1 1 #^ 1 r ■•■ 0 +J 1 1 .^ w x: -H $ ■p (C .V nH ^ O U ! '^ h; ■ m -H ^ ^ •H •t ^ 00 WO 00 ' u xi o O CO ^ 0 4-^ xH O >« (C 5h fd O 1 CO :3 J^ 04 ^ a 0 CO u x: • u o -H m O rH rH O 1 "^ v£> O fO oq j::; HJ 0 5Sft -p c: w • ^ > fd to ^3 %. m o s ^ ^ •/■■ Manual of Prayers FOR THE rSE OF THE CATHOLIC LAITY. PREPARED AND PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE •''^;. THIRD PLENARY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE. BALTIMORE: JOHN MURPHY & CO. Printers to the IIolij Sec of Rome. The Prayer Book ordered by the Third Plenary Council of Baltimore, having been diligently compiled and examined, is hereby approved. A rchbishop of Baltimore, Apostolic Delegate. Baltimore, May i ' i7> I' »9'«B««ef ^» Copyright, 1888, ,-«^* BY CLARENCE E. WOODMAN. .-^; All rights reserved, and making extracts or selections from this book '/ '"■■( without the proper permission is strictly prohibited. ■• TABLE OF CONTENTS. {For full alphabetical Index see end of book.) Devotions to which Indulgences are attached are marked thus : ^') PAGE Calendar, i Movable Feasts, Tables of, . . 14 Days of Obligation and Devotion, . . 16 Abridgment of Christian Doctrine, . 20 Christian Faith and Practice, , . • 25 Morning Prayers (Prime), . 37 Another Form, . • 51 Acts of Faith, Hope, etc., 53 Augelus, etc., . . 55 Grace before and after Meals, 5S Litanies of the Holy Name and of Loreto 60 Evening Pra^-ers (Compline), 69 Another Form, . 81 Devotions for Mass, . 89 Manner of Servdng Mass, . 106 Blessing of Water and Aspergcs, . 109 Ordinary- of the ]\Iass, 114 The Te Deum, etc., . 160 Vespers, 178 TAEI.E OF Contents. Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, . Occasional Offices — Blessing of Candles, Blessing of Ashes, Blessing of Children, Seven Penitential Psalms, and Litany of the Saints, Devotions for Confession, .Devotions for Communion, Visit to the Blessed Sacrament, Way of the Cross, Seven Words upon the Cross, Rosary (with form of Blessing), Scapular (with form of Investing), The Sacraments in General, . Holy Baptism, .... Reception of Converts, Confirmation, .... Matrimony — The Ceremony, . Nuptial Mass, Mixed Marriages, Churching of Women, Devotions for the Sick, . Communion of the Sick, . Extreme Unction, . Visitation of the Sick, Last Indulgence, Recommendation of a Soul departing, Burial of t^ie Dead, Adults, Infants, Hymns and vSequences, . Collects, Epistles and Gospels, etc. ^be Calen&ar OF FKASTS CE:i.EBRATI5D IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. {Holy days of Obligation are marked with a'^.) Abbreviations Explained : Ap. signifies Apostle or Apostles ; M., Martyr or Martyrs ; P., Pope; Ah^., Archbishop; B., Bishop; C, Confessor; T), Doctor; Abb., Abbot; V., Virgin; W., Widow ; K., King ; Q., Queen; Pr., Priest; H , Hermit. OTHER MOVABLE FEASTS NOT INCLUDED IN THE FOL- LOWING CALENDAR. Second Sunday after Epiphany— //b/y Name of Jesus. Friday after Quinquagesima— /iz^zc)// of our Lord. Friday after First Sunday in Lent— //b/)' Crown of Thorns. Friday after Second Sunday in \^&\\\.— Spear and Nails. Friday after Third Sunday in Lent— /^zw lVou7tds. Friday after Fourth Sunday in l,^n\.—Most Precious Blood. Friday after Passion Sunday— ^Vz/^w Sorrows of the B. V. M. Third Sunday after Uaster— Patronage of St. Joseph. Thursday after Trinity Sunday— Corpus Christi. Friday after Octave of Corpus Christi— 5acr^rf HeaH of Jesus. 'Pirst Sunday of July— Most Precious Blood. Sunday within the Octave of \he Assumption-St. Joachim Fa- ther of the B. V. M. Sunday within the Octave of Nativity of B. V. M —Holv Xame of Mary. -^ Third Sunday of September— .S-. Vigil. ►i« IMMACUI.ATE CONCEPTION OF THE B. V. M. Patronal Feast of THE U. S. Of the Octave. Of the Octave. St. Damasus, P.C. Of the Octave. St. I.ucy, V.M. Of the Octave. Octave of the Immac. Conception. St. Eusebius, B.M. Of the Season. Expectation of the B. V. M. Of the Season. Vigil. St. Thomas, Ap. Of the Season. Of the Season. Vigil. Fast. J^ NATIVITY OF OUR LORD. St. Stephen, First Martyr. St. John, Ap. and Evangelist. The Holy Innocents, M. St. Thomas of Canterbury, Abp.M. Of the Octaves. St. Sylvester, P C. I ;^j Vk a ^able of fiDovable jfcasts. >, 0 3 % rj- 1fi >> o 3 3 U §2i o ^ 3 ^ i2 p, 'f^ < 1 a in 1888 Feb. 15 Apl. I May 10 May 20 May 31 Dec. 2 1889 Mar. 6 Apl. 21 May 30 June 9 June 20 Dec. I 1890 Feb. 19 Apl. 6 May 15 May 25 June 5 Nov. 30 1 891 Feb. II Mar. 29 May 7 May 17 May 28 Nov. 29 1892 Mar. 2 Apl. 17 May 26 June 5 June 16 i Nov. 27 | 1893 Feb. 15 Apl. 2 May II May 21 June I Dec. 3 1894 Feb. 7 Mar. 25 May 3 May 13 May 24 Dec. 2 1S95 Feb. 27 Apl. 14 May. 23 June 2 June 13 Dec. I 1896 Feb. 19 Apl. 5 May 14 May 24 June 4 Nov. 29 1897 Mar. 3 Apl. 18 May 27 June 6 June 17 Nov. 28 1898 Feb. 23 Apl. 10 May 19 May 29 June 9 Nov. 27 1899 Feb. 15 Apl. 2 May II May 21 June I Dec. 3 Dec 2 1900 Feb. 28 Apl. 15 May 24 June 3 June 14 1901 Feb. 20 Apl. 7 May 16 May 26 June 6 Dec. I 1902 Feb. 12 Mar. 30 May 8 May 18 May 29 Nov. 30 1903 Feb. 25 Apl. 12 May 21 May 31 i June 11 Nov. 29 1904 Feb. 17 Apl. 3 May 12 May 22 June 2 Nov. 27 1905 Mar. 8 Apl. 23 June X June II June 22 Dec. 3 1906 Feb. 28 Apl. ^5 May 24 June 3 June 14 Dec. 2 1907 Feb. 13 Mar. 31 May 9 May 19 May 30 Dec. I 1908 Mar. 4 Apl. 19 May 28 June 7 June 18 Nov. 29 1909 Feb. 24 Apl. II May 20 May 30 June 10 Nov. 28 1910 Feb. 9 Mar. 27 May 5 May 15 Maj' 26 Nov. 27 T911 Mar. I Apl. 16 May 25 June 4 [ June 15 Dec. 3 1912 Feb. 21 Apl. 7 May 16 May 26 ! June 6 Dec. I 1913 Feb. 5 Mar. 23 May I May II 1 Ma5' 22 Nov. 30 1914 Feb. 25 Apl. 12 May 21 May 31 1 June 11 Nov. 29 1915 Feb. 17 Apl. 4 May 13 May 23 1 June 3 Nov. 28 MoVABm KKASTS. 15 iVOTE.—JS, ASTER Day (on which all the other movable feasts depend) is always the First Sunday after the Full Moon which happens upon or next after the Twentj'-first Da^- of March ; and if the Full ?.Ioon happens upon a Sunda}-, faster Day is the Sun- day after. Advent Sunday is always the nearest Sunday to the Feast of St. Andrew, whether before or after. Septuagesima 1 f Nine "I ^:i:^^^.,na \ ^"-^-y - fi?e,l ^'«ts before Eas,er. Quadragesima J [ Six J Rogation Sunday ^ f Five Weeks "] Ascension Day • I Forty Days n 7- ^ Whitsunday \ ^^ \ Seven Weeks \ ^^^^ ^«^^^''- Trinity Sunday J [ Eight Weeks J The Calendar as at present used was reformed, in the year of our Lord 1582, by Pope Gregory XIII., who ordered the Historical or Civil y^ar to be thencefor^vard reckoned from the first day of January'. It was not adopted by Fnglish-speaking people until January i, 1753. The Ecclesiastical year still begins on the First Sunday in Advent. H IRule FOR FINDING EASTER OF ANY YEAR IN THIS CENTURY OR THE NEXT. ist. Divide the date of the year by 19, and call the remainder a ; 2d. Divide the date of the j'ear by 4, and call the remainder b '; 3d. Divide the date of the vear bv 7, and call the remainder c ; 4.h. Divide „. ^ .j II [f- *i^ gntuSl \ "y 30, and call the remainder d; 5th. Divide 2b^AC + 6d+\l ^^^^^ ceSS^] f ^^ 7, and call the remainder ^Z Then Easter v/ill be the 22d -\- d -\- e of March ; or the d-\- e — 9 of April. Exceptions.— ist. When Easter would fall on April 26th, put it back to the 19th. 2d. When it would fall on April 25th, put it back to the i8th, unless d — 29, and ^ = 5. a zmc OF AI.I, THE Feasts that are observed by the CathoIvIcs of the United States, with obli- gation OF HEARING Mass and abstaining from SERVII.E work. ALL THE SUNDAYS OF THE YEAR. January. I. The Circumcision of Our Lord, or New- Year's Day. November. I. All Saints' Day. December. 8. The Immaculate Con- ception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 25. The Nativity of our Lord, or Christmas Day. Also Ascension Day, or the Thursday forty days after Easter. 15 August. The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. ®n ifaetins an& Hbetincnce* UR Holy Mother, the Catholic Church, does not leave her children without guidance, and to their own devices, in this important matter ; she tells them not only w/ieu but how to fast and abstain, and the rules she has estab- lished are those inspired by her hea- venly wisdom, and shaped and fash- ioned by centiuies of practical experi- ence. Every Catholic is bound to keep these mild and gentle rules ^rj^ o/al/ before any other form of bodily mortification can be worthily undertaken. If these are wilfully neglect- ed, no amount of self-imposed austerity can ever make up the loss, or atone for the disobedience. The Law of Abstinence affects only the kind of food, and has no reference to its quantity. On Ab- stinence days the faithful are obliged to abstain from flesh-meat only ; the number of meals and the amount of food may be the same as on other days. The Law of Fasting includes that of Abstinence, and adds special requirements of its own ; it affects both the kindasi^ the quantity of food. On Fasting-days, be- sides the obligation of abstaining from flesh-meat, the nimiber and quantity of meals are restri^d.^ Only one Full Meal is allowed, to be taken about noon or later. Besides this full meal a collation of eight ounces is al- lowed. If the full meal is taken about the middle of i8 On Fasting and Abstinence. the day, the collation will naturally be taken in the evening ; if the full meal is taken late in the day, the collation may be taken about noon. Besides the full meal and collation, general custom has made it lawful to take about two ounces of bread (without butter) and a cup of some warm liquid — as coffee or tea — in the morning. This is important to observe, for by means of this many persons are enabled — and therefore oblig- ed— to keep the fast who could not otherwise do so. It should be borne in mind that these practices of Fasting and Abstinence are not merely penitential works of counsel, recommended to our obsen^ance, but acts of mortification oi precepl, enjoined bylaws binding strictly on the conscience ; and therefore not to be evaded or omitted without Mortal Sin. Various reasons, however, may exist for excuse or dispensation from these laws (especially from the law oi faslijig), which cxre commonly noted in the published "Regu- lations for Lent " in every Diocese. But as to ab- slinence, legitimate excuses are very few ; and gene- rally no one can proceed safely in excusing himself from abstinence before consulting his confessor. ABSTINENCE DAYS. AlIv the Fridays of the Year. A'o/^.— When a Friday happens to be Christmas Day, it is not a day oi abstinence. FASTING-DAYS. 1. The Fridays of Advent.* 2. Every Day in Lent ; except Sundays. * In some Dioceses (as in the Province of New Orleans; the Fridays of Advent are not fasting-days. On Fasting and Abstinence. 19 3. The Four Quarter-Tenses, or Ember-Days, viz.: The IVedfiesday, Friday, aud Saturday follovnng — I. the first vSunday iu Leut ; 2. Whit- sunday ; 3. the fourteenth day of September ; aud, 4. the third Sunday of Advent. 4. The Vigils of Whitsunday, of the Assumption^ oi All Saints, and of Christmas. Note.—^n\(ix\ a Fasting-day falls upon a Sunday, it is kept on the Saturday previous. THE TIMES Wherein Marriages are not Solemnized. From Advejit Sunday until the Epiphany, and from Ash Wednesday until Low Sunday. Brief Statement of Cbrietian Doctrine^ The Ten Commandvients of God. — Exodus xx. AM the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt not have strange gods before Me. Thou shalt not make to thy- self a graven thing, nor the likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, nor of those things that are in the waters under the earth. Thou shalt not adore them, nor serve them. 2. Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain. 3. Remember thou keep holy the Sabbath-day. Honor thy father and thy mother. Thou shalt not kill. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy 4- 5. 6. 7- 8. neighbor. 9. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife. 10. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's goods. • . I- Fric' Brief Statement of Christian Doctrine. 21 The Six Commandments of the Church. 1. To hear Mass on Sundays, and Holyda3-s of Obli- gation. 2. To fast and abstain on the days appointed. 3. To confess at least once a year. 4. To receive the Holy Eucharist during the Easter time. 5. To contribute to the support of our Pastors. 6. Not to maiTy persons who are not Catholics, or who are related to us wdthin the fourth degree of kin- dred, nor privately without witnesses, nor to solemnize marriage at forbidden times. The Seven Sacf'aments. Baptism, .... Matt, xxviii. 19. Confirmation, Holy Eucharist, . Penance, Extreme Unction, Holy Orders, IMatrimony, Acts viii. 17. Matt. xxvi. 26. Joh7i XX. 23. James v. 14. Luke xxii. 19. Matt. xix. 6. The Three Theological Viiiues. Faith—Hope— Charity. The Four Cardinal Virtues. Prudence — Justice — Fortitude — Temperance. The Seven Gifts of the Holy Ghost. — Isa. xi, 2, 3. ■Wisdom, Fortitude, The Fear of the Understanding, Knowledge, Lord. Counsel, Piety, 22 Brief Statement oe Christian Doctrine. The Twelve Fruits of the Holy Ghost. Charity, Benignity, Faith, Joy, Goodness, Modesty, Peace, Long-suffering, Continency, Patience, Mildness, Chastity. The Spiritual W Vorks of Mercy. To admonish the sinner. To bear wrongs patiently, To instruct the ignorant. To forgive all injuries, To counsel the doubtful, To pray for the living and To comfort the sorrowful, the dead. The Corporal Works of Mercy. To feed the hungry, To harbor the harborless. To give drink to the thirsty, To visit the sick, To clothe the naked. To bury the dead. To ransom the captive, The Eight Beatitudes. — Matt. v. 1. Blessed are the poor in spirit ; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 2. Blessed are the meek ; for the}' shall possess the land. 3. Blessed are they that mourn ; for they shall be comforted. 4. Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after jus- lice ; for they shall be filled. 5. Blessed are the merciful ; for they shall obtain mercy. 6. Blessed are the clean of heart ; for they shall see God. 7. Blessed are the peacemakers ; for they shall be called the children of God, Brief Statement of Cpiristian Doctrine. 23 8. Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice' sake ; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. The Seven Deadly Sins, and the opposite Virtues. Pride, 1 Humility, Covetousness, 1 Liberality, Lust, :.~ Chastity, Anger, -^/ Meekness, Gluttony, g Temperance, Envy, 5 Brotherl}- love, Sloth. e Diligence. Sins against the Holy Ghost. Presumption of God's mercy — Despair — Impugning the known truth — En%y at another's spiritual good — Obstinacy in sin — Final impenitence. Sins Crying to Heavefi for Vengeance. Wilful murder — The sin of Sodom — Oppression of the poor — Defrauding laborers of their wages. Nine Ways of being Accessory to another's Sin. B}' counsel — By command — By consent — By provoca- tion— By praise or flattery — By concealment — By par- taking— By silence — By defence of the ill done. Three Eminent good Works. Prayer — Fasting — Almsgiving. The Evangelical Cotinsels. Voluntary Poverty — Chastity — Obedience. The Four Last Things to be Remembered. Death— Judgment — Hell — Heaven. Subjects for Daily Meditation. Remember, Christian soul, that thou hast this day, and every day of thy life — 24 Brief Statement of Christian Doctrine. God to glorify, Jesus to imitate, The Augels and Saints invoke, A soul to save, A body to mortify, Sins to expiate. Virtues to acquire, Hell to avoid, Heaven to gain. Eternity to prepare for, to Time to profit by, Neighbors to edify. The world to despise, De\'ils to combat, Passions to subdue. Death perhaps to suffer. And Judgment to undergo. Xa^ Baptiam^ *~|T\ROVIDED an infajit is in danger of dying be- A~— fore a Priest can be procured, any oilier per- son, wJietJier man, woman, or child, may baptize it ift the following ^nanner: While po2L7dng common water on the head or face of the infant, pronounce the words : I BAPTIZE THEE IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, AND OF THE Son, and of THE H01.Y Ghost. a Sumntat? of Cbnatian ifaitb an& practice* I. What every Christian Must Beii must worship God as his first beginning and last end. This worship is to be rendered, first, by Faith ; which makes both the understanding and the will humbly adore and embrace all those truths which God has taught, however obscure and incomprehensible they may be to our weakness. Secondly, by Hope ; which honors the infinite power, goodness, and mercy of God, and the truth of His promises ; and upon these grounds raises the soul to an assured expectation of mercy, grace, and salvation, through the merits of Jesus Christ. Thirdly, by Charity ; which teaches us to love God with our whole hearts, for His own sake, and our neighbor as ourselves, for God's sake. Fourthly, by the virtue of ReIvIGIon ; the chief acts of which are adoration, praise, thanksgiving, oblation Christian Faith axd Practice. 3T of ourselves to God, sacrifice, and prayer; which ought to be the daily eniploymeuts of a Christian soul. We must flee all idolatry aud all false religious ; also superstition, under which name are comprehended all manner of divinations, all fortune-telling, all witch- craft, charms, spells, observations of omens, dreams, etc. All these things are heathenish, and contrary to the worship of the true and living God, and to that entire dependence which a Christian soul ought to have on Him. But we must devoutly honor the Ever-Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, the Holy Angels, and the Saints reigning in Glory ; whose inter- cessions we shall always most profitably invoke. We should likewise duly reverence all sacred emblems aud pious memorials of our Lord and His Saints, and honor the relics of God's servants whom Holy Church has canonized. 2. We must reverence the name of God and His truth by a religious observance of all lawful oaths and vows, and by carefully avoiding all false, rash, or un- just oachs, and blasphemies. 3. We must dedicate sgme notable part of our time to His divine service ; and, more especially, consecrate to Him those days which are ordered by His Church to be sanctified or kept holy. 4. Under God, we must love, reverence, and obey our parents, and other lawful superiors, spiritual and temporal ; and observ^e the laws of the Church and State : as also we must have a due care of our chil- dren, and of others that are under our charge, both as to their souls and their bodies. 5. We must abstain from all injuries to our neigh- bor's person, by murder or any other violence ; and 32 Christian Faith and Practice. from all hatred, envy, and desire of revenge ; as also from spiritual murder, which is committed by drawdng him into sin, by words, actions, or bad example. 6. We must abstain from all uncleanness in thoughts, words, or actions. 7. We must not steal, cheat, or any other way do wrong to our neighbor in his goods and possessions ; we must give every one his own, pay our debts, and make restitution for all damages which we have caused through our fault. 8. We must not wrong our neighbor in his character or good name, by calumny, detraction, or rash judg- ment ; or in his honor by reproaches or affronts ; or rob him of \ivs, peace of mind, by. scoffs or contempt ; or of his friends, by carrying stories backwards and forwards. In all such cases, whosoever wrongs his neighbor is obliged to make reparation or satisfac- tion. 9. 10. As vv^e are commanded to abstain from all deeds of lust and injustice, so are we also strictl}^ obliged to restrain all desires of these kinds, and to resist the irregular motions of concupiscence. So far the Ten Commandments of God ; which are a short abridgment of the whole eternal and natural law, which admits of no dispensation. Every Christian is, moreover, bound to keep the commandments of God's Church. 1. We must sanctify Sundays and Holydays of Ob- ligation by devout attendance at Holy Mass, and by resting from servile work. 2. We must strictly observe those days of fasting and abstinence appointed by ecclesiastical authority. 3. We must humbly confess our sins at least once a Christian Faith and Practice. 33 year to a Priest having competent jurisdiction— z.^., approved by the Bishop of the Diocese. 4. We must be careful to make our Easter Duty, by receiving Holy Communion at some time during the inter\'al between the first Sunday in Lent and Trinity Sunday. 5. According to our means we must contribute to the support of those who minister to us in spiritual things. 6. We must not marry non-Catholics, or any one re- lated to us within the fourth degree of kindred ; we must not marry clandestinely, or solemnize marriage within the prohibited times. Prayers which every Christian shoui^d Know- by Heart. The Invocation. IN nomine Patris, •!• et •r'N the name of the Fa- Filii, et Spiritus A-% ther, + and of the Sancti. Son, and of the Holy Ainen. Ghost. Amen. The Lord's Prayer. "T^ATER NOSTER, qui i^UR FATHER, who A^- es in coelis, sancti- V_-^ art in heaven, hal- ficetur nomen tuum : ad- lowed be Thy name : Thy veniat regnum tuum : fiat kingdom come : Thy will voluntas tua, sicut in ccelo, be done on earth as it is et in terra. Panem nos- in h'eaven. Give us this trum quotidiauum da no- day our daily bread : and 34 Christian Faith and Practice. bis hodie : et dimitte no- forgive us our trespasses bis del^ita uostra, sicut et as we forgive those who uos diuiittimus debitoribus trespass against us. And nostris. tit ne nos inducas lead us not into tempta- in lentationem : sed libera tion : but deliver us from nos a male. Amen. evil. Amen. Vj'VE, Maria, gratia *f=^-^ (yjr^ plena ; Dominus r^fa The Hail Mary. AIIv, Mary, full of grace ; the Lord is tecum : benedicta tu in with thee : blessed art mulieribus, et benedictus thou among women, and fructus ventris tui, Jesus, blessed is the fruit of thy Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, ora pro nobis peccatori- Mother of God, pray for bus, nunc et in hora mor- us sinners, now and at the tis nostrae. A7ne?i. hour of our death. Amen. The Creed. CREDO in Deum, Pa- ^ BELIEVE in God, the trem omnipotentem, A^ Father Almighty, Cre- Creatorem cceli et terrae ; ator of heaven and earth ; et in Jesum Christum, Fi- and in Jesus Christ, His Hum ejus unicum, Domi- only Son, our Lord : who num nostrum : qui coucep- was conceived by the Holy tus est de Spiritu Sancto, Ghost, born of the Virgin natus ex Maria virgine, Mary, suffered under Pon- passus sub Pontio Pilato, tins Pilate, was crucified; crucifixus ; mortuus, et se- died, and was buried. He pultus. Descendit ad in- descended into hell ; the feros ; tertia die resuiTexit a third day He arose again mortuis ; asceuditadcoelos, from the dead ; He ascend- Christian Faith and Practice. 35 sedet ad dexteram Dei Pa- tris omiiipoteutis ; inde ven- turus est judicare \dvos et mortuos. Credo iu Spiri- tuin Sanctum, Sanctam Ec- clesiam Catliolicam, Sanc- torum comniunionem, re- missionem peccatorum, camis resurrectiouem, vi- tam aeternam. ed into heaven, sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty ; from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlast- ing. Amen. The Confiteor. CONFITEOR Deo om- nipoteuti, beatae Marios semper Virgini, beato Michaeli Archange- lo, beato Joanni Baptistse, Sanctis Apostolis Petro et Paulo, omnibus Sanctis, (et tibi, Pater, ) quia peccavi ni- niis cogitatione, verbo, et opere, mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. Ideo precor beatam Mari- ana semper Virginem, be- atuni Michaelem Archan- gel um, beatum Joannem Baptistam, sanctos Apos- tolos Petrum et Paulum, omnes Sanctos, (et te, Pa- I CONFESS to Al- mighty God, to bless- ed Mary ever Virgin, to blessed Michael the Arch- angel, to blessed John the Baptist, to the holyApostles Peter and Paul, and to all the Saints, (and to you, Fa- ther,) that I have sinned exceedingly in thought, word, and deed, through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault. Therefore I beseech blessed Mary ever Virgin, blessed Michael the Archangel, blessed John the Baptist, the holy Apos- 36 Christian Faith and Practice. ter, ) orare pro me ad Doini- num Deum uostrum. Misereatur nostri om- nipoteiis Deus, et dimissis peccatis nostris, perducat nos ad vitam seternam. Ame7t. Indulgentiam, "f-absoluti- onem, et remissiouem pec- catorum uostrorum, tribu- at nobis omnipotens et mi- sericors Domiuus. Amen. ties Peter and Paul, and all the Saints, (and you. Fa- ther, ) to pray to the Lord our God for me. May Almighty God have mercy upon us, and forgive us our sins, and bring us unto life everlasting. Amen. May the Almighty and merciful Lord grant us pardon, "^ absolution, and remission of our sins. Amen. f-<, IvORIA Patri, et Filio, v£^ et Spiritui Sancto. The Gloria Patri, or Lesser Doxology. W LORY be to the Fa- i£^ ther, and to the Son, Sicut erat in principio, et and to the Holy Ghost. nvmc, et semper, et in As it was in the beginning, SEecula saeculorum. is now, and ever shall be, Amcfi. world -^Hthout end. Amen. flDorninQ lpra?er0* THE OFFICE OF PRIME. Before Prime are said inaudibly the Our Father, the Hail Mary, and tlie I believe in God. i Then is said aloud: i 0:ME unto my help, O God. R. O Lord, make haste to help me Glory be to the Father, etc. . ^y^ , Alleluia {or, hi Lent, Praise to Thee, fM^ O Lord, King of eternal glor>'). Then is said the followiyis hymn : * & ^-^ HE star of morn to night succeeds; v9 We therefore meekly pray, May God, in all our words and deeds, Keep us from harm this day. May He in love restrain us still From tones of strife and words of ill, And wrap around and close our eyes To earth's absorbing vanities. * Translation by Cardinal Newman. .37 38 Morning Prayers. May wrath and thoughts that gender shame Ne'er in our breasts abide, And painful abstinences tame Of wanton flesh the pride ; So when the weary day is o'er, And night and stilhiess come once more, Blameless and clean from spot of earth We may repeat with reverent mirth — To God the Father glory be, And to His Only Son, And to the Spirit, One and Three, While endless ages run. Amen. Then follow the Psalms, which are said under one Antiphon : Ajit. for Sundays. Alleluia. Ant. for week-days. Blessed are they that walk. Psalm 5J. Oj* AVE me, O God, by Thy name : and judge me in ^ Thy strength. Hear my prayer, O God : give ear unto the words oi my mouth. For strangers have risen up against me, and the mighty have sought after my soul : and they have not set God before their eyes. For behold, God is my helper : and the I^ord is the protector of my soul. Turn back evil upon mine enemies : and destroy Thou them in Thy truth. I will freely sacrifice unto Thee, and will praise Thy name, O Lord : for it is good : Morning Prayers. 39 For Thou hast delivered me out of all my trouble : and mine eye hath looked down upon mine enemies. Glory be to the Father, etc. Psalm iiS. BIvEvSSED are the undefiled in the way : who walk in the law^ of the Lord. Blessed are they that search His testimonies : that seek Him with their whole heart. For they that work iniquity : have not walked in His W'ays. Thou hast commanded that Thy commandments be kept most diligently. 0 that my ways may be so directed : that I may keep Thine ordinances. Then shall I not be confounded : when I shall have regard to all Thy commandments. 1 will praise Thee with uprightness of heart : when I shall have learned the judgments of Thy justice. I will keep Thine ordinances : O forsake me not utterly. By what doth a j^oung man correct his way ? even by keeping Thy words. With my whole heart have I sought after Thee : let me not stray from Thy commandments. Thy words have I hidden within my heart : that I may not sin against Thee. Blessed art Thou, O Lord : O teach me Thine ordi- nances. With my lips have I declared : all the judgments of Thy mouth. I have had delight in the way of Thy testimonies : even as in all riches. 40 Morning Prayers. I will meditate ou Thy commaudments : and I will consider Thy ways. I will think upon Thine ordinances : I will not for- get Thy words. Glory be to the Father, etc. *Y^ EAIv bountifully with Thy servant : quicken Thou A^ nie, and I shall keep Thy words. Open Thou mine eyes : and I shall see the wondrous things of Thy law. I am a sojourner upon earth : O hide not Thy com- mandments from me. My soul hath longed greatl}^ : to desire Thine ordi- nances at all times. Thou hast rebuked the proud : cursed are they that do err from Thy commandments 0 take from me shame and contempt : for I have sought after Thy testimonies. Princes also did sit and speak against me : but Thy servant was occupied in Thy statutes. For Thy testimonies are my meditation : and Thine ordinances are my counsel. My soul hath cleaved to the earth : O quicken Thou me according to Thy word. 1 have declared my ways, and Thou heardest me : teach me Thy statutes. Make me to understand the way of Thine ordinan- ces : and I will meditate on Thy wondrous works. My soul hath slumbered through weariness : strength- en Thou me in Thy words. Remove from me the way of iniquity : and have mercy on me in Thy law. Morning Prayers. 41 I have chosen the way of truth : I have not forgotten Thy judgments. I have cleaved unto Thy testimonies, O Lord : put me not to shame. I have run in the way of Thy commandments : when Thou didst enlarge my heart. Glory be to the Father, etc. [The following creed is said only on Sunday's, when the Sunday Ofl&ce is recited : The Creed of St. Athanasius. QUICUMQUE \mlt sal- J'jy'HOSOEVER desires vus esse, * ante omnia vJcA* to be saved, before opus est, ut teneat Catho- all things it is necessary that licam fidem. lie hold the Catholic faith. Quam nisi quisque inte- Which faith, except every gram inviolatamque ser\'a- one do keep entire and verit, * absque dubio in in\dolate, without doubt seternum peribit. he shall perish everlast- ingly. Fides autem Catholica Now the Catholic faith is hsec est, * ut ununi Deum this : that we worship one in Trinitate, et Trinitatem God in Trinity, and Trinity in unitate veneremur. in Unity. Neque confundentes per- Neither confounding the sonas, * neque substantiam Persons nor di\-iding the separantes. substance. Alia est enim persona For there is one Person Patris, alia Filii, " alia Spi- of the Father, another of ritus Sancti, the Son, another of the FLoly Ghost. Sed Patris, et Filii, et But the Godhead of the 42 Morning Prayers. Spiritus Sancti una est di- vinitas, * sequalis gloria, coseterua majestas. Oualis Pater, talis Fi- lius, "^ talis Spiritus Sauc- tus. Increatus Pater, iucrea- tus Filius, * increatus Spi- ritus Sauctus. Immeusus Pater, immen- sus Filius, * immensus Spi- ritus Sauctus. yEteruus Pater, seternus Filius, * seternus Spiritus Sauctus. Et tamen non tres seter- ni, * sed unus ceteruus. Sicut non tres increati, nee tres immensi, * sed unus increatus, et unus im- mensus. Similiter omnipotens Pa- ter, omnipotens Filius, ^ omnipotens Spiritus Sauc- tus. Et tamen non tres onini- potentes, '"^' sed unus omni- potens. Ita Deiis Pater, Deus F'^ilius, ^ Deus Spiritus Sauctus. Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost is one ; the glory equal, the majesty co-eternal. As the Father is, such is the Son, such the Holy Ghost. The Father uncreate, the Son uncreate, the Holy Ghost uncreate. The Father infinite, the Son infinite, the Holy Ghost infinite. The Father eternal, the Son eternal, the Holy Ghost eternal. And yet they are not three eternals, but one Eternal. As also they are not three uncreates, nor three infi- nites ; but one Uncreate, and one Infinite. In like manner the Fa- ther is Almighty, the Son Almighty, and the Hoi)'- Ghost Almighty. And 3^et they are not three almighties, but one Almighty. So the Father is God, the Son God, and the Holy Ghost God. Morning Prayers. 43 Kt tamen nou tres Dii, ■^ sed uuus est Deiis, Ita Dominus Pater, Do- minus Filius, * Domiuus Spiritus Sanctus. Et tamen non tres Domi- ni, * sed unus est Domiuus. Quia sicut singillatim unamquamque personam Deum ac Dominum confi- teri Christiana veritate com- pellimur : * ita tres Deos aut Dominos dicere Ca- tholica religione prohibe- mur. And yet they are not three Gods, but one God. So the Father is Lord, the Son is Lord, and the Holy Ghost is Lord. And yet they are not three Lords, but one Lord. For as we are obliged by the Christian Truth to acknowledge every Per- son singly to be God and Lord : so we are forbidden by the Catholic religion to say there are three Gods or three Lords. Pater nullo est fac- tus, "^ nee creatus, nee ge- nitus. Filius a Patre solo est : ^ non factus, nee creatus, sed genitus. Spiritus Sanctus a Patre et Filio : * non factus, nee creatus, nee genitus, sed procedens. Unus ergo Pater, non tres Patres : unus Filius, non tres Filii.: ^ unus Spi- ritus Sanctus, non tres Spi- ritus Sancti. Et in hac Trinitate nihil prius aut posterius, nihil The Father was made by no one, neither created, nor begotten. The Son is by the Fa- ther alone, not made, nor created, but begotten. The Holy Ghost is from the Father and the Son, not made, nor created, nor be- gotten, but proceeding. So there is one Father, not three Fathers : one Son, not three Sons : one Holy Ghost, not three Holy Ghosts. And in this Trinity there is nothing before or after, 44 Morning Prayers. majus aut minus: * sed nothing greater or less ; but totse tres personse coseter- the whole three Persons are nse sibi sunt, et coasqua- co-eternal together and co- les, equal. Ita ut per omnia, sicut So that in all things, as is jam supra dictum est, "^ et aforesaid, the Unity is to unitas in Trinitate, et Trini- be v/orshipped in Trinity, tasin unitate veneranda sit. and the Trinity in Unity. Qui vult ergo salvus He, therefore, that de- esse, " ita de Trinitate sen- sires to be saved must thus tiat. believe of the Trinity. Sed necessarium est ad Furthermore, it is neces- seternam salutem, * ut in- sary to everlasting salva- carnationem quoque Domi- tion that he also believe ni nostri Jesu Christi fideli- faithfully the Incarnation ter credat. of our Lord Jesus Christ. Kst ergo fides recta, ut Now the right faith is, credamus et confiteamur, * that we believe and con- quia Dominus noster Jesus fess that our Lord Jesus Christus Dei Filius, Deus Christ, the Son of God, is et homo est. both God and man. Deus est ex substantia He is God of the sub- Patris ante sascula geni- stance of His P'ather, be- tus : * et homo est ex sub- gotten before the world ; stantia matris in saeculo and He is man of the sub- natus. stance of His Mother, bom in the world : Perfectus Deus, perfec- Perfect God and per- tus homo : * ex anima ra- feet man ; of .rational soul tionali, et humana carne and human flesh subsist- subsistens. ing, .F^qualis Patri secundum Equal to the Father ac- divinitatem : * minor Pa- cording to His Divinity ; Morning Prayers. 