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IT appears necessary to inform fuch of the Laity a$ are ^unacquainted with the ufe of the MifTal, that the Prayers and portions of Scripture, of which the MASS, or Liturgy of the Catholic Church, is compofed, are in part unalterably the fame, and partly different every day. The fixed and invariable parts are con- tained in what is called the ORDINARY OF THE MAS*, from pages xv. to xlviii. inclufively ; and the changeable or proper parts, (viz. the INTROITS, COLLECTS, EPISTLES and LESSONS, GRADUAIS and TRACTS^ GOSPELS, OFFERTORIES, SECRETS, COMMUNIONS and POST COMMUNIONS), form the fubfequent contents of the book. The PROPER PREFACES, not being to frequently fubject to change, follow each other in regu- lar fucceuion in the O R D i N A E Y .

The Ecclefiaftical Year, with refpeft to the Sundays and Moveable Feails, commences with the FIRST SUNDAY of ADVENT, and clofes with the LAST after PENTECOST; and with regard to the Festivals of the Saints, from the Feaft of St. ANDREW, the 30th of November, to the Eve of the fame Feftival the year folio wiog, inclufively. In order therefore to find out the PROPFR MASS of the day, look for that day of the month in the Calendar, oppofite to which may be fecn a reference to the page wherein it is contained ; and if a Double fliould fall on\ Sunday, then the Mafs there- of takes place of the Mafs of the Sunday, except it be a Sunday of the FIRST CLASS, viz. the firit Suuday of ADVENT or LENT, or PASSION, PALM, EASTER, WHIT, and TRINITY SUNDAYS ; and the Sundays of the SECOND CLASS, which cannot be fuperfeded, except by Doubles ot the FIRST CLASS, are the ii iii. and iv. ut ADVENT, SEPTUACESIMA, SKXAGESIMA, and QuiNQUAGESiMA,as alfo the ii. iii. and iv. of LENT* It mull however be remarked, that the Gofpels for Sun- days thus fuptrieded by Doubles are never omitted, but are recited (instead' of St. JOHN'S GOSPEL) at the £>D «f MASS ; aad all'o that a Commemoration ot" the Sua- A

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day, by its proper COLLECT, SECRET, and POST* COMMUNION, is always made immediately after the CoU left, &c. of the Feftival.

But as it fometimes happens that a Double is trans- ferred to a future vacant day, on account of the Oclavt of fome feftival of higher rank intervening, the diffi. culty^of finding fuch tranferred feftival may be eafily removed by confulting the Laity's Directory, publifhcd annually, as a guide to the morning, as well as the even* ing fervice of the Church.

As references are frequently made to the Common of Saints, commencing at p. 459, from the Proper, begin- ning with p. 521, and continuing in regular progreiiioa through the feveral months to the end of the Ecclefiafti- cal Year, the reader will find the Mafles in the former defignatcd by numerical letters, from No. I. to XXI. inclufively; it is therefore to be obferved, that on what- ever day of the month these numerical references ap- pear in the General Index, it denotes that the Mafs thereof, having no peculiar proper parts afligned it, is taken entirely from the Common Mafs referred to, but {hcfuld an exception occur it is Hated in a parenthefis.

Commemorations are made by the addition of a COLLECT, SECKET and POSTCOMMUNION, to thofe that are proper to the feaft of the day, When therefore the word COLLECT, with an &c. annexed thereto, appears in the Rubrics, it denotes that its Secret and Poflcommunion are alfo comprehended.

The Epiilles, Leflbns, and Gofpels, are extracted from the received approved Catholic Verfion of the Holy Scriptures, by the Englifh Colleges of Rhemes and Douay, as revifed by the Right Rev. and Ven. Dr. Richard Challoner, of learned and pious memory.

ABBREVIATIONS EXPLAINED.

ap. Apoille, m. Martyr, mm. Martyrs, p. Pope, abp, Archbimop, bp. BiiWp, pr. Prieft c. Confessor, D. Doftor, ab. Abbot, v. Virgin, w Widow, B. BlcfTed, d. Double, sd. Semidoublc d. /. cl* Double of the firfl clafs, d. 1L cl. Double of the fecond clafs, gr.d Greater Double. The Holy-days of obli^atiow are in CAPI- TALS, and the days of particular devotion i&Mxs,

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The CALENDAR, or GENERAL INDEX to the Immoveable Feasts.

JANUARY, XXXI Days.

1 CIRCUMCISION of our Lord, d. IL cl 88

2 Octave-day of St. Stephen, d. 533

3 Octave-day of St. John, d. as on his Feast 81

4 Octave-day of Holy Innocents, d. as on ibid. 82 c Octave, day of St. Thomas, d. 534 6 EPIPHANY of our Lord, d. I. d. 89

ii Commem. of St. Hygine, by the Collect, In>

firmitatem, &c. 462

13 The Octave day of the Epiphany, d, 69$ II. Sunday after Epiphany, Feast of the most

holy Name of Jesus, c/, IL d. 94

14 St. Hilary, bp. conf. sd. 534

15 St. Paul the first Hermit, d. 535

16 St, Marcellus, p. m. sd. *53^

1 7 St. Anthony, ab. Mass XV.* p. 491. (Gospel

in Mass XIV.) 490

1 8 St. Peter's Chair at Rome, gr. d. 537

19 St. Wolstan, bp. of Worcester, c. d. 539

20 SS. Fabian and Sebastian, mm. d. 540

21 St Agnes, v. m. first Feast, d. 541

22 SS. Vincent, &c. mm. sd. ib.

23 St Raymund ofPennafort, c. sd. 542

24 St. Timothy, bp. m. sd. ib.

25 The Conversion of St. Paul, ap. gr. d. 543

26 St Polycarp, bp. m. sd. 545

27 St. John Chrysostom, bp. c. sd. 546

28 St. Agnes, a second time ib.

29 St. Francis de Sales, bp c. c/. 547

30 St. Martina, v m sd. Mass XVI. 493

31 St. Peter Nolascus, c. d. 547

FEBRUARY, XXVIII or XXIX Days. -

i St. Ignatius, bp. m. sd. 547

a Purification of B. V. Mary, d. II. d. 548 A a

MARCW and APRIL,

^ St. Blase, bp. m. Mass II. 464

4 St. Andrew Corsini, bp. c. d. 554

5 St. Agatha, v. m. d. ib.

6 St. Dorothy, v. m Mass XVII. 496

7 St. Romuald. ab. d. Mass XV.* 491 g St. John of Matha, c. d 556 9 St. Apollonia, v. m. Mass XVL 493

ic St. Scolastica, v. c?. 556

14 St. Valentine, pr, m, ib.

15 SS. Faustin and Jovita, mm. Mass IX, 479

1 8 St. Simeon, bp, m. Mass I. 461 22 St. Peter's Chair at Antioch, gr. d. 537

34 or 25 St Matthias, a p. d. II. cl. 557

MARCH, XXXI Days.

i St. D vid, bp, c. d. Mass X*. 482

-z St. Chad, bp. of Lichfield, c, d. 558

4 St Casimir, c. sd. 559

7 St Thomas of Aquin, c. D. d. ib.

8 St. Felix, bp. c. rf. Mass XX. 499

9 St Frances, w. d. 360 jo The forty Martyrs, sd. ib. it St John of God, c. c?, 561

12 St Gregory, p. c. and D. c?. ib. 17 St. Patrick, ap Patron of Ireland, bp. c. sd. 562

19 St. Joseph, c. d. II cL ib. 73 St« Cuthbert, bp. of Lindisfarne, c. tf. 563 ii St. Benedict, ab. d Mass XV.* 491

35 ANNUNCIAT. of B. V. MARY, d. II. cl 564

APRIL, XXX Days,

a St. Francis of Paula, c d. 565

3 St. Hicham, bp. of Chichester, c. d* 566

4 St. Isidore, bp. c d. Mass XLI* 485

5 St. Vincent Ferrerius, c. d. 566 ii St Leo, p. c. d 567

13 St. Hermenegild, m. sd. ib.

14 SS. Tiburtius, &c. mm. 568 1 7 St. Anicetc, p. m. ib. 3i St. Anselm, abp. c. d* Mass XII» 485

MAY and JUN7E. v

22 SS. Soter and Caius, bps. mm. 569 22 St. George, m, patron of England, d. I. cl. 570

24 St. Fidel is, m. d. ib. 2$ Stt Mark, evangelist, d. II. cl. ib. 26 SS. Cletus, &c. bps. mm. sd. 572

28 St. Vitalis, m. Mass V. 470

29 St. Peter, m. d. 573

30 The Octave-day of St. George, d. 570

MAY, XXXI Days.

1 SS. Philip and James, aps. d' 1. cL 573

2 St. Athanasius, bp. c. d. 575

3 Finding of the H. Cross, d. II. cl. 576

4 St. Monica, w. d* 579

5 St. Catherine of Sienna, v. d. 580

6 St. John before the Latin Gate, gr. d. ib. -•» St. Stanislaus, bp. m. d. 581

8 Apparition of St. Michael, see September 29. 665

9 St. Gregory Nazianzen, bp. D. d. 581 JO St. Antoninus, bp. c. sd. . ib.

11 St. Pius V. p. c.sd. 582

12 SS. Nereus, &c. mm. sd. • ib. 14 St, Boniface, m. 583

16 St. Ubaldns, bp. c. sd. ib.

17 St. Paschal Babylon, c. d. 584

18 St. Venantius, m.d. ib.

19 St. Dunstan, abp. of Canterbury, d. ib.

20 St. Bernardine, c. sd. 585

21 St. Peter Celestine, pope, c. d. ib.

25 St. Aldhelm, bp. of Salisbury, c. d. ib.

26 St. Augustin, ap. of Eng. bp. c. d. II. cl. 586

27 St. Philip Nerius, c. d. 587

30 St. Felix, p. m. Mass I. 461

31 St. Petronilla, v. Ma^s XX, 499

JUNE, XXX Days*

2 Octave-day of St. Augustin, d. 587

3 St. Mary Magdalen of Pazzi, v. sd. ib. 6 St. Norbert, bp. c. d. rgg 8 St. William, abp. of York, c, rf. ib,

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9 SS. Primus, &c. mm. r88

10 St. Margaret, Q. of Scots, w.srf. 589

1 1 St. Barnabas, ap. gr. d. ib*

12 St. John a Facundo c. d. r^t

13 St. Anthony of Padua, c. d. ^2

14 St. Basil the Great, bp. c. and D. d. ib.

15 SS, V s, Modestus, &c. mm. 593

18 SS Mark and Marceilian, mm. 595

19 St. Juliana de Falconeris, v. d* 596

20 St. Silverius, p. m. e ^

22 St. Alban, proto-m. of England, gr. d. ib.

23 Vjgi! of St. John the Baptist ib.

24 Nativity of St. John Baptist, d. I. cl. 600

25 St. William, Abbot of York 603

26 SS= John and Paul, mm. ib.

27 St. Leo, p. c. sd. 604

28 Vigil of SS. Peter and Paul ib.

29 SS. PETER and PAUL, aps. d. I. d. 606

30 Coramem. of St. Paul, ap. d. 6oa

JULY, XXXI Days.

1 Octave-day of St. J. Baptist, c?. same as in 6co

2 The Visitation of the B. V, Mary, gr. d. 610

Within the Octave of SS. Peter and Paul 61 1

6 Octave day of SS Peter and Paul, d. 612

7 Translation of St. Thomas, m. gr. d. 613

8 St. Elizabeth, Q. w, sd. 614

10 The 7 Brethren and SS. Rufina, &c. mm. sd. ib.

11 St. Pius, p. m. Mass I. Statuit. 461

12 St. John Gualbert, ab d. 6jr

13 St. Anaclete. Mass II. p. 464, (Gospel, Luke 463

14 St. Bonavemure, bp. c. and D. d. 616

15 Translation of St. Swithin, bp, c. ib.

16 B. V. Mary of Mount Carmel, gr. d. 617

17 St. Osmund, bp. of Salisbury, c. d. ib

1 8 St. Camillus de Lellis, c. d. ' 618

19 St. Vincent a Paulo, c. d. 619

20 St. Jerom Emilian, c. d. it,. *i St, Henry, emp. c. sd. $a3*

AUGUST. vii

22 St. Mary Magdalen, d. 622

23 St. Apollinaris, bp. m. d. 623

24 St. Alexius, c. sd. 625

25 St. James, ap. d. II. cl. 626

26 St. Anne, Mother of the B. V. Mary, gr. d. 627

27 St. Pantaleon, m. Mass IV. 468

28 SS. Nazarius, Celsus, &c. mm. sd. 628

29 St. Martha, v. sd. 629

30 SS. Abdon and Sennen, mm. 630

31 St. Ignatius, c. d. 63 r

AUGUST, XXXI Days.

1 St. Peter's Chains, gr. d. 631

2 St. Stephen, p. m. 63 z

3 The finding of St. Stephen, Mass as his Feast 78

4 St. Dominic, c. d. 632

5 B. V. M. ad Nives, gr. d. Votive Mass, 507

6 The Transfiguration of our Lord, gr. d. 533

7 St. Cajetan, c. d. 635

8 SS. Cyriacus, Largus, &c. mm. sd. ib.

9 Vigil of St. Lawrence 637

10 St. Lawrence, m. d. II. cl. *ib.

11 SS. Tiburtius and Susanna, mm. 639

12 St. Clare, v. d. Mass XIX. 498

13 SS. Hippolite and Cassian, mm. 639

14 Vigil of the Assumption 640

15 ASSUMPTION of B, V. M. d. I cl. 64 1 Sund. within the Oct. St. JOACHIM, c. gr. d. 643

16 St. Hyacinth, c. d. Mass XIII. 488

17 Octave- day of St. Lawrence, d. 644

18 Commem. of St. Agapete, m. 645 20 St. Bernard, ab. Mass XV.* p. 491, (except

Lesson, vide St. Greg. Naz. May 9.) 458

,2 1 St. Jane Frances, w. d. 645

•A 2 Octave-day of the Assumption, d. 646

23 St. Philip Benitius, c. d. $47

24 St. Hurlkoloniezc>t ap. d. II. cl, i5.

25 St. Lewis, king, c. sd. 648

26 St. Zephyr'm, p, m. 650

via SEPTEMBER and OCTOBER:

37 St. Joseph Calasanctiu«, c. d. 6$*

18 St. Augustjn, bp. c. D. d. 651

29 Decollation of St John Baptist> d. 652

30 St. Rose of Lima, v. d. 653

31 St. Aidan, bX of Lindisf. o. MassX.* Statuit 482

SEPTEMBER, XXX Days, i St. Raymund Nonnatus, c. d. 654

a St. Stephen, king, c. sd. ib.

5 St. Laur. Justinian, bp. c. Mass X.* 482

8 Nativity of B. V. Mary, rf II. d. 529 On Sunday within the Octave is kept the Feast of the HOLY NAME of B.V. M.gr.rf.6$$

9 Commem. of St. Gorgonius, m. 656 jo St. Nic. of Tolentine, c. Mass XIV. 489 ii Comm. of SS. Protus and Hyacinth, mm. 656

14 The Exaltation of the Holy Cross, ^r. d.

15 Octave-day of the B. V. Mary's Nativ. t/t

16 SS. Cornelius and Cyprian, mm, 17. The Stigmas of St. Francis, d. 18 St. Joseph a Cupertino, c. d. i9*SS Januarius, &c. mm. Mass IX. jo SS. Etistachius, &c. mm. d.

21 St. Matthew, ap. and evang. d. JL c/.

22 St. Thomas of Villanova, bp. c. d.

23 St. Linus, p. m. sd<

34 B. V. Mary of Mercy, gr. d. 26 SS. Cyprian and Justina, mm. 37 SS. Cosmas and Damian, mm. srf,

28 St. Wenceslaus, duke, m, sd.

29 Dedication of' St. Michael, d. II. cl.

30 St Jerom, pr. c. D. d.

OCTOBER, XXXI Days. On the first Sunday is kept the Feast of the Rosary of B. V. M, gr. d, 66 7

1 St. Remigius, bp. c. MassX.* 482

2 The holy Angels Guardians, d. 668

3 St. Thomas, bp. of Hereford, c. d, 669

4 St. Francis, c. 4. ib.

OCTOBER and NOVEMBER. fo

5 St. PlaciJus, &c, mm. *7°

6 St. Bruno, c. d. lb«

7 St. Mark, p. c. 6.7*

8 St. Brigit, w, d.

9 SS. Dionysius, Rusticus, &c. mm.

10 St. Pauhnus, abp. of York, Mass X.*: 4*2

11 St. Francis Borgia, c. sd. 673

12 St. Wilfrid, abp. of York, d. 674

13 St. Edward, king and c. d. 11. cl. |b.

14 St. Calistus, p.m. sd. ib.

15 St. Teresa, v. d. 6:5

17 St. Hedwiges, w. ' sd. ib.

1 8 St. Luke, evang. d. II. cl. 676

19 St. Peter of Alcantara, c. d. 677

20 Octave- day of St. Edward, d. as on the Feast 674

21 SS. Ursula, &c. vv. mm. gr. d. 677

22 St. John Cantius, c, d. 678

25 St. John of Beverley, abp. of York, c. 679

26 St. Evaristus, p. m. Mass I. 4*6*

27 Vigil of SS. Simon and Jude, aps, 680

28 SS. Simon and Jude, aps. d, II. cl. 6*8 1

29 Venerable Bede, c, d. 683 31 Vigil of All Saints ib.

NOVEMBER, XXX Day*.

1 ALL SAINTS, d. II. cl. 684

2 Commem, of all the Faithful departed, d. 687

3 St. Winefrid, v m. d. 683

4 St. Charles, bp. c. d. ib.

8 The Octave-day of All Saints, d. 689

9 Dedication of our Saviour's Church, d. ib.

10 St. Andrew Avelline, c. sd. 690

11 St. Martin, bp. c. d. ib.

12 St. Martin, p. m. sd. 691

13 St. Didacus, c. sd. 692

14 Translation of St. Ercomvald, bp. c. d. ib. i 5 St. Gertrude, v. and abbess, d. 693

1 6 St. Edmund, abp. of Canterbury, c. d, ib.

* DECEMBER.

17 St. Hugh, bp. of Lincoln,c. d. 693

18 Dedic. of the churches of SS. Peter, &c. d. 504

19 St. Elizabeth, w. d. 694

20 St. Edmund king, m. gr. d. ib.

2 1 Presentation of the B. V. M. gr. d. 69 c

22 St. Cecily, v. m. d. ib.

23 St. Clement, p. m. sd. ib.

24 St. John of the Cross, c. rf. 697

25 St. Catharine, v. m. d, ib.

26 St. Felix Valois, c. d. 698 *7 St. Gregory Thaumaturgus, bp. c. d. ib.

29 Vigil of St. Andrew, m. 521

30 St. Andrew, ap. d, II. d. $24

DECEMBER, XXXI Days.

2 St. Bibiana, v. m, sd. 525

3 St. Francis Xavier, c. d. 526

4 St. Peter Chrysologus, bp. c. d. ib. St. Berinus, bp. c. d. Mass X,* 482

6 St. Nicholas, bp. c. d. 537

7 St. Ambrose, bp. c. D. d. 528 8' Conception of B. F. Mary d. II. d. 529

10 St. Melchiades, p. m. Mass I. 461

n St. Damasus, p c. sd 531

13 St. Lucy, v. m, d. ib.

15 Octave-day of the Conception, d. 529

16 St. Euscbius, bp. m sd. Mass II. 464 ti St, Thomas, ap. d. II. cl. 533 25 The NATIVITY of our Lord, d. I. cl. 7* 16 St. Step hen, ist m. d. II. cl. 78

27 S*. Jo/*>?, ,tp. evang. d. IL cl. 81 3 #0/y Innocents, d. II. cL 82

19 *S^, Thomas of Canterbury, bp, m, J. II. cl. 85

30 Sunday within the Octave of Nativity 86

31 St. Silvester, p, c. d 533

ERRATUM in P. 593. for XV i, rwd XV. SS. Vitus, Modestus, mm.

[ xi 3 INDEX

To such Masses, Eiymns, &c. a-s could not be included in the Calendar or General Index.

