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CATHULIC DEWOTIONS:
A SELECTION OF
Prayers and Devotional Exercises,
PUIRI, ISIſ ED WITII TIII. APPROBATION () ["
HIS EMIN ENCE, JAMES CARDINAL GIBBONS.
BAIATIMORE :
McCAULEY & KILNER,

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3pprobation of the Órbinary,
IMPRIMATUR:
*F JAMES CARD. GIBBONS,
Archbishop of Baltimore,
*ay $aptism.
Take common water, pour it on the head
or face of the child, and whilst you are
pouring it, say,
I baptize thee in the name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the IIoly Ghost.
Amen,
Copyright, 1890, by McCAULEY & KILNER,
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CONTENTS.
LAY BAPTISM . . . . . . . . . .
MovABLE FEASTs . . . . . . . . 5
FEAsts AND FASTs . . . . . . . 6
MoRNING PRAYERS . . . . . . 7
Acts of FAITH, HoPE, ETC. . . . . 9
Lord's PRAYER, ETC. . . . . . . . 12
GRACE BEFORE AND AFTER MEALS 16
LITANY of TIF Hol, Y NAME . . . 17
ANGELUS, ETC. . . . . . . . . . . 22
EvDNING PRAY ERs . . . . . . . 25
LITANY OF THE BLESSED WIRGIN .. 32
DE PROFUNDIs . . . . . . . . , 36
ASPERGES . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
DEVOTIONS FOR MASS . . . . . . 43
PRAYERS AFTER Low MAss . . . 78
ORDINARY OF THE MAss;... j. A 2-a 81
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DEVOTIONS FOR Con Flºsslo N . . . . 125
SIIORT TABLE OF SINS . . . . . . 129
METIIoD OF CONFESSING . . . . . 1.37
Pir AYERS AFTER CONFESSION . . . . 10
DEY OTIONS FOR CoMMUNION . . . . 150
I) Evoq'IONS AFTER COMMUNION . . . ] 69
SlºvEN PENITENTIAL PSALMs . . . 190
LITANY OF THE SAINTs . . . . . . 211
MANNER OF SERVING MAss . . . 226
THE WAY OF THE CROSS . . . . . 236
W ESPERS FOR Sun DAYS . . . . . . 258
BENEDICTION of THE BLESSED SAC-
RAMENT . . . . . . . . .308
DEVOTION OF THE ForTY Hou Rs . , 314
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Čable of jeasts amb jasts.
HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION.
All Sundays.
The Circumcision,
January 1.
The Ascension.
The Assumption, Au
gust 15.
The Feast of All
Saints, November 1.
The Immaculate Con-
ception, Dec 8,
The Nativity of our
Lord, Dec 25.
FASTING-DAYS.
1. THE FRIDAYS IN
ADVENT.
2. EVERY DAY IN
LDNT, Suudays ex-
cepted.
3. T II F. E M B D R
DAYs, viz., the Wed-
nesdays, Fridays, and
Saturdays immediate-
ly after the first Sun-
day in Lent, in Whit-
sun-week, innmediate-
ly after the 14th of
September, ilmmedi-
ately after the Third
Sunday of Advent.
4. THE VIGILS of
certain Feasts, viz.,
of Whit-Sunday, of
the Assumption, of
All Saints, and of
Christmas. ,
N. B.--When a fasting-day falls upon Sun-
day, the fast is observed on the Saturday pre-
ceding that Sunday.
DAYS OF ABSTIN EN CE.
All Fridays, except when Christmas falls
on Friday.
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Awaking in the morning, say:
MY God, my only good, the
Author of my being, and my
last end; I give Thee my heart.
Praise, honor, and glory be to
Thee for ever and ever. Amen.
Rising up, say:
In the name of the Father, H and of the
Som, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. .
WILL raise myself up from
this bed of sleep to adore my
God, and to labor for the salva-
tion of my soul. Oh, may I rise,
on the last day, to life everlasting!
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8 MoRNING PrayICRs.
While clothing yourself, say:
MY God, clothe my soul with
the nuptial robe of charity,
and grant that I may wear it
pure and undefiled before Thy
judgment-seat.
When clothed, kneel down and say:
In the name of the Father, F and of the
Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
LESSED be the holy and un-
divided Trinity, now and for-
evermore. Amen. Come, O Holy
Ghost, replenish my heart, and
enkindle in it the fire of Thy
divine love. Amen.
Act of Adoration.
GREAT Godſ the sovereign
Lord of heaven and earth
MORNING PRAYERS. 9
I prostrate myself before Thee.
With all the angels and saints, I
adore Thee. I acknowledge Thee
to be my Creator and sovereign
Lord, my first beginning, and last
end. I render to Thee the homage
of my being and life. I submit
myself to Thy holy will, and I
devote myself to Thy divine ser-
vice this day and for ever.
Act of Faith.
MY God I firmly believe all
the sacred truths, which Thy
Holy Catholic Church believes and
teaches; because Thou hast re-
vealed them, who canst neither
deceive, nor be deceived.
10 MoRNING PRAYERs.
Act of Hope.
() MY God! relying on Thy in-
finite goodness and promises,
I hope to obtain the pardon of my
sins, the assistance of Thy grace,
and life everlasting; through the
merits of Jesus Christ, my Lord,
and Redeemer.
Act of Love.
MY God | I love Thee above
all things with my whole heart
and soul, because Thou art infin-
itely amiable and deserving of all
love. I love also my neighbor as
myself for the love of Thee. I
forgive all who have injured me,
and ask pardon of all whom I
have injured.
MORNING PRAYERs. 11
Act of Thanksgiving.
MY God! I give Thee thanks
for having created me, for
having preserved me, for having
redeemed me by the blood of Thy
Son, for having made me a child
of Thy Church, and generally for
all the favors I have received from
Thy infinite goodness.
Pause a while, and foresee the sins you
are most subject to, and firmly resolve
to avoid them.
Act of Contrition.
MY God! I am most heartily
Sorry for all my sins, and I
detest them above all things from
the bottom of my heart, because
they displease Thee, my God, who
art most deserving of all my love
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for Thy most amiable and adorable
perfections; I firmly purpose, by
Thy holy grace, never more to
offend Thee, and to do all that I
can to atone for my sins.
The Lord's Prayer.
UR Father, who art in heaven!
hallowed be Thy name; Thy
kingdom come; Thy will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven. Give
us this day our daily bread ; and
forgive us our trespasses, as we for-
give them, who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation;
but deliver us from evil. Amen.
The Angelical Salutation.
ITAIL, Mary, full of grace! the
Lord is with thee; blessed art

MORNING PRAYERS. 13
thou amongst women, and blessed
is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God pray
for us sinners, now, and at the
hour of our death. Amen.
The Apostles' Creed.
BELIEVE in God, the Father
Almighty, Creator of heaven
and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His
only Son, our Lord ; who was con-
ceived by the Holy Ghost, born of
the Virgin Mary, suffered under
Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead
and buried; He descended into
hell, the third day He arose again
from the dead; He ascended into
heaven, and sitteth at the right
hand of God the Father Almighty;
from thence Heshall come to judge
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the living and the dead. I believe
in the Holy Ghost; the Holy Cath-
olic Church; the communion of
Saints; the forgiveness of sins;
the resurrection of the body, and
life everlasting. Amen.
The Confiteor.
CONFESS to Almighty God,
to blessed Mary ever Virgin,
to blessed Michael the Archangel,
to blessed John the Baptist, to the
holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and
to all the Saints, that I have sinned
exceedingly in thought, word, and
deed, through my fault, through
my fault, through my most griev-
ous fault. Therefore I beseech
the blessed Mary ever Virgin,
blessed Michael the Archangel,
MoRNING PRAYERs. 15
blessed John the Baptist, the holy
Apostles Peter and Paul, and all
the Saints, to pray to the Lord
our God for me.
May Almighty God have mer-
cy on me, forgive me my sins,
and bring me to everlasting life.
Amen. *
May the Almighty and merciful
Lord give me pardon, absolution
and remission of all my sins.
Amen.
Invoke the blessed Virgin, your angel
guardian, and your patron saint.
HOLY Virgin, Mother of God,
my advocate and patroness,
pray for thy poor servant: show
thyself a mother to me; and thou,
O blessed spirit, whom God in His
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mercy hath appointed to watch
over me, intercede for me this day,
that I may not stray from the path
of virtue. Thou also, O happy
saint, whose name I bear, pray for
me, that I may serve God faith-
fully in this life, as thou hast
done, and glorify Him eternally
with thee in heaven. Amen.
Grace Before Meals.
D LESS us, O Lord! and these
Thy gifts, which we are about
to receive from Thy bounty;
through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Grace After Meals.
Wº give Thee thanks, O Al-
mighty God! for these and
all Thy blessings; through Christ
our Lord. Amén.

MoRNING PRAYERs.
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The Litany of the Holy Name of
Jesus.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Jesus, hear us.
Jesus, graciously hear us.
God, the Father of heaven,
God, the Son, Redeemer of the
world,
God, the Holy Ghost,
Holy Trinity, one God,
Jesus, Son of the living God,
Jesus, splendor of the Father,
Jesus, brightness of etermal light,
Jesus, King of glory,
Jesus, Sun of justice,
Jesus, Son of the Virgin Mary,
Jesus, most amiable,
Jesus, most admirable,
Jesus, mighty God,
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MORNING PRAYERs.
Jesus, Father of the world to come,
Jesus,
Jesus,
Jesus,
Jesus,
Jesus,
Jesus,
Jesus,
Jesus,
Jesus,
Jesus,
Jesus,
Jesus,
Jesus,
Jesus,
Jesus,
Jesus,
Jesus,
Jesus,
Jesus,
Jesus,
Angel of the great counsel,
most powerful,
most patient,
most obedient,
meek and humble of heart,
lover of chastity,
lover of us,
God of peace,
Author of life,
Model of virtues,
Zealous for souls,
our God,
our Refuge,
Father of the poor,
Treasure of the faithful,
good Shepherd,
true Light,
eternal Wisdom,
infinite Goodness,
our Way and our Life,
Jesus, joy of Angels,
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Jesus, King of Patriarchs,
Jesus, Master of Apostles,
Jesus, Teacher of Evangelists,
Jesus, strength of Martyrs,
Jesus, light of Comfessors,
Jesus, purity of Virgins,
Jesus, crown of all Saints,
Be merciful. Spare us, O Jesus!
Be merciful. Graciously hear ws, O
Jesus /
From all evil,
From all sin,
From Thy wrath,
From the snares of the devil,
From the spirit of uncleanliness,
From everlasting death,
From the neglect of Thy inspira-
tions,
Through the mystery of Thy
holy Incarnation,
Through Thy Nativity,
Through Thine Infancy,
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Through Thy most divine Life,
Through Thy Labors,
Through Thy Agony and Pas-
sion,
Through Thy Cross and Aban-
donment,
Through Thy Faintness and
Weariness.
Through Thy Death and Burial,
Through Thy Resurrection,
Through Thine Ascension,
Through Thy Joys,
Through Thy Glory,
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Lamb of God who takest away the
sins of the world ! Spare us, O Jesus 1
Tamb of God who takest away the
sins of the world ! Hear us, O Jesus !
Lamb of God who takest away the
sins of the world ! Have mercy on ws,
O Jesus /
Jesus, hear us. Jesus, graciously hear
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MORNING PRAYERs. 21
Let us Pray.
LORD Jesus Christ, who hast
said, Ask, and thou shalt re-
ceive, seek and thou shalt find, knock
and it shall be opened unto thee,
mercifully attend to our supplica-
tion, and grant us the divine gift
of Thy charity, that we may ever
love Thee with our whole hearts,
and never desist from Thy praise;
who livest and reignest one God,
world without end. Amen.

AKE us, O Lord, that we
may have a perpetual fear
and love of Thy Holy Name;
for Thou never failest to govern
those whom Thou dost solidly
establish in Thy love. Through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
22 MORNING PRAYERs.
A Prayer to the Blessed Virgin.
WE fly to thy patronage, O holy
Mother of God! despise not our peti-
tions in our necessities, but deliver
us from all dangers, O ever-glorious
and blessed Virgin
The Angelus Domini.
To be said morning, noon, and night, in
memory of the adorable mystery of the
Incarnation of our blessed Saviour.
V. THE angel of the Lord declared
unto Mary.
R. And she conceived of the Holy
Ghost. Hail, Mary, etc.
V. Behold the handmaid of the
Lord.
R. May it be done unto me accord-
ing to Thy word. Hail, Mary, etc.
V. And the word was made flesh.
R. And dwelt among us. Hail,
Mary, etc.
MoRNING PRAYERS. 23
V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of
God.
R. That we may be made worthy
of the promises of Christ.
Let us Pray.
OUR forth, we beseech Thee,
O Lord, Thy grace into our
hearts, that we, to whom the in-
carnation of Christ, Thy Son, was
made known by the message of an
angel, may by His passion and
cross be brought to the glory of
His resurrection; through the same
Christ our Lord. Amen.
Regina Coeli.
In place of the Angelus Domini, during
the Paschal Season the following an-
them is recited, standing.
() QUEEN of heaven, rejoice I Alle-
luia.
24 MORNING PRAYERS.
For He whom Thou didst merit to
bear, Alleluia.
Hath risen, as he said, Alleluia.
Pray for us to God, Alleluia.
V. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin
Mary. Alleluia.
R. For the Lord hath risen indeed.
Alleluia.
Let us Pray.
GOD, who, through the Res-
surrection of Thy Son our
Lord Jesus Christ, didst vouchsafe
to fill the world with joy; grant,
we beseech Thee, that through
His Virgin Mother, Mary, we
may lay hold on the joys of ever-
lasting life. Through the same
Christ our Lord. Amnen.
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Jn the name of the Father, H- and of the
Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
LESSED be the holy and un-
divided Trinity, now and for
ever. Amen.
Come, O Holy Ghost replenish
the hearts of Thy faithful, and
kindle in them the fire of Thy
divine love.
Act of Adoration.
; - REAT God the Lord of heav-
en and earth ! I prostrate my-
self before Thee. With all the
angels and saints, I adore Thee.
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I acknowledge Thee to be my
Creator and sovereign Lord, my
first beginning and last end. I
render to Thee the homage of my
being and life. I submit myself
to Thy holy will; and I devote
myself to Thy divine service, now
and for ever,
Act of Faith.
MY God I firmly believe all
the sacred truths, which Thy
Holy Catholic Church believes
and teaches, because Thou hast
revealed them, who canst neither
deceive nor be deceived.
Act of Hope.
MY God! relying on Thy in-
finite goodness and promises,
EVENING PRAYERS. 27
I hope to obtain pardon for my
sins, the assistance of Thy grace,
and life everlasting, through the
merits of our Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ.
Act of Love.
MY God I love Thee above
all things with my whole
heart and soul, because Thou art
infinitely amiable and deserving
of all love. I love also my neigh-
bor as myself, for the love of Thee.
I forgive all, who have injured
me, and ask pardon of all, whom
I have injured.
Act of Thanksgiving.

OW shall I be able to thank
.L. Thee, O Lord for all Thy
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favors? Thou hast thought of
me from all eternity; Thou hast
brought me forth from nothing;
Thou hast given Thy life to re-
deem me, and Thou continuest
still, daily, to load me with Thy
favors. Alas! my God! what re-
turn can I make Thee, for all Thy
benefits, and in particular for the
favors of this day? Join me, ye
blessed spirits! and all ye elect
in praising the God of mercies,
who is so bountiful to so unworthy
a Creature.
Let us Beg of God to make Known
our Sins to us.
HOLY Ghost, eternal source
of light! remove my darkness,
and dispel those shades, that hide
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from me the filth and enormity of
my offences. Show me, I beseech
Thee, the sins I have this day com-
mitted, in thought, word, and
action. Grant me a feeling sense
of them, that I may detest them
all from the bottom of my heart,
and dread nothing so much, as
ever to commit them hereafter.
Let us examine Our consciences, and Con-
sider where we have been this day, and
in what company. Let us call to mind
the duties of our state, and our diſſer-
ent offences.
Against God. By omissions, negli-
gence in our religious duties, irrever-
ence in the church, wilful distrac-
tions in prayer, faults in our inten-
tions, resistance to divine grace, oaths,
murmurings, want of confidence and
resignation.
30 EVENING PRAYERS.
Against our meighbor. By rash judg-
ments, hatred, jealousy, contempt,
desire of revenge, quarrelling, pas-
sion, imprecations, injuries, detrac-
tion, raillery, false reports, damaging
either in goods or reputation, bad ex-
ample, Scandal; want of obedience,
respect, charity, or fidelity.
Against ourselves. By vanity, human
respect, lies; by thoughts, desires,
discourse, or actions contrary to
purity; by intemperance, rage, im-
patience; by a useless amd sensual
life, or sloth in complying with the
duties of our state. Recite the gem-
eral confession, I confess to Almighty
God, etc., as on page 14.
A Firm Purpose of Amendment.
ETERNAL God! against
whom I have sinned, ‘I wish
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from my heart that I had never
offended Thee ; but as I have been
so unhappy, oh grant me now
grace, never more to offend Thee.
Thou willest not the death of a
sinner, but rather that he be con-
verted and live. Convert me then
and I shall be converted. Have
mercy on me according to Thy
great mercy, and according to the
multitude of Thy tender mercies,
blot out my iniquities. I renounce
all sin, and firmly purpose to shun
all the occasions of it, and to walk
henceforth in the path of thy com-
mandments. This is my fixed
resolution, which I hope I shall.
faithfully keep, relying upon Thee,
through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Amen. -
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Litany of the Blessed Virgin.
We fly to thy patronage, O holy
Mother of God! despise not our peti-
tions in our necessities, but deliver
us from all dangers, O ever-glorious
and blessed Virgin
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ hear us. Christ, graciously hear
(M.S.
God the Father of heaven, Have mercy
07?, ?!.S.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
Have mercy on ws.
God the Holy Ghost, Have mercy on us.
Holy Trimity, one God, Have mercy
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Holy Mary,
Holy Mother of God, ls §
Holy Virgin of virgins, š Š
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Even ING PRAYERs.
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Mother of divine grace,
Mother most pure,
Mother most chaste,
Mother inviolate,
Mother undefiled,
Mother most amiable,
Mother most admirable,
Mother of our Creator,
Mother of our Redeemer,
Virgin most prudent,
Virgin most venerable,
Virgin most renowned,
Virgin most powerful,
Virgin most merciful,
Virgin most faithful,
Mirror of justice,
Seat of wisdom,
Cause of our joy,
Spiritual vessel,
Vessel of honor,
Vessel of singular devotion,
Mystical rose,
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Tower of David, |
Tower of ivory,
House of gold,
Ark of the covenant,
Gate of heaven,
Morning star,
Health of the weak,
Refuge of simmers,
Comforter of the afflicted,
Help of Christians,
Queen of Angels,
Queen of Patriarchs,
Queen of Prophets,
Queen of Apostles,
Queen of Martyrs,
Queen of Confessors,
Queen of Virgins,
Queen of all Saints.
Queen conceived without sin,
Queen of the most holy Rosary, J
Lamb of God, who takest away the
sims of the world, Spare us, O Lord 1
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Lamb of God, who takest away the
sins of the world, Graciously hear ws,
O Lord "
Lamb of God, who takest away the
sims of the world. Have mercy on us.
V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of
God.
R. That we may be made worthy
of the promises of Christ.
Let us Pray.
DºNº. O Lord, we beseech
Thee, by the intercession of
blessed Mary ever virgin, this Thy
family from all adversity; and
mercifully protect us, who pros-
trate ourselves before Thee with
all our hearts, from the snares of
the enemy. Through Christ our
Lord. t
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OUR forth, we beseech Thee,
O Lord! Thy grace into our
hearts, that we to whom the In-
carnation of Christ, Thy Son, has
been made known by the message
of an angel, may, by His Passion
and Cross, be brought to the glory
of His resurrection. Through the
same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Let us pray for the souls of all the faith-
ful departed, particularly for those of
Our friends and benefactors.
De Profundis.
Out of the depths I have cried unto
Thee, O Lord | Lord, hear my voice.
Let Thy ears be attentive to the
voice of my supplication.
If thou, O Lord! wilt mark imiqui-
ties | Lord! who shall stand it 2
For with Thee there is merciful
FVENING PRAYERs. 37
forgiveness: and by reason of Thy
law, I have waited for Thee, O Lord
My soul hath relied on His word;
my soul hath hoped in the Lord.
From the morning watch even until
night, let Israel hope in the Lord.
Because with the Lord there is
mercy; and with Him plentiful re-
demption.
And He shall redeem Israel from
all lis iniquities.
V. Eternal rest give unto them, O
Iord
R. And let perpetual light Shine
upon them.
May they rest in peace. Amen.
V. O Lord ' hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come unto Thee.
Let us Pray.
GOD ! the Creator and Re-
deemer of all the faithful,
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grant to the souls of Thy servants
departed, the remission of all their
sins: that, through pious supplica-
tions, they may obtain that par-
don, which they have always de-
sired, who livest and reignest
world without end. Amen.
Let us recommend our rest to God, to the
blessed Virgin, and the Saints.
V. Vouchsafe, O Lord ' this night,
to keep us without sin.
R. Have mercy on us, O Lord |
have mercy on us.
Let us Pray.
ANGEL of God, to whose
holy care I am committed by
the supreme clemency, enlighten,
defend, and protect me this night
from all sin and danger. Amen.
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Visit, we beseech Thee, O Lord,
this habitation, and drive from it
all the snares of the enemy. Let
Thy holy angels dwell herein, to
preserve us in peace; and may
Thy blessing be upon us for ever,
through Jesus Christ, Our Lord.
Amen.
God the Father! bless us; Jesus
Christ! defend and keep us; the
virtue of the Holy Ghost ! en-
lighten and sanctify us this night
and for ever; and may the souls
of the faithful departed, through
the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Amen.
Bless, O Lord! the repose I am
going to take, in order to renew
my strength, that I may be better
able to serve Thee. O all ye saints
40 EVENING PRAYERS.
and angels! but chiefly thou, O
Mother of God! intercede for me
this night, and during the rest of
my life, but particularly at the
hour of my death.
May the divine assistance re-
main always with us. Amen.
When you go to bed, say :
N the name of our Lord Jesus
Christ crucified, I lay me down
to rest! bless me, O Lord, defend
and govern me, and after this
short and miserable pilgrimage,
bring me to everlasting happi-
ness. Amen.
§§pergeş.
Sprinkling of the Holy Water.
Anthem.—Thou shalt sprinkle me
with hyssop, O Lord ' and I shall be
be cleansed ; thou shalt wash me, and
I shall be made whiter than snow.
Psalm.—Have mercy on me, O God .
according to Thy great mercy,
Glory be to the Father, etc.
Amt. Thou shalt sprinkle me.
. Show us, O Lord | Thy mercy.
. And grant us Thy salvation.
... O Lord ' hear my prayer.
. And let my cry come unto Thee.
. The Lord be with you.
. And with thy spirit.
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42 As PERGES.
Let us Pray.
EAR us, O Lord! Almighty
Father, Eternal God, and
vouchsafe to send Thy holy angel
from heaven to guard, to cherish,
protect, visit, and defend all that
are assembled in this place,through
Christ our Lord. Amen.

From Easter to Whitsunday inclusively.
instead of the foregoing Anthem the
following is sung.
Amt. I saw water ſlowing from the
right side of the temple, Alleluia :
and all to whom that water came
were saved, and they shall say, Alle-
luia.
Ps. Praise the Lord, for He is good,
because His mercy endureth for ever.
Glory, etc.
3B cºntium3 for ſºlaš3.
In the name of the Father, F and of the
Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
ALMIGHTY Lord of heav-
en and earth ! behold, I, a
wretched sinner, presume to ap-
pear before Thee, this day, to
offer up to Thee by the hands
of this Thy minister, and by the
hands of our High-priest, Jesus
Christ, Thy Son, the sacrifice of
His Body and Blood, in union
with that sacrifice which He of
fered Thee upon the cross. First,
for Thy own honor, praise, adora-
tion, and glory. Secondly, in re-
membrance of His death and pas-
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44 DEVOTIONS FOR MASS.
sion. Thirdly, in thanksgiving
for all Thy blessings bestowed on
Him and on his whole Church,
whether triumphant in heaven,
or militant on earth; and espe-
cially for those bestowed on me,
the most unworthy of all. Fourth-
ly, for obtaining pardon and re-
mission of all my sins; and of those
of all others, whether living or
dead, for whom I ought to pray;
and lastly, for obtaining all graces
and blessings both for myself and
for the whole Church. Oh, be thou
pleased to assist me in such a man-
ner by Thy grace, that I may be-
have myself this day as I ought
to do, in Thy divine presence;
and that I may so commemorate
the death and passion of Thy Son,
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as to partake most plentifully of
the ſruits of it, through the same
Jesus Christ Thy Son. Amen.
The Confiteor.
BLESSED Trinity one God,
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
prostrate in spirit before Thee, I
here confess, in the sight of the
whole court of heaven, and of all
Thy faithful, my innumerable
treasons against thy divine Maj-
esty. I have sinned, O Lord, I
have sinned, I have grievously
offended Thee through the whole
course of my life, in thought, word,
and deed, and therefore am most
unworthy to lift up my eyes to
heaven, or so much as to pro-
nounce Thy sacred name; how
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much more am I unworthy to
appear here in Thy Sanctuary—
and to assist among Thy angels
at these heavenly mysteries, which
require so much purity; because
Jesus Christ Himself is here in
person both priest and victim |
But, O my God, thy mercies are
above all Thy works, and Thou
wilt not despise a contrite and
humble heart; and therefore I
here venture to come into Thy
temple, and with the poor publi-
can (and, as I hope, with the same
penitential spirit) I strike my
breast, and say, O God, be merci-
ful to me a sinner. [Repeat this
thrice.] And I humbly hope to
find this mercy which I crave,
through that passion and death
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which is here celebrated. O
Fountain of mercy, grant this
mercy to me, and to all poor sin-
ners. Amen.
The Introit,
RANT, O Lord, we may be
truly prepared for the offer-
ing this great sacrifice to Thee
this day; and because our sins
alone can render us displeasing
to Thee, therefore we cry aloud
to Thee for mercy.
The Kyrie Eleison.
AVE mercy on me, O Lord,
and forgive me all my sins.
Have mercy on me, O Lord,
have mercy on me.

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The Gloria in Excelsis.
LORY be to God on high, and
peace on earth 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. O 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 :
who 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

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Christ, together with the Holy
Ghost, art most high, in the glory
of God the Fathor. Amen.
The Collects.
ALMIGHTY and etcrunal
God, we humbly beseech Thee
mercifully to give ear to the pray-
ers here offered Thee by Thy ser-
wants, in the name of Thy whole
Church, and in behalf of us Thy
people: accept them, to the honor
of Thy name, and the good of our
Souls; and grant to us all mercy,
grace, and Salvation, through our
Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
On the Festival of a Saint.
RANT, we beseech Thee, Al-
mighty God, that the exam-
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50 DEVOTIONS FOR MIAss,
ples of Thy saints may effectually
move us to reſorm our lives, that
while we celebrate their festivals,
we may also imitate their actions,
through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Amen.
The Epistle.
IIOU hast vouchsafed, O Lord,
to teach us Thy sacred truths
by Thy prophets and apostles: oh
grant that we may so improve by
their doctrine and examples, in
the love of Thy holy name, and
of Thy holy law, that we may
show forth by our lives whose dis-
ciples we are; that we may no
longer follow the corrupt inclina-
tions of flesh and blood, but mas-
ter all our passions; that we
DEVOTIONS FOR MASS. 51
may be ever directed by Thy
light; and strengthened by Thy
grace, to walk in the way of Thy
commandments, and to serve Thee
with clean hearts, through our
Lord Jesus Christ.
The Gradual.
OW wonderful, O Lord, is
Thy name through the
whole earth ! I will bless Thee,
O Lord, at all times; Thy praise
shall ever be in my mouth. Be
Thou my God and my Protector
for ever: I will put my whole
trust in Thoc ; oh, let me never be
confounded.

The Gospel.
Mºst Thou be ever adored
and praised, O Lord, who,

52 DEVOTIONS FOR MASS.
not content to instruct and inform
us by Thy prophets and apostles,
hast even vouchsafed to speak to
us by Thy only Son, our Saviour,
Jesus Christ, commanding us, by
a voice from heaven, to hear Him:
grant us, O merciful God, the
grace to profit by His divine and
heavenly doctrine. All that is
written of Thee, dread Jesus, in
Thy gospel, is truth itself: moth-
ing but wisdom in Thy actions;
power and goodness in Thy mir-
acles; light and instruction in
Thy words. With Thee, sacred
Redeemer, are the words of eter-
nal life: to whom shall we go,
but to Thee, eternal Fountain
of Truth? Give me, O God, grace
to practise what Thou command-
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est, and command what Thou
pleasest.
The Credo.
BELIEVE in one God, the
Father Almighty, maker of
heaven and earth, of all things
visible and invisible. And in one
Lord, Jesus Christ, the only be-
gotten Son of God, and born of
the Father before all ages. God
of God, Light of Light, true God
of true God. Begotten, not made;
consubstantial to the Father, by
whom all things were made. Who
for us men, and for our salvation,
came down from heaven. And
was incarnate by the Holy Ghost
of the Virgin Mary, AND WAS
MADE MAN. He was crucified
54 T) Evotions FOR MAss.
also for us, suffered under Pontius
Pilate, and was buried. And the
third day He rose again, according
to the Scriptures. And ascended
into heaven, sitteth at the right
hand of 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-
ceedeth from the Father and the
Son; who together with the Fa-
ther and the Son is adored and
glorified; who spoke by the Proph-
ets. And One, Holy, Catholic,
and Apostolic Church. I confess
one Baptism for the remission
of sins. And I look for the
resurrection of the dead. And
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the life of the world to come.
Amnen.
The Offertory.

CCEPT, O eternal Father, this
offering which is here made
to Thee by Thy minister, in the
name of us all here present, and
of Thy whole Church. It is as
yet only bread and wine, but, by
the miracle of Thy power and
grace, will shortly become the
Body and Blood of Thy beloved
Son. He is our high-priest, and
He is our victim. With Him
and through Him we desire to
approach to Thee this day, and
by His hands to offer Thee this
Sacrifice, for Thine own honor,
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praise, and glory; in thanksgiving
for all Thy benefits, in satisfaction
for all our sins, and for obtaining
conversion for all unbelievers, and
mercy, grace, and salvation for all
Thy faith ſul. And with this offer-
ing of Thy only begotten Son, we
offer ourselves to Thee, begging
that, by the virtue of this sacri-
fice, we may be happily united to
Thee, and that nothing in life and
death may ever separate us any
more from Thee.
The Lavabo. t
H, what cleanness and purity
of heart ought we to bring
with us to this great sacrifice
but, alas! I am a poor unclean
sinner. Oh, wash me, dear Lord,
DEVOTIONS FOR MASS. 57
from all the stains of sin in the
blood of the Lamb, that I may
be worthy to be present at these
heavenly mysteries.
After the Lavabo.
MOST holy and adorable
Trinity, vouchsafe to receive
this our sacrifice, in remembrance
of our Saviour's passion, resurrec-
tion, and glorious ascension; and
grant that we may die with Him
to our sins, rise with Him to new
life, and ascend with Him to Thee.
Let those saints, whose memory
we celebrate on earth, remember
us before Thy throne in heaven,
and obtain mercy for us, through
the same Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
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The Orate Fratres.
AY the Lord receive this sac-
rifice from Thy hands, to the
praise and glory of His own name,
for our benefit, and that of all
IHis holy Church.

The Secreta.
ERCIFULLY hear our pray-
ers, O Lord, and graciously
accept this oblation, which we
Thy servants make to Thee; and
as we offer it to the honor of Thy
name, so may it be to us here a
means of obtaining Thy grace,
and life everlasting hereafter,
through Jesus Christ. Amen.

On the Festival of a Saint.
ANCTIFY, O Lord, we be-
seech Thee, these gifts which
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we offer Thee in this solemnity of
Thy holy servant, N., and so
strengthen us by Thy grace, that
both in prosperity and adversity
our ways may be ever directed to
Thy honor, through our Lord Je-
sus Christ.
The Preface.
T is truly meet and just, right
and available to salvation,
that we always and in all places
give thanks to Thee, O holy Lord,
Father Almighty, eternal God,
who, with Thy only begotten Son
and the Holy Ghost, art one God
and one Lord : not in one single
person, but in three persons and
One substance. For what we be-
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lieve of Thy glory, as Thou hast
revealed it, we believe the same
of thy Son, and of the Holy Ghost,
without any difference; so that
in the confession of one true and
eternal Deity we adore a distinc-
tion of persons, an unity of es-
sence, and an equality of majesty;
which the Angels and Archangels
praise, the Cherubim and Sera-
phim also, who cease not to cry
out daily, saying with one voice:
Holy holy I holy I Lord God
of Sabaoth ! the heavens and the
earth are full of Thy glory. Ho-
sanna in the highest. Blessed is
he that cometh in the name of the
Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
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The Canon.
ETERNAL and most merci-
ful Father, behold, we come
to offer Thee our homage this
day; we desire to adore, praise,
and glorify Thee; and to give
Thee thanks for Thy great glory,
joining our hearts and voices
with all Thy blessed in heaven,
and with Thy whole Church upon
earth. But acknowledging our
great unworthiness and innumer-
able sins, for which we are heart-
ily sorry, and humbly beg Thy
pardon, we dare not approach
Thee otherwise than in company
with Thy Son, our Advocate and
Mediator, Jesus Christ, whom
Thou hast given us to be both
High-priest and Sacrifice. With
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Him therefore, and through Him,
we venture to offer Thee this Sac-
rifice : to His most sacred inten-
tions we desire to unite ours: and
with this offering which He makes
of Himself, we desire to make an
offering of our whole being to
Thee. With Him and through
Him we beseech Thee to exalt Thy
Holy Catholic Church throughout
the whole world; to maintain her
in peace, unity, holiness, and
truth; to have mercy on Thy ser-
vants, N., our chief bishop, N., our
prelate, and all that truly fear
Thee; on our parents, children,
friends, and benefactors, etc.; on
all those whom we have any ways
scandalized, injured, or offended,
or for whom we are in any other
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way bound to pray; on all that
are in their agony, or under vio-
lent temptations, or other neces-
sities, corporal or spiritual; on all
our enemies; and, in a word, on
all poor sinners; that we may all
be converted to Thee, and find
mercy, through Jesus Christ Thy
Son: through whom we hope one
day to be admitted into the com-
pany of all Thy Saints and Elect,
whose memory we here celebrate,
whose prayers we desire, and with
whom we communicate in these
holy Mysteries.
When the Priest Spreads his Hands
over the Oblation.
E present to Thee, O Lord
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being composed of many, reduced
into one, are symbols of concord
and unity, that, by Thy all-power-
ful blessing, they may be made
for us the precious Body and Blood
of Thy beloved Son; and that
through Him, and through His
Death and Passion, applied to our
souls by these sacred mysteries,
we may obtain mercy, grace, and
peace, in this life, and eternal
happiness in the next.
The Consecration.
Row down in solemn adoration ; make
an Act of Faith of the Real Presence
of your Saviour’s Body and Blood,
soul and divinity, winder the sacra-
onental veils. Offer your whole sel
to IIim, and through Him to His
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Father. Beg that your heart and
soul may be happily united to Him.
The Elevation of the Host.

OST adorable Body, I adore
Thee with all the powers
of my soul. Lord, who hast given
Thyself entire to us, grant we may
become entirely Thine. I believe;
O Lord, help my unbelief.
Most merciful Saviour, be Thou
my protector; strengthen and de-
fend me by Thy heavenly grace,
now, and especially at the hour
of my death, sweet Jesus. Amen.
The Elevation of the Chalice.

OST adorable Blood, that
washest away all our sins,
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66 DEVOTIONS FOR MASS,
I adore Thee: happy we, could
we return our life and blood for
Thine, O blessed Victim. -
O Jesus, do Thou cleanse, sanc-
tify, and preserve our souls to
eternal life. Live, Jesus, in us,
and may we live in Thee. Amen,
After the IElevation.
T is now, O Lord, with grateful
hearts we call to mind the .
sacred mysteries of Thy Passion
and Death, of Thy resurrection
and ascension. Here is Thy Body
that was broken ; here is Thy
Blood that was shed for us, of
which these exterior signs are but
the figures, and yet in reality con-
tain the Substance. It is now we
truly offer Thee, O Lord, that pure
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* ----------
and holy Victim, which Thou hast
been pleased to give us; of which
all the other sacrifices were but
so many types and figures,
Memento for the Dead.
OFFER Thee again, O Lord,
this holy Sacrifice of the Body
and Blood of Thy only Son, in be-
half of the faithful departed, and
in particular for the souls of [here
hame whom you chiefly propose to
pray for], my parents [if dead],
relatives, benefactors, neighbors,
etc. Likewise of such as I have
any ways injured, or been the oc-
casion of their sins; of such as
have injured me, and been my
enemies; of such as die in war,
or have none to pray for them,
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*-*.
etc. To these, O Lord, and to all
that rest in Christ, grant, we be-
Seech Thee, a place of refresh-
ment, light, and peace: through
the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Nobis Quoque Peccatoribus.

OUCHSAFE to grant the
same to us, poor and miser-
able sinners: judge us not accord-
ing to our demerits; but through
the infinite multitude of Thy
mercies, in which we hope, liber-
ally extend to us Thy grace and
pardon.
We ask it of Thee, in the name
of Thy dear Son, who liveth and
reigneth eternally with Thee, and
in that form of prayer which He
Himself hath taught us.
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The Pater Noster.
UR Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be Thy name, Thy
kingdom come; Thy will be done
on earth as it is in heaven; give
us this day our daily bread; and
forgive us our trespasses, as we
forgive them that trespass against
us; and lead us not into temp-
tation ; but deliver us from evil.
Amen.
Deliver us from those evils
which we labor under at present;
from past evils, which can be noth-
ing but our manifold sins; and
from all the evils to come, which
will be the just chastisement of
our offences, if our prayers, and
those more powerful ones of Thy
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saints, who intercede for us, inter-
cept not Thy justice, or excite not
Thy bounty.
The Pax Domini,
HY Body was broken, and Thy
Blood shed for us: grant that
the commemoration of this holy
Mystery may obtain for us peace;
and that those who receive it may
find everlasting rest.
The Agnus Dei,
AMB of God, who takest away
the sins of the world, have
mercy upon us,
Lamb of God, who takest away
the sins of the world, have mercy
upon us.
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Lamb of God, who takest away
the sins of the world, grant us
peace.
After the Agnus Dei.
N saying to Thy Apostles, My
peace I leave you, My peace I
give you, Thou hast promised, O
Lord, to all Thy Church, that
peace which the world cannot
give; peace with Thee, and peace
with ourselves.
Let nothing, O Lord, ever in-
terrupt this holy peace; let noth-
ing separate us from Thee, to
whom we heartily desire to be
united, through the blessed sacra-
ment of peace and reconciliation.
Let this food of angels strengthen
us in every Christian duty, so as
never more to yield under temp-
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tions, or fall into our common
weaknesses.
At the Domine, non sum dignus, Striking
your Breast thrice with Humility allol
Contrition, say,
ORD, I am not worthy Thou
shouldst enter under my roof;
say only the word, and my soul
shall be healed.
Such as are not prepared to communicate
really, may communicate spiritually,
by saying as follows:
OST loving Jesus, I adore
Thee with a lively faith, who
art present in this Sacrament by
virtue of Thy infinite power, wis-
dom, and goodness. But conscious
of my infirmities and sins, I dare
not now receive Thee sacrament-
ally. All my hope is in Thee I

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love Thee, O Lord, with all my
heart, who hast so loved me; and
therefore I desire to receive Thee
now spiritually. Come, therefore,
O Lord, to me in spirit, and heal
my sinful soul. Feed me, for I
am hungry; strengthen me, for I
am weak; enliven and sanctify
me with Thy sacred Body and
Blood; deliver me from all sin,
and make me always obedient to
Thy commands; and let me never
be separated from Thee, my Sa-
viour, who, with the Father and the
Holy Ghost, livest and reignest, one
God, for ever and ever, Amen.
The Communion.
ET it be now, O Lord, the
effect of Thy mercy, that we,
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who have been present at this
holy Mystery, may find the bene-
fit of it in our souls.
The Post-Communion.