45 tre secundum humanita- tem. Qui, licet Deus sit et homo, * non duo tameu^ sed unus est Christus. Unus autem, non con- versione diviuitatis in car- nem, ^ sed assumptione humanitatis in Deum. Unus omnino, non con- fusione substantiae, * sed unitate personae. Nam, sicut auima ratio- nalis et caro unus est homo, * ita Deus et homo unus est Christus : Qui passus est pro salu- te nostra, descendit ad in- feros, " tertia die resurrexit a mortuis : Ascendit ad coelos, sedet ad dexteram Dei Patris om- nipotentis : ^ inde venturus est judicare \dvos et mor- tuos : Ad cujus adventum om- nes homines resurgere ha- bent cum coFporibus suis, * et reddituri sunt de factis propriis rationem. Et qui bona egerunt, ibuut in \'itam aeternam : and less than the Father ac- cording to His humanity. Who, although He be both God and man, yet He is not two, but one Christ : One, not by the conver- sion of the Godhead into flesh, but by the assuming of human nature unto God: One altogether, not by confusion of substance, but by unity of person. For as the rational soul and the bod}'^ constitutes one man, so God and man is one Christ : Who suffered for our sal- vation, descended into hell, arose again the third day from the dead : He ascended into heaven ; He sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Al- mighty ; thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead : At whose coming all men must arise again with their bodies, and must give an account of their own works. And they that have done good shall go into life ever- 46 Morning Prayers. qui vero luala, iu ignem lasting ; and they that have iEtenium. done evil, into everlasting fire. Hsec est fides Catholica : This is the Catholic faith, quam nisi quisque fideli- which except a man believe ter firmiterque crediderit, faithfully and steadfastly sal\T.is esse non poterit. he cannot be saved. Gloria Patri, etc. Glory be to the Father, etc.l Antiphon for Sundays, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. At Easter a fourth Alleluia. Antiphon for Week-days : IvESSED are they that walk in Thy law, O Lord. B Then is said the Chapter : Sundays. NTO the King of ages, the Immortal, Invisible, only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. R. Thanks be to God. n B Week-days. OVE peace and truth, saith the Lord Almighty. R. Thanks be to God. Then follows the short Responsory : CHRIST, Thou Son of the living God, have mercy on us. R. Christ, Thou Son of the living God, have mercy on us. V. Thou that sittest at the right hand of the Father, R. Have merc}" on us. Morning Prayers. 47 V. Glory be to the Father, and to the vSoti, and to the Holy Ghost. R. Christ, Thou Sou of the living God, have mercy on vxs. V. Arise, O Christ, and help us. R. And deliver us for Thy name's sake. Aftet- the short responsory follow these prayers, called the Preces, except on Double Feasts and within Octaves, zuhen they are omitted down to the mark. (*) : "Tj — ' ORD, have mercy. t ^ ^ Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Our Father {hiaudibly). V. And lead us not into temptation. R. But deliver us from e\al. I believe in God {inaudibly). V. The resurrection of the body. R. And the life everlasting. Amen. V. But I, O Lord, have cried unto Thee. R. And in the morning my prayer shall come earl}^ before Thee. V. Let my mouth be filled with praise. R. That I may sing of Thy glory ; and of Thy great- ness all the da)^ long. V. O Lord, turn away Thy face from my sins. R. And blot out all my iniquities. V. Create in me a clean heart, O God. R. And renew a right spirit within me. V. Cast me not away from Thy face. R. And take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. V. Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation. R. And strengthen me with a perfect spirit. 48 Morning Prayers. These prayers within the brackets are said only on week-days : •Y^ELIVER me, O Lord, from the evil man. ^^ R. x\ud rescue me from the unjust man. V. Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God. R. And defend me from them that rise up against me. V. Deliver me from them that work iniquity. R. And save me from the men of blood. V. vSo will I sing a psalm unto Thy name for ever and ever. R. That I may pay my vows from day to day. V. Hear us, O God our Saviour. R. Who art the hope of all the ends of the earth, and in the sea afar off. V. Come unto my help, O God. R. O Lord, make haste to help me. V. Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy and Immor- tal, R. Have mercy on us. V. Bless the Lord, O my soul. R. And let all that is within me bless His holy name. V. Bless the Lord, O my soul. R. And forget not all His benefits. V. Who forgiveth thee all thine iniquities. R. Who healeth all thine infirmities. V. Who redeemeth thy life from destruction. R. Who crowneth thee with mercy and compassion. V. Who satisfieth thy desire with good things. R. Thy youth shall be renewed like the eagle's. 1 V. Our help is in the name of the Lord. R. Who hath made heaven and earth. Morning Prayers. 49 The Confiteor, p. 35. Then the office continues as follows : VOUCHSAFE, O Lord, this day i?. To keep us without sin. V. Have mercy on us, O Lord. i*?. Have mercy on us. F. Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us. i?. As we have hoped in Thee. * Here the office is resumed when the Preces hazx been omitted: V. O Lord, hear my prayer. R. And let my cry come unto Thee. Let us pray. OLORD, God Almighty, w^ho hast brought us to the beginning of this day : let Thy power so defend us therein, that this day we fall into no sin, but that all our thoughts, words, and works may always tend to what is just in Thy sight. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God, w^orld without end. Amen. V. O Lord, hear my prayer. R. And let my cry come unto Thee. V. Let us bless the Lord. R. Thanks be to God. Here is read the Marty rology, if read at all ; after which the office proceeds thus : V. Precious in the sight of the Lord R. Is the death of His saints. 50 Morning Praykrs. /'T\ AY the Blessed Virgin Mary and all the Saints \^'^t plead for us with the I^ord, that we may de- serve to be helped and delivered by Him who liveth and reigneth, world without end. Amen. V. Come unto my help, O God. i?. O Lord, make haste to help me. {This ver- sicle and response is said thrice.) V. Glory be to the Father, etc. R. As it was in the beginning, etc. Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Our Father [inaitdibly). V. And lead us not into temptation. R. But deliver us from evil. V. Look upon Thy servants, O Lord, and upon Thy works, and direct their children. R. And let the brightness of the Lord our God be upon us, and direct Thou the works of our hands over us : yea, the work of our hands do Thou direct. V. Glor}' be to the Father, etc. R. As it was in the beginning, etc. Let ns pray. OLORD GOD, King of heaven and earth, vouchsafe this day to direct and to sanctify, to rule and to govern, our souls and bodies, our senses, words, and actions, in Thy law, and in the works of Thy com- mandments ; that both now and for ever we may de- serve to be saved and delivered through Thy protec- tion, O vSaviour of the world, who livest and reignest, world without end. R. Amen. Morning Prayers. 51 F. O lyord, grant Thy blessing. T/ie Blessing : May the Lord Almighty order our days and deeds in His peace. R. Amen. Then is read the short lesson : "y I'ND may the Lord direct our hearts in the love (V^-3-, of God, and the patience of Christ. And do Thou, O Lord, have mercy on us. R. Thanks be to God. V. Our help is in the name of the Lord. R. Who hath made heaven and earth. V. Bless ye. R. God. The Blessing : The Lord bless us, and keep us from all evil, and bring us unto life everlasting : and may the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. R. Amen. ANOTHER FORM OF MORniNa 'PRAYERS. As soon as you are awake, make the sign of the Cross, and say : ^-p^ OLY, Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts : the earth A-l, is full of Thy glory. Glory be to the Father, glor}' be to the Son, glory be to the Holy Ghost. AmenS^) Ulien yo2i are dressed, calling to mind the greatness of God, and yourozun nothingness, place yourself in His presence, and kneel down and say : IN the name of the Father, 4« and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 52 Morning Prayers. Come, Holy Ghost, fill the hearts of Thy faithful, and kiudle in them the fire of Thy love. /'TX OST holy and adorable Trinity, one God in three f>'^ Persons, I believe that Thou art here present ; I adore Thee with the deepest humility, and render to Thee, with my whole heart, the homage which is due to Thy sovereign majesty. OMY God, I most humbly thank Thee for all the favors Thou hast bestowed upon me up to the present moment. I give Thee thanks from the bottom of my heart that Thou hast created me after Thine own image and likeness, that Thou hast redeemed me by the precious blood of Thy dear Son, and that Thou hast preserved me and brought me safe to the begin- ning of another day. I offer to Thee, O Lord, my whole being, and in particular all my thoughts, words, actions, and sufferings of this day. I consecrate them all to the glory of Thy name, beseeching Thee that through the iufinite merits of Jesus Christ my Saviour they may all find acceptance in Thy sight. May Thy divine love animate them, and may they all tend to Thy greater glory. * V ■''DORABLE Jesus, ni}^ Saviour and Master, model (v^-J-, of all perfection, I resolve and will endeavor this day to imitate Thy example, to be, like Thee, mild, humble, chaste, zealous, charitable, and resigned. I will redouble my efforts that I may not fall this day into any of those sins which I have heretofore com- mitted {here you may name any besetting sin), and which I sincerely desire to forsake. Morning Prayers. 53 OMY God, Thou knowest my poverty aud weak- ness, aud that I am unable to do anything good without Thee ; deny me not, O God, the help of Thy grace ; proportion it to my necessities ; give me strength to avoid everything exdl which Thou forbiddest, and to practise the good which Thou hast commanded ; and enable me to bear patiently all the trials which it may please Thee to send me. o I believe in God. I confess to Almighty God, etc. \Here the I0UR forth, we be- r^— seech Thee, O Lord, Thy grace into our hearts ; that as we have known the Incarnation of Christ Thy Son by the message of an Angel, so, by His Passion and Cross, we may be brought to the glory of His resurrection ; through the same Christ our Lord. Amen. V. May the divine as- sistance remain always with us. R. Amen. Qj* UB tuum prsesidium lO' confugimus, Sancta Dei Genitrix. Nostras de- precationes ne despicias in necessitatibus nostris ; sed a periculis cunctis libera nos semper, Virgo gloriosa et benedicta. '//) I '^ ^^' ^^ ^^^ patron- vxJL age, O holy Mo- ther of God. Despise not our petitions in our ne- cessities ; but deliver us from all dangers, O ever glorious and blessed Vir- gin. j£vening pra^ciu THE OFFICE OF aOMPLIHE. ORD, grant Thy blessing. The Blessing. AY the Lord Almighty grant us a quiet night, and a perfect Amen. Short Lesson. RBTHRBN, be sober, and vigi- lant, for yoiir adversary the de\dl as a roaring lion goeth about, seeking whom he may devour : whom resist strong in faith. And do Thou, O Lord, have mercy on us. R. Thanks be to God. V. Our help is in the name of the Lord. R. Who hath made heaven and earth. Our Father [inaudibly). Then follozas the Confiteor, p. jj. Then is said : c ONVERT us, O God our Saviour. R. And turn away Thine anger from us. V. Come unto my help, O God. 69 70 HvKNiNG Prayers. R. O Lord, make haste to help me. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Alleluia {or, in Lent, Praise to Thee, O Lord, King of Eternal Glory). Ant. Have mercy. In Paschal time, A tit. Alleluia. Psalm 4. Vvj b'HBN I called upon Him, the God of my jus- v5lA» tice heard me : when I was in straits. Thou didst set me at liberty. Have mercy on me : and hear my prayer. O ye sons of men, how long will ye be dull of heart ? why do ye love vanity, and seek after lying ? Know ye also that the Lord hath exalted His holy one : the Lord will hear me when I cry unto Him. Be ye angry, and sin not : the things ye say in 5^our hearts, be sorry for upon your beds. Offer up the sacrifice of justice, and trust in the Lord : many say, Who showeth us good things ? The light of Thy countenance, O Lord, is signed upon us : Thou hast given gladness in my heart. By the fruit of their corn, and wine, and oil : are they multiplied. In peace in the self-same : I will sleep, and I \nll rest. For Thou, O Lord, alone: hast established me in hope. Glory be to the Father, etc. Evening Prayers. 71 Psalm JO. IN Thee, O Lord, have I hoped, let me never be confounded : deliver me in Thy justice. Bow down Thine ear unto me : make haste to de- liver me. Be Thou unto me a God, a protector : and a house of refuge to save me. For Thou art my strength and my refuge : and for Thy name's sake Thou wilt lead me, and nourish me. Thou wilt bring me out of this snare, which they have hidden for me : for Thou art my protector. Into Thy hands I commend my spirit : Thou hast redeemed me, O Lord, God of truth. Glory be to the Father, etc. Psalm go. *-p^ E that dwelleth in the help of the Most High : «-■— b shall abide under the protection of the God of Heaven. He shall say unto the Lord : Thou art my upholder, and my refuge : my God, in Him will I hope. For He hath delivered me from the snare of the hunters ; and from the sharp word. He shall overshadow thee with His shoulders : and under His wings shalt thou trust. His truth shall compass thee with a shield : thou shalt not be afraid for the terror of the night ; For the arrow that flieth in the day ; for the plague that walketh in the darkness ; for the assault of the evil one in the noonday. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand : but it shall not come nigh thee. 72 Evening Prayers. But with thine eyes shalt thou behold : aud shalt see the reward of the wicked. For Thou, O Lord, art my hope : thou hast made the Most High thy refuge. There shall no evil approach unto thee : neither shall the scourge come nigh thy dwelling. For He hath given His Angels charge over thee : to keep thee in all thy ways. In their hands they shall bear thee up : lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone. Thou shalt walk upon the asp and the basilisk : the lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under foot. Because he hath hoped in Me, I will deliver him : I will protect him, because he hath known My name. He shall cry unto Me, and I will hear him : I am with him in trouble : I will deliver him, and I will glorify him. I will fill him mth length of days : aud will show him My salvation. Glory be to the Father, etc. Psalm ijj. BEHOLD, now bless ye the Lord : all ye servants of the Lord. Ye that stand in the house of the Lord : in the courts of the house of our God. Lift up your hands by night to the holy places : and bless ye the Lord. May the Lord bless thee out of Sion : Who hath made heaven and earth. Glory be to the Father, etc. Ant. Have mercy on me, O Lord, and hear my prayer. Evening Prayers. 73 The Hymn.* ^^f~\ OAV that the daylight dies awa)^ JLJ By all Thy grace and love, Thee, Maker of the world, we pray To watch our bed above. Let dreams depart and phantoms fly, The offspring of the night ; Keep us, like shrines, beneath Thine eye, Pure in our foes' despite. This grace on Thy redeemed confer, Father, Co-equal Son, And Holy Ghost, the Comforter, Eternal Three in One. A)ncn. The L1TT1.E Chapter. ^^^ HOU, O Lord, art among us, and Thy holy name V5) is called upon us : forsake us not, O Lord our God. R. Thanks be to God. Short Responsory. INTO Thy hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit. R. Into Thy hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit. V. Thou hast redeemed us, O Lord, God of truth. R. I commend my spirit. V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Sou, and to the Holy Ghost. R. Into Thy hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit. * Translation by Cardinal Newman. 74 Evening PrayeRvS. V. Keep us, O Lord, as the apple of Thine eye. J?. Protect us under the shadow of Thy wings. The CANTICI.E OF Simeon. Ant. Save us. "-r^OW, O Lord, lettest Thou Thy serv^ant 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. Glory be to the Father, etc. Ant. Save us, O Lord, watching, guard us sleeping : that we may watch with Christ, and may rest in peace. {At Eastertide, Alleluia.) *T| — ' ORD, have mercy. «J — ^ Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Our Father {inaudibly). V. And lead us not into temptation. R. But deliver us from evil. I believe in God [inaudibly). V. The resurrection of the body. R. And the life everlasting. Amen. V. Blessed art Thou, O Lord, the God of our fathers. R. And worthy to be praised and glorified for ever. V. Let us bless the Father and the Son with the Holy Ghost. R. Let us praise and exalt Him above all for ever. V. Blessed art Thou, O Lord, in the firmament of Heaven. Evening Prayers. 75 R. And worthy to be praised, and glorilied, and exalted above all for ever. V. INIay the Almighty and merciful Lord bless and protect us. R. Amen. V. Vouchsafe, O Lord, this night R. To keep us without sin, V. Have mercy on us, O Lord. R. Have mercy on us. V. Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us. R. As we have hoped in Thee. V. O Lord, hear my prayer. R. And let my cry come unto Thee. Let ns pray. VISIT, we beseech Thee, O Lord, this habitation, and drive far from it all snares of the enemy : let Thy holy Angels dwell therein to keep us in peace : and may Thy blessing be upon us always. Through our Lord, etc. R. Amen. V. O Lord, hear my prayer. R. And let my cry come unto Thee. V. Let us bless the Lord. R. Thanks be to God. The Blessing. ^TXAY the Almighty and merciful Lord bless and JJ-4 protect us ; the Father, ^ the Sou, and the Holy Ghost. R. Amen. Then is said one of the Antiphotis of the Blessed Vircrin, according 76 Evening Prayers. to the season. The Antiphon is to be said kneeling, except in EasteHide, wheti it is to be said standing. From Vespers of Saturday before the First Sunday in Advent to the Purification, inclusive. ^y-r'LMA Redemptoris cv/r-*^ Mater quae pervia coeii Porta manes, et Stella ma- ris, succurre cadeuti, Surgere qui curat, populo : tu quae genuisti, Natura mirante, tuum sanc- tum Genitorem : Virgo prius ac posterius, Gabrielis ab ore, Sumens illud Ave, peccato- rum miserere. Vj'NGELUS (0>-*-» nuntiavit Mariae. R. Et concepit de Spi- ritu Sancto. Oremics. f-^ RATIAM tuam, quae- ^^3-^ sumus, Domine, mentibus nostris infunde, ut qui, Angelo nuntiante, Christi filii tui incarna- tionem cognovinius, per passionem ejus et crucem ad resurrection is gloriam ^T^ OTHER of Christ! %^^ hear thou thy peo- ple's cry, Star of the deep, and Por- tal of the sky ! Mother of Him who thee from, nothing made. Sinking we strive, and call to thee for aid : Oh, biy that joy which Ga- briel brought to thee. Thou Virgin first and last, let us thy mercy see. In Adve7it. Domini ^ HE Angel of the Lord V-^ declared unto Mary. B R. And she conceived by the Holy Ghost. Let lis pray. kOUR forth, we be- seech Thee, O Lord, Thy grace into our hearts ; that as we have known the Incarnation of Christ Thy Son by the message of an Angel, so, by His Passion and Cross, we may be Evening Prayers. 77 perducamur ; per eumdem brought to the glory of Christum Dominum nos- His resurrection ; through trum. the same Christ our Lord. A'. Amen. R. Amen. From Christmas day "Y^OST partum virgo r-L iuviolata permau- sisti. R. Dei Genitrix, inter- cede pro nobis. Or emus. *-r^EUS, qui salutis aeter- «A_/ n£e, beatse Mariae virginitate fecunda, hu- mauo generi prsemia prae- stitisti ; tribue, quiesumus, ut ipsam pro nobis inter- cedere sentiamus, per quam meruimus auctorem vitse suscipere, Dominum nos- trum Jesum Christum Fi- lium tuum. R. Amen. ' to the Purification. ^TjTFTER child-birth (V^-^ thou didst remain a pure virgin. R. O Mother of God, in- tercede for us. Let us pray. OGOD, who, by the fruitful virginity of Blessed Mary, hast given unto mankind the rewards of eternal salvation ; grant, we beseech Thee, that we may feel that she intercedes for us, through whom we have been made worthy to receive the Author of life, our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son. R. Ameu. II. From the Feast of the Purification to Maundy Thursday, exclusively. 'VE, Regina ccelo^ *Tp;jAIL! O Queen of rum ! r*-b Heav'n euthrou'd ! Ave, domina angelorum ! Hail ! by angels mistress own'd ! J^ 78 Evening Prayers. Salve, radix, salve, porta, Ex qua mundo lyux est orta. Gaude, Virgo gloriosa, Super omnes speciosa. Vale, O valde decora ! Et pro nobis Christum exora. V. Dignare me laudare te, Virgo sacrata. R. Da mihi virtutem contra hostes tuos. Oremus. CONCEDE, misericors Deus, fragilitati nos- tras prcEsidium ; ut qui sanctse Dei Genitricis me- moriam agimus, intercessi- ouis ejus auxilio a nostris iniquitatibus resurgamus. Per eumdem Christum Do- minum nostrum. R. Amen. Root of Jesse, Gate of morn, Whence the v/orld's true Ivight was born. Glorious Virgin ! joy to thee. Loveliest whom in Heaven they see. Fairest thou where all are fair! Plead with Christ our sins to spare. V. Vouchsafe that I may praise thee, O sacred Virgin. R. Give me strength against thine enemies. Let lis pray. W RANT, O merciful Vi^ God, defence to our weakness ; that we who now celebrate the memory of the holy Mother of God may, by the aid of her in- tercession, rise again from our sins. Through the same Christ our Lord. R. Amen. III. From Holy Saturday till Trinity Eve. ^|^EGINACceli,l3etare! r^ QUEEN of heaven, «J-\, Alleluia. Quia quem meruisti tare, Alleluia, por- rejoice ! Alleluia. For He whom thou didst merit to bear, Alleluia, Evening Prayers. 79 Resurrexit sicut dixit. Al- leluia. Ora pro nobis Deum. Alleluia. y. Gaude et laetare, Virgo Maria. Alleluia. i?. Quia surrexit Domi- nus vere. Alleluia. Ore in us. ^"I^EUS, qui per resur- A^ rectiouem Filii tui Domini nostri Jesu Cbristi mundum l^etificare digna- tus es ; prgesta, qusesu- mus, ut per ejus Genitri- ceni Virginera INIariani per- petuse capiamus gaudia vitae. Per eumdem Chris- tum Dominum nostrum. 7?. Ameu. Hath arisen, as He said, Alleluia. Pray for us to God. Alleluia. F. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary. Alleluia. y?. For the Lord hath risen indeed. Alleluia. Lei us pray. OGOD, who, through the Resurrection 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. R. Amen. IV. From First Vespers of Trinity Sunday to Advent. ^^ALVE, Regina, mater }^^ misericordioe ; vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve. Ad te clamamus, exules filii Hevae ; ad te suspiramus, gementes et fieutes in hac lacrymarum *~p^ AIL, holy Queen, Mo- A—X» ther of mercy ; our life, our sweetness, and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve ; to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning 8o Evening Prayers. valle. Eia ergo, Advocata nostra, illos tuos miseri- cordes oculos ad nos con- verte ; et Jesum, benedic- tum fructum ventris tui, nobis post hoc exilium os- tende, O clemens, O pia, O diilcis Virgo Maria, V. Ora pro nobis, sancta Dei Genitrix. i?. Ut digni efficiamur promissionibus Christi. Oremtcs. GMNIPOTENS, sempi- terne Deus, qui glo- riosse Virgiuis Matris Ma- rine corpus et animam, ut diguum Filii tui habitacvi- lum effici mereretur, Spi- ritu Sancto cooperante, praeparasti; da ut cujus commemoratione Isetamur, ejus pia intercessione ab instantibus nialis et a morte perpetua liberemur. Per eumdem Christum Domi- num nostrum. 7?. Amen. and weeping in this val- ley of tears. Turn, then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy to- wards us ; and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus ; O clement, O pious, O sweet Virgin Mary, V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God. R. Thatwemay bemade worthy of the promises of Christ. Let us pray. ^TTTLMIGPITY, Ever- JfT^ lasting God, who, by the co operation of the Holy Ghost, didst prepare the body and soul of the glorious Virgin Mother, Mary, to become the fit habitation of Thy Son ; grant that we who now re- joice in her commemora- tion may, by her gracious intercession, be delivered from all the evils that threaten us, and from ever- lasting death. Through the same Christ our Lord. R. Amen. Evening Prayers. 8i K Dinnum auxilium V. IMay the divine as- maueat semper nobiscum. sistance remain always with us. R. Amen. R. Amen. Pater Noster, Ave Maria, Our Father, Hail Mary, Credo {secreto). I believe in God {inaudi- bly). ANOTHER FORM OF EYEniNa PRAYERS. IN the name of the Father, •{• and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Come, Holy Ghost, fill the hearts of Thy faithful, and kindle in them the fire of Thy love. OM Y God, I present myself before Thee at the end of another day, to offer Thee anew the homage of my heart. I humbly adore Thee, my Creator, my Redeemer, and my Judge ! I believe in Thee, because Thou art Truth itself ; I hope in Thee, because Thou art faithful to Thy promises; I love Thee with my whole heart, because Thou art infinitely worthy of being loved ; and for Thy sake I love my neighbor as myself. 'NABLE me, O my God, to return Thee thanks as I ought for all Thine inestimable blessings and favors. Thou hast thought of me, and loved me from all eternity ; Thou hast formed me out of nothing ; Thou hast delivered up Thy beloved Son to the igno- minious death of the Cross for my redemption ; Thou hast made me a member of Thy holy Church ; Thou hast preserved me from falling into the ab3'ss of eternal 82 Evening Praykrs. misery, wheu my sins had provoked Thee to punish me ; and Thou hast graciously continued to spare me, even though I have not ceased to offend Thee. What return, O my God, can I make for Thine innumerable blessings, and particularly for the favors of this day ? 0 all ye Saints and Angels, unite with me in praising the God of mercies, who is so bountiful to so unworthy a creature. Our Father. Hail Mary. I believe in God. Ask of God light to discover the sins committed this day. OMY God, sovereign Judge of men, who desirest not the death of a sinner, but that he should be converted and saved, enlighten my mind, that I may know the sins which I have this day committed in thought, word, or deed, and give me the grace of true contrition. Here e.vamine your Conscience ; then say : OMY God, I heartily repent, and am grieved that I have offended Thee, because Thou art infinitely good, and sin is infinitely displeasing to Thee. I humbly ask of Thee mercy and pardon, through the infinite merits of Jesus Christ. I resolve, by the as- sistance of Thy grace, to do penance for my sins, and 1 will endeavor never more to offend Thee. I confess to Almighty God, etc. [Here may be said the I^itany of L,oreto, p. 65. ] OGOD, hear my prayers on behalf of our Holy Father Pope N., our Bishop N., our clergy, and for all that are in authority over us. Bless, I beseech Thee, the whole Catholic Church, and convert all here- EvKNixG Prayers. 83 tics and unbelievers. Pour down Thy blessings, O Lord, upon all my friends, relations, and acquaintances, and upon my enemies, if I have any. Help the poor and sick, and those who are in their last agony. O God of mercy and goodness, have compassion on the souls of the faithful in purgatory ; put an end to their suffer- ings, and grant to them eternal light, rest, and happi- ness. A 1)1671. O ALMIGHTY and Eternal God, who savest all, and wdllest not that any should perish, look, we beseech Thee, upon the souls that are led astray by the deceits of the devil ; that, rejecting all errors, the hearts of those who err may be converted, and return to the unity of Thy truth. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. BLESS, O Lord, the repose I am about to take, that, my bodily strength being renewed, I may be the better enabled to serve Thee. Amen. O BLESSED Virgin Mary, Mother of mercy, pray for me, that I may be preserved this night from all evil, whether of body or soul. Blessed St. Joseph, and all ye saints and angels of Paradise, especially my guardian angel and my chosen patron, watch over me. I commend myself to your protection now and ahvays. Amen. •-p^J OLY, Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts : the earth A-Xi is full of Thy glory. Glory be to the Father, glory be to the Son, glory be to the Holy Ghost. Amen.^^) Unetructione for Ibcaring flDaee. WHAT THE MASS IS, AND FOR WHAT END IT IS TO BE OFFERED. IIIIILIIIIIII.IIIIIIIUIIUIUUO ROM the beginning- of the world the servants of God were always accustomed to offer Sac- rifice to Him, by way of acknowledging His sovere-ignty and paj'ing their homage to Him ; and in all ancient religions, true or false, this worship of Sacrifice was always regarded as a most solemn act of religion, due to the Deity worshipped. In the law of nature, and in the law of Moses, there was a great variety of Sacri- fices : some bloody, in which the victim was slain ; others unbloody. Some were called Holocausts, or whole burnt-ofterings, in which the whole host or victim was con- sumed in fire upon God's altar, for His honor and glory ; others were called Sin-offerings, which were offered for sins; others were offerings of Thanksgivings ; others were pacific or Peace-offerings, which were offered for obtaining favors of God — the word " peace " in the Scripture style signify- ing all manner of good and prosperit}'. All these Sacrifices of the lawof nature, and of the lawof r^Ioses. were of themselves but -weak and needy cleinenla {Gal. iv. g), and onlj' figures of a Sacrifice to come, viz., that of Jesus Christ: in consideration of which Sacrifice onh', and of the faith of the offerers, by which they believed in the Redeemer to come, those ancient Sacrifices were then accepted by the Divine Majesty, 84 Instructions for Hearing Mass. 85 when they were accompanied with the inward sacrifice of the heart ; but not for an3' intrinsic worth or dignitj' of the things offered, for no other blood but the Blood of Christ could wash away sins. Hence, St. Paul says (^Heb. x.s), quoting from the 39th Psalm : Sacrifice and oblation Thou woiddst not have : but Thou hail fitted to Me a Body. This gives us to understand that, by reason of the insufficiency of the Sacrifices of the old law, Christ Himself would come to be our Sacrifice, and would offer up His own Body and Blood for us. Accordingly, our Saviour Jesus Christ, at the time appointed by His Father, having taken flesh for us, was pleased to offer Him- self a Sacrifice for us, dying upon the Cross for the sins of the whole world. By this one offering we were completely redeemed, inasmuch as our ransom was paid, and all mercy, grace, and salvation were purchased for us. Neither can there now be any need of His d\'ing any more, or purchasing any other graces for us than those for which He has alreadj' paid the price of His Blood. Nevertheless, for the daily application of this one eternal Re- demption to our souls, and that the mercj^ grace, and salvation which He has purchased for us may be actually communicated to us, He not only continually appears in our behalf in the Sanctuary of Heaven, there representing and offering to His Fa- ther His Passion and Death for us, but He has also instituted the Blessed Eucharist, the night before His Passion, in which He bequeathed us His Body and Blood, under the sacramental veils, not only to be received by us as a Sacrament, for the food and nourishment of our souls, but also (mystically delivered) to be of- fered and presented by His ministers to His Father as a Sacrifice : not by way of a new death, but by way of a standing Memorial of His death ; a daily celebrating and representing of His death to God, and an applying to our souls of the fruits thereof This Eucharistic Sacrifice of the Body and Blood of Christ, daily offered utider the forms of bread and v^nne, in remem_brance of His Passion, is what we call the Mass. This is the solemn Iviturgy . of the Catholic Church. This is that pure Offering which is made to God in every place among the Gentiles, according to the pro- phecy of Malachi (i. lo, //) . By this, Christ is a Priest for ever ac- cording to the order of Melchisedech {Psalm log), whose Sacrifice was bread and wine {Gen. xv.) This Sacrifice of the Mass is the same in substance with that which Christ ofifered for us upon the Cross ; because both the 86 Instructions for Hearing Mass. Victim ofTered, and tlie Priest or principal Offerer, is the same Jesus Christ. The difference is only in the manney of the offer- ing ; because upon the Cross our Saviour offered Himself in such a manner as really to shed His Blood and die for us ; whereas now He does not realh' shed His Blood, or die. And therefore this is called an unbloody Sacrifice ; and that of the Cross a bloody Sacrifice. By virtue of this essential sameness, the Sacrifice of the Mass completely answers all the different ends of Sacrifice, and tliat in a way infinitely more effective than any of the ancient Sacri- fices. Christ is here both Priest and Victim, representing in per- son and offering up His Passion and Death to Plis Father. This Sacrifice of the Mass is offered up to God, in the Catholic Church, first as a daily remembrance of the Passion of Christ: This do for the conimemoyation of Me (i Cor. xi. 24) ; secondlj-, as a most solemn worship of the Divine Majesty ; thirdly, as a most acceptable thanksgiving to God, from whence it has the name of Eucharist ; fourthly, as a most powerful means to move God to show mercy to us in the forgiveness of our sins, for which reason we call it propitiatory ; and, lastly, as a most effectual way to ob- tain of God all that we need, coming to Him, as we here do, with Christ and through Christ. For these ends both Priest and people ought to offer up the Sacrifice of the Mass— the Priest, as Christ's minister and in His person ; and the people, by the hands of the Priest ; and both the one and the other by the hands of the Great High-Priest Jesus Christ. And with this offering of Christ, both tlie one and the other should make a total offering of themselves also by His hands and in union with Him. OF THE CEREMONY OF MASS. *V ['l^THQUGH the homage which man owes to his Creator iTL so essentially consists in the interior dispositions of the soul that without these all outward worship is unpro- fitable and vain, yet the constitution of our nature is such as to require external signs and ceremonies which may operate through the medium of the bodily senses upon our souls, and elevate them to God. To this end are directed all the Ceremonies of the Church, and it is the Christian's duty to learn how to use tliem accoi'diiigly. Hence— Instructions for Hearing Mass. 87 1. The custom of placing a vessel containing blessed or Holy Water at the entrance of the Church has been handed down to us from the Apostolic age. Into this vessel the faithful dip the fingers of the right hand, and make upon themselves the Sign of the Cross, repeating at the same time the invocation of the Ever- blessed Trinity. As water denotes purity and innocence, by using it on entering a place of worship we are admonished with what purity of heart and mind we should appear in the presence of our Maker. 2. The Sign of the Cross, which we make upon ourselves ia taking holy water, as well as on many other occasions, is a sign or ceremony in which, with St. Paul {Gal. vi. i4\ we should place our greatest happiness and glory, as being a striking memorial of the suflferingsand death of our Redeemer— that mysterv" whence are derived all our hopes for mercy, grace, and salvation. By the words that accompany this ceremony we are no less forcibly re- minded that God whom we serve, although One in nature, exists in Three Persons really distinct from each other. 3. The first object that arrests the Christian's notice on enter- ing a Church is the Alt.^r, with its Tabernacle and Crucifix. The Altar is the place of Sacrifice -another Calvary, as it were— whereon is celebrated, as Christ ordained, the memorial of His Passion and Death by the pure and unbloody Sacrifice of His Body and Blood. Upon the Altar we always see a Crucifix, or image of our Sa\nour upon the Cross ; that as the Mass is said in remembrance of Christ's Passion and Death, both Priest and people may have before their eyes during this Sacrifice the image which puts them in mind of those Mysteries. The Tabernacle contains the Blessed Sacrament. It is to Jesus Christ, there- fore, truly present within the Tabernacle, that we bend the knee in homage and adoration when we enter or depart from tlie Church. 