Votive. Masses. Mass of the Blessed Trinity - - p. 699

— of the Holy Ghost - - 7°° of the B V. M. from Advent to Christmas 509

of the B. V. M. from Xmas to Candlemas 510

— — of the B. V". M. from Candlemas to Adv. 507 for the Bridegroom and Bride 704

for the Sick ... 708

— in the Time of War - - 711

Masses for the Dead,

On the day of a person's death or burial 510

On the 3d, yth, and 30th day after decease 516

Anniversary Mass of the Dead . 517

Common Mass of the Dead - 5.18 Occasional Collects, Secrets, and Postcommu-

nions, for days that are not douhles 7*13 Te Dcum, to be sung in time of public thanks- giving - - 702 Paraphrase or translation of Te Deum 703 Psalm xix. Sxaudiatt for the King 718 The penitential Psalm Miserere 279 Ordinary of the Mass . xv Pange lingua - • 275 The Magnificat - - 279 V . O faithful Cross, with the Hymn following it 295

Vexilla Regis VicYimiE Paschale

Litanies and Prayers following ditto Adeste fideles Veni Creator Veni Sancte Spiritus Lauda Sion dimitti^

297

33° 359 7.* 719 37* 39^ 55*

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A TABLE of Mineable FEASTS.

feui of oui ^ord	Scptaa- 'tsima Sunday	yfc//- IJW/ttv? day.	Easter. Sunday	Whit- Sunday	S&rc. f/'ftV' K/i/	istSu// »f \ Advent __ . _ 1
iSif	Feb 1 8	Mar 7	Apr 22	Juneio	24	^ec 2 •
1811 1812	'Vb ic an 26	Feb 27 Feb 12	Apr 14 Mar 2 9	June 2 May 1 7	25 27	3et i Nov 29,
1813	<eb 14	Mar 3	Apr 1.8 June 6 24	\ov 2 8 ;
1814	''eb 6	Feb 23	Apr 10 pfay^gj 2 ^	Vov 2 7 ,
1815	[an 22	Feb 8	Mar 2 6	May 14! 28	3ec 3
1816	.Vb II	Feb 28	Apr 14	June 2	3S	3ec i
1817	"eb 2	Feb 19	Apr 6 May 2 5 26	STov3O'
1818	Jan 1 8	Feb 4	Mar 2 2	May 10 28	\OV29'
1819	!7eb 7	Feb 24	Apr ii	May3Q	25	\OV28
1*820	fan 30	Feb 16	Apr 2	May 2 1	27	Dec 3J
ifoi	Feb 1 8	Mar 7	Apr 22	Juneio	24	Dec 2
lS22	Feb 3	Feb 20	Apr 7	May 26	26	3ec i
tS25	[an 26	Feb 12	Mar 30	May 1 8	27	Nov30
1824	Feb 15	Mar 3	Apr 18	June 6	24	Nov28
1825 1826	Jan 30 fan 22	Feb 16 Feb 8	Apr 3 i May 2 2 Mar 26! May 14	*t 28	Nov27 Dec 3
1827	Feb ii	Feb 28	Apr 15	June 7J 25	Dec 2
1828	Feb 5	Feb 20	Apr 6 May 2 5 26	Nov 30
1829	Feb £5	Mar 4	Apr 19) June 7	24	\ov 29
i83c 183	Feb 7 Jan 30	Feb 24 Feb 1 6	Apr ii May 30 Apr 3 [May 2 a	3	\OV 7.8; Nov 2 7
1832	Feb 19	Mar 7	Apr 22JJuneic| 24	Dec 2
.833	Feb 3	Feb 20	Apr 7 May 2 6	26	Dec i
1834	Jan 26	Feb 12	Mar 30	May 18	27	Nov 30
'83	Feb 15	Mar 4	Apr 19	June 7 24	Nov 29
'83	fan 31	Feb 17	Apr 3	May 22' 26	Nov 27
'»3	Jan 22	Feb 8	Mar 26	May 1 4 28	Dec 3

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At sprinkling the Holy Water, before SOL EM if MASS (^Sundays, the following' ANTHEMS are tung.

\ Sperges me,

Ant.

Domine, hys- sopo, et mundabor : la- vabis me, et super nivem dealbabor.

Ps. Miserere mei, De- ws, secundum magnam misericordiam tuam.

V. Gloria Patri, &c.

Ant. Asperges me,

Anth. HP H O U wilt JL sprinkle me,

0 Lord ! with hyssop, and I shall be cleansed : thou wilt wash me, and

1 shall be made whiten than snow.

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

V. Glory be to the Father, &c.

Anth. Thou wilt sprin- kle me, &c.

The Priest , being returned to the Foot of the Alt'ar9

says,

V. Ostende nobis, V. Shew us, O Lord, Domine, misericordiam thy mercy, tuam.

R. Et salutare tuum da nobis.

R. And grant us thy salvation.

V. Domine, exaudi V. O Lord, hear my orationem meam. prayer.

R. Et clamor meus ad te veniat.

V. Dominus

vobis-

R. And let my cry come unto thee.

V. May the Lord be

-turn.

with you.

R. Et cum spiritu tuo. R. And with thy spi- rit.

The Prayer, Exaudi, as in the next B

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From EASTER to WHIT SUNDAY, inclusively, instead of the foregoing ANT, Asperges, &c. the following is sung, and Alleluias ar& added to the V. Ostende nobis, and Us R, Etsalutare, &c. ANTHEM.

VIDI aquam egredi- T Saw 'water flawing entem de templo a JL from the right side latere dextro, Alleluia: of the temple, Alleluia: et o nines ad quos perve- and all to whom that nit aqua ista, salvi facti water came, were saved, sunt etdicent, Allel. and they shall say," Allel.

Ps. Confitemini Do- Ps. Praise the Lord, mino, quoniam bonus : because he is good: be- quoniam in ssecuium cause his mercy endureth misericordia ejus. Gloria, forever. Glory, &c.

The I'rtiycr, Exaudi.

HEAR us, OholyLcrH, Almighty Father, eter- nal God ! and vouchsafe to send thy holy angel from heaven, to guard, cherish, protect, visit and defend all that are assembled in this place : through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A Preparatory Prayer before Mass.

PROSTRATE in spirit at the foot of thy holy altar, I adore thee, O Almighty God ! and firm. ly believe that the Mass, at which f am going to as- sist, is the sacrifice of the body and blood of thy Son, Christ Jesus. O ! grant that I may assist thereat with the attention, respect, and awe due to such august mysteries: and that by the merits of the Victim there offered for me, T myself may become an agreeable sacrifice to thee, who livest and reignest with the same Son and Holy Ghost, cue God, . World without end. Amen.

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The I'riczt ui ike Foot of the ALar, beginning, saith,

TN Noinme Patris, »J« et TN the Name of the

•*- Filii, et Spintus Sane- •*• Father, and of the

ti. Amen. Son, and of the Holy

Ghost- Amen.

Anth. \ will go unto the altar of God.

R. To God, who re- joiceth my youth.

Ant. Introiboadaltare Dei.

R. Ad Deum, qui Ise- tificat juventutem meam.

Psalm xl i.

JUDICA me, Deus, et JUDGE me, discerne causam me- am de gente non sancta : ab homineiniquo et do- loso erue me.

R. Qtiia tu es, Deus, fortitudo mea quare me repulisti ? et quare tristis incedo dum affligit me inimicus ?

P Emitte lucem tuam et veritatem tuam : ipsa me deduxerunt, et ad- dux'.-ruat in Montem sanctum tiuim, et in Ta- be:nacula tua.

R. Et introibo ad al- tare Dei ad Ueum qui laetificat juventutem me- am.

O God,

J and distinguish my cause from the nation that is not holy : from the unjist and deceitful man deliver me.

R. Since thou, O God, art my strength, why han thou rejected me? and why do I go sorrow- fu whilst the enemy af« flicteth me ?

P. Send forth thy light and thy truth : they have conducted me and brought me unto the ho- ly Mount, and into thy Tabernacle.

R. And I will go unto the altar of God : to God who rejoiceth my youth.

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P. Confitebortibi inci- thara, Deus, Deus me. us: quare tristis es, ani- ma mea ? et quate con- turbas me ?

R. Sperain Deo, quo- niam adhuc confitebor illi : salntare vultus mei, et Deus me us. m P. Gloria Patri, etFi. lio, et Spiritui Sancto.

R. Sicut erat in prin- cipio, et nunc, et sem- per, et in saecula seecu- Jorurn. Amen.

P. Introibo ad altare Dei.

R. Ad Deum quilseti- fkat juventutern meam.

P. Adjutoriurn nos- trum in nomine Do- mini.

R. Qui fecit coelum et terram.

P. Confiteor Deo om- nipotent], &c.

R. Misereatur tui om- nipotens Deus, et dimis- sis peccatis tiiis, perdu- cat te ad vitam aeternam.

P. Amen.

R. Confiteor Deoom- nipotenti beatse Ma rise semper Virgini, beato Micnaeli Archangelo, beato Joanni Baptists;, sanctis Apostolis Petro

P. T will praise thee on the harp, O God, my God ; why art thou sor- rowful, O my soul ? and why dost thou disturb me?

R. Hope in God, for him will I still praise ; he is my God, and the Saviour I look for.

P. Glory be to the Fa- ther, and to, &c.

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

P. 1 will go unto the altar ofGod.

R. To God who re- joiceth my youth.

P. May onr help be in the name of the Lord.

R. Who made heaven and earth.

P. I confess to Al- mighty God, &c.

R. May Almighty God be merciful to thee, and, forgiving thee thy sins, bring thee to everlasting .life. P. Amen.

R. I confess to Al- mighty God, to bles- sed Mary, ever a Vir- gin, to blessed Michael the Archangel, tabU-bsed John Baptist, the holy to

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ct Paulo, omnibus sanc- tis, et tibi Pater, quia peccavi nimis cogita- tione, verbo et opere, mea culpa, mea en I pa, mea maxima culpa. Ideo precor beatam Ma- riam semper Virginem, beatumMichae'emArch- angelum, bealum Joan- nem Buptistam, sanctos Apostolos Petrum et Paxilum, oir.nts sanctos, et te, Pater, oiare pro me ad Dominum Deum nostril in.

P. Misereatur vestri omnipotens Deus, et di- missis peccatis vestris, perdu cat vos ad vitam seternam. R. Amen.

R. Indulgeutiam, abso- lutionem, et remissio- nem peccatorum nostro- rum, tribuit nobis omni- potens et misencors Do- miniis. R. Amen.

P. Deus, tu couversus vivificabis nos.

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R. Et plebs tua bitur in te.

P. Ostende nobis, Domine, misericordiam tuam.

R. Et sakitare tuura da nobis.

Apostles Peter and Paul, to all the saints, and to you, Father, that I have sinned exceedingly in thought, word, and deed, thro' my fault, thro' my fault, thro' my most grievous fault. Therefore I beseech blessed Mary, ever a vir- gin, blessed Michael the Archangel, blessed John Baptist, the holy Apos- tles Peter and Paul, and all the saints, and you, O Father, to pray to the Lord our God forme.

P. May Almighty God be merciful kmo, you, and, forgiving you your sins, bring you .to life everlasting. R. Amen.

R. May the Almighty and most merciful Lord grant us pardon, absolu- tion, and remission of our sins. R. Amen.

P. OGod, thou being turned towards us, wilt enliven us.

R. And thy people will rejoice in thee.

P. Shew us, O Lord, thy mercy.

R. And grant us thy salvation.

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P. Domine, exaudi orationem meam.

R. Et clamor meus ad te veniat.

P. Dominus fobis- cum.

R, Et cum spiritu tuo.

my cry

P, O Lord, hear prayer.

R And let my come cntothee.

P. The Lord be with you.

R. And with thy spirit.

The Priest, going up to the Altar, says,

Anfer a nobis qusesu- Take away from us our iniquities, we be- seech thee, O Lord, that we mav be worthy to en- ter with pure minds in- to the Holy of Holies : thro' Christ our Lord. Amen.

mus, Domine, iniqimates no$trast ut ad Sancta Sanctorum puris merea- nuir meiUibus introire : per Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.

When come up to the Alar, bowing down, he says,

Oramus te, Domine, per rnerita sanctorum tuortim quorum reli- quiae hie siiiit, et omni- um sam bMHim, ut iod*;!- gere digueris oinma pec- cata mea. Amen.

We beseech thee, O Lord, by the merits of thy saints, whose relics are here, and of all the saints, that thou wouldst vouchsafe to forgive me all my sins. Amen.

Here, at solemn Masses, the Priest, (after having blessed the ince ise and fumed the altar by the sign of the Cross, witk the following zcords, Mayest thou be blessed by him, in whose honour thou shalt be burnt), turns to the book, and reads ^elNTROiT, which being every day different, must be sought fur in if s proper place. After which, Kyrie eleison and Christe eleison arc alternately sung in the ekoir.

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P. Kyrie eleison, R. Kyrie eleison, P. Kyrie eleison Lord have mercy upon us.

R. Christe eleison. P. 'Christe eleison. R. Christe eleison. Christ have mercy upon us.

P Kyrie el-ison. R. Kyrie eleison. P. Kyrie eleison. Lord have mercy upon us.

GLORIA IN EXCELSIS.

GLORIA in excelsis Deo, et in terra pax hominibus bonae vo- luntaris. Laudamus te; beiiedicimus te ; adora- mus te ; glorificamus te. Gratias animus tibi prop- ter magnam gloriam tuam, Domine Deus, Rex cnelestis, Deus Pa- ter omnipotens, Domine Fill unigeniteJesuCnriste: Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris, qui tollispeccatamundi, mi- serere nobis. Qui tollis peccata mundi, suscipe deprecation em nostrum. Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, miserere nobis. Quoniam tu solus sanc- tus. Tu solus Domi- nns. Tn solus altissimus, Jesu Christe, cum Sanc- to Spiritu, in gloria Dt-i Patris. Amen,"

(^ LORY be to God T on high, and on earth, peace to men of good will. We praise thee; we bless thee; we adore thee; we glorify thee. We give thee thanks for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty, Q Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son. O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. \Vho takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayers. Who sittest at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. For thou only art holy. Thou only art the Lord. Thou only, O Jesus Christ, together with the Holy Ghost, art mon hiiiii in th«- glory of God the IV Aineii.

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Turning tozcards the people, the Priest salutes them, saying,

P. Dommusvobiscum. P. The Lord be with

you. R. Etcumspiritu tuo. R. And with thy

spirit.

{j^f After the COLLECT (which may be found in its

proper place) the following is the second Collect

from Candlemas day to Passion Sunday, and from

the 111. Sunday after Pentecost till Advent, except

on Doubles or within Octaves j) the third is at l/ic

choice of the Priest, and may be found amongst

the Occasional Prayers towards the end of the. book.

II. 'COLLECT. ' A cuncti*. Preserve us, O

Lord, we beseech thee, from all dange.s of body

and soul : and by the intercession of glorious and

blessed Mary, the ever Virgin Mother of God, of

the blessed apostles Peter and Paul, of blessed N.

and of all the Saints, grant us in thy mercy health

and peace ; that all adversities and errors being

removed, thy Church may serve thee with a pure

#nd undisturbed devotion.

from Low-Sunday, incluswety, till the Ascension, instead of the foregoing is said the COLLECT Concede nos. as in the Votive Mass SALVE for the B. V. M.

After the Collect or Collects, the EPISTLE is read. At the i\d whereof the Assistants answer, Deo gratias; then follows trie GRADUAL w the TRACT, (it! of which may be seen in their proper places. The Prayer, Munda cor meum, before the Gospel.

CLEANSE my heart and my lij-s, O Almighty God, who didst cleanse the lips of the pro- phet Isaiah with a burning coal : and vouchsafe, "ihjough thy gracious rnercy? so to purify me, tha£

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I may worthily attend to thy holy Gospel. Thro* Christ our Lord. Amen.

May the Lord be in my heart, and on my lips, that I may worthily and in a becoming manner attend to his holy Gospel. Amen.

P. Dominus vobis- cam. R. Et cam spiritu tuo.

P. Sequentia (vel ini

tium; sancti Evang<rlii secundum, &c.

P. The Lord be with you. 11. And with thy spirit.

P. The continuation (or the beginning) of the holy Gospel according to, &c.

R. Glory be to thee, O Lord.

R. Gloria tibi, Do- mine.

The Gospel may be seen in its proper place. At the end of the Gospel, the Assistants answer,

R. Laus tibi, Christe. R. Praise be to thee,

O Christ. Then they say zcith the. Priest9 in a low voice,,

May our sins be blotted out by the words ot the Gospel.

The N1CENE CREED.

CREDO in imum DcumPatrem omni potentem, factorem coeli et terrae, visibi'ium om- nium et invisibilium.

Et in unum Domi- nnm Jesum Christum, JKihum Dei unigenitum, et ex P;,tre natum ante omnia sxeula. Deum de De-> ; Lumen de Lu- rmr.e; Deum verum de Deo vero j gtnitum lion

I Believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visihie and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begot- ten Son ot God, and born of the Father he- tore ail ages. God of God ; Light of Light ; true God of true God; begotten not made j ton-

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factum; consubstantia- lem Patri, per quern omnia tacta snnt. Qui propter nos homines, et propier noslram salutem descend it de coelis, Et incarnatus est de Spiri- tu Sancio, ex -Maria V7ir- gine : ET HOMO FACFUS EST*. Cru- cifixus etiam pro nobis sub Poiitio P'lato, pas- sus et sepultus est Et resurrexit te.tia die se- cuncium Scripturas. Et ascendit in coelum, sedet cul dexteram Patris. Et iteram vent urns est cum glfcna judicare vivos et mortuos; cujus regni non erit finis.

Et in Spjrilnm Sanc- tum, Dorainum et vivi- ficantcm, qui ex Patre Filioqne procedit : qui cum Patre et Filiosimul adoratur, et cc.igiorifica- tnr; qui locutiis est per prophetas. Et unam sanctam Cathoiicam et Apostoiicam Ecclesiam. Confiteor unum Baptis-

substantial to the Fa- ther, bv whom all things were made. Who for us men, and for our -sal- vation, came down from heaven and became in- carnate by the holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary: AND WAS MADE MAN*. He was crucified also for us, suf- fered under Pontii'S Pi. late, and was buried. And the third dav he rose again according to the Scriptures. And ascend. ed into heaven, sitteth at the right hand ot the Father and he is to come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead, of whose kingdom there shall be no end.

And in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and giver of life, who pro- ceedt'th from the Father and the Son : who, to- gether with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified ; who spoke by the prophets. And one holy Catholic and apostolic Church.

* At these words the assistants kneel down to adore Gpd for the ineffable mystery of the incarnation.*

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I confess one baptism for the remission of sins. And I txpect the resur- rection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

P. The Lord be witli you. R. And with thy spirit.

Let us pray.

Here follows tJie OFFERTORY, which may be seen in its proper place.

OBLATION of the HOST.

Suscipe, Sancte Pa- Accept, O holy Fa*

ter, omnipotens seterne ther, almighty and eter-

Deus, hanc immacula- nal God, this unspotted

tarn Hostiam, quam ego Host, which I thy un- indignus famulus tuus offero tibi Deo meo vi-

ma in remissionem pec- catorum. Et expecto re- surrectionem rnnrtuo* rum, et vitam venturi

SiECUli.

Amen.

P. Dominusvobiscum. R. Et cum spiritu tuo.

Or emus.

vo et vero, pro innume- rabilibus peccatis, offen- sionibus et negligcntiis meis, et pro omnibus circumstantibus ; sed et pro omnibus fidelibus Christianis, vivis atque defunctis ; ut mini et iS I is proficiat ad salutem in vitam aeternam. Amen.

1 the Priest pnts the Wine and Water into the

Chalice, he says,

Dens qni humansesub- O God, who in creat- stanti?e dignitatem mira- ing human nature, hast bi liter condidLti, et mi. wonderfully dignified it, rabiiius reformasti, da and s]ill more wonder-

worthy servant offer un- to thee, my living and true God, for my innu. merable sins, offences, and negligences, ;md for all here present; as also for all faithful Christians, both living and dead; that it may avail both me and them unto life everlasting. Amen.

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nobis per hujus Aquae et Vini Mysterium, ejus divinitatis esse consortes, qtii humanitatis nostrre fieri dignatus est parti- ceps, Jesus Christus FU lius tuus Dominus nos- ter: qui tecnm vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus sancti Deus ; per omnia, ssecula saeculorum. Amen.

OBLATION of

Offer! mus tibi, Do- mine, Calicem salutaris, tuam deprecantes cle. mentiam, ut in conspectu di/moe Majestatis tuae, pro nostra et totius muu- di ' salute cum odore suavitatis ascendat. Amen.

fully reformed it, grant that by the mystery of this Water and Wine, we may be made partakers of his divine nature, who vouchsafed to become partaker of our human nature, namely, Jesus Christ our Lord thy Son, who with thee, in the unity of, &c. Amen.

the CHALICE.

We offer unto thee, O Lord, the Chalice of Sal- vation, beseeching thy clemency, that it may ascend before thy divine Majesty, as a sweet o- dour, for our salvation, and for that of the whole world. Amen.

When the Priest bows before the Altar, he says,

In spiritu humi'itatis, et in animo contrho sus- cipiamur a te, Domine, etsic fiat sacrificium nos- trnm in con?pectu tuo hodie, ut pl-iceat tibi, Domine Deus.

Accept us, O Lord, in the spirit of 'humility, and contrition of heart, and grant, that the sacri- fice which we offer this day in thy sight, may be pleasing to thee, O Lord God.

When he blesses the Bread and Wine, he sai/s, Veni, sanctificator, Come, O almighty

omnipotens eeterne Deus, and eternal God,

et beijedic hoc sacrifi-

the sanctifier, and bless -ikis

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cinm tuo sancto nomini sacr;fice, prepared for the prseparatum. glory of thy holy name.

U(it\ in solemn classes, he blesses Hie Incense, saying,

May the Lord, by the intercession of the bless- ed Michael the arch-

Per intercessionem beati Michael is archaii- geli stantis a dextris Al- taris Incensi, et omnium angel standing at the electorum suorum, in- right hand of the Altar censum istud dig-ietur Dorninus benedicer^, et in odorem suavilatis ac-

of Incense, and of all his elect, vouchsafe to bless this incense, and receive it as an odour of sweet- ness. Thro." Amen. At incensing the Bread and Wine, he says,

cipere. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. —

Incensum istud a te benedictum, ascendat ad te Domine, et descendat super tua.

May this f license which thou hast blest, O Lord, ascend to tjiee, nos misericordia and may thy mercy de- scend upon us.

At incensing the Altar, he says, Ps. cxi.

Diripatur, Domine, ©ratio mea sicut incen-

Let my prayer, .O Lord, ascend, like in-

sum, in consnectu tuo: cense in thy sight: and

elevatio manuum mea- rum sacrificium vesper- tinum. Pone, Domine, cnstodiam ori meo, et ostium circumstantise la- biis meis, ut non decli- net ror meam in verba malitiae, ad excusandas trxcusationes in peccatis.

the lifting up of my hands be as an evening sacrifice. Place, O Lord, a guard on my momh, and a gate of prudence before my lips, that my heart may not wander after words of malice, to

seek excuses in sin. On giving the Ccmcr to the Deacon, he Kays, May the Lord enkindle within us the fire of his love, and the flame of everlasting chanty. Amen,

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Washing his Hands he sai/s, Ps xxv. 6.

I will wash my hands among the innocent: and VP ill encompass thy altar, O Lord.

That I may hear the voice of praise : and pub- lish all thy marvellous works.

