

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POSTCOMMUNION.

ANT, we beseech thee, O Lord our God, that we who in a mystery have drawn near with gladness unto the birth of Jesus Christ our Lord : may so walk in godliness of life, that we may be found worthy to attain unto his fellowship in heaven. Who liveth and reigneth with thee.

If Before the Masses following the Priest shall say the Confession, and at the end of each he shall bless the people, and read the Gospel of Saint John, In the beginning was the Word, as hereafter set forth.

But after the third Mass, instead of the Gospel aforesaid, shall be read the Gospel of the Epiphany, When Jesus was born.

If For solemn Votives within Oct., Mass as on Dec. 30.

AT THE SECOND MASS AT DAYBREAK

Station at St. Anastasia's.

INTROIT. Luxfulgebit. Is. 9.

E*HT shall shine to-day upon us: for unto us the Lord is born: and his Name shall be called Wonderful, Mighty God, the Prince of peace, Father of the world to come: of whose kingdom there shall be no end. Ps. 93. The Lord is King and hath put on glorious apparel: the Lord hath put on his apparel and girded himself with strength. /. Glory be.

COLLECT.

/^ RANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God : that, VJT as thou hast poured forth upon us the new light of thine incarnate Word ; so he, who doth illuminate our hearts by faith, may likewise in all

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our works shew forth his brightness. Through the same.

Of St. Anastasia. COLLECT.

GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God : that we, who now devoutly keep the feast of the blessed Martyr Saint Anastasia, may by her effectual intercession find favour in thy sight. Through.

The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul the Apostle to Titus. Titus 3. 4.

DEARLY beloved : The kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man hath appeared: not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost, which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour: that being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life: in Christ Jesus our Lord.

GRADUAL. Ps. 118. Blessed is he that cometh in the Name of the Lord: God is the Lord, who hath shewed us light, y. This is the Lord's doing: and it is marvellous in our eyes.

Alleluia, alleluia.

y. Ps. 93. The Lord is King, and hath put on glorious apparel : the Lord hath put on his apparel, and girded himself with strength. Alleluia.

*%4 The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL according to Luke. St. Luke 2. 15.

AT that time: The shepherds said one to J[\. another: Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. And they came with haste: and found Mary and Joseph,

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and the babe lying in a manger. And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child. And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. Creed. OFFERTORY. Ps. 93. God hath made the round world so sure, that it cannot be moved: ever since the world began hath thy seat, O God, been prepared: thou art from everlasting.

SECRET.

WE pray thee, O Lord, that these our oblations may be worthy of the mysteries which we celebrate on the Birth of thy Son, and may ever more shed forth thy peace within our hearts : that, even as he who was born in the substance of our manhood did shew forth therein the glory of the Godhead, so we, in these thy earthly creatures, may be made partakers of that which is heavenly. Through the same.

Of St. Anastasia. SECRET.

WE beseech thee, O Lord, graciously to accept our oblations: that by the merits and intercession of thy blessed Martyr, Saint Anastasia, they may be profitable to the advancement of our salvation.

PREFACE and CANON as in the former Mass.

COMMUNION. Zech. 9. Rejoice greatly, 0 daughter of Zion, shout, O daughter of Jerusalem : behold, thy king cometh unto thee, he is just, and having salvation.

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POSTCOMMUNION.

OLORD, who by thy wondrous Birth hast put off from us the old nature of our manhood: grant, we beseech thee, that by this new Sacrament of thy Nativity we may ever be inwardly renewed in our souls. Who liveth and reigneth with thee.

Of St. Anastasia. POSTCOMMUNION.

OLORD, who hast vouchsafed to feed us thy household with thy heavenly gifts : merci fully grant, that we, who celebrate the feast of thy blessed Martyr Anastasia, may at all times be com forted by her intercession. Through.

AT THE THIRD MASS ON THE DAY OF THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD

Station at St. Mary Major.

INTROIT. Puer natus est. Is. 9.

UNTO us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given : and the government shall be upon his shoulder : and his Name shall be called, Angel of mighty counsel. Ps. 98. O sing unto the Lord a new song: for he hath done marvellous things, y. Glory be.

COLLECT.

ALMIGHTY GOD, who hast given us thy only- *L\. begotten son to take our nature upon him, and as at this time -to be born of a pure Virgin: grant that we, being regenerate, and made thy children by adoption and grace, may daily be re newed by thy Holy Spirit. Through the same . . . in the unity of the same.

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The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul the Apostle to the Hebrews. Heb. i. i.

GOD, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets : hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds : who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the majesty on high ; being made so much better than the Angels, -as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. For unto which of the Angels said he at any time: Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee ? And again : I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son ? And again, when he bringeth in the first-begotten into the world, he saith: And let all the Angels of God worship him. And of the Angels he saith: Who maketh his Angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire. But unto the Son he saith : Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever ; a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom: thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity: therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. And: Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth ; and the heavens are the works of thine hands : they shall perish, but thou remainest : and they all shall wax old as doth a garment : and as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed ; but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.

GRADUAL. Ps. 98. All the ends of the world have seen the salvation of our God: O be joyful

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in God, all ye lands, y. The Lord hath declared his salvation: in the sight of the heathen his righteousness hath he openly shewed.

Alleluia, alleluia, J. A hallowed day hath dawned upon us : come, all ye nations, and worship the Lord: for on this day a great light hath de scended upon the earth. Alleluia.

^ The Beginning of the HOLY GOSPEL accord ing to John. St. John i. i.

IN the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him ; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness, and the darkness comprehended it not. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the light, that all men through him might believe. He was not that light, but was sent to bear witness of that light. That was the true light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his Name: which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. (Here genuflect.) And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only-begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. The Creed is said.

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OFFERTORY. Ps. 89. The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: thou hast laid the founda tion of the round world, and all that therein is: righteousness and equity are the habitation of thy seat.

SECRET.

WE beseech thee, O Lord, that by this new birth of thy only -begotten Son thou wouldest vouchsafe to sanctify these our oblations : and to cleanse us from the defilement of all our iniquities. Through the same.

PREFACE and CANON as in the former Masses. COMMUNION. Ps. 98. All the ends of the world have seen the salvation of our God.

POSTCOMMUNION.

GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God: that like as thy Son, born this day the Saviour of the world, hath been made the author of our heavenly birth ; so he may bestow upon us the gift of everlasting life. Who liveth and reigneth with thee.