4. As the Mass represents the Passion of Christ, and the Priest officiates in His person, so the Vestments in which he officiates represent those in which Christ was ignominiously clothed at the time of His Passion. Thus, the Amice represents the cloth with which the Jews muffled our Saviour's Face when at every blow thej' bade Him prophesy who it was that struck Him. The Alb represents the white garment with which He was vested by Herod. The Girdle, Maniple, and Stole represent the cords and bauds with which He was bound in the different stages of Kis Passioa. The Oiasuble, or outward Vestment, 88 Instructions for Hearing Mass. represents the purple garment with which He was clothed as a mock King; upon this is embroidered a Cross, to represent that which Christ bore upon His sacred shoulders. I^astly, the Priest's Tonsure, which is worn in all Catholic countries, is to represent the crown of thorns which our Saviour wore. Moreover, as in the old law the Priests who -.vere wont to offici- ate in the sacred functions had, by the appointment of God, Vest- ments assigned for that purpose— as well for the greater decency and solemnity of the Divine worship as to signify the virtues which God required of His ministers— so it was proper that in the Church of the New Testament Christ's ministers should in their sacred functions be distinguished in like manner from the laity by their sacred Vestments; which might also represent the vir- tues which God requires in them. Thus, the Amice represents divine Hope, which St. Paul calls the helmet of salvation ; the Alb, Innocence of life ; the Girdle, Purity and Chastity ; the Mani- ple, Patience in enduring the labors of this mortal life ; the Stole, the sweet Y'oke of Christ, to be borne in this life in order to at- tain a happy immortality ; the Chasuble, which covers all the rest, the virtue of Charity, which, as St. Peter tells us, covereth a multitude of sins. In these Vestments the Church uses five colors, viz.. White, on the Feasts of our Lord, of the Blessed Virgin, of the Angels, and of the Saints who were not martyrs, and on the Sundays in Eastertide ; Red, on the Feasts of Pentecost, of the Finding and Exaltation of the Cross, and of the Apostles and IMartyrs ; Violet, in the penitential seasons of Advent and Lent, and upon Vigils and Ember-days ; Green, on most other Sundays and ordinary days throughout the year ; and Black, on Good Friday, and in Masses for the Dead. 5. There are always Lighted Candles upon the Altar during Mass, as well to honor the victory and triumph of our great King by these lights, which are tokens of our joy and of His Glory, as to denote the light of Faith, without which it is impossible to please Him. 6. A small Bell is occasionally rung. This is done to give notice of certain more solemn parts of the Sacrifice ; to recall the wandering mind from distraction ; and to excite all to greater fervor and devotion. 7. Incense is used at Solemn Mass. It is symbolical of Prayer, according to the saying of the Psalmist : Let my prayer, O Lord, be directed as incense in Thy sight (Ps. cxl. z). Prayers befork Mass. 89 ON THE MANNER OF HEARING MASS. *^^ HERE are various methods of profitably hearing Mass. \^y One method is, to follow the Priest in the Ordinary' of the Mass as contained in the Missal ; joining with him, as far as the laity may, in the very words of the service, and uniting our intention with him in what he does as Priest for the peoole. To enable all persons, even those who do not understand Latin, to follow the service, translations of the Ordinary- and Canon of the :Mass have been made into almost all languages, and circu- lated by authority. Another method is to accompany the Priest through the different parts of the service with appropriate de- votions, similar to those he is using and directed to the same general ends, uniting our intention with his, but not using or not confining ourselves to the words of the Ordinary. A third method is to apply the service to the purpose of meditation on the Life or Passion of our Lord, or on any other appropriate sub- ject. Whatever be the method followed, our first care should be to recollect ourselves, by calling home our wandering thoughts, and taking them off from all other concerns. We should humble ourselves profoundly in the presence of God, in whose Temple we are ; and represent to ourselves, by a lively Faith, the dread majesty of God, and humbly beg His mercy and grace, that we may participate in this Holy Sacrifice in a worthy and becoming manner. PRAYERS BEFORE MASS. COME, Holy Ghost, fill the hearts of Thy faithful, and kindle in them the fire of Thy love. V. Send forth Thy Spirit, and they shall be created. R. And Thou shalt renew the face of the earth. Let us pray. OGOD, who by the light of Thy Holy Spirit didst teach the hearts of Thy faithful :' grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and 90 De\otions for Mass. evermore to rejoice in His holy comfort. Through Christ, our Lord. Amen. "T — ' OOK down, O Lord, from Thy Sanctuary, and r^ — ^ from heaven, Thy dweUing-place, and behold this holy Victim which our great High-Priest, Thy hoi}' Child, the Lord Jesus, offers up to Thee for the sins of His brethren ; and let not Thy wrath be kindled because of the multitude of our transgressions. Be- hold, the voice of the Blood of Jesus our Brother calls to Thee from the Cross. Give ear, O Lord ; be ap- peased, O Lord ; hearken, and tarry not, for Thine own sake, O my God ; because Thy name is called upon in behalf of this city and of Thy people ; but deal with us according to Thy great mercy. Amen. That Thou vouchsafe to defend, pacify, keep, pre- serve, and bless this city: we beseech Thee to hear us.W DEVOTIONS FOR MASS. PART I. The Preparatiox, by Acts of Humility, Praise, Faith, etc. Prayer at the beginning of Mass, while the Priest says the Judica me, Deus, etc. O ALMIGHTY Lord of Heaven and earth, behold I, a wretched sinner, presume to appear before Thee this day, to offer up unto Thee, by the hands of our High-Priest, Jesus Christ, Thy Son, the Sacrifice Devotions for Mass, 91 of His Body and Blood, in union with that Sacrifice which He offered to Thee upon the Cross : first, for Thine own honor, praise, adoration, and glory ; second- ly, in remembrance of His Passion and Death ; thirdly, in' thanksgiving for all Thy blessings bestowed upon Thy whole Church, whether triumphant in heaven or militant on earth, and especially for those bestowed upon me, the most unworthy of all ; fourthly, for ob- taining pardon and remission of all my sins, and of those of all others, whether li\nng or dead, for whom I ought to pray {here meJiiion their names) \ and, lastly, for obtaining all graces and blessings both for myself and for Thy whole Church {here mention your particular requests). Oh, be Thou pleased to assist me by Thy grace, that I may behave myself this day as I ought to do in Thy di\ane Presence, and that I may so commemorate the Passion and Death of Thy Son as to partake most plentifully of the fruits thereof. Through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. At the Confiteor. O 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 di\dne majesty. 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 unvv-orthy to lift mine eyes to heaven, or so much as to utter Thy sacred name. How much more am I unworthy to appear here in Thy Sanctuary, and to mingle among Thine Angels at these heavenly 92 Devotions for Mass. Mysteries, which require so much purity, because Jesus Christ Himself is here iu person, both Priest aud Vic- tim ! But, O my God, Thy mercies are above all Thy works, aud Thou wilt not despise a contrite and humble heart : and therefore I here venture to come into Thy Temple, and with the poor publican, and, as I hope, with the same penitential spirit, I strike my breast and say : God be merciful to vie, a sinner. And I humbly hope to find this mercy which I crave, through that Passion aud Death which are here celebrated. O Foun- tain of Mercy, grant this mercy to me and to all poor sinners. Amen. When the Priest ascends the steps of the Altar. *^*^AKE away from us our iniquities, 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. At the Introit. £^ RANT, O Lord, that we may be truly prepared for x^ offering this great Sacrifice unto Thee this day ; and because our sins alone can render us displeasing to Thee, therefore we cry aloud to Thee for mercy. At the Kyrie Eleisou. Either repeat with the Priest, or say : Have mercy on me, O Lord, and forgive me all my sins. Have mercy on me, O Lord, have mercy on me. The Gloria in Excelsis, or Greater Doxology. Repeat this with the Priest, p. 119. Devotions for Mass. 93 At the Collects. O ALMIGHTY and Eternal God, we humbly be- seecu Thee to mercifully hear the prayers here offered unto Thee by Thy servant 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 sal- vation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. {Or, on a Saint's Day.) Grant, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that the examples of Thy Saints may effectually move us to re- form our lives ; that while we celebrate their festivals, we may also imitate their actions. Through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. At the Epistle. ^^HOU hast vouchsafed, O Lord, to teach us Thy v9^ sacred truths by the Prophets and Apostles : oh, grant that we may so improve by their doctrine and ex- amples in the love of Thy holy name, and of Thy holy law, that we may show forth by our lives whose disci- ples we are ; that we may no longer follow the corrupt inclinations of flesh and blood, but master all our pas- sions ; that we 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 cleaii hearts. Through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. At the Gradual. "ttz^OW admirable, O Lord, is Thy name, in the whole J-b earth ! I will bless Thee, O Lord, at all times ; Thy praise shall be always in my mouth. Be Thou my 94 Devotions for Mass. God and Protector for ever : I will put my whole trust in Thee ; oh, let me never be confounded. At the Gospel. /T^ AYEvST Thou be ever adored and praised, O Lord, N^^ who, not content to instruct and inform us by Th}^ Prophets and Apostles, hast even vouchsafed to sj)eak to us by Thine Only Son our vSaviour 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, O Jesus, in Thy Gospel, is Truth itself : nothing but wisdom in Thine actions, power and goodness in Thy miracles, light and instruction in Thy words. With Thee, sacred Redeemer, are the words of eternal life : to whom shall we go but to Thee, eternal Fountain of Truth ? Give me, O God, grace to practise what Thou commandest, and command what Thou pleasest. At the Credo. Say this with the Priest, p. 126. PART II. The Obi^ation and Sanctification of the Bread AND Wine for the Sacrifice. During the Offertory of the Bread and the Wine. Vj'CCEPT, O Eternal Father, this offering which is ,^/^L, here made to Thee by Thy Priest, in the name of us here present, and of Thy whole Church. It is as yet only bread and wine : but, by a miracle of Thy power, will shortly become the Body and Blood of Thy Devotions for Mass. 95 beloved Son. He is our High-Priest and our Victim. With Him and through Him we desire to approach Thee this day, and by His hands to offer Thee this vSacrifice, for Thine own honor, praise, and glory ; in thanksgiving for all Thy benefits ; in satisfaction for all our sins ; and for obtaining conversion for all un- believers, and mercy, grace, and salvation for all Thy faithful. And with this offering of Thine Only-begot- ten Son we offer Thee ourselves, our souls and bodies, begging that by virtue of this Sacrifice we may be happily united to Thee, and that nothing in life or death may ever separate us from Thee. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. In a humble spirit, and a contrite heart, may we be accepted by Thee, O Lord : and let our Sacrifice be so made in Thy sight this day that it may be pleasing unto Thee, O Lord God. Come, O Sanctifier, Almighty, eternal God, and bless this Sacrifice set forth to Thy holy name. At the Washing of the Fingers. OH, what cleanliness and purity of heart ought we to bring with iis to this great Sacrifice ! But, alas ! I am a poor unclean sinner. Oh, wash me, dear Lord, from ail 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, when the Priest bozvs down at the middle of t lie Altar. OMOST holy and adorable Trinity, vouchsafe to receive this our Sacrifice in remembrance of our Sa\dour's Passion, Resurrection, and glorious Ascen- 96 Devotions for IMass. sion : and grant that we ma}- die with Him to our sins, rise with Him to newness of 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. At the Orate, fratres. ^Tpv AY the Lord receive the Sacrifice from thy hands, .^B-^> to the praise and glory of His name, to our benefit, and to that of all His holy Church. At the Secreta. ^T^ERCIFULLY hear our prayers, O Lord, and gra- aJ-^ ciously accept this oblation which we Thy ser- vants make unto Thee ; and as we offer it to the honor of Thy name, so may it be to us a means of obtaining Thy grace here and life everlasting hereafter. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. {Or, on a Saint's Day.) ^^ANCTIFY, O Lord, we. beseech Thee, these gifts I^JJ which 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 Thine honor. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen. At the Sursum Corda. V. Lift up your hearts. R. We lift them up unto the Lord. V. Let us give thanks unto the Lord our God. A'. It is worthy and just. Devotions for Mass. 97 The Preface. 't|''T is truly worthy and just, right and profitable unto #J-. salvation, that we should at all times, and in all places, give thanks unto Thee, O holy Lord, Father Almighty, Eternal God. Who, with Thine Only- begotten Son and the Holy Ghost, art one God, one Lord : not in the singleness of one only Person, but in the Trinity of one Substance. For what we be- lieve of Thy glory, as Thou hast revealed it, that we believe of Thy Son, and that of the Holy Ghost, with- out an}' difference or inequality. That in the confes- sion of the True and Eternal Godhead, distinction in Persons, unity in Essence, and equality in Majesty ma}^ be adored. Whom the Angels and Archangels, the Cherubim also and Seraphim, do praise ; who cease not daily to cry out, with one voice saying : {Here the bell is rung.) •-r^^OLY, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Hosts. Heaven A—\3 and earth are full of Thy glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. PART in. The Canon of the Mass, or Main Action of the Sacrifice. At the beginning of the Canon. O ETERNAL and most merciful Father, behold we come to offer Thee our homage this day. We desire to adore, praise, and glorify Thee, joining our 98 Devotions for Mass. hearts and voices with all Thy Blessed in heaven, and with Thy whole Church upon earth. But acknowledg- ing our great unworthiness and innumerable sins, for which we are heartily sorry and humbly crave Thy pardon, we dare not venture to approach Thee, save through Thy Son, our Advocate and Mediator, Jesus Christ, whom Thou hast given us to be both our High- Priest and Sacrifice. With Him, therefore, and through Him, we venture to offer Thee this Sacrifice : to His most sacred intentions we desire to unite ours : and with this offering which He makes of Himself we wish to make an offering of our whole being unto Thee. With Him, and through Him, we beseech Thee to ex- alt Thy Holy Catholic Church throughout the world ; to maintain her in peace, unity, holiness, and truth ; to have mercy on Thy servant, N. our Pope, N. our Bishop, N. our Pastor, [our parents, children, friends, benefactors, etc.,] on all whom we have in any way scandalized, in- jured, or offended, or for whom we ought to pray; on all who are dying ; on all who are under temptation, or in other necessit}^ of either body or soul ; on all our ene- mies ; and on us all poor sinners ; that we may all be con- verted to Thee, and find mercy through Jesus Christ, Thy Son ; through whom we hope on.e day to be admitted into the company of all Thy vSaints and Elect, whose memory we here celebrate, whose prayers we desire, and with whom we communicate in these holy Mysteries. JV/ien the Priest spreads his hands over the Oblaiio?i. (Here the bell is again rung.) g^ IVE ear, we beseech Thee, to the prayers of Thy >5) servant, who is here appointed to make this Oblation in our behalf ; and grant it may be effectual Devotions for Mass. 99 for the obtaiuiug of all those blessings which he asks for us. Behold, O Lord, we all here present unto Thee in tliis bread and wine the symbols of our perfect union. Grant, O Lord, that they may be made for us the true Body and Blood of Thy dear Son ; that, being conse- crated to Thee by this holy Victim, we may live in Thy ser\-ice, and depart this life in Thy grace. At the Consecration Bowdoiun in solemn adoration ; make an Act of Faith in the Real Presence of your Saviour's Body ayid Blood, Soul and Divinity, under the sacramental veils. Offer your whole self to Him, and throui^h Him to His Father: beg that your heart and soul may be happily united to Him. At the Elevation of the Host, (Here the bell is rung again.) |T^OST adorable Body, I adore Thee with all the VA4 powers of my soul. Lord, who hast given Thy- self entire to us, grant w^e may become entirely Thine. I believe, O Lord ; help mine unbelief Most merciful Saviour, be Thou my protector ; strengthen and defend me by Thy heavenly grace, now, and especially at the hour of my death, good Jesus. Amen. At the Elevation of the Chalice. (^Here also the bell is rung.) |rr\OST adorable Blood, that washest away all our JJ-? sins, I adore Thee : happy we, could we return our life and blood for Thine, O blessed Victim. O Jesus, do Thou cleanse, sanctify, and preserve our loo Devotions for Mass. souls to eternal life. Live, Jesus, in us, and may we live in Thee. Amen. After the Elevation. *y I'ND now, O Lord, with grateful hearts we call to fyj^^ mind the sacred Mysteries of Thy Passion and Death, of Thy Resurrection and Ascension. Here is Thy Body that was delivered ; here is Thy Blood that was shed for us ; of which these exterior signs are but the figures and yet in reality contain the Substance. Now we truly offer Thee, O Lord, that pure and holy Victim which Thou hast been pleased to give us ; of which all the other sacrifices were but so many types and figures. At the Memento /^r the Dead. I OFFER Thee, O Almighty Father, this holy Sacri- fice of the Body and Blood of Thine Only Son, in behalf of the Faithful Departed, and in particular for the souls of N.N. {here name whom you chiefly propose to pray for']. Likewise of such as I have in any way injured, or of whose sins I have by any means been the cause or occasion ; of such as have injur- ed me, and been my enemies ; of such as die in war, or have none to pray for them. To these, O Lord, and to all that rest in Christ, grant, we beseech Thee, a place of refreshment, of light, and of peace. Through the same Christ, our Lord. Amen. At the Nobis quoque Peccatoribus, when the Priest strikes his breast. VOUCHSAFE to grant the same to us also, poor and miserable sinners ; judge us not according to our demerits, but through the infinite multitude of Devotions for Mass, Thy tender mercies, in which we put all our trust, gra- ciously 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. PART IV. The Communion, or Sacramentai, Part of the Canon. At the Pater Noster. Our Father, etc. *Y^ ElvIVER us, O Lord, from those evils which we A^ labor under at present ; from past evils, which are our manifold sins ; and from all evils to come, which will be the just chastisement of our offences, if our prayers, and those more powerful ones of Thy Saints, who intercede for us, intercept not Thy justice or excite not Thy bounty. At the Pax Domini. *^^ HY Body was delivered and Thy Blood was 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. At the Agnus Dei, say with the Priest : *"■ ' AMB of God, who takest away the sins of the t * * world, have merc}^ on us. Lamb 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, grant us Thy peace. I02 DEVOTIONS FOR Mass. After the Agnus Dei. IN saying to Thine Apostles : 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 our- selves. Let nothing, O Lord, ever interrupt this holy peace ; let nothing separate us from Thee, to whom we heartily desire to be united, through this 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 temptations or fall into our common weaknesses. At the Domine, non sum dignus, say with the Priest three times, striking your breast : {Here the bell is rung.) *T — ' ORD, I am not worthy that Thou shouldst enter «J — ^ under my roof ; but only say the word, and my soul shall be healed. Such as do not intend to communicate sacranientally may commimicate spiritualty, as follows : ^W OST loving Jesus, I adore Thee with a lively faith, ^J-4 who art present in this Sacrament by virtue of Thine infinite power, wisdom, and goodness. All my hope is in Thee. I 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 v/ith Thy sacred Body and Blood ; de- liver me from all sin, and make me always obedient to Thy commandments; and let me never be separated DISVOTIOXS FOR :\IaSS. from Thee, my Saviour, who, with the Father aud the Holy Ghost, livest aud reiguest oue God, world without end. Amen. A FAVORITE PRAYER OP ST. IGNATIUS I,OYOI.A/i) Anima Chrisii. ^OLX of Christ, sanctify me ! i^^ Body of Christ, save me ! Elood of Christ, inebriate me ! Water from the side of Christ, wash me ! Passion of Christ, strengthen me ! O Good Jesus, hear me ! Within Thy Wounds hide me ! Suffer me not to be separated from Thee ! From the malicious enemy defend me ! In the hour of my death, call me, And bid me come to Thee ; That with Thy Saints I may praise Thee For ever aud ever. Adicu. At the Communion. *Tr-' ET it be now, O Lord, the effect of Thy mercy, «J— * that we who have been present at this holy Mj-stery may find the beneht of it in our souls. PART V. The Pubi^ic Thanksgiving after Communion. At the Post-Communion. V/| B'E give Thee thanks, O God, for Thy mercy in ^J^ admitting us to have a part in offering this Sacrifice to Thy holy name : accejDt it now to Thy I04 Devotions for Mass. glory, and be ever mindful of our weakness. Most 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. Anicn. Concluding Prayer. I RETURN Thee nov/ 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 Sacra- ment and a Sacrifice, in these holy Mysteries, at which Thou hast permitted me, a most unworthy sinner, to be present this day. May all heaven and earth bless and praise Thee ever for all Thy mercies. Pardon me, O Lord, all the distractions and the manifold negli- gences of which I have been guilty this day in Thy sight ; and let me not depart without Thy blessing. Behold, I desire from this moment to give up myself, and all that belongs to me, into Thy hands ; and I beg that all my undertakings, all my thoughts, words, and actions, may henceforsvard tend to Thy glory. Through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amcfi. The Gospel of St. John, p. /jS.* A PRAYER AFTER MASS. Vt'LMIGHTY, Everlasting God, we humbly be- cvK-^ seech Thee graciously to look down from Thy high and holy place upon this congregation, and merci- * When a Feasl of greater rank falls on a Sunday, the Sunday Gospel is substituted for that of St. John. Devotions for Mass. 105 fully hear and accept the prayers of Th)' Church. Of Thine infinite merc}^ be pleased to grant us pardon of all our sins, soundness of mind, health of body, and all the necessaries of life : grant also peace in our days, freedom from tempests, and fruitful seasons. Grant also to our prayers the unity of the Catholic Faith, the extirpation of heresies, the destruction of wicked coun- sels, the increase of true religion, fervor of love and piety, sincere devotion, patience and long-suffering in afiaiction, and joy in hope. Finally, grant us all things needful for the welfare of our souls and bodies, but, above all, whatever may promote the increase of Thy glory. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. AK ACT OF REPARATION FOR BLASPHEMY.^ BLESSED be God. Blessed be His holy name. Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true man. Blessed be the name of Jesus. Blessed be Jesus in the most holy Sacrament of the Altar. Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most holy. Blessed be her holy and Immaculate Conception. Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother. Blessed be God in His Angels and in His Saints. THE MANNER OF SERVING A PRIEST AT MASS. The Priest begms, and the Server, kneeling at his left hand, answers him as follows : INTROIBO ad altare Dei. S. Ad Deiim, qui Icetificat juventutem meant. P. Judica me, Deus, et discerne causam meam de gente non sancta : ab homiiie iniqiio et doloso erue me. .S. Quia tu es, Deus , fortitjido 7nea : quare me 7'epulisti, et quare tristis incedo, dum affligit me initnicus ? P. Emitte lucem tuam, et veritatem tuam : ipsa me deduxerunt et adduxerunt in montera sanctum tuum et in tabernacula tna. 6'. Et introibo ad altare Dei : ad Deum, qui lJM, omnipotens Deus, i^^^* have mercy upon et dimissis peccatis vestris, you, and forgive you your The Ordinary of the Hoi^y Mass. 117 perducat vos ad vitam sins, aud bring you unto seternaui. life everlastiug. M. Amen. R. Amen. Signijig himself with the sign of the Cross, he says : INDULGENTIAM, ►J- fTl"^^' ^^^ Almighty absolutionem, et re- ^JL^ and merciful Lord missionem peccatorum uos- grant us pardon, •!* absolu- trorum tribuat nobis omni- tion, aud remission of our poteus et misericors Do- sins, minus. iM. Amen. R. Amen. Then, bowing down, he proceeds : V. Deus, tu conversus V. Thou shalt turn again, vi\dficabis nos. O God, and quicken us. R. Et plebs tua Iseta- R. And Thy people shall bitur in te. rejoice in Thee. V. Ostende nobis, Do- V. Show us Thy mercy, mine, misericordiam tuam. O Lord. R. Et salutare tuum da R. And grant us Thy nobis. salvation. V. Domine, exaudi ora- V. O Lord, hear my tionem nieam. prayer. R. Et clamor mens ad R. And let my cry come te veniat. unto Thee. V. Dominus vobiscum. V. The Lord be ^^-ith you. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. R. And with thy spirit. The Priest then, extending and afterivards joining his hands, says : Oremus. Let us pray. iiS The Ordinary of thh Hoi.y Mass. eJ0L Then, going up to the Altar, he says inaudihly : UFBR a nobis, quae- *^^ AKE away from us sumus, Domiue, v^ our iuiquities, we iniquitates nostras : ut ad beseech Thee, O Lord : Sancta Sanctorum puris that we may be worthy to mereamur mentibus intro- enter w4th pure minds ire. Per Christum Domi- into the Holy of HoHes. num nostrum. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. Amen. Bowing down over the Altar, he kisses it and says : O RAMUS te, Domine, V/l 1 'B beseech Thee, O per merita Sane- vX-^ Lord, by the merits torum tuorum quorum re- of Thy Saints whose reUcs Uquise hie sunt, et omnium are here, and of all the Sanctorum, ut indulgere Saints, that Thou wouldst digneris omnia peccata vouchsafe to forgive me mea. Atnen. all my sins. Amen. [At Solemn Mass the Altar is here incensed.] Then the Priest, signing himself with the sign of the Cross, reads The Introit, during which one of the folloiving may be read: BLESSED be the Holy Trinity and Undivided Unity : we will give praise to Him, because He hath shown His mercy unto us. O Lord, our Lord, how admirable is Thy name in the whole earth ! Glory be to the Father, who hath created us. Glory be to the Son, who hath redeemed us. The Ordinary of the Holy Mass. 119 Glory be to the Holy Gliost, who hath sanctified us. Glory be to the Holy and Undivided Trinity, one God, world without end. Ainen. Or on a Saint's Day : The Just shall flourish like the palm tree ; he shall grow up like a cedar of Libanus : they that are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of the house of our God. It is good to give praise unto the Lord ; and to sing unto Thy name, O Thou Most High. The Kyrie eleison is then said : KYRIB eleison, *T — ' ORD, have mercy, M. Kyrie eleison, « i • R. Lord, have mercy, S. Kyrie eleison, P. Lord, have mercy, M. Christe eleison, R. Christ, have mercy, ^. Christe eleison, P. Christ, have mercy, M. Christe eleison, R. Christ, have mercy, 6*. K3^rie eleison, P. Lord, have mercy, M. Kyrie eleison, R. Lord, have mercy, 6". Kyrie eleison. P. Lord, have mercy. Aftencards, standing at the middle of the Altar, extending and then joining his hands, and slightly bowing, he says {when it is to be said *) the Gloria in excelsis. [At High Mass the choir sings the Gloria, and the officiating clergy wait until its conclusion .'\ ^ LORIA in excelsis f-^ LORY be to God on 15) Deo ; et in terra pax Vi^ high, and on earth homiuibus bonae volunta- peace to men of good will. * The Gloria is omitted in Masses of the Season during I,ent and Advent, and in Masses for the Dead. I20 The Ordinary of the II01.Y Mass. tis. lyaudamuste; benedici- mus te ; adoramus te ; glori- ficamus te. Gratias agimus tibi propter magnam glori- am tuani. Domine Deus, Rex coelestis, Deus pater omnipotens. Domine Fill unigeuite, Jesu Christe : Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris, qui toUis peccata mundi, miserere nobis : qui tollis peccata mundi, suscipe deprecati- on em nostram : qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, mi- serere nobis. Quoniam tu solus sanctus : tu solus Dominus : tu solus altis- simus, Jesu Christe, cum Sancto Spiritu, in gloria Dei Patris. Amen. We praise Thee ; we bless Thee ; we worship Thee ; we glorify Thee. We give Thee thanks for Thy great glor}', O Lord God, hea- venl}^ King, God the Fa- ther Almighty. O Lord, the Only-begotten Son, Jesiis Christ ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy on us : Thou who takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer ; Thou who sittest at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. For Thou only art hol}^ : Thou only art the Lord : Thou only, O Jesus Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the Father. Ame7i. The Priest kisses the Altar, and, turning to the people, says : V. Dominus vobiscum. F. The Lord be with you. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. R. And with thy spirit. The Ordinary of the Hoi.y Mass. 121 Then folloiu the Collect and other prayers , if prescribed ; at the end of the first and last of which the acolyte answers. Amen. The Collects i-arj/ with the season* They may be found in their proper place {pages 663 to 7S0). Any of the following may be used instead: OGOD, the Protector of all that hope iu Thee, mthout whom nothing is strong, nothing is hoi}', multiply upon us Thy mercy ; that, Thou being our ruler and guide, we may so pass through temporal blessings that we finally lose not those which are eter- nal. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. *-r^EFEND us, O Lord, we beseech Thee, from all r*—/ dangers both of soul and body ; and, by the in- tercession of the glorious and blessed Mary ever Virgin, Mother of God, of blessed Joseph, of Thy holy Apos- tles Peter and Paul, of blessed N. IJiei'e insert the name of your Patron Saint], and of all Thy Saints, grant us, in Thy mercy, health and peace ; that all adversities and errors being done away. Thy Church may ser\'e Thee with a pure and undisturbed de- votion. VT'LMIGHTY and Everlasting God, by whose Spir- fS^ it the whole body of the Church is sanctified and governed : receive our humble supplications which we offer before Thee for all degrees and orders of men in Thy holy Church, that, by the assistance of Thy grace, they may faithfully serve Thee. * The same remark applies to the Tntmit, Epistle, Gradual, Gospel, Offertory, Communion, and Post-Communion. 122 The Ordinary of thh Holy Mass. OGOD, the Pastor and Ruler of all the faithful, look down, in Thy mercy, upon Thy servant N. \Jiere mention the Pope's namc\ whom Thou hast appointed to preside over Thy Church ; and grant, we beseech Thee, that both by word and example he may edif}^ all those wlio are under his charge ; so that, with the flock entrusted to him, he may arrive at length unto life everlasting. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Then the Epistle for the day is read, 7vhich may be found in its proper place {pages 66j to 7S0) ; or the following may be used instead : (P/nh'p. iv. 4-g.) *T^ EJOICE in the Lord always : again I say, re- «-l-\5 joice. Let your moderation be known to all men : the Lord is nigh. Be anxious about nothing : but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgi\'ing let 3^our petitions be made known to God. And may the peace of God, which surpasseth all un- derstanding, guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. As to the rest, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever modest, whatever just, whatever holy, whatever amiable, whatever of good report, if there be any virtue, if any praise of discipline, think on these things. The things which ye have both learned and received, and heard and seen in me, these do ye ; and the God of peace shall be with you. After the Epistle is said : R. Deo gratias. R. Thanks be to God. The Ordinary of the; Holy I\Iass. 123 Then the Gradual, Tract, Alleluia, or Sequence, according to the time. For thi: Gradual.