Lord, T have loved the beauty of thy house, and the place of the habita- tion of thy glory.

Destroy not my soul with the impious; and my life with men of bloody minds*

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

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Lavabo inter inno- centes man us meas : et circumdabo altare Uiuin, Domine.

Ut audiam vocem laudis : et enarrem uni- versa mirabilia tua.

Domine, dilexi deco- rem domustus5?et locum habitationis glorise tuse.

Ne perdcis cum impiis animam meam ; et cum viris sanguiiium viiam meam.

In quorum manibus iniquitates sunt: dextera eonim rep! eta est mu- nerib'us.

Ego an tern in inno- centia mea ingressus sum: redime me, et mi- serere mei.

Pes meus stefit in di- recto : in ecclesiis bene- dicam te Domine.

Gloria Patri, &c.

Filio,

But I have walked in my innocence : redeem me, and have mercy on me.

My feet have stood in the right path : in the as- sembly I will bless thee, O Lord.

Glory be to the Father, &c.

Bowing before the middle of the Altar, he says^

Snscipe, sancta Trini tas, hanc oblationem quam tibi ofFerimus ob memoriamPassionis, Re- surrectionis, et Ascensio- nis Jesu Ciiristi Domini nostri; et in honorem

Receive, O holy Tri- nity, this oblation which we make to thee, in me- mory of the Passion, Re- surrection, and Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ, and in honour of the

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blessed Mary ever a vir- gin, the blessed John Baptist, tluj holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and of all the Saints ; that it may be available to their honour and our sal- vation : and may they vouchsafe to intercede for us in heaven, whose memory we celebrate on earth. Thro' the same Christ our Lord Amen.

beatae Marise semper

Virginis, et beau Joaunis

Baptistae, et sanctorum

Apostolorum Petri et

Pauli, et istorum, et om- nium Sanctorum ; ut;n's

proficiat ad ho-io

nobis autem ad salutem :

et illi pro nobis interce-

dere dignentur in coelis,

quorum memonam agi-

111 us in terris. Per eun-

dem Christum Doininum

nostrum. Amen.

Then turning himself towards the People, he says,- Oraie Fratres, ut me- Brethren, pray that my

urn ac vestrum sacrifici- sacrifice and yours may

urn acceptable fiat apud

Deum Patrem omnipo-

tentem. R. Suftcipiat Do'minus

sacrifici urn de manibus

tuis, ad laudem et glori-

am iiominis sui, ad utili-

tatem quoque nostrum,

toti usque tcclesiae suae

sanctre.

Af-er reading the SECRET, which may be seen in its proper place, the second Secret from Candle- mas-day till Passion Sunday, and from the III. Sunday after Pentecost until Advent, (except on Doubles, and within Octaves) is the follow ing. 11. SECRET. Graciously hear us, O God our

Saviour: that by virtue of this sacrament, thoii

ina^est detend us from all enemies, of both soul

and body : grant us grace in this life, and glory in

the next.

JPnwi Low Sunday, exclusively^ till the Ascension,* C 2

be acceptable to God the Father Almighty. •

R. May the Lord re- ceive the sacrifice from thy hands, to the praise and glory of his name, and to our benefit, and to that of his hol> Church.

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instead of the foregoing is said the SECRET, May, O Lord, &c. as in the Votive Mas* SALVE for the B. V. M.

P. Per omnia saecula P. World without end. sseculorum. R. Amen. R. Amen.

The Preface.

P, Dominusvobiscum. P. The Lord he with R. Et cum spiritu tuo. you. R. And with thy P. Sursnm corda. R. spirit. P. Lift up your Habemus ad Dominum. hearts. R. We have P. Gratias agamus Do lifted them up to the mi no Deo nostro. R. Lord. P. Let us give Dignum et justum est. thanks to our Lord God.

R. It is meet and just. The PREFACE on Festivals and other Days that

have none proper, and in Massest/(>r the Dead.

N. B. This mark * refers to the subsequent part of

the proper Prefaces.

VEre dign u m et j ust u m est, sequum et sal j- tare; nos tibi semper, et ubique gratia* ai; ere, Do- mine sancte, Pater om- nipotens, seterne Deus. * Per Christum Domi- num nostrum : per quern majestatem ttiam laudant angeli. adorant domina- tiones, tremunt potesta- tes, coeli coeloruriqne vir- tutes, ac beaia seraphim, socia exultatioue conce- ]ebrant. Cum quibus et nostras voces, ut admitti jubeas cleprecamur, sup- pi ici eoo,fessione di- cerites :

i

T is truly meet and j ust, rijjht and available to salvation, that we should always, and in all places, give thanks to thee, O holy Lord, Fa- ther Almighty, eternal God. * Thro' Christ our Lord : by whom the angels praise thy Majesty, the dominations adore it, the powers tremble be- fore it, the heavens, the heavenly virtues, and blessed seraphim, with common jubilee glorify it. Together with whom. we beseech thee, that we may be admitted to join our humble voices, say- ing:

Santus, sanctus, sanc- tus, Dominus Deus Sa- baoth. Pleni stint coeli et terra gloria tua. Ho- sanna in excel sis. Be- nedictus qui venit in no- mine Domini, Hosanna in excelsis.

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Holy, hol)% holy, Lord God of Sabaoth. Hea- ven and earth are full of thy glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord, Hosanna in the highest.

On TRINITY SUNDAY, and on evert/ oilier Sunday in the Year that has no proper Preface.

* Qui cum unigenito Filio tuoet Spiritu Sanc- to tin us es Deus, unus es Dominus: non in unius siugularitate Personae, sed in unius Trim tale substantive. — Quod enim cie tua gloria, revelante te, credimus, hoc dtr Fi- )io tuo, hoc de Spiritu Sancto, sine differentia discretions sentimus. Ut in confessione verse sem- phernseque Deitaiis, et inPersonis proprietas, et in essentia Uniias, et in Majestate adoretureequa- Jitas. Quam laudant an- geli atque archan^di, cherubim quoque ac se- raphim, qui non cessant clamare quotidie, una voce dicentes, sanctus, &c.

* Who, together with thy only begotten Son, and the Holy Ghost, art one God, and one Lord : not in a singularity of Person, but in a Trinity of substance. For what we believe of thy glory, as thou hast revi.-ale'.l; the same \ve believe of thy Son, and of the Holy Ghost, without any dif- ference or distinction. So that, in the confession of the true and eternal De- ity, we adore a distinc- tion in the Persons, an unity in the essence, and an equality in the Ma- jesty. Whom the angels and archangels, the che- rubim also and sera- phim praise, and cease not daily to cry out with one voice, saying, Holy, &c.

From CHRISTMAS-DAY*/// Ike Epiphany: on Corpg Christi ; vndou our Lord's Transfiguration.

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N. B. Prefaces thus marked f are concluded in the

name manner ax tins. * Quia per incarnati Verbi mystenum, nova menus nostrse ocuHs lux tuse claritatis infulsit: ut dum visibiliter, Deum cognoscirnus, per hunc in invisibilium amorem rapiarnur. f Et ideo rum angelis et archan- gelis, cum thronis et dominationibus, cnmque omni militia coe'c-stis exercitus, hymnum glo- rias tuae canimus, sine fine dicentes, Sanctus, &c.

* Since bv the myg. tery of the Word made flesh, a new ray of thy glory has appeared to the eyes of our souls- that while we behold God visibly, we may be car. ried by lnm to the love of things invisible, f And therefore with the angels and archangels, with the thrones and dominations, and with all the heavenly host, we sing an ever- lasting hymn to thy glo.

ry, saying, Holy, &c. On the Epiphany and during its Octave.

* Quia cum unigenitus tuns' in substamia nos- trat mortalkatis apparuit, nova nos im mortal itatis suse, luce reparavit. * Et ideo, &c.

* Because when thy only begotten Son ap~ peared in the Substance of our mortal flesh, he repaired us by the new light of his immortality. f And therefore, &c.

In LENT till Passion Sunday.

* Qui corporal i jeju- * Who by this bodily nio vicia con.primis, fast extinguishest our mentem elevas, virtutern vices, elevatest our under- largiris et prssmia. * Per standi ,gs, bestovvest on Christum, &c. us virtue 'and its reward.

* Thro', &c.

On PASSION andP^LM SUISDAYS, • Maundy Thuisday and Feasts of t lit [ioly Cross.

* Qui salutem hnm:ini * Whoha^tappoin'vcd generis in ligno Crucis that the sal vaiion ofni-iu,

PREPACKS.

constUuisti : ut unde mors oriebatur, inde vita resurgeret: et qui in lig- no vincebat, in lig o quoque vinceretur. *Per (Christum, &c.

VERB dignum et jus- turn est, sequtim et salutare, tequidem, Do- mine, omni tempore, sed [in hoc potissimum nocte ?el die, vel] in hoc glo- riosius praedicare, cum Pascha nostrum immola- tus est Chnstus. Ipse enim verus est Agnus, qui abstulit peccata mun- di. Qui mortem nostram moriendo destruxit, et yitam resurgendo repara- vit. f Et ideo, &c.

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kind should be wrought on the wood of the cross: that from whence death came, thence life might arise ; and that he who overcame by the tree, might also by the tree be overcome. * Thro1, &c. From HOLY SATURDAY tilt the Ascension.

is truly me?t and just, right and avail- able to salvation, to praise thee, O Lord, at all tunes, but chieiiy on this [night or day, or at this time] when Christ our Passover was sacrificed for us. l;or lie is the true Lamb who hath tak-n away the sins of the world. Who by dying has destroyed our death, and by rising again has restored us to life. -fAnd tin TO fore, &c.

From ASCENSION DAY till Whitsun-Eve.

* Per Christum Domi- nnm nostrum. Qui post fesunectionem suam om- nibus disci pulis suis ma- nikjtusapparuit, et ipsis cernemibus est elevatus in cailunv ut nos divini- su&i tribueret t-sse participes. tEt ideo, &c.

* Thro* Christ our Lord. Who after his re- surrection appeared openly to all his disciples, and in their presence as- cended into heaven, to make us partakers of his divine nature. t And therefore, &c.

PREFACES.

From WHITSUN.EVE till Trinity-Sunday; and in Votive Masses of the Holy Ghost.

* Per Christum Domi- num nostrum. Qui ascen dens super omnes ccelos, sedensque ad dexteram tuam, promissum Spiri- tum sanctum [hodierna die] in filios adoptionis efFudit Qua proper pro- fusis gaudiis totns in orbe terrarum mundus exul- tat : sed et sn peruse vir- tntes atque angel icae po« testates, hymnum gloriae tuse coRcinunt, sine fine dicentes, Sanctus, &c.

* Thro* Christ our Lord. Who ascending above all the heavens, and sitting at thy right hand, didst send down the promised holy Spirit [this day] upon the chil- dren ofadoption. Where- fore the whole world dis- plays its excess of joy ; the heavenly virtues also, and all the angelic pow- ers, sing in concert an everlasting hymn 10 thy glory, saying, Holy, &c.

On FESTIVALS of the B.V MARY (the Purif cation, exceptcd) on which is said the Preface of Christ- mas,

in

Et te in N. Beatse Ma rise semper Virgin is col a u dare, benedicere, tt praedicare. Quae et uni genitum tuum Sancti Sni- ritus obumbratione con- cepit, et Virginitatis glo- ria permanente lumen seternum mrndo efFudit, Jesum Christum Domi- nurn nostrum. *Per quern, &c.

* That we should praise, bless, and glorify thee on the N. of the blessed Mary, ever a Vir- gin. Who by the over- shadowing of the Holy Ghost eonceived thy on- ly begotten Son, and the glory of her virginity still remaining, brought forth the eternal light of the world, Jesus Christ our *By whom, &c.

Lord. On the FESTIVALS of the APOSTLES.

V ERE (lignum et jus- IT is truly meet and tumest, sequuaiet just, right and avail-

then dukt not require said J, Ik'hoJ d J cojno ! rt — vi*

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salutare, te Domine sup- pliciter exorare, ut gre- gem tuum Pastor srterne n on deseras, sed per bea- tos apostolos tuosconti- m,a protectione custo- dias. Ut iisdem rectori- bus gubernetur, q«uos operis'nii vicarios eidem contulisti prseesse pas- tores. * Et ideo, &c.

able to salvation, hum. bly to beseech thee that thou, O Lord, our eternal Shepherd, wouldst not forsake thy flock, but keep it under thy conti- nual protection by thy blessed apostles. That it may be governed by those whom thou hast appointed its vicars and pastors. * And, &c.

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TE igitur clementissi- me^Pater, per Jesum Christum Filium tuum Dominum nostrum, sup- pi ices rogamu.?, ac peti- IT. us, uti accepta habeas et benedicas hsec dona, Tiaec munera, hsec sancta sacrificia iilibata, im- primis, qnae tibi otferimus pro Kcclesia tua sancta catholica ; quam paci« ficare, custodire, adu- nare, et regere digneris toto orbe t^rrarum. una cum fanvaio tuo Papa nostro N. et Antistite nostro N. et Rege nostro N. et omnibus Orthodox- is, atque Catholicje et Apostolic;* F'ulei Culto-

WE humbly pray and beseech thee, therefore, most merciful Father, thro' Jesus Christ thy Son, our Lord, that thou wouldst vouchsafe to accept and bless these Gifts, these Presents,these holy unspotted Sacrifices, which in the first place we offer thee for thy holy Catholic Church, to which vouchsafe to grant peace; as also to pre- serve, unite, and govern it throughout the world, together with thy servant N. oi! r Pope, "N. our Bishop, and N. our King, as also all orthodox be- lievers and professors of the catholi: and apostolic Faith.

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COMMEMORATTO

Memento, Domine, famulorum famularum- que tuarum N. et N.

He prays silently for th>

Et omnium circum- stantinm, quorum tibi fides cognita est, et nota devotio, pro quibus tibi offerimus, vel qui tibi offerunt hoc sacrificiuin laudis, pro se, suisque omnibus, pro redemp- tione animarum suarum, pro spe salutis, et inco- iumititis sure, tibique reddunt vota sua geterno Deo, vivo et vero.

COMMUNICANTES, et

tnemoriam venerantes, imprimis gloriosse sem- per Virginia Mafiae, Ge- nitricis Dei et Domiai nostri jesa Christi, sed et beatorurn Apostolorum ac Martyrum tuorum, Petri et Pauli, A.ndrese, Jacobi, Joannis, Thomas, Jacobi, Philippi, Bartho- iomsei, Matthsei, Simo- nis et Thadaei, Lini, Cleti, Clemen us, Xysti, Cornelii, Cypriam, Lau- rentii, Chrysogoni, Jo- annis et Pauli, Cosrnse

N OF THE LIVING.

Be mindful, O Lord, of thy servants, men and women, N. and N.

?e he intends to pray for.

And of all here pre- sent, whose Faith and Devotion is known unto thee, for whom we offer, or who offer up to tivee this sacrifice of praise foe themscives, their families, and friends, for the re- demption of their souls, for the health and salva- tion they hope for, and for which tliey now pay their vows to thee, the eternal, living, and true God.

COMMUNICATING with, and honouring in the first place, the memory of the ever glorious Virgin Mary, Mother of our Lord and God Jesus Christ ; as also ot the blessed Apostles and Martyrs, Peter and Paul, Andrew, Jam s, John, Thomas, Jam^s, Philip^ Bartholomew , Matthew, Si.non and Thadeus^ Linus, Cietus, Clement^ Xystus, Co:nf.jli s, Cy- prian, Lav/rence, Chryso.^ goaus, John and. Paul

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et Damiani, et omnium Cosmas and Damian, and Sanctorum tuorum ; quo- ruin mentis prccibusque concedas, it in omnibus protection'^ tuse muuia- mur auxilio. Per eun- dem Christum Dominurn

nostrum. Amen.

of all thy Saints; by whose merits and prayers, grant that we may be always defended by the heip of thy protection. Thro* the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

Spreading his Hands ovtr the Oblation, he says,

Hanc i^ffur obla- tlonern serviuitis nostrcv, sed et cunctae I'arniliai luce, cjiisesiimus Domwcy ut placates «ccipi;isj diesque nostros in tua pace disponas, atque ab aeterna damnatione nos eripi, et in Eieciorum tu- orum jubeas gr<-ge nu- merari. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.

Quam oblationem1 tu Detis in omnibus, q use- sum us, benedictam, ad- script am, ratam, ratio. nabilem, acceptabilem- que facere digneris ; ut nobis Corpus et Sanguis fiat delectissimi Filii tui Domini nostri Jesu Chrisii.

Qui pridie qnam pate- r< . ".r, accepit pancm in sanctas ac vencrabiles man us suas. et clevatis occulis in ccclum, ad te Deiun Patrem suum orri-

\Vt thcrefure be- seecii thee, O Lord, gra- riounly to accept this ob- lation of our servitude, as also of thy whole fa- mily ; "dis|)ose our days in thy peace, preserve us from eternal damna- tion, and rank us , in the number of thine L'ert. Thro' Christ our Lord. Amen.

Which oblation do thou> O God, vouchsafe in all respects, to bless, approve, ratify and ac- cept 5 that it may be made for us the body and blood of thy most beloved Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

Who the day before he suffered, took bread into his holy and vene- rable hands, and with his eyes lifted up towards heaven, giving thanks to

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sumpserimus, omni bene. diccione coelesti et gratia repleamur. Per eundem Christum Dominum no- strum. Amen.

thy Son at this altar, may be filled with every hea- venly grace and blessing. Thro' the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

COMMEMORATION OF THE DEAD.

Memento etiam, Do- mine, famulorum famu-

Be mindful, O Lord, of thy servants N. and N.

larumque tuarum N. et who are gone before us, N. qui nos prsecesserunt with the sign of Faith, cjiimsigno Fidei, et dor- miunt insomno pacis.

and rest in the sleep of peace.

Here particular mention is sihnthj made of such of the Dead as arc to be prayed j or.

To these, O Lord, and to all that sleep in Christ, grant, we beseech thee, a place of refreshment, light, and peace : thro' the same Christ our Lord.

Ipsis, Domine, et om- nibus in Christo quies- cantibus, locum refrige- rii, lucis et pncis, ut in- dulgeas deprecamur: per eundem Christum Do- minum nostrum. Amen.

Amen.

Here, slri k i ng h is Nobis quoque pecca- toribus famulis tuis de multitudine miseratio- pum tuarum sperantibus I>artem aUquam et so- cietatem donar j digneris, cum tuis sancMs apostolis et mart.yribtis • cum Jo- anne, Stephano, Mat- thia, Barnaba, Ignatio, Alexandro, Marcel lino, Petro, Felicitate, Per- petua, Agatha, Lucia, Agriete, Csecilia, Anas*

Breast, the Priest says,

Also to us sinners, thy servants, confiding in the multitude of thy* mercies, vouchsafe to grant some part and fellowship with thy holy apostles and martyrs; with John, Ste- phen, Matthias, Barna- bas, Ignatius, Alexander, Marcel line, Peter, Fell, citas, Perpetua, Agatha, Lucy, Agnes, Cecily, Anastasia, and wilh all thy saints: into whose

tasia, et omnibus sanctis tuis : intra quorum nos consortium, nonaestimu- tor meriti, sed venise, quaesumus largitor ad- mitte. Per Christum Do- mi nu m nostrum.

Per quern hsec om- nia, Domine, semper bona creas, sanrti fl- eas, vivincas, benedicis, et prsestas nobis. Per ipsum, et cum ipso, et in ipso, est tibi Deo Patri omnipotent!, in unitate Spiritus Sancti, orrmis honor et gloria.

P. Per omnia saecula Eseculorum. R. Amen.

Oremus.

PRseceptis sahitaribus moniti, et d.vina institutioae formati, au- demus dicere :

Pater noster, qni es in coelis, sanctificettir no- men tuum ; adveniat regnum tuum : fiat vo- luntas uia sicut in coelo, H ii, terra : pjnem nos- trum quotidianum da nohis iiudie ; <?t dimiite nob;.s el-, bita nostra, si- cut et nos dhnittimus debitoribus nostris: et ne D

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company we beseech

thee to admit us, not in consideration of our me- rit, but of thy own gra- tuitous pardon. ThfO* Christ our Lord.

By whom, O Lord, tbou dost always cre- ate, sanctify, quicken, bless, and give us all these pood, things. By him, a;ul with bim, and in him, is to thee, God the Father Almigh- tv, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ail honour and ^lory.

P. For ever and ever. R. Amen.

Let us pray.

BEi'ig instructed by thy saving precepts, and following iny divine directions, we presume to say ;

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name : thy kingdom CD e : thy will he done o;> earth, as it is in hea- ven . give us this day our daily DfcaJ ; and forgive us our trespa_sses, as we forgive tiit- m that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation ;

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nos inducas in tentatio- nem : R. Sed libera nos a malo. P. Amen.

Libera nos, quaesum us, Domine, ab omnibus mails, preEteritis, prse- sentibus et futuris : et in tercedente beata et glo- - riosa semper Virgine Dei Genitrice Maria, cum beatis apostolis tnis Petro et Paulo, atque Andrea, et omnibus sanctis, da propitius pacem in die- bus nostris : ut ope mi- sericordiae tuse adjuti, et a peccato simus semper liberi, et ab omnia per- tufbatione securi. Per eundem Dominum nos. trum Jesum Christum Fi- lium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat, in imitate Spiritus Sancti, Deus.

P. Per omnia ssecula saeculorum. R. Amen.

P. Pax Domini sit semper vpbiscum.

R. Et cum

tuo.

R. But deliver u* from evil. P. Amen.

Deliver us, we beseech thee, O Lord, from all evils past, present, and to come : and by the in- tercession of the blessed, and ever glorious Virgin Mary Mother of God, and of the holy apostles Peter and Paul, and of Andrew, and of all the saints, mercifully grant peace in our days : that thro' the assistance of thy mercy, we may be al- ways free from sin, and secure from all disturb- ance. Thro* the same Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, who with thee and the Holy Ghost liveth and rei^neth, God.