December 26th. ST. STEPHEN, THE FIRST MARTYR

Station at St. Stephen's on the Coelian Hill.

INTROIT. Sederunt principes. Ps. 119.

T3RINCES, moreover, did sit, and did witness JL falsely against me: and the ungodly pressed sore upon me: O Lord, my God, stand up to help me, for thy servant is occupied continually in thy commandments. Ps. ibid. Blessed are those that are undefiled in the way: and walk in the law of the Lord. y. Glory be.

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COLLECT.

RANT, O Lord, that, in all our sufferings here V_T upon earth for the testimony of thy truth, we may steadfastly look up to heaven, and by faith behold the glory that shall be revealed: and being filled with the Holy Ghost may learn to love and bless our persecutors by the example of thy first Martyr Saint Stephen, who prayed for his murderers to thee, O blessed Jesus, who standest at the right hand of God to succour all those that suffer for thee, our only Mediator and Advocate. Who liveth and reigneth with thee.

Then shall follow the Collect of the Nativity ', which shall be said continually unto New Year's Eve.

Of the Nativity. COLLECT.

A LMIGHTY GOD, who hast given us thy only- J~\. begotten Son to take our nature upon him, and as at this time to be born of a pure Virgin: grant that we, being regenerate, and made thy children by adoption and grace, may daily be re newed by thy Holy Spirit. Through the same . . . in the unity of the same.

The Lesson for the EPISTLE from the Acts of the Apostles. Acts 7. 55.

IN those days: Stephen, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God, and said: Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing on the right hand of God. Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord: and cast him out of the city, and stoned him : and the witnesses laid down

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their clothes at a youhg man's feet, whose name was Saul. And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying: Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. And he kneeled down and cried with a loud voice : Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

GRADUAL. Ps. 119. Princes also did sit and speak against me: and wicked men have per secuted me. y. Help me, O Lord my God: save me for thy mercy's sake.

Alleluia, alleluia, y. Acts 7. I see the heavens opened, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. Alleluia.

*J In Votive Masses after Septuagesima, instead of Alleluia and the verse following, is said the Tract from the Common of a Martyr, page F 4. But in Eastertide, the Gradual is omitted, and in its place is said the Alleluia as above, and then the verse : Thou hast set, O Lord, a crown of pure gold upon his head. Alleluia.

^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL according to Matthew. St. Matt. 23. 34.

A that time: Jesus said unto the scribes and Pharisees: Behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify: and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persepute them from city to city: that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. Verily I say unto you: All these things shall come upon this generation. O Jeru salem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets,

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and stonest them which are sent unto thee: how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. For I say unto you: Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say: Blessed is he that cometh in the Name of the Lord. The Creed is said on account of the Octave.

OFFERTORY. Acts 6. and 7. The Apostles chose Stephen the Levite, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost : whom the Jews stoned, calling upon God, and saying : Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

SECRET.

ACEPT, O Lord, we pray thee, the gifts which we offer unto thee in remembrance of thy saints: that like as they by suffering obtained thy crown of glory, so we by godly conversation may attain to innocence of life. Through.

Of the Nativity. SECRET.

WE beseech thee, O Lord, that by this new birth of thy only - begotten Son thou wouldest vouchsafe to sanctify these our oblations : and to cleanse us from the defilements of all our iniquities. Through the same.

PREFACE and CANON of Christmas. COMMUNION. Acts 7. I see the heavens opened and Jesus standing at the right hand of the power of God: Lord Jesus, receive my spirit, and lay not this sin to their charge, for they know not what they do.

POSTCOMMUNION.

SSIST us mercifully, O Lord: that we, which have received these holy mysteries, may, at

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the intercession of thy blessed Martyr Saint Stephen, be stablished by thy everlasting protection. Through. Of the Nativity. POSTCOMMUNION.

GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God: that like as thy Son, born this day the Saviour of the world, hath been made the author of our heavenly birth ; so he may bestow upon us the gift of everlasting life. Who liveth and reigneth with thee.

December 27th.

ST. JOHN, APOSTLE & EVANGELIST

Station at St. Mary Major.

INTROIT. In media Ecclesiae. Ecclus. 15.

IN the midst of the congregation he opened his mouth : and the Lord filled him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding : he clothed him with a robe of glory. Ps. 92. It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord : and to sing praises unto thy Name, O most Highest, y. Glory be.

COLLECT.

MERCIFUL Lord, we beseech thee to cast thy bright beams of light upon thy Church : that it being enlightened by the doctrine of thy blessed Apostle and Evangelist Saint John may so walk in the light of thy truth, that it may at length attain to the light of everlasting life. Through.

COLLECT OF THE NATIVITY as on Saint Stephen's Day, page A 43.

The Lesson from the first EPISTLE of blessed John the Apostle. I St. John i. i.

THAT which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands

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have handled of the word of life ; (for the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us ; ) that which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son, Jesus Christ. And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full. This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you: That God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth; but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

GRADUAL. St. John 21. Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him; He shall not die. y. But : If I will that he tarry till I come : follow thou me.

Alleluia, alleluia.

y. This is the disciple which testifieth of these things: and we know that his testimony is true. Alleluia.

Tf In Votive Masses after Septuagesima, instead of Alleluia and the verse following, is said the Tract Blessed is the man as in the Common of Doctors, page F 50. But in Eastertide, instead of the

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Gradual, is said the Alleluia as above, and then the verse, Ps. 92. The righteous shall flourish like a palm-tree : and shall spread abroad like a cedar in Libanus. Alleluia.

^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL according to John. St. John 21. 19.

A% that time : Jesus said unto Peter: Follow me : Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said: Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee ? Peter seeing him saith to Jesus: Lord, and what shall this man do ? Jesus saith unto him: If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee ? Follow thou me. Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, That that disciple should not die : yet Jesus said not unto him: He shall not die; but: If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee ? This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things, and we know that his testimony is true. And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which if they should be written every one, I suppose, that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY. Ps. 92. The righteous shall flourish like a palm-tree: and shall spread abroad like a cedar in Libanus.

SECRET.

OLORD who seest that we do trust for our deliverance in the advocacy of thy blessed Apostle Saint John: grant, we beseech thee; that the gifts which we offer unto thee on this his festival may be acceptable in thy sight. Through.

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SECRET OF THE NATIVITY as on Saint Stephen's Day, page A 45.