Wº give Thee thanks, O God,
for Thy mercy, in admitting
us to have a part in offering this
Sacrifice to Thy holy name; ac-
cept it now to Thy glory, and be
ever mindful of our weakness.

OST gracious God, Father of
mercy, grant, I beseech Thee,
that this adorable Sacrifice of the
blessed Body and Blood of Thy
Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, may
obtain for us, at Thy hands, mercy,
and the remission of all our sins.
Amen.
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5
After the Communion.
RETURN Thee now most
hearty thanks, O my God .
through Jesus Christ Thy Son,
that Thou hast been pleased to
deliver Him up to death for us,
and to give us His Body and
Blood, both as a Sacrament and
Sacrifice in these holy mysteries,
at which Thou hast permitted me,
a most unworthy sinner, to assist
this day, May all heaven and
earth bless and praise Thee for
ever, for all Thy mercy. Oh, par-
don me, dear Lord all my dis-
tractions, and the many neglects
which I have been guilty of this
day in Thy sight; and let me not
depart without Thy benediction.
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Behold, I desire from this moment
to give up myself, and all that
belongs to me, into Thy hands,
and beg that all my undertakings,
all my thoughts, words and actions,
may henceforward tend to Thy
glory, through the same Jesus
Christ our Lord.
The Benediction.
HE blessing of God Almighty,
*H Father, Son, and Holy
Ghost, descend upon us, and dwell
in our hearts for ever. Amcm.
The Last Gospel.
N the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God. This was
in the beginning with God. All
Devotions FoR MAss. 77
things were made by Him, and
without Him was made nothing
that was made. In Him was life,
and the life was the light of men,
and the light shineth in darkness,
and the darkness did not compre-
hend it. There was a man sent
from God, whose name was John.
This man came for a witness to
bear witness of the light, that all
might believe through him. He
was not the light, but to bear wit-
ness of the light. That was the
true light which enlightens 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 re-
ceived Him not. But as many as
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received Him, He gave to them
power to become the sons of God;
to them who believe in His name,
who are born not of blood, nor of
the will of the flesh, nor of the
will of man, but of God: and the
word was made flesh, and dwelt
among us, And we saw His glory,
the glory as of the only begotten
of the Father, full of grace and
truth.
Prayers ordered to be said after every
low Mass by a decree of His Holiness
Leo XIII,
Three “HAIL MARYs,”
Salve Regina,
AIL! Holy Queen, Mother of
Mercy, our life, our sweetness,
and our hope I To thee do we cry,
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poor banished children of Eve; to
thee we send up our sighs, mourn-
ing and weeping, in this vale of tears!
Turm, then, most gracious advocate,
thino eyes of mercy towards us; and
after this our exile, show unto us the
blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus: O
clement, O loving, O Sweet Virgin
Mary.
V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of
God.
R. That we may be made worthy
of the promises of Christ.
Ictus Pray.
GOD, our refuge and our strength,
graciously look upon Thy people
who cry to Theo; and through the
intercession of the glorious and Im-
maculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God,
of blessed Joseph, her Spouse, and
Thy holy Apostles, Peter and Paul,
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and all the Saints, in Thy mercy and
kindness hear the prayers which we
pour forth for the conversion of sin-
mers, and for the freedom and exalt-
ation of Holy Mother the Church.
Through Christ our Lord. A mem.
OLY Michael the Archangel, de-
fend us in the battle; be our pro-
tection against the wickedness and
smares of the devil—Rebuke him, O
God, we suppliantly beseech Thee:
and do Thou, O Prince of the heaven-
ly host, by the divine power drive
into hell Satan and the other evil
spirits, who wander through the
world seeking the ruin of souls.
A mem.
His Holiness Pope Leo XIII. grants to
all who recite these prayers, as afore-
said, 300 days' indulgence.
(Iije (Brbinary of the ſºa55,
The Priest at the foot of the Altar, begins,
Sayll 19,
N the name of the Father, H.
and of the Son, and of the
Holy Ghost. Amen.
V. I will go unto the altar of
God.
R. To God, who rejoiceth my
youth.
Psalm xlii.
Omitted in Masses for the Dead and in
Passion Time.
UDGE me, O God, and distin-
guish my cause from the na-
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82 TIII, ORDINARY OF THE MASS,
tion that is not holy: deliver me
from the unjust and deceitful man.
R. For Thou, O God, art my
strength, why hast Thou cast me
off? and why do I go sorrowful
whilst the encry afflicteth me?
P. Send forth Thy light and
Thy truth: they have conducted
me and brought me to Thy holy
mount, and into Thy tabernacles.
R. And I will go unto the altar
of God; to God, who giveth joy
to my youth,
P. I will praise Thee on the
harp, O God, my God: why art
thou sorrowful, O my soul, and
why dost thou disquiet me?
R. Hope in God, for I will still
praise Him, who is the salvation
of my countenance, and my God,
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P. Glory be to the Father, and
to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
It. As it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be, world
without end. Amen.
V. I will go unto the altar of
God.
R. To God, who giveth joy to
my youth.
V. Our help is in the name of
the Lord.
R. Who made heaven and earth.
Then joining his hands and humbly bow-
ing down, he says the Confiteor.
P. I confess, etc.
JR. May Almighty God be mer-
ciful to thee, and, forgiving thy
sins, bring thee to everlasting
life,
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P. Amen.
R. I confess to Almighty God,
to blessed Mary ever Virgin, to
blessed Michael the Archangel, to
blessed John the Baptist, to the
holy Apostles Peter and Paul, to
all the saints, and to you, Father,
that I have sinned exceedingly, in
thought, word, and deed, through
my fault, through my fault,
through my most grievous fault.
Therefore I beseech the blessed
Mary ever Virgin, blessed Michael
the archangel, blessed John the
Baptist, the holy Apostles Peter
and Paul, and all the saints, and
you, Father, to pray to our Lord
God for me,
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Then the Priest with his hands joined,
Says :
P. May Almighty God be mer-
ciful unto you, and, forgiving you
your sins, bring you to life ever-
lasting.
R. Amen.
Signing himself with the sign of the
Cross, he says:
P. May the Almighty and mer-
ciful Lord grant us pardon, + ab-
Solution, and remission of our
sins.
R. Amen.
Then, bowing down, he proceeds :
V. Thou, O God, being turned,
will enliven us.
R. And Thy people will rejoice
in Thee.
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V. Show us, O Lord, Thy
mercy.
P. And grant us Thy salvation.
V. O Lord, hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come unto
Thee.
V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
Ascending to the Altar, he says secretly:
Twº away from us our iniqui-
ties, we beseech Thee, O Lord,
that we may be worthy to enter
with pure minds into the Holy of
Holies. Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Bowing down over the Altar, he says:

E beseech Thee, O Lord, by
the merits of Thy saints
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whose relics are here, and of all
the saints, that Thou wouldst
vouchsafe to forgive me all my
sins. A mem.
[At High Mass the Altar is here incensed.]
LESSED be the Holy Trinity,
and undivided Unity: we will
praise it, because it hath shown
His mercy to us.
Ps. O Lord our God, how won-
derful is Thy name over the ut-
most boundaries of the earth !
V. Glory, etc.
At the Kyrie Eleison.
P. Lord, have mercy upon us.
R. Lord, have mercy upon us.
P. Lord, have mercy upon us.
P. Christ, have mercy upon us.
R. Christ, have mercy upon us.
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P. Christ, have mercy upon us.
P. Lord, have mercy upon us.
R. Lord, have mercy upon us.
P. Lord, have mercy upon us.
Afterwards, standing at the middle of
the altar, extending, and then joining
his hands, he says the Gloria in Ex-
Celsis.
LORY be to God 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. O 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
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mercy upon us; Thou who takest
away the sins of the world, receive
our prayer; Thou who sittest at
the right hand of the Father, have
mercy upon us. For Thou only
art holy; Thou only art Lord;
Thou only, O Jesus Christ, with
the Holy Ghost, art most high in
the glory of God, the Father. Amen.
V. The Lord be with you.
IR. And with thy spirit.
At the Collects.
ALMIGHTY and everlast-
ing God, who has granted
Thy servants in the confession of
the true faith, to acknowledge the
glory of an Eternal Trinity, and
in the power of majesty to adore
a Unity; we beseech Thee, that
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by the strength of this faith we
may be defended from all adver-
sity. Through, etc.
Preserve us, O Lord, we be-
seech Thee, from all dangers of
body and soul; and by the inter-
cession 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 adversities
and errors being removed, Thy
Church may serve Thee with a
pure and undisturbed devotion.
Through, etc.
At the Epistle,
H, the depth of the riches of
the wisdom and of the know-
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ledge of God! How incomprehen-
sible are His judgments, and how
unsearchable His ways For who
hath known the mind of the Lord?
Or who hath been His counsellor ?
Or who hath first given to Him,
and recompense shall be made
him 2 For of Him, and by Him,
and in Him are all things. To
Him be glory for ever. Amen.
R. Thanks be to God.
At the Gradual.
LESSED art Thou, O Lord,
who beholdest the deep and
sittest on the cherubim. V. Blessed
art Thou, O Lord, in the firma-
ment of heaven, and worthy of
praise for ever. Alleluia, Alleluia.
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V. Blessed art Thou, O Lord,
the God of our fathers, and worthy
of praise for ever. Alleluia.
The prayer Munda cor meum.
LEANSE my heart and my
my lips, O Almighty God,
who didst cleanse the lips of the
prophet Isaias with a burning
coal; and vouchsafe, through Thy
gracious mercy, so to purify me,
that I may worthily attend to
Thy holy Gospel. Through Christ
our Lord. Amen.
May the Lord be in my heart,
and on my lips, that I may
worthily, and in a becoming man-
ner, attend to His holy Gospel.
Amen.
V. The Lord be with you.
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R. And with thy spirit.
V. The continuation (or begin-,
ning) of the holy Gospel accord-
ing to, etc.
R. Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
At the Gospel.

T that time:—Jesus said to His
disciples: All power is given
to Me in heaven and on earth.
Go ye, therefore, and teach all
nations; baptizing them in the name
of the Father, and of the Son, and
of the Holy Ghost, teaching them
to observe all things whatsoever
I have commanded you: and
behold I am with you all days,
even to the consummation of the
world.
R. Praise be to Thee, O Christ,
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The Nicene Creed.
BELIEVE in one God, the
Father Almighty, Maker of
beaven and earth, and of all
things visible and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the only begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all the
ages. God of God, Light of light,
true God of true God; begotten,
not made ; consubstantial with
the Father; by whom all things
were made. Who for us men,
and for our salvation, came down
from heaven [here all kneel], and be-
came incarnate by the Holy Ghost of
the Virgin Mary; AND WAS MADE
MAN. He was crucified also for
us, suffered under Pontius Pilate,
and was buried, And the third
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day He rose again, according to
the Scriptures; and ascended into
heaven, sitteth at the right hand
of the Father; and Ho shall come
again with glory to judge both the
living and the dead; of whose
kingdom there shall be no end.
And I believe in the Holy
Ghost, the Lord and Giver of
life, who proceedeth from the
Father and the Son; who, to-
gether with the Father and the
Son, is adored and glorified; who
spake by the prophets, And one
holy, Catholic, and Apostolic
Church. I confess one Baptism
for the remission of sins, And I
look for the resurrection of the
dead, and the life of the world to
come, Amen.
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V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with Thy spirit,
The Offertory.
LESSED be God the Father,
and the only-begotten Son of
God, as likewise the Holy Ghost;
for He has shown mercy to us.

CCEPT, O holy Father, al-
mighty and eternal God, this
unspotted Host, which I, Thy un-
worthy servant, offer unto Thee,
my living and true God, for my
innumerable sins, offences, and
negligences, and for all here pres-
ent; as also for all faithful Chris-
tians, both living and dead; that
it may avail both me and them
unto life everlasting, Amen,
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GOD, F who in creating hu-
man nature hast wonderfully
dignified it, and still more won-
derfully reformed it; grant that
by the mystery of this Water and
Wine, we may be made partakers
of His divine nature, who vouch-
safed to become partaker of our
human nature, namely, Jesus
Christ, our Lord, Thy Son, who
with Thee, in the unity of, etc.
Amen.

E offer unto Thee, O Lord,
the Chalice of salvation, bo-
seeching Thy clemency, that it
may ascend before Thy divine
Majesty, as a sweet odor, for our
salvation, and for that of the
whole world. Amen.
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d
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CCEPT us, O Lord, in the
spirit of humility and con-
trition of heart; and grant that
the Sacrifice we offer this day in
Thy sight may be pleasing to
Thee, O Lord God.
OME, O Almighty and eter-
nal God, the Sanctifier, and
bloss ºf this Sacrifice prepared for
the glory of Thy holy name.
The Lavabo.
WILL wash my hands among
the innocent, and will compass
Thy altar, O Lord.
That I may hear the voice of
Thy praise, and tell all Thy
wondrous works.
I have loved, O Lord, the beauty
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of Thy house, and the place where
Thy glory dwelleth.
Take not away my soul with the
wicked, nor my life with men of
blood.
In whose hands are iniquities:
their right hand is filled wit
gifts. p
But I have walked in my inno-, ,
cence: redeem me and have mercy
O]] ]]] (2.
My foot hath stood in the direct
way: in the churches I will bless
Thee, O Lord.
Glory be, etc.
Bowing before the Altar.
ECEIVE, O holy Trinity, this
oblation which we make to
Thee in memory of the Passion,
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Resurrection, and Ascension of
our Lord Jesus Christ, and in
honor of the blessed Mary, ever
a Virgin, of blessed John the
Baptist, the holy Apostles Peter
and. Paul, and of all the Saints;
that it may be available to their
honor and our salvation ; and that
flićy may vouchsafe to intercede
for us in heaven, whose memory
..We celebrate on earth. Through,
etc. Amen.
Turning to the people.
RETHREN, pray that my Sac-
rifice and yours may be ac-
ceptable to God the Father Al-
mighty.
R. May the Lord receive the
Sacrifice from thy hands to the
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praise and glory of His own name,
and to our benefit, and that of all
His holy Church.
The Secreta.
ANCTIFY, we beseech Thee,
N) O Lord our God, by the invo-
cation of Thy holy name, the vic-
tim of this oblation, and by it
make us ourselves an eternal offer-
ing to Thee. Through, etc.
Graciously hear us, O God our
Saviour, that, by virtue of this
Sacrament, Thou mayest defend
us from all enemies, of both soul
and body. Grant us grace in this
life, and glory in the next.
W. World without end.
R. Amen.
V. The Lord be with you.
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R. And with thy spirit.
V. Lift up your hearts.
R. We have lifted them up to
the Lord.
V. Let us give thanks to the
Lord our God.
R. It is meet and just.
The Preface.
T is truly meet and just, right
and available to salvation, that
we should always, and in all
places, give thanks to Thee, O
holy Lord, Father Almighty, eter-
nal God. Through Christ our
Ilord; 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,
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with common jubilee glorify it.
Together with whom we beseech
Thee that we may be admitted to
join our humble voices, saying:
The Sanctus.

Oly, holy, holy, Lord God
of Hosts. Heaven and earth
are full of Thy glory. Hosanna
in the highest. Blessed is he that
cometh in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
Canon of the Mass.

E therefore humbly pray and
beseech Thee, most merciful
Father, through Jesus Christ thy
Son, our Lord, that Thou wouldst
vouchsafe to accept and bless these
>+ gifts, these H presents, these >{<
10 ! THE ORDIN ARY OF THE MASS.
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 preserve, unite, and
govern it throughout the world,
together with Thy servant N. our
Pope, N. our Bishop, as also all
orthodox believers and professors
of the Catholic and Apostolic
Faith.
Commemoration of the Living.
E mindful, O Lord, of Thy
servants, men and women,
M. and N.
[Make commemoration of the living you
intend to pray for.]
ND of all here present, whose
faith and devotion are known

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unto Thee, for whom we offer, or
who offer up to Thee this sacrifice
of praise for themselves, their fam-
ilies, and friends, for the redemp-
tion of their souls, for the health
and salvation they hope for, and
for which they now pay their vows
to Thee, the eternal, living, and
true God.
Communicating with, and hon-
oring in the first place, the mem-
ory of the ever-glorious Virgin
Mary, Mother of our Lord and
God Jesus Christ: as also of the
blessed Apostles and Martyrs,
Peter and Paul, Andrew, James,
John, Thomas, James, Philip, Bar-
tholomew, Matthew, Simon, and
Thaddeus, Linus, Cletus, Clement,
Xystus, Cornelius, Cyprian, Law-
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rence, Chrysogonus, John and
Paul, Cosmas and Damian, and of
all thy Saints, through whose mer-
its and prayers grant that we may
be always defended by the help
of Thy protection. Through the
same Christ our lord. Amen.
Spreading his hands over the Oblation,
be says:

E therefore beseech Thee, O
Lord, graciously to accept
this oblation of our servitude, as
also of Thy whole family; and to
dispose our days in Thy peace,
preserve us from eternal damna-
tion, and rank us in the number
of Thine elect. Through Christ
our Lord. Amen.
Which oblation do Thou, O
God, vouchsafe in all respects to
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bless, + approve, -H ratify, H- and
accept; that it may be made for
us the Body Hº and Blood of Thy
most beloved Son Jesus Christ
our Lord.
Who, the day before He suffered,
took bread into His holy and ven-
erable hands, and with His eyes
lifted up towards heaven, giving
thanks to Thee, Almighty God,
His Father, He blessed it, brake
it, and gave it to His disciples,
saying, Take and cat ye all of
this, FOR THIS IS MY BODY.
After pronouncing the words of Conse-
cration, the Priest, kneeling, adores the
Sacred IIost, and, rising, elevates it.
N like manner, after He had
Supped, taking also this excel-
lent chalice into His holy and
108 THE ORDINARY OF THE MASS.
venerable hands, giving Thee also
thanks, He blessed -H, and gave it
to Iſis disciples, saying: Take
and drink ye all of this, FOR THIS
IS THE CHAI,ICE OF MY BLOOD OF
THE NEW AND ETERNAL TESTA-
MENT, THE MYSTERY OF FAITH :
WHICH SHALL BE SHED FOR YOU
AND FOR MANY, TO THE REMIS-
SION OF SINS.
As often as ye do these things
ye shall do them in remembrance
of Me.
Elevation of the Chalice.

HEREFORE, O Lord, we
Thy servants, as also Thy
holy people, calling to mind the
blessed Passion of the same Christ,
Thy Son, our Lord, His resurrec-
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tion from the dead, and admirable
Ascension into heaven, offer unto
Thy most excellent Majesty, of
Thy gifts bestowed upon us, a pure
* Host, a holy Hº Host, an un-
spotted Hº Host, the holy ºf Bread
of eternal life, and Chalice Hº of
everlasting salvation.
Extending his hands, he proceeds:

PON which vouchsafe to look
with a propitious and serene
countenance, and to accept them,
as Thou wert graciously pleased
to accept the gifts of Thy just
servant Abel, and the sacrifice of
our patriarch Abraham, and that
which Thy high priest Melchise-
dech offered to Thee,_a holy Sac-
rifice and unspotted Victim.
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BOwing down, ho says:
F most humbly beseech Thee,
Almighty God, to command
these things to be carried by the
hands of Thy holy angels to Thy
altar on high, in the sight of Thy
divine Majesty, that as many as
shall partake of the most sacred
Body Hº and Blood H of Thy Son
at this altar may be filled with
every heavenly grace and blessing.
Through the same Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Commemoration of the Dead.
EMEMBER also, O Lord, Thy
servants, N. and N., who are
gone before us with the sign
of ſaith, and rest in the sleep of
peace.
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Here particular mention is silently made
of such of the Dead as are to be prayed
for.
O these, O Lord, and to all
that sleep in Christ, grant, we
beseech Thee, a place of refresh-
ment, light, and peace; through
the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
IIere, striking his breast, and raising his
Voice, he says:
LSO, to us sinners, Thy ser-
wants, confiding in the mul-
litude of Thy mercies, vouchsafe
to grant some part and fellowship
with Thy holy Apostles and Mar-
tyrs; with John, Stephen, Mat-
thias, Barnabas, Ignatius, Alex-
ander, Marcellinus, Peter, Felici-
tas, Perpetua, Agatha, Lucy, Ag-
nes, Cecily, Anastasia, and with

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all Thy Saints, into whose com-
pany we beseech Thee to admit
us, not in consideration of our
merit, but of Thy own gratuitous
pardon. Through Christ our Lord.
By whom, O Lord, Thou dost
always create, sanctify, Hº quicken,
+ bless, + and give us all these
good things. By Him and with
Him, H- and in Him, -} is to Thee,
God the Hº Father Almighty, in
the unity of the Holy Hº Ghost,
all honor and glory.
JP. For ever and ever.
R. Amen.
Let us Pray.
Isºgº by Thy saving
precepts, and following Thy di-
vine directions, we presume to say:
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Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be Thy name; Thy king-
dom come; Thy will be done on
earth as it is in heaven. Give us
this day our daily bread. And
forgive us our trespasses, as we
forgive them that trespass against
us. And lead us not into tempta-
tion.
JR. But deliver us from evil.
P. Amen.
ELIVER us, we beseech Thee,
O Lord, from all evils, past,
present, and to come; and by the
intercession 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
S
114 THE ORDINARY OF THE MASS.
grant peace in our days, that
through the assistance of Thy
mercy we may be always free from
sin, and secure from all disturb-
ance. Through the same Jesus
Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, who,
with Thee and the Holy Ghost,
liveth and reigneth, God.
The Breaking of the Host.
P. World without end.
R. Amen.
P. The peace {< of the Lord be
He always with Hº you.
R. And with thy spirit.

AY this mixture and conse-
cration of the Body and
Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ
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be to us that receive it effectual
to eternal life. Amen.
The Agnus Dei.
AMB of God, who takest away
the sins of the world, have
mercy on us.
Lamb of God, who takest away
the sins of the world, have mercy
OIl llS.
Lamb of God, who takest away
thesins of the world, give us peace.
Lord Jesus Christ, who saidst
to Thy Apostles, I 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 to
Thy will; who livest and reignest
God for ever and ever. Amen.
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Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the
living God, who, according to the
will of Thy Father, hast by Thy
death, through the co-operation of
the Holy Ghost, given life to the
world, deliver me by this Thy
most sacred Body and Blood from
all my iniquities, and from all
evils; and make me always ad-
here to Thy commandments, and
never suffer me to be separated
from Thee; who livest and reign-
est with God the Father, etc.
Amen.
Let not the participation of Thy
body, O Lord Jesus Christ, which
I, though unworthy, presume to
receive, turn to my judgment and
condemnation; but through Thy
mercy may it be a safeguard and
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remedy, both to soul and body;
who with God the Father in the
unity of the Holy Ghost, livest
and reignest God for ever and
ever, Amen.
Taking the Sacred Host in his hands:
WILL take the bread of heav-
en, and call upon the name of
our Lord.
Striking his breast with humility and
devotion, he says, three times:
ORD, I am not worthy that
Thou shouldst enter under
my roof; say but the word, and
my soul shall be healed.

AY the body of our Lord Je-
sus Christ preserve my soul
to life everlasting. Amen.
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He then reverently receives the Sacred
Host, and, after a short pause, says:

HAT return shall I make
the Lord for all He has
given to me? I will take the
chalice of salvation, and call upon
the name of the Lord. Praising
I will call upon the Lord, and
shall be saved from my enemies.
Receiving the Precious Blood :
MA. the Blood of our Lord
Jesus Christ preserve my
soul to everlasting life. Amen.

Taking the first Ablution, he says:
RANT, O Lord, that what we
have taken with our mouth,
we may receive with a pure mind,
that of a temporal gift it may be-
come to us an eternal remedy.
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Taking the second Ablution :

MAX Thy Body, O Lord, which
I have received, and Thy
Blood which I have drunk, cleave
to my bowels; and grant that no
stain of sin may remain in me,
who have been fed with this pure
and holy Sacrament. Who liv-
est, etc.
He wipes the Chalice, which he covers;
and having folded the Corporal, he
places it on the Altar, then reads the
Communion.
E bless the God of heaven,
and we will praise Him in
the sight of all the living: be-
cause He has shown us His mercy.
V. The Lord be with you.
B. And with thy spirit.

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Post-Communion.

AY the receiving of this Sac-
rament, O Lord our God,
avail us to the salvation of body
and soul, together with the con-
fession of an everlasting Holy
Trinity, and of the undivided
Unity thereof. Through, etc.
May the oblation of this divine
Sacrament, we beseech Thee, O
Lord, both cleanse and defend
us; and by the intercession of the
Blessed Mary, the Virgin Mother
of God, of the blessed Apostles
Peter and Paul, of blessed N., and
of all the Saints, free us from all
sin, and deliver us from all adver-
sity.
V. The Lord be with you,
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R. And with thy spirit.
V. Go, you are dismssed : or,
Let us bless the Lord.
R. Thanks be to God.
In Masses for the Dead.
|V. May they rest in peace.
R. Amen.
Bowing down before the Altar, he says:
ET the performance of my
homage be pleasing to Thee,
O holy Trinity; and grant that
the sacrifice which I, though un-
worthy, have offered up in the
sight of Thy Majesty, may be ac-
ceptable to Thee, and through
Thy mercy be a propitiation for
me, and all those for whom it has
been offered. Through Christ our
Lord. A men.
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The Benediction.
AY Almighty God, H: the
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
bless you.
R. Amen.

Turning to the Gospel side of the Altar,
he says:
P. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
The Gospel according to St. John.
HE beginning of the holy Gos-
pel according to St. John.
JR. Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
N the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God; the same
was in the beginning with God.
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All things were made by Him,
and without Him was made noth-
ing that was made; in Him was
life, 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 sent from God,
whose name was John. This man
came for a witness, to give testi-
mony of the light, that all men
might believe through Him. He
was not the light, but came to
give testimony of the light. That
was the true light which enlight-
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
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unto His own, and His own re-
ceived Him not. But as many as
received Him, to them gave He
power to be made the sons of
God: to them that believe in His
name, who are born, not of blood,
nor of the will of the flesh, 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 begotten
of the Father, full of grace and
truth.
JR. Thanks be to God.
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PRAYER BEFORE CONFISSION.
AIMIGHTY and most mer-
ciful God who hast made
me out of nothing, and redeemed
me by the precious Blood of Thy
only Son; who hast borne with
me to this day with so much pa-
tience, notwithstanding my sins
and ingratitude, behold me, O
Lord ' prostrate at Thy feet to
implore Thy forgiveness. I de-
sire most sincerely to leave all
my evil ways, to forsake this
region of death where I have so
long lost myself, and to return to
Thee, the fountain of life. I de-
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126 DEVOTIONS FOR CONFESSION.
sire, like the prodigal child, to en-
ter seriously into myself, and with
the like resolutions, to rise, with-
out delay, and go home to my
Father, though I am infinitely un-
worthy to be called His child, in
hopes of meeting with the like re-
ception from His most tender mer-
cy. I know Thou desirest not
the death of a sinner, but that he
may be converted and live. I
know Thy mercies are above all
Thy works; and I most confident-
ly hope, that as in Thy mercy
Thou hast spared me so long,
and hast now given me this desire
of returning to Thee, so Thou wilt
finish the work Thou hast begun,
and bring me to a perfect recon-
ciliation with Thee.
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I desire now to comply, with
Thy holy Institution of the sacra-
ment of penance. I desire to
confess my sins with all sincerity
to Thee and to Thy minister, and
therefore I desire to know myself
and to call myself to an account
by a diligent examination of my
COllSCI el] Cé.
But, O my good God! what will
it avail me to know my sins, if
Thou dost not also give me a
hearty sorrow and repontance for
them ż Without this, my sins
will be all against me still, and
I shall be still Thy enomy and a
child of hell. Thou insistest upon
a change of heart, without which
there can be no reconciliation
with Thee; and this change of
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heart none but Thou canst give.
Oh, give it me, then, dear Lord!
at this lime. Give me a lively
faith and a firm hope in the pas-
sion of my Redeemer. Teach me
to fear Thee and to love Thee.
Give me, for Thy mercy's sake, a
hearty sorrow for having offended
so good a God.
O blessed Virgin, mother of my
Redeemer, mirror of innocence
and sanctity, and refuge of pemi-
tent sinners l intercede for me
through the passion of Thy Son,
that I may obtain the grace to
make a good confession. O all
you blessed angels and Saints of
God I pray for me, a most miser-
able sinner, that I may now effect-
ually turn from my evil ways,
DEVOTIONS FOR CONFESSION. 129
that my heart may henceforward
be for ever united with yours in
eternal love, and never more go
astray from the Sovereign good.
Auen.
A SHORT TABLE OF SINS, ,
To help the memory when we prepare for
Confession.
Against the Commandments.
1. Have you doubted in mat-
ters of faith?
Murmured against God at your
own adversity, or at the prosperity
of others?
Despaired of His mercy?
Believed in fortune-tellers or
consulted them 2
Gone to places of worship be-
longing to other denominations?
9
130 DEVOTIONS FOR CONFESSION.
Not recommended yourself daily
to God 2
2. Taken the name of God in
vain Ż
Spoken irreverently of holy
things, or profaned anything re-
lating to religion?
Sworn falsely, rashly, or in slight
and trivial matters?
Cursed yourself, or others, or
any creature?
Angered others so far as to make
them swear, or blaspheme God?
3. Have you kept holy the
Lord’s day, and all other days
commanded to be kept holy?
Bought or sold things, not of
necessity, for that day ?
Done or commanded some ser-
vile work not of necessity ?
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Missed Mass or been wilfully
distracted in time of Mass 7
Talked, gazed, or laughed in
the church 7
Profaned during the day by
dancing, drinking, gambling, etc.?
4. Have you honored your pa-
rents, superiors, masters, accord-
ing to your just duty 2
Deceived them; disobeyed them?
Failed in due reverence to aged
persons?
5. Procured, desired, or hastened
the death of any one?
Borne hatred ; oppressed any :
desired revenge; not ſorgiven;
refused to speak to others; giving
provoking language; threatened
or struck others not under your
charge; made others fall out?
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6 and 9. Have you been guilty
of lascivious dressing or painting?
lewd company; have you read
immodest books? been guilty of
unchaste songs, discourses, words,
looks, or actions by yourself or
others? Wilfully entertained im-
pure thoughts or desires?
7. Stealth ; deceit in gaming,
reckoning, buying or selling, in
wares, prices, weights, or meas-
ures; bought of such as could
not sell; wilfully damaged an-
other man’s goods, or negligently
spoiled them ; run into debt care-
lessly, beyond your power of pay-
ment?
8. Borne false witness, called
injurious names; uttered another's
sins; flattered yourself or others;
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opened others’ letters; judged
rashly ; falsely suspected ?
10. Coveted unjustly any thing
that belongs to another?
Precepts of the Church.-Have
you gone to confession, at least
once a year? received the holy
communion during the Easter-
time 2
Have you not violated the fasts
of the Church, or eaten flesh-meat
on prohibited days?
The Seven Capital Sins.—Pride,
Covetousness, Luxury, Anger,
Gluttony, Envy, Sloth.
Affections and Resolutions before
Confession.
Y Lord and my all ! I am con-
founded at the multitude and