P. World without end. R. Amen.

P May the peace of the Lord be always with you.

R. And with thy spirit.

Breaking the Host, he puts a Particle thereof into the Chalice, sat/ing, May this mixture, and consecra- tion of the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, be to us that receive it effectual to eternal life. Amen. Then- bowing, and striking his Breast t he says,

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Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi,

* miserere nobis,

* miserere nobis,

* dona nobis pacem.

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Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, * have mercy upon us, * have mercy upon us, * give us peace.

In Masses for the DEAD he says twice, Give them rest; ' and lastly, * Give them eternal rest.

The following Prayer is also omitted. Domine Jesu Christe, Lord Jesus Christ, who saidst to thy apostles, 1 leave you peace, I give you my peace, regard not my sins, but the faith of thy Church -, and grant her that peace and unity which is agreeable

qui dixisti apostolis tuis pacem relinquo vobis, pacem meam do vobis, ne respicias peccata mea, sed fidera Ecclesise tuse ; eamque secundum vo- luntatem tuam pacifi- care et coadunare digne- ris : qui vivis et regnas Deus, per omnia saecula saeculorum. Amen.

Domine Jesu Christe, Fili Dei vivi, qui ex vo. luntate Patris, co-ope- rante Spiritu Sancto, per mortem tuam mundum vivificasti, libera me per hocsacro- sanctum corpus et san^uinem tuum ab omnibus iniquitatibus meis, et universis malis : et fac me tuis, semper inhserere mandatis, et a te nunquam separari per- mittas : qui cum eodem Deo Patre et Spiritu Sancto vivis et regnas

to thy will i who livest and reign est for ever afr<i ever. Amen.

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, who, according to the will of thy Father, hast by thy death, thro1 the co-opera- tion of the Holy Ghost, given life to the world, deliver me by this thy most sacred body and blood from all my ini- quities, and from all evils j and make me al- ways adhere to thy com- mandments, aiid never suffer me tobeseparate^ from thee: who

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Pens in ssecula saeculo- and reignest with God

rum. Amen. the Father in the unity of, &c. Amen.

Perceptio corporis tui, Let not the participa-

Domine Jesu Cbriste, tion of thy body, O Lord

quod ego indignus su- Jesus Christ, which I,

mere pisesumo, non mi- tho' unworthy, presume

hi proveniat .n judicium to receive, turn to my

ct condernn«tionem , sed judgment and condem-

pro tun pieUHe prosit nation ; hut thro' thy

inihi ad tutamentum mercy, may it be a safe-

mentis et corporis, et ad guard and remedy, both

Biedelam '^ercipiendam: of soul and bod\ : who

qui vivis et regnas cum with God the Father, in

Pep Patre, in .unitate the unity of the Holy

Spiritus Sancti Deus per Ghost, Hvest and reigiiest

oninia ssecula sceculo- God for ever and t-vtr.

rum. Amen. Amen.

Ticking the Host in his Hands, he says,

Panem coelesterri ac- I will take the bread of

cipiiim, et nornen Do- heaven, and call upon

mini invocabo. the name of our Lord.

Striking his Breast, in Humility and Devotion, lie

says thrice,

Domine, non sum dig- Lord, I am not worthy lius ut iutrts sub tectum that thou sbouUIst enter meum , sed tantum die under my roof; say but yerbo, et sanabitur ani-- the word, and my soul rna mea. shall be healed.

Receiving rroerrntly both Parts of the Host, he, says,

Corpus Domini nostri May the body of our Jesu Christ! custodial Lord Jesus Christ prer animam meam in vitam serve my soul to life getemam. Amen. everlasting. Amen.

Taking the Chalice, he says, .Quid retribuam JDomi- What return shall 1

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no pro omnibus quae re- make the Lord for all he tribuii niiin ? C aiicem has givt-n to me ? I will saluuiris accipiam, et no- take tr.e Cftalice of sal- men Domini iuvocabo. vation, and call upon Laudans irjvocabo Do- the name of the Lord, xninum, et ab imimcis Praising I wsii call upon nieis salvus ero. „ the Lord, and shall be

saved from my e .emies. Receiving the Blood of our Saviour, he says, Sangms Domini nostri The biood ->f our Lord Jesu Christi custodiat Jesus Chris1 preserve my animam meam in vitam soul to everlasting life, aeternam. Amen. Amen.

Taking thefrst Ablutim, he sriys, Qnod i>re sumpsiimis, Gran*, Lord, that what Domine, pura meute ca- we have taken with our piamus, et de munere mouth, we may receive temporal!, fiat nobis re- with a pure mind, that medium sempiternum. of a temporal gfift it may become to us an eternal remedy.

Taking the second Ablution, he says, Corp pa tu urn Domine, May thy body, OLord, quod sumpsi, et sanguis which 1 have received, quern potavi, adhaereat and thy blood which I viscer busmeis; et praesta, have drank, cleave to my ut in me non remaneat bowe's; and grant, ihat scvlemm macula, quern no stain of sin may pura et sancta refecerunt remain in me, who have sacramenta. Qui vivis been fed with this pure et legiias in sseci la sac- and holv sacrament. Who .culorum. Amen. livest and reignest, &c.

fton he return* to the Book, and rcudx ///eCcMMU-

NION, which- miiy be scot in ii$ proper Ftuci. Dominus vobiscum. The Lord be with you.

R. Et cum spiritu tuo. R. Ar.d with thy spirit. Orenius. Let us pray*

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From Candlemas- day till Passion Sunday, and from

the III. Sunday ajtcr Pentecost until Advent, (or.

cept on Doubles and within Octaves) after the

proper Po ST c O M M u N I o N , the following is the

II. POSTCOM {Mundet) May the oblation

of this divine sacrament, we beserch thee, O Lord,

both cleanse and defend us ; and by the intercession

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

the blessed apostles Peter and Paul, of blessed N.

and of all the saints, free us from all sin, and deliver

us from all adversity.

JirojH Low Sunday exclusively, till the Ascension, in- stead of the foregoing, is said the P. Co MM. Sumptis, &c. as in tL Votive Mass SALVE fur the B. V. M. After the Postcommunion is added the Prayer, (Etfawulos.)

DEFEND also, O Lord, from all adversity, thy servant N. our Pope, N. our Bishop, George our King, Charlotte our Queen, and the royal is. sue, together with the people and army committed to bis care: grant peace in our days, and banish all wickedness from thy Church : thro', &c.

Dominus vobiscum. The Lord be with you,

R. Et cumspiritu tuo. R. And with thy spirit.

Itc missa est, (vel) Be- Go, you are dismissed, nedicamus Domino. (or) Let us bless theLord.

R. Deo gratias. R. Thanks be to God.

In Masses for the Dead.

P.Requiescant in pace. P. May they rest in

R. Amen. peace. R. Amen.

Bowing before the Altar, the Priest says,

Placeat tibi sancta Let the performance Trinitas, obsequium ser- of my homage be pleasing vitutis meoe; et praesta, to thee, O holy Trinity : ut sacrifkium quod oc- and grant that the sacri- culis tttse Majestatis in- fice which I, tho'unwor- dignusobtuli, tibi sit ac- thy, have offered vip in ceptabile, mihique, et the sight of thy Majesty,

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omnibus proquibus illud obtuli, sit te miserante, prop'tiabile. Per Chris- tum Domiiuim nostrum. Amen.

may be acceptable to thee, and thro' thy mercy be a propitiation tor me, and all those for whom it has been offered. Thro*.

Turning himself towards the People, he gives them his Blessing, spying,

May Almighty God, the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, bless you. Amen.

P. Our Lord be wit*1 you. R. £nd with tl^ spirit. P, The Beginning of the Gospel according to St. John. R. GlorY be to thee, O Lord. TN the beginning was -*• the Word, and the Wo1 d was with God, and God was the Word : j:he same was in the begin- ning with God. All things were made by him, and without him was made nothing that was made j in him was lite, and the life was the light of men : and the light shineth in darkness,and the darkness did not comprehend it.

There was a man tent from God, whose name was John. This man came for a witness, to give testimony of the light, that all men might believe thro' him. He was not the light, but

P. Dominus vobiscum. R. Et cum spirit u tuo. P.Initium sanctiEvange- lii secundum Joannem. R. Gloria tibi,' Domine.

TN principio erat Ver- •* bum, et Verbum erat apud Deum ; et Deus erat Verbum : hoc erat in principio apud Deum. Omnia per ipsum facta sunt, et sine ipso factum est nihil, quod factum eat : in ipso vita erat, et vita erat hixhominum: et lux in tenebris lucet, et tenebrse earn non com- prehendemnt.

Fuit homo missus a Deo, cui nomen erat Jo- annes. Hie venit in tes- timonium, ut testimoni- um perhiberet de lumi- ne, ut oiiines crederent per ilium. Non erat ille lux j sed ut testimonium

V. R. AND PRAYER. FOR THE KING.

perhiberet de lumine. Erat lux veraqnae illumi- nat omnem hominem venientem in hunc rmm- dum.

In mundo erat, et mundus per ipsum factus est, et mundus eum non cognovit. In propria venit, et suieum non re- ceperunt. Quotquotau- tem receperunt eum, de- dit eis potestaum filios Dei fieri : his qui ere- dunt in nomine ejus, qui non ex sanguinibus, ne- qne ex voluntate carnis, jieque ex voluntate viri ; sed ex Deo nati sunt; Et VERBUM CARO FACIUM EST, et habitavit in no- bis; et vidimus gloriam ejus, gloriam quasi uni- geniti a Patre, plenum gratiae et ventatis.

R* Deo gratias.

came to give testimony of the light. He was the true light which eniight- eneth every man that cometh into this world.

He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them he gave power to become the sons of God : to those that believe in his name, who are born, not of blood, nor of the will of theflesh, nor of the will of man, but of God ; And THE WORD WAS MADE FLESH, and dwelt among us; and we saw his glory, as it were the glory of the only begot- ten of the Father, full. of grace and truth.

R. Thanks be to God.

After solemn Muss, the following VEKSICLES and

RESPONSES are sung for the King. V. Donu;;e, salvum facRegem nostrum Georgium. R Etexaudi nps in die qua invocaverimus te. V. Gloria Patri, et Fi'io, et Spiritui Sancto. R. Sicut erat in principio, &c.

Prajer. (Qusesumus.)

WE beseech thee, 6 Almighty God, that thy servant, George our King, who thro' thy

BEFORE, AND AT THE BENEDICTION.

mercy hath undertaken the government of these realms, may also receive an increase of all virtues, wherewith being adorned, he. may avoid every enor- mity of sin, [vanquish his enemies,] and being ren- dered acceptable in thy sight, may, together with Charlotte our Queen, and the royal issue, come at length tothee, who art the way, the truth, and the life. Thro'.

Whilst the Priest (before the Benediction) is taking the B. Sacrament out of the Tabernacle, the fol- lowing Hymn is generally sung :

OSalutaris hpstia ! Quse coeli pandis ostium : Bella premunt hostilia:

Da robur, ferauxilium.

2. Uni trinoque Do- mino, Sitsempiterna gloria:

Qui vitam sine termino, Nobis donet in patria.

Sacra-

TAntum ergo mentum, Veneremur cernui

Et antiquum docu men- tum Novo cedat ritui ;

Saving Host! that

he aven's gate Laidst open at so dear a

rate : Intestine wars invade our

breast ; Be thou our strength,

support, and rest. 2. To God the Fatrfer,

and the Son, And Holy Spirit, Three

in One, Be endless praise : may

HE above,

With life eternal crown our love.

At the Benediction.

TO this mysterious table now, Our knees, our hearts,

and sense we bow: Let ancient rites resign

their place

To nobler elements of grace:

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AT THE BENEDICTION.

Praestet fides supplement

turn, Sensuum defectui.

Genitori, genitdque Lauset jubilatio:

Salus, honor, virtus, quo.

que, Sit et benedictio ;

Procedenti ab utroque,

Comparsit laudatio.

Amen.

V. Panem de coe'o, pr£estitisti eis, Alleluia.

R. Omne delectamen- tum in se habentem, Al- leluia.

And faith for all defects

supply, Whilst sense is lost in

mystery To God the Father

born of none, To Christ his co- eternal

Son, And Holy Ghost, whose

equal rays From both proceed, be

equal praise ; One honour, jubilee, and

fame, For ever bless his glorious

name. Amen. V. Thou hast given them bread from heaven, Alleluia.

R. Replenished with whatever is delicious, Alleluia.

The Prayer.

T^vEUS, qui nobis, sub JLJ sacramento mira- bili passionis tuae memo- riam reliquisti ; tribue queeSfotoius, ita nos cor- poris et sarguinis tui, tacra mysteria venerari ut redemptionis tui fruc- tum in nobis jugiter gentiamus. Qui.

OGod, who in this wonderful sacra- ment, hast left us a per- petual memorial of thy passion : grant us, we beseech thee, so to re- verence the sacred mys- teries of thy body and blood, as in our sou !> :o be always sensible of the redemption thou hast purchased for us. Who.

PROPER MASSES

For the Sundays and Moveable Feasts.

FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT.

HPH5 Church employs the four weeks that precede JL Chrijhnas in preparing the faithful for that great fo- lemnity ; hence the beginning of the ecclefiaftical year is called Advent, from the Latin word Advent us > which figni- fiesthe coming, viz. of JelusChrirt. Our firfl parents, (bust after their fall, were comforted with the prediction of this great event, when God aflu red them that the time would come when *« the feed of the woman mould crufh the " head of the ferpent." This promife was renewed to Abraham, confirmed to Ifaac, determined to the tribe of Juda, fixed in the houfe of David ; and lailly, the time of its peifeft accomplimment was exactly calculated by the prophet Daniel.

INTROLT. Ps. xxiv.

TO thee have I raised /JD te levavi anin?>m up my soul : O my -" weam : Deus meust Cjod, in thee I trust, let in te confido, non crubts- aiv. not be put toshame: cam: ncquc irridcant me E

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neither let my enemies inimici mei : etenim uni* scoff at me : for none versi, qui te expectant, shall be disappointed, non confundentur. Ps. who wait for theeN Ps. Vias tuas, Domine, de- Shew to me, O Lord, thy monstra mihi : et scwitas ways: and teach me thy tuas edoceme. paths.

F. Glory, &c. V. Gloria Patri, §t.

To thee, &c. to Ps. Ad te, %c. to Ps.

And thus the Introit is always repeated. Gloria in excelsis is omitted from this Sunday till

Christmas, and from Septuagesima until Eas- ter, unless on doubles, <$r.

COLL. Excita, qu(?s.-— Exert, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy power, and come ; that by thy protec- tion we may be freed from the imminent dangers of our sins, and be saved by thy mercy, who liveth and reigneth, &c. U. Amen. 1'ror/i this day to Christmas-eve, after the Collect of the dai/y the tico following Collects are said.

n. COLLECT. Dem qid — O God, who wast pleased that thy Word, when the angel delivered his message, should take flesh in the womb of the bles- sed Virgin Mary ; give ear to our humble petitions ; and erant, that we who believe her to be truly the Mother of God, may be helped by her prayers.

III. COLLECT. Eccl. ^.—Mercifully hear, we beseech thee, O Lord, the prayers of thy Church, that all oppositions and errors being removed, she may servo* thee with a secure and undisturbed devo- tion. Thro*, &c. Amen.

Or instead of the last Collect, (Eccl. tuse,) the follow-, ing may be. said.

COLLECT. Deus omnium.— O God, the pastor and governor of all the faithful, look down in thy mercy on thy servant N. whom thou hast appointed Pastor over thy Church : and grant, we beseech thee, that, both by word and example, he may ediiy

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all those that are under his charge, and, with the flock intrusted to him, arrive, at length, at eternal happiness. Thro'.

EPISTLE. Rom. xiii. 11. i4.~Brethren : Know that it is now the hour for us to rise from sleep. For now our salvation is nearer than when we believed. The night is past, and the day is at hand : IK us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and put on the armour of light. Let us walk honestly, as in the day : not in rioting and drunkenness : not in chambering and impurities: not in contention and envy : but put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ.

GRAD. Ps. xxiv. — None, O Lord, who wait for thee, shall be disappointed. V. Thy ways, O Lord, make known to me, and thy paths do thou teach, me. Alleluia, Alleluia.

V. Shew us, O Lord, V. Ostendc nobis, Do. thy mercy, and grant us mine, misericord'uun tuuni, thy salvation. Alleluia. et salutare tuum da nbbis. Alleluia.

<EO£ptl«. Luke x*i. 25. 33. — At that time-. Jesus said to his disciples- There shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in tfte stars: and upon the earth distress of nations, by reason of the confu- sion of the roaring of the sea and of the waves, men withering away lor fear, and expectation of what shall come upon the whole world. For the powers of the heavens shall be moved : and then they shall see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with great power and majesty. But when these things begin to come to pass, look up, and lift up your heads : because your redemption is at hand. And he spoke to them a similitude: See the fig tree and all the trees: when they now shoot forth their fruit, you know the summer is nigh : so likewise when you see these things come to pass, know that the kingdom of God is at hand. Amen, 1 say to you, this gene, ration shall not pass away, till all things be fultilled.

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Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my word shall not pass away. CREDO.

OFFERTORY. Ps. xxiv.— To thee have I raised xip my soul ; O my God, in thee 1 put my trust, let me not be put to shame: neither let my enemies scoff at me ; for none shall be disappointed who wait for thee.

SECRET. Grant, O Lord, that these sacred mysteries may cleanse us by their powerful virtue, and bring us with greater purity to him, who was the author and institutor of them. Thro'.

1L SECRET. Strengthen, we beseech thee, O Lord, in our souls, the mysteries of the true faith : that we who confess him, that was conceived of a Virgin, to be true God, and true man, may, by the power of his saving resurrection, deserve to come to eternal joys. Thro' the same, &c.

ill. SECRET. Protect us, O Lord, while we assist at thy sacred mysteries, that being employed in acts of religion, we may serve thee both in body and mind Thro'.

Instead of the last, may be said the following.

SECRET. Be appeased, O Lord, with the offer, ing we have made, and cease not to protect thy servant N. whom thou hast been pleased to appoint Pastor over thy Church. Thro'.

COMM. Ps. Ixxxiv. — The Lord will give his kind blessing, and our land shall yield its fruit.

P, COMM. Suscipiamus. — May we receive, O Lord, thy me^cy in the midst of thy temple, that with due honour we may prepare for the approach, ing solemnity of our reparation. Thro'.

11. P COMM. Gratiam tuam. — Pour forth, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy grace into our hearts, that we, who, by the message of an angel, have known the incarnation of thy Son, the Christ, may by his passion and cross, come to the glory of his resurrection. Thro'.

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111. P. COMM. Qutfsumus.—We beseech thee, O Almighty God, not to leave exposed 10 the dan- gers of human life, those whom thou hast permitted to partake of those divine mysteries. Thro'.

Instead of the last, may be said the following. P. COMM M-IV the participation of this divine sacrament protect us, we beseech thee, O Lord : and a' ways procure safety and defence to thy servant N. whom thou hast -p; ointed Pastor over thy Church, together with the flock committed to his charge. Thro'

Imteaa o> itt, missa est, is said, Benedicamus Do- mino: which rule is always to be observed when the Gloria in excelsis is omitted.

On the week days in Advent, the Mass of the fore* going Sunday is said, unless there be a proper Mass for the day, but the Alleluias and V.Jollowing the • Gradual are omitted.

SECOND SUNDAY IN ADVENT. ' INTROIT. Is. xxx.

PEople of Sion, be- pOpulus Sion, ecceDo- hold the Lord will minus veniet ad sal-

come to save the Gen- vandas Gentes : et audi- tiles : and the Lord will" tamfaciet Dominus glori* make the glory of his am vocis sues in l&titia voice heard to the joy of cordis vestri. Ps. 79. Qui your hearts. Ps. 79. regis Israel intends: gui Thou who nil est Israel, deducts velut ovem, Jb- hearken: thou who lead. seph. V.Gloria* est Joseph like a sheep. F. Glory.

COLLECT. Excita, Pornine.— Stir up, OLord, our hearts to prepare the ways of thy only begotten Son : that by his coming we may be enabled to serve thee with pure minds. Who liveth.

For the U, and III. Collects, see the first Sunday, page 50.

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EPISTLE. Horn. xv. 4. 13. Brethren: What things soever have been wrote, were written for our instruction, that by patience and the comfort of the scriptures we might have hope. Now the God of patience and comfort grant you to be of one mind one towards another, according to Jesus Christ j that with one mind and with one mouth you may glorify God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Wherefore receive one another, as Christ also hath received you to the honour of God. For I say that Jesus was minister of the circumcision for the truth of G6d, to confirm the promises made to the Fathers. But that the Gentiles are to glorify God for his mer- cy, as it is written: " Therefore I will confess to thee, O Lord, among the Gentiles, and will sing to thy name." And again: the same prophet saith : " Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people." And again : " Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles, and magnify him.all ye people." And again Isaiah saith : " There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise up to rule the Gentiles, in him the Gentiles shall hope." Now the God of Mope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, and in the power of the lloly Ghost.

GR AD. Ps. xlix. — He shall come in his comeli- ness and beauty from Sion j God will come visibly. V. Gather to him his saints, who have observed his covenant more than sacrifice. Alleluia, Alleluia.

V. I rejoiced at what V. L&tatus sum in his was told me : w j are to qua dicta sunt mihi : in go up to the house of the domum Domini ibimus. Lord. Alleluia. Alleluia.

<f?0#peU Matt. xi. 2. io.— At that time: When John had heard in prison the works of Christ, sending two of his disciples he said to him : Art thou he that art to come, or do we look for ano- ther? And Jesus making answer, said to them ; Go and reUte to John what you have heard and seen.