PREFACE and CANON of Christmas.

COMMUNION. St. John 21. Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him: He shall not die: but: If I will that he tarry till I come.

POSTCOMMUNION.

OGOD, who hast vouchsafed to feed us with heavenly meat and drink : mercifully grant, that like as we have received the same in devout remembrance of thy holy Apostle Saint John, so we may evermore be defended by his intercession. Through.

POSTCOMMUNION OF THE NATIVITY as on Saint Stephen's Day.

December 28th. THE HOLY INNOCENTS

Station at St. Paul's.

INTROIT. Ex ore infantium. Ps. 8.

OUT of the mouth of very babes, O God, and of sucklings hast thou perfected praise : because of thine adversaries. Ps. ibid. O Lord our Governour: how excellent is thy Name in all the world, y. Glory be.

COLLECT.

O ALMIGHTY GOD, who out of the mouths of babes and sucklings hast ordained strength, and madest infants to glorify thee by their deaths: mortify and kill all vices in us; and so strengthen us by thy grace, that by the innocency of our lives, and constancy of our faith even unto death, we may glorify thy holy Name. Through.

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COLLECT OF THE NATIVITY as on Saint Stephen's Day, page A 43.

The Lesson for the EPISTLE from the Revela tion of blessed John the Apostle. Rev. 14. i.

IN those days: I looked, and lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's Name written in their foreheads. And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps : and they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders; and no man could learn that song, but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth. These are they which were not defiled with women, for they are virgins : these are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth: these were redeemed from among men, being the first- fruits unto God, and to the Lamb. And in their mouth was found no guile; for they are without fault before the throne of God.

GRADUAL. Ps. 124. Our soul is escaped : even as a bird out of the snare of the fowler, y. The snare is broken and we are delivered. Our help standeth in the Name of the Lord, who hath made heaven and earth.

1f The following Alleluia with its verse is said whenever this Feast falls on a Sunday, or has the rank of a Double of the first class. But it is always said on the Octave Day, and in Votive Masses before Septuagesima, and after Pentecost.

Alleluia, alleluia, y. Ps. 113. Praise the Lord, ye children : O praise the Name of the Lord. Alleluia.

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The Tract is not said when Alleluia is said as above.

TRACT. Ps. 79. The blood of thy saints have they shed like water on every side of Jerusalem, y. And there was no man to bury them. y. Avenge, O Lord, the blood of thy saints, that is shed upon the earth.

Tf In Votive Masses in Eastertide, instead of the Gradual is said the' Alleluia as above, and then

y. Ecclus. 39. Thy saints, O Lord, shall flourish like the lily, and shall be even as the odour of balsam before thee. Alleluia.

^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL according to Matthew. St. Matt. 2. 13.

A' that time: The Angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying: Arise, and take the young child, and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word; for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt, and was there until the death of Herod; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying: Out of Egypt have I called my Son. Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth; and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jer emy the prophet, saying : In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourn ing: Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not. Creed. OFFERTORY. Ps. 124. Our soul is escaped

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even as a bird out of the snare of the fowler: the snare is broken and we are delivered.

SECRET.

ANT, O Lord, we pray thee, that the devout prayers of thy Saints may never fail to succour and defend us : that these our oblations may be rendered acceptable in thy sight ; and that we may be made worthy to obtain for our sins the pardon of thy mercy. Through.

SECRET OF THE NATIVITY as on Saint Stephen's Day, page A 45.

PREFACE and CANON of Christmas.

COMMUNION. St. Matt. 2. In Rama was

there a voice heard, lamentation and weeping, and

great mourning: Rachel weeping for her children,

and would not be comforted, because they are not.

POSTCOMMUNION.

WE beseech thee, O Lord, that the gifts which we have received in these holy mysteries may at the intercession of thy Saints effectually avail for our succour both in this life and in that which is to come. Through.

POSTCOMMUNION OF THE NATIVITY as on Saint Stephen's Day, page A 46.

Glory be to God on high and Depart in peace shall not be said, except this feast fall on a Sunday : but on the Octave Day they shall always be said.

December 29th.

ST. THOMAS OF CANTERBURY,

BISHOP AND MARTYR

INTROIT. Gaudeamus.

REJOICE we all in the Lord, keeping holy-day in honour of blessed Thomas the Martyr: in

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whose passion the Angels rejoice and glorify the Son of God. Ps. 33. Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous: for it becometh well the just to be thankful, f . Glory be.

COLLECT.

OGOD, who for thy Church's sake didst suffer thy Bishop Saint Thomas gloriously to be slain by the swords of wicked men : grant, we beseech thee, that all they who call upon him for succour may be profited by the obtaining of all that they desire. Through.

COLLECT OF THE NATIVITY as on Saint Stephen's Day, page A 43.

The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul the Apostle to the Hebrews. Heb. 5. i.

ORETHREN : Every high priest taken from X3 among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins: who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way ; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity. And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins. And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron. So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest: but he that said unto him : Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee. As he saith also in another place : Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Mel- chisedec.

GRADUAL. Ecclus. 44. Behold a great priest, who in his days pleased the Lord. y. There was none like unto him to keep the law of the most High.

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Alleluia, alleluia. J. St. John 10. I am the good shepherd : and know my sheep, and am known of mine. Alleluia.

1f In Votive Masses, after Septuagesima the Tract, and in Eastertide the Alleluia, with its verses, are taken from the Mass Statuit, page F 41.

^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL according to John. St. John 10. u.

A1 that time: Jesus said unto the Pharisees: I am the good 'shepherd : the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth : and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep. I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father : and I lay down my life for the sheep. And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice ; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.

The Creed is said, on account of the Octave.

OFFERTORY. Ps. 21. Thou hast set a crown of pure gold upon his head, O Lord : he asked life of thee, and thou gavest him a long life.

SECRET.

SANCTIFY, O Lord, we beseech thee, these our oblations: and at the intercession of thy blessed Martyr and Bishop Saint Thomas look down in mercy upon us who here present them unto thee. Through.

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SECRET OF THE NATIVITY as on Saint Stephen's Day, page A 45.

PREFACE and CANON of Christmas.

COMMUNION. St. John 10. I am the good shepherd and know my sheep and am known of mine.

POSTCOMMUNION.