* BB Thou unto me a God, a Protector, and a House of Refuge to save me. lu Thee, O God, have I hoped ; O Lord, let me never be confounded. Deal not with us, O Lord, according to our sins which we have committed, nor punish us according to OTu: iniquities. V. Help us, O God our Sa\dour ; and for the glory of Thy name, O Lord, deliver us, and forgive us our sins for Thy name's sake. Come, ye children, hearken unto me : I will teach 5'ou the fear of the Lord. Come ye to Him, and be enlightened ; and your faces shall not be confounded. Alleluia, alleluia. O clap your hands, all ye nations ; shout unto God with the voice of joy. Alleluia. Before the Gospel the Priest hoivs dorvn before the middle of the Altar, and says : ^'TVUNDA cor meum |^ LEANS E my heart %'-^t ac labia mea, om- V^' and my lips, O Al- nipotens Dens, qui labia mighty God, who didst Isaice prophetae calculo cleanse the lips of the Pro- mundasti ignito : ita me phet Isaias with a bum- tua grata miseratione dig- ing coal ; and vouchsafe, nare mundare, ut sanctum through Thy gracious Evangelium tuum digne mercy, so to purify me * The choir sings the Gradual v%'liile the book is moved to the Gospel side, and the Priest says the prayer Munda cor meum, " Cleanse my heart," etc. 124 The Ordinary of the HoIvY Mass. valeam nuntiare. Per that I may worthily pro- Christuta Domiuuin uos- claim Thy holy Gospel, trum. Through Christ our Lord. Ameji. Amen. Jube Domine benedi- Lord, grant Thy bless- cere. iug. W^OMINUS sit in cor- y^HE Lord be in my r*— ^ de meo et in labiis V^ heart and on my meis, ut digne et compe- lips, that I may worthilj'- tenter annuntiem Evange- and fittingly proclaim His lium suum. Amen. holy Gospel. Amen. Then, going to the Gospel side, he says : V. Dominus vobiscum. F. The Lord be with you- R. Et cum spiritu tuo. R. And with thy spirit. V. Sequentia saucti V. The continuation of Evangelii secundum N. the holy Gospel according toN. R. Gloria tibi, Domi- R. Glory be to Thee, O ne. Lord. Then is read The GospeIv {pp. 66s to 7S0). For the Gospel may be read : {Luke xii. 2S-40-) *T| — * ET your loins be girded round, and lamps buru- r-B — ^ ing in your hands. And be ye like men waiting for their lord, when he shall return from the wedding ; that when he cometh, and knocketh, they may open to him immediately. Happy are those servants whom the Lord, when He cometh, shall find watching. Truly The Ori>:nary of the Holy Mass. 125 I say to you, that He will gird Himself, and make them recline at table, and will come and serve them. And if He shall come in the second watch, or shall come in the third watch, and so find, happy are those servants. But know this, that if the master of the house did know at what hour the thief would come, he would surely watch, and would not suffer his house to be broken open. Be ye then also ready ; for at what hour ye ^hiuk not, the Sou of Man will come. After the Gospel is said : R. Laus tibi, Christe. R. Praise be to thee, O Christ. The Priest says iyiaiidibly : *TT\ER Evangelica dicta *~K^Y the words of the *^ — deleantur nostra de- «-*— ^ Gospel may our licta. sins be blotted out. [At Solemn Mass, after the Epistle is sitng, the Deacon places the Gospel-book on the table of the Altar, and the Celebrant blesses the incense. The Deacon then, kneeling before the Altar with his hands joined, says the Munda cor meum, as above. He then takes the book froyn the Altar, and, kneeling, asks the Celebrant's blessing, saying : Jube Domne benedicere. Pray, sir, a blessing. To which the Celebr'ant replies in the words of the prayer T>ov:nvL\\s, sit in corde, etc , above, only using the second person instead of the first, and blessiyig with the sign of the Cross. The Deacon then proceeds, with attendants bearing incense and lights, to the Gospel side of the Sanctuary, and, standing with hands joitied, sings : Dominus vobiscum, etc. The Lord be with you, etc. 126 The Ordinary of the Holy Mass. When he sings Sequentia, etc., he makes the sign of the Cross upon the book and upon himself; and thereupon incenses the book thrice. After the Gospel the Subdeacon takes the book to the Celebrant, who kisses it, and is then incensed by the Deacon.~[ {Here the Sermon is xisually preached *'[ Then, at the middle of the Altar, extending, elevating, and joining his hands, the Priest says the Nicene Creed {when it is to be said), keeping his hands joined. At the words, and was incarnate, he kneels down, and continues kneeling to the words, was made MAN. CRKDO in uiium De- 't' BELIEVE iu one God, um, Patrem omnipo- A-^ the Father Almighty, tentem, Factorem cceli et Maker of heaven and earth, terrae, visibilium omnium and of all things visible etinvisibilium. Etinunum and invisible. And in one Dominum Jesum Chris- Lordjesus Christ, the Only- turn, Filium Dei unigeni- begotten Son of God, born turn, et ex Patre natum of the Father before all ante omnia saecula. Deuin ages. God of God ; Ivight de Deo ; Lumen de Lu- of Light ; very God of * Prayer before the Sermon. I will hear what the IvOrd will say unto me. 0 Jesus, light of the world, enlighten my understanding, that I may understand Thy word ; and cleanse my heart, that it may bring forth the fruits of Thy holy teaching. After the Sermon. 1 give Thee thanks, O lyord God, that Thou hast been pleased to refresh my soul by Thy word. Direct my steps according to Thy commandments. The Ordinary of the Holy Mass. 127 mine ^xx.w, Deum verum de very God; begotten, not Deo vero ; genitum non made ; being of one sub- factum ; consubstantialem stance with the Father, by Patri, per quern omnia whom all things were facta sunt. Qui propter nos made. Who for us men, homines, et propter nos- and for our salvation, tram salutem, descendit came down from heaven, de coelis, et incarnatus est and was incarnate by de Spiritu Sancto, ex Maria the Holy Ghost of the Virgine : ET homo factus Virgin Mary : and was EST. l^Hic genufleditur.l made Man. \^Here all Crucifixus etiam pro no- kneel down.'] Hewascru- bis : sub Pontio Pilato pas- cified also for us, suffered sus et sepultus est. Et under Pontius Pilate, and resurrexit tertia die secun- was buried. The third day dum Scripturas ; et ascen- He rose again according dit in coelum, sedet ad to the Scriptures ; and as- dexteram Patris : et itenim cended into Heaven, and venturus est cum gloria sitteth at the right hand judicare vivos et mortu- of the Father : and He OS : cujus regni non erit shall come again with finis. glory to judge both the living and the dead : of whose kingdom there shall be no end. Et in Spiritum Sanctum, And I believe in the Dominum et vivificantem, Ploly Ghost, the Lord and qui ex Patre Filioque pro- Giver of Life, who pro- cedit: qui cum Patre et ceedeth from the Father Filio simul adoratur et and the Son : who together conglorificatur ; qui locu- with the Father and the tus est per prophetas. Et Son is worshipped and unam sanctam Catholicam glorified; who spoke by 128 The Ordinary of the Hoi,y Mass. et Apostolicam Ecclesiam. the Prophets. And One Confiteor unum baptisma Holy Catholic and Apos- in remissionem peccato- tolic Church. I confess rum. Et expecto resur- one Baptism for the remis- rectionem mortuonim, et siou of sins. And I look vitani venturi sseculi. for the Resurrection of the dead, and the life of the Amen. world to come. Amen. \At High Mass the choir sings the Credo, and the clergy sit down until its conclusion.] Then the Celebrant kisses the Altar, and, turning to the people, says : V. Dominus vobiscum. V. The Lord be with you. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. R. And with thy spirit. He then reads The Offertory.* ^^^HE Angel of the Lord shall encamp round about V-^ them that fear Him, and shall deliver them ; O taste and see that the Lord is sweet. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits: and thy youth shall be renewed like the eagle's. I will extol Thee, O Lord, for Thou hast lifted me up : and hast not made m}^ foes to rejoice-over me : O Lord, my God, I have cried unto Thee : and Thou hast healed me. * The choir sings the Offertory, or some suitable Anthem or Hymn. The Ordinary oi? the H01.Y Mass. 129 cvHl This being finished, the Priest takes the paten with the Host [if it is Solemn Mass, the Deacon hands the Priest the paten with the Host}, and, offering it up, says : 'CCEPT, O Holy Fa- ther, Almighty, Everlasting God, this stainless Host, which I, Thine unworthy ser%^ant, offer unto Thee, my God, hhdng and true, for mine innumerable sins, offences, and negligences, and for all here present ; as also for all faithful Christians, both living and dead, that it may be profitable for my own and for their salvation unto life eternal. Amen. ^USCIPE, sancte Pater, Jf^ omnipotens, seterne Deus, hanc immaculatam Ilostiam, quam ego indig- nus famulus tuus offero tibi Deo nieo vivo et vero, pro innumerabilibus pec- catis, et offensionibus, et negiigentiis meis, et pro omnibus circumstanti- bus ; sed et pro omnibus fidelibus Christianis, vi%as atque defunctis ; ut mihi et illis proficiat ad salutem in vitam stemam. Amen. Then, making the sign of the Cross with the paten, he places the Host upon the corporal. The Priest pours wine and water into the chalice, blessing the water before it is mixed, saying .- X) EUS, 4* qui humanae substantia digni- tatem mirabiliter condi- disti, et mirabilius refor- o GOD, 4- who hast wonderfully framed man's exalted nature, and still more wonderfully re- da nobis per hujus stored it : grant us, by the et \'ini mysterium, mystic signification of this commingling of water and W'ine, to become partakers of His Godhead who vouchsafed to become par- taker of our manhood. masti aquae ejus di\'initatis esse con sortes, qui humanitatis nos trss fieri dignatus est par ticeps, Jesus Christus, I-'i lius tuus, Domiuus noster 130 The Ordinary of thk H01.Y Mass. qui tecum vivit et regnat Jesus Christ, Thy Sou, our in unitate Spiritus Saucti Lord ; who liveth aud Dpus, per omuia soecula reigneth with Thee in the sseculorum. Arnen. uuity of, etc. Amen. [If it is a Solemn Mass, the Deacon ministers the wine, the Sub- deacon the water.] Offering up the Chalice, he says : OFFBRIMUS tibi. Do- Tlft^ offer unto Thee, mine, calicem salu- VxA* O Lord, the chaHce taris, tuam deprecantes of salvation, beseeching clecientiam, ut in con- Thy clemency that, in the spectu divinae Majestatis sight of Thy divine Ma- tuae, pro nostra et totius jesty, it may ascend with mundi salute cum odore the odor of sweetness, for suavitatis ascendat. our salvation, and for that Amen. of the whole world. Amen. Then making the sign of the Cross with the chalice, and placing it on the corporal, he covers it with the pall. At Solemn Mass the Subdeacon here receives the paten, and, wrap- ping it up in the veil ivith tchich his shoulders are covered, he goes and stands behind the Celebrant until towards the end of the Pater Noster.] Bowing down, the Priest says : IN spiritu humilitatis, 'T'N a humble spirit and et in animo contrito, «-*-» a contrite heart may suscipiamur a te, Domine, we be received by Thee, O et sic fiat sacrificium nos- Lord ; and let our Sac- trum in conspectu tuo rifice be so made in Thy hodie, ut placeat tibi. Do- sight this day that it may mine Deus. please Thee, O Lord God. The Ordinary of the Holy Mass. Raising his eyes and stretching out his hands, he says : VENI sanctificator, ^OME, O Sanctifier, omnipotens, Sterne ^ Almighty, Eternal Deus et beue^-dic hoc God, and bless -1* this Sac- sacrificium, tuo sancto riiice set forth to Thy holy nomiui prseparatum. name. FAi Sjlemn Mass the Celebrant blesses the incense : -•r-fcER intercessionem 'i^Y the intercession of 4r beati Michaelis A^ blessed Michael the Archangeli, stantis a dex- Archangel, standing at the tris altaris incensi, et om- right hand of the Altar ot nium electonim suorum. Incense, and of all His incensum istnd dignetur elect, may the Lord vouch- Dominus benedicere, et in safe to bless this incense odorem sua^ntatis accipere. and receive it as an odor of Per Christum Dominum sweetness. Through, etc. nostrum. Amen. Ame7t. He incenses the bread and wine, saying : INCENSUM istud a te |X|AY this incense benedictum ascendat M4 which Thou hast ad te, Domine, et descen- blessed, O Lord, ascend to dat super nos misericordia Thee, and may Thy mercy ^ua. descend upon us. Then he incenses the altar, saying : ^t-k TRIG ATUR, Domine, "T", ET my prayer, O JU oratiomeasicutin- 4-i Lord, be directed censum in conspectu tuo : as incense in Thy sight : 132 The Ordinary of the H01.Y Mass. elevatio manuum mea- nim sacrificium vesperti- num, Poue, Domine, custo- diain ori nieo, et ostium, circumstantiae labiis meis. Ut non decliuet cor meuin in ve-rba nialitias, ad excusandas excusatioues in peccatis. and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacri- fice. Set a watch, O Lord, be- fore my mouth, and a door round about my Ups. That my heart may not incline to evil words, to make excuses in sins. Giving the censer to the Deacon, he says . QX "FT* CkJr^ Dominus ignem sul A>^-^ kindle in us the amoris, et flammam aster- fire of His love, and nae caritatis. the flame of everlasting Amen. charity. Amen. Here the Celebrant is incensed by the Deacon, who tiext incensesn the clergy present in choir and the other Ministers at the Altar. A The Priest, with his hands joined, goes to the Epistle side of the Altar, where he washes his fingers while he recites the following verses of Ps. 25 : "T — 'AVABO inter inuo- «-■— k centes mauus meas: et circumdabo altare tuum, Domine. Ut audiam vocem laudis : et enarrem universa mira- bilia tua. Domine, dilexi decorem IWIIvL wash my hands among the innocent and I will compass Thiiic^ altar, O Lord. That I may hear the voice of praise, and tell of all Thy wondrous works. O Lord, I have loved the The Ordinary of the Holy Mass. 133 domus tuse, et locum habi- tationis gloriae tuse. Ne perdas cum impiis, Deus, auimam meam ; et cum viris sauguinum vi- tam meam. In quorum manibus ini- quitates sunt : dextera eo- runi repleta est muneribus. Ego autem in inuocen- tia mea ingressus sum : redime me et miserere mei. Pes mens stetit in di- rect© : in ecclesiis benedi- cam te, Domine. * Gloria Patri. etc. beaut}' of Thy house, and the place where Thy glory dwelieth. Take not away my soul, O God, with the wicked, nor my life with men of blood. In whose hands are ini- quities : their right hand is filled \\dth gifts. But as for me, I have walked in m}- innocence : redeem me, and be merciful unto me. My foot hath stood in the right way : in the churches I will bless Thee, O Lord. * Glory be to the Father, etc. Returning, and houiyig before the middle of the Altar, with joined hands, he says : F^ 1 USCIPE, sanctaTrini- tas, hanc oblationem quam tibi offerimus ob me- moriam Passionis, Resur- rectionis, et Ascensionis Jesu Christi Domini nos- S' ECEIVE, O Holy Trinity, this Obla- tion, which we offer unto Thee, in memory of the Passion, Resurrection, and Ascension of our Lord tri : et m honorem beatae Jesus Christ, and in honor * lu INIasses for the Dead, and in Passion-time, the Gloria is omitted. 134 Thk Ordinary of the Hoi,y Mass. Marioe semper Virgiuis, et beati Joannis Baptistse, et sauctoruni Apostolorum Petri et Pauli, et istorum et omnium Sanctorum : ut illis proficiat ad honorem, nobis autem ad salutem : et illi pro nobis interce- dere dignentur in coelis, quorum memoriam agi- mus in terris. Per eum- dem Christum Domiuum nostrum. Amen. of blessed Mary ever Vir- gin, of blessed John the Baptist, of the holy Apos- tles Peter and Paul, of these and of all Thy Saints : that it may be to their honor and to our sal- vation : and may they vouchsafe to intercede for us in heaven, whose me- mory we celebrate on earth. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen. Then he kisses the Alter, and having turned himself towards the people, extending and joining his hands, he raises his voice a little, and says : o ,RATB, fratres, utme- ^-n>RAY, my brethren, um ac vestrum sac- r^— that my sacrifice rificium acceptabile fiat and yours may be accept- apud Deum Patrem omni- able to God the Father potentem. Almighty. 7'he se>-ver then answers . Suscipiat Dominus sac- rilicirmi de manibus tuis, ad laudem et gloriam no- minis sui, ad utilitatem quoque nostram, totiusque Ecclesiae suae sanctae. May the Lord receive the Sacrifice from thy hands, to the praise and glory of His name, to our benefit, and to that of all His holy Church. 7'he Priest ans7vers in a low voice. Amen The Ordinary of the HoIvY Mass. 135 Then, with outstretched hands, he recites The Secret Prayers. At the Secreta. |X| ERCIFULLY hear our prayers, O Lord, and N*-^ graciously accept this oblation which we Thy servants make unto Thee ; and as we offer it to the honor of Thy name, so may it be to us a means of ob- taining Thy grace here, and life everlasting hereafter. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. On a Saint's day. ^ANCTIFY, O Lord, we beseech Thee, these gifts K-^ which we offer Thee in this solemnity of Thy holy ser^-ant N., and so strengthen us by Thy grace that both in prosperity and adversity our ways may be ever directed to Thine honor. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Which being finished, he says in an audible voice : ^T^ER omnia saecula sas- V/ i 'ORLD without end. r-*— culorum. vJcA* /?. Amen. 7?. Amen. V. Dominus vobiscum. F. TheLordbeT^nthyou. J^. Et cum spiritu tuo. J?. And with thy spirit. //ere he uplifts his hands : V. Sursum corda. V. Lift up your hearts. R. Habemus ad Domi- R. We lift them up unto num. the Lord. 136 The Ordinary oi? the Hoi,y Mass. He joins his hands before his breast and bows his head while he says : V. Gratias agamus Do- V. Let us give thanks miuo Deo nostro. uuto tlie Lord our God. R. Dignum et justum R. It is worthy and est. just. He then disjoins his hands, ajid keeps them in this posture until the end of the Preface, after which he again joins thejn, and, bowing, says, Sanctus, etc.* When he says Benedictus, etc., he signs himself with the Cross. The following Preface is said on every Sunday in the year that has no special preface of its own. VERB dignum et jus- 'X'T is truly worthy and turn est, sequum et A-^ just, right and pro- salutare, nos tibi semper et fitable unto salvation, that ubique gratias agere, Do- we should at all times and mine sancte, Pater omni- in all places give thanks potens, seteme Deus. Oui unto Thee, O holy Lord, cum unigenito Filio tuo et Father Almighty, Eternal Spiritu Sancto unus es God. Who, with Thine Deus, unus es Dominus : Only-begotten Son and the non in uuius singularitate Holy Ghost, art one God, Personse, sedinuuiusTrini- one Lord : not in the sin- tate substantiae. Quod gleness of one only Per- enim de tua gloria, reve- son, but in the Trinity of lante te, credimus, hoc de one Substance. For what Filio tuo, hoc de Spiritu we believe of Thy glory, as * At High Mass the choir sings the Sayictus (while the Priest is proceeding -w^ith the Canon) as far as the first Hosanna in excelsis before the elevation; and after the elevation, Benedictus qui vcnit, etc. The; Ordinary of the Holy Mass. 137 Sancto, siue differeutia dis- Thou liast revealed it, that cretioiiis sentimus. Ut in we believe of Thy Son, aud coufessione verae sempiter- that of the Holy Ghost, nsque Deitatis, et in Per- \\-ithout any difference or sonisproprietas, etinessen- inequality. That in the tia unitas, et in Maj estate confession of the True and adoretur sequalitas. Oueni Eternal Godhead, distinc- laudant angeli atque arch- tion in Persons, unity in angeli, cherubim quoque Essence, and equality in ac seraphim, qui non ces- INIajesty may be adored, sant clamare quotidie, una Whom the Angels and voce dicentes : Archangels, the Cherubim also and Seraphim, do praise; who cease not daily to cry out, with one voice savin Of {Here the bell is rung thrice.) ^ANCTUS, sanctus, '"p^OLY, Holy, Holy, p5 sanctus, Dominus A-X> Lord God of Hosts. Deus Sabaoth. Pleni sunt Heaven and earth are full coeli et terra gloria tua. of Thy glory. Hosanna Hosannainexcelsis. Bene- in the highest. Blessed is dictus qui venit in nomine he who cometh in the Domini. Hosanna in ex- name of the Lord. Hosan- Qelsis. ^y- i^ the highest. 138 The Canon of the Mass. THE CANON OF THE MASS. The Priest, first extending, then elevating and joining his ha?ids, raising his eyes towards heaven, says in a loiv voice : *-^^ E igitur, dementis- '/'/]■ "H, therefore, hum- v_-J sinie Pater, per VxA. bly pray and be- Jesum Christum Filium seech Thee, most merci- tuum Dominum nostrum, ful Father, through Jesus supplices rogamus ac peti- Christ Thy Son, our mus. Lord, He kisses the Altar. Uti accepta habeas et That Thou wouldst accept benedicas hsec ■f' dona, and bless these •^ gifts, hsec •^ munera, haec •!• these 4* presents, these -i* saucta sacrificia iUibata, in holy unspotted sacrifices, primis, quae tibi offerimus which, in the first place, we pro Bcclesia tua sancta offer Thee for Thy holy Catholica : quam pacifi- Catholic Church : which care, custodire, adunare, vouchsafe to pacify, guard, et regere digneris toto orbe unite, and govern through- terrarum, una cum famu- out the whole world, to- lo tuo Papa nostra N., et gether with Thy servant N. Antistite nostro N., et our Pope; N. our Bishop; as omnibus orthodoxis, at- also all orthodox believers que Catholicae et Apos- and professors of the Ca- toliciE Fidei cultoribus. tholic and Apostolic Faith. The Commemoration of the Living. |-p|EMENTO, Domine, ^|^ EMEMBER, O Lord, ^J-^ famulorum famu- «-*-\> Thy servants and larumquetuarum, N. et N., handmaids, N. and N., The Canon of the Mass. 139 He pauses, and, joining his hands, prays silently for those he wishes to pray fur in particular ; and proceeds : Et omnium circumstan- And all here present, tium, quorum tibi fides whose faith and devotion cognita est, et nota de- are known to Thee ; for votio : pro quibus tibi of- whom we offer, or who ferimus, vel qui tibi of- offer up to Thee this Sacri- ferunt hoc sacrificium fice of praise for them- laudis, pro se, suisque om- selves and all pertaining to nibus, pro redemptione them, for the redemption animarum suarum, pro of their souls, for the hope spe salutis et incolumita- of their salvation and well- tis suae : tibique reddunt being, and who pay their vota sua, seteruo Deo, \dvi vows unto Thee, the eter- et vero. nal God, living and true. COMMUXICANTES, et memoriam vene- rantes, in primis gloriosae semper Virginis Mariae, Genitricis Dei et Domini uostri Jesu Christi : sed et beatorum Apostolorum ac Martyrum tuorum, Petri et Pauli, Andreae, Jacobi, Joan u is, Thcmce, Jacobi, Philippi, Bartholomaei, IMatthsei, Simouis et Thad- daei, Lini, Cleti, de- mentis, Xysti, Coruelii, Cypriani, Laurentii, Cliry- sogoui, Joannis et Pauli, IN communion with, and honoring the memory, especially of the glorious ever Virgin IVIary, Mother of our God and Lord Jesus Christ ; as also of Thy blessed Apostles and Martyrs, Peter and Paul, Andrew, James, John, Thomas, James, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Simon and Thaddeus, Linus, Cletus, Clement, Xystus, Cornelius, Cyprian, Lawrence, Chrysogonus, John and Paul, Cosmas I40 The; Canon of the Mass. CosinEe et Damiani, et omuiuin Sanctorum tuo- rum ; quorum mentis precibusque concedas, ut in omnibus protectionis tuse muuiamur auxilio. Per eumdem Christum Do- miuuni nostrum. Amen. and Damian, and all Thy Saints ; by whose merits and prayers grant that we may in all things be de- fended by the aid of Thy protection. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen. Spreading his hands over the oblation, he says ; {Here the bell is rung once.) • 1^ ANC igitur oblatio- r-»-^ uem servitutis nos- tras, sed et cunctse fami- lice tuse, qusesumus, Do- mine, ut placatus accipias ; diesque nostros in tua pace disponas, atque ab aeterna damnatione nos eripi, et in electorum tuorum jubeas grege numerari. Per Chris- tum Dominum nostrum. AmeJi. ^^HIS oblation, there- V^ fore, of our service, and that of Thy whole family, we beseech Thee, O Ivord, graciously to ac- cept ; and to dispose our days in Thy peace, and to command us to be deliver- ed from eternal damnation, and to be numbered in the flock of Thine elect. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. QUAM oblationem, tu Deus, in omnibus, quaesumus, benedic4'tani, adscripHhLam, ra'J^tam, ra- tionabilem, acceptabilem- que facere digneris : ut nobis cor4*pus et san^'guis V Vl I 'HICH oblation do VicA, Thou, O God, we beseech Thee, vouchsafe to make in all things blessed, ►I* approved, ■f' ratified. 4* reasonable, and acceptable: that it may become for us The Canon of the Mass. 14] fiat dilectissimi Filii tui the Bod}^ + and Blood "h of Domini uostri Jesu Chris- Thy dearly beloved Sou, ti. our Lord Jesus Christ. QUI pridie quam pate- retur, accepit panem in sanctas ac veuerabiles manus suas, et elevatis oculis in coelum, ad te Deum Patrem suum om- nipotentem : tibi gratias agens, beue4«dixit, fregit, deditque discipulis suis, dicens : Accipite, et mau- ducate ex hoc omues. m 'HO, the day before He suffered, took bread into His holy and venerable hands, and with eyes lifted up towards heaven, unto Thee, O God, His Almighty Father, giv- ing thanks to Thee, did bless, "i* break, and give unto His disciples, saying : Take, and eat ye all of this. Holding the Host with both hands, the Priest pronounces the words of Consecration secretly, distinctly, and attentively : Hoc EST ENiisi Corpus MEUM. For this is My Body. After protiouncing the words of Consecration, the Priest, kneeling upon one knee, adores the sacred Host ; t':en, risitig, he elevates It, and replaces It upon the corporal, kneeling once again. jS^' {At the elevation of the Host the bell is rung thrice.) like 'IMII.I modo post- quam ccenatum est, jiccipiens ef huuc prce- clarum calicem in sanctas ac venerabiles manus suas : item tibi gratias agens, manner, after supper, taking also this excellent chalice into His holy and venerable hands : and giving thanks to Thee, He blessed, •^ and 142 The Canon of the Mass. bene't'dixit, deditque dis- gave to His disciples, say- cipulis suis, dicens : Acci- lug : Take, aud driuk ye pite, et bibite ex eo omues. all of it. The Priest then pronounces the words of Consecration over the chalice^ holding it slightly elevated, saying : Hic EST ENiM Calix For this is the Chai,- SANGUINIS MEI NOVI ET ICE OF MY B1.OOD OF ^TERNI TESTAMENTI : THE NEW AND ETERNAIv MYSTERIUM FIDEI ; QUI TESTAMENT : THE MYS- PRO VOBIS ET PRO MUIr- TERY OF FAITH ; WHICH TIS EFFUNDETUR IN SHAI^L BE SHED FOR YOU, REMISSIONEM PECCATO- AND FOR MANY, FOR THE RUM. REMISSION OF SINS. He then replaces the chalice on the corporal, and says : Haec quotiescumque fe- As often as ye do these ceritis, in mei memoriam things, 3^e shall do them facietis. in remembrance of Me. Makifig a genuflection, he adores ; then, risitig, he elevates the chalice, and, replacing it upon the corporal, makes another genuflection. (At the elevation of the Chalice the bell is rung thrice.) He then proceeds : Vt'NDB et memores, Do- ^ttt'HEREFORE, O V.A* mine, nos send tui, VJlA» Lord, we Thy ser- sed et plebs tua sancta, vants, and likewise Thy cjusdem Christi Filii tui holy people, calling to Domini uostri tarn beatae mind the blessed Passion passionis, necnon et ab in- of the same Christ Thy vSon, feris resurrectionis, sed et our Lord, together with Thk Canon of the Mass. 143 in coelo gloriosce ascen- sioiiis : offerimus prseclarae Majestati tuae, de tuis donis ac datis, Hostiam 'h puram, Hostiam 'i* sanc- tani, Hostiam •?• immacu- latam, panem 'h sanctum vitae aeternae, et calicem 'h salutis perpetuae. His Resurrection from the grave, and also His glori- ous Ascension into heaven, offer unto Thy excellent Majest}^ of Thy gifts and presents, a pure •J* Victim, a holy "J* Victim, an im- maculate 4* Victim, the holy -f" bread of eternal life, and the chalice -h of everlasting salvation. Extending his hands, he proceeds t^UPRA quae propitio J^>^ ac sereno vultu re- spicere digneris, et accepta habere, sicuti accepta ha- bere diguatus es munera pueri tui justi Abel, et sac- rificium Patriarchae nostri Abrahse ; et quod tibi ob- tulit summus sacerdos tuus IMelchisedech, sanc- tum sacrificium, immacu- latam hostiam. a PON which do Thou vouchsafe to look with favorable and gra- cious countenance, and ac- cept them, as Thou didst vouchsafe to accept the gifts of Thy just servant Abel, and the sacrifice of our Patriarch Abraham, and that which Thy High- priest Melchisedech offer- ed unto Thee, a holy Sacri- fice, an unspotted Victim. Bowing down profoundly, with his hands joined and placed upon the Altar, he says : ^UPPLICES te roga- yift^ humbly beseech J<3 mus, omnipotens VxA» Thee, Almighty Deus, jube haec perferri God, command these to be 144 The Canon of the Mass. per inaniis sancti angeli tui in sublime altare tunm, in conspectu divinse Ma- jestatis tiiae, ut quotquot ex hac altaris participa- tione, sacrosanctum Filii tui corpus 4* et 'h sangui- nem sunipserimus, onini benedictione ccelesti et gratia repleaniur. Per eumdem Christum Domi- num nostrum. Ame?i. carried by the hands of Thy holy Angel to Thine Altar on high, in the pres- ence of Thy divine Ma- jesty, that as many of us as shall, by partaking at this Altar, receive the most sacred Bod}- •^ and Blood •^ of Thy Son, may be filled with all heavenly blessing and grace. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen. Commemoration oe the Dead. I^pv BMENTO etiam, Do- J^i-^» mine, famulorum famularumque tuarum N. et N., qui nos praecesse- runt cum signo fidei, et dormiunt in somno pacis. ^T^ EMEMBBR, O Lord, r-^-Xj Thy servants and handmaids, N. and N., who have gone before us with the sign of faith, and sleep the sleep of peace. Here the Priest, with hands joined, prays for such of the Dead as he wishes to pray for in particular. Then, extending his hands, he continues : IPSIS, Domine, et om- ^^O nibus in Christo cmies- V-/ these, O Lord, and nibus in Christo quies- V!-^ to all who rest in centibus, locum refrigerii, Christ, grant, we pray lucis et pacis, ut indul- Thee, a place of refresh- The Canon of thr Mass. 145 geas, deprecamur. Per nient, of light, and of eumdein Christum, etc. peace. Through the same AmcK. Christ our Lord. Amen. Here, striking his breast and slightly raising his voice, he says : "T^OBIS quoque pecca- JJl^O us also, Thy sinful r-*-b toribus famulis tuis, V-^ servants, who hope de multitudiue miseratio- in the multitude of Thy num tuarum sperantibus mercies, vouchsafe to grant partem aliquam et societa- some part and fellowship tem douare digneris, cum with Thy holy Apostles tuis Sanctis Apostolis et and Martj-rs : with John, Martyribus ; cum Joanne, Stephen, Matthias, Barna- Stephano, Matthia, Barna- bas, Ignatius, Alexander, ba, Ignatio, Alexandro, Marcellinus, Peter, Feli- Marcellino, Petro, Felici- citas, Perpetua, Agatha, late, Perpetua, Agatha, Lucy, Agnes, Cecilia, An- Lucia, Agnete, Caecilia, astasia, and all Thy Saints: Anastasia, et omnibus into whose company, not Sanctis tuis : intra quorum weighing our merits, but nos consortium, non aesti- pardoning our offences, mator meriti, sed veniae, we beseech Thee to admit quaesumus, largitor ad- us. Through Christ our mitte. Per Christum Do- Lord, minum nostrum. •t^ER quem haec om- *Tj3Y whom, O Lord, ^J— nia, Domine, semper r^-^ Thou dost always bona creas, sancti*f ficas, create, sanctify, 4- quicken, \avi4'ficas. bene►^dicis, et ►!- bless. •!- and bestow upon praestas nobis. us all these good things. 146 The Canon of the Mass. ^ He uncovers the chalice, and makes a genuflection ; then taking the Host in his right hand, and holding the chalice in his left, he makes thrice the sign of the Cross over the chalice, saying: HROUGH Him, •^ aud with Him, "f- and in Him, "^ is unto Thee, God the Father ■*■ Al- mighty, in the unity of the Holy •t' Ghost, all honor and glory. '■^^HR ip-^sum, et cum «-*— ip4«so, et in ip4*so, est tibi Deo Patri •!• omni- potenti, in unitate Spiritus Hh Saucti, omnis honor et gloria. He here replaces the sacred Host upon the corporal, covers the chalice, and makes a genuflection ; and rising again, he says aloud : V. Per omnia ssecula saeculorum. R. Amen. V. World without end. R. Amen. Or emits. ^|^R.^CBPTIS salutari- «J— bus moniti, et di- vina institutione formati, audemus dicere : Let us pray. DMONISHED by Thy saving pre- cepts, aud following Thy di\due institution, we make bold to say : Jl^ "T^ATER NOSTER, qui #-■— es in coelis, sancti- ficetur nomen tuum : ad- veuiat regnum tuum : fiat voluntas tua sicut in ccelo, et in terra. Pan em nos- trum quotidianum da no- bis hodie : et dimitte no- OUR FATHER, who art in heaven, hal- lowed be Thy name : Thy kingdom come : Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread : aud forgive us our trespasses, The Canon of thi: ]Mass. 147 bis debita nostra, sicut et as we forgive those who laos dimittimus debitoribus trespass against us. And nostris. Et ne nos inducas lead us not into tempta- in tentationem. tiou. M. Sed libera nos a R. But deliver us from malo. evil. 5. Amen. P. Amen. [At Solemn Mass, the Deacon, towards the conclusion of the Pater Noster, goes to the right hand of the Priest, where he awaits the approach of the Subdeacon, from whotn he receives the paten, which he puts into the hands of the Priest.'] He takes the paten between his first and second finger, and says : "TT-JIBERA nos, qu£esu- *-p|ELIVER us, we be- rLi nius, Domine, ab A^ seech Thee, O Lord, omnibus malis, praeteritis, from all evils, past, pre- prsseutibus, et futuris : et sent, and to come : and by intercedente beata et glo- the intercession of blessed riosa semper Virgine Dei and glorious Mary ever Genitrice Maria, cumbeatis Virgin, Mother of God, to- Apostolis tuis Petro et gether with Thy blessed Paulo, atque Andrea, et Apostles Peter and Paul, omnibus Sanctis, and Andrew, and all the Saints, Making the sign of the Cross on himself with the paten, he kisses it, and says : Da propitius pacem in Graciously give peace in diebus nostris : ut ope mise- our days : that, aided by ricordiae tuas adjuti, et a the help of Thy mercy, we peccato simus semper li- may be always free from beri, et ab omni perturba- sin, and secure from all tione securi. disturbance. 148 The Canon of the Mass. He then uncovers the chalice, makes a gemifleclion, and, rising again, takes the sacred Host and breaks It in the middle, over the chalice, saying : Per eumdem Dominum Through the same our nostrum Jesum Christum Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Filium tuum, Son, He then places the part of the Host which he has in his riqht hand on the paten. Then, breaking off a particle of that which re- fnains in his left hand, he says : Qui tecum vivit et reg- Who liveth and reign- nat in unitate Spiritus eth with Thee in the unity Sancti Deus, of the Holy Ghost, God, Then placing on the paten what remains in his left hand of the sacred Host, and holding in his right hand, over the chalice, the particle which he had broken off, he says aloud : V. Per omnia ssecula V. World without end. saeculorum. R. Amen. R. Amen. He then with the same particle of the sacred Host makes the sign of the Cross over the chalice, saying : V. Pax "^ Domini sit "^ V. May the peace 4* of semper vobis»J*cum. the Lord be "J* always with ^ you. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. R. And with thy spirit. He then puts the particle in the chalice, saying in a low voice : Haec commixtio et con- May this mingling and secratio corporis et san- consecration of the Body giiinis Domini uostri Jesu and Blood of our Lord The Canon of the Mass. 149 Christi fiat accipientibus Jesus Christ be unto us that nobis in vitam aeternam. receive it effectual unto life Amen. everlastins:. Amen. He covers the chalice, makes a genuflection, and then, bowing down and striking his breast three times, he says : * Vj'GNUS Dei, qui tollis c^Jt-^ peccata muudi, miserere nobis. Agnus Dei, qui tollis "T-'AMB of God, who r*— * takest away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. Lamb of God, who peccata mundi, miserere takest away the sins of nobis. the world, have mercy on us. Agnus Dei, qui tollis Lamb of God, who peccata mundi, dona no- takest away the sins of bis pacem. the world, grant us Thy peace. [/« Masses for the Dead he says twice, Grant them rest ; and lastly. Grant them eternal rest.] Then inclining towards the Altar, with hands joined upon it, the Priest says the following prayers : *|-^OMINEJesuChriste, f^ LORD Jesus Christ, r*— ' qui dixisti Aposto- V-/ who saidst to Thine lis tuis, Pacem relinquo Apostles, Peace I leave vobis, pacem meam do you. My peace I give you : vobis : ne respicias pec- look not upon my sins, cata mea, sed fidem Eccle- but upon the faith of Thy siae tuae ; eamque secun- Church ; E.nd vouchsafe to * The choir sings the Agnus Dei, which generally continues during the Priest's communion and the ablutions. I50 The Canon of the Mass. dum voluutatem tuam pa- it that peace and unity cificare et coadunare dig- which is agreeable to Thy neris : qui vivis et regnas will : who livest and reign- Deus, per omnia saecula est God world without end. sajculorum. Amen. Amen. (The preceding prayer is OJnitted in Masses for the Dead.) [At Solemn Mass the Deacon kisses the Altar at the same time with the celebrati)ig Priest, by whom he is saluted with the kiss of peace with these words : V. Pax tecum. V. Peace be with thee. To which the Deacon answers : R. Et cum spiritu tuo. R. And with thy spirit. And then salutes in like manner the Subdeacon, who in tia^tisa--] lutes the clergy who may be present. J x> OMINE Jesu Christe, |^ LORD Jesus Christ, Fill Dei vivi, qui V^ Sou of the living ex voluntate Patris, co- God, who, by the will of operaute Spiritu Sancto, the Father and the co- per mortem tuam mundum operation of the Holy vivificasti : libera me per Ghost, hast by Thy death hoc sacrosanctum corpus given life to the world : de- et sanguinem tuum ab om- liver me by this Thy most nibus iniquitatibus meis, sacred Body and Blood et universis malis : et fac from all my iniquities and me tuis semper inhaerere from all evils ; and make mandatis, et a te nunquam me always adhere to Thy sepaiari permittas. Qui commandments, and suffer cum eodem Deo Patre et me never to be separated Spiritu Sancto vi\ds et from Thee. Who with the The Caxon of the Mass. 151 re<^nas Deus in ssecula same God the Father and s^1:ulorum. the Holy Ghost Ih^st and reignest God world with- Ame?i. out end. Amen. ^tnkERCEPTIO corporis -f-; ^'^ ^^^ ^^^ P^^'""^'^^ 4^ tui, Domine Jesu X^ of Thy Body, O Christe, quod ego indignus Lord Jesus Christ, which I, sumere prresumo, non niihi though unworthy, presume proveuiat in judicium et to receive, turn to my condemnationem ; sed pro judgment and condemua- tua pietate prosit mihi ad tion ; but by Thy mercy be tutamentum mentis et cor- it profitable to the safety pons et ad medelam per- and health both of soul cipieudam. Qui ^dvis et and body. Who with God reo-nas cum Deo Patre, in the Father, in the unity unitate Spintus Sancti, of the Holy Ghost, livest Deus per omnia saecula and reignest God wond sseculorum. Amefi. without end. Amen. Making a genuflection, and taking the Host in his hands, the Priest says : *-r->ANEM coelestem ac- ^ WILL take the Bread ^ cipiam, et nomen r^ of heaven, and \\\\\ Domini invocabo. call upon the name of the Lord. The Priest then, slightly inclining, takes both paiis of the sacred Host, and, striking his breast and raising his voice a little, ke says three times, humbly and tvith devotion : {Here the bell is rung thrice,^ ^-p^OMINE, non sum ^|—' ORD, I am not wor- JU dignus ut intres sub A—k thy that Thou tectum meum ; sed tan- shouldst enter under my 152 The Canon of the Mass. turn die verbo, et sanabi- roof; but only say the tur anima mea. word, and my soul shall be healed. He then makes the sign of the Cross on himself with the sacred Host, holding It in his right hand over the paten, saying : CORPUS Domini nos- ^5j^ HE Body of our Lord tri Jesu Christi cus- V-^ Jesus Christ preserve todiat animam meam in my soul unto life everlast- vitam setemam. Anien. ing. Amen. He then rever-ently takes both parts of the Host, joins his hands, andrejnains a short time in tneditatio?i on the rnost holy Sacra- tnetit. Then he uncovers the chalice, tnakes a genuflection, col- lects whatever fragments may remain, and wipes the paten over the chalice, saying meanwhile : QUID retribuam Donii- '//) | 'HAT shall I render no pro omnibus quae VXA» unto the Lord for retribuit mihi ? Calicem all the things that He hath salutaris accipiam, et no- rendered unto me ? I will men Domini invocabo. take the chalice of salva- Laudans invocabo Domi- tion, and call upon the num, et ab inimicis meis name of the Lord. I v^nll salvus ero. call upon the Lord and give praise : and I shall be saved from mine enemies. He takes the chalice in his right hand, and, making the sign of the Cross zviih it on himself, he says : ^ANGUIS Domini nos- ^?^HE Blood of our Lord ^^ tri Jesu Christi cus- ^^ Jesus Christ preserve todiat animam meam in my soul unto life everlast- vitam aeternam. Amen. ing. Ainen. He then reverently takes the Precious Blood. After which he gives Communion to all who are to communicate. The Canon of the Mass. 153 Those 2vho are to communicate go up to the Sanctuary at the Do- mine, noil sum dignus, when the bell rings. The acolyte spreads a cloth before them, and says the Confiteor. During the Confiteor the Priest removes from the Tabernacle of the Altar the ciborium, or vessel containing the Blessed Sacrament ; atid placing it upon the corporal, he makes a genuflection, and, turning to the commutiicatits, pronounces the Absolution : |T^ISEREATUR vestri (T\AY Almighty God f*''^ omnipoteus Deus, \"-^ have mercy upon et dimissis peccatis ves- you, and forgive you j^our tris, perducat vos ad \'itam sins, and bring you unto seternam. life everlasting. R. Amen. R. Amen. Signing them with the sign of the Cross, he continues : INDUIvGENTIAM, "r /T^AY the Almighty absolutionem, et re- V*-^ and merciful Lord missionem peccatorum ves- grant you pardon, 4* ab- trorum tribuat vobis om- solution, and remission of nipotens et misericors Do- your sins, minus. R. Amen. R. Amen. Elevating a particle of the Blessed Sacrament, and turning toward:- the people, he says : jrycCE Agnus Dei, ecce *-r> EHOLD the Lamb of ^^ qui tollit peccata A^ God, behold Him mundi. who taketh awaj the sins of the world. And then says three times : *-|^OMINE, nou sum *T — 1 ORD, I am not wor- r-l--^ dignus ut intres A—^ thy that Thou sub tectum meum ; sed shouldst enter under my 154 Thk Canon of the Mass. tautuui die verbo, et saua- roof ; but only say the bitur auima inea. word, and my soul shall be healed. Descending the steps of the Altar to the communicants, he admin- isters the Holy Communion, saying to each : CORPUS Domini nos- '-^^ HE body of our Lord tri Jesu Christi cus- VJ' Jesus Christ pre- todiat animam tuam in serve thy soul unto life vitam teternam. Amen. everlastino^. Amen. The Priest then, returning to the Altar, replaces the ciborimn iji the Tabernacle, makes a goiujlection, and closes the door. Then the acolyte pours a little wine into the chalice, and the Priest takes the first ablution, saying : UOD ore sumpsimus, V V| |*HAT we have taken Domine, pura men- v5lA» with our mouth, O te capiamus ; et de mu Lord, ma}^ we receive with nere temporali fiat no- a pure heart ; and of a tem- bis remedium sempiter- poral gift may it become num. to us an everlasting heal- ing. Here the acolyte, at the Epistle corner, pours wine and water over the Priest's fingers, and the Priest, returning to the middle of the Altar, wipes his fingers and takes the second ablution, saying : CORPUS tuum, Do- (X|AY Thy Body, O mine, quod sumpsi, 7^*-^% Lord, which I have et sanguis quern potavi, ad- received, and Thy Blood hcereat visceribus meis : which I have drunk, cleave ct praesta, ut in me non unto my inmost parts ; and remaneat scelerum macula, grant that no stain of sin quern pura et sancta refe^ may remain in me, who Q The Canon of the Mass. 155 cenint sacratnenta. Qui have been refreshed with vi\'is et reguas in saecula pure and hob/ mysteries, sseculorum. Amen. Who livest, etc. Aiiien. Then he wipes his lips and the chalice, xvhich he covers, and, hav- ing folded the corporal, places it on the Altar, as at first ; he then goes to the book, and reads The Communion. \At Solemn Mass the choir sings the Communion. The Siibdeacon removes the chalice to the Credence table.] For the Communion. ONE thing I have asked of the Lord, this v/ill I seek after : that I ma}- dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life. O taste and see that the Lord is sweet : blessed is the man that iiopeth in Him, {On a Saint's Day.) Happy are those servants whom the Lord when He cometh shall find watching. If any man wall come after Me, let him deny him- self, and take up his cross, and follow Me. Then, going to the middle of the Altar, he turns to the people, and says : V. Dominus vobiscum. F. The Lord be with 3-0U. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. R. And vdth. thy spirit. Then, returning to the missal, he reads the POST-COMMUNIONS ; at the end of the first and last of which the acolyte answers, Amen. For the Post-Communions. '-fT^OUR forth upon us, O Lord, the spirit of Thy JL love, that, by Thy mercy, Thou mayst make those of one mind whom Thou hast fed with cue ce- 156 The Canon of the Mass. lestial Food. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Graciously hear the prayers of Thy family, O Al- mighty God ; and grant that these Sacred Mysteries which we have received from Thee may by Thy grace be preserved incorrupt within us. {0}i a Saint's Day.) We have received the heavenly Mysteries, O Lord, in the commemoration of the bless- ed Mary ever Virgin, of blessed Joseph, of blessed N. \_here insert the name 0/ your Patro7i Saint\ and of all Thy Saints ; grant, we beseech Thee, that what we celebrate in time we may obtain in the joys of eternity. Through our Lord, etc. Amen. Afterwards he turns again towards the people, and says : V. Domiuus vobiscum. V. The Lord be wdth you. i?. Et cum spiritu tuo. i?. And wdth thy spirit. V. Ite, missa est ; V. Go, the Mass is ended; Or, when the Gloria in Excelsis has been ojmtted, he turns to the Altar and says : V. Benedicamus Domi- V. Let us bless the no. Lord. R. Deo gratias. R. Thanks be to God. In Masses for the Dead : V. Requiescant in pace. V. May they rest in peace. R. Amen. R. Amen. \^At Solemn Mass, Ite, tuissa est, or Benedicamus Domino is chanted by the Deacon.\ Bowing before the Altar ^ the Priest says : ^^J\ LACE AT tibi, sancta /T\AY the performance «J— Trinitas, obsequium N*-. of my homage be sendtutis meas ; et prassta, pleasing to Thee, O Holy The Canox of the Mass. 157 ut sacrificium quod oculis Trinity ; and grant that the tu^ Majestatis indiguus Sacrifice which I, though obtuU, tibi sit acceptabile, unworthy, have offered up mihique, et omnibus pro in the sight of Thy Majes- quibus illud obtuli, sit, ty, may be acceptable unto te miseraute, propitiabile. Thee, and may, through Per Christum Dominum Thy mercy, be a propiti- nostrum. ation for m}'self, and all those for whom I have offered it. Through Christ Amen. our Lord. Amen. Then he kisses the Altar, and raising his eyes, and extending, rais- ing, and joining his hands, he bows his head, and says : BENEDICAT vos om- IT^-"^^^^ Almighty God nipotens Deus, Pa- M-? bless you ; the Fa- ter, et Filius, "b et Spiritus ther, the Son, 4* and the Sanctus. Holy Ghost. R. Amen. R. Amen. At the word Deus he turns towards the people, and makes the sign of the Cross over them. [The Beuediction is omitted in Masses for the Bead.] Then, tjaming to the Gospel side of the Altar, he says : V. Dominus vobiscum. V. The Lord be\rith you. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. R. And with thy spirit. He then makes the sign of the Cross, first upon the Altar, and then ■upon his forehead, lips, and breast, and begitis the Gospel accord- ing to St.fohn, saying : IXITIUM sancti Evan- ^^^E beginning of the gelii secundum Joan- ^^ holy Gospel accord- nem. ing to John. 31. Gloria tibi, Domi- R. Glory be to Thee, O ne. Lord. 158 The Canon of the Mass. IN principio erat Ver- bum, et Verbum erat aptid Deum ; et Deus erat Verbum : hoc erat in prin- cipio apud Deum. Omnia per ipsum facta sunt, et sine ipso factum est nihil quod factum est : in ipso vita erat, et vita erat lux hominum ; et lux in tene- bris lucet, et tenebrae earn non comprehenderunt. Fuit homo missus a Deo, cui nomen erat Joannes. Hie veuit in testimonium, ut testimonium perhiberet de lumine, ut omnes cre- derent per ilium. Non erat ille lux : sed ut testi- monium perhiberet de lu- mine. Brat lux vera quce illuminat omneni homi- nem venientem in hunc mundum. In mundo erat, et niun- dus per ipsum factus est, et mundus eum non cog- novit. In propria venit, et sui eum non receperunt. Quotquot autem recepe- runt eum, dedit eis potes- IN the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. This was in the beginning with God. All things were made through 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 comprehend it. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. This one came for a witness, to testify con- cerning the light, that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but he was to testify concerning the light. The true Light, which enlight- eneth every man, cometh into this world. He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world knew Him not He came to His own posses- sions, and His own people received Him not. But to The Canon of the Mass. 159 tatem filios Dei fieri : his qui credunt in uoiniiie ejus, qui nou ex saiiguiui- bus, neque ex voluntate carnis, ueque ex voluntate viri, sed ex Deo uati sunt. ET VERBUM CARO FA-CTUM EST [^Hic gemifleciitu7'\ et habitavit in nobis ; et \ddimus gloriam ejus, glo- riam quasi Unigeniti a Patre, plenum gratiae et veritatis. M. Deo gratias. 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 of the will of man, but of God. And the Word WAS MADE F1.ESH {^Here all kneel\ and dwelt among us ; and we saw His glory, the glory as of the Onh'-begotten of the Fa- ther, full of grace and truth. R. Thanks be to God. When a feast falls on a Sunday, or other day which has a proper Gospel of its oivn, the Gospel of the day is read instead of the Gos- pel of St. fohn. i6o Speciai, Prayers. SPECIAL PRAYERS. The Te Deum laudamus. *^^ E Deum laudamus : * vJ te Domiuum cou- fitemur. Te £eternum Patrem * omnis terra veueratur. cceli, et uuiversae potes- tates : Tibi cherubim et sera- phim, * incessabili voce proclamant : Sanctus, sauctus, sanc- tus, * Domiuus Deus Sa- baoth : Pleui sunt cceli et ter- ra * majestatis glorise tuae. Te gloriosus * Apostolo- rum chorus. Te Prophetarum * lau- dabilis numerus. Te Martyrum caudida- tus * laudat exercitus. Te per orbem terra- rum * saucta confitetur Ecclesia. Patrem * immensae ma jestatis. XSl E praise Thee, O God ; we acknow- AU the earth. doth wor- ship Thee : the Father everlasting. To Thee all Angels : to Thee the Heavens and all the Powers therein : To Thee the Cherubim and Seraphim : cry with unceasing voice : Holy, Holy, Holy : Lord God of Hosts. The heavens and the earth are full : of the ma- jesty of Thy glory. Thee the glorious choir : of the Apostles, Thee the admirable com- pany : of the Prophets, Thee the white-robed army of IMartyrs : praise. Thee the Holy Church throughout all the world : doth acknowledge. The Father: of infinite Majesty. Speciai. Prayers. i6i Venerandum tuuin ve- rum * et iinicum Filiuni. Sauctum quoque * Para- clitum Spiritum. Tu Rex gloriae, * Cliris- te. Tu Patris * sempiteruus es Filius. Tu ad liberandum sus- cepturus lioniinem, * uou liorruisti Virgiuis uteruiu. Tu devicto mortis acu- leo, * aperuisti credeuti- bus regua coelorum. Tu ad dexteram Dei se- des, * in gloria Patris. Judex crederis * esse venturus. t Te ergo quassumus, tuis famulis subveni, * quos pretioso sanguine re- demisti. Sterna fac cum Sanc- tis tuis, * in gloria nume- rari. Salvum fac populum tu- Tliine adorable, true ; and only Son. Also the Holy Ghost : the Paraclete. Thou art the King of Glory : O Christ. Thou art the everlasting Son : of the Father. Thou having taken upon Thee to deliver man : didst not abhor the Virgin's womb. Thou having overcome the sting of death : didst open to believers the king- dom of heaven. Thou sittest at the right hand of God : in the glory of the Father. We believe that Thou shalt come : to be our Judge. We beseech Thee, there- fore, help Thy ser\'ants; whom Thou hast redeem- ed with Thy precious Blood. Make them to be num- bered with Thy Saints : in glory everlasting. O Lord, save Thy peo- t During this petition it is usual to kueel. l62 Speciai. Praykrs. um, Doniiue, * et benedic hcereditati tuoe. Bt rege eos, et extoUe illos, * usque in aeternum. Per singulos dies * beue- diciuius te. Et laudamus uomeu tu- um in Sceculum, * et in saeculum soeculi. Dignare, Domine, die isto, * sine peccato nos custodire. Miserere nostri, Domi- ne, * miserere nostri. Fiat misericordia tua, Do- mine, super nos : * quem- admodum speravimus in te. In te, Domine, spera- vi : * non confuudar in aeternum. pie : and bless Thine in- heritance. Govern them : and lift them up for ever. Day by day : v.e bless Thee. And we praise Thy name for ever : and world with- out end. Vouchsafe, O Lord, this day : to keep us without sin. Have mercy on us, O Lord : have mercy on us. Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us : as we have hoped in Thee. O Lord, in Thee have I hoped : let me never be confounded. Oti occasions of solemn public Thanksgiving the following prayers aie added : B ENEDICTUS es, Do- mine, Deus Patrum uostrorum. -/?. Et laudabilis, et glori- osus in saicula. V. Benedicamus Patrem et Filium, cum Spiritu. B LESSED art Thou, O Lord, the God of our fathers. R. And worthy to be praised, and glorified for ever. V. Let us bless the Fa- Saucto ther and the Sou, with the Holy Ghost. Special Prayers. 163 R. Laudeinus et super- exaltenius eum iu Scecu- la. V. Benedictus es, Do- miue Deus, iu firmauieuto cceli. R. Et laudabilis, et glori- osus, et superexaltatus in saecula. V. Benedic, anima mea, Domino. R. Et uoli obli\'isci om- nes retributioues ejus. V. Domiue, exaudi ora- tioneni meam. R. Et clamor meus ad te veuiat. V. Dominus vobiscum. R. Let us praise and exalt Him above all for ever. V. Blessed art Thou, O Lord, in the firmament of heaven. R. And worthy to be praised, and glorified, and exalted above all for ever. V. Bless the Lord, O my soul. R. And forget not all His benefits. V. O Lord, hear my prayer. R. And let my cry come unto Thee. V. The Lord be with R. Et cum spiritu tuo. R. And with thy spirit. O rem us. *1^EUS, cujus miseri- r*—' cordiae non est uumerus, et bonitatis in- finitus est thesaurus : pi- issimae majestati tuae pro collatis donis gratias agi- mus, tuam semper cle- mentiam exorantes, ut qui petentibus pcstulata Let us pray. OGOD, whose mercies are without num- ber, and the treasure of whose goodness is infinite : we render thanks to Thy most gracious Majesty for the gifts Thou hast bestow- ed upon us, evermore be- seeching Thy clemency i64 Spkciai. Praykrs. concedis, eosdem uon de- that as Thou dost grant the serens, ad praemia futura petitions of them that ask disponas. Thee, so, never forsaking them, Thou wilt prepare them for the rewards to come. x> BUS, qui corda fideli- |^ GOD, who didst teach um vSancti Spiritus V^ the hearts of Thy illustratioue docuisti : da faithful by the light of nobis in eodem Spiritu Thy Holy Spirit : grant us, recta .sapere, et de ejus by the same vSpirit, to have semper consolatione gau- a right judgment in all dere. things, and evermore to re- joice in His holy comfort. X) EUS, qui neminem y^ GOD, who sufferest in te sperantem ni- V^ none that hope in mium affligi permittis, sed Thee to be afflicted over- pium precibus prsestas au- much, but dost turn a ditum : pro postulationi- gracious ear unto their bus nostris, votisque sus- prayers : we render Thee ceptis gratias agimus, te thanks for having heard piissime deprecautes, ut a oursupplications and vows; cunctis semper muniamur most humbly beseeching adversis. Per Dominum Thee that we may ever- nostrum Jesum Christum more be protected from all Filium tuum, qui tecum adversities. Through our vivit et regnat, in unitate Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Spiritus Sancti Deus, per omnia saecula saeculorum. 7?. Amen. R. Amen. Occasion Ai, Prayers. 165 OCCASIONAL PRAYERS. For the Whole Church. Defend us, O Lord (p. 121). For ail Orders of Ecclesiastics, Almighty and Everlasting God (p. 121). For the Pope. O God, the Pastor (p. 122). For Bishops, and the People committed to them. *'7"T^LMIGHTY and Everlasting God, who alone ^Jr^ doest great wonders, send down upon Thy ser- vants, and the congregations committed unto them, the spirit of Thy saxdng grace ; and that they may truly please Thee, pour forth upon them the continual dew of Thy blessing. For the Bishop of the Diocese. W RANT, we beseech Thee, O Lord, to Thy ser\'ant Vi^ our Bishop, that, by preaching and doing such things as are right, he may by the example of good works edify the minds of those under his authority, and receive of Thee, most tender Shepherd, an ever- lasting recompense and reward. For a Congregatio7i or Family. Defend, we beseech Thee (p. 243). i66 OccAsioNAi. Prayers. For the Preservation of Concord in a Congregation. OGOD, the Giver of peace and Lover of charity, grant to Thy servants true concord and union with Thy holy will, that we may be delivered from all temptations which assault us. Against the Persecutors of the Church. QERCIFULLY hear, O Lord, we beseech Thee, the prayers of Thy Church : that all adver- sities and errors being done away, we may serve Thee with a pure and undisturbed devotion. In any Necessity. O God, our refuge and strength (p. 752). In any Tribulation. O ALMIGHTY God, despise not Thy people who cry unto Thee in their affliction ; but, for the glory of Thy name, turn away Thine anger, and help us in our tribulations. In Time of Famine or Pestilence. ^^RANT, we beseech Thee, O Lord, an answer to ^5^ our hearty supplications ; and, Thy wrath being appeased, turn away from us this famine (or pestilence), that the hearts of men may know that these scourges proceed from Thine anger, and cease by Thy mercy. OCCASIONAT^ PrAYERvS. 167 For Raui. OGOD, in wliotn we live, and move, and are, grant us seasonable rain ; that we, enjoying a sufE.- ciency of support in this life, may with more confi- dence strive after the things which are eternal. For Fair Weather. "tt^ ear us, O Lord, who cry unto Thee, and grant W fair weather to us. Thy suppliant serv-ants ; that we, who are justly afflicted for our sins, may by Thy preventing pity find mercy. For the gift of Tears. *TT'IyMIGHTY and most Merciful God, who didst ^J^^ cause a fount of living water to spring out of a rock, for Thy people in their thirst : draw forth tears of compunction from our stony hearts ; that we may weep over our sins, and by Thy mercy deserve to obtain pardon for the same. For Forgiveness of Sins. OGOD, who rejectest none that come unto Thee, but in lo\nng-kindness art appeased even with the greatest sinners who repent : mercifully regard our prayers in our humiliation, and enlighten our hearts, that we may be able to fulfil Thy commandments. i68 OccASioNAi, Prayers. For the Tempted and Afflicted. OGOD, who justifiest the ungodly, and wiliest not the death of a sinner : we humbly entreat Thy Majesty to protect Thy servants, who trust in Thy mercy, with Thy heavenly assistance, and preserve them by Thy continual protection ; that they may con- stantly serve Thee, and by no temptation be separated from Thee. Against Evil Thoughts. *7TrivMIGHTY and most Merciful God, graciously iL The Lord said. Vespers. iSi In Easter-tide the Psalms are all said under this otie Antiphoti : Alleluia. Psalm log. X) ,IXIT Dominus Do- mino meo : * Sede a dextris meis : Donee ponam inimicos tuos * scabellum pedum tuorum. Virgam virtutis tuce emit- tet Dominus ex Sion : * dominare in medio inimi- corum tuorum. Tecum pnncipmm m 1^ HB Lord said unto my V9 Lord : Sit Thou at My right hand : Until I make Thine ene- mies : Thy foot-stool. The Lord will send forth the sceptre of Th}- power out of Sion : rule Thou in the midst of Thine ene- mies. Thine shall be domiriion die \drtutis tuae in splen- in the day of Thy power, doribus Sanctorum : * ex amid the brightness of the utero ante luciferum genui Saints : from the womb be- te, fore the day-star have I begotten Thee. The Lord hath sworn, and He will not repent : Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchise- dech. The Lord upon Thy right hand : hath overthrown kings in the day of Kis wrath. Juravit Dominus, et non pcenitebit eum ; * Tu es sa- cerdos in aeternum secun- dum ordinem Melchise- dech. Dominus a dextris tuis * confreedt in die irse suae * The letters prefixed to the Vesper Psalms are for convenience m selecting them ior different Feasts. See the Directory (P- 215). l82 Vespers. Judicabit in nationibus, implebit ruinas ; * conquas- sabit capita iu terra mul- torum. De torrente iu via bi- bet, * propterea exaltabit caput. Gloria Patri, etc. Ant. Dixit Dominus Do- mino nieo : Sede a dextris uieis. Ant. Fidelia. He shall judge among the nations ; He shall nil them with ruins : He shall smite in sunder the heads iu the land of many. He shall drink of the brook in the way : there- fore shall He lift up His head. Glory be to the Father, etc. Atit. The Lord said unto my Lord : Sit Thou at My right hand. A)it. Faithful. B Psalm no. I WILL praise Thee, O Lord, with my whole heart : iu the assembly of the just, and in the congre- gation. Great are the works of the Lord : sought out are they according unto all His pleasure. His work is His praise and His honor : and His ejus manet in saeculum justice endureth for ever CONFITEBOR tibi, Domine, in toto corde meo : * in consilio justofum, et congrega- tion e. Magna opera Domini ; * exquisita in omncs volun- tates ejus. Confessio et magnificen- tia opus ejus, * et justitia sj^culi. Memoriam fecit miraln- lium suoruni misericors ct and ever. A memorial hath the merciful and gracious Lord Vespers. 183 ■iniserator Dominiis : * es- cam dedit timentibus se. Memor erit in saeculum testameuti sui : * \nrtutem openim suorum annuntia- bit populo suo : Ut det illis hsereditatem gentium : * opera manuuni ejus Veritas et judicium. Fidelia omnia mandata ejus, confirmata in specu- lum sseculi, * facta in veri- tate et sequitate. Redemptionem misit po- pulo suo : * mandavit in seternum testameutum su- um. Sanctmn et terribile no- men ejus : * initium sapien- tiae timor Domini. Intellectus bonus omni- bus facientibus eum : * lau- datio ejus manet in saecu- lum s^culi. Gloria Patri, etc. A?iL Fidelia omnia man- made of His mar\'ellous works : He liath given meat unto them that fear Him. He shall ever be mind- ful of His covenant : He shall show forth to His people the power of His works : That He may give them the heritage of the gentiles : the works of His hands are truth and judgment. All His commandments are faithful : the}^ stand fast for ever and ever, they are done in truth and equity. He hath sent redemp- tion unto His people : He hath commanded His cove- nant for ever. Holy and terrible is His name : the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. A good understanding have all they that do there- after : His praise endureth for ever and ever. Glor>' be to the Father, etc. AfiL Faithful are all [84 Vespers. data ejus, confirmata saeculum saeculi. Ant. lu maudatis. His cominaudtnents ; they* stand fast for ever and ever. Ajit. In His couiniaud- meuts. Psalm III. BEATUS vir, qui ti- met Domiuuni ; ^ in mandatis ejus volet ni- niis. Potens in terra erit se- men ejus : ""■ geueratio rec- torum benedicetur. Gloria et divitiee in domo ejus, " et justitia ejiis mauet in saeculum saeculi. Exortum est in tenebris lumen rectis : * misericors, et miserator, et Justus. Jucundus homo, qui mi- seretur et commodat, dis- ponet sermones suos in ju- dicio : '■■ quia in oeternum uon commovebitur. In memoria aeterna erit BLEvSvSED is the man that feareth the Lord : he shall delight ex- ceedingly in His command- ments. His seed shall be mighty upon earth : the genera- tion of the upright shall be blessed. Glory and riches shall be in his house : and his justice endure th for ever and ever. Unto the upright there hath risen up light in the darkness : he is merciful, and compassionate, and just. Acceptable is the man who is merciful and lend- etli : he shall order his words with judgment, for he shall not be moved for ever. The just man shall be in Vespers. 185 Justus : * ah auditione mala uon timebit. Para turn cor ejus spe- rare in Domino, confirma- tum est cor ejus : * non commovebitur donee despi- ciat ininiicos suos. Dispersit, dedit pauperi- bus ; justitia ejus mauet in SEEculum ScEculi : * cornu ejus exaltabitur in gloria. Peccator videbit, et iras- cetur ; deutibus suis fremet et tabescet : * desiderium peccatorum peribit. Gloria Patri, etc. A7it. In mandatis ejus cupit nimis. Ant. Sit nomen Domini. everlasting remembrance : he shall not be afraid for evil tidings. His heart is ready to hope in the Lord : his heart is strengthened, he shall not be moved until he look down upon his enemies. He hath dispersed abroad, he hath given to the poor ; his justice endure th for ever and ever : his horn shall be exalted in glory. The wicked shall see it and shall be wroth ; he shall gnash ^nth his teeth, and pine away : the desire of the wicked shall perish. Glory be to the Father, etc. A7it. In His command- ments He hath exceeding great delight. Ant. Blessed be the name. D Psalm 112. AUDATE, pueri, Do- ^x;;^ RAISE the Lord, ve «-* — * minum : * laudate nomen Domini. Sit nomen Domini bene- ;p the name of the Lord. Blessed be the name of 186 Vespers. dictum : * ex hoc nunc, et usque in saeculum. A solis ortu usque ad oc- casutn : * laudabile nomen Domini. Excelsus super omnes geutes Dominus : * et su- per coelos gloria ejus. Quis sicut Dominus Deus noster, qui in altis habitat : * et humiiia respicit in coelo et in terra ? Suscitans aterrainopem : * et de stercore erigens pauperem : Ut collocet eum cum principibus : * cum princi- pibus populi sui. Qui habitare facit steri- lern in donio : * matrem filiorum Isetantem. Gloria Patri, etc. AhL Sit nomen Domini benedictum in ssecula. AuL Nos qui vivimus. the Lord : from this time forth for evermore. From the rising up of the sun unto the going down of the same : the name of the Lord is worthy to be praised. The Lord is high above all nations : and His glory above the heavens. Who is like unto the Lord our God, who dwell- eth on high : and regard- eth the things that are lowly in heaven and on earth ? Who raise th up the needy from the earth : and lifteth the poor out of the dung- hill ; That He may set him with the princes : even with the princes of His people. Who maketh the bar- ren woman to dwell in her house : the joyful mother of children. Glory be to the Father, etc. AnL Blessed be the name of the IvOrd for evermore. An£. We that live. Vespers. 187 IN exitn Israel de Mgyp- to : * domus Jacob de populo barbaro, Psalm iij. V VI I 'HEN Israel came ^*Jo\* out of Egypt : the house of Jacob from amoug a strange people, Judea was made His sanctuary : and Israel His dominion. The sea saw it, and fled : Facta est Judaea sancti- ficatio ejus : * Israel potes- tas ejus. Mare \-idit, et fugit : * Jordanis conversus est re- Jordan was turned back, trorsum. Montes exultaverunt ut arietes : * et colles sicut agni ovium. The mountains skipped like rams : and the little hills like the lambs of the flock. What aileth thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest : and thou, Jordan, that thou wast turned back? Ye mountains, that ye sicut skipped like rams : and ye little hills, like the lambs of the flock ? At the presence of the Lord the earth was moved : at the presence of the God of Jacob. Qui convertit petram in Who turned the rock into stagua aquarum : * et ru- a standing water : and the pem in fontes aquarum. stony hill into a flowing stream. Non nobis, Domine, uon Not unto us, O Lord, not Quid est tibi, mare, quod fugisti : * et tu, Jordanis, quia conversus es retror- sum ? Montes, exultastis sicut arietes : * et colles agni o\dum ? A facie Domini mota est terra : * a facie Dei Ja- cob. 1 88 Vespers. nobis : ^' sed uouiiui tuo da gloriam. Super niisericordia tua, et veritate tua : * nequando dicant geiites, Ubi est Deus eorum ? Deus autem noster in ccelo : * omuia qucecumque voluit fecit. Simulacra gentium ar- gentum et avirum : * opera manuuni honiinuni. Os habeut, etnon loquen- tur : * oculos habent, et nou videbunt. Aures habent, et non au- dient : * nares habent, et non odorabunt. Manus habent, et non palpabunt ; pedes habent, et non anibulabunt : * non clamabuut in gutture sue. Similes illis fiant, qui fa- ciunt ea : * et omues qui confidunt in eis. Domus Israel speravit in Domino : * adjutor eorum et protector eorum est. Domus Aaron speravit in Domino: * adjutor eorum et protector eorum est. unto us : but unto Thy name give the glory. 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 work of the hands of men. They have mouths, and speak not : eyes have they, and see not. They have ears, and hear not : noses have they, and smell not. They have hands, and feel not : they have feet, and walk not ; neither shall they speak through their throat. Let them that make them become like unto them : and all such as put their trust in them. The house of Israel hath hoped in the Lord : He is their helper and protector. The house of Aaron hath hoped in the Lord : He is their helper and protector. Vespers. iS9 Qui timeut Domiuuin, speraverimt in Domino : ^ adjuLor eorum et protector eoriim est. Dominus memor fuit nostri, * et beuedixit no- bis. Benedixit domui Israel : * beuedixit domui Aarou. Benedixit omnibus, qui timent Dominum : * pusil- lis cum majoribus. Adjiciat Dominus super vos : * super vos, et super filios vestros. Beuedicti vos a Domi- no : * qui fecit coelum et terram. Ccelum coeli Domino, * terram autem dedit filiis hominum. Non mortui laudabunt te, Domine : * neque om- ues, qui descendunt in in- fernum. Sed nos qui vivimus, benedicimus Domino : * ex hoc nunc, et usque in sneculum. Gloria Patri, etc. They that fear the Lord have hoped in the Lord : He is their helper and pro- tector. 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 small and great. May the Lord add bless- ings upon you : upon you, and upon your children. Blessed be 3'e of the Lord : who hath made hea- ven and earth. The heaven of heavens is the Lord's : but the earth hath He given to the children of men. The dead shall not praise Thee, O Lord : neither all they that go down into hell. But we that live bless the Lord : from this time forth for evermore. Glory be to the Father, etc. 190 Vespers. Ant. Nos qui vivimus, beuedicimus Domino. Ant. We that live bless the Lord. In Easter-tide : Ant. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. When the Choir has ended the chanting of the Psalms, the Priest rises and chants the Little Chapter— generally the fust sentence of the Epistle of the day ( pp. 663 to 780); but from the Third Sunday after Epiphany- //// vSeptuagesinia, and from the Third Sunday after Pentecost till Advent, the following : The Little Chapter. Benedictus Deus, et Pa- Blessed be God, even the ter Domini nostri Jesu F'ather of our Lord Jesus Christi, Pater misericordi- Christ, the Father of mer- arum, et Deus totius con- cies, and God of all cou- solationis, qui consolatur solation, who comforteth nos in omni tribulatione us in all our tribulation, nostra. 7?. Deo gratias. i?. Thanks be to God. The choir then sings the Hynui of the day, which varies according to season and solemnity (pp. 599 tn 66'^^. The Hymn which corresponds to the Little Chapter, Benedictus, is as follows : *Tr-' UCIS Creator optinie, lyucem dierum proferens, Primordiis lucis novte Mundi paraus origiuem : *^|— fATHER of Lights, rJ — I by whom each day Is kindled out of night. Who, when the heavens were made, didst lay Their rudiments in light ; * Translation by Cardnial Newman. Vespers. 