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The blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleans- ed, the deaf hear, the dead rise again, the poor have the gospel preached to them. And blessed is he that shall not be scandalized in me. And when they went their way, Jesus began to say to the multitude, concerning John : What went you out into the de- sert to see ? A reed shaken with the wind ? But what went you out to see ? A man cloathed in soft gar- ments? BehoVl, they that are cloathed in soft gar- ments are in the houses of kings. But what went you out to see? A prophet? Yea, f tell you, and more than a prophet. For this is he of whom it is written: *' Behold, I send my angel before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee." CREDO.

OFFERT. Turning to us, O God, thou wilt re- store us to life, and thy people shall rejoice in thee. Shew us, O Lord, thy mercy, and grant us thy sal- vation,

SECRET. Be appeased, O Lord, we beseech thee, by our humble prayers and sacrifices ; and altho1 we can alledge no deserts on our part, grant us thy protection. Thro'.

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COMM. Arise, O Jerusalem, and stand on high, and see the joy that will come to thee from tay God.

P. COMM. Repleti.— Being filled, O Lord, with this spiritual food, we humbly beseech thee, to teach us, by partaking of this mystery, to despise earthly things, and to love such as are heavenly. 1'orthe 11. and III. Postcommunions, sec p. 52, 53.

THIRD SUNDAY IN ADVENT. hNTROlT. Philip iv. and Ps. Ixxxiv.

REJOICE in the Lord fAudcte in Domino always; again I ^semper; iterum dico, say, rejoice: let your gaudete: modest ia vestra modesty be known to all nota sit omnibus

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men: for the Lord is at bus : Dominus enim props hand : be solicitous about cst : nihil soliciti sitis : nothing : but on every sed in omni oratione peti- occasion let your petiti- tiones vestrte innotescant or.s be made known to apud Deum. Ps. Bene- God by prayer. Ps.Thou, dixisti, Domine, terrain O Lord, bast blest tby tua?n, avertisti captivita- land, thou bast brought tern Jacob. V. Gloria. back the captive children of Jacob. V Glory.

COLLECT. Aurem tuam. — Bend thine ear, O Lord, we beseech thee, to our prayers, and enlight- en the darkness of our minds by the grace of thy vi- sitation. Who livest.

For the rest of the Collects see p. 50.

EPISTLE. Philip, iv. 4. 7.— Brethren ; Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice. Let your modesty be known to all men: the Lord is nigh. Be nothing solicitous : but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your re- quests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasseth all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in Jesus Christ.

GRAD. Ps. Ixxxix. — Lord, who sittest on the Cherubim, exert thy power, and come. V. Thou, •who rulest Israel, hearken; thou who leadest Joseph as a sheep. Alleluia, Alleluia.

V. Exert, O Lord, thy V. Excita, Domine, power, and come to save potcntiam tuam, et veni : us. Alleluia. ut salvos facias nos. Al-

leluia.

050#p£L John i. 19. 28.— At that time: The Jews sent fromjemsalem Priests and Levites to John, to ask him : Who art thou ? And he confessed, and did not deny: and he confessed: I am not the Christ. And they asked him : What then ? Art thou Elias? And he said; I am not. Art thou a

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prophet ? And he answered : No. Then they said to him ; Who art thou, that we may give an answer to them that sent us? What sayest thou of thyself? lie said : " I am the voice of one crying in the wil- derness, Make straight the way of the Lord," as said the prophet Isaias. And they that were sent were of the pharisees. And they asked him and said to him : Why then dost thou baptize, if thou be not Christ, norElias, nor the prophet? John answered them, saying: I baptize with water; but there hath stood one in the midst of you, whom you know not. The same is he that shall come after me, who is preferred before me , the latchet of whose shoe I ain not worthy to loose. These things were done in Bethania beyond the Jordan, where John was bap- tizinej. CREDO.

OFFERT. Ps. Ixxxiv.— Thou hast blessed, O Lord, thy land ; thou hast brought back the captive children of Jacob 5 thou hast pardoned the iniquity of thy people.

SECRET. May we always, O Lord, offer thec this sacrifice of our devotion, both to comply with the institution of these sacred mysteries, and won- derfully to procure ourselves that salvation which thou designest us. Thro1

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COMM Is* xxxv. — Say, be comforted, O ye fearful of heart> and fear not; behold our God will come and save us.

P. COMM. Imploramus. — We implore, OLord, thy mercy, that these divine helps having cleansed us from sin, may prepare us for the ensuing solemnity,

For the rest of the Postcommunions see pt $z and S3-

5S WEDNESDAY

QUATUOR TEMPORA, OR EMBER-DAYS.

HpHE Ember-days, (fo called from our forefathers' faft- JL ing on thofe days in fackcloth and allies, or from their eating nothing but cakes baked under the embers,) are the Wednefday, Friday, and Saturday of the firft week of Lent, of Whitfun-week, of the third week in Septem- ber, and of the third week in Advent. The fpirit of the Church is, to engage her children at thefe ftated times to pray, faft, and perform such other good works as may prevail with God to furnim his Church with good paftors ; Saturday in Ember-week being the appointed day for ordaining and confecrating perfons to the facred nuniftry. We are likewife to beg God's blefling on the fruits of the earth, and give him thanks for thofe we have already received.

WEDNESDAY IN EMBER WEEK. INTROIT. Is. lv. Ps. xviii.

DROP down dew, O ye heavens, from above, and let the clouds rain down the just one ; let the earth be opened and bring forth a Saviour. Ps. The heavens publish the glory of God; and the firmament declareth the works of his hands. V. Glory.

After Kyrie eleison, 'is said, Let us pray.

Let us kneel down*. Fiectamus genua.

R. Stand up again. R. Levate,

COLLECT. Prussia ^wtfsMwws,— - Grant, we be- seech thee, O Almighty God, that the approaching solemnity of our redemption may afford us the suc- cours of this present life, and heap on us the rewards of" eternal happiness. Thro1.

I. LESSON. Is. ii. 2. 5. — In those days the prophet Isaiah said ; In the last days, the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be prepared on the top of

* Atfolemn Mattes this is fung by the Deacon ; when all kneel, till the Subdeacon, after a little paufc, bids them fiand up again to join with the Prieft whilft he fays the Colleft.

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the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. And many people shall go, and say : Come and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house ot the God of Jacob, and he will teach us his ways, and we \vill walk in his paths; for the law shall come iortli from Sion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusa- lem. And he shall judge the Gentiles, and rebuke many people; and they shall turn their swords into plow-shares, and their spears into sides; nation shall not lift up sword against nation,. neither shall they be exercised any more to war. O house of Ja- cob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the Lord.

GRADUAL. Ps. xxiii.— Lift up your gates, O you princes ; and be you lifted up, O eternal gates, and the King of Glory shall enter in. VV ho shall go up to the mountain of the Lord ; or who shall abide in his sanctuary ? The man whose hands are inno- cent, and whose heart is clean.

The Lord be with you. R. And with tby spirit.

COLLECT. Fcstina.— Make haste, we beseech thee, O Lord, and delay not ; but grant us the as- sistance of thy heavenly grace; that they who trust in thy goodness, may be relieved by the comiort ot thy coming, \\holivest. Here are said the other Collects, as directed, p> 50.

II. LESSON. Is.vii. 10, 16.— -In those days : The Lord spoke unto Achaz, saying: Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy God, either unto the depth of hell, or unto the height above. And Achaz said ; I will not ask, and I will not tempt the Lord. And he said ; Hear ye, therefore, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you, to be grievous to men, that you are grievous to my God also ? Therefore the Lord him- self shall give you a sign. Behold a Virgin shall con- ceive and bear a son. and his name shall be called

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Emmanuel. He shall eat butter and honey, that he may know to refuse evil, and to chnse good.

GRADUAL. Ps. cxliv.— The Lord is near all those that call upon him, all that call upon him in truth. V. My month shall declare the praise of the Lord, and let all flesh bless his holy name.

ti£>0£pCU Luke I 26. 3%.--At that time : The angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Ga- lilee called Nazareth, to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David ; and the Virgin's name was Mary. And the angel, being come in, said to her; Hail full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women. And when she had heard, she was troub- led at his saying, and thought with herself what manner of sanitation this should be. And the angei said to her ; Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found grace with God. Behold tho^j shalt conceive in thy womb, and shalt bring forth a son ; and thou shalt call his name Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of David his fa- ther : and he shall reign in the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there shall be no end. And Mary said to the Angel ; How shall this be done,be- cause I know not man ? And the angel answering, said to her ; The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall oversha- dow thee. And therefore also the Holy one which shall be born of thee, shall be called the Son of God. And behold thy cousin Elizabeth she hath also conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her that is called barren ; because • no word shall be impossible with God. And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it done unto me according to thy word. OFFERTORY. Is. xxxv.— Take courage, and

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now fear not ; for behold our God will do justice; he will come himself, and save us.

SECRET. Let our fasts, we beseech thee, O Lord, be acceptable to thee, that by atoning for our sins, they may both make us worthy of thy grace, and bring us to the everlasting effects of thy pro* inises. Thro',

COMM. h. vii. — Behold, a Virgin shall conceive and bring forth a 80113 and his name shall be called Emmanuel,

P. COMM. Span's.— Being filled, O Lord, by the participation of thy saving mysteries, we humbly beseech thee, that as we rejoice in the taste thereof, we may be renewed by their effects. Thro'.

FRIDAY IN EMBER WEEK. JNTR01T. P* cxviii.

THOU art at hand, O Lord, and all thy ways are truth ; in the beginning I knew from thy law, that thou art for ever. Ps. Blessed are the un- deftied in the way ; who walk in the law of the Lord. V. Glory.

COLLECT. Excita, quasumus. — Exert, OLord, we beseech thee, thy power, and come ; that they who trust in thy goodness, may speedily be delivered from all adversity. Who livest.

LESSON. 7s. xi. i. 5.— Thus salt h the Lord God ; And there shall come forth a rod out of the root of Jesse, and a flower shall rise up out of his root. And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him ; the spirit of wisdom, and of understanding ; the spirit of counsel, and of fortitude; the spirit of knowledge, and of godliness j and he shall be filled with the spi- rit of the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge ac- r.ordmg to thesight of the eyes, nor reprove according to the hearing of the ears. But he shall judge the poor wilh justice, and shall reprove with equity for F

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the meek of the earth ; and he shall strike the earth \yith the rod of his mouth, and with the breatb of his lips he shall slay the wicked. And justice shall be the girdle of his loins ; and faith the girdle of his reins.

GRADUAL* Ps. Ixxxiv.— Shew us, O Lord, thy mercy, and grant us thy salvation. V. Thou hast blessed, O Lord, thy land ; thou hast brought back the captive children of Jacob.

Luke i. 39. 47.— At that time ; Mary rising up in those days, went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda. And she entered into the house of Zachary, and saluted Elizabeth. And it came to pass, that when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the infant leaped in her womb , and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost. And she cried 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 be- hold, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy, And blessed art thou that hast believed, because those things shall be accomplished that were spoken to thee by the Lord. And Mary said; M)r soul doth magnify the Lord ; and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

OFFERTORY. Ps. Ixxxiir.— Turning to us, O God, thou wilt restore us to life, and thy people shall rejoice in thee. Shew us, O Lord, thy mercy, and grant us thy salvation.

SECRET. Having received, O Lord, our offer- ings and prayers, cleanse us, we beseech thee, by these heavenly mysteries, and mercifully hear us.

COM\I. Zach. xiv.— Behold, the Lord will come, aid all his saints with him; and in that day there shall be a great light,

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P. COMM, Tui nos.— May the receiving, O Lord, of thy sacrament, give us a new lite, that by putting a<ide the old man, it may bring us to the participation of this saving mystery. Thro*.

SATURDAY IN EMBER WEEK. INTROIT. Ps. Ixxix.

COME, and shew us thy faith, O Lord, who sittest on the Cherubim ; and we shall be saved. Ps. Thou who rulest Israel, hearken j who leadest Joseph as a sheep. V. Glory.

After the Kyrie eleison, is said ; Let us pray', Let us kneel down. R. Stand up again. I. COLLECT. DCMS, qui conspicis. — O God, who seest us afflicted through our own wickedness ; mercifully grant, that by thy coming we may be comforted. Who livest.

I. LESSON. -L. xix. 20. 22.— In those dam ; They shall cry to the Lord because of the oppressor, and he shall send them a Saviour, and a defender to deliver them. And the Lord shall be known* by Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know the Lord in that day, and shall worship him with sacrifices and offerings ; and they shall make vows to the Lord, and perform them. And the Lord shall strike Egypt with a scourge, and shall heal it, and they shall re- turn to the Lord, and he shall be pacified towards them, and heal them*

GRADUAL. Ps. xviii. — His setting out is from one extremity of the heavens, and his course is to the other. V. The heavens publish the glory of God, and the firmament declareth the works of his hands. Let us pray. Let us kneel down. R. Stand up a<j;ain.

II. COLLECT. Concede quti'sunms. — Grant, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that we who groan under the old captivity of sin, may be freed by the new birth of thy only Son, which we are preparing for. Who lived).

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H. LESSON. Is. xxxv. i. j.—Thus saith the Lord: The land that was desolate and impassable shall be glad, and the wilderness shall rejoice, and shall flourish like the lily. It shall bud forth, ar^l blossom, and shall rejoice with joy and praise : the glory of Libanus is given to it, the beauty of Carmel and Saron, they shall seethe glory of the Lord, and the beauty of our God. Strengthen ye the feehle hands, and confirm the weak knees. Say to the faint hearted : Take courage, and fear not ; behold your God will bring the revenge of recompence; God himself will come and will save you. Then shall the eves of the blind be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall be free : for waters are broken out in the de- sart, and streams in the wilderness. And that which was dry land, shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water, saith the Lord Al» mighty.

GRADUAL. Ps. xviii.— He hath placed his tent in the sun, and is like a bridegroom coming out of his nuptial chamber. V. His setting out is from one extremity of the heavens, and his course is to the other. Let us pray. Let us kneel down. R. Stand up again.

III. COLLECT. Indignos nos.— Comfort us, O Lord, thy unworthy servants, who lie dejected under the horror of our crimes, by the coming of thy only Son. Who hveth.

III. LESSON. If. xl. 9. n. — Thus saith the Lord; Ger thee up upon a high mountain, thpu that bringest good tidings to Sion : lift up thy voice •with strength, thou that bringest good tidings to Jerusalem : lift it up, fear not. Say to the cities of Juda; Behold your Godt behold the Lord God shall come with strength, and his arm shall rule; behold his reward is with him, and his work is be-

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fore him* He shall feed his flock like a shepherd ; he shall gather together the lambs with his arm, and shall take them up in his hosom.

GRADUAL. Pa. Ixxix.— Lord God of Hosts, bring us back; shew thy face, and we shall be saved. V. Exert thy power, O Lord, and come to save us.

Let us pray. Let us kneel down. R. Stand up again. IV. COLLECT. Prasta9qu&sumus* — Grant, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that the approach- ing solemnity of thy Son's birth may afford us the remedies of this present life, and obtain for us the rewards of eternal happiness, Thro* the same.

IV. LESSON. Is. xlv. i. 9.— Thus saith the Lord to my anointed Cyrus, whose right hand I have taken hold of, to subdue nations before his face, and to turn the backs of kings, and to open the doors before him, and the gates shall not be shut. I will go before thee, and will humble the great ones of the earth : I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and will burst the bars of iron. Andl'will give thee hidden treasures, and the concealed riches of secret places; that thou mayest know tint 1 am the Lord who call thee by thy name, the God of Israel. For the sake of my servant Jacob, and Is- rael my elect, I have even called thee by thy name ; I have made a likeness of thee, and thou hast not known me. I am the Lord, and there is none else; there is no God besides me : 1 girded thee, and thou hast not known me; that they may know who are from the rising of the sun, and they who are from the west, that there is none beside me. 1 am the Lord, and there is none else, I form the light, and create darkness, I make peace, and create evil: 1 the Lord that do all these tilings. Drop down dew, ye heavens, from above, and let the clouds rain the just: let the earth be opened, and bud

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forth a saviour; and let justice spring up together: I the Lord have created him.

GRADUAL. Ps. Ixxix.— Exert, O Lord, thy power, and come to save us. Hearken, O Ruler of Israel, who leadest Joseph like a sheep ; thou who sittest on the Cherubim, shew thyself to Ephraim, Benjamin", and Manasse. Let us pray. Let us kneel down. R. Stand up again.

V. COLLECT. Preces populi.— Mercifully hear, OLord, we beseech thee, the prayers of thy peo- ple ; that we, who are justly afflicted for our sins, may receive comfort from thy kind visit. Who livest.

V. LESSON. Dan. iii. 49.— J/t those days: The angel of the Lord went down with Azarias, and his companions into the furnace; and he drove the flame of the fire out of the furnace, and made the midst of the furnace like the blowing of a wind bringing dew, and the fire touched them not at all, nor troubled them, nor did them any harm. Then these three, as with one mouth, praised and glorified, and blessed God in the furnace, saying; CANTICLE.

Blessed art thou, OLord, the God of our fore- fathers ; and worthy of praise and glory for ever.

And blessed is the name of thy glory, which is holy ; and worthy of praise and glory for ever.

Blessed art thou in the holy temple of thy glory; and worthy of praise and glory for ever.

Blessed art thou upon the sacred throne of thy kingdom; and worthy of praise and glory for ever.

Blessed art thou, leaning on the sceptre of thy di. vinity : and worthy of praise and glory for ever.

Blessed art thou, who sittest on the Cherubim, beholding the deep : and worthy of praise and glory for ever.

Blessed art thou who walkest on the wings of

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the winds, and on the waves of the sea : and worthy of praise and glory for ever.

May ali the angels and thy holy ones bless thee: may they praise and glorify thee for ever.

May the heavens, earth, sea, and all therein bless thee : may they praise and glorify thee for ever.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost ; who is worthy of praise and glory for ever.

As it was in the beginning, now is, and evermore shall be, world without end. Amen. Who is worthy of praise and glory for ever.

Blessed art thou, O Lord, the God of our fore- fathers, and worthy of praise and glory for ever.

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

VI, COLLECT. Dfw,s qui tribu*.—O God,who, in behalf of the three young men, didst render harmless the flames of fire: mercifully grant, that we thy servants may not be burnt by the flames of vice. Thro*.

Here are said tin' other Collects, as directed, p. 50.

EPISTLE. 2 T/uss. \\. i. 8.— brethren : We be- seech you, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and of our gathering together unto him •, that you be not easily moved from your mind, nor be fright- ed, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by epistle, as sent from us, as if the day of the Lord were at band. Let. no man deceive you by any means: for unless there come a revolt first, and the man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition, who opposeth, and is lifted up above all that is called God, or that is worshipped, so that he sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself as if he were God. Remember you not, that when I was yet with you 1 told you tin se things? And now you know what \vithholdeth, that he may be revealed in his time. For the mystery of iniquity already worketh ; only that he who now

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holdeth, do hold, until he be taken out of the way, and then that wicked one shall be revealed, whom the Lori Jesus shall kill with the spirit of his mouth; and shall destroy wjth the brightness of his coming.

GRADUAL. Ps. Ixxix.— Thou, who rulest Is- rael, hearken : thou who leadest Joseph as a sheep. V. Thou who sittest on the Cherubim, shew thy. self to Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasse. V, Ex- ert thy power, O Lord, and come to save us. C£>0#ptU Luke iii. as in the next p. 69.

OFFERTORY. Rejoice exceedingly, O daugh* ter of Sion, publish it, O daughter of Jerusalem : behold thy King and Saviour cometh to thee.

SECRET. Hear us, O Lord, we beseech thee, and, being appeased by these offerings, grant they may increase our devotion, and advance our salva- tion. Thro'.

COMM. Ps. xviii. — He sprung up like a giant to run his course: his setting is from one extremity of the heavens, and his course is to the other.

P. COMM QiKEsumus. — We beseech thee, O Lord our God, that thou wouldst make these sacred mysteries, which thou hast given us, strengthen in us the effects of our reparation, and be a remedy to us, both now and hereafter. Thro'.

FOURTH SUNDAY IN ADVENT. INTROIT. Is. Iv. Ps. xviii.

TYROP doWii dew, ye T>0rate call desuper, et

•*-* heavens; and let the "fiutef pluant just urn ;

clouds rain down the just aperiatur terra, et ger-

one: let the earth open minet Sahatorem. Ps. 18.

and bud forth a Saviour. Cadi enarrant gloriam

Ps. The heavens publish Dei; et opera manuum

the glory of God : and ejus annuntiat jirmamen*

the firmament declareth turn. V.Gloria*

the works of his hands. . Glory.

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COLLECT. Excita 9*<fswHitf«^-*Exert, we be- seech thee, O Lord, thy power, and come ; and succour us by thy great might: that by the assistance of thy grace, thy indulgent'mercy may hasten, vrhat is delayed by our sins. Who livest.

EPISTLE, i Cor. iv. i — Brethren ; Let a man so account of us as of the ministers of Christ, and the dispensers of the mysteries of God. Here now it is re- quired amongst the dispensers that a man be found faithful. But with me it is a very small thing to be judged by you, or by man's day; but neither do I judge my own self. Forl am not conscious to my- self of any thing: yet lam not hereby justified; but he thatjudgeth me is the Lord. Therefore judge not before the time till the Lord come j who will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the council of hearts : and then shall every man have praise from God.

GRAD. P.<?. cxliv.— The Lord is near all those who call upon him, all that call upon him in truth. V. My mouth shall declare the praise of the Lord, and let all flesh bless his holy name. Alleluia, Alleluia.

V. Come, O Lord, and V. Veui, Dominc, et delay not: release thy noli tardare : relaxafeci- people Israel from their nora phbis tu& Israel. sins. Alleluia. Alleluia.