RANT, O Lord, we pray thee, that this holy Communion may in such wise cleanse us from all our sins: that, at the intercession of blessed Thomas thy Martyr and Bishop, we may attain thereby to the fellowship of him who is the healer of our souls, even Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord.

POSTCOMMUNION OF THE NATIVITY as on Saint Stephen's Day, page A 46.

SUNDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF

THE NATIVITY INTROIT. Dum medium. Wisdom 18.

WHEN all things were in quiet silence and night was in the midst of her swift course, thine almighty Word, O Lord, leaped down from heaven out of thy royal throne.

Ps. 93. The Lord is king, and hath put on glorious apparel: the Lord hath put on his apparel and girded himself with strength, y. Glory be.

COLLECT.

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, vouchsafe, we ^L\. beseech thee, to govern us in all our doings in the way of thy good pleasure: that we, faith fully serving thee in the Name of thy well-beloved Son, may worthily abound in all good works. Who liveth and reigneth with thee.

COLLECT OF THE NATIVITY, page A 43.

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The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul the Apostle to the Galatians. Gal. 4. i.

TQRETHREN: Now I say, that the heir, as long X) as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all: but is under tutors and governours, until the time appointed of the father. Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world: but when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, to redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying: Abba, Father. Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son: and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.

GRADUAL. Ps. 45. Thou art fairer than the children of men: full of grace are thy lips. ~f. My heart is inditing of a good matter, I speak of the things which I have made unto the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

Alleluia, alleluia, ^f. ^5.93. The Lord is king and hath put on glorious apparel : the Lord hath put on his apparel and girded himself with strength. Alleluia.

^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL according to Matthew. St. Matt. I. 18.

THE birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily. But while he thought on these things, behold, the Angel of the Lord, appeared

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unto him in a dream, saying: Joseph thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife; for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost: and she shall bring forth a Son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS; for he shall save his people from their sins. (Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying: Behold, a Virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a Son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.) Then Joseph, being raised from sleep, did as the Angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife : and knew her not till she had brought forth her first born son: and he called his name JESUS. Creed. OFFERTORY. Ps. 93. God hath made the round world so sure, that it cannot be moved: ever since the world began hath thy seat, O God, been prepared: thou art from everlasting. SECRET.

GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God: that these gifts which we offer in the sight of thy divine majesty, may obtain for us grace to serve thee in this life with all godliness, and bring us in the end to everlasting felicity. Through.

SECRET OF THE NATIVITY as on Saint Stephen's Day, page A 45.

PREFACE and CANON of Christmas.

COMMUNION. St. Matt. 2. Take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel : for they are dead which sought the young child's life.

POSTCOMMUNION.

GRANT, 0 Lord, that by the operation of these thy mysteries we may be cleansed from all

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our sins and obtain that which we have asked according to thy will. Through.

POSTCOMMUNION OF THE NATIVITY as on Saint Stephen's Day, page A 46.

December soth.

6TH DAY WITHIN OCTAVE OF NATIVITY

The third Mass of Christmas, Puer natus est, shall be said, but the Epistle and Gospel shall be those of the second Mass. And after the Collect for Christmas shall be said the Collects following :

Of St. Mary. COLLECT.

OGOD who by the child-bearing of a pure Virgin hast bestowed upon all mankind the rewards of everlasting life : grant, we beseech thee, that we may know the succour of her intercession, through whom we have been found worthy to receive the author of all life.

For the Church. COLLECT.

WE beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to hear the prayers of thy people: that being delivered from all adversities and all false doctrines thy Church may serve thee in freedom and quietness. Through.

Or for the Chief Bishop. COLLECT.

OGOD, the pastor and governour of them that put their trust in thee, look down in mercy on thy servant, N., whom thou hast chosen to be pastor and ruler of thy Church: grant unto him, we beseech thee, to be in word and conversation a wholesome example to the people committed to

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his charge, that he with them may attain at last to the crown of everlasting life. Through.

Of St. Mary. SECRET.

WE beseech thee, O Lord, that by the bountiful goodness of thy mercy, and by the inter cession of blessed Mary Ever- Virgin, these our oblations may be acceptable in thy sight : that we, being delivered in this present life from all adver sities, may obtain in that which is to come peace everlasting.

For the Church. SECRET.

DEFEND, O Lord, we pray thee, us thy servants: that we cleaving fast to things heavenly may faithfully serve thee both in body and soul. Through. Or for the Chief Bishop. SECRET.

WE beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to accept these our oblations: granting unto JV., thy servant, that like as thou hast chosen him to be pastor and ruler of thy Church, so he may be governed evermore by thy defence. Through.

Of St. Mary. POSTCOMMUNION. /^<RANT, O Lord, we pray thee, that this holy \^J[ Communion may in such wise cleanse us from all our sins: that at the intercession of the blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, we may attain thereby to the fellowship of him who is the healer of our souls.

For the Church. POSTCOMMUNION. /^* RANT, we beseech thee, O Lord our God, that \JJ we whom thou hast made partakers of heavenly gladness may by thee be defended from all earthly perils. Through.

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DEFEND us, 0 Lord, we beseech thee, who have here received these heavenly mysteries: and grant that thy servant, JV., whom thou hast chosen to be Pastor and Ruler of thy Church, together with the flock committed to his charge, may thereby be preserved and strengthened against all adversi ties. Through.

December 3ist.

ST. SYLVESTER I, POPE AND CONFESSOR

INTROIT. Sacer 'dotes tui. Ps. 132.

ET thy priests be clothed with righteousness, and let thy saints sing with joyfulness: for thy servant David's sake, turn not away the pres ence of thine Anointed. Ps. ibid. Lord, remember David: and all his trouble, y. Glory be.

COLLECT.

GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God: that we on this day devoutly observing the feast of thy holy Confessor Saint Sylvester, may thereby increase in godliness to the attainment of ever lasting life. Through.

COLLECT OF THE NATIVITY as on Saint Stephen's Day, page A 43.

The Lesson from the latter EPISTLE of blessed Paul the Apostle to Timothy. 2 St. Tim. 4. i.

DEARLY beloved : I charge thee therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and

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his kingdom; preach the word: be instant in season, out of season: reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine ; but after their own lusts shall they heap to them selves teachers having itching ears : and they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry. For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. Hence forth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, shall give me at that day : and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.

GRADUAL. Ecclus. 44. Behold a great priest, who in his days pleased the Lord. y. There was none like unto him to keep the law of the most High.