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enormity of my offences against
so good a God. I dare not pre-
sume even to lift up my eyes to
heaven, much less to come near
Thy altar, after so many treasons
against Thee. Alas! what shall
I now do, O Lord? what shall I
say? With the humble publican,
I will strike my breast, and cry
unto Thee: O God / be merciful
to me, a simmer.
My sins exceed in number the
hairs of my head, and the sands
of the sea. But Thy mercies are
still greater in number than my
sins. O ocean of mercy have
compassion on me, a poor miser-
able sinner, and make me, now at
least, a true penitent.
Have mercy on me, O God l ac-
DEVOTIONS FOR ConFESSION. 135
cording to Thy great mercy, and
according to the multitude of Thy
tender mercies blot out all my
iniquities. Wash me yet more
from my iniquities, and cleanse
me from my sins; because I know
my iniquities, and my sins are
always before me.
Lord! Thou hast said, there
is joy in heaven upon one sin-
ner's doing penance, more than
upon ninety-nine just : Oh, give
me now grace to be a true
penitent indeed, that hereby
heaven may rejoice at my con-
version.
Thou camest, O my dear Re-
deemerſ not to call the just, but
sinners, to repentance. Look
down upon me, a poor miserable
136 DEVOTIONS FOR CoNFESSION.
sinner, and draw me now power-
fully to Thee by Thy grace.
I know Thou willest not the
death of a sinner, but that he be
converted and live. Oh, let me
no longer remain dead in my
sins ! Oh, let me now at least
begin to live to Thee! .
Thou hast made me, O my God |
and redeemed me by Thy precious
blood. Oh, despise not the work
of Thy hands, and let not Thy
blood be spilt for me in vain
I am resolved by Thy grace,
never more to turn to my sins.
Oh, rather let me die than offend
Thee wilfully any more. I am
resolved to avoid all evil com-
pany, and dangerous occasions;
and to take proper measures for
DEVOTIONS FOR CONFESSION. 137
a thorough amendment of my life
for the future. All this I resolve;
but Thou knowest my frailty, O
my God l and if Thou assist me
not with Thy grace, all my reso-
lution will prove ineffectual, and
I shall be for ever miserable.
Oh, look to me, O Lord ' that I
may never betray Thee any more.
METHOD OF CONFESSING.
After having carefully examined your
conscience, eaccited yourself to a hearty
sorrow for your sins, and made a firm
purpose of amendment, go and make
gour confession to the minister of God,
who, in virtue of the power and com-
‘mission which he has received to that
effect, is either “to forgive or re-
tain, to loose or bind,” according
to the preparation of your heart, the
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mature of your transgressions, their
number, their enormity, etc. In going
to confession humble yourself by com-
sidering the majesty of God, and your
own many infirmities and great wºn-
worthiness. Let your confession be
plaim, entire, and prudent ; neither ol-
scuring your favºlts mor concealing any-
thing wilfully, nor saying what would
be prejudiaial to a third person.
Being on your knees, in the attitude of a
suppliant, say first: Bless me, Father,
because I have sinned ; “I conſess
to Almighty God,” etc., p. 14 as far
as “through my fault.”
Then proceed thus: Since my last con-
ſession (mention the time), I accuse
myself of, etc. etc.
IIaving finished the declaration of your
sims, add : For these and all other
sins that have escaped my memory,
I am hearlily Sorry, humbly ask
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pardom of God, and penance and
absolution of you, my ghostly Fath-
er; “through my fault,” etc.
After this, listem attentively to the in-
structions and advice of your confessor,
answer his questions, and humbly ac-
cept the penance which he will enjoin.
Whilst he absolves you, bow down your
head, and with profound humility, say:
An Act of Contrition.
MY God I am most heart-
ily sorry for all my sins; and
I detest them above all things be-
cause they displease Thee, who
art infinitely good and amiable,
and subject me to the rigors of
Thy justice; and I firmly resolve,
with the help of Thy grace, to do
penance for them. and never more
to offend Thee.
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PRAYERS AFTER CONFESSION.
GOD of infinite goodness
who hast shown such mer-
cy to a miserable sinner O
most indulgent Father who hast
received once more Thy prodigal
child, how shall I thank Thee?
how shall I testify the joy and
gratitude that fill my heart? Oh
that I could worthily thank Thee,
my good God! and acknowledge,
as I ought, that infinite mercy
which forgiveth all my iniquities,
which healeth all my diseases. Ps.
cii. 3. Oh that I could now be
heard all over the world, I would
publish to all sinners that Thou
art a God compassionate and mer-
ciful, who will not always be angry,
nor threaten for ever. Ibid. 8, 9. I
DEVOTIONS FOR CONFESSION. 141
would invite all who ever had the
misfortune of offending Thee, to
return with their whole hearts,
that they may enjoy with me the
bliss of having been received into
Thy grace and favor. Thou
wouldst receive them no less mer-
cifully than Thou receivedst me;
for as a father hath compassion on
his children, so hath the Lord com-
passion on them that fear Him.
Ibid. 13. My God! Thou hast
broken the bonds of my sins;
Thou hast blotted out, with Thy
own precious Blood, the sentence
of eternal death, which stood
against me; Thou hast snatched
me almost from the brink of hell,
and delivered me from the power
of the devil, who has now no
142 DEVOTIONS FOR ConFESSION.
claim to my soul: as far as the
east is from the west, so far hast
Thou removed my iniquities from
me (Ib. 12), and by the mouth of
Thy minister Thou hast desired
the most unworthy of all sinners
to “Go in peace.” O divine Je-
sus ! I have obeyed Thy com-
mand, my heart rejoices, my soul
is truly at peace, because I hope
I am no longer Thy enemy; be-
cause Thou hast received me with
mercy and forgiveness, and sat-
isfied the first and only desire
of my heart. But, Lord l hast
Thou not said, that those to whom
much has been forgiven, should
love Thee much 7 To whom hast
Thou ever remitted such ingrati-
tude as mine? who had ever so
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little claim on Thy compassion ;
yet, at the same time, who ever
experienced more of Thy mercy
and goodness? Oh, let me then
love Thee, at least, more than
those who offended Thee less,
and to whom less was remitted;
let me love Thee unceasingly, and
sincerely begin, from this happy
day, to serve Thee alone, and love
Thee above all created things.
O most bountiful Redeemer, so
worthy of my whole heart! though
Thou hast mercifully forgiven me,
yet I will never pardon myself;
though I firmly trust Thou hast
forgotten my iniquities, yet I will
never forget them, but grieve over
them to the last moment of my
life. The more mercy and ten-
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derness I have experienced from
Thee, the more reason I have to
deplore my misfortune in having
ever offended so good a God. This
day shall be the beginning of my
perfect conversion; from this mo-
ment forward, the recollection of
my past ingratitude and Thy in-
effable goodness shall be ever
present to my mind, and with the
assistance of Thy grace, shall be
a double motive for detesting sin,
and faithfully observing my reso-
lutions, which I fervently renew,
and once more present to Thy
divine Majesty. Do not refuse
to receive, O my God the re-
mainder of my life. I am heart-
ily sorry for the years I have mis-
spent: they have gone down as a
DEVOTIONS FOR CONFESSION. 145
shadow; they have passed away
without fruit; but as I cannot re-
call them, I will at least think of
them in the bitterness of my soul.
Oh, let the ardor with which I
pursued a life of sin, be in future
applied to Thy service, that where
sin hath abounded, Thy divine
grace may be still more abundant.
Let the change in my conduct be
visible to all, and may I hence-
forward edify more than I have
hitherto scandalized.
DIVINE Lord vouchsafe
graciously to remember Thy
holy thoughts from all eternity,
and chiefly that tender design of
becoming man for the redemption
of the world. Pardon me, through
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the merits of these, all my vain
and evil imaginations, as well as
the bad thoughts I may have ex-
cited in others.
O most compassionate Jesus ! I,
a wretched sinner, dare to present
Thee all the words of salvation
which have fallen from Thy sa-
cred lips, and which others have
uttered, or shall hereafter utter to
the glory of Thy name; and I
earnestly beseech Thee through
these expressions, full of glory to
God and peace to men, to forgive
whatever I have said offensive to
Thy divine Majesty, or what
others, through my means, may
have sinfully uttered. -
O most amiable Lord, Jesus
Christ remember all the good
IDEVOTIONS FOR CONFESSION. 147
works Thou hast performed for
our salvation, and through their
infinite merits graciously pardon
my reiterated offences against Thy
holy law. Mercifully direct all
my thoughts, words, and actions
to Thy greater glory, and regulate
them by the model of Thy own
blessed life.
JESUS CHRIST, Saviour of
the world ! who invitest the
sinner to return to Thee, kindly
receiving, refreshing, and consol-
ing him ; remember that with
Thy precious Blood Thou wast
pleased to redeem my sinful soul :
to Thy sacred wounds I therefore
flee for refuge; and as in Thy
mercy Thou didst pray for Thy
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enemies, and sacrifice Thy life for
Thy tormentors, vouchsafe to im-
part to me the benefits of Thy
sacred Death and Passion. Grant
that I may never again crucify
Thee by any wilful offence; but,
sincerely grieving for the past,
and resolutely striving against
present temptations, I may fer-
vently persevere to the end in
Thy love and service. Into Thy
hands I commend my whole being.
O Jesus, Son of David have
mercy on me.
HOLY Virgin, and all ye
saints and angels! bless and
extol the Lord for His infinite
mercies; beg of Him to accept
the confession I have made, to
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supply, through His goodness, for
all its deficiencies, and graciously
to confirm in heaven the sentence
of absolution which has been pro-
nounced upon me on earth.
Divine Praises.
Blessed be God.
Blessed be His holy Name.
Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God
and true man.
IBlessed be the Name of Jesus.
Blessed be Jesus in the most holy
Sacrament of the Altar.
Blessed be the great Mother of God,
the most holy Mary.
Blessed be her holy and immaculate
Conception.
Blessed be the name of Mary, Vir-
gin and Mother. e
Blessed be. God in His Angels and
in His Saints.
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tiſm.
An Act of Adoration.
OULD we ever believe, O
/ Lord, or even imagine, that
Thy love for us was so excessive,
had not Thine own infallible
word convinced us of its truth ?
Hadst Thou, when Thou wast
about to quit this world, left us
Thy adorable heart as a pledge
of Thy affection ; or hadst Thou,
when Thy side was pierced, or-
dered Thy precious Blood to be dis-
tributed throughout Thy Church;
such favors would justly claim our
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DEVOTIONS FOR CoMMUNION. 151 .
most grateful acknowledgments.
But this would not satisfy the ex-
tent of Thy love: Thou didst
choose, in a godlike manner, to
penetrate into the very centre of
our hearts, and give Thyself to
each of us in particular, entirely,
and for ever. With what amaze-
ment, then, must not the angels,
and the whole hierarchy of celes-
tial intelligences, have beheld
such a prodigy Were they not,
in some measure, jealous to see
raankind thus uncommonly fa-
wored? But what didst Thou dis-
cover in me, O Lord, that could
thus attract Thee? or what couldst
Thou possibly expect from my in-
digence 7 Can I become the dwell-
ing-place of Him who is the de-
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light of the blessed ? Alas! had
I even the innocence of Thy be-
loved disciple St. John, or the
ardent love of Thy zealous apos-
tle St. Peter, I should then have
some little claim to sit down at
Thy table; but since I am re-
moved at so great a distance from
such holy dispositions, vouchsafe,
O Lord, to supply my deficiency
by the effusion of Thy grace.
Whence is this favor to me, O
my merciful Redeemer? What
is man, that Thou art mindful of
him 2 or the son of man, that Thou
visitest him & Ps. Wiii. 5.
An Act of Desire.
INCE Thou, O Lord, art so
prodigal of miracles, and
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obligest me to receive Thee un-
der such severe penalties, nothing
can be more certain than that
Thou desirest to make my heart
Thy dwelling-place. With what
fervent desires should I not, there-
fore, endeavor to co-operate with
intentions so bountiful, O my all-
sufficient God! Though Thou
standest in no need of me, yet
Thou hast compassion on my
poverty. May then the efficacy of
Thy grace supply my indigence;
may it awaken every faculty of
my soul, and render my desires to
receive Thee worthily, still more
inflamed : for though they are ar-
rived at a certain anxiety, I am
nevertheless sensible of their be-
ing too tepid. Alas, my Redeem-
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er why do I not sigh after Thee,
with the same holy fervor as did
the Patriarchs of the Old Law,
who expected Thy coming? Come,
O Lord / and do not delay. Re-
member, O heavenly Physician
that Thou camst not refuse Thy
all-healing balsam to the wounds
of my soul, since Thy motive for
descending on earth was to heal
the sins of men. Although I am
needy and poor, yet Thou canst
enrich me. Although I am en-
slaved under the tyranny of my
predominant passions, yet Thou
canst break my chains and set me
at liberty: a single word of Thine
would be altogether sufficient to
work these miracles in favor of
one so unworthy of Thy corporeal
DEVOTIONS FOR COMMUNION. 155
presence as I am. Speak it, then,
O Sovereign Good l for I can no
longer live without Thee. Let
blind and infatuated worldlings
intoxicate themselves with the
false, transient, and fading hap-
piness of this life; as for my part,
nothing besides Thyself can con-
tent me, either in heaven or on
earth; for what have I in heaven,
or what can I desire on earth, be-
side Thee? Come, then, O Thou
Lamb of God, who takest away
the sins of the world ! Come,
Thou beloved of my heart! ador-
able flesh and precious blood of
my Saviour ! Come, to nourish,
comfort, and enliven my sickly
soul. O God of my heart let me
neither love, seek, nor think on
156 DEVOTIONS FOR COMMUNION.
any other object but Thyself
alone; for Thou alone art my
consolation, my treasure, my joy,
my life, my God, and my all.
My heart as eagerly desires to re-
ceive Thee, as the wearied stag
longs to quench his thirst in the
fountains of water.
An Act of Fear.
F the uncertainty of being wor-
-- thy Thy love or hatred, O
Lord I made even St. Paul, that
vessel of election, tremble, how
much more reason have not I to
apprehend lest some concealed
sin, lurking in my heart, might
obstruct the salutary influence of
those graces which Thou hast pre-
pared for them that worthily re-
DEVOTIONS FOR COMMUNION. 157
ceive Theo in this divine Sacra-
ment? May not I, perhaps, like
another Judas, give Thee the kiss
of peace to-day, and basely betray
Thee to-morrow 2 or, instead of
coming to visit me, as a faithful
disciple, dost Thou not rather
come with horror and indigna-
tion, as to a concealed enemy?
How can I answer for the integ-
rity of my confession, the fervor
of my contrition, or the sincerity
of my resolutions? Is it not cus-
tom, or human respect, that brings
me to the foot of Thy altar 2
Have I not still some favorite
attachment? and in the resolu-
tion I have made of relinquishing
my evil habits, have I not spared
Some favorite, though dangerous
§
158 DEVOTIONS FOR COMMUNION.
passion ? With the same heart-
felt anguish as Thy disciples ex-
perienced on the like occasion, I
ask Thee, O Lord Is it I ? but
the most abominable traitor Judas
asked Thee the same question. Is
not my anxiety, as his was, only
false and apparent? It is this
thought, O my God! that terri-
fies me; and it is to Thyself alone
I have recourse to preserve me
from so horrible a sacrilege. No ;
Thou wilt never permit me to be
guilty of so horrid a profanation,
since Thou seest there is no evil
I dread so much. Wherefore, my
dear Saviour ! after being as dil-
igent as I could in my prepara-
tion to receive Thee, I now rest
entirely on Thy infinite mercy.
DEVOTIONS FOR COMMUNION. 159
Depart from me; for I am a sin-
ful man, O Lord / Luke v. 8. Son,
be of good heart / thy sins are for-
given thee. Matt. ix. 2.
An Act of Contrition.
O transform a soul so defiled as
mine into a state of innocence
and purity must be the work of
the right hand of the Most High:
Ah, my God I shall never be
able to discover any vestige of
that precious innocence which
makes a soul so lovely and ac-
ceptable in Thy sight, unless I
trace back my whole life to the
days of my childhood. But al-
though I have had the misfortune
to forfeit my baptismal innocence
by sin, yet there remains for my
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consolation this sure anchor,
whereby I may hope to regain
Thy favor, grounded on Thy in-
fallible promise, viz., That Thou
will never despise a contrite and
humble heart.
But if even the enormity of my
sins had not exposed me to Thy
wrath, and consequently to the
eternal pains of hell, yet would
I nevertheless sincerely detest
them. O my God do not up-
braid me with mine iniquities,
they are always in my sight; and
the bitterness of my regret for
having committed them, shall
serve as a continual punishment
of my baseness. Ah, my Re-
deemer I though I cannot suffer
such an excessive degree of an-
DEVOTIONS FOR COMMUNION. 161
guish as Thou didst during Thy
agony in the garden of Gethse-
mani, when in a bloody sweat
Thou didst offer Thyself as a
victim to the eternal Father; yet
I am fully determined to suffer
with patience every cross or afflic-
tion which may fall in my way,
as well in atonement for the sins
I have hitherto committed, as to
prevent me from future relapses.
Assist me with Thy grace, O
bountiful Saviour ! and remove
every occasion of sin from me;
and as I dread no evil so much as
that of offending Thee, rather
cut the thread of my life, than
suffer me again to commit a de-
liberate sin. O my amiable Sa-
viour ! inflamed with Thy love, I
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162 DEvoTIONS FOR COMMUNIon.
am fully resolved to avoid every
fault that may in the least dis-
please Thee, or diminish the in-
fluence of Thy graces. Although
I have a well-grounded confidence,
that my soul has been cleansed in
the Sacrament of Penance, still I
desire to be washed more and
more from my iniquities. Create
a clean heart in me, O God / and
renew a right spirit within my
bowels, Psalm l. 12.
An Act of Humility.

HAT am I, O God of majesty
and glory, or who am I,
that Thou shouldst deign even
to look on me? Whence am I
honored with so unspeakable a
favor as that my Lord and my
DEvotions For CoMMUNION. 163
God should come and visit in
person so miserable a sinner and
vile a worm of the earth 2 How
dares a being more contemptible
than nothing approach so holy a
God, eat the bread of angels, and
feed on Thy divine flesh? Ah,
Lord it is too much ; I am not
worthy of so great a favor; I shall
never, no, never, deserve it.
O King of heaven and earth !
adorable Sovereign the Author
and Preserver of the universe be-
hold, I annihilate myself before
Thee, protesting that I would hum-
ble myself as much for Thy glory
as Thou dost here for my salvation,
I acknowledge, with the most pro-
found respect, the infinite grandeur
of Thy divine Majesty and my
164 DEVOTIONS FOR ComMUNION.
own miserable baseness. The con-
templation of the one and the
other fills me with inexpressible
confusion. Can I possibly do
more, my dear Saviour ! than to
confess, with the utmost humility,
in the words of the centurion,
Lord / I am not worthy that Thou
shouldst enter under my roof, but
only 80y the word, and my soul shall
be healed ž
An Act of Faith.
INCE Thou, omnipotent God!
whose almighty words are cre-
ative, productive and effective;
since Thou, O eternal Truth ! who
canst neither deceive nor be de-
ceived; since Thou, I say, hast
declared that Thou art really and
DEVOTIONS FOR COMMUNION. 165
actually present under the appear-
ance of material bread, I there-
fore implicitly believe it: for
what greater proof can I require
of the truth of this mystery than
Thine own infallible word 2 Yes,
my dear Saviour, I openly confess
and am inwardly convinced that
it is Thou Thyself I am going to
receive; Thou who, for my sake,
wast born in a manger; Thou
who, for my redemption, didst
die on a cross, and who, though
now gloriously seated on Thy
heavenly throne, still continuest
on earth, under the sacramental
veils, to feed and nourish the souls
of men. Were I to behold Thee
with my corporal eyes, and exam-
ine the impressions of the wounds
166 DEVOTIONS FOR COMMUNION.
Thou didst receive in Thy sacred
hands and side, as St. Thomas
did, still I could not say with
more confidence than I now do,
that Thou art my Lord and my
God. I do not ask a miracle as a
proof of Thy real presence: no,
Lord l let me rather have the
whole merit of faith; for Thou
hast said: Blessed are they that
have not seen and have believed.
Wast Thou, therefore, to speak to
me from this very tabernacle, Thy
voice would affect me less than
that which resounds in Thy Gos-
pel, and in Thy Church, founded
by Thyself and propagated in a
miraculous manner. Though to
my senses it appears to be bread,
yet, submitting them entirely in
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obedience to divine faith, I an-
swer, it is Thy real body and
blood, accompanied by Thy soul
and divinity. In this faith I am
determined to live and die; and
were I to suffer a thousand mar-
tyrdoms in testimony thereof, I
am persuaded that, with the help
of Thy grace, I would remain im-
movable. Verily Thou art a hid-
den God, the God of Israel, the
Saviour. Is. xlv. I do believe, O
Jord! help Thow my unbelief.
Mark ix.
An Act of Hope.
INCE Thou vouchsafest to
come and dwell within me,
O my Redeemer, what may I not
expect from Thy bounty ? I
168 DEVOTIONS FOR COMMUNION.
therefore present myself before
Thee with that lively confidence
which Thy infinite goodness in-
spires. Thou not only knowest
all my wants, but Thou art also
willing and able to relieve them.
Thou hast not only invited me,
but also promised me Thy gra-
cious assistance: Come to me, all
you that labor and are heavy laden,
and I will refresh you. Behold
them, O Lord I accept Thy gra-
cious invitation: I lay before Thee
all my wants, my misery and my
blindness; and confidently hope,
without the fear of being disap-
pointed, that Thou wilt enlighten
my understanding, inflame my
will, comfort me in the midst of
such crosses or afflictions as Thou
DEVOTIONS FOR COMMUNION. 169
hast appointed I should suffer,
strengthen me in all temptations
and trials, and with the powerful
assistance of Thy grace, change
me into a new creature; for art
not Thou, O God, the master of
my heart? and when shall my
heart be more absolutely disposed
of by Thee than when Thou shalt
have once entered into it?
DEVOTIONS AFTER COMMUNION.
An Act of Faith and Admiration.
S it creditable, then, O my soul!
that the great God of heaven
and earth should dwell in me?
That I should now possess within
myself the same Jesus who is sit-
ting in heaven at the right hand
of God, and who is there the joy
170 DEVOTIONS FOR CoMMUNION.
of saints and angels? Yes, O my
Saviour ! I firmly believe it. It
is Thou, O God of glory ! who art
hidden under these sacramental
veils, whom I have just now re-
ceived, and who dost at this in-
stant reside within me. It is
Thou, O Sovereign Majesty I who
vouchsafest to heap Thy favors
on me, who am but dust and ashes,
and come into this poor cottage,
this house of clay of my earthly
habitation. O heavenly manna |
O adorable Sacrament | O inesti-
mable pledge of God’s love to
mankind O inexhaustible foun-
tain of divine grace | O bound-
less mercy J O divine charity
O Lord my God! What is man
that Thou art mindful of him 2 or
DEVOTIONS FOR COMMUNION. 171
the son of man, that Thou visitest
him 2 Oh how sweet, and mild,
and merciful art Thou to those
who call upon Thee! When I
had no being at all Thou createdst
me; when I was gone astray and
lost in my sins Thou didst seek
after me and redeem me by dying
for my sake; and after restoring
me to life, with more than a moth-
er's love, Thou didst feed me with
Thy own substance, even with
Thy own flesh and blood O
wonderful condescension 1 O im-
mense love bestowed on sinful
man
An Act of Adoration.

NDER these sacred veils,
where Thy love for man has
172 DEVOTIONS FOR COMMUNION.
concealed the splendor of Thy
Majesty, I most humbly adore
Thee, O Almighty God | The
grandeur of the heavens is in
Thy sight as nothing: the heav-
ens are the work of Thy hands;
they shall perish, but Thou shalt
remain; they shall grow old and
be changed as a garment, but
Thou art the same and Thy years
shall not fail. The earth Thou
hast poised in Thy hand, the
ocean is to Thee but a drop of
water; all nature bends before
Thee and trembles in Thy pres-
ence. How, then, shall I extol
Thee, immortal King of Ages
What homage can I give propor-
tioned to Thy greatness | Thou
art the perfect image of Thy
IDEVOTIONS FOR COMMUNION. 173
Father’s substance; Thou art the
inherent splendor of His glory;
Thou art His powerful word, sup-
porting all things; Thee He hath
seated at His right hand. Thy
throne, O Gód , is for ever and
ever: a sceptre of justice is the
sceptre of Thy reign. I bow be-
fore Thy sacred Majesty; I ac-
knowledge with the sincerest grat-
itude that Thou art my Redeemer,
my Creator, and the Supreme Ar-
biter of my eternal doom. I wish
to humble myself as much for
Thy sake as Thou art here hum-
bled for love of me, and to conse-
crate to the glory of Thy name
the whole extent of my being.
O Jesus ! be now the absolute
Lord and Master of my heart.
174 DEVOTIONS FOR COMMUNION.
Reign there as a sovereign Mon-
arch on Thy throne; rule with an
absolute sway over all the powers
of my soul. Suffer not the devil
or the world to have any part in
me. Subdue my rebellious nature;
deliver me from the shameful
slavery of my passions, and grant
me the glorious liberty of Thy
children. O sweet empire of my
God O delightful service of Je-
sus ! To serve Thee, O amiable
King ! is to reign.
An Act of Love,
M I, then, my God! so happy
as to possess Thee | What a
blessing is this what unspeakable
comfort | Thou art, indeed, my
Saviour; Thy goodness hath no
DEVOTIONS FOR COMMUNION, 175
bounds; Thy beauty is inexpressi-
ble; Thou art the brightness of
eternal light; the glory of heaven
is from Thee, Thou art the un-
failing source of endless happi-
mess; the angels desire to bellold
Thee ; Thou fillest the hearts of
the blessed. Therefore will I love
Thee, O amiable Redeemer who
hast loved me even unto death,
and hast left me in this Sacrament
the sweetest pledge of Thy affec-
tion. Oh, inflame my heart, burn
and consume it with this heavenly
fire Let me love Thee above all
things; let me love Thee more
than myself; let me adhere to
Thee always; let me never be
separated from Thee, Yes, my
God I love Thee with all my
176 DEVOTIONS FOR COMMUNION.
heart, with all my soul, with all
my strength. I love Thee for
Thy own sake, and I heartily wish
that every object on earth may
increase my love for Thee. If I
cannot love Thee as much as I
desire, as much as Thou hast loved
me, as much as Thou deservest to
be loved, may I, at least, love
Thee as much as I am able. Let
disgust and anguish embitter every
other attachment, that I may be
happily forced to rest on Thee
alone. Make this love, I beseech
Thee, effectual, ardent, and per-
severing, that its divine influence
may support me in every trial,
may purify my affections, and
bring me securely to Thee.
IDEVOTIONS FOR COMMUNION. 177
An Act of Oblation.
FATHER of mercies and
God of all consolation | how
hast Thou loved us, to whom Thou
hast given Thy only begotten Son,
once for our ransom and daily for
the food of our souls | What can
I, a wretched creature, return Thee
for this infinite charity? Verily,
nothing else but this same beloved
Son of Thine, whom Thou hast
given me, and surely Thou couldst
give me nothing greater or more
worthy of Thyself. Him, then, I
offer to Thee, O Heavenly Father,
with whom Thou art always well
pleased; Him whom Thou hast
lovingly delivered up to death for
me, and given me in this most
holy Sacrament which we fre-
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178 DEVOTIONS FOR COMMUNION.
quent for the everlasting memo-
rial of His death. He is our
High Priest and Victim ; He is
the Propitiation for the sins of
whole world; He is our Advocate
and Intercessor. Look down, then,
upon Him, and for His sake look
down upon me and upon us all.
Remember all His sufferings,
which He endured here in His
mortal life, His bitter anguish,
His mortal agony and bloody
sweat, all the injuries and affronts,
all the blows and stripes, all the
bruises, and wounds that He re-
ceived for us. Remember His
death, which Thou wast pleased
should be the fountain of our life;
and for the sake of His sacred
passion have mercy on us, Re-
DEVOTIONS FOR COMMUNION. 179
ceive, O holy Father, Almighty
and Eternal God! this holy and
unspotted Victim, which I here
offer Thee, in union with that
love with which He offered him-
self to Thee upon the altar of the
cross. Receive Him for the praise
and glory of Thy name; in thanks-
giving for all the benefits bestowed
upon me and on all mankind; in
satisfaction, also, for all my sins
and for the benefit of Thy whole
Church, and the refreshment and
succor of all Thy faithful, living
and dead! through the same Lord
Jesus Christ Thy Son.
An Act of Thanksgiving.

HEN I reflect, O my God!
on the innumerable bless-
180 DIEVOTIONS FOR COMMUNION.
ings and favors Thou hast heaped
on me, from the first moment of
my existence to the present hour,
I am penetrated with confusion ;
and my heart, overpowered with
gratitude and love, is unable to
express what I feel. I am sur-
rounded on all sides with Thy
benefits. Thou art not only the
God of the universe ! Thou art
also, in a special manner, a God
to me; so interested art Thou in
all that concerns my welfare that
Thy attention seems to be fixed
on me alone. Thou hast given
me all that I am, and even all
that Thou art Thyself. I can
call Thee, with as much reason as
David could, the God of my salva-
tion and my mercy, my refuge
DEVOTIONS FOR COMMUNION. 181
and my support; my treasure
and my inheritance. What do I
say ? Dost Thou not deign at
present to become my nourish-
ment, to incorporate Thyself with
my very substance, that I may
know the extent of Thy love, and
possess within my breast a pledge
of eternal life? How great, then,
will be my ingratitude if hence-
forward I do not endeavor, to the
utmost of my ability, to corre-
spond with this infinite love, this
marked predilection I O my God!
may I never be unmindful of
Thy favors I may my right hand
be forgotten and my tongue cleave
to my mouth if ever I neglect to
extol Thy mercies But how shall
I, a wretched, miserable creature,
182 DEVOTIONS FOR COMMUNION.
make Thee a suitable return for
all Thou hast done for me? In
myself I have nothing, but do I
not possess, in the invaluable gift
I have just received, an adequate
thanksgiving? an offering worthy
of Thy supreme greatness? Ac-
cept, then, O omnipotent Lord
the uninterrupted praise and
thanksgivings which Thy dear
Son offered Thee from the moment
of His incarnation to the close of
His mortal life; particularly at
the institution of this Sacrament,
when, fully sensible of our weak-
nesses, and of the infinite value
of the benefits then bestowed, He
raised His eyes to Thee, O omnip-
otent Father I and in our name
gave thanks. The sacrifice of my
DEVOTIONS FOR COMMUNION. 183
whole being is not worthy to be
presented to Thee; but in offering
Thee to Thyself, I look on my
debts as abundantly discharged.
May Thy infinite mercies be for
ever exalted for having given me
SO excellent a means of repaying,
in some manner, all the obliga-
tions I have contracted towards
Thy justice, as well as Thy mercy.
An Act of Petition.
MOST merciful Saviour !
Thou seest all my maladies,
and all the wounds of my soul;
Thou knowest how prone I am to
evil, and how backward and slug-
gish to good. Thou seest this
self-love, that tyrannizes over my
soul, which is so deeply rooted in
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my corrupt nature, and branches
out into so many vices, so much
pride and vanity, so much pas-
sion and envy, so much covet-
ousness and worldly solicitude, so
much sensuality and concupis-
cence. Oh, who can heal all these
my evils, but Thou, the true phy-
sician of my soul, who givest me
Thy Body and Blood in this
blessed Sacrament, as a sovereign
medicine for all my infirmities,
and a sovereign balsam for all
my wounds. Dispel the darkness
of ignorance and error from my
understanding, by Thy heavenly
light; drive away the corruption
and malice of my will, by the fire
of divine love and charity; re-
strain all the motions of concu-
DEVOTIONS FOR COMMUNION. 185
piscence, and all the irregular
sallies of passion, that they may
no more prevail over me; strength-
en my weakness with heavenly
fortitude; destroy this monster
of self-love, with its many heads,
or, at least, chain down this worst
of all my enemies, that it may no
longer usurp the empire of my
soul, which belongs to Thee, and
which Thou hast taken possession
of, this day; cut off the heads of
this beast, and particularly that
which annoys me most, and which
is my predominant passion; stand
by me henceforward in all my
temptations, that I may never
more be overcome; remove from
me all dangerous occasions, and
grant me this one favor, that I
186 DEVOTIONS FOR COMMUNION.
may rather die a thousand deaths
than live to offend Thee deliber-
ately.
O my Jesus ! Thou art infinitely
rich, and all the treasures of divine
grace are locked up in Thee; these
treasures Thou bringest with Thee
when Thou comest to visit us in
this blessed Sacrament, and Thou
takest an infinite pleasure in open-
ing them to us, to enrich our pov-
erty. This gives me the confi-
dence to present Thee now with
my petitions, and to beg of Thee
those graces and virtues which I
so much need, as Thou best know-
est. Oh, increase and strengthen
my belief of Thy heavenly truths,
and grant that henceforward I
may ever live by faith, and be
DEVOTIONS FOR COMMUNION. 187
guided by the maxims of Thy
Gospel. Teach me to be poor in
spirit, to take off my heart from
the love of these transitory things,
and to fix it upon eternity; teach
me, by Thy divine example, and
by Thy most efficacious grace, to
be meek and humble of heart,
and in my patience to possess my
soul. Grant that I may ever keep
my body and soul chaste and
pure; that I may ever bewail my
past sins, and by a daily mortifi-
cation restrain all irregular incli-
nations and passions for the future.
Above all things, teach me to love
Thee ; teach me to be ever recol-
lected in Thee, and to walk al-
ways in Thy presence; teach me
to love my friends in Thee, and
188 DEVOTIONS FOR CoMMUNION.
my enemies for Thee; grant me
the grace to persevere to the end
in this love. Let nothing in
future be my comfort but Thou,
O divine Jesus ! nor let any thing
afflict me hereafter but my sins
and whatever is displeasing to
Thy divine Majesty. O Soul of
Christ, sanctify me; Body of
Christ, save me; Blood of Christ,
purify me; Water issuing from
the side of Christ, wash me; Pas-
sion of Christ, strengthen me. O
good Jesus, graciously hear me;
hide me within Thy wounds; suf-
fer me never to be separated from
Thee; call me at the hour of
death, and command me to come
to Thee, that I may associate with
the saints and angels, and the
DEVOTIONS FOR COMMUNION, 189
whole choir of celestial spirits, to
sing forth canticles of praise and
glory to Thy holy name for ever
and ever, world without end.
Amen, amen, sweet Jesus! amen.
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These Psalms should be said on fasting
days and other penitential times,
Anthem. —Remember not, O
Lord our offences, nor those of
our parents, and take not revenge
for our sins.
Psalm vi.
Domine ne in Furore,
LORD ! rebuke me not in
Thy indignation, nor chas-
tise me in Thy wrath.
Have mercy on me, O Lord!
for I am weak; heal me, O Lord
for all my bones are troubled,
190
PENITENTIAL PsALMs. 191
And my soul is troubled ex-
ceedingly; but Thou, O Lord
how long?
Turn to me, O Lord! and de-
liver my soul; on, save me for Thy
mercy’s sake I
For there is no one in death,
that is mindful of Thee; and who
shall confess to Thee in hell?
I have labored in my groan-
ings; every night I will wash my
bed; I will water my couch with
my tears.
My eye is troubled through
indignation; I have grown old
among all my enemies.
Depart from me, all ye workers
of iniquity; for the Lord hath
heard the voice of my weeping,
The Lord hath heard my sup-
192 PENITENTIAL PSALMS,
plication; the Lord hath received
my prayer.
Let all my enemies be ashamed,
and very much troubled; let them
be turned back and be ashamed
very speedily. -
Glory be to the Father, and to
the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now,
and ever shall be, world without
end. Amen.
Psalm xxxi.
Beati Quorum.
LESSED are they whose in-
iquities are forgiven, and
whose sins are covered.
Blessed is the man to whom the
Lord hath not imputed sin, and
in whose spirit there is no guile,
PENITENTIAL PSALMs. 193
Because I was silent, my bones
grew old, whilst I cried out all
the day long.
For day and night Thy hand
was heavy upon me; I am turned
in my anguish whilst the thorn is
fastened. {}
I have acknowledged my sin to
Thee ; and my injustice I have
not concealed.
I said I will confess against my-
self my injustice to the Lord :
and Thou hast forgiven the wick-
edness of my sin.
For this shall every one that is
holy pray to Thee in a seasonable
time.
Yet in the deluge of many
waters they shall not come nigh
unto him.
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194 PICNITENTIAL PSALMS.
Thou art my refuge from the
trouble which hath encompassed
me; my joy, deliver me from them
that surround me.
I will give thee understanding,
and I will instruct thee in this
way in which thou shalt go ; I
will fix my eyes upon thee.
Do not become as the horse and
mule, that have no understanding.
With bit and bridle bind fast
their jaws, who come not near
unto Thee,
Many are the scourges of the
sinner; but mercy shalt encom-
pass him that hopeth in the Lord,
Be glad in the Lord, and re-
joice, ye just and glory, all ye
right of heart 1 - •
Glory, etc.
PENITENTIAL PSAI.Ms. 19.5
Psalm xxxvii.
DOnline Inc in l'urore.
EBUKE me not, O Lord in
Thy indignation, nor chas-
tise me in Thy wrath.
For Thy arrows are fastened in
me, and Thy hand hath been
strong upon me.
There is no health in my flesh,
because of Thy wrath ; there is no
peace for my bones, because of
my sins.
For my iniquitics are gone over
my head; and as a heavy burden
are become heavy upon me.
My Sores are putrefied and cor-
rupted, because of my foolish-
Il GSS.
I am become miserable, and
am bowed down even to the end :
196 I’ENITENTIAI, PsAILMs.
I walked sorrowful all the day
long.
For my loins are filled with
illusions; and there is no health
in my flesh.
I am afflicted and humbled
exceedingly; I roared with the
groaning of my heart.
O Lord I all my desire is before
Thee, and my groaning is not hid
from Thee.
My heartistroubled, my strength
hath left me; and the light of my
eyes itself is not with me.
My friends and my neighbors
have drawn near and stood against
IY) e.
And they that were near me
stood afar off; and they that
sought my soul used violence,
PENITENTIAL PsALMS. 197
And they that sought evils to
me spoke vain things and studied
deceits all the day long.
But I, as a deaf man, heard
not ; and I, as a dumb man, not
opening his mouth.
And I became as a man that
heareth not, and that hath no re-
proofs in his mouth.
For in Thee, O Lord I have I
hoped ; Thou wilt hear me, O
Lord! my God! ”
For I said: Lest at any time
my enemies rejoice over me;
and whilst my feet are moved,
they speak great things against
l]] (2.
For I am ready for scourges;
and my sorrow is continually be-
fore me.
198 PENITENTIAI, PsALMS.
For I will declare my iniquity;
and I will think for my sin.
But my enemies live and are
stronger than I; and they that
hate me wrongfully are multi-
plied.
They that render evil for good
have detracted me, because I fol-
lowed goodness.
Forsake me not, O Lord my
God I do not Thou depart from
NY) 62. &
Attend unto my help, O Lord
the God of my salvation 1
Glory, etc.
Psalm l.
Miserere.
AVE mercy on me, O God! ac-
cording to Thy great mercy.

PENITENTIAL PSA LMs. 199
And, according to the multitude
of Thy tender mercies, blot out
my iniquity.
Wash me yet more from my in-
iquity, and cleanse me from my
sin.
For I know my iniquity, and
my sin is always before me.
To Thee only have I sinned,
and have done evil before Thee,
that Thou mayest be justified in
Thy words, and mayest overcome
when Thou art judged.
For behold ! I was conceived in
iniquities; and in sins did my
mother conceive me.
For behold Thou hast loved
truth; the uncertain and hidden
things of Thy wisdom Thou hast
made manifest to me.
200 l’ENITENTIAL PSALMS.
Thou shalt sprinkle me with
hyssop, and I shall be cleansed;
Thou shalt wash me, and I shall
be made whiter than snow.
To my hearing Thou shalt give
joy and gladness; and the bones
that are humbled shall rejoice.
Turn away Thy face from my
sins, and blot out all my in-
iquities.
Create a clean heart in me, O
God l and renew a right spirit
within my bowels.
Cast me not away from Thy
face, and take not Thy Holy Spirit
from me.
Restore unto me the joy of Thy
salvation, and strengthen me with
a perfect spirit.
I will teach the unjust T
my
PENITENTIAI, PsAI.Ms. 201
ways; and the wicked shall be
converted to Thee.
Deliver me from blood, O God!
Thou God of my salvation, and
my tongue shall extol Thy justice.
O Lord I Thou wilt open my
lips, and my mouth shall declare
Thy praise.
For if Thou hadst desired sac-
rifice, I could indeed have given
it; with burnt offerings Thou wilt
not be delighted.
A sacrifice to God is an afflicted
spirit; a contrite and humbled
heart, O God, Thou wilt not de-
spise. *
Deal favorably, O Lord! in Thy
good will with Sion, that the walls
of Jerusalem may be built up.
Then shalt Thou accept the sac-
202 l’EN1TENTIAL PSALMs.
rifice of justice, oblations, and
whole burnt offerings; then shall
they lay calves upon Thy altar.
Glory, etc.
Psalm ci.
Domine Exaudi.
H EAR, O Lord / my prayer,
and let my cry come to Thee.
Turn not away Thy face from
me; in the day when I am in
trouble, incline Thine ear to me.
In what day soever I shall call
upon Thee, hear me speedily.
For my days are vanished like
smoke; and my bones are grown
dry as fuel for the fire.
I am Smitten as grass, and my
heart is withered, because I forgot
to eat my bread.