(B00p£L Luke iii. i. 6.— Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar (Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod Tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother Tetrarch of Iturea, and the country of Trachonitis, and Lysanias Te- trarch of Abilina under the high Priests Annas and Caiphas) the word of the Lord came to John the son of Zacharias in the desart. And he came into, all the country about the Jordan, preaching the baptism of penance for the remission of sins, as it is

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written in the book of the words of Isaias the pro- phet: "A voice of one crying in the wilderness: prepare ye the way of the Lord : make his paths straight : every vajley shall he filled, and every moan* tain and hill shall be brought low: and the crooked shall be made straight ; and the rough ways plain ;" and all flesh shall see the salvation of God. CREDO. j OFFERT. Luke i.— Hail, Mary, full of grace* the Lord is with thee : blessed art thou amongst women : and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

SECRET. Hear us, O Lord, we beseech thee, and being appeased by these offerings, grant they may increase our devotion, and advance our salvation. For the rest of Hie Secrets see p. 52.

COMM. Is. vii. — Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bring forth a son ; and his name shall be called Emmanuel.

P. COMM. Sumptis. — Having received what has been offered to thee, O Lord, grant, we beseech, thee, that the more frequently we partake of these sacred mysteries, the more our devotion may increase.

For the rest of the, Postcommunions see pp. 52, 53.

CHRISTMAS EVE.

INTROIT. This day you shall know that the Lord will come and save us ; and in the morning you shall see his glory* Ps. The earth, and all it containeth, is the Lord's j the whole world, and all that dvvelleth therein. V. Glory.

COLLECT. Deus qui nos. — O God, who mak- est us rejoice in the yearly expectation of the feast of our redemption; grant that we who chearfully receive thy only begotten Son as a redeemer, may behold without fear the same Lord Jesus Christ, coming as our judge. Who livest. This is the only Collect, unless it be Sunday, when a

Com mem. of it is here made, as zceli as at the Se-

cret and P. Comm, but its Gospel is not read at

the end of Mass.

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EPISTLE. 'Rom. i. i. 6.— Paul a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, which he had promised before by his prophets in the holy scriptures, concerning his Son, who was made to him of the seed of David according to the-, tiesh ; who was predestinated the Son of God in power according to the spirit of sanctification, by the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ from the dead; by whom we have received grace and apostle- ship for obedience to the faith in all nations for his name, among whom are you also the called of Je- sus Christ.

GRAD. As the Introit to Ps. V. Thou who rulest Israel, hearken, thou who leaded Joseph like a sheep; thou who sittest on the Cherubim, shew thyself to Ephraim, Benjamin and Manasse. — If it be Sunday add Alleluia, Alleluia. iYFo-morrow the sins of the earth shall be cancelled, and the Saviour of the world shall reign over us. Alleluia.

(EOgfpCl. Matt.l. 18. 2i.— When Mary -the mother ot Jesus was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. Whereupon Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing publicly to expose her, was minded to put her away privately. But while he thought on these things, behold the angel of the Lord appeared to him in his sleep, saying; Joseph, 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 5 for he shall save his people from their sins.

OFKERT. Ps. 23.— Lift up your gates, O ye princes: and be you lifted up, O you eternal gates, and the King of glory shall enter in. ^ SECRET. Grant, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that as we celebrate the eve of the adorable birth of thy Son, we may one day receive wilh joy -rernu! icwards. Who liveth/

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COMM. Is. xl.— The glory of the Lord will ap- pear, and all flesh shall see the salvation of our God.

P. COMM. Grant us, we beseech thee, O Lord, relief by celebrating the birth of thy only Son, whose sacred mysteries are our meat and drink. Thro,

CHRISTMAS. I. Mass. At Midnight.

INTROIT. Ps. ii.— The Lord said to me: Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee. Ps. Why have the Gentiles raged, and the nations formed vain designs ? F. Glory.

COLLECT. Dens, qui tec.— O God, who hast enlightened this most sacred night by the brightness of him who is the true light; grant, we beseech thee, that we who have known the mysteries of this light on earth, may likewise come to the enjoyment of it in heaven. Who liveth.

EPISTLE. Tit. ii. n. n.— Dearly beloved; The grace of God our Saviour hath appeared to all men. Instructing us, that denying ungodliness, and worldly desires, we should live soberly, and justly, and godly, in this world, looking for the blessed hope, and coming of the glory of the great God

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and our Saviour Jesus Christ : who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and might cleanse to himself a people acceptable, a pursuer of good works. These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.

GRAD. Ps. cix.— Thy sovereignty shall be dis- played in the day of thy power: in the brightness of the saints: from the womb before the day-star 1 be- got thee. V. The Lord said to my Lord : Sit thou on my right-hand, until I make thy enemies a foot- stool for thy feet. Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Ps. ii. The Lord said to me : Thou art my Son, this day have 1 begotten thee. Alleluia.

Luke ii. i . 14.— And it came to pass that in those days there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that the whole world should be enrolled, This enrolling was first made by Cyrinus the governor of Syria. And all went to be enrolled, every one into his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee out of the city of Nazareth into Judea, to the city or David, which is called Bethle- hem : because he was of the house and family of David, to be enrolled with Mary his espoused wife, who was with child. And it came to pass., that when they were there, her days were accomplished, that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her first-born son, and wrapped him up in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger: be- cause there was no room for them in the inn. And there were in the same country shepherds watching and keeping the night watches over their fiock. And behold an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the brightness of God shone round about them, and they feared with a great fear. And the angel said to them: Fear not ; for behold I bring you good tidings 01 great joy, that shall be to all the people: for this G

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day is born to you a SAVIOUR, who is Christ the Lord, in the city of David. And this shall be a sign unto you : you shall find the infant wrapped in swaddling clothes} and laid in a manger. And sud- denly there \vas with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army, praising God, and saying : Glory to God in the highest : and on earth peace to men of good- will. — CREDO.

OFFERT. Ps. xcv.— Let the heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice in the presence of the Lord, for that he is come.

SECRET. Receive, O Lord, the offerings we make to thee on this present solemnity, that by thy grace, through the intercourse of these sacred myste- ries, we may be conformable to him, in whom our nature is united to thine. Who Uveth.

COMM. Ps. cix — In the brightness of the saints, from the womb before the day-star I begot thee.

P. COMM. Da nobis. — Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord our God, that we who celebrate with joy the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ, by partaking several times of these sacred mysteries, may, by a worthy conduct of life, come to be united with him. Who liveth.

Ti. MASS. At break of day. INfROlT. If. ix.-~ A light shall shine upon us this day: because the Lord is born for us: and his name shall be the WONDERFUL ONE, GOD, the PRINCE OF PEACE, the FATHER of the WORLD TO COME, of whose reign there shall be no end. Ps. The Lord hath began his reign, he hath clothed himself with glory: the Lord hath clothed himself with strength, and put on his armour. V. Glory.

COLLECT. Da, 7iobi.s. — Grant, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that, as we are enlightened by the new light of thy Word become flesh, we may shew in our actions the effects of that faith that shineth in oui mi-id*. Thro' the same.

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COLLECT of St. Anastasia.

Grant, we beseech tbee, O Almighty God, that, as we celebrate the solemnity of blessed Anastasia thy martyr, we may be sensible of the effects of her prayers to thee in our behalf. Thro'

EPISTLE. Tit. iii. 4. j.— Most dearly beloved : The goodness and kindness of God our Saviour ap- peared ; not by the works of justice, which we have done, but according to his mercy, he saved us, by the laver of regeneration, and renovation of the Holy Ghost, whom he hath poured forth upon us, abundantly, through Jesus Christ our Saviour: that being justified by his graee, we may be heirs accord- ing to hope of life everlasting, thro1 Jesus Christ our Lord.

GRAD. Ps. cxviii.— Blessed beHethatcometh in the name of the Lord. The Lord is our God, and he hath shone upon us. V. This is the work of the Lord: and our eyes see it with astonishment. Al- leluia, Alleluia. V. The Lord hath begun .his reign : he hath clothed himself with strength, and armed himself with might. Alleluia.

C500p0U Lukt\\. 15. 20.— At that time: The shepherds said one to another: Let us go over to Bethlehem, and let us see this word that is come to pass which the Lord hath shewed to us. And they came with haste : and they found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in a manger. And seeing, they understood of the word that had been spoken to them concerning this child. And all they that heard wondered ; and at those things that were told them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these words, pondering thew in her heart. And the shepherds re- turned, glorifying and praising God, for all the things they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. CREDO.

OFFERT. Ps. xcii.— God settled the globe of the G *

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earth, which shall not be shaken: thy throne, O God, was placed from that time j— -thou art forever.

SECRET. May the offerings, O Lord, we make, be agreeable to the mystery of this day's birth, and always pour forth peace upon us ; that as he, who though born man, shewed himself also God : so may this earthly substance give us that which is divine.

SECRET of St. Anastasia. Graciously receive, O Lord, we beseech thee, our offerings, and grant, by the merits of blessed Anastasia the martyr, that they may avail to pur salvation. Thro1.

COMM. Zach. ix. — Rejoice, O daughter of Sion: sing praises, O daughter of Jerusalem : behold thy king cometh, the holy one, and the Saviour of the world.

P. COMM. Hujus H<W.— May we, O Lord, al- ways receive new light from this sacrament, which renevveth to us the memory of that wonderful birth, which destroyed the old man. Thro*.

P. COMM. of St. Anast. Thou hast fed, O Lord, thy family with these sacred oblations : ever there- fore comfort us with her intercession, whose feast we celebrate. Thro*.

in. MASS. On

1NTROIT.

A Child is born for us, pUER natus est nobis

and a Son is given *T et Filius datus est

to us, whose empire is on nobis : cujus imperium

his shoulders ; and his super humerum ejus, et

name shall be called the vocabitur nomen ejus,

Angel of the great Court- Magni Concilii Angelus.

cil. Ps. Sing to the Lord Ps/97. Cantate Domino

a new canticle, for he canticum novum ;

hath done wonderful mirabilia fecit.

things. V. Glory. V. Gloria.

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COLLECT. Concede. — Grant, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that we who groan under the old captivity of sin, may be freed therefrom by the birth of thy only begotten Son. Thro'.

EPISTLE. Hcb.i. 1,12.— -God, who diversely, and many ways, spoke in times past to the fathers by the prophets : last of all, in those days, hath, spoken to us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things ; by whom also he made the world: who being the brightness of his glory, and the figure of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, making purgation of sins, sitteth on the right-hand of the majesty on high : being made so much better than the angels, as he hath inherited a more excellent name than they. For, to which of the angels hath he said 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 adore him.'* And to th'e angels indeed he saith : " He that maketh his angels, spirits : and his ministers a flame of fire." But to the Son : " Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of justice is the sceptre of thy kingdom. Thou hast loved justice and hated iniquity : therefore, God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.'* And : " Thou, in the beginning, O Lord, hast founded the earth : and the heavens are the works of thy hands. They shall perish, but thou shalt continue: and they shall all grow old as a garment. And as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed : but thou art the self-same, and thy years shall not fail.'*

GRAD. Ps. xcvii.— All the earth hath seen the

salvation of our God: sing to the Lord all the earth.

V. The Lord hath made known his salvation : and

h*:h displayed his justice before the Gentiles, Allel,

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V. A sanctified day V* Dies sanctificatus hath shone upon us: Uluxitnobisi'ceniteGentes, come, ye Gentiles, and et adorate Dominumt quia adore the Lord, for this hodie descendit lux magna day a great light is come super terram. Alleluia. down upon the earth. Alleluia.

(£0£?p0l» Johni. In the beginning, &c. as p.xlv.

OFFERT. Ps Ixxxviii.— -Thine are the heavens, and thine is the earth, thou didst form the globe of the earth, and all therein ; Justice and equity are thesupporters of thy throne.

SECRET. Sanctify, O Lord, our offerings, by the new birth of thy only-begotten Son, and cleanse us from the stains of our sins. Thro', the same.

COMMUNICANTES, till the Circumcision.

BEING united in communion, and celebrating this most sacred day, (in the ist Mass, sacred night,) on which the spotless virginity of the blessed M, brought forth the Saviour of the world, moreover honouring in the first place, the memory of the same glorious V.M.&c. as in the Ordinary, p.xxxiv.

COMM. Ps. xcvii.-.-The whole earth hath seen the salvation of our God.

P. COMM. Pnt'Sta quessttmus. — Grant, we be- seech thee, O Almighty God, that as the Saviour of the world, who was born this day, procured for us a divine birth, he may also bestow on us immorta- lity. Who liveth.

At the cad of this Mass is said the Gospel of the Epiphany, p. 91.

St. STEPHEN the first Martyr. INTROJT. Ps. cxviii.

PRINCES sat and spoke against me : and sinners persecuted me: help me, O Lord my God, for thy servant hath practised thy commandments. Ps.

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Blessed are the undefiled in the way: who walk in the law of the Lord. V. Glory.

COLLECT. Da, nobis.— Grant, O Lord, we be- seech thee, that we- may imitate him whose me- mory we celebrate, so as to learn to love even our enemies, because we now solemnize his martyrdom, who knew how to pray, even for his persecutors, to our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son. Who liveth. Common, of Christmas, by the Collect, Secret, and

P. Comm. of the III. Mass, p. 77. LESSON. Acts vi. 8. 10. vii. 54. 59.— In those days : Stephen, full of grace and fortitude, did great wonders and miracles among the people. Now there arose some of that which is called the syna- gogue of the Libertines, and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of them that were of Cilicia and Asia, disputing with Stephen. And they were riot able to resist the wisdom and the spirit that he spoke. Chap. vii. 54. Now hearing these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed with their teeth at him. But he being full of the Holy Ghost, looking up steadfastly to heaven, saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right-hand of God. And he said: Behold 1 see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right- hand of God. And they, crying out with a loud voice, stopped their ears, and with one accord ran violently upon him. And casting him forth with- out the city, they stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man, whose name was Saul. And they stoned Stephen, invoking and saying: Lord Jesus receive my spirit. And falling on his knees, he cried with a loud voice, saying : Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he said this, he fell asleep in the Lord.

GRAU. Ps. cxviii.— Princes sat and spoke against me, and the wicked persecuted me. V. Help me, O

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Lord my God, save me for thy mercies sake. A lie- luia, Alleluia.

V. I see the heavens opened, and Jesus standing at the right hand of the power of God. Alleluia.

CBOjSptU Matt, xxiii. 34. 39. — At that time : Jesus said to the Scribes and Pharisees: Behold I send to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them you will put to death, and crucify, and some ye will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city : that upon you may come all the just blood that hath been shed upon the earth, from the blood of Abel the just, even unto the blood of Zacharias the son of Baracchias, whom you killed between the temple and the altar. Amen, I say to you, all these things shall come upon this

feneration. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that illest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered to- gether thy children, as the hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and thou wouldest not? Behold, your house shall be left to you desolate. For I say to you, you shall not see me henceforth till you say: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. CREDO.

OFFERT. Acts vi. 7.— The Apostles chose Ste- phen, a Levite, full of faith, and of the Holy Ghost, whom the Jews stoned, praying and saying: Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. Alleluia*

SECRET. Receive, O Lord, these offerings in memory of thy saints: and as their sufferings have made them glorious, so may our devotion render us free from sin. Thro'.

COMM. Acts, vii.— I see the heavens opened, and Jesus standing on the right-hand of the power of God: Lord Jesus receive my spirit, and lay not this gin to their charge.

P. COMM. 4iMifeflfttK*"-May the mysteries we

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have received, OLord, be a help to us, and, by the intercession of the blessed martyr,Stephen,strengthen us with thy perpetual protection. Thro'.

St. JOHN the EVANGELIST.

INTROIT, In medio, as in MASS XII. Common of

Doctors.

COLLECT. Ecclesi*.--- Mercifully, O Lord, en- lighten thy Church, that being taught by blessed John, thy Apostle and Evangelist, she may come to thy eternal rewards. Thro*. The Commem. of Christmas, and of St. Stephen,

by their several Collects, Secrets, undP. Comms.

LESSON. Ecclus. xv. 1.6.— He that feareth God, will do good : and he that possesseth justice, shall lay hold on her. And she will meet him as an honour- able mother, and will receive him as a wife married of a virgin. With the bread of life and understand- ing, she shall feed him, and give him the water of wholesome wisdom to drink: and she shall be made strong. in him, and he shall not be moved: and she shall hold him fast, and h'e shall not be confounded: and she shall exalt him among his neighbours, and in the midst of the Church she shall open his mouth, and shall fill him with the spirit of wisdom and un- derstanding, and shall clothe him with the robe of glory. She shall heap upon him a treasure of joy and gladness, and shall cause him to inherit am everlasting name.

GRAD. John xxi. — A report was spread among the brethren, that that disciple should not die : but Jesus said not, he should not die, F. But, so I will have him remain till I come: follow thou me. Alle- luia, Alleluia. K. This is the disciple that beareth testimony of these things, and we know his testU many is true. Alleluia.

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John xxi. 19. 24. — ^ ^« Jesus said to Peter: follow me. Peter turning about, saw that disciple whom Jesus loved, following, who also leaned on his breast at supper, and said: Lord, who is he that shall betray thee? Him there- fore when Peter had seen, he saith to Jesus: Lord, and what shall this man dot Jesus saith to him : So I will have him to remain till I come, what is it to thee? follow thou me. This saying, therefore went abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die. And Jesus did not say to him : He should not die; but, so I will have him to remain till I come, what is it to thee? This is that disciple who giveth testimony of these things, and hath written these things: and we know' that his testimony is true. CREDO.

OFFERT. Ps. xci.-~ The righteous man shall flourish Uke the palm tree: he shall thrive like the cedar of Libanus.

- SECRET. Receive, O Lord, the offerings we make to thee, on this feast, by whose intercession we hope to be delivered. Thro*.

COMM. Jo/mxxi.-~A report was spread among the brethren, that that disciple should n©t die. But Jesus said not, he should not die , but so will I that he remain til! I come.

P. COMM. Refecti cifco.— Being refreshed, O Lord, with this heavenly meat and drink, we humbly beseech thee, that we may be assisted by his prayers, en whose feast we have received these sacred mys- teries. Thro'.

The HOLY INNOCENTS.

INTROIT. Ps.viii. — Out of the mouth of infants and sucklings thou hast produced perfect praise to confound thy enemies. Ps. O Lord, our Lord, how wonderful is thy name over the whole earth! V. Glory.

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Gloria in Excelsis is not said, except it be Sunday,

or the Octave-day.

COLLECT. Dcus, CM/MS.— O God, whose praise the Holy Martyrs, the Innocents, published this day, not by speaking, but by dying : mortify in us all our vicious inclinations, that we 'may shew forth, in our actions thy faith, which we profess with our lips. Thro'.

The Commem. of Christmas, St. Stephen, St. John, by their respective Collects, Secrets, and P. Com- mnnions, as p. 77. 79. and 81. LESSON. Rev. xiv. i . 5.— J» those days : I be- hel j, and lo a Lamb stood on mount Sion, and with him a hundred forty-four thousand, having his name, and the name of his Father written on their foreheads. And 1 heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of great thunder: and the voice which I heard, was as of harpers, harping on their harps. And they sung as it were a new canticle, before the throne, and before the four living creatures, and the ancients, and no man could say the canticle, but those hundred forty-four thousand, who were purchased from the earth. These are they who were not defiled with women: for they are virgins. These follow the Lamb whither- soever he gorth. These were purchased from among men, the first fruits to God, and to the Lamb ; and in their mouths there was found no lie; for they are without spot before the throne of God.

GRAD. P.*.— Our soul, like the sparrow, hath escaped from the hunter's snare. I7. The snare is bro- ken, and we are at liberty : our help is in the numo of the Lord, who made both heaven and earth.

Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Praise the Lord : you his •-ervants, praise ye the name of the Lord. Alleluia, [fit be not the Octave-day or Sunday, the above Alle- luias and V. arc omitted; and in their ittad is the Tract.

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TRACT. Ps. Ixxxviii They have spilt the

blood of the saints, like water about Jerusalem. F. And there were none to bury them. V. Revenge, O Lord, the^lood of thy saints, which hath been spilt on the earth.

Cl500ptU .Mfltt.ii.i3. 1 8.— At Hit same time; An angel of the Lord appeared in sleep to Joseph, saying: Arise, and take the Child and his Mother, and fly into Egypt ,* and be there until I shall tell thee. For it will come to pass that Herod will seek the Child to destroy him. And he arose, and took the Child and his mother by night, and retired into Egypt : and he was there until the death of Herod: that the word might be fulfilled which the Lord spoke by the prophet, saying: '* Out of Egypt have I called my Son." Then Herod perceiving that he was deluded by the wise men, was exceeding angry ; and sending killed all the men-children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had dili- gently enquired of the wise men. Then was ful- filled that whirh was spoken by Jeremias the pro- phet, saying: "A v©ice in Rama was heard, la* mentation and great mourning; Rachel bewailing her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not. CREDO.

OFFERT. Ps. cxxiii.-.-Our soul, like the sparrow, hath escaped from the hunter's snare. The snare is broken and we have escaped.

SECRET. May the pious prayers of thy saints, O Lord, be never wanting to us, both to make our offerings acceptable, and to obtain, for us thy mercy. Thro'.

COMM. Matt, ii.— A noise was heard in Rama, there was weeping and great mourning; Rachel was bewailing her children, and would not be com. forted, because they are not.

P. COMM. Fotiva.-*- No\v we have partaken, O

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Lord, of the votive offerings, grant, we beseech thee, that by the prayers of thy saints, they may procure us the helps of this present life, and those of that which is to come. Thro1.

St. T. of CANTERBURY, Bp. and M- INTROIT. Let us all rejoice in the Lord, and celebrate this festival in honour of blessed Thomas the martyr, for whose martyrdom the angels rejoice, and praise the Son of God. Ps. Rejoice, ye righte- ous ones in the Lord: it becometh the upright to join in his praises. V. Glory.