Alleluia, alleluia, y. Ps. 89. I have found David my servant : with my holy oil have I anointed him. Alleluia.

%4 The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL according to Luke. St. Luke 12. 35.

A that time: Jesus said unto his disciples: Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning: and ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding : that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately. Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching. Verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to

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meat, and will come forth and serve them. And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what time the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through. Be ye therefore ready also : for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.

The Creed is said on account of the Octave.

OFFERTORY. Ps. 89. I have found David my servant, with my holy oil have I anointed him : my hand shall hold him fast and my arm shall strengthen him.

SECRET.

/^RANT, we beseech thee, O Lord, that we, V_T remembering with gladness the righteousness of thy Saints, may at all times and in all places feel the effectual succour of their intercession. Through.

SECRET OF THE NATIVITY as on Saint Stephen's Day, page A 45.

PREFACE and CANON of Christmas.

COMMUNION. St. Matt. 24. Blessed is that servant whom his Lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall make him ruler over all his goods.

POSTCOMMUNION.

GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that we may so shew forth our thankfulness for the gifts which we have now received : that, at the intercession of Saint Sylvester, thy Confessor and Bishop, we may obtain yet more abundant mercies. Through.

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POSTCOMMUNION OF THE NATIVITY as on Saint Stephen's Day, page A 46.

January 1st.

THE CIRCUMCISION OF CHRIST AND OCTAVE OF THE NATIVITY.

Station at St. Mary beyond the Tiber:

INTROIT. Puer natus est. Is. 9. TNTO us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given : \^J and the government shall be upon his shoulder : and his Name shall be called Angel of mighty counsel. Ps. 98. 0 sing unto the Lord a new song: for he hath done marvellous things, y. Glory be.

COLLECT.

ALMIGHTY GOD, who madest thy blessed Son jT\. to be circumcised, and obedient to the law for man: grant us the true circumcision of the spirit ; that our hearts, and all our members, being morti fied from all worldly and carnal lusts, we may in all things obey thy blessed will. Through the same.

The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul the Apostle to the Romans. Rom. 4. 8.

T^RETHREN: Blessed is the man to whom the J3 Lord will not impute sin. Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also ? For we say, that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness. How was it then reckoned ? when he was in cir cumcision, or in uncircumcision ? And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised : that he might be the father of all them that believe,

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though they be not circumcised: that righteous ness might be imputed unto them also: and the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised. For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect.

GRADUAL. Ps. 98. All the ends of the world have seen the salvation of our God: O be joyful in God, all ye lands. J. The Lord hath declared his salvation: in the sight of the heathen hath he openly shewed his righteousness.

Alleluia, alleluia, f. Heb. I. God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son. Alleluia.

^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL according to Luke. St. Luke 2. 15.

AT that time : It came to pass, as the Angels JL\. were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another : Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. And they came with haste, and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child. And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them

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in her heart. And the shepherds returned, glorify ing and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the Child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the Angel before he was conceived in the womb. The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY. Ps. 89. The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: thou hast laid the founda tions of the round world, and all that therein is: righteousness and equity are the habitation of thy seat.

SECRET.

T T TE beseech thee, O Lord, graciously to accept VV these our prayers and oblations : that we being cleansed by these heavenly mysteries, may obtain of thy great mercy the fulfilment of all our desires. Through.

PREFACE and CANON of Christmas.

COMMUNION. Ps. 98. All the ends of the world have seen the salvation of our God.

POSTCOMMUNION.

GRANT, O Lord, we pray thee, that this holy Communion may in such wise cleanse us from all our sins: that at the intercession of the blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, we may attain thereby to the fellowship of him who is the healer of our souls, even Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord.

K On the Sunday falling between the Circumcision and the Epiphany, or, if no Sunday occur ', on January 2nd, is observed in some dioceses, the Feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus. Moss is said as on August Jth.

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January 2nd. OCTAVE OF ST. STEPHEN

Mass as on the Feast, except the Collect following. No Commem. of Christmas is made, but the Christmas Preface is said. The Creed is not said.

COLLECT.

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hast con- ,/~\ secrated unto thyself the firstfruits of thy Martyrs in the blood of thy blessed Deacon Saint Stephen : grant, we beseech thee ; that he may ever plead for our salvation, who prayed for his murderers, to thee, O blessed Jesus, who standest at the right hand of God to succour all those that suffer for thee, our only Mediator and Advocate. R/. Amen.

January 3rd.

OCTAVE OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST

Mass as on the Feast, without Commem. of Christmas. The Creed is not said. Preface of the Apostles.

January 4th. OCTAVE OF THE HOLY INNOCENTS

Mass as on the Feast, with Preface of Christmas, but no other Commemoration of it. Glory be to God on high, Alleluia with its verse, and Depart in peace, are said. The Creed is not said.

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If From the Vigil of the Epiphany until the Feast of the Purification inclusive, when the Prayers of Saint Mary, or for the Church or Chief Bishop, are directed to be said, then they shall be those which are set forth above for December 30^, pages A 58 and A 59.

January* 5th. THE VIGIL OF THE EPIPHANY

INTROIT. Dum medium. Wisdom 1 8.

TT 7*HILE all things were in quiet silence, and VV night was in the midst of her swift course, thine almighty Word, O Lord, leaped down from heaven out of thy royal throne. Ps. 93. The Lord is king, and hath put on glorious apparel : the Lord hath put on his apparel and girded himself with strength, f. Glory be.

COLLECT.

A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, vouchsafe, we JL\. beseech thee, to govern us in all our doings in the way of thy good pleasure: that we, faith fully serving thee in the Name of thy well-beloved Son, may worthily abound in all good works. Through the same.

COLLECT 2. Of St. Mary. 3. Ad. Lib.

The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul the Apostle to the Galatians. Gal. 4. I.

T>RETHREN: Now I say, that the heir, as long J3 as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all : but is under

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tutors and governors, until the time appointed of the father. Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world: but when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, to redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying : Abba, Father. Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son: and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.

GRADUAL. Ps. 45. Thou art fairer than the children of men: full of grace are thy lips. y. My heart is inditing of a good matter, I speak of the things which I have made unto the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

Alleluia, alleluia, y. Ps. 93. The Lord is king and hath put on glorious apparel: the Lord hath put on his apparel and girded himself with strength. Alleluia.

^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL according to Matthew. St. Matt. 2. 1 9.