191 Qui maue juuctum vesperi Thou wlio didst bind aud blend in one Diem vocari praecipis ; The glistening morn and evening pale, Illabitur tetrum chaos, Hear Thou our plaint, when light is gone, Audi preces cum fletibus. And lawlessness and strife prevail. Ne mens gravata crimine, Hear, lest the whelming v/eight of crime Vitce sit exul munere, Wreck us with life in view ; Dum nil perenne cogitat, Lest thoughts and schemes of sense and time Seseque culpis illigat. Earn us a sinner's due. Coeleste pulset ostium ; So may we knock at Hea- ven's door, Vitale tollat prsemium : And strive the immortal prize to win, Vitemus omne noxium : Continually and evermore Purgemus omne pessimum. Guarded without and pure within. Praesta, Pater piissime, Grant this, O Father, Only Son, Patrique compar unice, And Spirit, God of grace, Cum Spiritu Paraclito, To whom all worship shall be done Regnans per omne ssecu- In every time and place, lum. Amen. Amen, 192 Vespers. V. Dirigatur, Domine, V. Let my prayer, O oratio mea, Lord, be directed R. Sicut iiiceusum in R. As incense in Thy conspectu tuo. sight. Then the choir chants the Mag-nificat, or Canticle of the Blessed Virgin — preceded and followed by its proper Antiphon — during 2vhich the Priest puts on the cope, if he has not worn it from the beginning, and, proceeding to the Altar, blesses incense afid puts it into the censer. He then incenses the Altar in the same man- gier as at Solemn Mass. The Magnificat, or Cantici^e of the Blessed Virgin. I^AGNIFICAT * ani- r-^*^ ma mea Dominum. Et exultavit spiritus me- ns * in Deo salutari meo. Qnia respexit hnmilita- tem ancillae suae : * ecce enim ex hoc beatam me dicent omnes generatio- nes. Quia fecit mihi magna qui potens est : * et sanc- tum nomen ejus. Et misericordia ejus a progenie in progenies, * ti- mentibus eum. Fecit potentiam in bra- chio suo : * dispersit super- bos niente cordis sui. ^\\ Y soul doth magnify : M4 the Lord. And my spirit rejoiceth : in God my Saviour. Because He hath looked down on the lowliness of His handmaid : for behold henceforth all generations will call me blessed. Because the Mighty One hath done great things for me : and hoh^ is His name. And His mercy is from generation to generation : on those who fear Him. He showeth might in His arm: He scattereth the proud in the conceit of their heart. Vespers. 193 Deposuit potentes de He casteth down the sede, * et exaltavit humi- mighty from their throne : les. and exalteth the lowly. Esurientes imple\'it bo- He filleth the hungry nis, * et divites dimisit in- with good things : and the anes. rich He sendeth away empty. Suscepit Israel puerum He hath received His suum, * recordatus miseri- ser\'ant Israel : being mind- cordice suae. ful of His mere}-. Sicut locutus est ad pa- As He spake to our fa- tres nostros : * Abraham, thers : to Abraham and to et semini ejus in ssecula. his seed for ever. Gloria Patri, etc. Glory be to the Father, etc. Here follow the proper Collect {pp. 665 to 7S0) and the Commemora- tions, if any. THE USUAL COMMEMORATIONS. These are said at the end of Vespers, from the Third Sunday after Epiphany to ^/z^ Fourth Sunday 0/ Lent ; and from the Third to the Last Sunday after Pentecost inclusively, except on Doubles and within Octaves. OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY. ^ANCTA Maria, sue- "-p^OLY Man.^ be thou .^^ curre miseris, juva r-Lb a help to the help- pusillanimes, refove flebi- less, a strength to the fear- les, ora pro populo, inter- ful, a comfort to the sor- veni pro clero, intercede rowful ; pray for the people, pro devoto foemineo sexu : plead for the clergy, make 194 Vespers. sentiaut omnes tuuin ju- vamen, quicumque cele- brant tuain saiictam coin- memorationein. V. Ora pro nobis, sanc- ta Dei Geuitrix. R. Ut digni efiiciamur promissionibus Christi. Orefnus. CONCEDE nos famu- los tuos, quaesumus Domine Deus, perpetua mentis et corporis sanitate gaudere : et gloriosa beatoe Marise semper virginis in- tercessione, a prassenti li- berari tristitia, et aeterua perfrui laetitia. intercession for all women vowed to God ; may all feel thine assistance who keep thy holy remembrance. V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God. R. That we may be made worthy of the pro- mises of Christ. Let us pray. I^RANT, O Lord God, ^^*y we beseech Thee, that we Thy servants may rejoice in continual health of mind and body ; and through the glorious inter- cession of Blessed Mary ever Virgin, be freed from present sorrow and enjoy eternal gladness. From the Third Sunday after Kpiphany to the Purification the fol- lowing V. R. and Prayer are said instead of the above : V. Post partum virgo in- violata permansisti. R. Dei Genitrix, inter- cede pro nobis. Oremus. *~r^ EUS, qui salutis seter- r^/ nse, beatae Mariae virgiuitate foecunda, hu- V, After childbirth thou didst remain a pure Virgin. R. O Mother of God, in- tercede for us. Let us pray. GOD, who by the fruitful virginity of Blessed Mary hast given o Vespers. 195 tnano geuen praemia prae- stitisti : tribue, quaesumus, ut ipsam pro nobis interce- dere seutiamus, per quam meniimus auctorem vitse suscipere, Dominum nos- trum Jesum Christum Fili- um tuum. unto mankind the rewards of eternal salvation : grant, we beseech Thee, that we may feel that she inter- cedes for us, through whom we have been made worthy to receive the Author of Life, our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son. e(' OF ST. JOSEPH. 'CC-E fidelis ser\nis et *-^>EHOLD a faithful prudeus, quem con- r*-^ and wise ser\'ant, stituit Dominus super fa-» whom the Lord hath set miliam suam. over His household. V. Gloria et divitiae in F. Glory and riches domo ejus. shall be in his house. i?. Et justitia ejus manet J^. And his justice en- in sasculum saeculi dureth for ever and ever. x> Oremus. EUS, qui ineffabili providentia beatum Joseph sanctissimae Geni- tricis tuae sponsum eligere dignatuses : praesta quaesu- mus, ut quem protectorem veneramur in terris, inter- cessorem habere mereamur in ccelis. Let us pray. OGOD, who by Thine unspeakable Provi- dence didst vouchsafe to choose Blessed Joseph to be the Spouse of Thy most holy Mother : mercifully grant that, as we venerate him for our Protector on earth, we may be found worthy to be aided by his intercession in heaven. 196 Vespers. OF THE APOSTLES. ^r^ETRUS Apostolus, et 'y^ETER the Apostle, r-L Paulus doctor Geu- ,-■— aud Paul the Doc- tium, ipsi nos docueruut tor of the Gentiles, they legem tuam, Domiue. have taught us Th}- law, O Lord. V, Constitues eos prin- V. Thou shalt make cipes super omuem ter- them princes over all the ram. earth, R. Memores erunt no- R. They shall be mind- minis tui, Domine. ful of Thy name, O Lord. Oremiis. Let us pray. X) EUS, cujus dextera * {'\ GOD, whose right beatum Petrum am- ^ days, O Lord, for non est alius qui pugnet there is none other that Vespers. 197 pro nobis, nisi tu Deus fighteth for us, but only noster. Thou, our God. V. Fiat pax in virtute V. Let peace be in thy tua. strength. R. Et abundantia in tur- R. And plenteousness in ribus tuis. thy towers. Or emus. •"f^EUS, a quo sancta r*— ' desideria, recta con- silia, et justa sunt opera : da servis tuis illani, quam mundus dare non potest pacem ; ut et corda nostra niandatis tuis dedita, et hostium sublata formidine, tempora sint tua protec- rione"tranquilla. Let us pray. OGOD, from whom are holy desires, right counsels, and just works : give unto Thy serv-ants that peace which the world can- not give ; that our hearts being given to the keeping of Thy commandments, and the fear of enemies being removed, our days, by Thy protection, maj- be peaceful. Front the Second Sunday after Easter till the Ascension the fore- going Commemorations are omitted, atid the following is the only Cotnmemoration made : OF THE CROSS. CRUCEM sanctam su- biit, qui infernum confregit, accinctus est po- tentia, surrexit die tertia. Alleluia. ^ E bore the Holy Cross, who broke the power of hell ; He was girded with power, He arose again the third 'day, Alleluia. 198 Vespers. V. Dicite iu nationibus, Alleluia. R. Quia Dominus reg- navit a ligno, Alleluia. Or emus. *"|^EUS, qui pro no- J^^ bis Filium tuurn crucis patibulum subire vo- luisti, ut inimici a nobis expellerespotestatem: con- cede nobis famulis tuis, ut resurrectiouis gratiam con- sequamur. Per eumdem Domiuum, etc. R. Amen. V. Dominus vobiscum. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. V. Benedicamus Domino. R. Deo gratias. V. Fidelium animae per misericordiam Dei requi- cscant in pace. R. Amen. Pater noster {secreto). V. Dominus det nobis suam paceni. R. Et vitani a^ternam. Amen. V. Tell ye among the nations, Alleluia. R. That the Lord hath reigned from the tree, Al- leluia. Let us pray. OGOD, who didst will that Thy Son should undergo for us the igno- miny of the Cross, that Thou mightest drive away from us the power of the enemy : grant unto us Thy servants to be made par- takers of the grace of the Resurrection. Through our Lord, etc. R. Amen. 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 faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. R. Amen. Our Father {inaiidibly). V. May the Lord grant us His peace. R. And life everlasting. Amen, Vespers. 199 Here follows the A ntiphon of the Blessed Virgin proper for the season. See end of Compline {p. 76). Last of all is said, kneeling and in silence : ^ACROSANCT.^ et ^3 iudividuae Triuitati, crucifixi Domini nostrijesu Christi humauitati, beatis- simge et gloriosissimae, sem- perque Virgiuis Mariae foe- cundse integritati, et om- nium Sanctonim iiuiversi- tati sit sempitema laus, honor, -snrtus et gloria ab omni creatura, nobisque remissio omnium pecca- torum, per infinita sascula saeculorum. i?. Amen. V. Beata viscera Marite Virginia, quae portaverunt seterni Patris Filium. i?. Et beata ubera, qnse lactaverunt Christum Do- minum. Y^^ the Most Holy and VZ^ undivided Trinitj^, to the Humanity of our Lord Jesus Christ crucified, to the fruitful Virginity of the most blessed and most glorious Mary, ever Virgin, and to the whole company of the Saints, be ever- lasting praise, honor, and glory, by all creatures ; and to us remission of all our sins, world without end. J?. Amen. K Blessed be the womb of the Virgin Marv', which bore the vSon of the Eternal Father. y?. And blessed be the breast which nourished Christ the Lord. Theft are said the Our Father and the Hail Mary. Vespers. THE OTHER PSALMS SUNG ON FESTIVALS AND SUNDAYS DURING THE YEAR. A complete Directory for their use will be found at the end {p. 215). The reference is made by letters of the alphabet. F Psalm' 116. 'T-' AUDATE Dominum, A — ^ omnes gentes : * laudate eum, omnes populi. Quoniam confirmata est super nos misericordia ejus: * et Veritas Domini mauet in sternum. Gloria Patri, etc. o PRAISE the Lord, all ye nations : praise Him, all ye people. For His mercy is con- firmed upon us : and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Glory be to the Father, etc. Psalm 115. CREDIDI, propter quod locutus sum : * ego autem humiliatus sum ni- mis. Ego dixi in excessu meo : * Omnis homo mendax. Quid retribuam Domino * pro omnibus, quae retri- buit mihi ? Calicem salutaris acci- piam, * et nomen Domini invocabo. Vota mea Domino red- I BELIEVED, and there- fore did I speak : but I was humbled exceed- ingly. I said in mine excess : All men are liars. What shall I render unto the Lord : for all the things that He hath rendered unto, me ? I will take the chalice of salvation : and call upon the name of the Lord. I will pay my vows unto Vespers. 20I dam coram omui populo ejus : * pretiosa in con- spectu Domini mors sanc- torum ejus. O Domine, quia ego ser- vus tuus : * ego servus tuus, et filius ancillae tuoe. Dirupisti vincula mea : * tibi sacrificabo hostiam lau- dis, et nomeu Domini in- vocabo. Vota mea Domino red- dam in conspectu omnis populi ejus : * in atriis do- mus Domini, in medio tui, Jerusalem. Gloria Patri, etc. the Lord, in the presence of all His people : precious in the sight of- the Lord is the death of His saints. 0 Lord, I am Thy ser- vant : I am Thy servant, and the sou of Thine hand- maid. Thou hast broken my bonds in sunder : I will offer unto Thee the sacri- fice of praise, and will calll upon the name of the Lord. 1 will pay my vows unto the Lord in the sight of all His people : in the courts of the house of the Lord, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Glory be to the Father, etc. H Xi- Psalm 121. STATUS sum in his, quae dicta sunt mi- hi : * In domum Domini ibimus. Stantes erant pedes nos- tri * in atriis tuis, Jerusalem. Jerusalem, quae sedifica- tur ut ci vitas : * cujus par- ticipatio ejus in idipsum. I WAS glad at the things that were said unto me : We will go into the house of the Lord. Our feet were standing in thy courts : O Jerusalem. Jerusalem, which is built as a city : that is in unity with itself. 202 Vespers. lUuc eniin asceuderunt tribus, tribus Domiui : * testimonium Israel ad con- fiteudum uomiui Domi- ni. Quia illic sederunt sedes in judicio, * sedes super domuni David. Rogate qucG ad pacem sunt Jerusalem : * et abun- dantia diligentibus te. Fiat pax in virtute tua : * et abundautia in turribus tuis. Propter fratres meos, et proximos meos, * loquebar pacem de te : Propter domum Domini Dei nostri, * qusesivi bona tibi. Gloria Patri, etc. For thither did the tribes go up, even the tribes of the L,ord : the testimony of Israel, to praise the name of the Lord. For there are set the seats of judgment : the seats over the house of David. Pray ye for the things that are for the peace of Jerusalem : and plenteous- ness be to them that love thee. Let peace be in thy strength : and plenteous- ness in thy towers. For my brethren and companions' sake : I spake peace concerning thee. Because of the house of the Lord our God : I have sought good things for thee. Glory be to the Father, etc. Psalm 126. *T^ISI Dominus aedifica- «-^b verit domum, * in vanum laboraverunt qui aedificaut earn. Nisi Dominus custodi- tr 'NLESS the Lord build the house : they labor in vain that build it. Unless the Lord keep the Vespers. 203 erit civitatem, * frustra vigilat qui custodit earn. Vauuui est vobis ante luceiu surgere : * surgite postquani sederitis, qui uianducatis paueni doloris. Cum dederit dilectis suis somnum : * ecce haereditas Domini, filii ; merces, fruc- tus ventris. Sicut sagittae in manu potentis : * ita filii excus- Beatus vir qui imple\4t desiderium suum ex ip- sis : * non confundetur cum loquetur iuimicis suis in porta. Gloria Patri, etc. city : he watclieth in vain that keepeth it. In vain do ye rise before the light : rise not till ye have rested, O ye that eat the bread of sorrow. When He hath given sleep to His beloved : lo, children are an heritage from the Lord ; and the fruit of the womb a reward. Like as arrows in the hand of the mightj' One : so are the children of those that have been cast out. Blessed is the man whose desire is satisfied with them : he shall not be con- founded when he speaketh with his enemies in the gate. Glory be to the Father, etc. Psalm ///. *"■ — ' AUDA, Jerusalem, A — ^ Dominum : * lauda Deum tuum, Sion. Ouoniam confortavit se- ras portarum tuarum : * benedixit filiis tuis in te. [pJ^-: .AISE the Lord, O Jerusalem : praise thy God, O Sion. For He hath strengthen- ed the bars of thy gates : He hath blessed thy chil- dren within thee. 204 Vespers. Qui posuit lines tuos pa- ceui : * et adipe frunieuti satiat te. Qui emittit eloquium suuin terrae : * velociter currit serino ejus. Qui dat nivem sicut la- nam ; ^' uebulain sicut ciue- reiu spargit. Mittit crystallum suam sicut buccellas: * ante fa- ciem frigoris ejus quis sus- tiuebit ? Emittet verbum suum, et liquefaciet ea : * flabit spiritus ejus, et fluent aquse. Qui annundat verbum suum Jacob : * justitias et judicia sua Israel, Non fecit taliter omni nationi : * et judicia sua non manifestavit eis. Gloria Patri, etc. Who hath made peace in thy borders : and filleth thee with the fat of corn. Who sendeth forth His speech upon the earth : His word runneth very swiftly. Who giveth snow like wool : He scattereth mists like ashes. He sendeth His crystal like morsels : who shall stand before the face of His cold? He shall send out His word, and shall melt them : His wind shall blow, and the waters shall run. Who declareth His word unto Jacob: His justice and judgments unto Israel. He hath not done in like manner to every nation : and His judgments He hath not made manifest to them. Glory be to the Father, etc. K Psalm 125. IN convertendo Dominus V/l | 'HEN the Lord tum- captivitatem Sion, * vIcA* ed again the cap- facti sumus sicut conso- tivity of Sion : w^e became lati. like men consoled. Vespers. 205 Tunc repletum est gau- dio OS uostrum : * et lingua nostra exultaticne. Tunc dicent inter gen- tes : * Magnificavit Domi- nus facere cum eis. Maignificavit Dominus facere nobiscuni : * facti sumus Isetantes. Converte, Domine, cap- ti\ntatem nostrani : * sicut torrens in austro. Qui seminant in lacry- mis, * in exultatione rue- tent. Euntes ibant et flebant,* mittentes semina sua. Venientes auteni venient cum exultatione : * portan- tes manipulos suos. Gloria Patri, etc. Then was our mouth filled with gladness : and our tongue with joy. Then shall they say among the gentiles : The Lord hath done great things for them. The Lord hath done great things for us : we are be- come joyful. Turn again our capti\'ity, O Lord : as a river in the south. They that sow in tears ; shall reap in joy. They went forth on their way and wept : scattering their seed. But returning, they shall come with joy : carrying their sheaves with them. Glory be to the Father, etc. L Psalm ij8. *|^ OMINE, probasti me, ^|— ' ORD, Thou hast prov- r-L/ et cognovisti me : * «J— * ed me, and known tu cognovisti sessionem me : Thou hast known my meam, et resurrectionem sitting down, and ni}- rising meam. up. Intellexisti cogitationes Thou hast understood 2o6 Vespers. meas de longe : * semitam meaiii et fuuiculum rrieum iuvestigasti, Et omnes viasmeas prae- vidisti : * quia non est ser- ino ill lingua mea. Ecce, Domine, tu cogno- visti omnia, novissima et antiqua : * tu formasti me, et posuisti super me ma- num tuam. Mirabilis facta est scien- tia tua ex me ifor- tata est, et non potero ad eam. Quo ibo a spiritu tuo ? * et quo a facie tua fugi- am ? Si ascendero in coelum, tu illic es : * si descendero in infernum, ades. Si sumpsero pennas meas diluculo, * et habitavero in extremis maris : Etenim illuc manus tua deducet me : * et tenebit me dextera tua. Bt dixi : Forsitan tene- brte conculcabunt me : * et my thoughts afar off : my path and my line hast Thou searched out. Thou hast foreseen also all my ways : for there is no speech in my tongue. Behold, O Lord, Thou hast known all things, the newest and those of old : Thou hast formed me, and laid Thine hand upon me. Thy knowledge is be- come wonderful unto me : it is high, and I cannot reach unto it. Whither shall I go from Thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from Thy face ? If I ascend into heaven, Thou art there : if I de- scend into hell. Thou art present. If I take my wings early in the morning : and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea. Even there also shall Thy hand lead me : and Thy right hand shall hold me. And I said. Perhaps darkness shall cover me : Vespers. 207 iiox illumiuatio mea iu de- liciis uieis. Quia tenebrae non ob- scurabuntur a te, et nox sicut dies illumiuabitur : * sicut tenebrae ejus, ita et lumeu ejus. Quia tu possedisti renes nieos : * suscepisti me de utero matris meae. Confitebor tibi, quia ter- ribiliter magnificatus es : * mirabilia opera tua, et aui- ma mea cognoscit nimis. Nou est occultatum os meum a te, quod fecisti iu occulto : * et substantia mea in inferioribus ter- rae. Imperfectum meum vide- runt oculi tui, et in libro tuo omnes scribentur : * dies formabuntur, et nemo in eis. Mill! autem nimis hono- rificati sunt amici tui, Deus : * nimis confortatus est principatus eorum. Dinumerabo eos, et su- and night shall be my light in my pleasures. But darkness shall not be dark to Thee ; and night shall be as light as the day : the darkness and the light thereof shall be alike to Thee. For Thou hast possessed my reins : Thou hast up- holden me from my mo- ther's womb. I will praise Thee, for Thou art fearfully magni- fied : wonderful are Thy works, and my soul know- etli them right well. My bone is not hidden from Thee, which Thou hast made in secret: and my substance in the lower parts of the earth. Thine eyes did see my im- perfect being, and in Thy book all shall be written : the days shall be formed, and no one in them. But to me Thy friends, O God, are made exceed- ingly honorable : their principality is exceedingly strengthened. I will number them, and 208 Vespers. per arenam multiplicabuu- tur : * exurrexi, et adhuc sum tecum. Si occideris, Deus, pecca- tores : * viri sanguinum, de- clinate a me : Quia dicitis in cogita- tione : * Accipient iu vaui- tate civitates tuas. Nouue qui oderunt te, Domine, oderam : * et su- per inimicos tuos tabesce- bam ? Perfecto odio oderam illos : * et inimici facti sunt mihi. Proba me, Deus, et scito cor meum : * interroga me, et cognosce semitas meas. Et \4de, si via iniquitatis in me est : * et deduc me in \na aeterna. Gloria Patri, etc. they shall be multiplied above the sand: I rose up, and am still with Thee. If Thou wilt slay the wicked, O God : ye men of blood, depart from me : Because yesay in thought: They shall receive Thy cities in vain. Have I not hated them, O Lord, that hated Thee : and pined away because of Thine enemies ? I have hated them with a perfect hatred : and they became as enemies unto me. Prove me, O God, and know my heart : examine me, and know my paths. And see if there be in me the way of iniquity : and lead me in the eternal way. Glory be to the Father, etc. M I^^EMKNTO, Domine, ^J-s Da\dd, ^ et oninis mansuetudinis ejus : Psalm ijT. OLORD, remember Da\dd : and all his meekness. Vespers. 209 Sicutjuravit Domino: * votum vovit Deo Jacob : Si introiero iu taberuacu- lum domus mese : * si as- ceudero iu lectum strati mei : Si dedero somuurn ocu- lis meis, ^ et palpebris meis dormitationem, Et requiem temporibus meis : donee inveuiam lo- cum Domino, * tabernacu- lum Deo Jacob. Ecce audivimus eam in Eplirata : * iuvenimus eam in campis silvae. Introibimus in taberna- culvim ejus : * adorabimus in loco, ubi steterunt pedes ejus. Surge, Domine, in re- quiem tuam : * tu et area sanctificationis tuae. Sacerdotes tui induantur justitiam : * et sancti tui exultent. Propter David servnim tuum * non avertas» fa- ciem Christi tui. Jura\dt Dominus Da^dd veritatem, et non frustia- bitur eam : * De fructu ven- How he sware unto the Lord : and vowed a vow to the God of Jacob : If I shall enter into the tabernacle of my house ; if I shall go up into my bed: If I shall give sleep to mine eyes : or slumber to mine eyelids, Or rest unto the temples of my head : until I find a place for the Lord, a taber- nacle for the God of Jacob. Lo, we heard of it in Ephrata : we found it in the fields of the wood. We will go into His tab- ernacle : y/e will worship in the place where-His feet have stood. Arise, O Lord, into Thy resting-place : Thou and the ark of Thy holiness. Let Thy priests be cloth- ed with justice : and let Thy saints rejoice. For Thy serv^ant David'3 sake : turn not awa}- the face of Thine Anointed. The Lord hath sworn the truth unto David, and He wdll not make it void ; Of 2IO Vespers. tris tui ponam super sedem tuam. Si custodieriut filii tui testamentum meurn : * et testiinonia mea haec, quae docebo eos : Et filii eorum usque in sseculum * sedebunt su- per sedem tuam. Ououiam elegit Dominus Sion : * elegit eam in ha- bitationem sibi. Haec requies mea in sse- culum sseculi : * hie habi- tabo, quoniam elegi eam. Viduam ejus benediceus benedicam : * pauperes ejus saturabo panibus. Sacerdotes ejus induam salutari : * et sancti ejus' exultatione exultabunt. Illuc producam cornu David : * paravi lucernam Cliristo meo. Tiiimicos ejus induam confusione : * super ipsum autem efflorebit sanctifica- tio mea. Gloria Patri, etc. the fruit of thy body I will set upon til}' throne. If thy children will keep My covenant : and these My testimonies which I shall teach them, Their children also shall sit upon thy throne : for evermore. For the Lord hath chosen Sion : He hath chosen her for His dwelling. This is My rest for ever and ever : here will I dwell, for I have chosen her. With blessing I will bless her widows : I will satisfy her poor with bread. I will clothe her priests with salvation : and her saints shall rejoice with exceeding joy. There will I bring forth a horn unto David : I have prepared l lamp for Mine Anointed. His enemies I will clothe with confusion : Init upon Him shall My sauctification flourish. Glory be to the Father, etc. Vespers. N Psahn 12 J. BEATI omues, qvu ti- meut Domiuuin, * qui ambulant in viis ejus. Labores manuum tua- rum quia manducabis : * beatus es, et bene tibi erit. Uxor tua, sicut \dtis abundans, * in lateribus domus tuae. Filii tui sicut novellas olivarum, * in circuitu niensse tuae. Ecce, sic beuedicetur homo, * qui timet Domi- num. Benedicat tibi Dominus ex Sion : * et videas bona Jerusalem omnibus diebus vitae tuae. Et \'ideas filios filiorum tuorum : * pacem super Israel. Gloria Patri, etc. BLESSED are all they that fear the Lord : that walk in His ways. For thou shalt eat the la- bors of thy hands ; blessed art thou, and it shall be well with thee. Thy wife shall be as a fruitful \'iue : on the walls of thy house. Thy children as olive plants : round about thy table. Behold, thus shall the man be blessed : that fear- eth the Lord, May the Lord bless thee out of Sion : and mayest thou see the good things of Jerusalem all the da3's of thy life. Mayest thou see thy chil- dren's children : and peace upon Israel. Glory be to the Father, etc. O Psalm i2g. *-r^E profundis clamavi |^ UT of the depths have A^ ad te, Domine : * ^^ I cried unto Thee, Domine, exaudi vocem O Lord: Lord, hear my Vespers. Fiant aures tuse luten- dentes * iu vocem depre- catiouis mese. Si iuiquitates observa- veris, Domiue : * Domiue, quis sustinebit ? Quia apud te propitiatio est : * et propter legem tuam sustinui te, Doiiii- ne, Sustinuit auima mea in verbo ejus : * speravit aui- ma mea iu Domiuo. A custodia matutiua us- que ad noctem * speret Israel in Domino. Quia apud Dominum misericordia : * et copiosa apud eum redemptio. Et ipse redimet Israel * ex omnibus iuiquitatibus ejus. Gloria Patri, etc. O let Thine ears consider well : the voice of my sup- plication. If Thou, O Lord, wilt mark iniquities : Lord, who shall abide it ? For with Thee there is merciful forgiveness : and because of Thy law I have waited for Thee, O Lord. My soul hath waited on His word : my soul hath hoped in the Lord. From the morning watch even until night : let Israel hope in the Lord. For with the Lord there is mercy : and with Him is plenteous redemp- tion. And He shall redeem Israel : from all his iniqui- ties. Glory be to the Father, etc. tibi, toto CONFITEBOR Domine, in corde meo : * quoniam au disti verba oris mei. Psalm 137. WHvL praise Thee, O Lord, with my whole heart : for Thou hast heard the words of my mouth. Vespers. 213 In couspectu Angelorum psallam tibi : * adorabo ad teniplum sanctum tu- um, et coufitebor nomini tuo : Super misericordia tua, et veritate tua : * quoniam magnificasti super omne, nomen sanctum tuum. In quacumque die invo- cavero te, exaudi me : * multiplicabis in anima mea virtutem. Confiteantur tibi, Do- mine, omnesreges terrae : * quia audierunt omnia verba oris tui. Et cantent in viis Do- mini : * quoniam magna est gloria Domini. Quoniam excelsus Do- minus, et humilia respicit : * et alta a longe cognos- cit. Si ambulavero in me- dio tribulationis, vi\'ifi- cabis me, * et super iram inimicorum meorum ex- tendisti manum tuam, et sah-um me fecit dextera tua. I will sing praise unto Thee in the sight of the Angels : I will worship to- wards Thy holy temple, and give glory unto Thy name. For Thy merc}-, and for Thy truth : for Thou hast magnified Th}^ holy name above all. In what day soever I shall call upon Thee, hear Thou me : Thou shalt mul- tiply strength in my soul. Let all the kings of the earth give glorj- unto Thee, O Lord : for they have heard all the words of Thy mouth. And let them sing in the ways of the Lord : for great is the glory of the Lord. For the Lord is high, and looketh on the lowly : and the lofty He knoweth afar off. If I shall walk in the midst of tribulation. Thou wilt quicken me : and Thou hast stretched forth Thy hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and Thy right hand hath saved me. 214 Vesprrs. Dominus retribuet pro The Lord will repay for me ; Domine, misericordia me ; Thy mercy, O Lord, tua in saeculum : * opera endureth for ever : O de- manuum tuarum ne despi- spise not the works of Thy cias. hands, Gloria Patri, etc. Glory be to the Father, etc. Directory. 215 DIRECTORY For finding the Psalms afid Hymns appointed to be sung on the Sundays and principal Festivals of the Christian Year. Sundays and Feasts of the Season. The Sundays of Advent, . . . A, B, C, D, E. Hymn, " Creator Alme," No. y, p. 601. Christmas— First Vespers, . . . A, B, C, D, F. Second Vespers, . . A, B, C, O, M. Hymn, "Jesu Redemptor," No. it, p. 606. The Circumcision, . . . . A, D, H, I, J. Hymn, "Jesu Redemptor," as above. The Epiphany— First Vespers, . . A, B, C, D, F. Second Vespers, . A, B, C, D. E. Hymn, " Crudelis Kerodes," No. 14, p. 6og. The Sundays from Epiphany till Lent, A, B, C, D, E. Hymn, " Lucis Creator," No. 5, p. igo. The Sundays of Lent, . . . . A, B, C, D, E. Hymn, " Audi, Benigne Conditor," N'o. 16, p. 610. Passion and Palm Sundays, . . A, B, C, D, E. Hymn, "Vexilla Regis," No. iS, p. 612. Easter Sunday, A, B, C, D, E. No Hynm, but instead thereof the Antiphon, " Hsec Dies," No. 23, p. 621. From Low Sunday till the Ascension, A, B, C, D, E. Hymn, " Ad regias Agni dapes," N^o. 24, p. 621. Ascension Day and the Sunday following, A, B, C, D, F. Hymn, " Salutis humanas Sator," No. 25, p. 623. Whitsunday, A, B, C, D, E. Hymn, " Veui Creator," No. 26, p. 624. 2i6 Directory. Trinity Sunday, A, B, C, D, E. Hymn, "Jam Sol recedit igneus," No. 2S, p. 626. Corpus Christi and the Sunday following, A, B, G, N, J. Hymn, " Pange lingua," No. 2g, p. 62^. The Sundays after Pentecost, . . A, B, C, D, K. Hymn, " Lucis Creator," No. 5, p. igo. Proper I^'kasts of Saints, etc. The Conversion of St. Paul— (Jan. 25)— First Vespers, . ' . A, B, C, D, F. Second Vespers, . . A, D, G, K, L. Hymn, " Egregie Doctor," No. i^, p. 610. The Holy Name of Jesus — (Second Sunday after Epiphany), A, B, C, D, G. Hymn, "Jesu, dulcis memoria," No. 33, p. 635. The Patronage of St. Joseph — (Third Sunday after Easter), . A, B, C, D, F. Hymn, " Te Joseph celebrent," No. 34, p. 636. The Nativity of St. John the Baptist— (June 24), A, B, C, D, F. Hymn, " Ut queant laxis," No. 33, p. 637. SS. Peter and Paul— (June 29), A, B, C, D, F. Hymn, " Decora lux," No. 36, p. 638. The Most Precious Blood— (First Sunday of July), . . . A, B, C, D, J. Hymn, " Festivis resonent," No. j/, p. 639. The Transfiguration of our Lord — (Aug. 6), A, B, C, D, F. Hymn, " Quicumque Christum quasritis," No. 38, p. 640. Directory. 217 St. Joachim — (vSuuday within Octave of Assumption), A, B, C, D,F. Hy 1)171, " Iste Confessor," No. 50, p. Sjj. The vSeven Sorrows of the B. V. M.— (Third Sunday of September), . A, D, H, I, J. Hymn, " O quot uudis," No. jp, p. 641. St. Michael— (Sept. 29)— First Vespers, . . A, B, C, D, F. vSecond Vespers, . A, B, C, D, P. Hymn, "Te Splendor," No. 40, p. 642. The Angel Guardians— (Oct. 2), . . . • Same Psalms as above. Hymn, " Custodes hominum," No. 41, p. 643. St. Raphael — (Oct. 24), .... Same Psalms as above. Hymn, " Tibi Christe Splendor," No. 42, p. 644. All Saints— (Xov. I )— First Vespers, . . A, B, C, D, F. Second Vespers, . . A, B, C, D, G. Hymn, " Placare Christe," A''*^. 44, p. 646. III. Common Offices of Saints, etc. Common of Apostles— First Vespers, . A, B, C, D, F. Second Vespers, A, D, G, K, L. Hvmn, " Exultet orbis," No. 45, p. 647. Hymn at Easter-tide, "Tristes erant," No. 46, p. 648. Common of One Martyr and of many Martyrs- First Vespers, . • • . A, B, C, D, F. Second Vespers, . . . . A, B, C, D, G. Hymn for One Martyr, " Deus Tuorum." No, 4j, p. 650. 2i8 Directory. Hymn for Many Marty js, ' ' Sauctorum mentis, ' ' No. 48, p. 651. Hymn for Many Martyrs at Easier-tide^ " Rex gloriose," No. 49, p. 652. Common of a Confessor Bishop — First Vespers, . . . . A, B, C, D, V. Second Vespers, . . . . A, B, C, D, M. Hymn, " Iste Confessor," No. 50, p. djj. Common of a Coiifessor not a Bishop, . A, B, C, D, F. Hymn the same as above. Common of Virgins and Holy Women, A, D, H, I, J, Hymn for Virgijis, "Jesu Corona virginum," No. SI, p. 654. Hymn for Holy Women, " Fortem virili pec- tore," No. S2,p. 65s. Common of the Dedication of a Church, A, B, C, D, J. Hymn, " Coelestis Urbs," No. jj, p. 6^6. Common for all Feasts of the B. V. M., A, D, H, I, J. Hymn, " Ave Maris Stella," No. 5/, p. 6^7. TABLE OF PSALMS IN THIS BOOK SUITABLE FOR VARIOUS OCCASIONS. (The pages in which the Psalms occur will be found in the Index.) During Sickness. — Ps. 6, 15, 19, 85, 90. Sorrow for Sin. — Ps. 6, 31, 37, 50, loi, 129, 142. Confidence in God. — Ps. 26, 90, 126, 127, 138. Bewailing our Aliserics. — Ps. 41. Prayer for Deliverance. — Ps. 7, 24, 85. Praise.— Vs. 118, 133, 148, 149, 150. Songs offoy. — Ps. 62, 83, 121. Directory. 219 Thanksgiving.— ?s. 112, 113, 116, 125, 148. In Trouble.— ?s. 4, 5, 3o> 142. For Superiors.— Vs. 19. In Disquietude of Mind.— ?s. 6. Shortness of this Life.— Vs. loi, 102. The Good and the Wicked.— Vs. 5, 7. 23, 24, 31, 83, 90, 118, 126, 127. Excellence of God's Law.— Vs. 118. Historical.— Vs. 113. Seeking after God.— Vs. 41, 62, 66, 83. T^^r Holy Communion.— Vs. 19, 24, 41, 53, 84, ii7, 137, 148. PSALMS SUITABLE FOR THE VARIOUS SEASONS. Advent, Ps. 84 ; Christmas, Ps. 83, 102 ; Lent, Vs. 4, 30, 39, no, 115, and the Seven Penitential Psalms; Easter, Ps. 15, 109, 117; Ascension, Ps. 23, 102, 131 ; PENTECOST, Ps. 133, 150. THE BLESSED VIRGIN. Ps. 23, 109, 112, 121, 126, 147. THE HOLY ANGELS. Ps. 90, 102, 148. THE CHURCH. Ps. 121, 131, 147, 149- FOR THE DEAD. Ps. 5, 6, 7, 22, 24, 26, 39, 40, 41, 5o> 62, 64, 129, 131, 137. Bcncbiction of tbe Bleeecb Sacra^ meat HE Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament is a Rite in which Jesus, in tlie vSacrameutof His love, is not only exposed to the adoration of the faithful, but in which He, present in that Sacrament, is implored to bless the faithful present before the Altar. It is not so much the Priest who blesses the people by this Rite, as it is Jesus Christ Hitnself, in the Blessed Sacrament, who bestows His benediction upon them. In this country Benediction usually follows Vespers. After the final Antiphon of the Blessed Virgin is said, the Priest, vested in surplice, stole, and cope, goes up to the Altar, while the choir sings the O salularis HostJa ; and opening the Tabernacle, he makes a genuflection, and taking out a consecrated Host enclosed in a kind of locket, called a luna, places this in the centre of the Monstrance or Ostensoruim — a stand of gold or silver, with rays like the sun. He then descends to the foot of the Altar, and puts incense in the censer; kneeling again, he receives the censer from the hand of the acolj'te, and incenses the Adorable Host. When the choir sings the second line of the Tantum ergo, all bow humbly down, and then, or during the Geniiori, the Priest again incenses the Blessed Sacrament. As soon as the choir has ended the hymn the Priest chants the Versicle ; and after the Response h chants the Prayer of the Blessed Sacrament, and sometimes another prayer. He then Benediction op the Bi^essed Sacrament. 