PEN ITENTIAI, PsALMs. 203
Through the voice of my groan-
ing my bone hath cleaved to my
flesh.
I am become like to a pelican of
the wilderness; I am like a night
raven in the house.
I have watched, and am become
as a sparrow, all alone on the
housetop.
All the day long my enemies
reproached me, and they that
praised me did swear against
I?] G.
For I did eat ashes like bread,
and mingled my drink with weep-
ing.
Because of Thy anger and in-
dignation, for having lifted me
up, Thou hast thrown me down.
My days have declined like a
204 PENITENTIAL PSA LMS.
shadow, and I am withered like
grass.
But Thou, O Lord endurest
for ever; and Thy memorial to all
generations.
Thou shalt arise and have mercy
on Sion ; for it is time to have
mercy on it, for the time is come.
For the stones thereof have
pleased Thy servants, and they
shall have pity on the earth
thereof.
And the Gentiles shall fear Thy
name, O Lord ' and all the kings
of the earth Thy glory.
For the Lord hath built up
Sion, and He shall be seen in His
glory.
He hath had regard to the
prayers of the humble; and He
PENITENTIAL PsALMs. 205
hath not despised their petition.
Let these things be written unto
another generation ; and the peo-
ple that shall be created shall
praise the Lord.
Because He hath looked forth
from His high sanctuary; from
heaven the Lord hath looked
upon the earth.
That He might hear the groans
of them that are in fetters; that
He might release the children of
the slain. !
That they may declare the name
of the Lord in Sion, and His
praise in Jerusalem.
When the peoples assemble to-
gether, and kings to serve the
Lord.
He answered him in the way
206 PENITIENTIAL PsALMs.
of his strength: declare unto me
the fewness of my days.
Call me not away in the midst
of my days; Thy years are unto
generation and generation.
In the beginning, O Lord! Thou
foundest the earth; and the heav-
ens are the works of Thy hand.
They shall perish, but Thou
remainest; and all of them shall
grow old like a garment.
And as a vesture Thou shalt
change them, and they shall be
changed; but Thou art always
the self-same, and Thy years shall
not fail.
The children of Thy servants
shall continue ; and their seed
shall be directed for ever.
Glory, etc.
PENITENTIAL PsALMs. 207
Psalm cryix.
De Profundis.
UT of the depths I have cried
to Thee, O Lord Lord ' hear
my voice.
Let Thy ears be attentive to the
voice of my petition.
If Thou, O Lord I wilt mark in-
iquities, Lord ' who shall stand it?
For with Thee there is merciful
forgiveness: and by reason of Thy
law I have waited for Thee, O
Lord
My soul hath relied on His
word; my soul hath hoped in
the Lord.
From the morning watch even
until night, let Israel hope in the
Lord.
Because with the Lord there is
208 PENITENTIAL PSALMs.
mercy, and with Him plentiful
redemption.
And He shall redeem Israel
from all his iniquities.
Glory, etc.
Psalm cxlii.
Domine IXaudi.
EAR, O Lord my prayer
give ear to my supplication in
Thy truth; hear me in Thy justice.
And enter not into judgment
with Thy servant; for in Thy
sight no man living shall be
justified. -
For the enemy hath persecuted
my soul; he hath brought down
my life to the earth.
He hath made me dwell in
darkness, as those that have been
dead of old; and my spirit is in

PENITENTIAI, PsALMs. 209
anguish within me, my heart
within me is troubled.
I remembered the days of old;
I meditated on all Thy works; I
meditated on the works of Thy
hands.
I stretched forth my hands to
Thee; my soul is as earth without
water unto Thee.
Hear me speedily, O Lord! my
spirit hath fainted away.
Turn not away Thy face from
me, lest I be like unto them that
go down into the pit.
Cause me to hear Thy mercy in
the morning, for in Thee I have
hoped.
Make the way known to me
wherein I should walk; for I
have lifted up my soul to Thee.
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210 PENITENTIAL PS.ALMs.
Deliver me from my enemies,
O Lord ; to Thee have I fled;
teach me to do Thy will, for Thou
art my God.
Thy good Spirit shall lead me
into the right land; for Thy
name's sake, O Lord Thou wilt
quicken me in Thy justice.
Thou wilt bring my soul out of
trouble; and in Thy mercy Thou
wilt destroy my enemies.
And Thou wilt cut off all them
that afflict my soul, for I am Thy
Servant.
Glory, etc.
Anthem.—Remember not, O
Lord our offences, nor those of
our parents, and take not revenge
for our sins.
Qſìje 3, itang of the $aints.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us! Christ, graciously hear
{{S.
God, the Father of heaven have mercy
07b (US.
God, the Son, Redeemer of the world !
have mercy on us.
God, the Holy Ghost I have mercy on us.
IIoly Trinity, one God l have mercy
O)0, M.S.
Holy Mary,
Holy Mother of God,
Holy Virgin of virgins,
St. Michael,
St. Gabriel,
St. Raphael,
All ye holy Angels and Arch-
angels, J
N
;
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212 THE LITANY OF THE SAINTs.
All ye holy Orders of blessed
Spirits,
St. John the Baptist,
St. Joseph,
All ye holy Patriarchs an
Prophets, -
St. Peter,
St. Paul,
St. Andrew,
St. James,
St. John,
St. Thomas,
St. James,
St. Philip,
St. Bartholomew,
St. Matthew,
St. Simon.
St. Thaddeus,
St. Matthias,
St. Barnabas,
St. Luke,
;
St. Mark, w
THE LITANY OF THE SAINTs.
213
All ye holy Apostles and Evan-
gelists,
All ye holy Disciples of our
Lord,
All ye holy Innocents,
St. Stephen,
St. Laurence,
St. Vincent,
St. Fabian and St. Sebastian,
St. John and St. Paul,
St. Cosmas and St. Damian,
St. Gervase and St. Protase,
All ye holy Martyrs,
St. Sylvester,
St. Gregory,
St. Ambrose,
St. Augustine,
St. Jerome,
St. Martin,
St. Nicholas.
All ye holy Bishops and Con-
fessors,
*:
}-
;
214 THE LITANY OF THE SAINTs.
*
All ye holy Doctors,
St. Anthony,
St. Benedict,
St. Bernard,
St. Domimic,
St. Francis,
All ye holy Priests and Levites, §
All ye holy Monks and Hermits, º
St. Mary Magdalen, s
St. Agatha, §
St. Lucy,
St. Agnes,
St. Cecilia,
St. Catherine,
St. Anatasia,
All ye holy Virgins and Widows, J
All ye holy men and women, Saints
of God, Make intercession for ws 1
Be merciful unto us. Spare als, O
Iord '
Be merciful unto us. Graciously hear
ws, O Lord 1
THE LITANY OF THE SAINTs. 215
From all evil, l
From all sin,
From Thy wrath,
From a sudden and unprovided
death,
From the deceits of the devil,
From anger, hatred, and all ill-
will,
From the spirit of formication,
From lightning and tempest,
I’rom everlasting death,
Through the mystery of Thy
holy Incarnation,
Through Thy Coming,
Through Thy Nativity,
Through Thy Baptism and holy
Pasting,
Through Thy Cross and Passion,
Through Thy Death and Burial,
Through Thy holy Resurrection,
Through Thy admirable Ascen-
Sion,
216 THE LITANY OF THE SAINTs.
**
------,
Through the coming of the Holy
Ghost, the Paraclete. O Lord / de-
liver us.
In the day of judgment. O Lord /
deliver us.
We sinners Besecch. Thee hear us.
That Thou spare us,
That Thou pardon us,
That Thou vouchsafe to bring us
to true penance,
That Thou vouchsafe to govern
and preserve Thy holy Church,
That Thou vouchsafe to preserve
our Apostolic Prelate and all
ecclesiastical orders in Thy
holy religion,
That Thou vouchsafe to laum-
ble the enemies of Thy holy
Church,
That Thou vouchsafe to give
peace and true concord to
Christian kings and princes, J
S
i i
THE LITANY OF THIE SAINTS. 217
That Thou vouchsafe to grant
peace and unity to all Chris-
tian people,
That Thou vouchsafe to confirm
and preserve us in Thy holy
service,
That Thou lift up our minds to
heavenly desires,
That Thou render cternal good
things to all our benefactors,
That Thou deliver our souls, and
those of our brethren, kinsfolk,
and benefactors, from eternal
damnation,
That Thou vouchsafe to give
and preserve the fruits of the
earth, ſ
That Thou vouchsafe to give eter-
mal rest to all the faithful departed.
We beseech Thee hear us.
That Thou vouchsafe graciously to
hear us. We beseech Thee hear us.
218 THE LITANY OF THE SAINTs.
Sou of God. We beseech. Thee hear us.
Lamb of God who takest away the
sins of the world ! Spare us, O Lord 1
Lamb of God who takest away the
sins of the world ! Hear us, () Lord /
Lamb of God who takest away the
sins of the world ! Have mercy on us 1
Christ, hear us; Christ / graciously
hear 7ts.
Lord ' have mercy on us; Christ /
have mercy on us; Lord have mercy
on us. Our Father, etc.
V. And lead us not into tempta-
tion.
R. But deliver us from evil. A mem.
Psalm lxix.
( GOD ! come to my assistance: O
Lord, make haste to help me.
Let them be confounded and
ashamed that seek my soul.
THE LITANY OF THI, SAINTs. 219
I let them be turned backward and
blush for shame that desire evils to
l]] (3.
Let them be presently turned away
blushing for shame that say to me:
'Tis well, 'tis well.
Let all that seek Thee rejoice and
be glad in Thee, and let such as love
Thy salvation say always: The Lord
be magnified.
But I am needy and poor; O God,
help me.
Thou art my helper and my deliv-
erer ; O Lord, make no delay.
Glory be to the Father, etc.
P. Save Thy servants.
R. Trusting in Thee, O my God.
P. Be unto us, O God, a tower of
strength.
R. From the face of the enemy.
V. Let not the enemy prevail
against us,
220 THE LITANY OF THE SAINTS.
R. Nor the son of iniquity have
power to hurt us.
V. O Iloyd, deal not with us ac-
cording to our sins.
R. Neither reward us according to
our iniquities.
V. Let us pray for our Sovereign
Pontiff, N.
R. The Ilord preserve him and give
him life, and make him blessed upon
earth, and deliver him not to the will
of his enemies.
V. Let us pray for our benefactors.
R. Wouchsafe, O Lord, for Thy
name's sake, to reward with etermal
life all those who have done us good.
V. Let us pray for the faithful de-
parted.
R. Eternal rest give them, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine on them.
V. May they rest in peace.
R. Amen.
THE LITANY OF THE SAINTs. 221
V. For our absent brethren.
R. O my God, save Thy servants
trusting in Thee,
V. Send them help, O Lord, from
Thy, holy place.
R. And from Sion protect them.
V. O Lord, hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come unto Thee.
Iet us Pray.
GOD ! whose property is al-
ways to show mercy and to
forgive, receive our petitions, that
we and all Thy servants who are
bound by the chains of sin may,
by the compassion of Thy good-
ness, mercifully be absolved.
Hear, we beseech Thee, O Lord,
the prayers of Thy suppliants, and
pardon the sins of them that con-
fess to Thee, that in Thy bounty
222 THE LITANY OF THE SAINTs.
Thou mayest give us pardon and
peace.
Out of Thy clemency, O Lord,
show Thy unspeakable mercy to
us, that so Thou mayest acquit us
of our sins and deliver us from the
punishments which we deserve for
them.
O God! who by sin art offended
and by penance pacified, merci-
fully regard the prayers of Thy
people making supplication to
Thee, and turn away the scourges
of Thy anger, which we deserve
for our sins.
O Almighty and eternal God
have mercy on Thy servant, N.,
our chief Bishop, and direct him
according to Thy clemency in the
way of everlasting salvation, that
THE LITANY OF THE SAINTs. 223
by Thy grace he may desire those
things that are agreeable to Thee,
and perform them with all his
strength.
O God! from whom proceed
holy desires, right counsels, and
just works, give to Thy servants
that peace which the world can-
not give, that our hearts may be
disposed to keep Thy command-
ments, and, the fear of enemies be-
ing removed, the times, through
Thy protection, may be peaceable.
Inflame, O Lord, our reins and
hearts with the fire of Thy holy
Spirit, that we may serve Thee
with a chaste body and please
Thee with a clean heart.
“O God! the Creator and Re-
deemer of all the faithful, give
224 THE LITANY OF THE SAINTs.
to the souls of Thy servants de-
parted the remission of all their
sins, that through pious supplica-
tions they may obtain the pardon
which they have always desired.
Direct, we beseech Thee, O Lord,
our actions by Thy holy inspira-
tions, and carry them on by Thy
gracious assistance, that every
prayer and work of ours may be-
gin always from Thee, and by
Thee be happily ended.
O Almighty and eternal God
who hast dominion over the liv-
ing and the dead, and art merci-
ful to all whom Thou knowest
shall be Thine by faith and good
works, we humbly beseech Thee
that they for whom we have de-
termined to offer up our prayers,
THE LITANY OF THE SAINTs. 225
whether this world still detains
them in the flesh, or the world to
come hath already received them
out of their bodies, may, by the
clemency of Thy goodness, all
Thy Saints interceding for them,
obtain the remission of all their
sins, through our Lord Jesus
Christ, etc.
V. O Lord, hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come unto
Thee.
V. May the Almighty and mer-
ciful Lord graciously hear us.
R. Amen. &
V. And may the souls of the
faithful departed, through the
mercy of God, rest in peace.
R. Amen.
15
£ammer of $crbimg a
131:ic3t at £la33.
{T}\e clerk must kneel at his left hand,
amd answer him as follows:]
P. Im Nomine Patris, et Filii,
et Spiritus Sancti.
C. Amen.
P. Introibo ad altare Dei.
C. Ad Deum, qui lætificat ju-
ventutem meam.
P. Judica me Deus, et discerne
causam meam, de gente non
sancta: ab homini iniquo et do-
loso erue me.
C. Quia tu es Deus, fortitudo
mea: quare me repulisti, et quare
226
SERVING A PRIEST AT MAss. 227
tristis incedo, dum affligit me ini-
micus.
1°. Emitte lucem tuam, et veri-
tatem tuam ; ipsa me deduxerunt,
et adduxerunt in montem sanctum
tuum et in tabernacula tua.
C. Et introibo ad altare Dei:
ad Deum qui lætificat juventutem
\Y\ G:\.})l.
P. Confitebor tibi in cithara,
Deus, Deus meus. Quare tristis es,
anima mea, et quare conturbas me?
C. Spera in Deo, quoniam ad-
huc confitebor illi ; salutare vultus
mei, et Deus meus.
P. Gloria Patri, et Filio, et
Spiritui Sancto.
C. Sicut erat in principio, et
mune, et semper, et in sæcula
sæculorum, Amen.
228 SERVING A PRIEST AT MAss.
JP. Introibo ad altare Dei.
C. Ad Deum, qui lætificat ju-
ventutem meam.
P. Adjutorium nostrum in no-
mine Domini.
C. Qui fecit cœlum et terram.
P. Confiteor Deo, etc.
C. Misereatur tui Omnipotens
Deus, et dimissis peccatis tuis,
perducat te ad vitam æternam.
P. Amen.
C. Confiteor Deo omnipotenti,
beatæ Mariæ semper virgini, beato
Michaeli archangelo, beato Joanni
baptistæ, sanctis apostolis Petro
et Paulo, omnibus sanctis, et tibi,
Pater, quia peccavi nimis, cogita-
tione, verbo, et opere. [Strike
$your breast and say :] Mea culpa,
mea culpa, mea maxima culpa.
SERv ING A PRIEST AT MASS. 229
Ideo precor beatam Mariam sem-
per virginem, beatum Michaelem
archangelum, beatum Joannem
baptistam, sanctos apostolos Pe-
trum et Paulum, omnes sanctos,
et te, Pater—orare pro me ad
Dominum Deum nostrum.
P. Misereatur vestri, etc.
C. Amen.
P. Indulgentiam, absolutionem,
etc.
C. Amen.
[At a Bishop's Mass here give him the
maniple.]
P. Deus: tu conversus vivifica-
bis nos.
C. Et plebs tua lætabitur in te.
P. Ostende nobis, Domine, mi-
sericordiam tuam.
230 SERVING A PRIEST AT MASs.
O
P.
Et salutare tuum da nobis.
Domine, exaudi orationem
IX] €£l.IY).
C.
P.
C.
Et clamor meus ad te veniat.
Dominus vobiscum.
Et cum spiritu tuo.
[Here rise and kmeel on lower step of the
P.
C.
P.
altar.]
IKyrie eleison.
IKyrie eleison.
Kyrie eleison.
' Christe eleison.
. Christe eleison.
'. Christe eleison.
IKyrie eleison.
I(yrie eleison.
. Kyrie eleison.
. Dominus vobiscum or Flec-
tamus genua.
SERVING A PRIEST AT MAss. 231
C. Et cum spirituo tuo or Le-
Vate.
[At the end of the Epistle say Deo gratias;
them remove the mass-book, and always
kmeel or stand om the side of the altar
opposite the book.]
P. Dominus vobiscum.
C. Et cum spiritu tuo.
IP. Sequentia sancti Evangelii
secundum, etc.
[Making the sign of the Cross, say:]
C. Gloria tibi, Domine.
[Make a reveremce at the beginning and
emding of the Gospel, amd at the name
of Jesus, amd at the emd say :]
C. Laus tibi, Christe.
IP. Dominus vobiscum.
C. Et cum spiritu tuo,
[Here the clerk is to give wine and water
amd prepare the basim, water, and towel
232 SERVING A PRIEST AT MAss.
forthe Priest. The priest having washed
his hands, let the clerk kneel in his
former place and answer .]
P. Orate, fratres, etc.
C. Suscipiat Dominus sacrifi-
cium de manibus tuis ad laudem
et gloriam nominis sui, ad utili-
tatem quoque nostram, totiusque
ecclesiæ suæ sanctæ.
P. Per omnia sæcula sæculorum.
C. Amen.
P. Dominus vobiscum.
C. Et cum spiritu tuo.
P. Sursum corda.
C. Habemus ad Dominum.
P. Gratias agamus Domine Deo
nostro.
C. Dignum et justum est.
[At Samctus, Samctus, Samctus, etc., ringtbe
little bell.]
SERVING A PRIEST AT MASS. 233
[When you see the Priest spread his
hands over the chalice, you must give
Warning, by the bell, of the consecra-
tion Which is about to be made. Then
holding up the vestment with your
left hand, and having the bell in your
right, you must ring during the eleva-
tion of the IIost. As often as you pass
by the Blessed Sacrament you must
make a genuflection.]
P. Peronania sæcula sæculorum.
C. Amen.
P. Et ne nos inducas in tenta-
tionem.
C. Sed libera nos a malo.
P. Peromniasaeculasaeculorum.
C. A mem.
P. Pax Domini sit semper vo-
biscum. *
C. Et cum spiritu tuo.
P. Pax tecum.
C. Et cum spiritu tuo.
234 SERVING A PRIEST AT MASS,
[Pausing a little, rise and make an adora-
tion to the Blessed Sacrament. The
Priest's Communion being ended, be
ready to give him wine and water. If
there be communicants, provide a towel
and say the Comfiteor. After they have
received, remove the book to the loft
hand of the altar, take away the towel
from the communicants, if there be
amy, and return to your former place.]
P. Dominus vobiscum.
C. Et cum spiritu tuo.
P. Per omnia sæculasaeculorum.
C. Amen.
P. Ite; missa est, or Benedica-
mus Domino.
C. Deo gratias.
[In Masses for the Dead:]
P. Requiescant in pace.
C. Amen.
[Remove the book, if it be left open;
kneel and take the Priest's blessing.]
SERVING A PRIEST AT MAss. 235
P. Pater, et Filius, et Spiritus
Sanctus.
C. Amen.
[At a, Bishop's Mass.]
P. Sit momen Domini bene-
dictum.
C. Ex hoc nunc et usque in
sæculum.
IP. Adjutorium nostrum in no-
mine Domini.
C. Qui fecit cœlum et terram.
P. Pater, et Filius, et Spiritus
Sanctus.
C. Amen.
P. I)ominus vobiscum.
C. Et, cum spiritu tuo.
IP. Initium (or Sequentia) Sancti
Evangelii, etc.
C. Gloria tibi, Domine.
[At the end say, Deo Gratias.]
QThe Ölag of the (Trogg.
BY ST. A LPHONSUS LIGUORI.
I(neeling before the altar, make an Act
of Contrition, and form the intention
of gaining the indulgences, whether for
yourself or for the souls in Purgatory.
Then say :
Y Lord Jesus Christ, Thou
hast made this journey to
die for me with love unutterable,
and I have so many times unwor-
thily abandoned Thee; but now I
love Thee with my whole heart,
and because I love Thee I repent

sincerely for having ever offended
236
THE WAY OF THE CROSS. 237
Thee. Pardon me, my God, and
permit me to accompany Thee on
this journey. Thou goest to die
for love of me; I wish also, my
beloved Redeemer, to die for love
of Thee. My Jesus, I will live and
die always united to Thee.
Dear Jesus, Thou dost go to die
For very love of me:
Ah let me bear Thee company;
I wish to die with Thee.
FIRST STATION.
JESUS IS CONDEMNIDD TO DEATH.
V. We adore Thee, O Christ,
and we bless Thee.
R. Because by Thy holy Cross
Thou hast redeemed the world.
Consider how Jesus, after having boen
238 THE WAY OF THE CROSS.
scourged and crowned with thorns,
was unjustly condemned by Pilate to
die on the Cross.
Y adorable Jesus, it was not
| Pilate: no, it was my sins
that condemned Thee to die. I
beseech Thee, by the merits of
this sorrowful journey, to assist
my soul in her journey towards
eternity. I love Thee, my beloved
Jesus; I love Thee more than
myself; I repent with my whole
heart of having offended Thee.
Never permit me to separate my-
self from Thee again. Grant that
I may love Thee always; and then
do with me what Thou wilt,
Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory
be to the Father, Dear Jesus,
etc,

THE WAY OF THE CROSS. 239
SECOND STATION.
JESUS IS MADE TO BEAR HIS CROSS.
V. We adore Thee, O Christ, etc.
R. Because by Thy holy Cross, etc.
Consider how Jesus, in making this jour-,
ney with the Cross on His shoulders
thought of us, and for us offered to Ilis
Father the death IIe was about to un-
dergo.
Y most beloved Jesus, I em-
brace all the tribulations
Thou hast destined for me until
death. I beseech Thee, by the
merits of the pain Thou didst
suffer in carrying Thy Cross, to
give me the necessary help to car-
ry mine with perfect patience and
resignation. I love Thee, Jesus
my love; I repent of having of-
fended Thee, Never permit me

240 THE WAY OF THE CROSS.
to separate myself from Thee
again. Grant, that I may love
Thee always, and then do with
me what Thou wilt.
Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory
be to the Father. Dear Jesus, etc.
THIRD STATION.
JESUS FALLS THE FIRST TIME UNIDER
HIS CROSS.
W. We adore Thee, O Christ, etc.
R. Because by Thy holy Cross, etc.
Consider this first fall of Jesus under
His Cross. His ſlesh was torn by the
scourges, His head crow ned with
thorns, and He had lost a great quan-
tity of blood. He was so Weakened
that He could scarcely walk, and yet
He had to carry this great load upon
His shoulders. The Soldiers struck
Him rudely, and thus He fell Several
times in His journey.
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MY Jesus, it is not the weight
of the Cross, but of my sins,
which has made Thee suffer so
much pain. Ah by the merits
of this first fall, deliver me from
the misfortune of falling into mor-
tal sin. I love Thee, O my Jesus,
with my whole heart; I repent of
having offended Thee. Never per-
mit me to offend Thee again.
Grant that I may love Thee al-
ways, and then do with me what
Thou wilt.
Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory
be to the Father. Dear Jesus, etc.
FOURTH STATION.
JESUS MEETS HIS AFFLICTED MOTHER,
V. We adore Thee, O Christ, etc.
R. Because by Thy holy Cross, etc.
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242 THE WAY OF THE CROSS.
Consider the meeting of the Son and the
Mother, which took place on this jour-
ney. Jesus and Mary looked at each
other, and their looks became as SO
many arrows to Wound those hearts
which loved each other so tenderly.
Y most loving Jesus, by the
sorrow that Thou didst ex-
perience in this meeting, grant me
the grace of a truly devoted love
for Thy most holy Mother. And
thou, my Queen, who wast over-
whelmed with sorrow, obtain for
me, by thy intercession, a contin-
ual and tender remembrance of
the Passion of thy Son. I love
Thee, Jesus my love; I repent of
having offended Thee. Never per-
mit me to offend Thee again. Grant
that I may love Thee always, and
then do with me what Thou wilt.

THE WAY OF THE CROSs. 243
Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory
be to the Father. Dear Jesus, etc.
FIFTH STATION.
THE CY REN IAN HELPS JESUS TO
CARRY HIS CROSS.
V. We adore Thee, O Christ, etc.
R. Because by Thy holy Cross, etc.
Consider how the Jews, seeing that at
each step Jesus from weakness was on
the point of expiring, and fearing that
He would die on the way, when they
wished Him to die the ignominious
death of the Cross, constrained Simon
the Cyrenian to carry the Cross behind
Our Lord.
Y most beloved Jesus, I will
not refuse the Cross as the
Cyrenian did ; I accept it—I em-
brace it. I accept in particular
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me, with all the pains which may
accompany it ; I unite it to Thy
death—I offer it to Thee. Thou
hast died for love of me; I will
die for love of Thee, and to please
Thee. Help me by Thy grace. I
love Thee, Jesus my love; I re-
pent of having offended Thee.
Never permit me to offend Thee
again. Grant that I may love
Thee always; and then do with
me what Thou wilt.
Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory
be to the Father. Dear Jesus, etc.
SIXTH STATION.
VERONICA WIPES THE FACE OF
JESUS.
V. We adore Thee, O Christ, etc.
R. Because by Thy holy Cross, etc.
THE WAY OF THE CROSS. 245
Consider how the holy woman named
Veronica, seeing Jesus so afflicted, and
His face bathed in Sweat and blood,
presented Him with a towel, with
which He wiped His adorable face,
leaving on it the impression of His
holy Countenance.
Y most beloved Jesus, Thy
| face was beautiful before, but
in this journey it has lost all its
beauty, and wounds and blood
have disfigured it. Alas! my soul
also was once beautiful, when it
received Thy grace in Baptism;
but I have disfigured it since by
my sins. Thou alone, my Redeem-
er, Canst restore it to its former
beauty. Do this by Thy Passion,
O Jesus, I repent of having of-
fended Thee. Never permit me
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I may love Thee always; and then
do with me what Thou wilt.
Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory
be to the Father. Dear Jesus, etc.
SEVENTH STATION.
JESUS FAI, LS THE SECON D TIME.
V. We adore Thee, O Christ, etc.
R. Because by Thy holy Cross, etc.
Consider the Second fall of Jesus under
the Cross—a fall which renews the
pain of all the wounds of the head
and members of our afflicted Lord.
Y most gentle Jesus, how
many times Thou hast par-
doned me, and how many times
have I fallen again, and begun
again to offend Thee! Oh, by
the merits of this new fall, give
me the necessary helps to perse-

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were in Thy grace until death.
Grant that in all temptations
which assail me I may always
commend myself to Thee. I love
Thee, Jesus my love, with my
whole heart; I repent of having
offended Thee. Never permit me
to offend Thee again. Grant that
I may love Thee always; and then
do with me what Thou wilt.
Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory
be to the Father. Dear Jesus, etc.
EIGHTH STATION.
JESUS SPEARS TO THE WOMEN OF
JERUSA. LEM.
V. We adore Thee, O Christ, etc.
R. Because by Thy holy Cross, etc.
Consider how those women wept with
Compassion at seeing Jesus in such a
248 THE WAY OF THE CROSS.
pitiable state, streaming with blood, as
He walked along. But Jesus said to
them: Weep not for Me, but for your chil-
drém.
Y Jesus, laden with sorrows,
I weep for the offences I
have committed against Thee,
because of the pains they have
deserved, and still more because
of the displeasure they have caused
Thee, who hast loved me so much.
It is Thy love, more than the fear
of hell, which causes me to weep
for my sins. My Jesus, I love
Thee more than myself; I repent
of having offended Thee. Never
permit me to offend Thee again.
Grant that I may love Thee al-
ways; and then do with me what
Thou wilt. .

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Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory
be to the Father. Dear Jesus, etc.
NINTH STATION.
JESUS FAILLS THE THIRD TIME.
V. We adore Thee, O Christ, etc.
R. Because by Thy holy Cross, etc.
Consider the third fall of Jesus Christ.
His Weakness was extreme, and the
cruelty of His executioners excessive,
who tried to hasten His steps when He
had scarcely strength to move.

H, my outraged Jesus, by the
merits of the weakness Thou
didst suffer in going to Calvary,
give me strength sufficient to
conquer all human respect, and
all my wicked passions, which
have led me to despise Thy friend-
ship. I love Thee, Jesus my love,
with my whole heart; I repent
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of having offended Thee. Never
permit me to offend Thee again.
Grant that I may love Thee
always; and then do with me
what Thou wilt.
Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory
be to the Father. Dear Jesus, etc.
TENTH STATION.
JESUS IS STRIPPIED OF ETIS GAIRMENTS.
V. We adore Thee, O Christ, etc.
R. Because by Thy holy Cross, etc.
Consider the violence with which the
executioners stripped Jesus. His inner
garments adhered to His torn flesh,
and they dragged them off so roughly
that the skin came with them. Com-
passionate your Saviour thus cruelly
treated, and say to Him :
Y innocent Jesus, by the

merits of the torment Thou
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hast felt, help me to strip myself
of all affection to things of earth,
in order that I may place all my
love in Thee, who art so worthy
of my love. I love Thee, O Je-
sus, with my whole heart; I re-
pent of having offended Thee.
Never permit me to offend Thee
again. Grant that I may love
Thee always; and then do with
me what Thou wilt.
Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory
be to the Father. Dear Jesus, etc.
ELEVENTH STATION.
JESUS IS NAILED TO THIS CROSS.
V. We adore Thee, O Christ, etc.
R. Because by Thy holy Cross, etc.
Consider how Jesus, after being thrown
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on the Cross, extended His hands, and
offered to lºſis Eternal Father the sacri-
fice of His life for Our salvation. These
barbarians fastened Him with nails,
and then, raising the Cross, allowed
Him to die with anguish on this infa-
mous gibbet.
Y Jesus ! loaded with con-
tempt, nail my heart to Thy
feet, that it may ever remain
there, to love Thee, and never
quit Thee again. I love Thee
more than myself; I repent of
having offended Thee. Never
permit me to offend Thee again.
Grant that I may love Thee al-
ways; and then do with me what
Thou wilt.
Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory
be to the Father. Dear Jesus, etc.

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TWELFTH STATION.
JESUS DIES ON THE CROSS,
V. We adore Thee, O Christ, etc.
R. Because by Thy holy Cross, etc.
Consider how thy Jesus, after three
hours' Agony on the Cross, consumed
at length. With anguish, abandons
Himself to the weight of His body,
bows His head, and dies,
MY dying Jesus, I kiss de-
voutly the Cross on which
Thou didst die for love of me. I
have merited by my sins to die a
miserable death, but Thy death
is my hope. Ah, by the merits
of Thy death, give me grace to
die, embracing Thy feet, and
burning with love to Thee, I
commit my soul into Thy hands,
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I love Thee with my whole heart;
I repent of ever having offended
Thee. Never permit me to offend
Thee again. Grant that I may
love Thee always; and then do
with me what Thou wilt.
Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory
be to the Father. Dear Jesus, etc.
THIRTEENTH STATION.
JESUS IS TAKEN DOWN FIROM THE
CROSS.
V. We adore Thee, O Christ, etc.
R. Because by Thy holy Cross, etc.
Consider how, after the death of our
Ilord, two of His disciples, Joseph and
Nicodemus, took Him down from the
Cross, and placed Him in the arms of
IHis afflicted Mother, who received
IIim with unutterable tenderness, and
pressed Him to her bosom.
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() MOTHER of sorrow, for the
love of this Son, accept me
for thy servant, and pray to Him
for me. And Thou, my Redeem-
er, since Thou hast died for me,
permit me to love Thee ; for I
wish but Thee, and nothing more.
I love Thee, my Jesus, and I re-
pent of ever having offended Thee.
Never permit me to offend Thee
again. Grant that I may love
Thee always; and then do with
me what Thou wilt.
Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory
be to the Father. Dear Jesus, etc.
FourTEENTH STATION.
JESUS IS PLACED IN THE SEPULCHRE.
P. We adore Thee, O Christ, etc.
18. Because by Thy holy Cross, etc.
256 THE WAY OF THE CROSs.
Consider how the disciples carried the
body of Jesus to bury it, accompanied
by His holy Mother, who arranged it
in the Sepulchre with her own hands.
They then closed the tomb, and all
withdrew.
H, my buried Jesus, I kiss the
stone that encloses Thee,
But Thou didst rise again the
third day. I beseech Thee by
Thy Resurrection, make me rise
glorious with Thee at the last
day, to be always united with
Thee in heaven, to praise Thee
and love Thee for ever, I love
Thee, and I repent of ever having
offended Thee. Never permit me
to offend Thee again. Grant that
I may love Thee always; and then
do with me what Thou wilt.
Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory

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be to the Father. Dear Jesus,
etc.
After this, say the Our Father, the Hail
Mary, and the Glory be to the Father
five times, in honor of the Passion of
Jesus Christ, to gain the other indul-
gences granted to those who recite
them.
Lastly, say one Our Father, Hail Mary,
and Glory be to the Father, for the in-
tention of the Sovereign Pontiff.
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ATER, noster, etc.
Ave Maria, etc.
V. DEUs, in adjutorium meum
intende, -
R. Domine, ad adjuvandum me
festima.
V. Gloria Patri, et Filio et
Spiritui Sancto,
R. Sicut erat in principio, et
nunc, et semper, et in sæcula sæ- .
culorum. Amen. Alleluia. In
Lent : Laus tibi, Domine, Rex
aeternæ gloriæ.
Psalm cix.'
IXIT Dominus Domino meo : .
* Sede a dextris meis ;
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UR Father, etc.
Hail Mary, etc.
V. INCLINE unto my aid, O
God
R. O Lord! make haste to help
IIl 6. -
W. Glory be to the Father, and
to Son, and to the Holy Ghost,
R. As it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be, world
without end. Amen. Alleuia. In
Jent & Praise be to Thee, O Lord
King of eternal glory.
Psalm ciz.
HE Lord said to my Lord :
Sit Thou at my right hand:
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260 VESPERS FOR SUNDAYS.
Donec ponam imimicos tuos, *
scabellum pedum tuorum.
Virgam virtutis tuæ emittet
Dominus ex Sion : * dominare
in medio inimicorum tuorum.
Tecum principium in die virtu-
tis tuæ in splendoribus sancto-
rum : * ex utero ante luciferum
genui te.
Juravit Dominus, et non poeni-
tebit, eum : * Tu es sacerdos in
aetermum secundum ordinem Mel-
chisedech.
Domimus a dextris tuis, * com-
fregit in die iræ suæ reges.
Judicabit in nationibu3, imple-
VICSPERS FOR SUNDAYS. 261
Until I make Thy enemies Thy
footstool.
The Lord will send forth the
sceptre of Thy power out of Sion :
rule Thou in the midst of Thy
enemies.
With Thee is the principality
in the day of Thy strength : in
the brightness of the saints: from
the womb before the day-star I
begot Thee.
The Lord hath sworn, and He
will not repent: Thou art a priest
for ever according to the order of
Melchisedech.
The Lord at Thy right hand,
hath broken kings in the day of
His wrath.
He shall judge among nations;
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bit ruinas : * conquassabit capita
in terra multorum,
De torrente in via bibet: * prop-
terea exaltabit caput,
Gloria Patri, etc.
Psalm cx.
ONFITEBOR tibi Domine in
toto corde meo: * in concilio
justorum, et congregatione,
Magna opera Domini ; * exqui-
sita in omnes voluntates ejus.
Confessio et magnificentia opus
ejus; * et justitia ejus manet im
sæculum sæculi.
Memoriam fecit mirabilium su-
WESPERS FOR SUNDAYS. 263
He shall fill ruins: He shall
crush the heads in the land of
Imany. -
He shall drink of the torrent
in the way; therefore shall He
lift up the head.
Glory be to the Father, etc.
Psalm cr.
WILL praise Thee, O Lord I
with my whole heart; in the
council of the just, and in the
congregation.
Great are the works of the
Lord; sought out according to
all His wills.
His work is praise and magnifi-
cence; and His justice continueth
for ever and ever.
He hath made a remembrance
264 VESPERS FOR SUNDAYS.
orum, misericors et miserator Do-
minus: * escam dedit timenti-
bus se.
Memor erit in sæculum testa-
menti sui: * virtutem operum su-
orum amnuntiabit populo suo:
Ut det illis hæreditatem gen-
tium : * opera manuum ejus, ve-
ritas et judicium.
Fidelia omnia mandata ejus:
confirmata in sæculum sæculi ; *
facta im veritate et æquitate.
Redemptionem misit populo
suo: * mandavit in æternum tes-
tamentum suum.
Sanctum, et terribile nomen
VESPERS FOR SUNDAYs. 265
of His wonderful works, being a
merciful and gracious Lord ; He
hath given food to them that fear
Him.
He will be mindful for ever of
His covenant: He will show forth
to His people the power of His
works:
That He may give them the
inheritance of the Gentiles; the
works of His hands are truth
and judgment.
All His commandments are
faithful; confirmed for ever and
ever, made in truth and eq-
uity.
He hath sent redemption to
His people: He hath commanded
His covenant for ever.
Holy and terrible is His name:
266 VESPERS FOR SUNDAYs.
ejus: * initium sapientiæ timor
Domini.
Intellectus bonus omnibus faci-
entibus eum : * laudatio ejus ma-
net in sæculum sæculi.
Gloria Patri, etc.
Psalm cxi.
EATUS vir, qui timct Domi-
num : * im mendatus ejus vo-
let mimis.
Eotens in terra erit, semen ejus:
* generatio rectorum benedicetur.
Gloria et divitiæ in domo ejus:
* et justitia ejus manet in sæcu-
lum sæculi.
Exortum est in tenebris lumen
VESPERs For SUNDAYS. 267
the fear of the Lord is the begin-
ning of wisdom. gº
A good understanding to all
that do it: His praise continueth
for ever and ever,
Glory, etc.
Psalm czi.
LESSED is the man that fear-
eth the Lord : He shall de-
light exceedingly in His com-
mandments.
His seed shall be mighty upon
earth, the generation of the right-
eous shall be blessed.
Glory and wealth shall be in his
house; and his justice remaineth
for ever and ever,
To the righteous a light is risen
268 VESPERS FOR SUNDAYS.
rectis : * misericors et miserator,
et justus.
Jucundus homo qui miseretur
et commodat, disponet sermones
suos in judicio: * quia in æternum
non commovebitur.
In memoria æterna erit justus:
* ab auditione mala non timebit.
Paratum cor ejus sperare in
Domino, confirmatum est cor
ejus: * non commovebitur donec
despiciat inimicos suos.
Dispersit, debit pauperibus: jus-
titia ejus manet in sæculum sæcu-
li, * cornu ejus exaltabitur in
gloria.
Peccator videbit, et irascetur,
VESPERs For SUNDAYs. 269
up in darkness: he is merciful,
and compassionate and just.
Acceptable is the man that
showeth mercy and lendeth ; he
shall order his words with judg-
ment: because he shall not be
moved for ever.
The just shall be in everlasting
remembrance: he shall not fear
the evil hearing.
His heart is ready to hope in
the Lord: his heart is strength-
ened, he shall not be moved until
he look over his enemies.
He hath distributed, he hath
given to the poor: his justice
remaineth for ever and ever:
his horn shall be exalted in
glory.
The wicked shall see, and shall
270 VESPERS FOR SUNDAYs.
dentibus suis fremet et tabescet :
desiderium peccatorum peribit,
Gloria Patri, etc.
Psalm cxii.
AUDATE pueri Dominum ;
* laudate nomen Domini.
Sit momen Domini benedictum,
* ex hoc mune, et usque in sæcu-
lum.
A solis ortu usque ad occasum,
* laudabile nomen Domini,
Excelsus super omnes gentes
Domimus, * et super coolos gloria
ejus.
Quis sicut Dominus Deus nos-
WESPERS FOR SUNDAYs. 271
be angry; he shall gnash with his
teeth, and pine away : the desire
of the wicked shall perish.
Glory, etc.
Psalm crii.
RAISE the Lord, ye children:
praise ye the name of the
Lord.
Blessed be the name of the
Lord, from henceforth and for
€VCT.
From the rising of the sun, un-
to the going down of the same,
the name of the Lord is worthy
of praise.
The Lord is high above all na-
tions; and his glory above the
heavens.
Who is as the Lord our God,
272 VESPERS FOR SUNDAYs.
ter, qui in altis habitat, * et hu-
milia respicit in cœlo et in terra?
Suscitans a terra inopem, * et
de stercore erigens pauperem:
Ut collocet eum cum principi-
bus, * cum principibus populi sui.
Qui habitare facit sterilem in
domo, * matrem filiorum lætam
tem.
Gloria Patri, etc.
Psalm cxiii.
N exitu Israel de Ægypto, * do-
mus Jacob de populo barbaro.
Facta est, Judæa sanctificatio
ejus, * Israel protestas ejus.
VESPERS FOR SUNDAYS, 273
who dwelleth on high, and look-
eth down on the low things in
heaven and earth.
Raising up the needy from the
earth, and lifting up the poor out
of the dunghill:
That he may place him with
princes, with the princes of His
people.
Who maketh the barren woman
to dwell in a house, the joyful
mother of children,
Glory, etc.
Psalm criii.