COLLECT. Deus, pro rzy'-us.— O God, in defence! of whose Church, the glorious prelate THOMAS, fell by the swords of wicked men: graut, we be- seech thee, that all who implore his assistance, may find comfort in the grant of their petition. Thro'. The Com mem, qf Cnristmas, by the Collect, Secret,

and Postcomnumion o/'Mass III. In virtute, EPISTLE, Hcb. v. i. 6. — Brethren: Every high priest taken from among men, is appointed for men in the things that appertain to God, that he' may offer up gifts and sacrifices for sins: who can Lave compassion on them that are ignorant, and that err, because he himself also is compassed with. infirmity. And therefore he ought, as for the peo- ple, so also for himself, to offer for sins. Neither doth any man take the honour to himself, but he that is called by God, as Aaron was. So also Christ did not glorify himself to he made ahipii priest ; but: he that said to him: " Thou arc my Son, this day have t begotten thee." As he saith also in anct icr place : " Thou art a priest for ever, according to the order of Melchisedech."

GRAD. £cc£f. xliv.~. Behold a great Prelate,

who in his days pleased God. V. There was none

found like him in keeping the law of the Mb»t

High, AlN-Uiici, Alleluia. V. I am the good sheo-

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herd, and I know my sheep, and my sheep know me. Alleluia.

John*, n, 1 6. — As on the Second Sunday after Easter.

OFFERT. Ps. xx.— Thou hast set on his head, O Lord, a crown of precious stones: he asked life of thee, and thou didst grant it him. Alleluia.

SECRET. Sanctify, O Lord, the offerings con- secrated to thee; and being appeased thereby, mer- cifully look upon us, by the intercession of blessed T. thy Martyr and Bishop. Thro*.

COMM. John x.— I am the good shepherd, and I know my sheep, and my sheep know me.

P. COMM. H<£c 7i0s, co???.. —May this communU on, O Lord, cleanse us from sin, and, by the inter* cession of blessed Thomas, thy martyr and bishop, make us effectually partakers of this heavenly re- medy. Thro'

• SUNDAY within the Octave of Christmas. INTROIT. Ecclus xviii. and Ps. xcii.

WHILST all things T\UMmediumsikntium were ia quiet si- **r~ tenerunt ornnia, et lence, and the night in nox in suo cursu medium the midst of its course, tier kaberet, Omnipotent thy Almighty Word, O sermo tuus, Domine, ete Lord, came down from ccelis a regalibus sedibus thy royal throne in hea- venit. ven. Ps. The Lord hath Ps. xcii. Dominus reg- reigned, he is clothed nuvit, decorem indutus with beauty: the Lord is tst : indutus &t Dominuj clothed with strength, and fortitudinem, et prgcinxit hath girded himself. se.

V. Glory. V. Gloria.

COLLECT. Omnipotent;.— O al mighty and eter- nal God, regulate our actions accorcfing to thy divine

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will, that, in the name of thy beloved Son, we may

abound in good works. Thro\

Commem. of Christmas, St. Thomas, &c. ly their

respective Collects, &c. p. 77 and 85, fePISTLE. Gal. iv. i. 7. — Brethren: As long as the heir is a child, he differeth nothing from a servant, though he be Lord of all; but is under tu- tors and governors, until the time appointed by 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 seiithis Son, made of a woman, made under the law: that he might redeem them who were under the law ; that we might receive the adoption of sons. And because you are sons, God hath sent the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying ; Abba, Father. Wherefore now he is no more a servant, but a Son: and if a son, an heir also through God.

GRAD. Ps. xliv. and xciii.— Thou art beautiful above the sons of men; grace is spread on thy li.ps. V. My heart hath uttered a good word, I address my works to the King. My tongue is as the pen of a swift writer. Alleluia, Alleluia.

V. The Lord hath Alleluia, Alleluia. V. reigned, he clothed him- Dominus regnavit, deco. self with beauty : he hath rem induit : induit Do. clothed himself with minus fortitudincm tt strength, and armed him- pracinxit sevirtute. At* self with might. Alleluia, Icluia.

d50#p£l«. Luke ii. 33. 40.. .-At that tmei Joseph, andMary the mother of Jesus, were wondering at these things which were spoken concerning him.AndSimon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother: Behold the child i* set for the fall and for the resurrection of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be con- tradicted,, And thy own soul a sword shall pierce, that out of many hearts thoughts may be revealed. H a

8S THE CIRCUMCJglQN*

And there was one Anna a prophetess, the daughter ofPhanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was far ad- vanced in years, and had lived with her husband se- ven years from her virginity. And she was a widow until fourscore* and four years; who departed not from the temple, by fastings and prayers serving day and night. Now she at the same hour coming in, gave praise to the Lord : and spoke of him to all that looked for the redemption of Israel. And after they had performed ail things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth. And the child grew ard waxed g. ronsr, full of wisdom: and the grace of God was • n him.

OFFERT. Ps.xcii.—God hath settled the globe of the earth, which shall not be shaken out of its place ; thy throne, O God, was placed from that time, thou art for ever.

SECRET.— Grant, we beseech, thee, O Almighty God, that this sacrifice offered to thy Divine Majesty, may obtain for us the grace of true devotion, and a liappy eternity. Thro'.

COMM. Matt, xi.— Take the child and the mo- ther, and go into the land of Israel $ for they are dead who sought the child's life.

P. COMM. Per AwJMj.-.-May the efficacy of this sacrament, O Lord, cleanse us from our sins, and obtain for us the accomplishment of our just desires. Thro1.

Cfje Circumcision,

INTRO1T Isaias ix. Puer natus est, p. 76. COLLECT. Deus qui salutir.~O God, who by the fruitful virginity of the blessed Mary, hast given morkind the rewards of eternal salvation : grant, we Le e ch thee, that we may experience her intercession, by whom we received the Author of life, ojr Lord jes s Christ thy Son, who liveth.

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EPISTLE. Tit. ii...-A.s in p. 7 2. • GRAD. Ps. xcvii.— The whole earth hath seen the salvation of our God: sing to the Lord all the earth. V. The Lord hath made known his salva^ lion : and hath displayed his justice before the Gen* tiles. Alleluia, V. A sanctified day hath shone upon us ; come, ye Gentiles, and adore the Lord, for this day a great light is come down upon the earth. Alleluia, Alleluia.

V. God, who hereto- V. Heb iii. Mult if a- fore spake various ways rie olwi Deus loquens pa~ to our forefathers by the tribus in prophet is, no-cis- prophets, hath now si/ng dicbus islis locutus est lately, and in our time, nobls in filio* Alleluia. spoke to us by his Son.

C&00pCl+ Luke ]\. 21. — At that time: After eight days were accomplished that the child should be circumcised ; his name was called ]t sus, which was called by the angel before he was conceived in the womb. CREDO.-

OI'TT'RT. Ps. Uxxviii — Thine are the heavens, nnd thine is the earth. Thou didst form the globe of the earth, and all therein: justice and equity are the supporters of thy throne.

SECRET* Receive, O Lord, our offerings, and prayers : cleanse us by these heavenly mysteries, and merciful lv hear us. Thro'.

COMM. Ps. xcvi.— The whole earth hath seen the salvation of our God.

P. COMM. Htcc nos.— May this communion, O Lord, cleanse us from sin, and by the intercession of blessed Mary, the virgin-mother of God, make us partakers of thy heavenly remedy. Thro'.

INTROIT. Muliuh. iii. Ps. Ixxi. Ehold the Lord the T^CCE advenit Domino- -ruler is come: and •" tor Do-minus: et

gc. • THE EPIPHANY.

dominion, power, and num in manu ejus, et po* empire are in his hand, tcstas et impcrium. Ps. Ps. O God, give thy Deustjudicium tuum regi- judgment to the king, da; et justitiam tuam and thy justice to the filioregis. V. Gloria. king's son. F. Glory.

COLL. Deus, qui hodierna.'-.Q God, who by the direction of a star didst this day manifest thy only Son to the Gentiles; mercifully grant that we, who now know thee by faith, may come at length to see the glory of thy Majesty. Thro* the same,

LESSON. Isaias Ix. i. 9.— -Arise, be enlighten- ed, O Jerusalem, for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. For behold darkness shall cover the earth, and a mist ihe people : but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall walk in thy light, and kings in the brightness of thy rising. Lift up thy eyes round about and see : all these are gathered together, they are come to thee, thy sons shall come from afar, and thy daugh- ters shall rise up at thy side. Then shalt thou see and abound, and thy heart shall wonder and be en- larged; when the multitude of the sea shall be con- verted to thee, the strength of the Gentiles shall come to thee. The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Madian and E.pha : all they from Saba shall come, bringing gold and frank- incense, and ihewing forth praise to the Lord.

GRAD. Js. Ix. Malt, ii.— All shall come from, Saba, bringing jrold and frankincense, and publish, ing the praises of the Lord. Arise, Jerusalem : be enlightened : for the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. Alleluia, Alleluia.

V* We saw his star in V. Vidimus stellam eju& the east : and are come in oricnte ; et yeniwus. with our offerings to a- cum muneribus, adorare dore the Lord. Alleluia. Domlnum. Alleluia.

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Matt. n. i. 12.— When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Juda, in the days of king Herod, behold there came wise men from the east to 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 adore him. And Herod hearing this was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. And assembling together all the chief priests and the scribes of the people he enquired of them where Christ should be born. But they said to him, in Bethlehem of Juda. For so it is written by the pro- phet. "Andthou, Bethlehem, the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda ; for out of thee shall come forth the ruler that shall rule my people Israel.'* Then Herod privately calling the wise men, enquired of them diligently the time of the star's appearing to them ; and sending them into Bethlehem, said; Go, and search diligently after the child: and when you have found him, bring me word again, that I also may come and adore him. And when they had heard the king, they went their Way ; and behold the star which they had seen in the east went before them, until it came and stood over where the child was. And seeing the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And entering into the house, they found the child with Mary his mother, and falling down they adored him: and opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold, frankincense, and myrrh. And having received an answer in sleep that they should not re- turn to Herod, they went back another away into their own country. CREDO.

OFFttRT. A-. Ixxi —The Kings of Tharsis and the Islands shall make their otlerings : the Kings of the Arabians and of Saba shall bring their presents: all the it ings of the earth shall adore him, ami all nations s-uU serve him.

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SECRET. Mercifully look down, O Lord, we "beseech ther, on the offerings of thy church 5 among which gold, frankincense, and myrrh are' no longer offered ; but what was signified by those of. ferings is sacrificed and received, Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord. Who liveth.

COMMUNICANTES.— -^Being united in communi- on, and celebrating that most sacred day on which thy only begotten Son, co-eternal with thee in thy glory, appeared in a visible body in the reality of our flesh. Moreover, honouring in the first place the memory of blessed Mary ever a Virgin, &rc. p. xxxiv.

COMM. — We have seen his star in the east, and are come with offerings to adore the Lord.

P. COMM. Prasia quasumus. — Grant, we be* seech thee, O Almighty God, that our minds may be so purified, as to understand what we celebrate on this great solemnity. Thro*.

I. SUNDAY after EPIPHANY.

INTROIT. Js.vi. Ps. xcix.

T Saw a man seated on a TN excelso throno mJi se<* •*• high throne, whom a "*• derevirnmy quern ado- multitude of angels aclor- rat multitude An.gdoruni ed, singing all together : psallentes in unum : Ecce Behold him, whose name ciijus imperil nom&n tst in and empire are to last for ate: num. ever. Ps. Sing to the Ps. Jubilate Deo omnis Lord with joy all the terra : servitc Domino itt earth: serve the Lord in latiiia. V. Gloria. gladness, V. Glory.

COLLECT. Votagiitfsumus.— According to thy divine mercy 9 O Lord, receive the vows of thy peo- ple, who pour forth their prayers to thee; that they may know what their duty requireth of them, and be able to comply with what they know. Thro'. Here, and at the Secret and Postcommunion, is made

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o Commemoration of the Epiphany, by the Collect,

&c. of that Feast, p. 90. &c.

EPISTLE. Rom. xii. i. 5. — Brethren: I be- seech you, by the mercy of God, that you pre- sent your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, pleas- ing to God, your reasonable service. And be no't conformed to this world ; but be ye re- formed in the newness of your mind: that you may pr^ye what is the good, and the acceptable, and the perfect will of God. For I say, through the grace that is given me, to all that are among you, not to be more wise than it behoveth to be wise, but to be wise unto sobriety, and according as God hath di- vided to every one the measure of faith. For as in one body we have many members, but all the mem- bers have not the same office: so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members of one another, in Jesus Christ our Lord.

GRAD. Ps. Ixxu— Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who alone hath done great wonders from the beginning. V. Let the mountains receive peacefor thy people, and the hills righteousness. Alleluia. , V. Sing to the Lord V. Jubilate Deo omnis with joy all the earth, terra: servite Domino in and serve him with glad- latitia. Alleluia. ness. Alleluia.

(BOjSp^l* Luke ii. 42. 52.— When Jesus was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem accord- ing to the custom of the feast. And after they had fulfilled the days, when they returned, the child Jesus remained in Jerusalem, and his parents knew •it not. And thinking that he was in the company, they came a day's journey, and sought him among their kinsfolks and acquaintance. And not finding him, they returned into Jerusalem seeking him. And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the teniple, sitting in the midst of the

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doctors, hearing them, and asking them questions. And all that heard him, were astonished at his wis- dom and his answers. And seeing him, they won- dered. And feis mother said to him: Son, why hast thou done so to us ? Behold tny father and I have sought thee sorrowing. And he said to them : How is it that you sought me? Did you not know thai I must be about my father's business? And they understood not the word that he spoke unto them. And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth: and was subject to them. And his mo- ther kept all tbese words in her heart. And Jesus increased in wisdom, and age, and grace with God and man. CREDO.

OFFERT. Ps. xcix.— Sing with joy to God all the earth, serve the Lord in gladness: present your- selves to him with transports of joy, for the Lord is God.

SECRET. May the sacrifice we have offered to thee, O Lord, always enliven and defend us. Thro*.

COMM. Luke ii.~ -Son, why hast thou done so with us ? I and thy father have sought thee with sor- row. And why did you seek me ? Did you not know that I must be about the concerns of my Father ?

P. COMM. Supplices.— Grant, we humbly be- seech thee, O Almighty God, that those whom thou refreshest with thy sacraments, may, by a life well- pleasing to thee, worthily serve thee. Thro*.

II, SUNDAY after EPIPHANY.

The FEAST of the HOLY NAME JESUS.

INTROIT. Phil. ii. Ps. viii.

AT the name of Jesus TN nomine Jesu omne ge« let every knee bend •* nuftectatur calestium, in heaven, on earth, and terrestrium et irifernorum: under the earth: and every et omnis lingua confitea* tongue confess that the tur, quia Dominus Jesus

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Lord Jesus Christ is in the Christus in gloria cst Dei glory of God the Father. Patris. Ps. Domine Do- Ps. O Lord our Lord, minus noster, quam udmi- how wonderful is thy rabile est nomen suum in name over the whole universa terra. V.Gloria. earth. V. Glory.

COLLECT. Dcus qui—O God, who didst ap- point thy only begotten Son the Saviour of mankind, and commandedst that his name should be called JESUS : mercifully grant, that we who venerate his holy name on earth, may also enjoy his sight in hea- ven. Thro'.

COLLECT of the Sunday. Omnipotent.-— O al- mighty and eternal God, supreme Ruler, both of heaven and earth, mercifully give ear to the prayers of thy people, and grant us peace in our time. 1 hro\

LESSON. Actttw.S. le.-.-I/z those days: Peter being filled with the Holy Ghost, said to them : Ye rulers of the people and ancients, hear: if we this day are examined concerning the good deed done to the infirm man, by what means he hath been made whole; be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom CTOC! hath raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole. 11 This is the stone which was rejected by you the builders, which is become the head of the corner;" neither is there salvation in any other. For there is no other name under heaven given to men whereby We must be saved.

GRAD. Pa. cv.— Save us, O Lord our God, and

ather us together from amidst the nations, that we

may praise thy holy name, and rejoice in thy praise.

v Vi!' u Lord artour Father and Redeemer.

£. My mouth shall V. Luudem Domini to.

puoiishjhe praises of the $uttur os mcum, ct bcne.

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Lord : and let all fl- sh dicat omnis caro nomen bless his holy name. Aiel. sanctum tjus. Alleluia* After Septuageshna, instead of the. foregoing V. and

Alleluia, is said the

TRACT. Domine Dens virtu turn cunverie nos ; et ostfndc faciem tuam, et salvi erimus: soiie.t vfc tiia in auribus meis. Convert us to thee, O Lord God of Hosts: shew us thy face, and we shall be saved: let thy voice sound in my ears.

V. For sweet is thy voice, and very brauiifm is thy countenance. V. Thy name, O Jesus! is as ?i sweet perfume; tlierefore have virgins loved ihee. (j£>0$p?l. Luke\\. Asp.Sg. OFFEKT. Ps. Ixxxvi.— I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, arid I will give glo- ry to thy name for ever: because, O Lord, thou art good and gracious, and full of mercy towards all that call upon thee. Alleluia.

SECRET* May thy blessing, O most merciful God, by which every creature is enlivened and sub- sists, sanctify this our sacrifice, which we offer thr<? in honour of the name of thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ: that it may be acceptable to the praise of thy majesty, and available to our salvation. Thro' the same.

SECRET of the Sunday. Sanctify, O Lord, our offerings, and cleanse us from the stains of our sins* Thro'.

PR.EFAC:. Quia per incarnati, p* xxx, COAIM. Ps. Ixxxv— - All nations whom thou hast created, shall come and fall before thee, O Lord, and shall glorify thy holy name j for thou art truly great and performest wonders : thou alone art God. Alleluia.

P. COMM. OmnipotenSi—O almighty and eter- nal God, who didst both create and redeem us, mer- cifully hear our prayers, and vouchsafe, with a pleasiag and kind countenance, to receive the saci •

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r>f this victim of our salvation, which we Jiave offer- ed to thy divine majesty, in. honour of the name of thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ; that thy grace be- ing poured on us, thro' the glorious nnme of Jesus, as a pledge of our eternal predestination, we may rejoice that our names are written in heaven. Thro' the same.

P. COMM- of the Sunday. Auguitur.-.'May the efficacy of thy power, O Lord, be increased in us, that being fed with thy divine sacraments, we may, thro* thy bounty, be prepared to receive what they promise. Thro'.

The following (being the Gospel of the Sunday J u read at the end c^' Mass.

C£>Q0pC{. John ii. T. n.— At that time: There was a marriage in Can a of Galilee : and the molhec of JESUS was there. And JESUS also was invited,and his disciples, to the marriage. And the wine failing, the motherof JESUS sai th to him: They have no wine. And JESUS saith to her: Woman, what is it to me-anJ tothee? My hour is not yet come. Bis mother saith to the waiters: Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye. Now there were set there six water- pots of stone, according to tlve manner of thve purifying of the Jews, containing two or three measures a piece. JESUS saith to them: Pill the water-pots with wa- ter. And they filled them up to the brim. And JESUS saith to them : Draw out now, and carry to the chief steward of the feast. And they carried it. And when the chief steward had tasted the water made wine, and knew not whence it was, but the \vaiters knew who had drawn the water; the chief steward calleth the bridegroom, and saith to him: Every man at first settelh forth good wine, and when men have well drank, then that which is worse. But thou hast kept the good wine until now. This be. ginning of miracles did JESUS in Cana of Galilee:

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and he n \anifested his glory, and his disciples be* lieved in him. Deo gratias.

III. SUNDAY after EPIPHANY. INTRO1T. IVxcvi.

ADORE God, all ye tfDORATE Dfum, his angels : Sion •*•* omnes angcli ejus : heard and was glad, and audivit et l&tata est Sion : the daughters of Juda re- et cxultaveruntJiliacJudte. joiced. Ps. The Lord Ps- Dominus regnavit, tx- hath reigned, let the ultet terra, latentur in- earth rejoice, and many niltzmulta. islands be glad. V. Gloria.

COLLECT. Omnipotent.. — O almighty and eternal God, mercifully re^ ard our weakness, and stretch forth the right hand of thy majesty to protect us. Thro\

EPISTLE. Rom. xii. 16- Brethren: Be not

•wise in your own conceits: Tender to no man evil for evil; provide things goo -d, not only in the sight of God, but also in the sigh it of all men. If it be possible, as much as in yo u, have peace with all men. Revenge not yourselves, my dearly beloved: but give place to wrath: for it is written: " Re- venge is mine, I will repay,'" saith the Lord. But rl if thy enemy be hungry, give him to eat; if he thirst, give him to drink; fo't; doing this, thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head." Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

GRAB. Ps. ci. and xcvii.— The Gentiles shall fear thy name, O Lord, an d all the kings of the earth shall revere thy majesty, V For the Lord hath built up Sion, and then* shall he be seen in his glory. Alleluia, Alleluia.

V. Ps. The Lord hath V. Ps. xcvi. Dominus begun his reign, let the rc^nwit9 exultct terra earth be glad, and all the larcntur insult islands rejoice* Alleluia. ALlduia.

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Matt. viii. i. 1 5—- At that time: When Jesus was come down from the mountain* tfreat m&ltitudes followed him: and behold a leper -came and worshipped him, saying: Lord, if thou- wilt thou canst make me clean. And Jesus put forti Ins hand, and touched him, saying: I will. Be diou made clean. And immediately his leprosy ivas cleansed. And Jesus saith to him : See thou tell no man: but go shew thyself to the priest, and qfTer the gift which Moses commanded for a testimony unto them. *And when he had entered into Capha r- naum, there came to him a centurion, beseechii ig him, and saying: Lord, my servant lieth at hcrne sick of the palsy, and is grievously tormented. A nd Jesus saith to him ; I will come and heal him. A nd the centurion making answer said : Lord, I am D ot worthy that thou sho^ldst enter under my roof : fe ut only say the word, and my servant shall be beaked, For I also am a man under authority, having sol- diers under me; and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth, and to another, Come, and he cometh, ai id to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it* And win 3n Jesus heard this, he marvelled : and said to th« m that followed him : Amen I say to you, I have not found so great faith in Israel. And I say unto you, that many shall come from the east and the w< *t, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, a.nd Jacob in the kingdom of heaven : but the child reu of the kingdom shall be cast out into the exter ior darkness ; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. And Jesus said to the centurion : Go, ap d as thou hast believed, so be it done to thee. And. the servant was healed at the same hour. CREDO.