A? that time: When Herod was dead, behold, an Angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying: Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life. And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being

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warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee: and he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets: He shall be called a Nazarene. The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY. Ps. 93. God hath made the round world so sure, that it cannot be moved: ever since the world began hath thy seat, O God, been prepared: thou art from everlasting.

SECRET.

GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God: that these gifts which we offer in the sight of thy divine majesty, may obtain for us grace to serve thee in this life with all godliness, and bring us in the end to everlasting felicity. Through.

SECRET 2. Of St. Mary. 3. Ad. Lib.

PREFACE of Christmas.

COMMUNION. St. Matt. 2. Take the young Child and his Mother, and go into the land of Israel : for they are dead which sought the young Child's life.

POSTCOMMUNION.

GRANT, O Lord, that by the operation of these thy mysteries we may be cleansed from all our sins and obtain that which we have asked according to thy will. Through.

POSTCOMMUNION 2. Of St. Mary. 3. Ad

Lib.

A 7i January 6th.

THE EPIPHANY

OF OUR LORD,

OR THE MANIFESTATION OF CHRIST TO THE GENTILES

Station at St. Peter's.

INTROIT. Ecce advenit. Mai. 3.

BEHOLD, he appeareth, the Lord and Ruler: and in his hand the kingdom, and power, and dominion. Ps. 72. Give the King thy judgments, O God: and thy righteousness unto the King's Son. y. Glory be.

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COLLECT.

GOD, who by the leading of a star didst manifest thy only-begotten Son to the Gentiles: mercifully grant, that we, which know thee now by faith, may after this life have the fruition of thy glorious Godhead. Through the same.

The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians. Ephes. 3. i.

T)RETHREN: For this cause, I Paul, the J3 prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles; if ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God, which is given me to you-ward, how that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery, (as I wrote afore in few words, whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ, which in other ages was not

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made known unto the sons of men) as it is now revealed unto his holy Apostles and Prophets by the Spirit; that the Gentiles should be fellow- heirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ, by the Gospel: whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power. Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; and to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ. To the intent, that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the Church the manifold wisdom of God, according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord: in whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.

GRADUAL. Is. 60. All they from Saba shall come, bringing gold and incense, and shall shew forth the praises of the Lord. y. Arise and shine, O Jerusalem: for the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.

Alleluia, alleluia, y. St. Matt. 2. We have seen his star in the East, and are come with offerings to worship the Lord. Alleluia.

^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL according to Matthew. St. Matt. 2. i .

WHEN Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king: behold, there came wise men from the east to

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Jerusalem, saying: Where is he that is born King of the Jews ? For we have seen his star in the east: and are come to worship him. When Herod the king had heard these things: he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them, where Christ should be born. And they said unto him: In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet: And thou, Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor that shall rule my people Israel. Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said: Go, and search diligently for the young child: and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also. When they had heard the king, they departed: and lo, the star which they saw in the east went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother (here genuflect), and fell down and wor shipped him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts, gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod: they departed into their own country another way. <

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY. Ps. 72. The kings of Tharsis and of the isles shall give presents: the kings of

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Arabia and Saba shall bring gifts : all kings shall fall down before -him, all nations shall do him service.

SECRET.

WE beseech thee, 0 Lord, mercifully to look upon the oblations of thy Church : wherein no longer offering gold and frankincense and myrrh, we sacrifice and receive him who by those gifts was mystically signified, even Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord : Who liveth and reigneth with thee.

PREFACE of the Epiphany and WITHIN THE ACTION, etc., as among Prefaces, and throughout the Octave.

COMMUNION. St. Matt. 2. We have seen his star in the East, and are come with offerings to worship the Lord.

POSTCOMMUNION.

GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God: that we, which here have celebrated thy holy mysteries, may in all purity of heart arid mind receive the benefits of the same. Through.

If Within the Octave of the Epiphany the same Mass is said as on the Feast : and after the Collect of the day the following Prayers are said : 2. Of St. Mary. 3. For Churchy or Chief Bishop.

THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY

INTROIT. In excelso throno. N a throne exalted I beheld, and lo, a man sitting, whom a legion of Angels worship,

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singing together: behold, his rule and governance endureth to all ages. Ps. 100. O be joyful in God, all ye lands: serve the Lord with gladness, y. Glory be.

COLLECT.

OLORD, we beseech thee mercifully to receive the prayers of thy people which call upon thee: and grant that they may both perceive and know what things they ought to do, and also may have grace and power faithfully to fulfil the same. Through.

And Commemoration is made of the Octave of the Epiphany.

The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul the Apostle to the Romans. Rom. 12. i.

T>RETHREN: I beseech you by the mercies JD of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God. For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think: but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. For as we have many members in one body, and all members 4iave not the same office: so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another: in Christ Jesus our Lord.

GRADUAL. Ps. 72. Blessed be the Lord God, even the God of Israel : which only doeth wondrous

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things, y. The mountains also shall bring peace: and the little hills righteousness unto the people.

Alleluia, alleluia, y. Ps. 100. 0 be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands : serve the Lord with gladness. Alleluia.

*%( The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL according to Luke. St. Luke 2. 41.

NOW the parents of Jesus went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover. And when Jesus was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem, after the custom of the feast. And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem. And Joseph and his mother knew not of it. But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's journey: and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance. And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jeru salem, seeking him. And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions. And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers. And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him: Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us ? Behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing. And he said unto them: How is if that ye sought me ? Wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business ? And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them. And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart. And

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Jesus increased in wisdom, and stature, and in favour with God and man.

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY. Ps. 100. 0 be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands, serve the Lord with gladness: and come before his presence with a song : be ye sure that the Lord he is God.

SECRET.

WE beseech thee, O Lord, that this sacrifice, which we offer unto thee, may evermore avail to quicken and defend us. Through. SECRET 2. Of the Epiphany. COMMUNION. St. Luke 2. Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us ? Behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing. And he said unto them: How is it that ye sought me ? Wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business ?

POSTCOMMUNION.

WE humbly beseech thee, Almighty God : that we, whom thou dost vouchsafe to regenerate with thy holy sacraments ; may con tinually serve thee in all virtuous and godly living. Through.

POSTCOMMUNION 2. Of the Epiphany.

B

January ON THE OCTAVE OF THE

EPIPHANY INTROIT. Ecce advenit. Mai. 3.