HEN Israel went out of
of Egypt, the house of Ja-
cob, from a barbarous people:
Judea was made his sanctuary,
Israel his dominion,
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274 VISPIERS FOR SUNDAYS,
Mare vidit, et fugit : * Jordanis
COnversus est, retrOrsum.
Montes exultaverunt ut arietes:
* et colles sicut agni ovium ?
Quid est tibi mare quod fugisti :
* et tu Jordanis quia conversus est
retrorsum ?
Montes exultastis sicut arietes,
* et colles sicut agni ovium?
A facie Domini moto est terra,
* a facie Dei Jacob,
Qui convertit petram in stagna
aquarum, * et rupem in fontes
aquarum,
INon nobis Domine, non nobis ;
* sed nomini tuo da gloriam,
WESPERS FOR SUNDAYs. 275
The sea saw, and fled : Jordan
was turned back.
The mountains skipped like
rams, and the hills like the lambs
of the flock.
What aileth thee, O thou sea
that thou didst flee ? and thou, O
Jordan that thou wast turned
back 2
Ye mountains ! that ye skipped
like rams, and ye hills like lambs
of the flock 2
At the presence of the Lord the
earth was moved, at the presence
of the God of Jacob.
Who turned the rock into pools
of waters, and the stony hill into
fountains of waters.
Not to us, O Lord, not to us;
but to Thy name give glory,
276 VESPERS FOR SUNDAYs.
Super misericordia tua, et veri-
tate tua; * nequando dicant gen-
tes ; Ubi est, Deus eorum ?
Deus autem noster in coelo:
* omnia quæcumque voluit fecit.
Simulacra gentium argentum
et aurum, * opera manuum homi-
Inlll)].
Os habent, et non loquentur :
* oculos habent, et mom videbunt.
Aures habent, et mon audient;
* nares habent, et non odorabunt.
Manus habent, et mom palpa-
bunt : pedes habent, et non am-
bulabunt : * non clamabunt in
gutture suo:
Similes illis fiant qui faciunt;
ea: * et omnes qui confidunt in
€1$.
WESPERS FOR SUNDAYS. 277
For Thy mercy, and for Thy
truth’s sake: lest the Gentiles
should say: Where is their God?
But our God is in heaven : he
hath done all things whatsoever
he would.
The idols of the Gentiles are
silver and gold, the works of the
hands of men.
They have mouths, and speak
not; they have eyes, and see not.
They have ears, and hear not,
they have noses, and smell not :
They have hands, and feel not:
they have feet and walk not:
neither shall they cry out through
their throat:
Let them that make them be-
come like unto them, and all such
as trust in them.
278 VESPERS FOR SUNDAYs.
Domus Israel speravit in Do-
mimo: * adjutor eorum et pro-
tector, eorum est.
Domus Aaron speravit in Do-
mino: * adjutor eorum et pro-
tector, eorum est.
Qui timent Dominum, spera-
verunt in Domino : * adjutor
eorum et protector, eorum est.
Dominus memor fuit nostri : *
et benedixit mobis.
Benedixit domui Israel: * bene-
dixit domui Aaron.
Benedixit omnibus, qui timent
Dominum, * pusillis cum major-
ibus.
Adjiciat Dominus super vos;
* super vos, et super filios vestros.
V Espers For SUNDAYs. 279
The house of Israel hath hoped
in the Lord: He is their helper
and their protector,
The house of Aaron hath hoped
in the Lord : He is their helper
and their protector.
They that fear the Lord have
hoped in the Lord : He is their
helper and their protector.
The Lord hath been mindful
of us, and hath blessed us.
He hath blessed the house of
Israel: he hath blessed the house
of Aaron.
He hath blessed all that fear
the Lord, both little and great.
May the Lord add blessings
upon you; upon you, and upon
your children.
280 VESPERs FoR SUNDAYs.
Benedicti vos a Domino * qui
fecit cœlum et terram.
Coelum coeli Domino: * terram
autem dedit filiis hominum.
Non mortui laudabunt te Do-
mine: * neques omnes, qui de-
scendunt in infernum.
Sed nos qui vivimus, benedici-
mus, Domino, * ex hoc munc et
usque in sæculum. *
Gloria Patri, etc.
The following Psalm is sung on sundry
festivals, im place of the foregoing.
IPsalm cxvi.
AUDATE Dominum, omnes
+ gentes: * laudate eum, omnes
populi.
Quoniam confirmata est super
VESPERs Fort SUNDAYs. 281.
Blessed be you of the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.
The heaven of heaven is the
Lord’s : but the earth. He hath
given to the children of men.
The dead shall not praise Thee,
O Lord! nor any of them that go
down to hell.
But we that live bless the Lord,
from this time now and for ever.
Glory, etc.
The following Psalm is sung on sundry
festivals, in place of the foregoing.
Psalm crvi,
PRAISE the Lord, all ye na-
tions: praise Him, all ye
people.
For His mercy is confirmed
282 VESPERS FOR SUNDAYs.
nos misericordia ejus: * et veritas
Domini manet in æternum.
Gloria Patri, etc.
Capitulum, 2 Cor. i.
ENEDICTUS Deus et Pater
Domimi nostri Jesu Christi,
Pater misericordiarum, et Deus
totius consolationis, qui consolatur
nos in omni tribulatione nostra.
R. Deo gratias.
The Hymn.
UCIS Creator optime!
Lucem dierum proferens,
Primordiis lucis novæ,
Mundi parans origimem.
VESPERS FOR SUNDAYs. 283
upon us: and the truth of the
Lord remaineth for ever.
Glory, etc.
Capitulum, 2 Cor. i.
LESSED be the God and
Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, the Father of mercies,
and the God of all comfort, who
comforteth us in all our tribula-
tions.
R. Thanks be to God.
The Hymn.
GREAT Creator of the light!
Who from the darksome womb
of night,
Brought'st forth new light at na-
ture's birth.
To shine upon the face of earth;
284 VESPERs For SUNDAYs.
Qui mane junctum vesperi,
Diem vocari precipis;
Illabitur tetrum chaos;
Audi preces cum fletibus;
Ne mens, gravata crimine,
Vitae sit exul munere;
Dum nil perenne cogitat,
Seseque culpis illigat.
Coeleste pulset ostium,
Vitale tollat praemium :
Vitemus omne noxium :
Purgemus omne pessimum.
VESPERS FOR SUNDAYs, 285
Who, by the morn and evening
ray,
Hast measured time and called it
day :
Whilst sable night involves the
spheres,
Vouchsafe to hear our prayers and
tears;
Lest our frail mind, with sin de-
filed,
From gift of life should be exiled,
Whilst on no heavenly thing she
thinks;
But twines herself in Satan's links,
Oh may she soar to heaven above,
The happy seat of life and love;
Meantime, all sinful actions shun,
And satisfy for evil done,
286 VESPERS FOR SUNDAYs,
Βræsta, Pater piissime !
Patrique compar unice,
Cum Spiritu Paraclito,
JRegnans per omne sæculum.
Amen.
V. Dirigatur, Domine, oratia mea,
J?. Sicut incensum in conspectu
tuo.
The Magmificat ; or, the Canticle of
the Blessed Virgin : St. Luke i.

MAGNiFiCAT * anima mea
Dominum.
Et exultavit spiritus meus * in
Deo salutari meo,
VESPERs For SUNDAYs. 287
This prayer, most gracious Fatherl
hear;
Thy equal Son incline His ear,
Who, with the Holy Ghost and
Thee,
Doth live and reign eternally,
Amen,
V. Let my prayer, O Lord! be
directed
le. As incense in Thy sight,
The Magnificat; or, the Canticle of
the Blessed Virgin; St. Luke i.
Y soul doth magnify the
I Lord,
And my spirit hath rejoiced in
God my Saviour,

288 VESPERS FOR SUNDAYs.
Qui respexit humilitatem am-
cillæ suæ, * ecce enim ex hoc
beatam me dicent omnes genera-
tiones.
Quia fecit mihi magna qui po-
tens est; * et sanctum nomen ejus,
Et misericordia ejus a progenie
in progenies, * timentibus eum.
JFecit potentiam in brachio suo:
* dispersit superbos mente cordis
sui,
Deposuit potentes de sede: * et
exaltavit humiles,
Esurientes implevit bonis; * et
divites dimisit inanes,
VESPERS FOR SUNDAYS. 289
Because He hath regarded the
humility of His handmaid: for
behold from henceforth all genera-
tions shall call me blessed.
For He that is mighty hath
done great things to me, and holy
is His name.
And His mercy is from genera-
tion to generation to them that
fear Him.
He hath showed might in His
arm ; He hath scattered the
proud in the conceit of their
heart.
He hath put down the mighty
from their seat; and hath exalted
the humble.
He hath filled the hungry with
good things: and the rich He
hath sent empty away.
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290 VESPERS FOR SUNDAYS.
Suscepit Israel puerum suum;
* recordatus misericordiæ suæ.
Sicut locutus est ad patres nos-
tros; * Abraham et semini ejus
in sæcula.
Gloria Patri, etc.
[Them follows the prayer, which is differ-
ent every Sunday.]
V. Dominus vobiscum.
IR. Et cum spirituo tuo.
V. Benedicamus Domino.
H?. Deo gratias.
V. Fidelium animæ, per mi-
sericordiam Dei, requiescant in
pace.
R. Amen.
Pater noster, etc.
[When Complin is not said immediately
after Vespers, after the verse, Fidelium
VESPERS FOR SUNDAYs. 291
He hath received Israel His
servant; being mindful of His
mercy.
As He spoke to our fathers; to
Abraham and to his seed for ever.
Glory, etc.
[Then follows the prayer, which is differ-
ent every Sunday.]
V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
V. Let us bless the Lord.
R. Thanks be to God.
V. May the souls of the faith-
ful, through the mercy of God,
rest in peace.
R. Amen.
Our Father, etc.
[When Complin is not said immediately
after Vespers, after the verse, Fidelium
292 VESPERS FOR SUNDAYS.
animæ, etc.,—May the souls, etc., and
Oμr Father, are said.]
V. Dominus det nobis suam
pacem.
R. Et vitam æternam. Amen.
[Then is said one of the following an-
thems, according to the time.]
The Anthem, from the first Sunday
of Advent till the Purification, in-
clusive.

LMA Redemptoris, mater,
quæ pervia coeli;
Porta manes, et stella maris,
succurre cadenti,
Surgere qui curat populo ; tu
quæ genuisti,
Natura mirante, tuum sanctum
genitorem,
Virgo prius ac posterius; Ga-
lbrielis ab ore,
VESPERS FOR SUNDAYs. 293
animae, etc., -May the souls, etc., and
Our Father, are said.]
V. May the Lord grant us His
peace!
R. And life everlasting. Amen.
[Then is said one of the following an-
thems, according to the time.]
The Anthem, from the first Sunday
of Advent till the Purification, in-
clusive.

OTHER of Jesus ! heaven’s
open gate,
Star of the sea, support the
fallen state
Of mortals; thou whose womb
thy Maker bore;
And yet, strange thing, a virgin,
as before;
Who didst, from Gabriel’s hail,
this news receive,
294 VESPERS FOR SUNDAYs.
Sumens illud Ave, peccatorum
miserere.
In Advent.
V. Angelus Domini nuntiavit
Mariæ.
R. Et concepit de Spiritu
Sancto.
Oremus.
RATIAM tuam quæsumus
Domine! mentibus nostris
infunde: ut qui, angelo nuntiante,
Christi, Filii tui incarnationem
cognovimus, per passionem, ejus
et crucem, ad resurrectionis glo-
riam perducamur. Per eumdem
Christum, Dominum nostrum.

IR. Amen.
WESPERs For SUNDAYs. 295
Repenting sinners by thy pray-
ers relieve.
In Advent.
V. The angel of the Lord de-
clared unto Mary.
R. And she conceived by the
Holy Ghost.
Let us Pray.
OUR forth, we beseech Thee,
O Lord! Thy grace into our
hearts, that we, to whom the in-
carnation of Christ Thy Son has
been made known by the message
of an angel, may, by His passion
and Cross, be brought to the glory
of His resurrection; through the
same Christ, our Lord.
R. Amen.

296 VESPERS FOR SUNDAYs.
From Christmas Day to the Purifi-
catiom.
V. Post partum virgo inviolata
permansisti.
J?. Dei genitrix ! intercede pro
nobis.
Oremus.
EUS! qui salutis æternæ beatæ
Mariæ virginitate fœcunda
humano generi præmia præsti-
tisti: tribu, quæsumus, ut ipsam
pro nobis intercedere sentiamus,
per quam, meruimus Auctorem
vitæ suscipere Dominum nostrum
Jesum Christum, Filium tuum.
J?, Amen.
VESPERS FOR SUNDAYs. 297
From Christmas Day to the Purifi-
cation.
|W. After childbirth Thou didst
remain an inviolate virgin.
R. Mother of God l make inter-
cession for us.
Let us Pray.
GOD ! who by the fruitful
virginity of the blessed Vir-
gin Mary, hast given to mankind
the rewards of eternal salvation ;
grant, we beseech Thee, that we
may be sensible of the benefits of
her intercession, by whom we
have received the Author of life,
our Lord, Jesus Christ, Thy
Son.
JR. Amen.
298 VESPERs FoR SUNDAYs.
Erom the Purification till Easter.

AVB, Regina coelorum !
Ave, domina angelorum !
Salve, radix ! salve, porta !
Ex qua mundo lux est, orta.
Gaude, virgo gloriosa !
Super omnes speciosa;
Vale, O valde decora !
Et pro nobis Christum exora.
V. Dignare me laudare te, virgo
sacrata !
VESPERS FOR SUNDAYs. 299
From the Purification till Easter.

AIL, Mary, queen of heaven-
spheres 1
Hail, whom the angelic host
reWereS.
Hail, fruitful rootſ hail, sacred
gate
Whence the world’s light de-
rives its date.
O glorious maid, with beauty
blessed
May joys eternal fill Thy
breast!
Thus crowned with beauty and
with joy,
Thy prayers with Christ for us
employ.
V. Vouchsafe, O sacred virgin
to accept my praises.
300 VESPERS FOR SUNDAYs.
18. Da mihi virtutem contra
hostes tuos.
Oromus.
ONCEDE, misericors Deus !
fragilitati nostræ præsidium !
ut qui sanctæ Dei genitricis me-
moriam agimus, intercessionis ejus
auxilio a nostris iniquitatibus re-
surgamus. Per eumdem Christum,
Dominum nostrum.
J?. Amen.
From Easter until Trinity.
EGINA cœli ! lætare, Alle-
luia !
Quia quem meruisti portare,
Alleluia.
Eesurrexit, sicut dixit Alleluia.
VESPERS FOR SUNDAYs. 301
R. Give me power against thy
enemies.
I.et us Pray.
RANT us, O merciful God
strength against all our weak-
ness; that we, who celebrate the
memory of the holy mother of God,
may by the help of her interces-
sion, rise again from our iniqui-
ties: through the same Christ our
Lord.
R. Amen.
From Easter until Trinity.
QUEEN of heaven I rejoice,
Alleluia;
For He whom thou didst de-
serve to bear, Alleluia.
Is risen again as He said, Alle-
luia.
302 VESPERS FOR SUNDAYs.
Ora pro nobis Deum, Alleluia.
V. Gaude ct lætare, Virgo Ma-
ria ! Alleluia.
R. Quia surrexit Domlnus vere,
Alleluia.
Oremus.
EUS! qui, per resurrectionem
Eilii tui, Domini nostri, Jesu
Christi, mundum lætificare digna-
tus es; præsta, quæsumus, ut per
ejus genitricem Virginem Mariam
perpetuæ capiamus gaudia vitíe.
Per eumdem Christum, Domi-

num nostrum.
J?. Amen.
From Trinity Sunday umtil Advent.
ALVE, regina, mater miseri-
cordiæ ! vita, dulcedo, et spes
nostra, salve !
VESPERs For SUNDAYs. 303
Pray for us to God, Alleluia.
W. Rejoice and be glad, O Vir-
gin Mary, Alleluia.
R. Because our Lord is truly
risen. Alleluia.
Let us Pray.
GOD ! who by the resurrec-
tion of Thy Son, our Lord
Jesus Christ, hath been pleased
to fill the world with joy; grant,
we beseech Thee, that by the Vir-
gin Mary, His mother, we may
receive the joys of eternal life
through the same Christ, our Lord.
R. Amen.
From Trinity Sunday until Advent.

LTAIL, O Queen, O mother of
mercy hail, our life, our
comfort, and our hope I
304 VESPERS WoR SUNDAYs.
Ad te clamamus, exules filii
Evaº, Ad te suspiramus, gemen-
tes et flentes, in hac lacrymarum
valle.
Eia ergo advocata nostra, illos
tuOS misericordes oculos ad nos
COn Verte.
Et Jesum benedictum fructurm
ventris tui, nobis post hoc exilium
Ostende;
O clemens ! O pia! O dulcis
Virgo Maria.
V. Ora pro nobis, sancta Dei
genitrix I
R. Ut digni efficianur promis-
sionibus Christi.
Oremus.
MNIPOTENS, sempiterne
Deus I qui gloriosae Virginis
WESPERS FOR SUNDAYS. 305
We, the banished children of
Eve, cry out unto thee. To thee
we send up our sighs, groaning
and weeping in this vale of tears.
Come, then, our advocate, and
look upon us with those thy pity-
ing eyes.
And after this our banishment,
show us Jesus, the blessed fruit of
thy womb ;
O merciful O pious ! O sweet
Virgin Mary.
V. Pray for us, O holy mother
•of God
R. That we may be made wor-
thy of the promises of Christ,
Let us Pray.
LMIGHTY and eternal God
who, by the co-operation of