OFFERT. Ps. cxvii.--.The right hand of the Lord hath shewn its power: the right hand cjfthe Lord hath raised me up: I shall not die, bitft live, and I will publish the works of the Lord. I z

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SECRET. May this offering, O Lord, we be- seech thee, cleanse away our sins: and sanctify the bodk s and souls of thy servants, to prepare them for worthily celebrating this sacrifice. Thro'.

COMiM. Lu&e iv. a 2. —All wondered at the words that came from the mouth of God.

P. COMM. Quos tantis.—We beseech thee, O Lord, that we, to whom thou vouchsafest the use of these great mysteries, may be made truly worthy to receive the benefits thereof. Thro*.

IV, SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY.

The Introit, Gradual, Offertory, and Communion,

as on last Sunday, are continued till Septuagesima.

COLLECT. Dcusgui.

OGOD, who knowest, that thro* human frailty we are not able to subsist amidst so many dan- gers, grant us health of soul and body; that what- soever we suffer for our sins, we may overcome by thy assistance. Thro'. After Candlemas the II. Collect (A cunctis) p. xxi.

with its Secret, p. xxvii. and Postcom. p. xliv. is

continued till Passion Sunday; the III. (except

from Ash- Wednesday to Passion Sunday) is at

the choice of the Priest.

EPISTLE. Rom. xiii. 8, 10. ... Brethren : Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth his neighbour, hath fulfilled the law. For

Thou shalt not commit adultery : Thou shall not kill: Thou shalt not steal: Thou shalt not bear false witness: Thou shalt not covet:" and if there be any other commandment, it is comprised in this word: "Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself." The love of our neighbour worketh no evil* Love therefore is the fulfilling of the law.

0£}0$fp£l- Matt. viii. 23. 27....^* that time; When Jesus entered into the ship, his disciples

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followed him; and behold a great tempest arose in the sea, so that the ship was covered with waves, but he was asleep. And his disciples came to him, and awakened him, saying: Lord, save us, we pe- rish. And Jesus saith to them: Why are ye fear- ful. O ye of little faith ? Then rising up, he com- manded the winds and the sea, and there came a great calm. But the men wondered, saying : What manner of man is this, for the winds and the sea obey him. CREDO.

SECRET. Grant, we beseech thee, O almi^ty God, that the offering of this sacrifice may always cleanse our frailty from all evil, and be a protection, to us. Thro*.

P, COMM. Munera tua.— May thy gifts, which we have partaken of, O God, detach us from all earthly pleasures, and ever refresh and strengthen us with heavenly food. Thro'.

V. SUNDAY after EPIPHANY.

COLLECT. Fui'iilia /??.— Preserve, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy family by thy constant mercy* that we, who confide solely in the support of thy heavenly grace, may be always defended by thy protection* Thro*.

EPISTLE. Colo*, iii. 12, 17.— Bretfircn : Put ye on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and be- loved, the bowels of mercy, benignity, 'humility, modesty, patience: bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if any have a complaint against another : even as the Lord hath forgiven you, so do you also. But above all these things have charity, which is the bond of perfection : and let the peace of Christ rejoice in your hearts, wherein also you are called in one body : and be ye thankful. Let the word of Christ dvve'A in you abundantly, in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another J 3

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in psalms, hymns, and spiritual canticles, singing in grace in your hearts to God. All whatsoever you do in word or in work, do all in the name of the. Lord Jesus Christ* giving thanks to God and the Father, thro1 Jesus Christ our Lord.

(£D0pel. Matt. xiii. 24. 30.— ./I* that time ; Jesus spoke this parable to the multitude, saying: The kingdom of heaven is likened to a man that sowed good seed in his field. But while men were asleep, his enemy came and oversowed cockle among the wheat, and' went his way. And when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared also the cockle. Then the servants of the good man of the house said to him : Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field ? from whence then hath it cockle ? And he said to them : An ene- my hath done this. And the servants said to him: Wilt thou that we go and gather it up ? And he said : No, lest while you gather up the cockle, you root up the wheat also together with it. Let both grow un- til the harvest, and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers : Gather up first the cockle, and bind it in bundles to burn, but gather the wheat into my barn.

SECRET. We offer thee, O Lord, this sacrifice of propitiation: that thou wouldst mercifully forgive us our sins, and guide our tottering hearts. Thro'.

P. COMM. Quasumus.—VJe beseech thee, O Almighty Go^l, that we may one day receive the effects of that salvation, of which we have received the pledge in these mysteries. Thro*.

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COLLECT. Prtf6ta.— Grant, we beseech thee,

D Almighty God, that being always intent upori

what is reasonable and just, we may, both in word

and deed, perform what is acceptable to thee. Thro'.

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EPISTLE, i Tbess. i. 2. 10— - Brcl .hrcn: We g'we thanks to God always for you all ; making a remembrance of you vn our prayers without ceasing; being mindful of you in the work of yc mr faith, and hope and charity, and of the endurinf r 'of the hope of our Lord Jesus Christ, before Gorl and our Fa- ther: knowing, brethren, beloved -of God, your election: Tor our gospel hath notheen to you in word only but in power also, ap d in the Holy Ghost, and in much fulness, as you 'know what man- ner of men we have been among y 3u for your sakes. And you became followers of u.«, and of the Lord; receiving the word in much tribu) ation, with joy of the Holy Ghost: so that you w ere made a pattern to all that believe in Macedonia and in Achaia. For from you was spread abroad tlve word of the Lord, not only in Macedonia and io Achaia, but also in every place your faith, whicK is towards God, is gone forth, so that we need not speak any thing. For they themselves relate of us, what manner of entering in we had unto yc* ; ; and how you turned. to God from idols, to servo the living and true God, and to wait for his Son from heaven (whom he raised up from the dead) J'ESUS, who hath delivered lis from the wrath to corr.e.

CpQ£fBCl« Matt. x?.ii. 31.35.—^ that time: Jesus spo\e to the n«i iltitude this parable: The kingdom of heaven is U'ke to a grain of mustard-seed, which a man took an»d sowed in his field. Which indeed is the least of?. 11 seeds: but when it is grown up, it is greater tfuv \ any herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the bi'rds of the air come and dwell in the branches thereo f. Another parable he spoke to them : the kingdom of heaven is like to leaven, which a woma'/f took and hid in three measures of meal, until il*e 'whole was leavened. All these things Jesus spjok.«fc in parables to the multitudes; and

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without parables he did not speak to them : that the word might be fulfilled which was spoken hy the prophet, saying: 1 will open ray mouth in para- bles, L will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world," * CREDO.

SECRET. May this oblation, O God, we be. seech thee, cleanse, renew, govern, and protect us.

P. COMM. Calestibus.—Bemg fed, O Lord, with heavenly dainties, we beseech thee, that we may always hunger after them, as they preserve our life. Thro'. Jf there be not VI. Sundays between the Epiphany

and Septuagesima, what remains are omitted, and

taken in between the XXIII. and the last Sunday

after Pentecost.

SEPTUAGESIMA SUNDAY.

INTR01T. jP/.xvii.

'"FHE "pangs of death, S^Ircumdcderunt we ge- and the sorrows of mitus mortis, dolores

bell < have encompassed infcrni circumffcderuntme: me: and in my distress I et, in trilulatione rnca in. called upon the Lord, rocavi Dominum, ct ex- and he heard my voice audivit de templo sancfo from his holy temple, suo vocem vneam. Ps. Dz- Ps. I will love thee, O ligam te Domine, fortitu- Lord, my strength : the do mea ; Dominm ftrma- Lord is my support, my mentummeum et rcfugium refuge, and my deliverer. m€umf et liberator -meus,

V. Glory. V. Gloria.

COLLECT. Preces.— Mercifully hear, we be- seech thee, O Lord, the prayers of thy people: that we who are justly afflicted for our sins, may be mer- cifully delivered for the glory of thy name. Thro'.

EPISTLE, i Cor. ix. 24. and*, i.— Brethren; Know you not that they that run in the race, all run indeed, but one receiveth the prize? So run ye, that you may obtain. And every one that striveth

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for the mastery, refraineth himself from all things : and they indeed that they may receive a corruptible crown: but we an incorruptible one. I therefore so run, not as at an uncertainty: I so fight, not as one beating the air : but 1 chastise my body, and bring it into subjection : lest perhaps, \vhen 1 have preached to others, I myselr should become a cast- away— Chap. x. i. 5. For 1 would not have you ignorant, brethren, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea. And all in Moses were baptized in a cloud, and in the sea, and did all eat the same spiritual food : and all drank the same spiritual drink: (and they drank of the spiritual rock that followed them: and the rock was Christ.) But with the most of them God was not well pleased.

GRAD. Ps. ix. — Thou art our timely help in distress. Let all that know thee, put their trust in thee ; for thou forsakest not those that seek thee, O Lcrd. V. The poor man will not be forgotten for ever: the patience of the poor man will notforever be in vain. Arise, O Lord, let not man prevail.

TRACT. Ps. cxxix..— De prqfundis clamavi ad te, Domine; Domine, exaudi vocem mcaw. From the deep have I cried out to thee, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice. V. Let thy ears be attentive to the prayers of thy servant. V.' If thou shouldst observe iniquities, O Lord 1 Lord, who shall stand it ? But with thee is propitiation, and because of thy law, I waited for thee, O Lord.

From this day till Ash-Wednesday, the Tract is said on Sundays and Festivals only.

(B00ptU Matt. xx i. 16.-- At that time; Jesus spoke to his disciples this parable: The kingdom of heaven is like to a householder who went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. And when he had agieed with the labourers for a penny

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a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the market-place. And he said to them : Go you also into my vineyard, and I will give you what shall be just. And they went their way. And again he went out, about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did in like manner. But about the ele- venth hour he went out and found others standing, and he saith to them : Why stand you here all the day idle? They say to him: Because no man hath hired us. He saith to them : Go you also into my vineyard. And when evening was come, the Lord of the vineyard said to his steward: Call the labour- ers and pay them their hire, beginning from the last even to the first. When therefore they were come, that came about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny. But when the first also came, they thought that they should have received more, and they likewise received every man a penny* And when they received it they murmured against the master of the house, saying : These last have worked but one hour, and thou hast made them equal to us that have borne the burden of the day, and the heats. But he answered one of them, and said: Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst thou not agree with me for a penny? Take what is thine, and go thy way: I will also give to this last even as to thee. Or, is it not lawful for me to do what I will ? Is thy eye evil, because I am good ? So shall the last be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few chosen. CREDO.

OFFERT. Ps. 31.— It is good to praise the Lord, and sing to thy name, O thou the Most Highl

SECRET. Having received, O Lord, our offer- ings and prayers, cleanse as, we beseech thee, by these heavenly mysteries, and mercifully hear us.

COMM. Ps. 31. — Cast a favourable look on thy

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servant, and save me by thy mercy ; let me not be disappointed, O Lord, since I have called upon thee.

P. COMM. JWdfes.-.May thy faithful, O God, be strengthened by these thy mysteries; that re- ceiving them, they may still desire them; and de- siring them, may eternally receive them. Thro*.

SEXAGESIMA SUNDAY. 1NTR01T. Ps. xliii.

ARISE, why sleepest J?Xurge9 quare obdor- thou, O Lord ? -L-' mis, Domim ? Ex- Arise and cast us not off urge, et nc repcllas infi- forever? Why turnest nem. Quarcfadamtuam thou away thy face ? avert is ? Oblivisceris tri- forgettest thou our dis- bulationem nostram ? Ad- tress ? Our belly cleaveth h tea it in terra venter nos- to the earth : Arise, O tcr : Eturge, Dominc, L,ord, help and deliver udjuva wos, et libcra nos. us. Ps. We have heard, Ps. Deus, auribus nqstris O God, with our ears: aucfivimits : Patrcs ?iostri our fathers have related annuntiaverunt ?iobis. to us thy wonders. V. V. Gloria. Glorv.

COLLECT. Dem qul O God, who seestthat

we place no confidence in any thing we do; merci- fully grant that, by the protection of the Doctor of the Gentiles, we may be defended against all ad. versitv. Thro'.

EPISTLE. 2 Cor. xi. 19. 33. and xii. i. 9,— Brj. thrcn : You gladly suffer the foolish: whereas your- selves are wise. For you suffer if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man take from you, if a man he lifted up, if a man strike you on the face. I speak according to dishonour, as if we had been weak in this part. Wherein if any man i* bold (I speak foolishly) I am bold also. They are Hebrews; so am I: They are Israelites; so am I.

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They are the seed of Abraham: so ami! They are the ministers of Christ! (I speak as one less wise) I am more: in many more lahours, in prisons more frequently, in stripes above measure, in death often. Of the Jews five times did I receive forty stripes,save one. Thrice was I beaten with rods, once I was stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck ; a night and a day I was in the depth of the sea. In journeying often, in perils of water, in perils of robbers, in perils from my own nation, in perils from the Gen- tiles, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils from false brethren. In labour and painfulness, in watching often, in hunger and thirst, in fasting often, in cold and na« kedness. Besides these things that are without: my daily instance, the solicitude for all the churches. Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is scan- dalized, and I am not on fire ? If I must needs glory : I will glory of the things that concern my infirmity. The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is blessed for ever, knoweth that 1 lie not. At Damascus the governor of the nation under Aretas the king guarded the city of the Damascenes, *o apprehend me: and through a window in a bas- ket was I let down by the wall, and so escaped his hands. Chap. xii. i. If I must glory (it is not expe- dient indeed-, but I will come to visions and revela* riorfs of the Lord. I know a man in Christ, about fourteen year^ ago, (whether in the body I know not, or out of the body I know not, God knoweih,) such a one caught up to the third heaven. And I know such a man (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell, God knoweth) how he was caught into paradise j and heard secret words, which is not granted to man to utter. Of such a one I will glory ; but of myself I will glory nothing, but in my infirmities. For even if I would glorv, r shall hot be foolish: for I shall say the truth, Bur

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I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth in me, or any thing he heareth from me. And lest the greatness of the revelation should lift me up, there was given me a sting of my flesh, an angel of Satan, to ouffet me. For which thing I thrice besought the Lord, that it might de- part from me: and he said to me: My grace is suf- ficient for thee: for power is made perfect in infir- mity. Gladly therefore will I glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may dwell in me.

GRAD. Ps. Ixxxii.— 'Let the Gentiles know that God is thy name: that thoti art the Most High over all the earth. V. Make them turn about, O my God, like a wheel, and scatter them like chaff before the wind.

TRACT. Ps. ibci***C0m*«aviff*j Domine, terrain, et co/tturbasti cam. Thou hast shaken the earth, O Lord, and made it tremble. K. Heal its wounds, for it is shaken. V. Make thy chosen people retire from before thy bow, that they may be safe.

(KOjSpCU Luke viii. 4. 16. — At th<it time': When a very great multitude was gathered together, and hastened out of the cities to meet Jesus, tie spoke by a similitude. A sower went out to sow his seed : and as he sowed some fell by the way side, and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. And other some fell upon a rock ; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away because it had no moisture. And other some fell among thorns, and the thorns growing up with it, choked it. And other some tell upon good ground; and sprung up, and yielded fruit a hundred- fold. Saying these things he cried out: He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. And his disciples asked him what this para- ble might be. To whom he said : To )ou if »- given to knovvthft mystery of the kingdom of < but to the rest in parables: tk. .!.?y

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not see, and hearing they may not understand. Now the parable is this; The seed is the word of God. And they by the way side, are they that hear, then the devil cometh, and taketh the word out of their hearts, lest believing they should be saved. Now they upon the rock, are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy : and these have no roots; who believe for a while, and in time of temptation fall away. And that which fell among thorns, are they who have heard, and going their way, are choked with the cares and the riches and pleasures of this life, and yield no fruit. But that on the good ground are they who in a good and perfect heart, hearing the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit in patience.

OFFERT. Pa. xvi.— Settle my steps in thy paths, that my feet may not slip : bend thine ear, and hear my words: display the wonders of thy mercy, O Lord, who saveth those that hope in thee.

SECRET. May the sacrifice we have offered to tliee, O Lord, always enliven us and defend us. Thro'.

COMM. Ps. xlii.— I will go up to the altar of God, to God, who rejoiceth my youth.

P. COMM. Supplices.— Grant, we humbly be- seech thee, O Almighty God, that those whom thou refreshest with thy sacraments, may, by a life well pleasing to thee, worthily serve thee. Thro'.

QU1NQUAGESIMA SUNDAY. INTROIT. Ps. xxx.

BE to me a protecting T^STO mihi in Deurn God, and a place -" protectorem, et in of refuge to save me: for locum refugii, ut salvurn thou art my strength me facias: quoniam fir. and refuge ; and f©r the momentum meum, et re- glory of thy name thou fugium meum <?s tu ; ttf

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thyself wilt be my guide, propter nomen tuum dux and wilt feed me. Ps. mild eris, et ejiutriesme. In thee, Lord, have I Ps. In te, Doming spe~ hoped, /et me never be ravi, non confundar in put to shame: by thy attrmim; in justitia tua justice deliver me, and libera me, et eripe me. V. rescue me. V. Glory. Gloria.

COLL. Preces.— Mercifully hear our prayers, we beseech thee, O Lord, and being freed from the chains of our sins, preserve us from all adversity. Thro. J

EPISTLE, i Cor. xiii. i. 14.— -Brethren; If I

speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and

nave not charity, I am become as sounding brass,

or a tinkling cymbal. And if I should have pro-

pnecy, and should know all mysteries, and all

knowledge: and if I should have all faith, so that 1

d remove mountains, and have not charity, I

am nothing. And if I should distribute all my goods

to feed the poor, and if I should deliver my body

> burned and have not charity, it profiteth me

hmg. Charity is patient, is kind: Charity en-

vieth not, dealeth not perversely; it is not puffed

"P, it is not ambitious, seeketh not her own, is not

Fn°^ V°Kanger'. ^kethno evil, rejoiceth not

m inmuity, but rejoiceth with the truth: beareth

Pnrl nrT' If P^ ^ Mn& llOPeth a11 things,

endureth all thmgs. Charity never falleth away: whether prophecies shall be made void, or tongues shall cease, or knowledge shall be destroyed. For I know m part, and we prophecy in' part. But when that which „ perfect is come/that which is in

soot; I \ T?i^h? aVV;ay' When * ^'M a child' £

2^rl ?8/Ch|Jld' V111^810011 aSa Child, I thought

£C S rBut KW \e ft \ became a man» l P"t Wy ^things of a child. We now see through a glass

in a dark manner: but then face to face. Now I K 2

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know in part: but then I shall know even as I am known. And now there remain faith, hope, cha- rity, these three ; but the greatest of these is charity.

GRAD. Ps. Ixxiii. — Thou art the God who alone dost wonders : thou hast made known thy power among the Gentiles. V. Thou hast delivered thy people, the children of Israel and Joseph, by the strength of thy arm.

TRACT. Ps. xcix.— Jubilate Deo omnis terra ; scrvite Domino in latitia. Praise the Lord, all ye people of the earth; serve the Lord with joy. V. Come before him with gladness; fand know the Lord is God. V. It is he that made us; we did not make ourselves : we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

CE>00p0L Luke xviii. 31. 43. — At that time; Jesus took unto him the twelve, and said to them: Behold we go up to Jerusalem, and all things shall be accomplished which were written by the pro- phets concerning the Son of Man. For he shall be delivered to the GentileSj and shall be mocked, and scourged, and spit upon : and after they have scourged him, they will put him to death, and the third day he shall rise again. And they understood none of these things, and this word was hid from them, and they understood not the things that were said. Now it came to pass, that when he drew nigh to Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way-side, begging. And when he heard the multitude passing by, he asked what this meant. And they told him that Jesus of Nazareth was pas- sing by. And he cried out: Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me. And they that went before, rebuked him, that he should hold his peace. But he cried out much more: Son of David, have mercy on me. And Jesus standing, commanded

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him to be brought unto him. And when he was come near, he asked him, saying: What wilt thou that I do to thee ? But he said : Lord, that I may see. And Jesus said to him : Receive thy sight ; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he saw, and followed him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God, CREDO.

OFFERT. Ps.cxviii..-Blessed art thou, OLord, teach me thy law: with my lips have 1 pro. nounced all the commandments of thy mouth.

SECRET. May this offering, we beseech thee, O Lord, cleanse away our sins : and sanctify the bodies and souls of thy servants, to prepare them for worthily celebrating this sacrifice. Thro',

CO MM. Ps. Ixxvii.— They have eaten and were filled : the Lord granted them their desire ; they have not been disappointed.

P. COMM. Qu(£snmus<—'We beseech thee, O Almighty God, that we who have taken this hea- venly food, may by it be defended from all ad* versity.

ASH-WEDNESDAY.

'T'HE ceremony of applying afhes, in the form ofacrofs, to the heads of the faithful on this day, is a relick of the ancient difcipline of the Church which at the begin*, ning of Lent, fubjected public and fcandalous fmners to public and canonical penance. The priefl, (having firft heard their confeflion, cloathed them with fackcloth — laid afhes on their heads, and fprinkled them with holy water) recited aloud over them the J'ewn Penitential Pfalms, aiTifted therein by all the clergy lying proftrate on the ground. After the proceflion, in which they walked bare-foot in the penitential drefs above defcribcd, they were turned out of the Church, not to be again admitted to aflift at the facred myitcries, till Maundy-Thurfday. The Church doors were then fhut, and the Mafs of the faithful began,

JT4 ASH-WEDNESDAY.

Though public penances are not fo frequent as they formerly were, the Council of Trent exprefsly orders them for public crimes, Scfs. xxiv.