IEHOLD, he appeareth, the Lord and Ruler: and in his hand the kingdom, and power, and

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dominion. Ps. 72. Give the King thy judgments, O God: and thy righteousness unto the King's Son. y. Glory be.

COLLECT.

OGOD, whose only-begotten Son hath been made manifest in the substance of our flesh : grant, we beseech thee, that, like as we have known him after the fashion of our outward likeness, so we may inwardly be made regenerate in him. Who liveth.

The Lesson for the EPISTLE from Isaiah the Prophet. Isa. 60.

ARISE, shine, O Jerusalem: for thy light is 2\. come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people : but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising. Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side. Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be en larged: because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee. The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah : all they from Sheba shall come : they shall bring gold and incense, and they shall shew forth the praises of the Lord.

GRADUAL. Isa. 60. All they from Saba shall come, bringing gold and incense, and shall shew

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forth the praises of the Lord. y. Arise and shine,

0 Jerusalem: for the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.

Alleluia, alleluia, f. St. Matt. 2. We have seen his star in the East, and are come with offerings to worship the Lord. Alleluia.

^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL according to John. St. John i. 29.

A* that time: John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith: Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. This is he of whom I said : After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me. And

1 knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water. And John bare record, saying: I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me: Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY. Ps. 72. The kings of Tharsis and of the isles shall give presents: the kings of Arabia and Saba shall bring gifts : all kings shall fall down before him, all nations shall do him service.

SECRET.

OLORD, who sufferest us to offer unto thee these our oblations, in remembrance of the manifestation of thine only-begotten Son: we

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beseech thee mercifully to hear our prayers, and grant, that even as he is himself the author of these our gifts, so in his mercy he may likewise receive the same, even Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth.

COMMUNION. St. Matt. 2. We have seen his star in the East, and are come with offerings to worship the Lord.

POSTCOMMUNION.

T)REVENT us, O Lord, at all times and in all JL places with the light of thy heavenly grace: that, as thou hast vouchsafed to make us partakers of these holy mysteries, so we may understand them aright in purity of heart and receive them worthily with all godly and devout affection. Through.

If From the Octave of the Epiphany until Feb. 2 (except upon Doubles) after the Prayers of the Day are said the Prayers of St. Mary and for the Church or Chief Bishop.

^ If the following Sunday or any other Sunday after Epiphany be superseded by Septuagesima, and there be no place for it after Pentecost in accordance with the rubrics, then it shall be anticipated on the previous Saturday with the privileges proper to the Sunday occurring and Glory be to God on high, Creed, Preface of the Holy Trinity, and Depart in peace, shall be said.

THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER

THE EPIPHANY INTROIT. Omnis terra. Ps. 66.

A,L the world shall worship thee, 0 God : sing of thee, and praise thy Name, 0 thou

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most Highest. Ps. ibid. O be joyful in God, all ye lands, sing praises unto the honour of his Name : make his praise to be glorious, y. Glory be.

Glory be to God on high is said on Sundays until Septuagesima : but it is not said on ferias when the Mass of Sunday is repeated. And this rule is to be observed of the season after Pentecost also.

COLLECT.

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who dost JL\. govern all things in heaven and earth: mercifully hear the supplications of thy people, and grant us thy peace all the days of our life. Through.

COLLECT 2. Of St. Mary. 3. For the Church or for the Chief Bishop.

The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul the Apostle to the Romans. Rom. 12. 6.

"DRETHREN: Having then gifts differing accord- -LJ ing to the grace that is given to us: whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the pro portion of faith, or ministry, let us wait on our ministering, or he that teacheth, on teaching; or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity, he that ruleth, with diligence, he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness. Let love be without dissimu lation. Abhor that which is evil, cleave to that which is good : Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love: In honour preferring one another: Not slothful in business: Fervent in spirit: Serving the Lord : Rejoicing in hope: Patient in tribulation: Continuing instant in prayer: Dis tributing to the necessity of saints: Given to

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hospitality. Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not. Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep : Be of the same mind one towards another: Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate.

GRADUAL. Ps. 107. The Lord sent his Word and healed them: and they were saved from their destruction. y. O that men would therefore praise the Lord for his goodness: and declare the wonders that he doeth for the children of men.

Alleluia, alleluia. J. Ps. 148. Praise the Lord, all ye Angels of his : praise him all his host. Alelluia.

]f And thus Alleluia with the verse after the Gradual is said from the Octave of the Epiphany until Septuagesima, and from the Octave of Pentecost until Advent, even within the week, when the Mass of Sunday is repeated.

^ The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL according to John. St. John 2. i.

A' that time: There was a marriage in Cana of Galilee: and the mother of Jesus was there. And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage. And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him: They have no wine. Jesus saith unto her: Woman, what have I to do with thee ? Mine hour is not yet come. His mother saith unto the servants: Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it. And there were set there six water-pots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece. Jesus saith unto them: Fill the water-pots with water. And they filled them up to the brim. And he saith unto them: Draw out

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now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it. When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was, (but the servants which drew the water knew:) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom, and saith unto him : Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine, and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now. This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee: and manifested forth his glory, and his disciples believed on him.

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY. Ps. 66. 0 be joyful in God, all ye lands : sing praises unto the honour of his Name : O come hither and hearken, all ye that fear God: and I will tell you what the Lord hath done for my soul, alleluia.

SECRET.

WE beseech thee, O Lord, that thou wouldest vouchsafe to sanctify these our oblations: and to cleanse us from the defilement of all our iniquities. Through.

SECRET 2. Of St. Mary. 3. For the Church, or for the Chief Bishop.

COMMUNION. St. John 2. The Lord saith unto them: Fill the water-pots with water, and bear unto the governor of the feast. When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, he saith unto the bridegroom: Thou hast kept the good wine until now. This beginning of miracles did Jesus before his disciples.

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POSTCOMMUNION.

TNCREASE, O Lord, we pray thee, and multiply A upon us the operation of thine almighty power: that we, whom thou hast quickened with these heavenly sacraments, may by thy grace be made ready to receive the benefits which thou dost promise. Through.

POSTCOMMUNION 2. Of St. Mary. 3. For the Church, or for the Chief Bishop.