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306 VESPERS FOR SUNDAYs.
Matris Mariæ corpus et animam,
ut dignum Filii tui habitaculum
effici mereretur, Spiritu Sancto co-
operante, præparasti ; da, ut cujus
commemoratione lætamur, ejus pia
intercessione ab instantibus malis,
et a morte perpetua liberemur.
JPer eumdem Christum Dominum
nostrum,
R. Amen,
V. Divimum auxilium maneat
semper nobiscum.
J?, Amen,
VESPERS FOR SUNDAYS. 307
the Holy Ghost, didst prepare the
body and soul of the glorious vir-
gin mother, Mary, that she might
become a worthy habitation for
Thy Son; grant, that as with joy
we celebrate her memory, so by
her pious intercession we may be
delivered from present evils and
eternal death : through the same
Christ our Lord.
JR. Amen.
V. May the divine assistance
always remain with us.
R. Amen,
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OIF TEIIE BILESSE ID SACRAMENT.
When the priest opens the tabernacle
and incemses the Blessed Sacrament,
is sung the Hymm :
() SALUTARIS Hostia,
Quæ cœli pândis ostium :
Bella premunt hostilia,
Da robur, fer auxilium.
Uni trinoque Domino
Sit sempiterna gloria,
Qui vitam sine termino
Nobis donet in patria.
Amen.
308
Qſìje 36ertruiction.
OF TIII. BLESSED SACRAMENT.
When the priest opens the tabernacle
and incenses the Blesscd Sacrament,
is sung the Hymn :
SAVING Victim, opening
wide
The gate of heav'n to man below!
Our foes press on from every side;
Thine aid supply, thy strength
bestow.
To thy great name be endless praise,
Immortal Godhead, one in three;
Oh, grant us endless length of days
In our true native land with thee.
Amen.
• 309
310 TIIE BENEDICTION.
After which follows the Litamy of the
Blessed Virgin (see p. 32), or some Psalm,
or Antiphon, or Hymn appropriate to
the Feast, or in honor of the most holy
Sacrament.
Then is sung the hymn Tamtum ergo Sac-
7°Cºmmentºlºm.
Tºrº, ergo Sacramentum
Venoremur cernui:
Et antiquum documentum
Novo cedat ritui;
Praestet fides supplementum
Sensuum defectui.
Genitori, Genitoque
Laus et jubilatio,
Salus, honor, virtus quoque
Sit et benedictio:
Procedenti ab utroque
Compar sit laudatio.
TIII, BENEDICTION. 311
After which follows the Lutamy of the
Blessed Virgin-(see p. 32), or some Psalm,
or Antiphon, or Hymn appropriate to
the Feast, or in honor of the most holy
Sacrament.
Then is sung the hymn Tamtum ergo Sac.
Tanventum.
OWN in adoration falling,
Lo, the sacred Host we hail;
Lo, o'er ancient forms departing,
Newer rites of grace prevail;
Faith for all defects supplying
Where the feeble senses fail.
To the everlasting Father,
And the Son who reigns on
high,
With the Holy Ghost proceeding
Forth from each eternally,
Be Salvation, honor, blessing,
1Might and endless majesty I
312 THE BENEDICTION.
V. Panem de coelo praestitisti
eis. Alleluia. *
R. Omne delectamentum in se
habentem. Alleluia.
Oremus.
EUS, qui nobis sub Sacra-
mento mirabili, passionis
tuæ memoriam reliquisti: tribue,
Quæsumus, ita nos corporis et san-
guinis tui sacra mysteria venerari;
ut redemptionis tuæ fructum in
nobisjugiter sentiamus. Quivivis,
etc. Amen.
IIere the Benediction is given with the
Blessed Sacrament, all bowing down in
profound adoration, and beseeching
His blessing on themselves, and on the
Whole Church, and upon the world.
THE BENEDICTION, 3.13
V. Thou didst give them bread
from heaven. Alleluia.
R. Containing in itself all sweet-
ness. Alleluia.
Let us Pray.
GOD, who under a wonder-
ſul Sacrament hast left us a
memorial of Thy passsion; grant
us, we beseech Thee, so to vene-
rate the sacred mysteries of Thy
Body and Blood, that we may ever
feel within us the fruit of Thy
redemption. Who livest, etc.
Amen.
IIore the Benediction is given with the
I31.cssod Sacrament, all bowing down in
profound adoration, and besecching
His blessing on themselves, and on the
whole Church, and upon the World.
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Its Institution, and the Indulgences
Attached.
HE Forty Hours' Adoration
of the Blessed Sacrament was
introduced first in Milan, in the
year 1534, in memory of the forty
hours during which the Sacred
Body of our Lord reposed in the
sepulchre. This pious exercise
spread afterward to other cities
of Italy, and by the instrumen-
tality of St. Philip Neri, was cele-
brated at Rome especially with
314
DEVOTION OF THIE FORTY HOURs. 315
great solemnity, A. D. 1548, in the
church of the Most Holy Trinity
of the Pilgrims, on the first Sun-
day of every month, and A. D.
1551 on every third Sunday of
the month in the church of the
Blessed Virgin Mary of Prayer.
In other churches also this pious
exercise was practised, that the
devotion of the faithful toward
this most Holy Sacrament might
be satisfied. Finally, in the year
1592, Clement VIII., in his Con-
stitution Graves et diuţurma (Nov.
25), seeking a heavenly remedy
for the public calamities of the
Church, ordained, that this Devo-
tion of the Forty Hours, begin-
ning from the First Sunday of
Advent, on which day it would
316 DEVOTION OF TIII. FORTY HOURS.
be celebrated every year in the
Chapel of the Apostolic Palace,
should proceed from one church
of the city of Rome to another
successively, so that through the
whole course of the year the faith-
ful should be able to visit some-
where their Lord in the Most
Holy Sacrament exposed to pub-
lic veneration, and should em-
brace the occasion of pouring forth
their prayers day and night be-
fore Him, and of craving His
mercy in their necessities. The
same Holy Pontiff conceded more-
over many indulgences to all the
faithful who should pray devout-
ly before the Most Holy Sacra-
ment, thus exposed. Pope Paul
V. (May 10, A. D. 1606) con-
DEVOTION OF THE FORTY HOURS. 317
firmed the same, and made them
perpetual.
Indulgences.
HE indulgences which may be
gained by the faithful during
this pious devotion of the Forty
Hours, are as follows:
1. A Plenary Indulgence to those
who, after Confession and Holy
Communion, devoutly visit for a
becoming space of time the church
where the Most Holy Sacrament
is exposed.
2. A Partial Indulgence of ten
years and as many quarantines to
those who visit the church in
which the Most Holy Sacrament
is exposed, with a firm resolution
to make a good confession, to be
318 DEVOTION OF TIII. FORTY HIOURS.
gained every time they make such
visit. Both these indulgences may
be applied by way of Suffrage to
the souls in Purgatory, according
to the rescript of Pius VIII.,
May 12, A. D. 1817. Besides all
these spiritual favors, all the al-
tars of the church in which the
Forty Hours are celebrated are
declared privileged during the
celebration of this pious exercise,
Order of the Exercises,
IRST DAY-The Holy Sao-
rifice of Mass having been
celebrated, according to the form
prescribed in Appendix I. of the
Ceremonial, p. 406, the Most
Holy Sacrament is incensed, and
the procession is made. During
IDEVOTION OF THE FORTY HOURs. 319
the procession the “Pange lingua
gloriosi.” is sung as far as “Tan-
tum Ergo” exclusively. When
the procession is finished, the
Most Holy Sacrament is placed
on the throne, and the chanters
intone the “Tantum Ergo.” At
“Genitori Genitoque” the Most
Holy Sacrament is again incensed
by the celebrant. “Panem de
Coelo" is not said, but all on their
knees sing the Litanies as usual
with the Psalm and versicles,
After which the celebrant, rising,
says the Prayers and concludes
with the versicles and responses
as they are set down. Where it
is impossible to make the proces-
sion, the Hymn and the Litanies
are sung before the Most Holy
320 DEVOTION OF THE FORTY Houſ Rs.
Sacrament reposing on the throne.
Which is also done in the core-
mony of the Reposition, with the
necessary changes.
Second Day.—The votive Mass
for Peace (pro Pace) is said.
Third Day.—A solemn Mass is
celebrated in presence of the Most
Holy Sacrament, in which all
those things are to be observed
which are prescribed in Appendix
I. to the Ceremonial.
For the Reposition of the Most
Holy Sacrament, the Litanies are
sung with the Psalm and versi-
cles as far as “Domine exaudi
orationem mean,” etc., inclusive,
all being on their knees. Then,
after the usual incensing of the
Most Holy Sacrament, the Hymn
IJEWOTION OF THE FORTY HOURs. 321
“Pange lingua' is sung as far as
“Tantum Ergo,” exclusively, and
the procession is made in the same
manner as on the First Day. When
the procession is finished and the
Most Holy Sacrament replaced on
the altar, the “Tantum Ergo” is
sung. At “Genitori Genitoque *
the Most Holy Sacrament is in-
censed, and at the end of the hymn
the celebrant sings the “Panem
de Coelo,” and lastly the Prayer
“Deus qui nobis sub Sacramento
mirabili,” and the others, which
are found immediately after the
Litanies. The Devotion is closed
by the Benediction of the Most
Holy Sacrament.
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First Sunday Of Advent.
EPISTLE. Rom xiii. 11–14.—Breth-
ren:—Knowing the time: that it is
now the hour for us to awake from
sleep. For now our salvation is
nearer than when we first believed.
The night is far spent, and the day
is at hand. Let us therefore cast off
the works of darkness, and put on
the armor of light. As in the day
let us walk becomingly ; not in ban-
quetings and drunkenness, not in
chambering and wantonness, not in
contention and jealousy. But put
ye on the Ilord Jesus Christ, and
make not provision for the flesh in
its lusts.
3
4 EPISTLES AND GOSPELs.
Gospel. Luke xxi. 25–33.−At that
time:–Jesus said to His disciples:
There will be signs in the sun, and
moon, and stars; and on the earth
distress of nations, by reason of the
confusion of the Sound of the sea,
and of the waves, men withering
away for fear and expectation of the
things which are coming upon the
world : For the powers of the heav-
ens will be shaken. And then they
will see the Son of man coming on
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 spake to them a
similitude: See the fig-tree, and all
the trees: when they now shoot forth
their fruit, ye know that summer is
nigh. So also when ye shall see these
things come to pass, know that the
EPISTLES AND GOSPELs. 5
kingdom of God is at hand. Truly,
I say to you, this generation will not
pass away till all things be fulfilled.
Heaven and earth will pass away,
but My words will not pass away.
Second Sunday of Advent.
EPISTLE. Itom. xv. 4-13.−Breth-
ren:—Whatever things were written,
were written for our instruction; that
through patience and the consolation
of the Scriptures, we may have hope.
Now the God of patience and of com-
fort grant you to be of one mind, one
towards another, according to Jesus
Christ: that unanimously with one
mouth ye may honor God, and the
Father of Our Lord Jesus Christ;
wherefore reccive one another, as
Christ also received you to the
glory of God. For I say that Christ
Jesus was minister of circumcision
6 EPISTLES AND GOSPELS.
for the truth of God, to confirm the
promises of the fathers. But that
the Gentiles glorify God for mercy,
as it is written: Therefore will I
praise Thee among the Gentiles, O
Lord, and will sing to Thy name.
And again He saith : Rejoice, ye
Gentiles, with His people. And
again : Praise the Lord, all ye Gon-
tiles, and glorify Him, all ye people.
And again Isaiah saith: There shall
be a root of Jesse, and Ho who shall
rise up to rule the Gentiles, in Him
the Gentiles shall hope. Now the
God of hope fill you with all joy
and peace in believing : that ye may
abound in hope and in the power of
the Holy Spirit.
GOSPEL,-Matt, xi. 2–10.—At that
time:—When John in the prison
had heard of the works of Christ,
he sent two of his disciples, and said
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to Him : Art Thou He who should
come, or must we look for another?
And Josus answered and said to
them : Go and relate to John what
ye hear and see. The blind see, the
lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the
deaf hear, the dead rise again, the
poor have the Gospel preached to
them. And happy is he who shall
not be scandalized in Me. And as
they departed, Jesus began to speak
to the crowds concerning John :
What went you out into the desert
to see? a reed shaken by the wind 2
But what went ye out to see ? a man
clothed in soft garments? Behold,
they who are clothed in soft gar-
ments are in the palaces of kings.
But what went ye out to see? a
prophet? Yea, I tell you, and more
than a prophet; for this is he of
whom it is written : Behold, I send
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My messenger before Thy face, who
shall prepare Thy way before Thee.
Third Sunday of Advent.
ISPISTLE, Philip. iv. 4–7–Breth-
ren:—Rejoice in the Lord always:
again I say, rejoice. Let your mode-
ration be known to all men : the
Lord is nigh. Be anxious about
nothing, but in everything by prayer
and supplication, with thanksgiving,
let your petitions be made known to
God. And may the peace of God,
which surpasseth all understanding,
guard your hearts and minds in
Jhrist Josus our Lord.
Gospel. John i. 19–28.—At that
time:—The Jews sont from Jerusa-
lem priests and Levites to him to ask
him : Who art thou? And he con-
fessed, and denied not; but confessed:
I am not the Christ. And they asked
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him : What then 2 Art thou Elias’
And he said: I am not. Art thou
the prophet? And he answered:
No. They said therefore to him :
Who art thou, that we may give an
answer to those who sent us? What
sayest thou of thyself? He said:
I am the voice of one crying in the
wilderness: Make straight the way
of the Lord, as said the prophet
Isaiah. And they who were sont
were of the Pharisees. And they
asked him, and said to him : Why
then dost thou baptize, if thou art
not Christ, nor Elias, nor the proph-
et 2 John answered them, saying:
I baptize in water, but in the midst
of you standeth One whom ye know
not. It is He, who, though coming
after me, is preferred before me; the
latchet of whose shoe I am not wor-
thy to loose. These things were
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done in Bethany, beyond the Jordan,
where John was baptizing.
Fourth Sunday of Advent.
EPISTLE.—1 Cor. iv. 1–5.-Brethron:
—Let a nan so regard us as ministers
of Christ, and stewards of the mys-
teries of God. Here now it is re-
quired in stewards, that a man be
found faithful. But to me it is of
the least account to be judged by
you, or by the day of man: but
neither do I judge myself. For I
am not conscious to myself of any-
thing; yet I am not hereby justified:
but He that judgeth me is the Lord.
Therefore judge not before the time,
until the Lord conne, who both will
bring to light the hidden things of
darkness, and will make manifest the
counsels of hearts: and then shall
every man have praise from God.
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GOSPEL. Luke iii. 1–6.-In the
fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius
Caesar, Pontius Pilate being procu-
rator of Judea, and Horod being te-
trarch of Galilee, and Philip his broth-
er being tetrarch of Iturea and the
country of Trachomitis, and Lysanias
being tetrarch of Abilina, under the
high-priests Annas and Caiphas, the
word of the Lord came to John, the
Son of Zachariah, in the descrt. And
he came into all the country about
the Jordan, preaching the baptism
of penance, for the remission of sins;
As it is written in the book of the
Sayings of Isaiah the prophet: A
Voice of one crying in the desert:
Prepare ye the way of the Lord,
make straight His paths. Every val-
ley shall be filled, and every moun-
tain and hill shall be made low :
and what is crooked shall be made
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straight, and the rough way smooth.
And all flesh shall see the salvation
of God.
Christmas, -l'irst Mass.
EPISTLE, Titus ii. 11–15.-Dearly
Beloved —The grace of God our
Saviour hath appeared to all men,
instructing us that denying innpiety
and worldly lusts we should live so-
berly, and justly, and piously in this
world, waiting for the blessed hope
and coming of the glory of our great
God and Saviour Jesus Christ, who
gave Himself for all, that He might
redeem us from all iniquity, and
cleanse for Hinaself an acceptable
people, zealous of good works. These
things speak and exhort: in Christ
Jesus our Lord,
Gospel, Tuke ii. 1–14.—At that
time:—A decree went forth from
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Augustus Caesar that the whole world
should be enrolled. This first enrol-
ment was made by Cyrinus, the gov-
ernor of Syria, And all went to be
enrolled, every one into his own city.
And Joseph also went up from Gal-
ilee, from the city of Nazareth, into
Judea to the city of David, which is
called Bethlehem, 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 while they were there the
days for her delivery were completed.
And she brought forth her first-born
Son, and swathed Him and laid Hin)
in a manger: because there was no
room for them in the inn. And
there were in the same country shep-
herds watching, and keeping the
night-watches over their flock. And
behold, an Angel of the Lord stood
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by them, and the brightness of God
shone round them, and they feared
greatly. And the Angel said to them :
Fear not; for behold, I bring you
good news of great joy, which will be .
to all the people; for this day is born
to you in the city of David a Saviour,
who is Christ the Lord. And this
shall be a sign to you. Ye shall find
a Babe Swathed and lying in a man-
ger. And suddenly there was with
the Angel annultitude of the heavenly
host, praising God, and saying: Glory
to God on high : and on earth peace
to men of good will.
Christmas.—Second Mass,
EPISTLE. Titus iii. 4–7–Dearly
Beloved :—The goodness and kind-
ness of our Saviour God appeared:
not by works of justice done by us,
but according to His mercy He saved
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us by the laver of regeneration and
renewing of the Holy Spirit, whom
He hath poured forth on us abun-
dantly through Jesus Christ our Sa-
viour, that being justified by His
grace we may be heirs according to
hope of eternal life: in Christ Jesus
our Lord.
Gospel. Luke ii. 15–20.-At that
time:—The shepherds said to one
another: Let us go over to Bethle-
hem, and see this thing which is
come to pass, which, the Lord hath
showed us. And they came in haste;
and found Mary and Joseph, and the
Babe lying in the manger. And
when they had seen it, they under-
stood the thing which had been
spoken to them concerning this
Child. And all who heard won-
dered; and at the things which were
told them by the shepherds. But
22
16 EPISTLES AND GOSPELs.
Mary kept all these words, pondering
in her heart. And the shepherds
returned, glorifying and praising God
for all that they had heard and seem
as it was told to them.
Christmas.--Third MaSS.
EPISTLE. Heb. i. 1–12.-God who
formerly spoke to the fathers by the
prophets, at different times and in
various ways: lastly in these 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 impression of His
substance, and upholding all things
by the word of His power, which He
made a purification of sins, sitteth
on the right hand of the majesty on
high : being made so much greater
than the Angels, as He hath inherited
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a more excellent name than they.
For to which of the Angels did He
ever say: 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 2 And
when He bringeth again the First-
Begotten into the World, He saith,
And let all the Angels of God adore
Him. And of the Angels indeed He
saith: Who maketh His Angels
spirits, and His ministers a flame of
fire. But to the Son: Thy throne,
O God, is for ever and ever; the scep-
tre of thy kingdom is a sceptre of
right. Thou hast loved justice and
hated iniquity; therefore God, Thy
God, hath anointed Thee with the
oil of gladness above Thy partners.
And : Thou, O Lord, in the beginning
didst found the earth ; and the heav-
ens are works of Thine hands. They
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shall perish, but Thou shalt remain,
and they all shall grow old as a gar-
mont : and as a Westure Thou shalt
change them and they shall be
changed : but Thou art the self-same,
and Thy years shall not fail.
Gospel. John i. 1–14.—In the be-
ginning was the Word, and the Word
was with God, and the Word was
God. This was in the beginning
with God. All things were made
through Him ; and without Him
was ruade nothing that was made,
In Him was life, 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
sent from God, whose name was
John. This one came for a witness,
to testify concerning the light, that
all might believe through him. He
was not the light, but he was to tes-
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tify concerning the light. The true
light, which enlighteneth every man,
conneth into this world. He was in
the world, and the world was made
through Him, and the world knew
Hinn not. He came to His own
possessions, and His own people
received Him not. But to as many
as received Him, He gave power to
become children of God, to those
who believe in His name: who are
born, not of blood, nor of the will
of the flesh, nor the will of man,
but of God. AND THE WORD WAS
MADE FLESH (here all kneel), and dwelt
among us, and we saw His glory,
the glory as of the Only-Begotten
of the Father: full of grace and
truth.
Sunday within the Octave,
EPISTLE, Gal. iv. 1-7,-Brethren : .
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—As long as the heir is a child, he
differeth nothing from a servant,
although he is lord of all: but he
is under tutors and governors, until
the time appointed by the father: so
we also, when we were children,
were serving under the elements of
the world. But when the fulness
of time came, God sent His Son
nade of a Woman, made under the
law, to redeem those who were under
the law, that we might receive the
adoption of sons. And because ye
are sons, God hath sent the Spirit
of His Son into your hearts, crying:
Abba, Father. Therefore he is no
more a servant, but a son ; and if a
son, heir also through God.
Gospºl. Luke ii. 33–40.-At that
time:—Joseph and Mary the mother
of Jesus were wondering at the
things spoken concerning Him. And
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Simeon blessed them, and said to
Mary His mother: Behold, He is
set for the fall and rising of many
in Israel, and for a sign which will
be opposed: And a sword shall
pierce thine own soul, that the
thoughts of many hearts may be
revealed. And there was one Anna,
a prophetess, the daughter of Phan-
uel, of the tribe of Aser; she was
far advanced in years, and had lived
with her husband seven years from
her virginity. And she was a widow
until eighty-four years; and departed
not from the temple, but, by fastings
and prayers, worshipped night and
day. Now she, at the same hour,
conning in, gave praise to the Lord ;
and spoke of Him to all who were
looking for the redemption of Israel.
And after they had performed all
things according to the law of the
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Lord, they returned into Galilee, to
their own city, Nazareth. And the
Child grew, and became strong, full
of wisdom ; and the grace of God
was in Him.
Circumcision.
EPISTLE. Titus ii. 11–15–Dearly
Beloved :—The grace of God our
Saviour hath appeared to all men,
instructing us that denying impiety
and worldly lusts we should live
soberly, and justly, and piously, in
this world, waiting for the blessed
hope and coming of the glory of our
great God and Saviour Jesus Christ,
who gave Himself for all, that He
might redeem us from all iniquity,
and cleanse for Himself an accept-
able people, zealous of good works.
These things speak and exhort: in
Christ Jesus our Lord.
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GOSPEL. Luke ii. 21.-At that
time:—After eight days were past
that the child should be circumcised,
His name was called JESUs, so called
by the Angel before He was conceived
in the womb.
Epiphany.
LEsson. Isaiah lx. 1–6.-Arise, be
enlightened, O Jerusalem : for thy
light is come, and the glory of the
Lord is risen upon thce. For behold,
darkness shall cover the earth, and
a mist the peoples: but the Lord
shall arise upon thee, and His glory
shall be seen on thee. And the Gen-
tiles shall walk in thy light, and
kings in the brightness of thy rising.
Iliſt up thy eyes round about, and
see; all these are gathered together,
they are come to thee: thy sons shall
come from aſar, and thy daughters
24 EPISTLES AND GOSPELs.
shall rise up at thy side. Then shalt
thou see, and abound, and thy heart
shall wonder and be enlarged, when
the multitude of the sea shall be con-
verted to thee, the strength of the
Gentiles shall come to thee. The
multitude of cannels shall cover thee,
the dromedaries of Madian and
Epha : all they from Saba shall
come, bringing gold and frankin-
cense, and showing forth praise to
the Lord.
GospISL. Matt. ii. 1–12.--When Je-
sus was born in Bethlehem of Juda,
in the days of King Herod, behold
Magians came from eastern parts to
Jerusalem, saying: Where is Ho that
is born king of the Jews? for we
have seen His star in the East, and
we are come to worship Him. And
King Herod, hearing this, was trou-
bled, and all Jerusalem with him.
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And assembling together all the chief
priests, and the scribes of the people,
he inquired of them where the Christ
should be born. And they said to
him : In Bethlehem of Juda: for so
it is written by the prophet: And
thou Bethlehem, land of Juda, art
not the least among the princes of
Juda: for out of thee shall come
forth a Leader, who shall rule My
people Israel. Then Herod, privately
calling the Magians, ascertained from
them the time when the star appeared
to them. And sent them to Bethle-
hem, and said: Go, and diligently
inquire after the Child, and when
ye have found Him, bring back word
to me, that I also may go and wor-
ship Him. When they had heard
the king, they departed: and behold,
the star which they had seen in the
East went before them, till it came
26 EPISTLES AND GOSPELs.
and stood over the place where the
Child was, And seeing the star, they
rejoiced with very great joy. And
having entered into the house, they
found the Child with Mary IIis
nothor, and fell down and wor-
shipped Him (here all kneel). And
opening their treasures they offered
Him gifts, gold, frankincense, and
myrrh. And being warned of God
in a dream, that they should not
return to Herod, they went back
another way into their own country.
First Sunday after Epiphany.
EPISTLE. Ronn. xii. 1–5.-Broth-
ren:—I beseech you, by the mercy
of God, that ye present your bodies
a living victim, holy, well pleasing
to God, your rational worship. And
be not conformed to this world, but
be ye reformed in the newness of
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your mind; that ye may prove what
is the good, and acceptable, and per-
ſect will of God. For I say, by the
grace which is given me, to all who
are among you : not to think more
highly than it behooveth to think;
but to think soberly, and according
as God hath dealt to every one the
measure of faith. For as we have
many members in one body, but all
the members have not the same
office; so we, being many, are one
body in Christ, and cvery one mem-
bers one of another: in Christ Jesus
our Lord.
GOSPEL. Luke ii. 42–52.--When
Jesus was twelve years old, they went
up to Jerusalem, according to the
custom of the feast, and when they
had completed the days, as they re-
turned, the Child Jesus remained
behind in Jerusalem, and His parents
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went down with them, and came to
Nazareth : and He was subject to
them. And His mother kept all
those things in her heart. And Jesus
advanced in Wisdom, and age, and
favor With God and men.
Second Sunday after Epiphany.—Holy
Name of Jesus.
LESSON. Acts iv. 8–12.-In those
days:–Peter filled with the IIoly
Spirit, 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 ye crucified,
whom God hath raised from the
dead, by Him this man standeth
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here before you whole. This is the
stone which was rejected by you the
builders, which is become the head
of the corner : neither is there salva-
tion in any other. For there is no
other name under heaven given
annong men, by which we must be
saved.
GOSPEL of the Feast. Luke ii. 21.
—At that time:—After eight days
were past that the Child should be
circumcised, His name was called
JESUS, so called by the Angel before
He was conceived in the womb.
Gospºl, of the Sunday. John ii.
1–11.-At that time :—There was a
wedding in Cama of Galilee: and the
mother of Jesus was there. And
Jesus also was invited, and His dis-
ciples, to the wedding. And the
wine ſailing, the mother of Jesus
saith to Him: They have no wine.
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And Jesus saith to her: Woman,
what have I to do with thee? My
hour is not yet come. His mother
saith to the waiters: Whatever IIe
shall say to you, do ye. Now six
stone pitchers were set there, after
the manner of the purifying of the
Jews, containing two or three meas-
ures apiece. Jesus saith to then :
Fill the pitchers with water. And
they filled them up to the brim.
And Jesus saith to them : Draw out
now, and carry to the master of the
feast. And they carried it. And
when the naster of the feast had
tasted the water made wine, and
knew not whence it was, but the
waiters who drew the water know,
the mastor of the feast calleth the
bridegroom, and saith to him : Every
man at first setteth forth good wine,
and when men have well drunk,
2:3
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then that which is inforior : but thou
hast kept the good wine until now.
This beginning of miracles did Jesus
in Cana of Galilee, and manifosted
His glory, and His disciples believed
in Him.
Third Sunday after Epiphany.
EPISTLE. Rom. xii. 16–21.—Breth-
ren:—Be not wise in your own con-
coit. Render to no man evil for ovil :
provide good things not only before
God, but also before all men. If it
be possible, as much as is in you,
have peace with all men. Do not
revenge yourselves, dearly beloved,
but give place unto wrath : for it is
written: Vengeance is Mine; I will
repay, saith the Lord. But if thine
enemy hunger, feed him : if he thirst,
give him drink: for doing this, thou
shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
EPISTLES AND GOSPELS. 33
Be not overcome by evil, but over-
come evil with good.
GOSPEL. Matt. viii. 1–13,-At that
time:—When Jesus was come down
from the mountain, great crowds fol-
lowed Him. And behold a leper
came, and worshipped liim, saying:
Lord, If Thou wilt, Thou canst make
me clean. And Jesus stretching forth
His hand, touched him, saying: I
will ; BC thou made clean. And
forthwith his leprosy was cleansed.
And Josus saith to him : See thou
tell no man : but go, show thyself to
the priest, and offer the gift which
Moses commanded for a testimony
to then. And on His entering into
Capharnaum, a centurion came to
Him, beseeching Hinn, and saying:
Lord, my servant lieth at home sick
of the palsy, and is grievously tor-
mented. And Jesus saith to him : I
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34 EPISTLES AND GOSPELs.
will come and heal him. And the
centurion making answer, said: Lord,
I am not worthy that Thou shouldst
enter under my roof: but only say
the word, and my servant shall be
healed. For I also am a man subject
to authority, having soldiers under
me; and I say to one: Go, and he
goeth ; and to another : Come, and
he cometh; and to my servant: Do
this, and he doeth it. And Jesus,
hearing this marvelled, and said to
those who followed Him : Truly, I
say to you, I have not found so great
faith in Israel. And I say to you,
that many shall come from the IEast,
and the West, and shall recline at
table with Abraham, and Isaac, and
Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.
But the children of the kingdom
shall be cast out into the outer dark-
ness: there shall be wailing and
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gnashing of teeth. And Jesus said
to the centurion : Go, and as thou
hast believed, be it done to thee.
And the servant was healed at the
Same hour.
Fourth Sunday after Epiphany.
EPISTLE. Ronn. xiii. 8–10,–13 reth-
Ten :—Owe no man anything, but to
love one another; for he who loveth
the neighbor hath fulfilled the law.
For: thou shalt not commit adultery:
thou shalt not kill: thou shalt not
steal : thou shalt not covet: and
if there be any other commandment,
it is comprised in this word: Thou
shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
The love of the neighbor worketh
no evil: love, therefore, is the ful-
filling of the law.
GOSPEL. Matt. viii. 23–27.-At that
time:—When Jesus entered into the
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boat, His disciples followed Hin
and behold a great storm arose at
sea, so that the boat was covered with
the waves, but He was asleep. And
His disciples came to Him, and
awaked Him, saying: Lord, save us,
we perish. And Jesus saith to them:
Why are ye fearful, O ye of little
faith ? Then rising up, He com-
manded the winds and the Sea, and
a great calm ensued. But the men
wondered, saying: What an one is
this, for the winds and the sea obey
Him 2
Fifth Sunday after Epiphany.
ISPISTLE. Col. iii. 12–17.-Breth-
ren:—Put ye on, as the elect of God,
holy and beloved, bowels of compas-
sion, kindness, humility, modesty,
patience: bearing with one another,
and forgiving one another, if any
EPISTLES AND GOSPELs. 37
man hath a complaint against any
one: as even the Lord hath for-
given you, so ye also. But above all
these things, put on charity, which
is the bond of perfection : and let
the peace of Christ reign in your
hearts, in which also ye are called
in one body : and be ye thankful.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you
abundantly, in all wisdom ; teaching
and admonishing one another in
psalms, hymns, and Spiritual Songs,
in grace, singing in your hearts to
God. All whatever ye do in word,
or in work, all things in the name
of the Lord Jesus Christ, giving
thanks to God and the Father through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
GOSPEL. Matt. xiii. 24–30.-At that
time:—Jesus spoke this parable to
the multitudes: The kingdom of
heaven is likened to a man who
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sowed good seed in his field. Dut
while the men were asleep, his
enemy came and Sowed cockle among
the wheat, and went away. And
when the blade sprang up and
brought forth fruit, then appeared
also the cockle. And the servants
of the householder came and said
to him : Sir, didst thou not sow
good seed in thy field 7 Whence
then hath it cockle? And he said
to them : An enemy hath done this.
And the servants said to him : Wilt
thou that we go and gather it up?
And he said: No, lest in gathering
up the cockle ye root up the wheat
also with it. Let both grow together
until 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 the wheat
gather into my barn.
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Sixth Sunday after Epiphany.
EPISTLE. 1 Thess. i. 2–10.—Breth-
ren :—We give thanks to God always
for you all, making remembrance
of you in our prayers, without ceas-
ing, being mindful of the work of
your faith, and labor, and charity,
and the endurance of the hope of
Our Lord Jesus Christ, before our
God and Father: knowing, brethren,
beloved of God, your election: be-
cause our gospel to you was not in
word only, but also in power, and
in the Holy Spirit, and in much ful-
ness, as ye know what manner of
men we were among you for your
sake. And ye became followers of
us and of the Lord, having received
the word in much tribulation, with
joy of the Holy Spirit: so that ye
became a model to all who believe
in Macedonia and Achaia. For from
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you the word of the Lord was spread
abroad, not only in Macedonia and
Achaia, but also in every place your
faith, which is toward God, hath
gone forth, so that we have no need
to say anything. For they them-
selves relate of us what manner of
entrance we had among you, and
how ye turned to God from idols,
to serve the living and true God,
and to wait for His Son from heaven
(whom He raised from the dead),
Jesus, who hath delivered us from
the Wrath to conne.
GOSPEL. Matt. xiii. 31–35.-At that
time:–Jesus spake this parable to
the multitudes: The kingdom of
heaven is like to a grain of mustard,
which a man took and sowed in his
field, which indeed is the least of all
seeds: but when it is grown up, it is
greater than all herbs, and becometh
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a tree, so that the birds of the air
come and lodge in the branches
thereof. Another parable He spake
to them : The kingdom of heaven is
like to leaven, which a woman took
and hid in three measures of meal,
until the whole was leavened. All
these things Jesus spake to the crowds
in parables: and without parables
He did not speak to them : that what
was spoken by the prophet might be
fulfilled, when He saith : I will open
My mouth in parables. I will utter
things hidden from the foundation
Of the World.
Septuagesima.
EPISTLE. 1 Cor. ix. 24 to x. 5.—
Brethren :—Know ye not that they
who run in the race-ground, all run
indeed, but one receiveth the prize?
So run that ye may obtain. And
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every one who striveth for the mas-
tery refraineth himself from all
things, and they, indeed, that they
may receive a perishable crown : but
we an imperishable. I therefore so
run, not as an uncertainty: I so
fight, not as one beating the air.
But I chastise my body, and bring
it under subjection, lest perhaps,
when I have preached to others, I
myself become a reprobate. For J
would not have you ignorant, breth-
ren, that our fathers were all under
the cloud and all passed through the
sea, and all were baptized unto Moses
in the cloud, and in the sea; and all
did eat the same spiritual food, and
all drank the same spiritual drink
(and they drank of the spiritual rock
which followed them : and the rock
was Christ). But with the most of
them God was not well pleased.
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GOSPEL. Matt. xx. 1–16.-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
laborers into his vineyard. And
having agreed with the laborers for
a shilling a day, he sent them into
his vineyard. And going out about
the third hour, he saw others stand-
ing idle in the market-place. And
he said to them : Go ye also into my
vineyard, and I will give you what
is just. And they went. And again
he went out about the sixth and the
ninth hour, and did in like manner.
But about the eleventh he went out,
and found others standing, and saith
to them : Why stand ye here all the
day idle? They say to him : Because
no one hath hired us. He saith to
them : Go ye also into my vineyard.
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And when evening was come, the
lord of the vineyard saith to his
steward: Call the laborers, and pay
them their hire, beginning from the
last even to the first. When there-
fore they who had come about the
eleventh hour came forward, they
received each one a shilling. But
when the first also came, they
thought that they should receive
more: and they also received each
one a shilling. And when they
received it, they murmured against
the householder, saying: These last
have worked one hour, and thou
hast made them equal to us, who
have borne the burden of the day,
and the burning heat. But he an-
swered and said to one of them :
I'riend, I do thee no wrong: didst
thou not agree with me for a shilling?
Take what is thine and go. It is my
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will also to give to this last even as
to thee. Is it not lawful for me to
do what I will ? Is thine eye evil,
because I am good? So shall the
last be first, and the first last: For
many are called, but few are chosen.
Sexagesima.
EPISTLE. 2 Cor. xi. 19 to xii. 9.—
Brethren:—Ye willingly suffer the
foolish, whereas ye yourselves are
wise. For ye suffer if any one bring
you into bondage, if a man devour
you, if a man take, if a man exalt
himself, if a man strike you on the
face. I speak according to dishonor,
as though we had been weak in this
respect. Wherein any one is bold
(I speak foolishly), I am bold also.
They are Hebrews, I also: They are
Israelites, I also: They are the seed
of Abraham, I also. They are min-
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isters of Christ (I speak as foolish),
I more so : in many more labors, in
prisons more frequently, in stripes
above measure, in deaths often.
From the Jews I received five times
forty stripes save one. Thrice I was
beaten with rods, once I was stoned,
thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night
and a day have I been in the deep,
in journeyings often, perils of rivers,
perils of robbers, perils from my
nation, perils from the Gentiles,
perils in the city, perils in the wilder-
ness, perils in the sea, perils annong
false brethren : in labor and distress,
in watchings often, in hunger and
thirst, in fastings often, in cold and
nakedness: Besides the things that
are without, my daily charge, the
Care of all the churches. Who is
weak, and I am not weak 2 Who
is scandalized, and I do not burn ?
EPISTLES AND GOSPELS. 47
If I must glory, I will glory in the
things which concern my weakness.
God, even the Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ, who is blessed for ever,
knoweth that I do not lie. At Da-
mascus the governor of King Aretas
guarded the city of the Damascenes,
to apprehend me: and through a
window, in a basket, was I let down
by the wall, and so I escaped his
hands. If I must glory (it is not
indeed expedient), but I will come
to the visions and revelations of the
Lord. I know a man in Christ,
above fourteen years ago (whether
in the body I know not, or whether
out of the body I know not, God
knoweth), such an one caught up to
the third heaven. And I know such
a man (whether in the body or out
of the body, I know not, God know-
eth), that he was caught up into
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48 EPISTLES AND GOSPELs.
paradise: and heard secret words,
which it is not allowed for man to
utter. For such an one I will glory:
but for myself I will not glory, but
in mine infirmities. For although
I would glory, I shall not be foolish :
for I will say the truth ; but I for-
bear, lest any man should csteem me
beyond what he seeth in me, or
heareth something from me. And
lest the greatness of the revelation
should lift me up, a thorn in my
flesh, an angel of Satan, was given
me to buffet me. For which cause
I besought the Lord thrice, that it
might depart from me: And He
said to me: My grace is sufficient
for thee: ſor power is perſected in
weakness. Gladly, therefore, will I
glory in mine infirmities, that the
power of Christ may dwell in me.
Gospel. Iluke viii. 4–15.-At that
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time:—When a great crowd was
gathered together, and they hastened
to Him out of the cities, He spake
by a similitude: The sower went
out to sow his seed. And as he
sowed, some fell by the wayside, and
it was trodden down, and the birds
of the air ate it up. And some fell
on the rock, and as soon as it had
sprung up it withered away, because
it had no moisture. And some fell
among thorns, and the thorns, grow-
ing up with it, choked it. And some
fell on good ground, and sprang up,
and yielded fruit a hundred-fold.
Saying these things, He cried out:
He who hath ears to hear, let him
hear. And His disciples asked Him
what this parable might be? And
He said to them : To you it is given
to know the mystery of the kingdom
of God; but to the rest in parables,
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50 EPISTLES AND GOSPELs.
that seeing they may not see, and
hearing they may not understand.
Now the parable is this: The seed is
the word of God. And those by the
wayside are they who hear; then the
devil conneth and taketh the word
out of their heart, lest believing they
should be saved. Now those upon
the rock are they who, when they
hear, receive the word with joy ; and
these have no root: for they believe
for a while, and in time of tempta-
tion they fall away. And that which
fell among the thorns are they who,
when they have heard, go forth and
are choked with cares and riches and
pleasures of life, and bring no fruit
to maturity. Put that on the good
ground are they who in a good and
excellent heart, hearing the word,
retain it, and bring forth fruit in
patience.
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Quinquagesima.
EPISTLE. 1 Cor. xiii. 1–13.−Breth-
ren :-If I speak with the tongues of
men and of Angels, and have not
charity, I am become as Sounding
brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And if
I have prophecy, and know all the
mysteries, and all knowledge, and if
I have all faith, so as to remove
mountains, and have not charity,
I am nothing. And if I should dis-
tribute all my goods to feed the poor,
and if I should deliver my body to
be burned, and have not charity, it
profiteth me nothing. Charity is
patient, is kind ; charity envieth not,
dealeth not perversely, is not puffed
up, is not ambitious, seeketh not her
own, is not provoked to anger, think-
eth no evil, rejoiceth not in iniquity,
but rejoiceth with the truth: beareth
all things, believeth all things, hopeth
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all things will be accomplished which
were written by the prophets concern-
ing the Son of Man. For He will be
delivered up to the Gentiles, and
mocked, and Scourged, and spit upon.
And after they have scourged Him,
they will put Him to death, and the
third day. He will rise again. And
they understood none of these things,
and this word was hidden from them,
and they understood not the things
which were said. Now it came to
pass, as He drew near to Jericho, that
a certain blind man sat by the way-
side, begging. And when he heard
the multitude passing by, he asked
what it meant. And they told him
that Jesus of Nazareth was passing
by. And he cried out, saying : Jesus,
Son of David, have merey on me.
And they who went before, rebuked
him, charging him to be silent. But
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he cried out much more: Son of
IDavid, have mercy on me. And
Jesus stopped and commanded him
to be brought to Him. And when
he was come near, He asked him,
saying: What wilt thou that I do for
thee? And he said: Lord, that I
may receive my sight. And Jesus
said to him : Receive thy sight: thy
faith hath made thee whole. And
immediately he received his sight,
and followed Him, glorifying God.
And all the people when they saw it,
gave praise to God.
Ash-Wednesday, -
LESSON. Joel ii. 12–19.--Thus saith
the Lord : Be converted to Me with
all your heart, with fasting, and with
weeping, and with mourning. And
rend your hearts, and not your gar-
ments, and turn to the Lord your
EPISTLES AND GOSPELS. 55
God: For He is gracious and mer-
ciful, patient and rich in mercy, and
ready to repent of the evil. Who
knoweth but He will turn, and for-
give and leave a blessing behind Him,
and sacrifice and libation to the Lord
your God? ISlow the trumpet in
Sion; sanctify a fast; call a solemn
assembly, gather together the people;
sanctify the congregation; assemble
the ancients; gather together the
little ones, and them that suck at the
breasts; let the bridegroom go forth
from his bed, and the bride out of
her bride-chamber. Between the
porch and the altar the priests, the
Lord's ministers, shall weep, and
shall say: Spare, O Lord, spare Thy
people: and give not Thy inheritance
to reproach, that the heathens should
rule over them. Why should they
say among the nations: Where is
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their God 2 The Lord hath been
zealous for His land, and hath spared
His people. And the Lord answered,
and said to His people: Behold I
will send you corn, and wine, and
oil : and ye shall be filled with them :
and I will no more make you a re-
proach among the nations: Saith the
Lord Almighty.
GOSPEL. Matt. vi. 16–21,–At that
time :—Jesus said to His disciples:
When ye fast, be not of a sad coun-
tenance, as the hypocrites. For they
disfigure their faces, that to men they
may appear to fast. Truly I say to
you, they have got their reward.
l3ut thou, when thou fastest, anoint
thy head, and wash thy face: that
thou appear not to men to fast, but
to thy Father, who is in secret: and
thy Father, who seeth in secret, will
repay thee. Lay not up for your-
EPISTLES AND GOSPELS. 57
selves treasures on earth, where rust
and moth consume, and where
thieves break through and steal.
But lay up for yourselves treasures
in heaven; where neither rust nor
moth doth consume, and where
thieves do not break through nor
steal. For where thy treasure is,
there is thy heart also.
First Sunday in Lent.
EPISTLE. 2 Cor. vi. 1–10,-Breth-
ren:—We do exhort, that ye receive
not the grace of God in vain. For He
saith : In an acceptable time I have
heard thee, and in the day of salva-
tion I have helped thee. Behold
now is the acceptable time, behold
now is the day of salvation, Giving
no offence to any one, that our min-
istry may not be blamed : but in all
let us present ourselves as ministers
58 EPISTLES AND GOSPELs.
of God in much patience, in tribula-
tions, in necessities, in distresses, in
stripes, in prisons, in tumults, in
labors, in watchings, in fastings,
in chastity, in knowledge, in long
suffering, in sweetness, in the Holy
Spirit, in charity unfeigned, in the
word of truth, in the power of
God, by the armor of justice on the
right hand, and on the left, by glory
and dishonor, by evil report, and
good report: as deceivers and true;
as unknown and known : as dying,
and behold we live; as chastened,
and not killed : as sorrowful, yet
always rejoicing: as needy, yet en-
riching many : as having nothing,
and possessing all things.
Gospel. Matt. iv. 1–11.-At that
time:—Jesus was led by the Spirit
into the desert, to be tempted by the
devil. And when He had fasted
EPISTLES AND GOSPELS, 59
forty days and forty nights, after-
wards He was hungry. And the
tempter came and said to Him : If
Thou art the Son of God, command
that these stones be made bread.
But He answered and said : It is
written : Not by bread alone doth
man live, but by every word that
proceedeth from the mouth of God.
Then the devil took him up into
the holy city, and set Him upon the
pinnacle of the temple, and said to
Him: If Thou art the Son of God,
cast Thyself down; for it is written:
He hath given His Angels charge
over Thee, and in their hands they
shall bear Thee up, lest Thou dash
Thy foot against a stone. Jesus said
to him : It is written again ; Thou
shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
Again the devil took Him up into
a very high mountain, and showed
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Him all the kingdoms of the world,
and their glory: and said to Him :
All these will I give Thee, if Thou
wilt fall down and worship me.
Then Jesus saith to him : Begone,
Satan : for it is written : The Lord
thy God shalt thou worship, and
Him only shalt thou serve. Then
the devil left Him; and behold,
Angels came and ministered to Him.
Second Sunday in Lent,
EPISTLE. 1 Thess. iv. 1–7.-Breth-
ren:—We ask and beseech you by
the Lord Jesus, that as ye have re-
ceived from us how ye ought to
walk, and please God, so also ye
would walk, that ye may abound
the more. For ye know what com-
mands I gave you by the Lord Jesus.
For this is the will of God, your
Sanctification, that ye abstain from
EPISTLES AND GOSPELS. G1
fornication, that every one of you
know how to possess his vessel in
sanctification and honor, not in the
passion of lust, even as the Gentiles,
who know not God : and that no
man over-reach, or circumvent his
brother in the matter, because the
Ilord is the avenger of all those
things, as we have told you be-
fore, and testified. For God hath
not called us to uncleanness, but
to holiness: in Christ Jesus our
Lord.
GospIDL. Matt. xvii. 1–9.—At that
time:—Jesus taketh with Him Peter,
and James, and John his brother,
and bringeth them up on a high '
mountain apart: and was transfig-
ured before them. And His face
shone as the Sun : and His garments
became white as Snow. And behold,
there appeared to them Moses and
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IElias talking with Him. And Peter
answered and said to Jesus: Lord,
it is good for us to be here; if Thou
wilt, let us nake here three tents,
one for Thee, and one for Moses, and
one for Elias. And while he was
yet speaking, behold a bright cloud
overshadowed them. And lo! a
Voice from the cloud saying, This
is My beloved Son, in whom I am
well pleased : hear ye Hin). And
when the disciples heard it, they
fell on their face, and were very much
afraid. And Jesus came and touched
them, and said to them : Arise, and
fear not. And when they lifted up
their eyes they saw no one, but Jesus
alone. And as they came down from
the mountain, Jesus charged them,
saying: Tell the vision to no man,
till the Son of Man be risen from
the dead.
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Third Sunday in Lent.
BPISTLE. Ephes. v. 1–9.—Breth-
ren:—Be ye followers of God, as
beloved children: and walk in love,
as Christ also hath loved us, and
delivered Himself up for us an offer-
ing and sacrifice to God for a sweet-
smelling savor. But let not fornica-
tion, and all uncleanness, or covet-
ousness, be even named among you,
as it becometh Saints: or filthiness,
or foolish talking, or buffoonery,
which is not to the purpose: but
rather thanksgiving. For know ye
this, understanding that no fornica-
tor, or unclean or covetous man,
which is idolatry, hath inheritance
in the kingdom of the Christ and
God. Let no man deceive you with
vain words: for because of these
things the anger of God cometh on
the children of unbelief. Be not
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therefore partakers with them. For
ye were once darkness; but now
light in the Ilord. Walk as children
of light: for the fruit of the light
is in all goodness, and justice, and
truth.
GOSPEL. Iauke xi. 14–28.—At that
time:—Jesus was casting out a devil,
and it was dumb ; and when He
had cast out the devil, the dumb
man spake: and the crowds won-
dered. But some of them said: He
casteth out devils through Beelzebub,
the prince of devils. But others,
tempting, sought of Him a sign from
heaven. But seeing their thoughts,
He said to them : Every kingdom
divided against itself is brought to
desolation, and house against house
falleth. And if Satan also is divided
against himself, how shall his king-
dom stand? since ye say, that by
ISPISTLIES AND GOSPELs. 65
Beelzebub I cast Out the devils, NOW
if I cast out the devils by Beelzebub,
by whom do your children cast them
out? Therefore they shall be your
judges. But if, by the finger of God,
I cast out the devils, doubtless the
kingdom of God is conne upon you,
When the strong one armed guardeth
his court, his goods are secure, but
if one stronger than he come upon
him, and overcome him, he taketh
away all his armor wherein he
trusted, and distributeth his spoils,
He who is not with Me, is against
Me: and he who gathereth not with
Me, scattereth. When the unclean
spirit is gone out of a man, he walk-
eth through places without water,
seeking rest: and not finding it, he
saith : I will return to my house,
whence I came out. And when
he cometh, he findeth it swept
J.
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and adorned. Then he goeth and
taketh with him seven other spirits
more wicked than himself, and
they enter in, and dwell there;
and the last state of that man be-
conneth worse than the first. And
it came to pass, as He spake these
things, that a certain woman from
the crowd, lifting up her voice,
said to Him : Happy is the womb
which bore Thee, and the breasts
which thou hast sucked. But He
said: Yea, rather happy are they
who hear the word of God and keep
it.
Fourth Sunday in Lent.
EpistLB. Gal. iv. 22–31–Breth-
ren:—It is written : Abraham had
two sons, one by a bond-maid, and
one by a free woman. But he by the
bond-maid was born after the flesh;
EPISTLES AND GOSPELS. 67
and he by the free woman, by prom-
ise: Which things are an allegory.
For these are two covenants: One
indeed on Mount Sinai, which gen-
dereth to bondage, which is Agar;
For Sinai is a mount in Arabia,
which correspondeth with the present
Jerusalem, and is in bondage with
her children. But that Jerusalem
which is above, is free; which is our
mother. For it is written : Rejoice,
thou barren, who bearest not : break
forth, and cry, thou who travailest
not, for many are the children of the
deSolate one, rather than of her who
hath a husband. But we, brethren,
according to Isaac are children of
promise. But as then he who was
born according to the flesh, perse-
cuted him who was according to the
Spirit; so now also. But what saith
the Scripture? Cast forth the bond-
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maid, and her son : for the son of a
bond-maid shall not be heir with the
Son of the free woman. Therefore,
brethren, we are not children of the
bond-maid but of the free woman :
with the liberty wherewith Christ
hath made us free, .
GOSPEL, John vi. 1–15,-At that
time:—Jesus went over the lake of
Galilee, which is that of Tiberias:
and a great crowd followed Him,
because they saw the miracles which
IIe performed on those who were
infirm, Jesus therefore went up the
mountain, and there sat with His
disciples. Now the passover, the
festival day of the Jews, was at hand,
When Jesus therefore lifted up His
eyes, and saw that a great crowd was
coming to Him, He said to Philip :
Whence shall we buy bread, that
these may eat? And this He said
EPISTLES AND GOSPELS. 69
to try him : for He Himself knew
what He would do. Philip answered
Him: Loaves to the amount of two
hundred shillings are not sufficient
for them, that every one may take
a little. One of His disciples, An-
drew, the brother of Simon Peter,
saith to II in : There is a boy here
who hath five barley loaves, and two
fishes: but what are these among so
lmany ? Then Jesus said: Make the
men sit down. Now, there was
much grass in the place. The mon
therefore sat down, in number about
five thousand. And Jesus took the
loaves; and when IIe had given
thanks, He distributed to those Who
were seated : in like manner also of
the fishes, as much as they would.
And when they were filled, He said
to His disciples: Gather up the
broken meat, which remaineth, lest
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it be lost. They gathered up there-
fore and filled twelve baskets with
the broken meat, of the five barley
loaves, which remained over and
above to those who had eaten. Now
those men, when they had seen what
a sign Jesus had performed, said:
This is, of a truth, the Prophet who
is to come into the world. Jesus,
therefore, knowing that they would
come to take Him by force, and
make Him king, fled again into the
Imountain by Hinmself.
Passion Sunday.
EPISTLE. Heb. ix. 11–15–13reth-
ren:—Christ being come a High-
priest of the good things to come,
by the greater and better tabernacle
not made with hands, that is, not of
this building, neither by the blood
of goats, or calves; but by His own
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Blood, entered once into the sanctu-
ary, having obtained an eternal re-
demption. For if the blood of goats
and bulls, and the ashes of a heifer,
being sprinkled, Sanctify unto the
cleansing of the flesh, those who are
defiled; how much more shall the
Blood of Christ, who through the
Holy Spirit offered Himself without
blemish to God, cleanse our con-
Science from dead works, to worship
the living God? And for this, He is
Mediator of a new covenant, that
death intervening for the redemption
of the transgressions, which were
under the former covenant, they who
are called may receive the promise
of the eternal inheritance: in Christ
Jesus our Lord.
GOSPEL. John viii. 46–59.-At that
time:—Jesus said to the multitudes
of the Jews: Which of you shall
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convict Me of sin” If I say the
truth of you, why do ye not believe
Me? He that is of God, heareth the
words of God. Therefore ye hear
them not, because ye are not of God.
The Jews therefore answered, and
said to Him: Do not we say well
that Thou art a Samaritan, and hast
a devil? Jesus answered: I have
not a devil; but I honor My Father,
and ye have dishonored Me, But
I seek not Mine own glory: there is
One who seeketh and judgeth. Tru-
ly, truly, I say to you: if any man
keep My word, he shall not see death
ever. The Jews therefore said: Now
we know that Thou hast a devil.
Abraham is dead, and the prophets;
and Thou Sayest: If any man keep
My word, he shall not taste death
ever, Art Thou greater than our
Eather Abraham, who is dead? And
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the prophets are dead. Whom dost
Thou make Thyself? Jesus an-
swored : If I glorify Myself, My glory
is nothing. It is My Father that
glorifieth Me, of whom ye say that
He is your God, And ye know Him
not ; but I know Him. And if I
should say that I know Him not,
I shall be like to you, a liar. But
I know Him, and keep His word,
Abraham your father rejoiced that
he might see My day; he saw it, and
was glad. The Jews therefore said
to Him : Thou art not yet fifty years
old, and hast Thou seen Abraham 2
Jesus said to them : Truly, truly, I
say to you, before Abraham was
made, I am. They took up stones,
therefore, to cast at Ilinn, But Jesus
hid Himself, and went out of the
temple.
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Palm Sunday.
EPISTLE. Philip. ii. 5–11.-Breth-
ren:—Have this mind in yourselves,
which also was in Christ Jesus; who
being in the form of God, thought
it not robbery to be equal with God:
but emptied Himself and took the
form of a servant, being made in the
likeness of men, and in fashion
found as a man. He humbled Him-
self, and became obedient unto death,
even the death of the Cross. Where-
fore also God hath highly exalted
Him, and given Him the Name,
which is above every name: that at
the Name of JESUs every knee should
bend of those that are in heaven, on
earth, and under the earth ; and every
tongue should confess that the Lord
Jesus Christ is in the glory of God the
Father.
EPISTLES AND GOSPELs.
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5
The Passion.
Gospel. Matt. xxvi., xxvii.-At
that time:—Jesus said to His disci-
ples: Ye know that after two days
will be the Passover, and the Son of
Man will be delivered up to be cruci-
fied. Then were gathered together
the chief priests and ancients of the
people into the court of the high-
priest, who was called Caiphas: and
they consulted together, that they
might take Jesus by craft, and put
Him to death. But they said: Not
On the festival, lest there be a tumult
among the people. And when Jesus
was in Bethany, in the house of
Simon the leper, a woman came to
Him having an alabaster box of pre-
cious ointment, and poured it on
His head, as He reclined at table.
And when the disciples saw it, they
Were displeased, saying: To what
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purpose is this waste? For this
might have been sold for much, and
given to the poor. And Jesus know-
ing it, said to them : Why trouble ye
this woman 2 for she hath wrought
a good work on Me. For the poor
ye have always with you ; but Me
ye have not always. For in pouring
this ointment on My body she hath
done it for My burial. Truly I say
to you, wherever this gospel shall be
preached in the whole world, this
also which she hath done shall be
told in memory of her. Then one
of the twelve who was called Judas
Iscariot, went to the chief priests,
and said to them : What will ye give
me, and I will deliver Him to you?
And they assigned him thirty picces
of silver. And thenceforth he sought
opportunity to betray Him. And on
the first day of unleavened bread
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the disciples came to Jesus, saying:
Where wilt Thou that we prepare
for Thee to eat the Passover ? But
Jesus said: Go into the city to a cer-
tain man, and say to him : The
Master saith : My time is at hand;
with thee I keep the Passover with
My disciples. And the disciples did
as Jesus ordered them, and prepared
the Passover. And when it was
evening, He sat down with His
twelve disciples. And whilst they
were eating, He said: Truly I say
to you, that one of you will betray
Me, Amd they being very unuch
troubled, began every one to say: Is
it I, Lord? But He answered and
said : He that dippeth his hand with
Me in the dish, he will betray Me.
The Son of Man indeed goeth, as it
is written of Him : but woe to that
man by whom the Son of Man is
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betrayed. It were better for that
man if he had not been born. And
Judas who betrayed Him, answered
and said : Rabbi, is it I? He saith
to him : Thou hast said it. And
whilst they were at supper, Jesus
took bread, and blessed, and broke,
and gave to His disciples, and said:
Take and eat: this is My Body.
And He took the cup, and gave
thanks, and gave to them, saying:
Drink ye all of this. For this is My
Blood of the new testament winich
shall be shed for many, unto remis.
sion of sins. And I say to you I
will not drink henceforth of this
fruit of the vine until that day when
I drink it new with you in the king-
dom of My Father. And when they
had sung a hymn, they went out
unto Mount Olivet. Then Jesus saith
to them : All of you will be Scan-
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dalized in regard to Me this night.
For it is written: I will strike the
Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock
shall be scattered. But after I am
risen, I will go before you into Gal-
ilee. And Peter answered and said
to Him: Although all shall be scan-
dalized in regard to Thee, I will
never be scandalized. Jesus said to
him : Truly I say to thee, that this
night, before a cock crow, thou wilt
deny Me thrice: Peter saith to Him :
Yea, though I should die with Thee,
I will not deny Thee. And in like
manner spoke all the disciples. Then
Jesus came with them into a country
place called Gethsemani: and said
to His disciples: Sit ye here while
I go yonder, and pray. And taking
with Him Peter and the two sons of
Zebedee, He began to grow sorrow-
ful and to be very sad. Then He
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saith to them : My soul is sorrowful
even unto death ; stay ye here, and
Watch With Me. And He went a
little further, and fell upon His face,
and prayed, saying: My Father, if
it be possible, let this cup pass away
from me. Nevertheless, not as I will,
but as Thou. And He conneth to
His disciples, and findeth them
asleep, and saith to Peter: So, could
ye not watch with Me one hour?
Watch and pray that ye enter not
into temptation. The spirit indeed
is willing, but the flesh is weak,
Again a second time He went away
and prayed, saying: My Father, if
this cup cannot pass away, except
I drink it, Thy will be done. And
He cometh again, and findeth them
sleeping; for their eyes were heavy.
And leaving them, He went away
again; and prayed the third time,
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saying the same words! Then He
conneth to His disciples, and saith to
them : Sleep on now, and take your
rest: behold, the hour is at hand,
and the Son of Man shall be betrayed
into the hands of sinners. Rise, let
us go : behold, he that will betray
Me is at hand. While He was yet
speaking, behold, Judas, one of the
twelve, came, and with him a great
crowd with swords and clubs, sent
from the chief priests and the an-
cients of the people. And His be-
trayer gave them a sign, saying:
Whom I shall kiss, that is He; hold
Him fast. And forth with he came
to Jesus, and said : Hail, Rabbi: and
he kissed Him. And Jesus said to
him : Friend, for what art thou
come? Then they came up, and
laid hands on Jesus, and held Him.
And behold one of those with Jesus
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stretched forth his hand, and drew
his sword, and struck the servant of
the high-priest, and cut off his ear.
Then Jesus saith to him : Put up
again thy sword into its place: for
all they that take the sword shall
perish by the sword. Thinkest thou
that I cannot ask My Father, and
He will give Me presently more than
twelve legions of Angels? How
then shall the Scripture be fulfilled,
that thus it must be done? In that
hour Jesus said to the crowds: Ye
are come out, as if to a robber, with
swords and clubs to take Me. I sat
among you daily teaching in the
temple, and ye did not lay hands on
Me. Now all this was done, that the
scriptures of the prophets might be
fulfilled. Then the disciples all left
Him, and fled. But they that held
Jesus led Him to Caiphas, the high-
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priest, where the scribes and the
ancients were assembled. And Peter
followed Him afar off, even to the
court of the high-priest. And going
in, he sat with the servants, that he
might see the end. And the chief
priests, and the whole council sought
false testimony against Jesus, that
they might put Him to death : And
they found none, although many false
witnesses had come forward. And
last of all came two false witnesses:
and said: This man said, I am able to
destroy the temple of God, and to
build it in three days. And the
high-priest arose, and said to Him :
Answerest Thou nothing to the
things which these testify against
Thee? But Jesus was silent. And
the high-priest said to Him: I adjure
Thee by the living God that Thou
tell us whether Thou art the Christ,
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the Son of God. Jesus saith to him :
Thou hast said it. But I say to you,
hereafter ye shall see the Son of Man
sitting at the right hand of the power
of God, and coming in the clouds of
heaven. Then the high-priest rent
his garments, saying: He hath blas-
phemed : what further need have
we of witnesses? Behold, now ye
have heard the blasphemy : what
think ye? They answered and said:
He is worthy of death. Then they
spat in His face, and buffeted Him:
and some struck His face with the
palms of their hands, saying : Proph-
esy to us, O Christ, who is he that
struck Thee? But Peter sat without
in the court; and there came to lim
a servant-maid, saying: Thou also
wast with Jesus, the Galilean. But
he denied it, before all, saying: I
know not what thou sayest. And
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as he went out of the gate, another
maid saw him, and she saith to those
who were there : This man also was
with Jesus of Nazareth. And again
he denied it with an oath : I do not
know the Man, And after a while,
they who stood by came and said to
Peter: Surely thou also art one of
them, for even thy speech doth dis-
cover thee. Then he began to invoke
curses on himself, and to swear that
he knew not the Man. And imme-
diately a cock crowed. And Peter
remembered the words of Jesus
which He had said: Before a cock
crow thou wilt deny Me thrice. And
he went out and wept bitterly, And
When morning was come, all the
chief priests and ancients of the peo-
ple took counsel against Jesus, that
they might put Hinn to death. And
having bound Him, they led Him
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away : and delivered Him to Pontius
Pilate, the governor. Then Judas,
who betrayed Him, seeing that He
was condemned, repented, and
brought back the thirty pieces of
silver to the chief priests and the
ancients, saying: I have sinned by
betraying just blood. But they said:
What is that to us? I_Ook thou to
it. And casting down in the temple
the pieces of silver, he departed; and
went and hanged himself. But the
chief priests took the pieces of silver,
and said: It is not lawful to put
them into the treasury, because it is
the price of blood. And after they
had consulted together, they bought
with them the potter's field, to be
a burying-place for strangers. For
this cause that field was called Hakel-
dama, the field of blood, even to this
day. Then was fulfilled that which
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was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet,
who saith: And they took the thirty
pieces of silver, the price of Him
who was priced, whom they of the
children of Israel did price. And
they gave them for the potter's field,
as the Lord appointed me. And
Jesus stood before the governor, and
the governor asked Him, saying:
Art Thou the King of the Jews?
Jesus saith to him : Thou sayest it.
And when He was accused by the
chief priests and ancients, He made
no answer. Then Pilate saith to
Him : Dost Thou not hear how many
things they testify against Thee?
And He answered not a word, so
that the governor wondered exceed-
ingly. Now on the solemn day, the
governor was accustomed to release
to the people one prisoner, whom
they would. And he had then a no-
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torious prisoner, called Barabbas.
When therefore they were gathered
together, Pilate said: Whom will ye
that I release to you, Barabbas, or
Jesus, who is called Christ? For he
knew that they had delivered Him
up through envy. And as he was
sitting on the tribunal, his wife sent
to him, saying: Have nothing to do
with that Just Man: for I have suf-
fered much this day in a dream on
account of Him. But the chief
priests and the ancients persuaded
the crowds that they should ask
Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. And
the governor answered and said to
them: Which of the two will ye that
I release to you? But they said:
Barabbas. Pilate saith to them :
What then shall I do with Jesus who
is called Christ? They all say: Let
Him be crucified. The governor
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said to them : Why, what evil hath
He done? But they cried out the
more, saying: Ilet Him be crucified.
And Pilate seeing that he did no
good, but that rather a tumult was
made, took water and washed his
hands before the crowd, saying: I
ann innocent of the blood of this
Just Man: look ye to it. And all
the people answered and said: His
blood be on us, and on our children.
Then he released to them Barabbas,
and having scourged Jesus, delivered
Him to them to be crucified. Then
the soldiers of the governor took
Jesus into the hall, and gathered
together unto Him the whole band,
And they stripped Him, and put
a scarlet cloak about Him. And
having platted a crown of thorns,
they put it on His head, and a reed
in His right hand. And they bowed
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the knee before Him, and mocked
Him, saying: Hail, King of the Jews.
And they spat upon Him, and took
the reed and struck His head. And
after they had mocked Him, they
took off the cloak from Him, and
put on Him His own garments, and
led Him away to crucify Him. And
as they went out, they found a man
of Cyrene, named Simon: him they
forced to take up His cross. And
they canne to a place called Golgotha,
that is, place of a skull. And they
gave Him to drink wine mingled
with gall. And when He had tasted,
He would not drink. And after they
had crucified Him, they divided His
garments, casting lots, that what was
spoken by the prophet might be ful-
filled, who saith : They divided My
garments among them : and on My
westure they cast lots. And they sat
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and watched Him. And they put
over His head His charge, written :
THIs Is JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWs,
Then were crucified with Hinn two
robbers: one on the right hand, and
, one on the left. And they that
passed by, blasphemed Him, Wagging
their heads, and saying: Wah, Thou
who destroyest the temple of God,
and in three days dost rebuild it,
save Thyself: if Thou art the Son
of God, come down from the Cross,
In like manner also the chief priests
with the scribes and ancients, mock-
ing, said: He saved others; Himself
He cannot save: If He is King of
Israel, let Him now come down from
the Cross, and we will believe Him,
He trusted in God : let Hinn now de-
liver Him, if He love Him: for He
said : I am the Son of God, And
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to the bottom, and the earth quaked,
and the rocks were rent, And the
monuments were opened, and many
bodies of the saints, who had slept,
arose. And they came out of the
monuments, after His resurrection,
and went into the holy city, and ap-
peared to many. Now, when the
centurion, and they who were with
him watching Jesus, saw the earth-
quake, and the things which took
place, they were greatly terrified,
saying: Indeed this was the Son of
God, And many women were there,
afar off, who had followed Jesus
from Galilee, ministering to Him:
annong whom was Mary Magdalene,
and Mary the mother of James and
Joseph, and the mother of the sons
of Zebedee, And when it was even-
ing, there came a rich man of Arima-
thea, named Joseph, who himself
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also was a disciple of Jesus. He
went to Pilate, and asked the Body
of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded
that the Body should be delivered
up. And Joseph taking the Body,
wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
and laid it in his own new monu-
ment, which he had hewn out in
the rock. And rolled a great stone
to the door of the monument, and
went away. And Mary Magdalene
was there, and the other Mary, sitting
Over against the tomb.
[Here is said the Munda cor meum, etc.]
And the next day, which followed
the day of preparation, the chief
priests and the Pharisees came to-
gether to Pilate, saying: Sir, we re-
member that that deceiver said while
He was yet alive: After three days
I will rise, Command, therefore, the
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tornb to be made secure until the
third day: lest His disciples come,
and steal Him away, and say to the
people: He is risen from the dead;
and the last error will be worse than
the first. Pilate said to then : Ye
have a guard : Go make it secure, as
ye know how. And they went and
made the tomb secure, Sealing the
stone with the guard.
Easter Sunday.
EPISTLE. 1 Cor. v. 7–8.-Brethren :
—Purge out the old leaven, that ye
may be a new paste, as ye are un-
leavened. For our passover, Christ,
is sacrificed. Therefore let us feast,
not with old leaven, nor with the
leaven of malice and wickedness, but
with unleavened bread of sincerity
and truth.
GOSPEL. Mark xvi. 1–7.-At that
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time:–Mary Magdalene, and Mary
the mother of James, and Salome,
bought sweet spices, that they might
come and anoint Jesus. And very
early in the morning, the first day
of the week, they come to the mon-
ument, the sun being now risen.
And they said, one to another: Who
shall roll us back the stone from the
door of the monument? And look-
ing, they saw the stone rolled back :
for it was very great. And entering
into the monument, they saw a
young man sitting on the right side,
clothed with a white robe, and they
were affrighted. But he saith to
them : Be not affrighted : ye seek
Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified.
He is risen : He is not here : behold
the place where they laid Him. But
go, tell His disciples and Peter that
He goeth before you into Galilee:
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there ye will see Him, as He told
yOu.
Low Sunday.
EPISTLE. 1 John v. 4-10.-Dearly
Beloved :-All that is born of God,
Overcometh the world: and this is
the victory, which overconneth the
world, our faith. Who is it that
Overconneth the world : unless he
that believeth that Jesus is the Son
of God? This is He who came by
water and blood, Jesus the Christ,
not in blood alone, but in water and
blood. And it is the Spirit who
testifieth that Christ is truth. For
there are Three who give testimony
in heaven : the Father, the Word,
and the Holy Spirit: and these
Three are One. And there are three
who give testimony on earth : the
the Spirit, and water, and blood : and
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these three are one. If we receive
the testimony of men, the testimony
of God is greater : for this is the
testimony of God, which is greater,
because He hath testified of His Son.
He who believeth in the Son of God,
hath the testimony of God in him-
self. He who doth not believe the
Son, maketh Him a liar: because
he believeth not in the testimony,
which God hath given of His Son.
Gospel. John xx. 19–31–At that
time :—When it was late that same
day, the first of the week, and the
doors were shut, where the disciples
were gathered together, through fear
of the Jews, Jesus came and stood
in the midst, and said to them : Peace
be to you. And when He had said
this, He showed them. His hands and
side. The disciples, therefore, were
glad when they saw the Lord. He
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said, therefore, to them again : Peace
be to you. As the Father hath sent
Me, I also send you. When He had
said this, He breathed on them, and
said to them : Receive ye the Holy
Spirit. Whose sins ye shall forgive,
they are forgiven them : and whose
sins ye shall retain, they are retained.
Now Thomas, one of the twelve, who
is called Didymus, was not with them
when Jesus came. The other disci-
ples, therefore, said to him : We have
Seen the Lord. But he said to them :
Unless I see in IIis hands the print
of the nails, and put my finger into
the place of the mails, and put my
hand into IIis side, I will not believe.
And after eight days, His disciples
Were again within ; and Thomas was
With them, Jesus conneth, the doors
being shut, and stood in the midst,
and said: Peace be to you, Then
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He saith to Thomas: Put thy finger
in hither, and see My hands, and
bring hither thy hand, and put it
into My side; and be not incredulous,
but believing. Thomas answered,
and said to Him: My Lord, and my
God. Jesus saith to him : Because
thou hast seen Me, Thomas, thou
believest: blessed are they who have
not seen and yet believe. Many
Other signs also Jesus performed in
the sight of His disciples, which are
not written in this book. But these
are written, that ye may believe that
Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God:
and that believing, ye may have life
in His name.
Second Sunday after Easter,
FRISTLE. 1 Peterii. 21–25,-Dearly
beloved :-Christ suffered for us, leav-
ing to you an example, that ye should
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follow in the steps of Him, who
committed no sin, nor was guile
found in His mouth : who when He
was reviled, reviled not : when He
suffered, threatened not, but delivered
Himself up to him who judged Hin)
unjustly : who Himself bare our sins
in His own Body on the tree, that
we, being dead to sin, should live to
justice: by whose stripes ye are
healed. For ye were as sheep going
astray, but are now converted to the
Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
GoSPEL. John X. 11–16.-At that
time:—Jesus said to the Pharisees:
I am the good Shepherd. The good
shepherd giveth his life for his sheep.
But the hireling, and he that is not
the shepherd, whose own the sheep
are not, seeth the wolf coming, and
leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and
the wolf seizeth, and scattereth the
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sheep: And the hireling fleeth, be-
cause he is a hireling, and hath no
care for the sheep. I am the good
Shepherd; and I know Mine, and
Mine know Me. As the Father
knoweth Me, and I know the Father:
and I lay down My life for My sheep.
And other sheep I have, which are
not of this fold: them also I must
bring, and they shall hear My voice,
and there shall be one Fold and One
Shepherd. -
Third Sunday after Easter.
Patronage of St. Joseph.
LEsson. Gen. xlix. 22–26.-Joseph
is a growing bough, a growing bough
and fair to behold : the branches run
to and fro upon the wall. But the
archers provoked him, and quarrelled
with him, and envied him. His bow
rested upon the strong, and the bands
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of his arms and his hands were loosed,
by the hands of the Mighty One of
Jacob: thence he came forth the
shepherd, the stone of Israel. The
God of thy father will be thy helper,
and the Almighty will bless thee
with the blessings of heaven above,
with the blessings of the deep which
lieth beneath, with the blessings of
the breasts and of the wonb. The
blessings of thy father are strength-
ened with the blessings of his fathers,
until the desire of the everlasting
hills come: may they be upon the
head of Joseph, and upon the crown
of the Nazarite among his brethren.
GOSPEI, of the feast. Luke iii. 21–23.
—At that time:—It came to pass,
when all the people were baptized,
that Jesus also being baptized and
praying, the heaven was opened: and
the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily
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form, like a dove, upon Him : and a
Voice came from heaven : Thou art
My beloved Son: in Thee I am well
pleased. And Jesus Himself begin-
ning, was about thirty years old,
being (as it was supposed) the Son of
Joseph. -
Gospel of the Sunday. John xvi.
16–22.—At that time:—Jesus said to
His disciples: A little while and ye
will not see Me; and again a little
while, and ye will see Me: because
I go to the Father. Then some of
His disciples said one to another:
What is this that He saith to us:
A little while, and ye will not see
Me; and again a little while, and ye
will see Me, and, because I go to the
Father? They said, therefore: What
is this that He saith : A little while ”
We know not what He speaketh.
And Jesus knew that they had a
EPISTLES AND GOSPELs. 10.5
mind to ask Him; and He said to
them : Of this do ye inquire among
yourselves, because I said: A little
while, and ye will not see Me: and
again a little while, and ye will see
Me. Truly, truly, I say to you, that
ye shall lament and weep, but the
world shall rejoice: and ye shall be
made sorrowful, but your sorrow
shall be turned into joy. A woman,
when she is in labor, hath sorrow,
because her hour is come: but when
she hath brought forth the child, she
remembereth no more the anguish,
for joy that a man is born into the
world. So also ye now indeed have
sorrow, but I will see you again ; and
your heart will rejoice and your joy
no man shall take from you.
Fourth Sunday after Easter.
EPISTLE. James i. 17-21.-Dearly
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Beloved :—Every excellent gift and
every perfect gift is from above,
coming down from the Father of
lights, with whom is no change, nor
shadow of altoration. For of His
own will He hath begotten us by
the word of truth, that we may be
Some first-fruits of His creatures.
Ye know, my dearly beloved breth-
ren. And let every man be quick to
hear, but slow to speak, and slow to
anger. For the anger of man work-
eth not the justice of God. Where-
fore casting away all uncleanness,
and abundance of malice, receive
with meckness the engrafted word,
which can save your souls.
GOSPEL. John Xvi. 5–14. At that
time:—Josus said to II is disciples:
I go to Him who sent Me, and none
of you asketh Me: Whither art Thou
going? But because I have spoken
EPISTLES AND GOSPELs. 107
these things to you, Sorrow hath
filled your heart. But I tell you the
truth : it is expedient for you that I
go: for if I go not, the Paraclete will
not come to you : but if I go, I will
send Him to you. And when He is
come, He will convict the world of
sin, and of justice, and of judgment:
of sin, because they believed not in
Me; and of justice, because I go to
the Father; and ye will see Me no
longer; and of judgment, because
the prince of this world is already
judged. I have yet many things to
Say to you : but ye cannot bear them
now. But when He, the Spirit of
truth shall come, He will teach you
all the truth, for He will not speak
of Himself; but whatever things He
hath heard, He will speak, and the
things which are to come, He will
show you. He will glorify me, be-
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cause He will receive of Mine, and
show to you.
Fifth Sunday after Easter.
EPISTLE. James i. 22–27.—Dearly
Beloved :—Be ye doers of the word,
and not hearers only, deceiving your-
selves. For if any man is a hearer
of the word, and not a doer, he is
like to a man beholding his natural
countenance in a glass: for he be-
holdeth himself, and goeth away,
and presently forgetteth what kind
of a man he was. But he who look-
eth into the perfect law of liberty,
and continueth in it, not becoming
a forgetful hearer, but a doer of work,
this man shall be blessed in his deed.
If any man think himself religious,
not bridling his tongue, but deceiving
his heart, this man's religion is vain.
Religion pure and undefiled, with
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God and the Father is this: to visit
orphans and widows in their tribula-
tion, and to keep one's self unspotted
from the world.
GOSPEL. John xvi. 23–30.-At that
time:—Jesus said to His disciples:
Truly, truly, I say to you : If ye ask
the Father anything in My name,
He will give it you. Hitherto ye
have not asked anything in My
name: ask, and ye shall receive, that
your joy may be full. These things
I -have spoken to you in proverbs.
The hour cometh when I will no
more speak to you in proverbs, but
I will show you plainly of the Father. .
On that day, ye will ask in My name:
and I say not to you, that I will ask
the Father for you : for the Father
Himself loveth you, because ye
have lowed Me and have believed
that I came forth from God. I
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came forth from the Father, and am
come into the world: again I leave
the world, and go to the Father.
His disciples say to Him: Behold,
now Thou speakest plainly, and
speakest no proverb. Now we know
that Thou knowest all things, and
Thou needest not that any man
should ask Thee: by this we believe
that Thou comest forth from God.
Ascension Day.
LESSON, Acts i. 1–11–The former
treatise I indeed made, O Theophilus,
of all things which Jesus began to do
and to teach, until the day on which
IHe was taken up, after He had given
commandments through the Holy
Spirit to the apostles whom He had
chosen. To whom, also, He showed
Himself alive, after His Passion, by
many proofs, for forty days appear-
EPISTLES AND GOSPELs. 111
ing to them, and speaking of the
kingdom of God. And eating with
them, He commanded them not to
depart from Jerusalem, but to wait
for the promise of the Father, which
ye have heard (IHe said) from My
mouth. For John indeed baptized
with water, but ye shall be baptized
with the Holy Spirit not many days
hence. They, therefore, who were
come together, asked Him, saying:
Ilord, wilt Thou at this time restore
the kingdom to Israel ? But He said
to them : It is not for you to know
the times or moments which the
Father hath set by His own power.
But ye shall receive power when the
Holy Spirit shall come upon you,
and ye shall be witnesses to Me in
Jerusalem, and in all Judea and
Samaria, and to the uttermost parts
of the earth. And when He had
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112 EPISTLES AND GOSPELS.
said these things, whilst they looked
on, He was raised up, and a cloud
received Him out of their sight.
And as they looked steadfastly on
Him, as He went up to heaven, be-
hold two men stood by them in white
apparel, who also said: Men of Gal-
ilee, why stand ye looking up into
heaven 2 This Jesus, who hath been
taken up from you into heaven, shall
so come in like manner as ye have
seen Him go into heaven.
Gospſeſ,. Mark X Wi. 14–20.-At that
time:—Jesus appeared to the cleven
as they were at table: and upbraided
them with their unbelief, and hard-
ness of heart, because they did not
believe those who had seen Him
after He was risen again. And He
said to them : Go ye into the whole
world, and preach the Gospel to
every creature. He that believeth
EPISTLES AND GOSPELS. 113
and is baptized, shall be saved; but
he that believeth not, shall be con-
demned. And these signs shall fol-
low those who believe. In My name
they shall cast out devils; they shall
speak with new tongues. They shall
take up serpents: and if they drink
any deadly thing, it shall not hurt
them : they shall lay their hands
upon the sick, and they shall recover.
And the Lord Jesus, after He had
spoken to them, was taken up into
heaven and sitteth on the right
hand of God. Iłut they going forth,
preached everywhere: the Lord work-
ing withal, and confirming the word
with the signs which followed.
Sunday within the Octave.
EPISTLE. 1 Peter iv. 7–11.-Dearly
Beloved:—Be ye prudent and watch
in prayers. And above all things
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have constant, mutual love among
yourselves: for love covereth a mul-
titude of sins. Be hospitable one to
another without murmuring : Every
one, as he hath received grace, minis-
tering the same one to another, as
good stewards of the manifold grace
of God. If any man speak, let him
speak as the oracles of God: if any
man minister, let him do it as by the
strength which God supplieth : that
in all things God may be glorified
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Gospel. John xv. 26 to xvi. 4.—
At that time :—Jesus said to His dis-
ciples: When the Paraclete conneth,
whom I will send to you from the
Father, the Spirit of truth who pro-
ceedeth from the Father, He will
give testimony of Me. And ye shall
give testimony, because ye are with
Me from the beginning. These
EPISTLES AND GOSPELS. 115
things have I spoken to you, that
ye may not be Scandalized. They
will cast you Out of the synagogues:
yea, the hour conneth, that whoever
killeth you will think that he offereth
homage to God. And these things
will they do to you, because they
know not the Father nor Me. But
these things I have told you, that
when their time shall come, ye may
remember that I told you.
Pentecost, or Whitsunday.
T.ESSON. Acts ii. 1–11,–When the
days of Pentecost were completed,
the disciples were all together in one
place. And suddenly there came
a sound from heaven as of a rushing
mighty wind, and it filled the whole
house where they were sitting. And
there appeared to them parted tongues
as of fire, and it sat upon every one
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of them : And they were all filled
With the Holy Spirit, and began to
Speak with other tongues, as the
Holy Spirit gave them to speak.
Now there were dwelling at Jerusa-
lem, Jews, devout men, out of every
nation under heaven. And when
this voice was spread, the multitude
came together, and were confounded
in mind, because every man leard
them speak in his own tongue. And
they were all annazed, and wondered,
saying: Behold, are not all these who
speak Galileans? And how hear we
every man our own tongue wherein
we were born Parthians, and Medes,
and Elamites, and the inhabitants of
Mesopotamia, Judea, and Cappadocia,
Pontus, and Asia, Phrygia and Palm-
philia, Egypt, and the parts of Libya
about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome,
Jews also, and proselytes, Cretans
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be afraid. Ye have heard that I said
to you : I go away, and I come to you.
If ye loved Me, ye would indeed be
glad, because I go to the Father: for
the Father is greater than I. And
now I have told you before it come
to pass, that when it shall come to
pass, ye may believe. I will not now
Speak many things with you : for the
prince of this world conneth, and in
Me he hath nothing. But that the
world may know that I love the
Father, and as the Father hath given
Me commandment, so do I.
Trinity Sunday.
EPISTLE. Ikonn. xi. 33–36.-Oh
depth of riches, of wisdom, and
knowledge of God . How incom-
prehensible are His judgments, and
unsearchable His ways For who
hath known the mind of the Lord?
EPISTLES AND GOSPELS. 119
Or who hath been His counsellor?
Or who hath first given to Him, and
recompense shall be made him 2 For.
of Him, and by Him, and in Him,
are all things: to Him be glory for
ever, Amen.
Gospel. Matt. xxviii. 18–20.-At
that time:—Jesus said to His disci-
ples: All power is given to Me in
heaven and on earth. Go ye, there-
fore, and teach all nations: baptizing
them in the name of the Father, and
of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
teaching then to observe all things
whatsoever I have commanded you :
and behold I am with you all days,
unto the end of the world.
LAST Gosper. Luke vi. 36–42.-At
that time:—Jesus said to His disci-
ples: Be therefore merciful, as your
Father also is merciful. Judge not,
and ye shall not be judged, Con-
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demn not, and ye shall not be con-
demned. Forgive, and ye shall be
forgiven. Give, and it shall be given
to you : good measure and pressed
down, and shaken together and run-
ning over, shall they give into your
bosom. For with the same measure
with which ye measure, it shall be
measured to you again. And He
spake also a similitude to them : Can
a blind man lead a blind man 2 do
not both fall into the pit? The scholar
is not above his teacher; but every
one will be perfect, if he be as his
teacher. And why seest thou the
mote in thy brother's eye, and con-
siderest not the beam that is in thine
own eye? or how canst thou say to
thy brother, Brother, let me draw
the mote out of thine eye, when
thou thyself perceivest not the beam
in thine own eye? Hypocrite, cast
EPISTLES AND GOSPELs. 121
first the beam out of thine own eye :
and then wilt thou see clearly to
draw the mote out of thy brother's
eye.
Corpus Christi.
FPISTLE. 1 Cor. xi. 23–29,-Breth-
ren –I have received of the Lord
that which also I delivered to you,
that the Lord Jesus, on the night in
which He was betrayed, took bread,
and giving thanks, brake it, and said:
Take and eat: this is My Body, which
shall be delivered for you; this do
for the commemoration of Me. In
like manner also He took the cup,
after the supper, saying: This cup
is the new covenant in My Blood.
This do ye, as often as yeshall drink,
for the commemoration of Me. For
as often as ye shall eat this bread,
and drink the cup, ye shall show the
122 ICPISTLES AND GOSPEI.S.
death of the Lord, until He conne.
Therefore whoever shall eat this
bread, or drink the cup of the Lord
unworthily, shall be guilty of the
I3ody and of the Blood of the Lord.
But let a man prove himself: and so
let him eat of that bread and drink
of the cup. For he who eateth and
drinketh unworthily, eateth and
drinketh judgment to himself, not
discerning the Body of the Lord.
Gospel. John vi. 56–59.-At that
time:—Jesus said to the multitudes
of the Jews: My Flesh is true food,
and My Blood is true drink. He
who eateth My Flesh, and drinketh
My Blood, abideth in Me, and I in
him. As the Father who liveth sent
Me, and I live by the Father, so he
that eateth Me, the same also shall
live by Me. This is the Bread which
came down from heaven. Not as
EPISTLES AND GOSPELs. 123
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your fathers ate the manna, and
died. He who eateth this Bread,
shall live for ever.
Second Sunday after Pentecost.
EPISTLE. 1 John iii. 13–18.-Dearly
Beloved :—Wonder not if the World
hate you. We know that we have
passed from death to life, because we
love the brethren. He who loveth
not, abideth in death. Every one
who hateth his brother, is a murder-
er. And ye know, that no murderer
hath life everlasting abiding in him-
Self. In this we know the love of
God, that He laid down His life for
us: and we ought to lay down our
lives for the brethren. He who hath
the substance of this World, and seeth
his brother in need, and shutteth up
his bowels against him, how doth
the love of God abide in him 2 My
124 EPISTLES AND GOSPELs.
little children, let us love, not in
word, nor tongue, but in deed and
truth.
GOSPEL. Luke xiv. 16–24.—At that
time:–Jésus spoke to the Pharisees
this parable: A certain man made
a great supper, and invited many.
And he sent his servant at supper
time, to say to those who had been
invited, that they should come, for
now all things are ready. And they
all began together to make excuse.
The first said to him : I have bought
a farm, and I must go out and see it:
I pray thee, excuse me. And another
said: I have bought five yoke of
oxen, and I am going to try them : I
pray thee, excuse me. And another
said: I have married a wife, and,
therefore, I cannot come. And the
Servant returning, told these things
to his lord. Then the master of the
EPISTLES AND GOSPELs. 125
house being angry, said to his serv-
ant: Go out quickly into the streets
and lanes of the city, and bring in
hither the poor and the maimed, and
the blind and the lame. And the
servant said: Sir, it is done as thou
hast commanded : and yet there is
room, And the lord said to the
servant: Go into the highways and
hedges; and compel them to come
in, that my house may be filled.
But I say to you, that none of these
men who have been invited, shall
taste of my Supper.
Feast of the Sacred Heart.
IESSON, Isaiah xii. 1–6,--I will
give thanks to Thee, O Lord for
Thou wast angry with me: Thy
wrath is turned away, and Thou
hast comforted me, Behold, God is
my Saviour, I will deal confidently
126 EPISTLES AND GOSPELS.
and will not fear : because the Lord
is my strength, and my praise, and
He is become my salvation. Ye
shall draw waters with joy out of the
fountains of Salvation. And ye shall
say in that day: Praise ye the Lord :
and call on His name: make His
works known among the peoples:
remember that His name is high.
Sing ye to the Lord, for He hath
done a great thing: show this forth
in all the earth. Rejoice, and praise,
O thou habitation of Sion: for great
in the midst of thee is the Holy One
of Israel.
Gospel. John xix. 31–35.-At that
time:—The Jews, because it was the
eve of the Sabbath, that the bodies
might not remain on the cross on
the Sabbath (for that was a great
Sabbath-day), besought Pilate that
their legs might be broken, and that
EPISTLES AND GOSPELS. 127
they might be taken away. The
soldiers therefore came, and brake
the legs of the first, and of the other
who was crucified with him. But
after they came to Jesus, when they
saw that He was already dead, they
did not break His legs. But one of
the soldiers pierced His side with a
spear, and immediately there came
Out blood and water. And he who
saw it giveth testimony, and his tes-
timony is true.
Third Sunday after Pentecost.
EPISTLE. 1 Peter v. 6–11–Dearly
Beloved :—Humble yourselves under
the powerful hand of God, that He
may exalt you in the time of visita-
tion, casting all your care on Him,
since He is careful of you. Be sober
and vigilant, for your adversary, the
devil, as a roaring lion, goeth about,
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128 EPISTLES AND GOSPELS.
seeking whom he may devour, whom
resist strong in faith, knowing that
the same sufferings befall your breth-
ron in the world. But the God of
all grace, who hath called you to His
eternal glory in Christ Jesus, will
perfect, confirm, and establish you,
after ye have suffered a while. To
Him be glory and empire for ever
and ever. A mem.
GOSPEL. Luke xv. 1–10.-At that
time:—The publicans and the sinners
drew near to Him, to hear Him.
And the Pharisees and the Scribes
murmured, saying: This man receiv-
eth sinners, and eateth with them.
And He spake to them this parable,
saying: What man of you who hath
a hundred sheep and loseth one of
them, doth not leave the ninety-nine
in the desert and go after that which
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was lost, until he find it? And when
he hath found it, he layeth it upon
his shoulders, rejoicing; and coming
lionne, he calleth together his friends
and neighbors, saying to them : Re-
joice with me, because I have found
my sheep which was lost? I say to
you, that even so there will be joy in
heaven over one sinner that repent-
eth, more than over ninety-nine just
men who need not penance. Or
what woman having ten pieces of
silver, if she lose one piece, doth not
light a lamp, and sweep the house
and seek diligently, until she findeth
it 2 And when she hath found it,
she calleth together her friends and
neighbors, saying: Rejoice with me,
because I have found the piece which
I had lost. So I say to you, there is
joy before the Angels of God ovér
One sinner that repenteth.
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130 EPISTLES AND GOSPELs.
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost.
EPISTLE. Ronn. viii. 18–23.−Breth-
ren:—I think that the sufferings of
this present time are not worthy of
the glory, which shall be revealed in
us. For the expectation of the crea-
ture waitoth for the revelation of the
sons of God. For the creature was
made subject to vanity not willingly,
but by reason of Him who made it
subject in hope; because the creature
also itself shall be delivered from the
bondage of corruption into the glo-
rious liberty of the children of God.
For We know that the whole creation
groaneth and travaileth in pain until
now. And not only it, but ourselves
also having the first-fruits of the
Spirit, even we ourselves groan with-
in ourselves, waiting for the adoption
of sons of God, the redemption of
our body: in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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oned to their partners who were in
the other bark, that they should
come and help them. And they
canne, and filled both the barks, so
that they were almost sinking.
When Simon Peter saw this, he fell
down at the knees of Jesus, saying:
I)epart from me, for I am a sinful
man, O Lord! For amazement had
Seized him, and all who were with
him, at the draught of the fishes
which they had taken ; and so like-
wise James and John, the sons of
Zebedee, who were partners of Simon.
And Jesus said to Sinnon : Fear not ;
from henceforth thou wilt catch men.
And when they had brought their
barks to shore, they left all things
and followed Him.
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost.
EPISTLE. 1 Peter iii. 8–15.-Dearly
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I3eloved :—Be ye all of one mind
in prayer, sympathizing, loving the
brotherhood, merciful, modest, hum-
ble: not rendering evil for evil, nor
insult for insult; but on the contrary,
blessing, for to this ye are called, that
ye may inherit a blessing. For let
him who will love life and see good
days, refrain his tongue from evil,
and his lips that they speak no guile:
Let him turn away from evil, and do
good : let him seek peace and pursue
it, for the eyes of the Lord are on the
just, and His ears are open to their
prayers: but the countenance of the
Lord is on those who do evil. And
who is there who can hurt you, if
ye be zealous for good 2 But if also
ye Suſſer something for justice, blessed
are ye. And fear not their terror,
and be not troubled. But sanctify
Christ the Lord in your hearts.
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GOSPEL. Matt. v. 20–24.—At that
time:—Jesus said to His disciples:
Unless your justice abound more
than that of the Scribes and Phar-
isees, ye shall not enter into the
kingdom of heaven. Ye have heard
that it was said to those of old :
Thou shalt not kill ; and whoever
shall kill shall be in danger of the
judgment. But I say to you, that