THE THIRD SUNDAY AFTER

THE EPIPHANY INTROIT. Adorate Deum. Ps. 97. ALL ye Angels of God, fall down, and worship 2\ before him : Sion heard of it, and re joiced, and the daughters of Judah were glad. Ps. ibid. The Lord is King, the earth may be glad thereof: yea, the multitude of the isles may be glad thereof. J. Glory be.

COLLECT.

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, mercifully JT\. look upon our infirmities: and in all our dangers and necessities stretch forth thy right hand to help and defend us. Through.

COLLECT 2. Of St. Mary. 3. For Church or Chief Bishop.

The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul the Apostle to the Romans. Rom. 12. 16.

"ORETHREN: Be not wise in your own con- _D ceits: recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. If it

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be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. Dearly beloved, avenge not your selves: but rather give place unto wrath. For it is written: Vengeance is mine, I will repay, saith the Lord. Therefore, if thine enemy hunger, feed him: if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

GRADUAL. Ps. 102. The heathen shall fear thy Name, O Lord: and all the kings of the earth thy majesty, y. When the Lord shall build up Sion: and when his glory shall appear.

Alleluia, alleluia, f. Ps. 97. The Lord is King, the earth may be glad thereof: yea, the multitude of the isles may be glad thereof. Alleluia.

>J< The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL according to Matthew. St. Matt. 8. i.

A that time: When Jesus was come down from the mountain, great multitudes fol lowed him. And behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying: Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying: I will, be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus saith unto him: See thou tell no man, but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded for a testi mony unto them. And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion beseeching him, and saying: Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tor mented. And Jesus saith unto him: I will come and heal him. The centurion answered and said:

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Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say unto this man: Go, and he goeth, and to another: Come, and he cometh: and to my servant: Do this, and he doeth it. When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed: Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no not in Israel. And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven: but the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. And Jesus said unto the centurion: Go thy way, and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the self-same hour.

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY. Ps. 118. The right hand of the Lord hath the pre-eminence, the right hand of the Lord bringeth mighty things to pass : I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.

SECRET.

GRANT, O Lord, we pray thee, that this oblation may in such wise cleanse us from all our sins : that we thy servants, being sanctified both in body and soul, may worthily offer unto thee this our sacrifice. Through.

SECRET 2. Of St. Mary. 3. For Church or Chief Bishop.

COMMUNION. St. Luke 4. All wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth.

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POSTCOMMUNION.

O LORD, -who hast vouchsafed unto us to be made partakers of so great a mystery: we humbly beseech thee, that thou wouldest render us worthy thereby to enjoy the benefits of the same. Through.

POSTCOMMUNION 2. Of St. Mary. 3. For the Church, or for the Chief Bishop.

THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER

THE EPIPHANY INTROIT. Adorate Deum. Ps. 97.

A,L ye Angels of God, fall down, and worship before him: Sion heard of it, and rejoiced: and the daughters of Judah were glad. Ps. ibid. The Lord is King, the earth may be glad thereof : yea, the multitude of the isles may be glad thereof. y. Glory be.

COLLECT.

OGOD, who knowest us to be set in the midst of so many and great dangers, that by reason of the frailty of our nature we cannot always stand upright: grant to us such strength and protection, as may support us in all dangers, and carry us through all temptations. Through.

COLLECT 2. Of St. Mary. 3. For Church or Chief Bishop.

But if this Sunday comes after the Feast of the Purification, the second Collect is to ask the prayers of the Saints, and the Third Collect is at the Priest's discretion.

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The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul the Apostle to the Romans. Rom. 13. i.

T>RETHREN: Let every soul be subject unto J3 the higher powers. For there is no power but of God : the powers that be are ordained of God. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power re- sisteth the ordinance of God. And they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power ? Do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same. For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid, for he beareth not the sword in vain. For he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake. For for this cause pay ye tribute also, for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing. Render therefore to all their dues, tribute to whom tribute is due, custom to whom custom, fear to whom fear, honour to whom honour.

GRADUAL. Ps. 102. The heathen shall fear thy Name, O Lord : and all the kings of the earth thy majesty, f. When the Lord shall build up Sion : and when his glory shall appear.

Alleluia, alleluia. J. Ps. 97. The Lord is King, the earth may be glad thereof: yea, the multitude of the isles may be glad thereof. Alleluia.

>J< The Continuation of the HOLY GOSPEL according to Matthew. St. Matt. 8. 23.

AT that time: When Jesus was entered into a JLJL ship : his disciples followed him. And behold,

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there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying: Lord, save us, we perish. And he saith unto them: Why are ye fearful, 0 ye of little faith ? Then he arose, and rebuke^ the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. But the men marvelled, saying: What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him ? And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way. And behold, they cried out, saying: What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God ? Art thou come hither to torment us before the time ? And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine, feeding. So the devils besought him, saying: If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine. And he said unto them : Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine : and behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters. And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils. And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus : and when they saw him, they besought him, that he would depart out of their coasts.

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY. Ps. 118. The right hand of the Lord hath the pre-eminence, the right hand of the Lord bringeth mighty things to pass: I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.

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SECRET.

GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God: that the frailty of our mortal nature may by this oblation of our sacrifice, be cleansed from all iniquity and defended against all temptations. Through.

SECRET 2. Of St. Mary. 3. For Church or Chief Bishop.

COMMUNION. St. Luke 4. All wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth.

POSTCOMMUNION.

OGOD, who hast here bestowed upon us the bounty of thy heavenly gifts: grant, we beseech thee, that by the same we may be freed from all carnal and earthly desires, and ever strengthened by thy heavenly refreshment. Through. POSTCOMMUNION 2. Of St. Mary. 3. For Church or Chief Bishop.

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THE EPIPHANY INTROIT. Adorate Deum. Ps. 97.

ALL ye Angels of God, fall down, and worship before him: Sion heard of it, and rejoiced: and the daughters of Judah were glad. Ps. ibid. The Lord is King, the earth may be glad thereof: yea, the multitude of the isles may be glad thereof. y. Glory be.

COLLECT.

OLORD, we beseech thee to keep thy Church and household continually in thy true religion : that they who do lean only upon the hope

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of thy heavenly grace may evermore be defended by thy mighty power. Through.

COLLECT 2. Of the Saints. 3. Ad lib.

The Lesson from the EPISTLE of blessed Paul the Apostle to the Colossians. Col. 3. 12.

T^RETHREN: Put on therefore, as the elect of 1J God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long- suffering: forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any. Even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body: and be ye thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all