whoever is angry with his brother,
shall be in danger of the judgment.
And whoever shall say to his brother,
Iłaca, shall be in danger of the coun-
cil. And whoever shall say, Thou
fool, shall be in danger of hell-fire.
If therefore thou bring thy gift to
the altar, and there rememberest that
thy brother hath anything against
thee, leave there thy gift before the
altar, and go first and be reconciled
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to thy brother: and then come and
offer thy gift.
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost.
EPISTLE. Rom. vi. 3–11.—Breth-
ren:—All ye who are baptized in
Christ Jesus, are baptized in His
death. For we are buried together
with Him by baptism into death :
that as Christ is risen from the dead
by the glory of the Father, so we
also may walk in newness of life.
For, if we have been planted together
in the likeness of His death, we shall
be also of His resurrection. Know-
ing this, that our old man is crucified
with Him, that the body of sin may
be destroyed, and that we may serve
sin no longer. For he who is dead
is justified from sin. But if we be
dead with Christ, we believe that we
shall live also together with Christ:
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knowing that Christ rising again
from the dead dieth now no more,
death shall no more have domin-
ion over Him. For that. He died
for sin, He died once; but that He
liveth, He liveth to God. So ye
also reckon yourselves dead indeed
to sin, but alive to God, in Christ
Jesus Our Lord. *~,
GOSPEL. Mark viii. 1–9.—At that
time:—When there was a great crowd
with Jesus, and they had nothing to
eat, He called his disciples together,
and said to them : I have compassion
on the crowd, for behold they have
now been with Me three days, and
have nothing to eat. And if I send
them away fasting to their home,
they will faint on the way, for some
of them have come from afar. And
His disciples answered Him: Whence
can any one satisfy them with bread
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here in the wilderness? And He
asked them : How many loaves have
ye? They said, Seven. And He
commanded the crowd to lie on the
ground. And He took the seven
loaves, and gave thanks and brake
them, and gave to His disciples to
set before them, and they set them
before the crowd. And they had
a few small fishes: and He blessed
them, and commanded them to be
set before them. And they ate and
were satisfied, and they took up the
broken meat which remained, seven
baskets full. And they who ate were
about four thousand : and He sent
them away.
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost,
EPISTLE. Rom. vi. 19–23.−Breth- .
ren:—I speak a human thing, because
of the infirmity of your flesh : for as
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ye have yielded your members to
serve uncleanness and iniquity unto
iniquity, so now yield your members
to serve justice unto sanctification.
For when ye were servants of sin,
ye were free from justice. What
fruit, therefore, had ye then in those
things of which ye are now ashamed ?
For the end of them is death. But
now being made free from sin, and
having become servants of God, ye
have your fruit unto Sanctification,
but the end everlasting life. For the
wages of sin is death. But the grace
of God is life everlasting, in Christ
Jesus our Lord.
Gospel. Matt. vii. 15–21.—At that
time:—Jesus said to His disciples:
Beware of false prophets, who come
to you in the clothing of sheep, but
inwardly are ravenous wolves. By
their fruits ye shall know them. Do
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men gather grapes of thorns, or figs
of thistles? Even so every good
tree bringeth forth good fruit, and
the evil tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
A good tree cannot bring forth evil
fruit, neither can an evil tree bring
forth good fruit. Every tree that
bringeth not forth good fruit, shall
be cut down, and cast into the fire.
Wherefore by their fruits ye shall
know them. Not every one who
saith to Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter
into the kingdom of heaven: but he
who doeth the will of My Father
who is in heaven, he shall enter into
the kingdom of heaven.
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost.
EPISTLE. Rom. viii. 12–17. –There-
fore, brethren, we are debtors not to
the flesh, to live after the flesh. For
if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die:
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but if by the spirit ye mortify the
deeds of the flesh, ye shall live. For
whoever are led by the Spirit of God,
they are sons of God. For ye have
not received a Spirit of bondage again
in fear, but ye have received a spirit
of adoption of sons, in which we cry,
Abba (Father). For the Spirit Him-
Self beareth testimony to our spirit,
that we are children of God. And if
children, heirs also: heirs indeed of
God, and joint heirs with Christ.
GOSPEL. Luke xvi. 1–9.—At that
time:—Jesus spoke to His disciples
this parable: There was a certain
rich man who had a steward, and he
was accused to him of wasting his
goods. And he called him, and said
to him : What is this that I hear of
thee? Give an account of thy stew-
ardship: for thou canst be steward
no longer. And the steward said
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within himself: What shall I do,
since my lord taketh away the stew-
ardship from me? To dig I am not
able: to beg I am ashanned. I know
what I will do, that when I am re-
moved from the stewardship, they
may receive me into their houses.
Therefore, calling together every one
of the debtors of his lord, he said to
the first : How much owest thou to
my lord? He said : A hundred
measures of oil, And he said to
him : Take thy note, and sit down
quickly, and write fifty. Then he
said to another: And how much
Owest thou? He said : A hundred
measures of wheat. He said to him :
Take thy bill, and write eighty. And
the lord praised the unjust steward,
because he had done prudently: for
the children of this world are wiser
for their generation than the children
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of light. And I say to you : Make
to yourselves friends of the mammon
of iniquity, that when ye shall fail,
they may receive you into the ever-
lasting mansions.
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost.
EPISTLE. 1 Cor. x. 6—13.—Breth-
ren:—We may not be covetous of
evil things, as even they coveted.
Neither become ye idolaters, as some
of them, as it is written: The people
sat down to eat and drink, and they
rose up to play. Neither let us for-
nicate, as some of them fornicated,
and twenty-three thousand fell in
one day. Neither let us tempt Christ,
as some of them tempted, and were de-
stroyed by the serpents. Neither mur-
mur, as some of them murmured,
and perished by the destroyer. Now
all these things happened to them in
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figure: and they are written for a
warning to us, on whom the ends
of the world have come. Therefore
let him who thinketh that he stand-
eth, take heed lest he fall. Let no
temptation take hold on you, but
such as is lauman : and God is faith-
ful, who will not suffer you to be
tempted above what ye are able: but
will even make with temptation an
issue, that ye may be able to bear it.
GOSPEL. Luke xix. 41–47.-At that
time:—When Jesus drew near to
Jerusalem, seeing the city, He wept
Over it, saying: If thou also hadst
known, and that in this thy day, the
things which are for thy peace: but
now they are hidden from thine eyes,
For the days will come upon thee,
and thine enemies will cast a trench
round about thee, and compass
thee round, and straiten thee on
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every side: and beat thee to the
ground, and thy children who are
in thee: and they will not leave in
thee One stone upon another: because
thou hast not known the time of thy
visitation. And entering into the
temple, He began to cast out those
who sold therein, and those who
bought, saying to them : It is written:
My house is a house of prayer, but
ye have made it a den of robbers.
And He was teaching daily in the
temple.
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost.
EPISTLE. 1 Cor. xii. 2–11.-Breth-
ren:—Ye know, that when ye were
heathens, ye went to dumb idols, ac-
cording as ye were led. Whe efore
I make known to you, that no man
speaking in the Spirit of God, saith
anathema to Jesus. And no man
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can say, Lord Jesus, but in the Holy
Spirit. Now there are diversities of
gifts, but the sanne Spirit. And there
are diversities of ministrations, but
the same Lord. And there are diver-
sities of operations, but the same
God, who worketh all in all. And
the manifestation of the Spirit is
given to every man unto profit. To
one indeed by the Spirit is given they
word of Wisdom ; and to another the
word of knowledge, according to the
same Spirit: to another faith in the
same Spirit: to another the grace of
cures in the one Spirit: to another
the working of miracles, to another
prophecy, to another the discerning
of spirits, to another kinds of tongues,
to another interpretation of speeches.
But all these things the one and the
same Spirit worketh, dividing to
every one as He willeth.
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Gospºl. Luke xviii. 9–14.—At that
time:—To some who trusted in them-
selves as just, and despised others,
Jesus spoke this parable: Two men
went up into the temple to pray, the
One a Pharisee, and the other a pub-
lican. The Pharisee standing prayed
thus with himself: O God, I thank
Thee that I am not as the rest of men,
extortioners, unjust, adulterers, as
even this publican. I fast twice in
the week; I give tithes of all I pos-
sess. And the publican, standing
afar off, would not so much as lift
his eyes to heaven, but struck his
breast, saying: O God, be merciful
to me a sinner. I say to you, this
man went down to his house justi-
fied rather than the other: for every
One who exalteth hinnself will be
humbled, and he who humbleth
himself will be exalted.
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Jºleventh Sunday after Pentecost.
EPISTLE. 1 Cor. xv. 1–10.-Breth-
ren :—I make known to you the gos-
pel which I preached to you, which
also ye have received, wherein also
ye stand, by which also ye are saved:
after what manner I preached to you,
if ye hold it fast, unless ye have be-
lieved in vain. For I delivered to
you, first of all, that which I also
received, that Christ died for our sins,
according to the Scriptures: and that
He was buried, and that He arose
again on the third day, according to
the Scriptures: and that He was
seen by Kephas, and after that by
the eleven : then was He seen by
more than five hundred brethren at
Once, of whom many remain until
this present, but some are fallen
asleep: afterwards He was seen by
James, then by all the apostles and
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were opened, and the string of his
tongue was loosed, and he spake
rightly. And He charged them that
they should tell no one. But the
more He charged them, so much the
more a great deal did they publish it.
And so much the more did they
wonder, saying: He hath done all
things well: He maketh both the
deaf to hear and the dumb to speak.
Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost.
EPISTLE. 2 Cor. iii. 4–0–Breth-
ren :—Such confidence we have
through Christ to God: not that we
are sufficient to think anything of
ourselves, as of ourselves, but our
sufficiency is from God ; who also
hath made us fit ministers of the
new covenant : not in the letter, but
in the Spirit: for the letter killeth,
but the Spirit giveth life. But if the
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ministration of death formed with
letters on stoncs was glorious, so
that the children of Israel could not
behold the face of Moses, for the
glory of his countenance which is
made void : how shall not the min-
istration of the Spirit be more glori-
ous? For if the ministry of con-
demnation is glory, much more the
ministry of justice aboundeth in
glory.
Gospel. Luke x. 23–37.-At that
time:–Jesus said to His disciples:
IHappy are the eyes that sce the
things which ye see. For I say to
you, that many prophets and kings
desired to see the things which ye
sce, and saw them not; and to hear
the things which ye hear, and heard
them not. And bellold, a certain
lawyer stood up, trying Hin), and
saying: Teacher, what must I do to
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possess eternal life? But He said to
him : What is written in the law Ż
IHow readest thou? He answering,
said: Thou shalt love the Lord thy
God with all thy heart, and with all
thy soul, and with all thy strength,
and with all thy mind, and thy neigh-
bor as thyself. And He said to him :
Thou hast answered rightly ; this do,
and thou shalt live. But he, willing
to justify himself, said to Jesus: And
who is my neighbor? And Jesus
resumed and said: A certain man
was going down from Jerusalem to
Jericho, and fell in with robbers, who
even stripped him and wounded him,
and went away, leaving him half
dead. And by chance a certain
priest went down by the same road;
and seeing him, passed by. In like
manner also a Levite, when he was
near the place, and saw him, passed
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by. But a certain Samaritan, travel-
ling, came near him ; and seeing him,
was moved with compassion. And
going up to him, he bound up his
wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and
set him on his own beast, brought
him to an inn, and took care of him.
And the next day he took out two
shillings and gave to the inn-keeper,
and said : Take care of him, and
whatever thou shalt lay out over
and above, I will repay thee at my
return. Which of these three appear-
eth to thee to have been a neighbor
to him who fell among the robbers?
And he said : He who showed mercy
to him. And Jesus said to him : Go,
and do thou in like manner.
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost.
EPISTLE. Gal. iii. 16-22.-Brethren:
—The promises were made to Abra-
ICPISTLES AND GOSPELS. 153
ham and his seed. He doth not say:
and seeds, as if of many; but as of
one: and thy Seed, which is Christ.
And this I say, the covenant con-
firmed by God, the law which was
made after four hundred and thirty
years, doth not annul, so as to make
void the promise. For if the inher-
itance be by the law, it is no more by
promise. But God gave to Abraham
by promise. What then was the
law It was put because of trans-
gressions, until the Seed should come,
to whom He had promised, it being
ordained by Angels, in the hand
of a mediator. Now a mediator is
not of one : but God is one. Is the
law then against the promises of
(¥od 2 (§od forbid. For if a law llad
been given which could give life,
truly justice would haye been by the
law. But the Scripture lath shut
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up all things under sin, that the
promise by faith in Jesus Christ
might be given to those who believe.
Gospºl. Luke xvii. 11–19.-At
that time:—As Jesus was going to
Jerusalem, He passed through the
midst of Samaria and Galilee. And
as He entered into a certain town,
there met Him ten lepers, who stood
afar off: and lifted up their voice,
saying: Jesus, Master, have mercy
on us. And when He saw them,
He said: Go, show yourselves to
the priests. And it canne to pass
that, as they went, they were
cleansed. IBut one of them, when
he saw that he was cleansed, went
back, and with a loud voice glorified
God. And he fell on his face at His
feet, giving thanks: And this was a
Samaritan. And Jesus answering
said: Were not the ten cleansed ?
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And where are the nine? There is
no one found to return, and give
glory to God, but this stranger. And
He said to him : Arise, and depart,
for thy faith hath healed thee.
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost.
EPISTLE. Gal. v. 16–24—Brethren :
—Walk in spirit, and ye will not
fulfil the lusts of the flesh. For the
flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and
the Spirit against the flesh : for these
are contrary one to another, so that
ye do not whatever things ye will,
But if ye are led by the Spirit, ye
are not under the law, And the
Works of the flesh are manifest, which
are fornication, uncleanness, lasciv-
iousness, luxury, idolatry, witch-
Craft, enmities, contentions, rivalries,
wrath, quarrels, disputes, sects, envy-
ing, murders, drunkenness, revellings,
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and the like: of which I foretell you,
as I have before said: that they who
do such things shall not obtain the
kingdom of God. But the fruit of
the Spirit is charity, joy, peace, pa-
tience, mildness, goodness, long-suf-
fering, meekness, faith, modesty, con-
tinence, clastity. Against such there
is no law. But they who are of
Christ, have crucified their flesh with
its vices and lusts.
Gospel. Matt. vi. 24–33.—At that
time:–Jesus said to His disciples:
No man can serve two masters: for
either he will hate one, and love the
other, or he will cling to one, and
slight the other, Ye cannot serve
God and mammon. Therefore I say
to you, be not anxious for your life,
what ye shall eat, nor for your body,
what ye shall put on. Is not the
life more than the food? and the
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body more than the rainment? Be-
hold the birds of the air, for they
neither sow, nor real), nor gather into
barns: yet your heavenly Father
feedleth them. Are not ye of much
more value than they 2 And which
of you, by anxious thought, can add
to his stature one cubit? And for
raiment why are ye anxious? Con-
sider the lilies of the field how they
grow : they labor not, neither do
they spin. Yet I say to you, that
not even Solomon in all his glory
was arrayed as one of these. Where-
fore if God so clothe the grass of the
field, which is to-day, and to-morrow
is cast into the oven : how much
more you, O ye of little faith? Be
not anxious therefore, saying: What
shall we eat, or what shall we drink,
or wherewith shall we be clothed ?
I'or after all these things the heathen
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seek. For your Father knoweth that
ye have need of all these things.
Seek ye, therefore, first the kingdom
of Göd, and His justice, and all these
things shall be added unto you.
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost.
EPISTLE. Gal. W. 25 to vi. 10.-
Brethren :—If we live by the Spirit,
let us walk also by the Spirit. Ilet
us not be vain-glorious, provoking
one another, envying one another.
Brethren, if even a man be over-
taken in any fault, ye who are spirit-
ual correct him in a spirit of gentle-
ness, considering thyself, lest thou
also be tempted. Bear ye one anoth-
er's burdens, and so we will fulfil the
law of Christ. For if any man think
himself to be something, whereas he
is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
But let every man prove his own
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work, and so he will have glory in
himself only, and not in another.
For every one shall bear his own
burden. And let him who is in-
structed in the word communicate
to him who instructeth him, in all
good things. Be not deceived : God
is not mocked. For what a man
soweth, that shall he reap also. For
he who soweth for his flesh, of the
flesh shall also reap corruption; but
he who soweth for the Spirit, of
the Spirit shall reap everlasting life.
And let us not be weary in well
doing, for in due time we shall reap
if we faint not. Therefore whilst we
have time, let us do good to all, but
especially to those of the household
of the faith.
Gospel. Luke vii. 11–16.-At that
time:–Jesus was going into a city
called Naim : and there went with
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Him His disciples, and a great crowd.
And when He came nigh to the gate
of the city, behold, a dead man was
carried. Out, an only son of his
mother; and she was a widow ; and
a great crowd of the city was with
her. And the Lord seeing her, was
moved with pity towards her, and
said to her: Weep not. And He
came near, and touched the bier.
(And they that carried it stood still.)
And He said: Young man, I say to
thee, arise. And he that was dead,
sat up, and began to speak. And He
gave him to his mother. And fear
seized all: and they glorified God,
saying: A great Prophet is risen up
among us: and God hath visited His
people.
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost.
EPISTLE. Ephes, iii. 13–21–Breth-
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ren:—I desire that ye faint not in my
tribulations for you; which is your
glory. For this cause I bend my
knees to the Father of Our Lord
Jesus Christ, from whom every pater-
nity in heaven and on earth is named,
that He would grant you according
to the riches of His glory, to be
strengthened with power by His
Spirit in the inner man, that Christ
may dwell by faith in your hearts:
ye being rooted and founded in
charity, that ye may be able to com-
prehend, with all the saints, what is
the breadth, and length, and height,
and depth : to know also the love of
Christ which passeth knowledge,
that ye may be filled to the whole
fulness of God, Now to Him who
is able to do all things more abun-
dantly than we ask, or understand,
according to the power which work-
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eth in us, to Him be glory in the
Church and in Christ Jesus for all
generations, world without end.
Amen.
Gosper, Luke xiv. 1–11.—At that
time :—When Jesus went into the
house of one of the Chief of the
Pharisees on the Sabbath, to eat
bread, they were watching Him.
And behold, a certain man who
had the dropsy was before Him.
And Jesus answering, spake to the
lawyers and Pharisees, saying: Is it
lawful to heal on the Sabbath day ?
But they were silent. And taking
hold of him, He healed him, and
sent him away. And He answered
them and said: If the ass or ox of
any of you fall into a pit, will he not
immediately draw him out on the
Sabbath day? And they could not
answer Him, in regard to these
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things. And He spake a parable
also to those who were invited, mark-
ing how they chose the first places at
table, saying to them : When thou
art invited to a wedding, sit not
down in the first place, lest one more
honorable than thou be invited by
him ; and he who invited thee and
him, come and say to thee: Give
place to this man : and then thou
begin with shame to take the
lowest place. But when thou art
invited, go, sit down in the lowest
place, that when he who invited thee
cometh, he may say to thee: Friend,
go up higher. Then shalt thou have
glory before those who sit at table
with thee. For every one who ex-
alteth himself will be humbled; and
he who humbleth himself will be
exalted.
164: EPISTLES AND GOSPELS,
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost.
EPISTLE, Ephes. iv., 1–6,-Breth-
ren —I, the prisoner in the Lord,
beseech you to walk worthy of the
vocation wherewith ye are called,
with all humility, and meekness,
with patience, bearing with one
another in charity, careful to keep
the unity of the Spirit in the bond of
peace. One body and one Spirit, as
ye are called in one hope of your
calling. One Lord, one faith, one
baptism. One God and Father of
all, who is above all, and through .
all, and in us all : who is blessed for
ever and ever, Amen.
Gospel, Matt, xxii. 35–46.-At
that time —The Pharisees came to
Jesus, And one of them, a lawyer,
asked Him, tempting Him: Teacher,
which is the great commandment in
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the law 2 Jesus said to him : Thou
shalt love the Lord thy God with thy
whole heart, and with thy whole
soul, and with thy whole mind.
This is the greatest and first com-
mandment. And the second is like
to it: Thou shalt love thy neighbor
as thyself. On these two command-
ments hangeth the whole law and
the prophets. And the Pharisees
being gathered together, Jesus asked
them, saying: What think ye con-
cerning the Christ : whose Son is
He They said to Him : Of David.
. He saith to them : How then doth
David by the Spirit call Him Lord;
saying: The Lord said to my Lord:
Sit on My right hand, until I make
Thine enemies Thy footstool 2 If
then David calletlı Him Lord, how
is He his son 2 And no man was
able to answer Him a word: neither
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durst any one from that day forth
question Hinn any more.
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost.
EPISTLE. 1 Cor. i. 4–8.—Brethren :
—I give thanks to my God always
for you, for the grace of God which
is given you, in Christ Jesus: that in
everything ye are made rich in Him,
in all utterance, and in all know-
ledge: as the testimony of Christ
was confirmed in you : so that ye
come behind in no gift, waiting for
the revelation of Our Lord Jesus
Christ, who also will confirm you to
the end blameless, in the day of the
coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
GOSPEL. Matt. ix. 1-8.- At that
time:—Jesus entered into a boat, and
passed over the water, and came into
His own city. And behold they
brought to Him a paralytic lying on
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a bed. And Jesus seeing their faith,
said to the paralytic : Be of good
heart, child: thy sins are forgiven
thee. And behold some of the
Scribes said within themselves: This
one blasphenneth. And Jesus, seeing
their thoughts, said: Why think ye
evil in your hearts? Which is easier,
to say: Thy sins are forgiven thee:
or to say: Rise and walk? But that
ye may know that the Son of Man
hath power on earth to forgive sins,
then Saith. He to the paralytic, Arise,
take up thy bed, and go into thy
house. And he rose and went into
his house. And when the crowd
saw it, they feared, and glorified God,
who gave such power to men.
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost.
EPISTLE. Ephes. iv. 23–28.-Breth-
ren:—Be ye renewed in the Spirit of
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your mind, and put ye on the new
man, who is created according to
God in justice and holiness of truth.
Wherefore laying aside lying, speak
ye truth every one with his neighbor,
since we are members one of another,
Be ye angry, and sin not : let not the
sun go down on your anger. Give
not place to the devil: Let him who
stole, steal no more: but rather let
him labor, working with lais hands
what is good, that he may have
whence to give to him who suffereth
Want,
Gospºl. Matt. xxii. 1–14,-At that
time:–Jesus spake to the chief priests
and the Pharisees in parables, saying:
The kingdom of heaven is like to a
king, who made a marriage feast for
his son. And sent his servants to call
those who were invited to the Wed-
ding : and they would not come.
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Again he sent other servants, saying:
Tell those who were invited : Behold
I have prepared my dinner: my
beeves and fat]ings are killed, and
all things are ready : come ye to the
wedding. But they gave no heed,
and went away, one to his farm and
another to his merchandise: And the
rest laid hands on his servants, and
treated them shamefully, or slew
them, But when the king heard of
it, he was angry, and sent forth his
armies, and destroyed those murder-
ers and burnt their city. Then he
saith to his servants: The wedding
indeed is ready : but they who were
invited were not worthy. Go ye
therefore into the highways; and as
many as ye shall find, call to the
marriage. And his servants went
forth into the ways, and gathered
together all whom they found, both
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bad and good: and the wedding was
filled with guests. And the king
went in to see the guests: and he
saw there a man who had not on
a wedding garment. And he saith
to him : Friend, how cannest thou
in hither, not having on a wedding
garment? But he was silent. Then
the king said to the waiters: Bind
him hand and foot, and cast him into
the outer darkness: there shall be
wailing and gnashing of teeth. For
many are called, but few chosen.
Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost.
EPISTLE. Ephes, v. 15–21.—Breth-
ren:—See how ye walk cautiously:
not as foolish, but as wise, redeeming
the time, because the days are evil.
Therefore be not unwise, but under-
standing what is the will of God.
And be not drunk with wine, where-
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in is luxury; but be filled with the
Holy Spirit, speaking to yourselves
in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual
Songs, singing and making melody
in your hearts to the Lord, giving
thanks always for all things, in the
name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to
God and the Father. Subject to one
another in the fear of Christ.
GOSPEL. John iv. 46–53.−At that
time:—There was a certain ruler,
whose son was sick at Capharnaum.
When he heard that Jesus was come
from Judea into Galilee, he went to
Him, and prayed Him to come down
and heal his son: for he was at the
point of death. Jesus therefore said
to him : Unless ye see signs and
Wonders, ye believe not. The ruler
Saith to Him: Lord, come down be-
fore my son die. Jesus saith to him :
GO, thy Son liveth. The man be-
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lieved the word which Jesus said to
him, and went away. And as he
was going down, his servants met
him ; and brought word, saying that
his son lived. He asked of them
therefore the hour wherein he grew
better. And they said to him : Yes-
terday at the seventh hour the fever
left him. The father therefore knew
that it was at the same hour that
Jesus said to him : Thy son liveth :
and he believed, himself and his
whole house,
Twenty first Sunday after Pentecost,
IEPISTLE. Ephes, vi. 10–17,-Breth-
ren:—Be strengthened in the Lord,
and in the power of His might, Put
ye on the armor of God, that ye may
stand against the wiles of the devil :
For our wrestling is not against flesh
and blood, but against the princes
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and the powers, against the world
rulers of this darkness, against the
spirits of wickedness, in the high
places. Wherefore take ye the armor
of God, that ye may be able to resist
in the evil day, and to stand perfect
in all things. Stand, therefore, hav-
ing your loins girt in truth, and hav-
ing on the breast-plate of justice, and
your feet shod with the preparation
of the gospel of peace. In all things
taking the shield of faith, wherewith
ye may be able to extinguish all the
fiery darts of the wicked one, and
take the helmet of salvation, and the
sword of the Spirit, which is the
word of God,
GOSPEL. Matt. xviii. 23–35.-At
that time:—Jesus spake to His dis-
ciples this parable: The kingdom of
heaven is likened to a king who
Wished to settle accounts with his
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servants. And when he had begun
to take the account, one was brought
to him who owed him ten thousand
talents. And as he had not where-
with to pay, his lord commanded
that he should be sold, and his wife
and children, and all that he had,
and that payment should be made.
But that servant, falling down, be-
sought him, saying: Have patience
with me, and I will pay thee all.
And the lord of that servant being
moved with pity, let him go, and for-
gave him the debt. But when that
servant was gone out, he found one
of his fellow-servants who owed him
a hundred shillings: and he laid hold
of him, and seized him by the throat,
saying: Pay what thou owest. And
his fellow-servant falling down, be-
sought him, saying: Have patience
with me, and I will pay thee all.
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And he would not: but went and
cast him into prison, till he should
pay the debt. Now when his fellow-
servants saw what had happened,
they were very much grieved, and
came and told their lord all that
had happened. Then his lord called
him, and said to him : Thou wick-
ed servant, I forgave thce all the
debt, because thou besoughtest me:
Shouldst not thou then have had
compassion also on thy fellow-serv-
ant, even as I had compassion on
thee? And his lord being angry,
delivered him to the torturers until
he paid all the debt. So also will
My heavenly Father do to you, if
ye do not forgive from your hearts
cvery one his brother,
Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost.
EPISTLE. Philip, i, 6–11–Breth-
32
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ren :—We are confident in the Lord
Jesus, that He who hath begun in
you a good work, will complete it
until the day of Christ Jesus: as it
is meet for me to think this for all
of you : because I have you in my
heart, both in my bonds, and in the
defence and confirmation of the
gospel, ye all being partakers of my
joy: For God is my witness, how
I long after you all in the bowels
of Jesus Christ. And this I pray,
that your charity may more and
more abound in knowledge, and in
all understanding; that ye may ap-
prove the better things, that ye may
be sincere, and without offence, until
the day of Christ, filled with the
fruit of justice through Jesus Christ,
to the glory and praise of God.
Gospºl. Matt, xxii. 15–21.-At
that time —The Pharisees Went and
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consulted annong themselves how to
ensnare Him in speech. And they
sent to Him their disciples with the
Herodians, saying: Teacher, we know
that Thou art true, and teachest the
way of God in truth: neither carest
Thou for any one : for Thou dost
not regard the person of men: Tell
us, therefore, what thinkest Thou?
Is it lawful to pay tribute to Caesar,
or not? Ibut Jesus knowing their
wickedness, said: Why tempt ve
Me, hypocrites? Show Me the trib-
ute money. And they offered Him
a coin. And Jesus saith to them :
Whose is this image, and the inscrip-
tion ? They say to Him : Caesar's.
Then saith He to them : Render
therefore to Caesar the things which
are Caesar's, and to God the things
which are God's, -
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Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost.
EPISTLE. Philip. iii. 17 to iv. 3.−
Brethren :—Be ye followers of me,
and observe those who walk so, as
ye have our model. For many walk,
of whom I often toid you (but now
I Speak even weeping), the enemies
of the Cross of Christ ; whose end
is destruction : whose God is the
belly; and glory is in their shame,
who mind earthly things. But our
citizenship is in heaven: whence also
we look for a Saviour, the Lord Jesus
Christ, who will reform our vile body
conformably to His glorious body,
according to the working whereby
He is able to subject all things to
Himself. Therefore, my brethren,
beloved and longed for, my joy and
crown : stand thus in the Lord, be-
loved. I beseech Evodia, and I be.
seech Syntyche, to be of one mind
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in the Lord. I also ask thee like-
Wise, sincere companion, help these
women who have labored with me
in the Gospel together with Clement,
and mine other fellow-laborers, whose
names are in the book of life.
Gospel. Matt. ix. 18–26.-At that
time:—As Jesus was speaking to the
multitudes, behold a certain ruler
came up, and worshipped Him, say-
ing: Lord, my daughter hath just
now died; but come, lay Thy hand
on her, and she will live. And
Jesus arose and followed him, as
did His disciples. And behold, a
woman having an issue of blood
twelve years came behind him,
and touched the fringe of His gar-
ment. For she said within herself:
If I may but touch His garment,
I shall be healed. But Jesus turned
about, and seeing her, said: Be
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of good heart, daughter, thy faith
hath healed thee. And the woman
was healed from that hour. And
when Jesus was come into the house
of the ruler, and saw the minstrels,
and the crowd in an uproar, He said:
Retire, for the maid is not dead, but
sleepeth. And they laughed Him to
Scorn. And when the crowd was
put forth, He went in and took her
by the hand; and the maid arose.
And the fame hereof went abroad
into all that country.
Last Sunday after Pentecost.
EPISTLE. Col. i. 9–14.—Brethren :
—We cease not to pray for you, and
ask that ye may be filled with the
knowledge of His will, in all wisdom
and spiritual understanding: that ye
may walk worthy of God, pleasing
in all things, being fruitful in every
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good work, and increasing in the
knowledge of God: strengthened
with all might according to His glo-
rious power, in all patience and long-
suffering with joy, giving thanks to
God the Father, who hath made us
worthy to share in the lot of the
saints in light: who hath delivered
us from the power of darkness, and
translated us to the kingdom of His
beloved Son ; in whom we have
redemption through His blood, the
forgiveness of sins.
GOSPEL. Matt. xxiv. 15–35.-At
that time :—Jesus said to His disci-
ples: When ye shall see the abom-
ination of desolation, which was
spoken of by Daniel, the prophet,
standing in the holy place: let him
who readeth understand. Then let
those who are in Judea flee to the
mountains. And Jet not him who
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:
is on the housetop come down to
take anything out of his house.
And let not him who is in the field
go back to take his coat. And woe
to those who are with child, and to
those who give suck in those days.
But pray that your flight be not in
the winter, or on the Sabbath. For
there shall be then great tribulation,
such as hall, not been from the be-
ginning of the world until now,
neither shall be. And unless those
days had been shortened, no flesh
would be saved : but for the sake of
the elect those days shall be short-
ened. Then if any man shall say
to you : Lol Here is the Christ; or
there : believe it not. For ſalse
christs, and ſalse prophets, will arise,
and will show great signs and won-
ders, so as to deceive (if possible)
even the elect. Behold I have told
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you before. If therefore they shall
say to you : Behold, He is in the
desert; go ye not out: Behold, in the
closets: believe it not. For as the
lightning conneth forth from the
East, and appeareth even unto the
West, so will also the coming of the
Son of Man be. Wherever the car-
cass is, there will the eagles also be
gathcred together. And immediately
after the tribulation of those days the
sun will be darkened, and the moon
will not give her light, and the stars
will fall from heaven; and the powers
of heaven will be shaken. And then
will appear the sign of the Son of
Man in heaven ; and then will all
the tribes of the earth nourn : and
they will sce the Son of Man coming
in the clouds of heaven with great
power and majesty. And He will
send His Angels with a trumpet, and
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a great voice: and they will gather
together His elect from the four
winds, from the farthest part of the
heavens to the utmost bounds of
them. Now learn the parable from
the fig-tree; when the branch there-
of is already become tender, and the
leaves come forth, ye know that
summer is nigh : So ye also when
ye shall see all these things, know
ye that it is nigh, at the doors. Truly
I say to you, that this generation
shall not pass till all these things be
done. Heaven and earth will pass
away, but My words will not pass
away.
FESTIVALs of THE YEAR.
The Immaculate Conception.
LESSON. Prov. viii. 22–35.-The
Lord possessed me in the beginning
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of His ways, before He made any-
thing from the beginning. I was set
up from eternity, and of old before
the earth was made. The depths were
not as yet, and I was already con-
ceived; neither had the fountains of
waters as yet sprung out: the moun-
tains with their huge bulk had not
as yet been established: beſore the
hills I was brought forth : He had
not yet made the earth, nor the rivers,
nor the poles of the world. When
He prepared the heavens, I was
present: when with a certain law
and compass He enclosed the depths:
when IIe established the sky above,
and poised the fountains of waters:
when he compassed the sea with its
bounds, and set a law to the waters,
that they should not pass their limits:
when He balanced the foundations
of the earth : I was with Him form-
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ing all things: and I was delighted
every day, playing before Him at all
times; playing in the world : and
my delight was to be with the chil-
dren of men. Now therefore, ye
children, hear me: Blessed are they
that keep my ways. Hear instruc-
tion, and be wise, and refuse it not.
Blessed is the man that heareth me,
and that watcheth daily at my gates,
and waiteth at the posts of my doors.
He that shall find me, shall find life,
aad shall have Salvation from the
Lord.
Gospel. Lukei, 26.-At that time:
—The Angel Gabriel was sent from
God into a city of Galilee, called Naz-
areth, to a Virgin espoused to a man
whose name was Joseph, of the
house of David : and the name of the
Virgin was Mary. And the Angel
coming in to her, said: Hail, full of
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grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed
art thou among women.
Candlemas Day,
LESSON. Mal. iii. 1–4.—Thus saith
the Lord God:—Behold I send My
messenger, and he shall prepare the
way before My face. And presently
the Lord whom ye seek, and the
messenger of the covenant, whom
ye desire shall come to His temple,
Behold, He cometh, saith the Lord
of hosts: and who shall be able to
think of the day of His coming?
and who shall stand to see Him 2
for He is like a refining fire, and
like the fuller's herb : And He shall
sit refining and cleansing the silver :
and He shall purify the sons of Levi,
and shall refine them as gold, and as
silver: and they will offer sacrifices
to the Lord in justice, And the Sac-
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rifice of Juda and of Jerusalem shall
please the Lord, as in the days of old,
and in the ancient years: Saith the
Lord Almighty.
GOSPEL. Luke ii. 22–32.-At that
time:—After the days of Mary's puri-
fication, according to the law of
Moses, were passed, they carried
|Him to Jerusalem, to present Him
to the Lord, as it is written in the
law of the Lord : Every male first
born shall be called holy to the Lord:
and to offer sacrifice according to
that which is written in the law of
the Lord, a pair of turtle doves, or
two young pigeons, And behold,
there was a man in Jerusalem named
Simoon, and this man was just and
devout; waiting for the Consolation
of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was
in him, And it had been revealed
to him by the Holy Spirit, that he
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should not see death before he had
seen the Christ of the Lord, And
he canne by the Spirit into the temple,
And when His parents brought in
the Child Jesus, to do for Hinn ac-
cording to the custom of the law,
then he took Him in his arms, and
blessed God, and said: Now, O Lord,
lettest Thou Thy servant depart in
peace, according to Thy word; for
mine eyes have seen Thy salvation,
which Thou hast prepared in sight
of all nations: light to enlighten the
Gentiles, and glory of Thy people,
Israel.
St. Joseph.
LEsson, Eccl. xlv., 1–6,--The be-
loved of God and men: Whose mem-
ory is in benediction. He made him
like the Saints in glory, and magni-
fied him S0 that His enemies feared
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him, and by his words He made
prodigies cease. He glorified him in
the sight of kings, and gave him
commandments in the sight of His
people, and showed him. His glory.
IIe Sanctified him in his faith and
meekness, and chose him out of all
flesh. For He heard him, and his
voice, and He brought him into a
cloud. And He gave him com-
mandments before His face, and a
law of life and instruction.
GoSPEL. Matt. i. 18–21.-Now the
generation of the Christ was thus:
His mother Mary being espoused to
Joseph before they came together,
she proved to be with Child of the
Holy Spirit. And Joseph, her hus-
band, being just, and not willing to
expose her, had a mind to put her
away privately. But while he
thought on these things, behold an
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Angel of the Lord appeared to him
in a dream, saying: Joseph, son of
David, fear not to take to thee Mary,
thy wife, for That which is conceived
in her is of the Holy Spirit. And
she will bring forth a Son: and thou
shalt call His name JESUs; for He
will save His people from their sins,
Annunciation.
LEsson. Isaiah vii. 10–15.-In
those days:—The Lord spoke to
Achaz, saying: Ask thee a sign of
the Lord thy God, either unto the
depth of hell, or unto the 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 weary men, that ye weary
my God also 2 Therefore the Lord
Himself will give you a sign, Be-
33
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hold, the Virgin shall conceive, and
bear a Son ; and His nanne shall be
called Finnmanuel. He shall Cat
butter and honey, that He may
know to refuse the cvil, and to choose
the good.
GOSPEI. Iluke i. 26–38.-At that
time:–The Angol Gabriel was sent
from God into a city of Galilee,
called Nazareth, to a Virgin espoused
to a man whose name was Joseph, of
the house of David : and the namo
of the Virgin was Mary. And the
Angel coming in to her, said: Hail,
full of grace, the Lord is with thee:
blessed art thou among women. Dut
when she heard it, she was troubled
at his saying, and thought with her-
self what manner of salutation this
should be. And the Angel said to
her: Fear not, Mary, for thou hast
found grace with God, Behold, thou
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wilt conceive in thy womb, and bring
forth a Son ; and thou shalt call His
name Jesus. He will be great, and
will be called Son of the Most High,
and the Lord God will give Him the
throne of David His father: and He
will reign over the house of Jacob
for ever, and of His kingdom there
will be no end. And Mary said to
the Angel: How shall this be, since
I know not man 2 And the Angel
answering, said to her: The Holy
Spirit will come on thee, and the
power of the Most High will over-
shadow thee. And therefore also
that holy thing which will be born
Of thee will be called the Son of God.
And behold thy kinswoman Eliza-
beth, she also hath conceived a son
in her old age; and this is the sixth
month with her who is called barren :
for with God nothing is impossible.
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194 EPISTLES AND GOSPELs.
And Mary said: Behold the hand-
maid of the Lord : be it to me ac-
cording to thy word.
Visitation of the B. V. M.
LEsson. Cant. ii. 8–14.—Belhold,
He cometh, leaping upon the moun-
tains, skipping over the hills. My
Beloved is like a roe, or a young hart.
Behold, He standeth behind our wall,
looking through the windows, look-
ing through the lattices. Behold,
my Beloved speaketh to me : Arise,
make haste, My love, My dove, My
beautiful one, and come. For winter
is now past: the rain is over and
gone. The flowers have appeared in
our land; the time of pruning is
come: the voice of the turtle dove
is heard in our land : the fig-tree hath
put forth its green figs: the vines in
flower yield their sweet smell. Arise,
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My love, My beautiful one, and come:
My dove in the clefts of the rock, in
the hollow places of the wall, show
Me thy face; let thy voice sound in
My ears: for thy voice is sweet, and
thy face comely.
Gosper. Luke i. 39–47.-At that
time:—Mary arose and went with
haste into the hill country, to a city
of Juda. And she entered into the
house of Zachariah, and saluted Eliz- .
abeth. And it came to pass, that
when Elizabeth heard the salutation
of Mary, the babe leaped in her
womb : and Elizabeth was filled with
the Holy Spirit: 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?
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EPISTLES AND GOSPELS. 197
and in the holy dwelling-place I have
ministered before Him. And so was
I established in Sion, and in the holy
city likewise I rested : and My power
was in Jerusalem. And I took root
in an honored people, and in the
portion of my God which is His
inheritance: and my abode is in the
full assembly of saints. I was ex-
alted like a cedar in Libanus, and as
a cypress-tree on Mt. Sion. I was
exalted like a palm-tree in Cades,
and as a rose-plant in Jericho: as a
fair olive-tree in the plains, and as
a plane-tree by the Water in the
meadows, was I exalted. I gave a
sweet smell like cinnamon, and aro-
matic balm : I yielded a sweet odor
like the best myrrh.
GOSPEL. Luke x. 38–42. –At that
time:—Jesus entered into a certain
town, and a certain woman named
198 EPISTLES AND GOSPELs.
Martha received Him into her house.
And she had a sister called Mary,
who, sitting also at the Lord's feet,
heard His Word But Martha was
busy about much serving; and she
stood and said: Lord, dost Thou not
care that my sister hath left me to
serve alone? Bid her then help me.
And the Lord answering, said to her:
Martha, Martha, thou art anxious,
and troubled about many things.
But one thing is necessary, Mary
hath chosen the best part, which
shall not be taken away from her.
Feast of All Saints,
LESSON. Apoc. vii. 2–12.—In those
days:—Behold I, John, saw another
Angel ascending from the rising of
the Sun, having the seal of the living
God : and he cried with a loud Voice
to the four Angels, to whom it was
EPISTLES AND GOSPELS. 199
given to hurt the land and sea, Say-
ing: Hurt not the land, and the sea,
nor the trees, until we seal the Serv-
ants of our God on their foreheads.
And I heard the number of those
who were scaled : a hundred and
forty-four thousand were sealed, of
every tribe of the children of Israel.
Of the tribe of Juda twelve thousand
were sealed : of the tribe of Reuben
twelve thousand were sealed : of the
tribe of Gad twelve thousand were
sealed: of the tribe of Aser twelve
thousand were sealed : Of the tribe
of Nephthali twelve thousand were
sealed : of the tribe of Manasses
twelve thousand were sealed : of the
tribe of Simeon twelve thousand
were sealed : of the tribe of Levi
twelve thousand were sealed : of the
tribe of Issachar twelve thousand
were sealed. Of the tribe of Zabulon
200 ICPISTLES AND GOSPELs.
twelve thousand were sealed : of the
tribe of Joseph twelve thousand were
sealed : of the tribe of Benjamin
twelve thousand were sealed. After
these things I saw a great crowd,
which no man could number, of all
nations and tribes, and peoples, and
tongues, standing before the Throne,
and in sight of the Lanb, clothed
with white robes and palms in their
hands: and they cried with a loud
voice, saying: Salvation to our God,
who sitteth upon the Throne, and to
the Lamb. And all the Angels stood
around the Throne, and the ancients,
and the four animals: and they
fell down on their faces before the
Throne, and they adored God, say-
ing : Annen. Praise, and glory, and
Wisdom, and thanksgiving, honor,
and power, and strength, to our God
for ever and ever. Amen.
IEPISTLES AND GOSPEI.S. 201
Gospel. Matt. v. 1–12.-At that
time:—Jesus, seeing the crowds, went
up on to the mountain, and when He
had seated Himself His disciples came
to Him. And He opened His mouth,
and taught them, saying: Blessed are
the poor in spirit: for theirs is the
kingdom of heaven. Blessed are the
meek: for they shall possess the
land. Blessed are they who mourn:
for they shall be comforted. Blessed
are they who hunger and thirst after
justice: for they shall be filled.
Blessed are the merciful : for they
shall obtain mercy. Blessed are
the clean of heart; for they shall
see God. Blessed are the peace-
makers: for they shall be called
children of God. Iłlessed are they
who suffer persecution for justice'
sake; for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven. Blessed are ye, when men
202 EPISTLES AND GOSPELs,
shall revile you, and persecute you,
and speak all that is evil against
you, untruly, for My sake; be glad
and rejoice, for your reward is great
in heaven.
. All Souls' Day.
EPISTLE. 1 Cor. xv. 51–57.-Breth-
ren —Behold I tell you a mystery :
We shall all indeed rise again, but
we shall not all be changed. In a
moment, in the twinkling of an eye,
at the last trumpet: for the trumpet
shall sound, and the dead shall rise
incorruptible: and we shall be
changed. For this corruptible must
put on incorruption : and this mortal
put on immortality. But when this
mortal shall have put on immortality;
then shall be brought to pass the say-
ing, which is written : Death is swal-
lowed up in victory, Death, where is
EPISTLES AND GOSPELS. 203
thy victory? Death, where is thy
sting 2 Now the sting of death is sin;
and the strength of sin is the law.
But thanks be to God, who hath
given us the Victory through our
Lord Jesus Christ.
GOSPEL. John W. 25–20.-At that
time –Jesus said to the multitudes
of the Jews: Truly, truly, I say to
you, that the hour conneth, and now
is, when the dead shall hear the voice
of the Son of God, and they who
hear shall live. For as the Father
hath life in Himself, so He hath given
to the Son also to have life in Hinn-
self. And He hath given Him
power to execute judgment, because
IHe is the Son of man. Wonder not
at this, for the hour conneth in which
all that are in the graves shall hear
the voice of the Son of God, And
204 EPISTLES AND Gospels,
théy who have done good shall come
forth unto the resurrection of life;
but, they who have done evil, unto
the resurrection of judgment.
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