221 kneels again, and a veil is placed around his shoulders, after which he ascends again to the Altar, and, making a genuflection, takes the Monstrance, and, turning to the people, gives the Bene- diction in silence, making the sign of the Cross over the kneeling congregation. Replacing the Host in the Tabernacle, he descends, and, pre- ceded by his assistants, retires, while the choir chants the ii6th Psalm, Laudate Dominum omnes gentes, or some other Psalm or Canticle permitted by the usage of the place. During this holy Rite the devout v/orshipper may either join in the chant of the choir, or pour out his soul in aspirations of love, adoration, gratitude, petition, or contrition to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, thus humbled for our love. When the Pf-iest has exposed the Blessed Sacrament, the choir sings : SALUTARIS Hostia, >^ SAVING Victim ! ^^ opeuiug wide The gate of Heaven to man below ! Our foes press ou from every side ; Thine aid suppl}^, Thy strength bestow. o Qui coeli pandis ostium Bella premunt hostilia : Da robur, fer auxilium. Uni trinoque Domino Sit sempiterna gloria, Qui vitam sine termino Nobis donet in patria. To Thy great Name be endless praise, Immortal Godhead ! One in Three ! O grant us endless length of days In our true native land with Thee ! Here is frequently sung the Litany of IvOreto {j>. 65), or some hymn in honor oj the Blessed Sacrament (p. 6^8). 222 Benediction of the Bi^essed Sacrament. Lastly is sung //t^ Tantuin Ergo ; during which incense is again offered to the Blessed Sacrament, and all prostrate themselves at the second line. ^^ANTUM ergo Sacra- *-r^OWN in adoration vJ meutum, r*--' falling, Veneremur cernui ; Lo ! the sacred Host we hail ! Et antiquum documentum Lo ! o'er ancient forms de- parting, Novo cedat ritui ; Newer rites of grace pre- vail ; Prsestet fides supplemen- Faith for all defects sup- tum plyi^to Sensuum defectui. Where the feeble senses fail. Genitori, Geuitoque To the Everlasting Fa- ther, Laus et jubilatio ; And the Son who reigns on high, Salus, honor, virtus quo- With the Holy Ghost pro- que ceeding Sit et benedictio ; Forth from each eter- nally, Procedenti ab utroque Be salvation, honor, bless- ing, Compar sit laudatio. Might, and endless ma- Amen. jesty. Amen. Still kneeling, the Priest sings : V. Panem de ccelo prce- V. Thou gavest them stitisti eis. bread from heaven. x> Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. 223 jR. Otnne delectamen- J?. Having in it the turn in se habentem. sweetness of every taste. [In Easter-tide, a?id during the octave o/ Corpus Christi, Alleluia is added to V. and R.'l Rising, he sings the followitig prayer : Oremus. Let its pray. EUS, qui nobis, sub f^ GOD, who, under a Sacramento niira- ^^ wonderful Sacra- bili, passiouis tuce memo- ment, hast left us a me- riam reliquisti : tribue, morial of Thy passion : qucesumus, ita nos corpo- grant us, we beseech Thee, ris et sanguinis tui sacra so to venerate the sacred mysteria venerari, ut re- mysteries of Thy Body and demptionis tuae fructum Blood that we may ever in nobis jugiter sentiamus. feel within ourselves the Qui vivis et regnas in sascu- fruit of Thy Redemption, la saeculonmi. Who livest and reignest, world without end, R. Amen. R. Amen. The Benediction Veil is no7v placed upon the shoulders of the Priest. He ascends the steps of the Altar, takes the Monstrance containing the Blessed Sacrament in his hands, and solemnly and in silence makes with It the sign of the Cross over the kneeling people. {Meanwhile a bell is rung by an acolvte.) After the Blessed Sacrament has hren replaced in the Tabernacle all rise and sing : Psalm 116. "-J-' AUDATK Dominum, ^ PRAISE the Lord, rA—i omnes gentes : lau- V^ all ye nations : praise date eum, omnes populi. Him, all ye people. 224 Benediction oe the Bi^essed Sacrament. Quouiam confirmata est super nos misericordia ejus: et Veritas Domini mauet in aeternum. Gloria Patri, etc. For His mercy is con- firmed upon us : and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Glory be to the Father, etc. During the singing of the Sicut erat of the Gloria, the Celebrant and ministers retire ; and thus ends the Benediction. ©ccaaioual ©ffice^. THE BLESSING OF THE CANDLES. On thk Feast of the Purification, February 2. The Pf-iest, clad in a violet cope, or else ivithout chasuble, proceeds to the Blessing of the Candles, placed on a table near the Epistle cor- ner of the Altar; and there standing, faciyig the Altar, and with hands joined before his breast, the Priest says . ^ OMINUS "q vobiscum. 3* R. Et ^ cum spi- ritu tuo. Oremus. *Y^OMINB sancte, Pater t^^ omnipotens, seterne Deus, qui omnia ex nihilo creasti, et jussu tuo, per opera apum, hunc liquo- rem ad perfectiouem ce- rei venire fecisti ; et qui hodiema die petitionem justi Simeonis implesti : te humiliter deprecamur, ut has candelas ad usus ho- HE Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. Let us pray. OHOLY Lord, Father Almight}^ Eternal God, who didst create all things from nothing, and by the labor of bees at Thy command hast brought this liquid to the perfection of wax ; and who on this day didst fulfil the petition of just Simeon : we humbly beseech Th::2 that by the 225 226 The BIvEssing of the Candi^es. mmum, et sanitatem cor- porurn et auimarum, sive in terra, sive in aqiiis, per invocatiouem tui saiictissi- mi nominis, et per inter- cessionem beatae Marise semper Virgiuis, cujus lio- die festa devote celebran- tur, et per preces omnium sanctorum tuorum, bene*!* dicere et sancti+ficare dig- neris : et hujus plebis tuse, quae illas honorifice in manibus desiderat portare, teque cantando laudare, exaudias voces de coelo sancto tuo, et de sede ma- jestatis tuae : et propitius sis omnibus clamantibus ad te, quos redemisti pretioso sanguine Filii tui. Qui tecum vivit et regnat, in unitate Spiritus Sancti Deus, per omnia ssecula sasculorum.. R. Amen. Oremus. OMNIPOTENS, sempi- terue Deus, qui hodi- ernadie Unigenitum tuum, ulnis sancti Simeonis in invocation of Thy most holy name, and by the in- tercession of Blessed Mary, ever Virgin, whose festival we this day devoutly cele- brate, and by the prayers of all Thy saints, Thou wouldst vouchsafe to bless •I- and sanctify 4* these candles for the service of men, and for the health of their bodies and souls, whether on land or water ; and v\^ouldst hear from Thy holy heaven, and from the Throne of Thy Majesty, the voice of this Thy peo- ple, who desire reverently to bear them in their hands, and to praise Thee in song ; and wouldst show mercy to all that call upon Thee, whom Thou hast re- deemed with the precious blood of Thy Son. Who liveth and reigneth, etc. Jv. Amen. Let us pray. ^TT'IvMIGHTY, Ever- ( lasting God, who on this day didst present Thine Only-begotten Son to be re- The B1.KSSING OF THE Cancles. 227 templo sancto tuo susci- pieiidum praesentasti : tu- ani supplices deprecamur clemeutiani, ut has caude- las, quas uos famuli tui, in tui uominis magniiicentiam suscipientes, gestare cupi- inus luce accensas, beue^* dicere et sancti'f'ficare, at- que lumine supernas bene- dictiouis acceudere dig- neris ; quateuus eas tibi Domino Deo uostro offe- reudo digni, et sancto igne dulcissimae caritatis tu£e succensi, in templo sancto gloriae tuse repraesentari mereamur. Per eumdem Dominum, etc. R. Amen. ceived by the arms of holy Simeon in Thy holy Tem- ple : we humbly beseech Thy loving-kindness, that Thou wouldst vouchsafe to bless, Hh sanctify, ■i' and kindle with the light of Thy heavenly benediction these candles, which we Thy ser\^ants desire to re- ceive and carry lighted in honor of Thy name ; to the end that by offering them to Thee, our I^ord God, we, being worthy to be in- flamed with the holy fire of Thy sweetest charity, may deserve to be pre- sented in the holy temple of Thy glory. Through the same our Lord, etc. R. Amen. Or emus. •-pvOMINB Jesu Christe, \J lux vera, quae iilu- minas omnem hominem venientem in hunc mun- dum : effunde bene-^-dic- tionem tuam super hos cereos, et sancti'Mica eos lumine sratiae tuae, et con- Let us pray. OLORD Jesus Christ, the true light, that enlightenest every man who Cometh into this world : pour forth Thy blessing ^« upon these candles, and sanctify -^ them mth the light of Thy grace ; and 228 The Bi^essing of the Candi.es. cede propitius, ut sicut haec luiuiuaria igne visibili acceusa uocturuas depel- lunt tenebras, ita corda nostra iuvisibili igne, id est, Saucti Spiritus splen- dore illustrate, omnium vi- tiorum caecitafce careant : ut, purgato mentis oculo, ea cernere possimus, quae tibi sunt placita, et nostrae saluti utilia ; quatenus post hujus saeculi caliginosa dis- criniina, ad lucem indefi- cientem pervenire mere- amur. Per te, Christe Jesu, vSalvator mundi, qui in Tri- nitate perfecta vivis et reg- nas Deus, per omnia saecula sseculorum. R. Amen. mercifully grant that as these lights, enkindled with visible fire, dispel the dark- ness of night, so our hearts, illumined by invisible fire, that is, the brightness of the Holy Ghost, may be free from the blindness of every vice ; that, the eye of our minds being purified, we may discern those things which are pleasing to Thee and profitable to our salvation ; so that, after the darksome perils of this world, we ma}^ be found worthy to arrive at the light that never faileth. Through Thee, Christ Jesus, Saviour of the world, who in perfect Trinity livest and reiguest, etc. R. Amen. Oremus. OMNIPOTBNS, sempi- terne Deus, qui per Moysen famulum tuum, purissimum olei liquorem ad luminaria ante conspec- tum tuum jugiter concin- nanda praeparari jussisti : bene-^dictionis tuae gratiam Let us pray. VTriiMIGHTY, Ever- ^v^-J-t lasting God, who by Thy ser\'ant Moses didst command the purest oil to be prepared for lamps to burn continually before Thee : graciously pour forth the grace of Thy The BI.ESSING OF THK CANDI.KS. 229 super lios cereos benignus blessing -h upon these infuude ; quateuus sic ad- candles ; that as they afford miuistrent lumen exterius, us external light, so by ut, te donante, lumen Spi- Thy bounty the light of ritus tui nostris non desit Thy Spirit may never be mentibus interius. Per Do- inwardly wanting to our minum, etc. minds. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. i?. Amen. J?. Amen. X) Orem us. L et us pray. OMINE Jesu Christe, f^ LORD Jesus Christ, qui hodiema die in ^^ who, appearing nostras carnis substantia among men in the sub- inter homines apparens, a stance of our flesh, wast parentibus in templo es this day presented by Thy prasentatus; quem Simeon parents in the Temple ; venerabilis senex, lumine whom the venerable old Spiritus tui irradiatus, ag- man Simeon, illumined by novit, suscepit, et bene- the light of Thy Spirit, dixit : praesta propitius, recognized, received, and ut ejusdem Spiritus Sancti blessed : mercifully grant gratia illuminati, atque that, enlightened and edocti, te veraciter agnos- taught by the grace of the camus, et fideliter dili- same Holy Spirit, we may ganius. Qui cum Deo truly acknowledge Thee, Patre in unitate ejusdem and faithfully love Thee. Spiritus Sancti, \dvis et Who with God the Father, regnas Dens, per omnia in the unity of the same saecula saeculorvmi. Holy Spirit, livest and reignest God, world w^ith- out end. R. Amen. R. Amen. 230 The Blessing of the Candles. Here the Priest, having put incense into the censer, spri7ikles the candles three times with holy water, saying the A ntiphon : *TTrSPERGES me, Do- ^^^J-, mine, hyssopo, et mundabor ; lavabis me, et super uivem dealbabor. © HOU Shalt sprinkle me, O Lord, with hj^ssop, and I shall be cleansed ; Thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow. He then incenses the candles three times, ayid distributes them, first to the clergy, then to the laity, who receive them kneeling, and kissing the candle and the Priest's hand. During the distribu- tion the choir sings : •y-J UMEN ad revela- »-■ — ^ tionem gentium, et gloriam plebis tuae Israel. V. Nunc dimittis ser\'um tuuni, Domine, * secundum verbum tuum in pace. y— ' IGHT to enlighten «J — * the gentiles, and glory of Thy people Israel. V. Now, O Lord, lettest Thou Thy sers'ant depart in peace : according to Thy word. Then is repeated the Antiphon Lumen, as above, and the same after each verse. V. Quia viderunt oculi mei * salutare tuum. R. Lumen, etc. V. Quod parasti * ante faciem onmium populo- rum. R. Lumen, etc. V. Gloria Patri, et Filio,* et Spiritui Sancto. V. For mine eyes have seen : Thy salvation. R. Light, etc. V. Which Thou hast prepared : in sight of all nations. R. Light, etc. V. Glory be to the Fa- ther, and to the Son : and to the Holy Ghost. The BIvEssing of the CandIvES. R. Lumen, etc. Sicut erat iu priucipio, et nunc, et semper, * et iu sce- cula saeculorum. Amen. R. Lumen, etc. Then follozvs i^^XURGE. Domine, ad- ^-\ juva nos, et libera nos propter nomen tuum. Deus, auribus nostris au- divimus : * patres nostri annuntiaveruut nobis. V. Gloria Patri, etc. A'. Light, etc. As it was iu the begin- ning, is now, and ever shall be : world without end. Amen. R. Light, etc. the Antiphon : VapRISE, O Lord, help (J^-> us, and deliver us, for Thy Name's sake. We have heard wnth our ears, O God : our fathers have declared unto us. V. Glory be to the Fa- ther, etc. The Antiphon Exurg-e is repeated, as above. Then the Priest says : Oremus. Let us pray. V If after Septuagesinia, and not on a Sunday, tlie Deacon adds : Flectamus genua. Let us kneel. "I R. Levate. R. Arise. -I /^XAUDI. quaesumus v-^ Domine, plebem tuam, et quae extrinsecus annua tribuis devotione venerari, interius assequi gratiae tuae luce concede. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. R. Amen. ^Tp;f EAR Thy people, O r*-.^ Lord, we beseech Thee, and grant us to ob- tain those things inwardly by the light of Thy grace, which Thou grantest us out- wardly to worship by this yearly devotion. Through Christ our Lord. R. Amen. 232 The B1.ESSING OF THE Candles. Then follows the processiott. The Celebrant puts incense into the censer, after which the Deacon, turning towards the people, sings : V. Procedamus iu pace. V. Let us proceed in peace. To which the choir answers : R. In nomine Christi. Amen. R. In the name of Christ. Amen. The Thurifer goes before with burning incense ; then the Sub- deacon nested carrying the Ct-oss betiueen two acolytes ivith light- ed candles ; the clergy folloru according to their order ; and lastly the Celebrant, with the Deacon at his left hand, all bearitig light- ed candles. They sing the following A ntiphons : 'DORNA thai am um tuum, Sion, et sus- cipe Regem Christum ; amplectere Mariam, quae est coelestis porta : ipsa J^ (V^— ^ O Sion , and receive Christ the King ; in love consider Mary, who is the gate of heaven : for she enim portat Regem gloriae bears the glorious King of the new light : remaining ever a Virgin, she brings in novi luminis : subsistit Vir- go, adducens manibus fili- um ante luciferum geni- tum : quem accipiens Si- meon in ulnas suas, prse- her hands the Sou begotten before the day-star : whom Simeon, receiving into his dicavit populis Dominiim arms, proclaimed to the eum esse vitae et mortis, et people to be the Lord of Salvatorem mundi. life and death, and the Sa\Tlour of the world. •t^ESPONSUM accepit ^I r-l-ia Simeon a Spiritu Js^ Sancto, mortem, non visurum se nisi videret Chris- MEON received an answer from the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death before he had The Blessing of the Candi.es. 233 turn Domini : et cum in- ducereut pueruin in tem- plum, accepit eum in ulnas suas, et beuedixit Deum, et dixit : Nunc dimittis ser- vuni tuum, Domine, in pace. F. Cum inducerent pue- rum Jesum pareutes ejus, ut facerent secundum con- suetudinem le^s pro eo, ipse accepit eum in ulnas suas. seen the Christ of the Lord ; and when they brought the Child into the Temple, he took Him in his arms, and blessed God, and said. Now, O Lord, lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace. V. When His parents brought in the Child Jesus, to do for Him according to the ciistom of the law, he took Him in his arms. OBTULERUNT pro eo Domino par turtu- nim, aut duos puUos co- lumbarum : * sicut scrip- tum est in lege Domini. V. Postquam impleti sunt dies purgationis Marias secundum legem Moysi, tuleruut Jesum in Jerusa- lem, ut sistereut eum Do- mino. Sicut scriptum, etc. V. Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui vSancto. Sicut scriptum, etc. Entering into the church, is simg .- ^HEY offered for Him V—^ to the Lord a pair of turtle doves, or two young pigeons : * as it is written in the law of the Lord. V. After the days of the purification of Mary, ac- cording to the law of Moses, were past, they car- ried Jesus to Jerusalem, to present Him to the Lord. As it is written, etc. V. Glory be to the Fa- ther. As it is written, etc. The procession being finished, the clergy put on zvhite vestments for the Mass, and the candles are held lighted during the Gospel, and from the Elevation to the Communion. 234 The B1.ESSING oE THE Ashes. THE BLESSIKG OF THE ASHES. On Ash Wednesday. y^Xx^UDI uos, Domine, V_-^ quoniam benigna est misericordia tua : secun- dum multiludinem misera- tiouum tuarum respice nos, Domine. Salvum me fac Deus ; quoniam intraverunt aquae usque ad animam meam. V. Gloria Patri, etc. ^np^EAR us, O Lord, for A— {9 Thy mercy is kind : look upon us, O Lord, ac- cording to the multitude of Thy tender mercies. Save me, O God ; for the waters are come in even unto my soul. V. Glory be to the Fa- ther, etc. The Antiphon Exaudi nos is repeated. Then the Priest, standins at the Epistle corner of the Altar, says : V. Dominus vobiscum. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. V. The Lord be ^-ith you. R. And with thy spirit. O rem us. OMNIPOTENS, sempi- terne Deus, parce poenitentibus, propitiare supplicantibus : et mittere digneris sanctum Angekim tuuni de ccelis, qui bene*!* dicat et sanctii^^ficet hos cineres, ut sint remedium salubre omnibus nomen sanctum tuum humiliter Let us pray. •"TT'LMIGHTY, Ever- (v^*-» lasting God, spare those who are penitent, be merciful to those who sup- plicate Thee, and vouch- safe to send Thy holy Angel from heaven to bless -i* and sanctify "^ these ashes, that they may be a whole- some remedy to all who The Bi^essing of the Ashes. 235 imploraiitibus ac semetip- sos pro conscientia delic- torurn suoruui accusauti- bus, aute conspectuin di- viuae dementia tuae faci- nora sua deplorantibus, vel serenissimam pietatem tuam suppliciter, obuixe- que flagitautibus : et praesta per iuvocationem sauctis- simi uominis tui, ut qui- cumque per eos aspersi fuerint, pro redemptione peccatorum suoram, cor- poris sanitatem, et auimse tutelani percipiaut. Per Christum Dominum nos- trum. /v. Amen. Oreynus. ""p^ HUS, qui non mortem, r-*— ' sed poenitentiam de- sideras peccatorum : fra- gilitatem conditionis hu- mause benignissime re- spice, et hos ciueres, quos causa proferendse humili- tatis, atque promerendae veniae, capitibus nostris impoui decernimus, beue4* dicere pro tua pietate dig- nare ; ut, qui uos cinerem humbly implore Th^- holy- name, and, conscious of their sins, accuse them- selves, deploring their crimes before Thy divine mercy, or humbly and ear- nestly calling upon Thy bountiful loving-kindness ; and grant, through the in- vocation of Thy most holy name, that all those who- soever shall be sprinkled with these ashes, for the remission of their sins, may receive both health of body and salvation of soul. Through Christ our Lord. R. Amen. Let us pray. OGOD, who desirest not the death but the repentance of sinners : graciously look down upon the frailty of human na- ture, and in Thy mercy vouchsafe to bless •!• these aches, which we design to place upon our heads in token of our humility, and to obtain forgiveness ; that we. who know that we are The Bi^essing oe the Ashes. esse, et ob pravitatis uos- trse deineritum in pulverem reversuros cognosciiniis, peccatoruin omuium veni- am, et prtemia poeniteuti- bus reproniissa, misericor- diter cousequi mereamur. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. R. Amen. but ashes, and for the de- merits of our wickedness must return to dust, m ay- deserve to obtain of Thy mercy the pardon of all our sins, and the rewards promised to the penitent Through Christ our Lord. R. Amen. Or emus. •-rxBUS, qui humilia- A^ tione flecteris, et satisfactioue placaris : au- rem tu£e pietatis inclina precibus nostris ; et capiti- bus servorum tuorum, ho- rum cinerum aspersioue contactis, effunde propi- tius gratiam tuae benedic- tionis : ut eos et spiritu compunctionis repleas, et quae juste postulaverint, efficaciter tribuas ; et con- cessa perpetuo stabilita, et intacta nianere decernas. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. R. Amen. Let us pray. OGOD, who art moved by humiliation, and by satisfaction appeased : incline the ear of Thy fa- therly love unto our pray- ers, and mercifully pour forth upon the heads of Thy servants, sprinkled with these ashes, the grace of Thy blessing ; that Thou may est both fill them with the spirit of compunction, and effectually grant those things for which they have justly prayed ; and ordain that what Thou hast grant- ed may be established and remain immoved for ever. Through Christ our I^ord. R. Amen. The: Br^KssiNG of the Ashes. 237 Orcmiis. Let us pray. OMNIPOTENS, sempi- ^rr'LMIGHTY and terne Deus, qui Ni- (va-*-. Eternal God, who nivitis in cinere et cilicio didst grant the remedy of poenitentibus, indulgentiae Thy pardon to the Nini- tuae remedia pr^stitisti : vites doing penance in concede propitius, ut sic ashes and sackcloth : mer- eos imitemur habitu, qua- cifuUy grant that we may tenus venise prosequamur so imitate their penance obtentu. Per Dominum that we may follow them nostrum, etc. in obtaining forgiveness. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. R. Amen. R. Amen. The Priest spHnkles the ashes thrice with holy water, saying the Antiphon Asperges me, Domine, p. 112 (without the Psalm fol- lowing), and incenses them three times. The FhHest then puts the ashes on the foreheads of the people, saying: I^^EMENTO, homo, ^T^ EMEMBER, O man, V-^ quia pulvis es, et in r-*-^ that dust thou art, pulverem reverteris. and into dust thou shalt return. White the people are receiving the ashes the follozving Antiphons a7-e sung : IM:>irTE:MUR habitu, ^|— J ET us change our gar- in cinere et cilicio : je- « I ^ ments for ashes and junemus et ploremus ante sackcloth : let us fast and Dominum : quia multum lament before the Lord : misericors est dimittere for our God is very merci- peccata nostra Deus uoster. ful to forgive our sins. 2.^.8 The Bi^essing of the Ashes. INTER vestibulum et altare plorabunt sa- cerdotes ministri Domini, et dicent, Parce Dorniue, parce populo tuo : et ne claudas ora canentium te Doinine. R. Emendemus in me- lius, qucC i.s^noranter pec- cavimus : ne subito prseoc- cupati die mortis, quaera- mus spatium pcenitentias, et invenire non possimus.* Attende, Domine, et mi- serere : quia peccavimus tibi. V. Adjuva nos, Deus, salutaris noster : et propter honorem nominis tui, Do- mine, libera nos, Attende, Domine, etc. V. Gloria Patri, etc. Attende, etc. BETWEEN the porch and the altar, the priests, the Lord's minis- ters, shall weep, and shall say : Spare, O Lord, spare Thy people : and shut not the mouths of those who sing to Thee, O Lord. R. Let us change for the better in those things in which we have sinned through ignorance : lest we be suddenly overtaken by the day of death, and seek space for penance, and find it not : Hear, O Lord, and have mercy : for we have sinned against Thee. V. Help us, O God our Sa\nour : and for the honor of Thy name, O Lord, de- liver us. Hear, O Lord, etc. V. Glory be to the Fa- ther, etc. Hear, etc. ir/ien all have received the ashes the Priest says . V. Dominus vobiscum. F. The Lord be with you. JR. Et cum spiritu tuo. R. And with thy spirit. The Blessing of the Ashes. 239 Ore^nus. CONCEDE nobis, Do- miue, prsesidia mi- liticE cbristiaiiDe Sanctis in- clioare jejuniis : ut contra spiritales nequitias pugna- turi, contineutias muuia- niur auxiliis. Per Chris- tum Dominum nostrum. R. Amen. Let us pray. W RANT us, O Lord, to ^ct^ begin our Christian warfare \^•ith holy fasts ; that, as we are about to fight against the spirits of wickedness, we may be de- fended by the aids of self- denial. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. Then folloivs the Mass. Note.— The offices of Holy Week, being of great length, are not given in this book. They are contained in full in the " Holy Week Book," published by the Catholic Publication Society Co. 240 The Bi^kssinq of Chii^dren. THE BLESSING OF CHILDREN, WHEN THEY ARE PRESENTED IN THE CHURCH. The children being assembled, the boys and the girls in separate ranks, the Priest, turning towards them, says : DJUTORIUM nos- /^UR help is in the d^/J-, trum iu uomiue V-' name of the L,ord. Domini. J^. Qui fecit coelum et J?. Who hath made hea terram. ven and earth. Then is said the Aiitiphon : 'T-' AUDATE, pueri, Do- "-I^RAISE the Lord, ye «J — * minum, laudate no- r-^— • children, praise ye men Domini. the name of the Lord. Then Psalm 112, beginning with the second verse: ^IT nomen Domini be- ^Tr>LESSEDbethename ^^ nedictum, * ex hoc r^-^ of the Lord : from nunc, et usque in saecu- this time forth, for ever- lum. more. A solis ortu usque ad oc- From the rising up of the casum ^ laudabile nomeu sun unto the going down Domini. of the same : the name of the Lord is worthy to be praised. Excelsus super omnes The Lord is high above gentes Dominus, '^ et super all nations : and His glory ccelos gloria ejus. above the heavens. Quis sicut Dominus De- Who is like unto the us noster, qui iu altis ha- Lord our God, who dwell- The B1.ESSING OF ChiIvDren. 241 bitat, * et humilia respicit iu ccelo et iii terra ? Suscitansa terra inopem, * et de stercore erigeus paupereiu ; Ut collocet eum cum priucipibus, - cum princi- pibus populi sui. Qui habitare facit steri- lem in domo * matrem filiorum l^tantem. Gloria Patri, etc. eth on high : and regard- eth the things that are low- ly in heaven and on earth ? Who raiseth up the need}' from the earth : and lifteth the poor out of the dunghill ; That He may set him with the princes : even with the princes of His people. Who niaketh the bar- ren woman to dwell in her house : the joyful mother of children. Glory be to the Father, etc. 77/,? Antiphon is repeated. 'T-J AUDATE, pneri, Do- «-■ — ^ miuum, laudate no- men Domini. "T^ RAISE the Lord, ye «-■— children, praise ye the name of the Lord. The Priest then says : parvul OS ve- V. Sinite nire ad me. R. Talium est enim reg- num coelorum. V. Angeli eorum R. Semper vident fa- ciem Patris. V. Nihil proficiat inimi- cus in eis. V. Suffer the little chil- dren to come to Me. R. For of such is the kingdom of heaven. V. Their Angels R. Alwa3's behold the face of the Father. V. Let not the enemy prevail against them. 242 The B1.ESSING OF Children. R. Et filius iniquitatis uon apponat nocere eis. V. Domiiie, exaudi ora- tiouem uieam. /t*. Et clamor mens ad te veiiiat. V. Douiiuus vobiscum. /v*. Et cum spiritu tuo. R. Nor the son of ini- quity draw nigh to hurt them. l\ O Lord, hear my prayer. R. And let my cry come uuto Thee. V. The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. Or emus. ^r^OMINE Jesu Christe, A^ qui parvulos tibi oblatos et ad te venientes complexvis es, manusque super illos imponeus bene- dixisti eis, atque dixisti : Sinite parvulos venire ad me, et uolite prohibere eos, talium est euim regiium ccelorum, et Augeli eorum semper vident faciem Pa- tris mei : respice, qusesu- mus, ad puerorumi prae- sentium innocentiam, et ad eorum parentum devo- tion em, et clementer eos hodie per ministerium nos- trum bene,^dic ; ut in tua gratia et misericordia sem- per proficiant, te sapiant, Let us pray. OLORD Jesus Christ, who didst embrace little children who were brought unto Thee, and didst la}' Thy hands upon them and bless them, say- ing : Suffer the little chil- dren to come to Me, and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of heaven, and Their Angels always behold the face of My Father: look down, we beseech Thee, upon the . innocence of these little ones here present, and upon the devotion of their parents, and gracious- ly bless •}« them this day by our ministry ; that in The BLESsiNci oE Children. 243 te diligaut, te timeant, et mandata tua custodiaut, et ad finem optatum feli- citer perveuiant, per te Salvator niuudi. Qui cum Patre et Spiritu saucto \i- \is et regnas Deus iu sae- cula sasculorum. J^. Amen. Or emus. *Y^BFENDE, qusesu- r*>-^ mus, Domiue, bea- ta Maria semper Virgine iutercedeute, istam ab om- ui adversitate familiam ; et toto corde tibi prostratam ab b ostium propitius tuere clemeuter iusidiis. Per Christum Domiuum nos- truiu. R. Amen. Thy grace and mercy they may ever grow in the knowledge, love, and fear of Thee, and in the keep- ing of Thy Command- ments, and may happily attain unto their wished- for end. Through Thee, O Saviour of the world, who with the Father and the Holy Ghost livest and reignest, etc. R. Amen. Let us pray. *T^EFEND, we beseech X-^ Thee, O Lord, through the intercession of Blessed Mary, ever Vir- gin, this Thy family from all adversity ; and as in all humility they prostrate themselves before Thee, do Thou graciously protect them against all the snares of their enemies. Through Christ our Lord. R. Amen. Oremus. Let us pray. "Y^EUS, qui inefFabili ^^ GOD, who, in Thine A^ providentia sanctos V>^ unspeakable Provi- Angelos tuos ad nostraui deuce, art pleased to send 244 The Bi.EvSsing of Chii^dren. custodiam mittere digna- ris : largire supplicibus tuis, et eorum semper pro- tectioue defendi, et seter- na societate gaudere. Per Christum Domiiium nos- trum. R. Amen. Thy holy Angels to watch over us : mercifully grant unto Th)^ humble servants, both that we be always de- fended by their protection here, and rejoice for ever in their company hereafter. Through Christ our Lord. R. Amen. B Then the Priest blesses the children in the form of a Cross, saying : ENEDICAT vos |^ AY God, the Father, Deus, et custodiat ^""^ the Son, and the corda vestra et intelligen- Koly Ghost, bless »?* you, tias vestras Pater, ►!- et and keep your hearts and Filius, et Spiritus sanctus. your minds. R. Amen. R. Amen. He then sprinkles them with holy water in the form of a Cross. ^r^^^^^^^w^ Zl)c Seven penitential pealme-''^^^ EMBMBER not, O Lord, our of- fences, nor those of our parents ; neicher take Thou revenge of our sins. /. Psalm 6. OLORD, rebuke me not in Thine anger : nor chas- tise me in Thy wrath. Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am weak : heal me, O Lord, for my bones are troubled. My soul also is troubled exceedingly : but Thou, O Lord, how long ? Turn Thee, O Lord, and deliver my soul : O save me for Thy mercy's sake. For in death there is no one that is mindful of Thee : and who w^ll give Thee thanks in hell ? I have labored in my groanings, every night will I wash my bed : and water ni}- couch with my tears. Mine eye is troubled through indignation : I have grown old amongst all mine enemies. * It is a pious custom to recite the seven Penitential Psaltns, respectively, by way of prayer against the seven deadly sius. 245 246 The Seven Penitentiai. Psai^ms. Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity : for the Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping. The Lord hath heard my supplication : the Lord hath received my prayer. Let all mine enemies be put to shame, and be sore troubled : let them be turned back, and put to shame ver}^ speedily. Glory be to the Father, etc. 2. Psalm ji. BLESSED are they whose iniquities 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. 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 fast- ened. I have acknowledged my sin unto Thee : and mine iniquity I have not concealed. I said, I will confess against myself mine iniquity unto the Lord : and Thou hast forgiven the wickedness of my sin. For this shall every one that is holy pray to Thee : in a seasonable time. And yet in a flood of many waters : they shall not come nigh unto him. Thou art my refuge from the trouble which hath en- compassed me : my joy, deliver me from them that surround me. I will give thee understanding, and I will instruct The Seven Penitentiai, Psai^ms. 247 thee in this way, in which thou shalt go : I will fix Mine eyes upon thee. Be not as the horse and the mule : that have no un- derstanding. With bit and bridle bind fast their jaws : who come not near unto Thee. Many are the scourges of the sinner : but mercy shall encompass him that hopeth in the Lord. Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, ye just : and be joyful, all ye that are right of heart. Glory be to the Father, etc. J. Psalm 37. *|^ EBUKE me not, O Lord, in Thine indignation ; r-l—Xj neither chasten me in Thy sore displeasure. For Thine arrows are fastened in me : and Thj- hand presseth heavily upon me. There is no health in my flesh, because of Thy wrath : there is no rest for m^^ bones, because of my sins. For mine iniquities are gone over my head : and as a heavy burden are become heavy upon me. My sores have rotted and are corrupt : because of my foolishness. I am become miserable, and am greatly bowed down : I went about sorrowful all the day long. For my loins are filled with illusions : and there is no soundness in my flesh. I am afflicted, and humbled exceedingly : I have roared with the groaning of \\\\ heart. Lord, all my desire is before Thee : and my groaning is not hid from Thee. 24S The Seven PenitentiaIv Psalms. My heart is troubled, my strength hath forsaken me: and the light of mine eyes itself is not with me. My friends and my neighbors have drawn near : and stood against me. And they that were near me stood afar off : and they that sought after my soul used violence. They that sought my hurt spoke vain things : and thought upon deceits all the day long. But I, as a deaf man, heard not : and I was as a dumb man that doth not open his mouth. And I became as a man that heareth not : and that hath no reproofs in his mouth. P'or in Thee, O Lord, have I hoped : Thou w^ilt hear me, O Lord my God. For I said. Lest at any time mine enemies rejoice over me : and whilst my feet slip, they glory over me. For I am ready for scourges : and my sorrow is con- tinually before me. For I will declare mine iniquity : and I will be thoughtful of my sin. But mine enemies live, and are stronger than I : and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied. They that render evil for good have slandered me : because I followed goodness. Forsake me not, O Lord my God : do not Thou de- part from me. Give heed unto my help, O Lord : Thou God of my salvation. Glory be to the Father, etc. Thej Sevkn Penitentiai, Psai^ms. 249 4. Psalm jc. QISERERB mei, ^T^ AVE mercy upon me, Deus, * secundum A^-X, O God : according magnam misericordiam to Thy great mercy, tuani. Et secundum multitu- And according to the dinem miserationum tu- multitude of Thy tender arum * dele iuiquitatem mercies : blot out my ini- meam. quit}'. Amplius lava me ab in- Wash me yet more from iquitate mea, * et a pec- my iniquity : and cleanse cato meo munda me. me from my sin. Quoniam iniquitatem For I acknowledge my meam ego coguosco, * et iniquity : and my sin is peccatum meum contra me aiwa3-s before me. est semper. Tibi soli pecca\d, et ma- Against Thee only have lum coram te feci, * ut I sinned, and done evil in justiiiceris in sermonibus Thy sight : that Thou may- tuis, et vincas cum judica- est be justified in Thy ris. words, and mayest over- come when Thou art judged. Ecce enim in iniquitati- For behold, I was con- bus conceptus sum, * et in ceived in iniquities : and peccatis concepit me mater in sins did my mother con- mea. ceive me. Ecce enim veritatem di- For behold. Thou hast lexisti : * incerta et occulta loved truth : the secret and sapientiae tuse manifestasti hidden things of Thy wis- mihi. dom Thou hast made mani- fest unto me. 250 The Sevkn Penitentiai. Psai^ms. Asperges me 113'ssopo, et muudabor : * lavabis me, et super uivem dealbabor. Auditui meo dabis gau- dium et laetitiam, * et ex- ultabunt ossa humiliata. Averte faciem tuam a peccatis meis, * et omues iniquitates meas dele. Cor muudum crea in me, Deus, * et spiritum rec- tum iuuova in visceribus meis. Ne projicias me a facie tua, * et Spiritum sanctum tuum ne auferas a me. Redde mihi leetitiam sa- lutaris tui, * et spiritu priu- cipali confirma me. Docebo iniquos vias tuas, * et impii ad te converten- tur. Libera me de sanguini- bus, Deus, Deus salutis mete : * et exultabit lingua niea justitiam tuam. Domine, labia mea ape- Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be cleansed : Thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow. Thou shalt make me hear of joy and gladness : and the bones that were humbled shall rejoice. Turn away Thy face from my sins : and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God : and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from Th}'' face : and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation : and strengthen me with a per- fect spirit. I vnll teach the unjust Thy ways : and the wicked shall be converted unto Thee. Deliver me from sins of blood. O God, Thou God of my salvation : and my tongue shall extol Thy jus- tice. Thou slialt open my lips, The Seven Penitentiai. Psai^ms. 251 ries, * et os meum aunun- tiabit laudem tuam, Quouiam si voluisses sa- criticium, dedissem utique * bolocaustis uou delecta- beris. Sacrificiuin Deo spiritus contribulatus : * cor coiitri- tum et humiliatum, Deiis, non despicies. Benigne fac, Domine, in boua voluntate tua Sion, * ut aedificeutur muri Jerusa- lem. Tunc acceptabis sacrifi- cium justitise, oblatioues, et holocausta : * tunc im- pouent super altare tuum vitulos. Gloria Patri, etc. O Lord: and my mouth shall declare Thy praise. For if Thou hadst desired sacrifice, I would surely have given it : with burnt- offerings Thou wilt not be delighted. A sacrifice unto God is a troubled spirit : a contrite and humble heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise. Deal favorably, O Lord, in Thy good will with Sion : that the walls of Jerusalem may be built up. Then shalt Thou accept the sacrifice of justice, ob-_ lations, and whole burnt- offerings : then shall they lay calves upon Thine al- tar. Glory be to the Father, etc. 5. Psalm loi. •t;^^ ear my prayer, O Lord : and let my cry come A-\, unto Thee. Turn not away Thy face from me : in the day w^hen I am in trouble, incline Thine ear unto me. In what day soever I shall call upon Thee : O hear- ken unto me speedily. For my days are vanished like smoke : and my bones are dried up like fuel for the fire. 252 The Seven Penitentiai. Psalms. I am smitteu as grass, and my heart is withered : for I have forgotten to eat my bread. Through the voice of my groauiug : my bones have cleaved uuto my flesh. I aiu become Uke a pelican in the wilderness : and like a night-raven in the house. I have watched, and am become like a sparrow : that sitteth alone on the house-top. Mine enemies reviled me all the day long : and they that praised me have sworn together against me. For I have eaten ashes as it were bread : and mingled my drink with weeping. Because of Thine indignation and wrath : for Thou hast lifted me up and cast me down. My days have gone down like a shadow : and I am withered like the grass. But Thou, O Lord, endurest for ever : and Thy me- morial unto all generations. Thou shalt arise, and have merc}' upon Sion : for it is time that Thou have mercy upon her ; j^ea, the time is come. For Thy servants have delighted in her stones : 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 glor}-. For the Lord hath built up Sion : and He shall be seen in His glory. He hath had regard unto the prayer of the lowly : and hath not despised their petition. Let these things be written for another generation : and the people that shall be created shall praise the Lord ; For he hath looked down from His high and holy The Seven Penitentiai, Psalms. 253 place : out of heaven hath the Lord looked upou the earth ; That He might hear the groaning of them that are in fetters : that He might deliver the children of the slain ; That they may declare the name of the Lord in Sion: and His praise in Jerusalem, When the people assembled together : and the kings to serve the Lord. He answered him in the way of his strength : De- clare unto me the fewness of my days. Call me not away in the midst of my days : Thy years are unto generation and generation. Thou, Lord, in the beginning didst lay the founda- tion of the earth : and the heavens are the w^ork of Thy hands. They shall perish, but Thou endurest : and they all sliall grow old as a garment. And as a vesture shalt Thou change them, and they shall be changed : but Thou art the same, and Thy 3'ears shall not fail. The children of Thy servants shall continue : and their seed shall be directed for ever. Glory be to the Father, etc. 6. Psalm i2g. E profundis clamavi •^UT of the depths have ad te, Domine : * ^^ I cried unto Thee, Domine, exaudi vocem O Lord : Lord, hear my meam. voice. Fiant aures tuse inten- O let Thine ears con- P 254 The Seven Penitentiai, Psai^ms. denies * in vocem depreca- tionis meoe. Si iniquitates observave- ris, Doniine ; * Domine, quis sustinebit ? Quia apud te propitiatio est, * et propter legem tuam sustiuiii te, Domine. Sustinuit anima niea in verbo ejus : * speravit ani- ma mea in Domino. A custodia matutina us- que ad noctem, * speret Israel in Domino. Quia apud Dominum misericordia, * et copiosa apud euni redemptio. Et ipse redimet Israel * ex omnibus iniquitatibus ejus. Gloria Patri, etc. sider well : The voice of my supplication. If Thou, O Lord, wilt mark iniquities : Lord, who shall abide it? For with Thee there is merciful forgiveness : and because of Thy law I have waited for Thee, O Lord. My soul hath waited on His word : my soul hath hoped in the Lord. From the morning watch even until night : let Israel hope in the Lord. For with the Lord there is mercy : and with Him is plenteous redemption. And he shall redeem Is- rael : from all his iniqui- ties. Glory be to the Father, etc. 7. Psalm 1^2. *-r:^EAR my prayer, O Lord: give ear to my sup- J-b plication in Thy truth : hearken unto me for Thy justice' sake. And enter not into judgment with Thy servant : for in Thy sight shall no man living be justified. For the enemy hath persecuted my soul : he hath brought my life down unto the ground. The Seven Penitential Psalms. 255 He hath made me to dwell in darkness as those that have been long dead : and my spirit is vexed within me ; my heart within me is troubled. I remembered the days of old, I meditated on all Thy works : I have mused upon the works of Thy hands. I stretched forth mj^ hands unto Thee : my soul gaspeth unto Thee, as a land where no water is. 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. Make me to hear Thy mercy in the morning : for in Thee have I hoped. Make me to know the way wherein I should walk : for to Thee have I lifted up my soul. Deliver me from mine enemies, O Lord, unto 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 shalt quicken me in Thy justice. Thou shalt bring my soul out of trouble : and in Thy mercy Thou shalt destroy mine enemies. And Thou shalt destroy all them that afflict my soul : for I am Thy servant. Glory be to the Father, etc. Ant. Remember not, O Lord, our offences, nor those of our parents ; neither take Thou revenge of our sins. r^^^MM G^^C^^i Zbc Xitan^ of tbe Sainta. YRIB elei- sou. Christeelei- son. ^^M^^^ Kyrie elei son. Christe audi nos. Christe ex- aiidi nos. Pater de ccelis Deus, Fill Redemptor muu- di Deus, Spiritus Sancte Deus, Sancta Trinitas, unus Deus, ORD, have mer- cy ou us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us. Christ, us. graciously hear God the Father of hea- ven, God the Son, Redeem- er of the world, God the Holy Ghost, Holy Trinity, one God, 1^ 5 256 The Litany of the Saints. 257 Saucta Maria, 1 Holy Mary, ^ Sancta Dei Genitrix, 0 Holy Mother of God, Sancta Virgo virgi- ^ Holy Virgin of vir- num, ^ ? gins, Saucte Michael, 5 1 St. Michael, Sancte Gabriel, pi" St. Gabriel, Sancte Raphael, j St. Raphael, Omnes saucti Angeli et All ye holy Angels and Archangeli, Oraie, etc. Archangels, Omnes sancti beatorum All ye holy orders of Spirituum ordines, Ora- blessed Spirits, te, etc. Sancte Joannes Baptista, St. John the Baptist, Ora, etc. Sancte Joseph, Ora, etc St. Joseph, ^ Omnes sancti Patriarchae All ye holy Patriarchs 4 et Prophetse, Orate, etc. and Prophets, ■^ Sancte Petre, 1 St. Peter, s Sancte Paule, St. Paul, Sancte Andrea, St. Andrew, Sancte Jacobe, St. James, Sancte Joannes, St. John, Sancte Thoma, St. Thomas, Sancte Jacobe, ^ ^ St. James, Sancte Philippe, *^ St. Philip, Sancte Bartholomaee, ■ si St. Bartholomew, Sancte Matthaee, 1 Sf. Matthew, Sancte Simon, St. Simon, Sancte Thaddaee, St. Thaddeus, Sancte Mathia, St. Matthias, Sancte Barnaba, St. Barnabas, Sancte Luca, St. Luke, Sancte Marce, St. Mark, 258 The Litany of the vSaints. Omnes sancti Apostoli et Evangelistae, Orate, etc. Omues sancti Discipuli Do- mini, Orate, etc. Omnes sancti Innocentes, Orate, etc. Sancte Stephane, Ora, etc. Sancte Laurenti, Ora, etc. Sancte Viucenti, Ora, etc. Sancti Fabian e et Sebas- tiane. Orate, etc. Sancti Joannes et Paule, Orate, etc. Sancti Cosma et Damiane, Orate, etc. Sancti Gervasi et Protasi, Orate, etc. Omnes sancti Martyres, Orate, etc. Sancte Sylvester, ~| Sancte Gregori, j S> Sancte Ambrosi, | >^ Sancte Augustine, |- 2 Sancte Hieronyme, j S Sancte Martine, Sancte Nicolae, Omnes sancti Pontificeset Confessores, Orate, etc. Omnes sancti Doctores, Orate, etc. Sancte Antoni, -i Q> Sancte Benedicte, i -^ I <^ Sancte Bemarde, J r^ All ye holy Apostles and Evangelists, All ye holy Disciples of the Lord, All ye holy Innocents, St. Stephen, St. Lawrence, St. Vincent, SS. Fabian and Sebas- tian, SS. John and Paul, SS. Cosmas and Da- mian, tp SS. Gervase and Pro- >a tase, ■> All ye holy Martyrs, >t St. Sylvester, St. Gregory, St. Ambrose, St. Augustine, St. Jerome, St. Martin, St. Nicholas, All ye holy Bishops and Confessors, All ye holy Doctors, St. Anthony, St. Benedict, St. Bernard, ^ The Litany of the Saints. 259 Sancte Dominice, Ora^ etc. St. Dominic, Sancte Fraucisce, Ova, etc. St. Francis, Omnes saucti Sacerdotes et All ye holy Priests aud Levitae, Orate, etc. Le\dtes, Omues sancti Monachi et All ye holy Monks aud Eremitse, Orate, etc. Hermits, Sancta Maria Magda- . St. Mary Magdalen, ? leua, Sancta Agatha, 9 si St. Agatha, Sancta Lucia, \>- St. Lucy, § Sancta Agnes, ■ 2 s St. Agnes, Sancta Ctecilia, 0 St. Cecilia, Sancta Catharina, "^ St. Catherine, Sancta Anastasia, -^ St. Anastasia, Omnes sanctae Virgines ct All ye holy Virgins Viduae, Orate, etc. and Widows, j Omnes Saucti et Sane ;tse All ye holy Saints of Dei, God, Itttercedite pro nobis. Make intercessio7i for us- Propitius esto, Be merciful, Puree nobis, Domine. Spare us, O Lord. Propitius esto, Be merciful, Exaudinos, Dominie. Graciously hear us. 0 [N Lord. a .^ Ab omni malo, f| From all evil, |;0 Ab omni peccato, From all sin, r ^1 Ab ira tua,* J \§ From Thy wrath,* J s- * Here, for the Devotion of the Forty Hours, is inserted Ab iiiimiuentibus periculis, A llagello terricmotus, A peste, fame, et bello, From dangers that threaten us, From the scourge of earth- quakes. From plague, famine, and war, 26o The Litany of the Saints, A subitauea et impro- l visa morte, Ab insidiis diaboli, Ab ira, et odio, et omni mala voluntate, A spiritu fornicatiouis, A fulgure et teinpes- tate, A morte perpetua, Per m3-sterium sanctae Incarnationis tuae, Per Adventum tuum, Per Nativitatem tuam, Per Baptismum et sanctum Jejunium tuum, Per Crucem et Passio- nem tuam, Per Mortem et Sepul- turam tuam, Per sanctam Resurrec- tionem tuam, Per admirabilem As- censionem tuam. Per adventum Spiritus Sancti Paracliti, > S From sudden and un- ^ looked-for death. From the snares of the devil. From anger, and ha- tred, and every evil will. From the spirit of for- nication, From lightning and tempest. From everlasting death, Through the m3'stery of Thy holy Incar- nation, Through Thy Com- ing, Through Thy Birth, Through Thy Baptism and holy Fasting, Through Thy Cross and Passion, Through Thy Death and Burial, Through Thy holy Resurrection, Through Thine ad- mirable Ascension, Through the coming of the Holy Ghost the Paraclete, The Litany of the Saints. 261 In die judicii, Libera nos, Domine. Peccatores, Te rogamns audi nos. Ut nobis parcas, "1 Ut nobis iudulgeas, Ut ad veram poeniten- tiam nos perducere digneris, Ut Ecclesiam tuam sanctani regere et conservare digneris, Ut Domnum Apostoli- cuni, et omues eccle- siasticos ordines in sancta religione con- servare digneris,* Ut inimicos sanctae Ecclesise humiliare digneris, Ut regibns et prin- cipibus Christianis I ? In the day of judgment, O Lord, deliver 21s. We sinners, Beseech Thee, hear us. That Thou wouldst ■ spare us. That Thou wouldst pardon us, That Thou wouldst bring us to true pen- ance, That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to govern and preserve Thy holy Church, That Thou wouldst \ vouchsafe to pre- serv^e our Apostolic Prelate and all or- ders of the Church in holy religion,* That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to hum- ble the enemies of holy Church, That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to give -' *For the Devotion of the Forty Hours, insert : Ut Turcarum, et haereticorum conatus reprimere et ad nihi- lum redigere digneris, That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to check and bring to naught the attempts of ail Turks and heretics. 262 The Litany of the Saints. pacem et veram con- ^ cordiam donare dig- neris, Ut cuncto populo Christiano pacem et unitatem largiri dig- neris, Ut nosmetipsos in tuo sancto servitio con- fortare et conservare digneris, Ut mentes nostras ad coelestia desideria erigas, Ut omnibus beuefac- toribus nostris sem- piterna bona retri- buas, Ut animas nostras, fra- trum, propinquo- rum, et benefacto- rum nostrorum ab aeterna damnatione enpias, Ut fructus terrse dare et conservare dig- neris, Ut omnibus fidelibus defunctis requiem peace and true con- cord to Christian kings and prin- ces, That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to grant peace and unity to the whole Christian world, That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to con- firm and preserve us in Thy holy service, That Thou wouldst lift up our minds to heavenly desires, y I That Thou wouldst a render eternal bless- |. ings to all our bene- 3 factors, ^ That thou wouldst de- liver our souls, and the souls of our brethren, relations, and benefactors, from eternal dam- nation, That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to give and preserve the fruits of the earth. That thou wouldst J vouchsafe to grant The Litany of the Saints. 263 aetemam donare dig- ■^ neris, I ^ Ut nos exaudire dig- 1^ | neris, _g FiliDei, J '"^ Agnus Dei, qui tollis pec- cata mundi, Parce nobis, Domine. Agnus Dei, qui tollis pec- cata mundi, Exaudi nos, Domine. Agnus Dei, qui tollis pec- cata mundi, Miserere nobis. Christe audi nos. Christ e exaudi nos. Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison. Pater noster {seci'eto). V. Et ne nos inducas in tentationem. R. Sed libera nos a malo. eternal rest to all ^ ^ the faithful depart- <&. ed, I I That thou wouldst \ ^ vouchsafe gracious- ly to hear us. Son of God, Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord. Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, Graciously hear us^ O Lord. Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us. Christ hear us. Christ graciously hear us. Lord have mercy on us. Christ have mercy on us. Lord have mercy on us. Our Father {in audibly). V. And lead us not into temptation. R. But deliver us from evil. 264 The Litany of the Saints. Psalm 6p. *1^EUS in adjutorium r*-^ meum iiiteude : * Domine, ad adjuvandum me festina. Confundantur et revere- antur, * qui quaerunt aui- mam meani : Avertautur retrorsum, et erubescant, * qui voluiit mihi mala. Avertantur statim eru- bescentes, qui dicunt mihi : * Euge, euge. Exultent et lastentur in te omnes qui quaerunt te : * et dicant semper, Magni- ficetur Dominus, qui dili- guut salutare tuum. Ego vero egenus et pau- per sum : * Deus, adjuva me. Adjutor mens et libera- tor mens es tu : - Domine, ne moreris. Gloria Patri, etc. V. Salvos fac servos tuos. y?. Deus mens, speran- tes in te. COME unto my help, O God : O Lord, make haste to help me. Let them be ashamed and put to confusion that seek after my soul : Let them be turned back- ward and blush for shame : that wish me evil. Let them be presently turned away blushing for shame : that say to me. Aha, aha. Let all those that seek Thee rejoice, and be glad in Thee : and let such as love Thy salvation say al- ways, The Lord be magni- fied. But I am poor and needy : help me, O God. Thou art my helper and my deliverer : O Lord, make no delay. Glory be to the Father, etc. F. Save Thy servants. A'. O my God, who put their trust in Thee. The Litany of the Saints. 265 V. Esto nobis, Domine, turris fortitudiuis. R. A facie iuimici. V. Nihil proficiat iiiimi- cus iu nobis. R. Et filius iniquitatis nou appouat nocere nobis, l\ Domine, non secun- dum peccata nostra facias nobis. R. Neque secundum ini- quitates nostras retribuas nobis. V. Oremus pro Pontifice nostro, N. R. Dominus conservet euni, et vivificet eum, et beatum faciat eum in ter- ra : et non tradat eum in animam inimicorum ejus. V. Oremus pro benefac- toribus nostris. R. Retribuere dignare, Domine, omnibus nobis bona facientibus propter nomen tuum vitam seter- nani. A)ne?i. V. Be unto us, O Lord, a tower of strength. R. From the face of the enemy. V. Let not the enemy- prevail against us. R. Nor the son of ini- quity draw nigh to hurt us. V. O Lord, deal not with us after our sins. R. Neither reward us ac- cording to our iniquities. V. Let us pray for our Sovereign Poniiff, N. R. The Lord preserve him and give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth ; and deliver him not up to the will of his enemies. V. Let us pray for our benefactors. R. Vouchsafe, O Lord, to reward with eternal life all those who do us good, for Thy name's sake. Amen. V. Oremus pro fidelibus defunctis. R. Requiem ccternam V. Let us pray for the faithful departed. R. Eternal rest grant 266 Thr Litany of the Saints. dona eis, Domiue ; et lux perpetua luceat eis. V. Requiescaut in pace. R. Amen. V. Pro fratribus nostris absentibus. R. Salvos fac servos tuos, Deus mens, sperau- tes in te. V. Mitte eis, Domine, auxilium de saucto. R. Et de Sion tuere eos. V. Domiue, exaudi ora- tionem meam. R. Et clamor mens ad te veniat. unto them, O Lord; and let perpetual light shine upon them. V. May they rest in peace. R. Amen. V. For our absent breth- ren. R. Save thy servants, O my God, who put their trust in Thee. V. Send them help, O Lord, from Thy holy place. R. And defend them out of Sion. V. O Lord, hear my prayer. R. And let my cry come unto Thee. PEUS, cui proprium est misereri semper, et parcerc : suscipe depreca- Let us pray. "^ OGOD, whose proper- ty is always to have mercy and to spare : gra- * For the Devotion of the Forty Hours the following Collects are said : Deus qui nobis, p. 223. From Advent to Christmas, Deus, qui de beatce Mariae, ^. 66s. From Christmas to the Purification, Deus, qui salutis ietemoe, p. 194. From the Purification to Advent, Concede nos, p. 194. Then follows the Collect for the Pope, as on p. 268, after which is said, Deus, relugium nostrum, ;>. 73-', and this py ayer : The Litany of the Saints. 267 tiouem nostram, ut nos, et omnes famulos tuos, quos delictoruin catena constringit, iniseratio tuse pietatis clementer absol- vat. Exaudi, quaesumus Do- miue, supplicuin preces, et coufiteutium tibi parce peccatis ; ut pariter nobis indulgentiani tribuas be- nignus et pacem. Ineffabilem nobis, Do- mine, misericordiam tuam clementer ostende : ut si- mul nos et a peccatis om- ciously receive our suppli- cation ; that we, and all Thy servants whom the chain of sin doth bind, may, by the compassion of Thy loving kindness, be mercifully absolved. Graciously hear, we be- seech Thee, O Lord, the prayers of Thy humble ser- vants, and forgive the sins of those who confess to Thee ; that, in Thy bounty, Thou mayest grant us both pardon and peace. Show forth upon us, O Lord, in Thy mercy, Thine unspeakable pity ; that Thou mayest both loose us Omnipotens, senipiterne De- us, in cujus nianu sunt omnium potestates, et omnium jura reg- norum, respice in auxilium Christianorum, ut gentes paga- norum et hiereticorum, quae in sua feritate et fraude confidunt, dexterse tute poteutia conte- rantur. Almighty, Everlasting God, in whose hand are all the powers and all the rights of kingdoms, come to the assistance of Thy Christian people, that all pagan and heretical nations, who trust in their own violence and fraud, may be crushed by the might of Thy right hand. Then follows the last Collect, Omnipotens, sempiteme Deus, as on p. 269, with the I'ersicles, except that, in the last response but one, instead of the simple Amen, is said : R. Et custodiat nos semper. R. And preserve us always. Amen. Amen. 268 The Litany of the Saints. nibus exuas, et a pcenis, quas pro his meremur, eri- pias. Dens, qui culpa offen- deris, poeniteutia placaris : preces populi tui suppli- cantis propitius respice ; et flagella tuae iracundise, quae pro peccatis nostris uiereniur, averte. Omnipotens, sempiterce Deus, miserere famulo tuo Pontifici iiostro N., et di- rige eum secundum tuam clementiam in viam salu- tis aeternae ; ut te don ante tibi placita cupiat, et tota virtute perficiat. Deus, a quo sancta desi- deria, recta consilia, et jus- ta sunt opera : da servis tuis illam, quani mundus dare non potest, pacem ; ut et _orda nostra manda- tis tuis dedita, et liostium sublata formidine, tempora from all our sins, and deli- ver us from the punish- ments which we desei've for the same. O God, who by sin art offended, and by penance appeased : look graciously down upon the prayers of Thy people making sup- plication to Thee, and turn away the scourges of Thy wrath, which for our sins we deserve. Almighty, Everlasting God, have mercy upon Thy servant N., our Sovereign Pontiff, and direct him, according to Thy mercy, in the way of everlast- ing salvation ; that by Thy gift he may desire such things as please Thee, and may fulfil them with all his strength, O God, from whom are holy desires, right coun- sels, and just works : give unto Thy servants that peace which the world can- not give ; that our hearts being given to the keep- ing of Thy coumiand- ments, and the fear of ene- The Litany of the Saints. 269 sint tua protectioue tran- quilla. Ure igne Sancti Spiritus renes nostros et cor nos- trum, Domiue ; ut tibi cas- to corpore serviamus, et mundo corde placeamus. Fidelium Dens omnium Conditor et Redemptor, auimabus famulorum fa- mularumque tuarum re- missionem cunctorum tri- bue peccatorum ; ut indul- gentiam, quam semper op- taveruut, piis supplicationi- bus consequantur. Actiones nostras, qucesu- mus Domine, aspiraudo praeveui, et adjuvando pro- sequere : ut cuncta nostra oratio et operatio a te sem- per iucipiat, et per te coep- ta finiatur. Omnipotens, sempiterne Deus, qui vivorum domi- naris simul et mortuorum, omuiumque misereris, quos tuos fide et opere futures mies being removed, our daj-s, by Thy protection, may be peaceful. Inflame, O Lord, our reins and our hearts with the fire of the Holy Ghost ; that we may serve Thee with a chaste body, and please Thee with a pure mind. O God, the Creator and Redeemer of all the faith- ful, grant unto the souls of Thy servants and hand- maids remission of all their sins ; that through our pi- ous supplications they may obtain the pardon which they have always desired. Direct, we beseech Thee, O Lord, our actions by Thy inspiration, and further them with Thy continual help ; that every prayer and work of ours may al- ways begin from Thee, and through Thee be brought to an end. Almighty, Everlasting God, who hast dominion over the living and the dead, and showest mercy unto all whom Thou fore- 270 The Litany of the Saints. esse praenoscis : te suppli- ces exoramus, ut pro qui- bus effundere preces decre- \dmus, quosque vel prse- seiis sseculum adhuc iu came retiiiet, vel futurum jam exutos corpore susce- pit, intercedentibus omni- bus Sanctis tuis, pietatis tu£e dementia omnium de- lictorum suorum veniam consequantur. Per Domi- num nostrum Jesum Chris- tum, Filium tuum, qui te- cum vivit et regnat in uni- tate Spiritus Sancti Deus, etc. R. Amen. V. Domine, exaudi ora- tionem meam. R. Bt clamor meus ad te veniat. V. Exaudiat nos omni- potens et misericors Domi- nus. R. Amen.* V. Et fideliura animse per misericordiam Dei re- quiescant in pace. R. Amen. knowest will be Thine by faith and works : we hum- bly beseech Thee that they for whom we have resolved to pour forth our prayers, whether this present world still detain them in the flesh, or the world to come hath already received them stripped of their bodies, may, by the grace of Thy fatherly love, and through the intercession of all the Saints, obtain the remission of all their sins. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. R. Amen. V. O Lord, hear my prayer. R. And let my cry come unto Thee. V. May the Almighty and merciful Lord gra- ciously hear us. R. Amen.* V. And may the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. R. Amen. * See note, p. 267. 1In6truction6 an& ©evotlone for Confeeeiom ON THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE. Penance is a sacrament instituted by Jesus ' Christ, in which, by the ministry of the Pnest, actual sins are forgiven, and the conscience is released from the bonds by which it may be bound. In this Sacrament, also, the eternal punishment due to sin is remitted, and a part or the whole of the temporal pun- ishment, according to the disposition of the penitent. , This holy and salutary institution is grounded on the words of Jesus Christ : Truly I say to you whatever ye shall bind oyi earth shall be bound also in heaven ; and whatever ye shall loose on - -V- " earth shall be loosed also in heaven (Matt, xxnii. i8), and. As the Father hath sent me, I also sendyou. When He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them. Receive the Holy spirit. IVhosesins ye shall forgive, they are forgiven them ; ayid whose sins ye shall retain, they are retained (John xx. 21, etc.) In these words Jesus Christ gave to His Apostles, and to their lawful successors, power and authority to absolve from all sin those who sincerely repent of their offences. Hence we see the great necessity of this Sacrament ; and the Council of Trent has decreed that it is not less necessary for sal- 271 272 The Sacrament oe Penance. vation to those who have fallen into mortal sin after Baptism, than Baptism to those who have never been baptized. And although Penance may, at first sight, and in itself, seem to be a bit- ter and painful thing, yet, viewed in its fruits and consequences, it is full of consolation ; and every Christian, as soon as he is conscious that he has fallen into a mortal sin, ought at once to have recourse to this fount of divine mercy. The evil consequences of delay are manifold, i. In a state of mortal sin, every other mortal sin committed renders our hearts still more hardened. 2. The commission of one mortal sin makes a second easier, and this leads to a third, and so on. 3. In a state of mortal sin we lose the value of all the good works that we may do. They avail nothing for everlasting life. Neither alms, nor prayers, nor fasts, nor even martyrdom itself, can profit us if we have not repented of our sins. 4. Sin, continued in, shuts by degrees the door of divine mercy, until at last scarce any hope is left of obtaining pardon from God. Lastly, just as the longer a stain remains upon a garment the more difficult it is to remove, so the longer the soul neglects to purify itself by Confes- sion the more difficult the work becomes, and the more intri- cate, on account of the number of sins and anxiety of mind, until at last even an experienced Confessor may be unable to extricate the soul from its miserable state. A Prayer To implore the Divine Assistance in order to make a good Confession. O ALMIGHTY and most merciful God, who hast made me out of nothing, and redeemed me by the Precious Blood of Thine Only Son ; who hast with so much patience borne with me to this day, notwith- standing all my sins and ingratitude ; ever calling after me to return to Thee from the ways of vanity and ini- quity, in which I have been quite wearied out in the pursuit of empty toys and mere shadows ; seeking in vain to satisfy my thirst in unclean waters, and my The Sacrament of Penance. 273 hunger with husks of swine : behold, O most gracious Lord, I now sincerely desire to leave all these my evil ways, to forsake the region of death where I have so long lost myself, and to return to Thee, the Fountain of Life. I desire, like the prodigal son, to enter se- riously into myself, and with the like resolution to arise without delay, and to go home to my Father — though I am infinitely unworthy to be called His child — in hopes of meeting with the like reception from His most tender mercy. But, O my God, though I can go astray from Thee of myself, yet I cannot make one step towards returning to Thee, unless Thy divine grace move and assist me. This grace, therefore, I most humbly implore, prostrate in spirit before the throne of Thy mercy ; I beg it for the sake of Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who died upon the Cross for my sins ; I know that 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 confidently 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 which Thou hast begun, and bring me to a perfect reconciliation with Thee. I desire now to comply with Thy holy institution of the Sacrament of Penance ; I desire to confess my sins with ail 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 conscience. But, O my God, how miserably shall I deceive myself if Thou assist me not in this great work by Thy hea- venly light. O then remove every veil that hides any of my sins from me, that I may see them all in their true colors, and may sincerely detest them. O 274 The Sacrament of Penance. let me uo longer be imposed upon by the Enemy of souls, or by my own self-love, so as to mistake vice for virtue, to hide myself from myself, or in any way to make excuses in sins. 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 repentance for them ? Without this ni}- sins will be all upon me still, and I shall be still Thine enemy and a child of hell. Thou dost require that contrite heart, without which there can be no reconciliation with Thee ; and this heart none but Thyself can give. O then, dear Lord, grant it unto me at this time. Give me a lively faith, and a steadfast 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. Teach me to detest my evil ways ; to abhor all my past ingrati- tude ; to hate myself now with a perfect hatred for my many treasons against Thee. O give me a full and a firm resolution to lead henceforward a new life ; and unite me unto Thee with an eternal band of love w'hich nothing in life or death may ever break. Grant me also the grace to make an entire and sin- cere confession of all my sins, and to accept the con- fusion of it as a penance justly due to my transgres- sions. Let not the Enemy prevail upon me to pass over anything through fear or shame ; rather let me die than consent to so great an evil. Let uo self-love deceive me, as I fear it has done too often. O grant that this confession may be good ; and for the sake of Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who died for me and for all sinners, assist me in every part of my preparation for it ; that I may perform it with the same care and diligence as I The Sacrament of Penance. 275 should be glad to do at the hour of my death ; that so, being perfectly recouciled to Thee, I may never offend Thee more. Amen. Prayers before Examination of Conscience. O ALMIGHTY God, Maker of heaven and earth, King of kings, and Lord of lords, who hast made me out of nothing in Thine image and likeness, and hast redeemed me with Thine own Blood ; whom I a sinner am not worthy to name, or call upon, or think of : I humbly pray Thee, I earnestly beseech Thee, to look mercifully on me. Thy wicked ser^'ant. Thou who hadst mercy on the woman of Chanaan and Mary Mag- dalen ; Thou who didst spare the publican and the thief upon the cross, have mercy upon me. Thou art my hope and my trust ; my guide and my succor ; my comfort and my strength ; my defence and ni}- deliverance ; my life, my health, and my resurrection ; my light and my longing ; my help and my protection. I pray and en- treat Thee, help me and I shall be safe ; direct me and defend me ; strengthen me and comfort me ; confirm me and gladden me ; enlighten me and come unto me. Raise me from the dead ; I am Thy creature, and the work of Thy hands. Despise me not, O Lord, neither regard my iniquities ; but according to the multitude of Thy tender mercies have mercy upon me, the chief of sinners, and be gracious unto me. Turn Thou unto me, O Lord, and be not angry with me. I implore Thee, most compassionate Father, I pray Thee meek- ly of Thy great mercy, to bring me to a holy death, and to true penance, to a perfect confession, and to worthy satisfaction for all my sins. Amen. 276 The Sacrament of Penance. OLORD God, who eulightenest every man who cometh into this world, eiiHghten my heart, I pray Thee, with the light of Thy grace, that I may fully know my sins, shortcomings, and negligences, and may confess them with that true sorrow and contrition of heart which I so much need. I desire to make full amends for all my sins, and to avoid them for the fu- ture to Thy honor and glory, and to the salvation of my soul, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. I BELIEVE in Thee, O God, Father, Sou, and Holy Ghost, my Creator, my Redeemer, and my vSanc- tifier ; I believe that Thou art all-holy, just, and merci- ful. I believe that Thou art willing to pardon and to save me, if I repent and forsake my sins. O my God, strengthen and increase my faith, and grant me the grace of a true repentance, for Jesus Christ's sake. Ainoi. I HOPE in Thee, O my God, because Thou art A1-. mighty, faithful, and long-suffering. I humbly trust that Thou wilt pardon my sins for the sake of Thy dear Son Jesus Christ, who suffered and died for me upon the Cross ; and that Thou wilt cleanse my sinful soul in His precious Blood, and make me holy, and bring me safe to everlasting life. O Lord, in Thee have I hoped, let me never be con- founded. Amen. I LOVE Thee, O my God, above all things, because Thou hast been so good, so patient, so loving to me, notwithstanding all the sins by which I have so grievously offended Thee. I love Thee, O Blessed Je- sus, my Saviour, because Thou didst suffer so much for The Sacrament of Penance. 277 love of me, an ungrateful sinner, and didst die on the Cross for my salvation. O make me love Thee more and more, and show my love to Thee by faithfully keeping Thy Commandments all the days of my life. Amen. OMARY Immaculate, Mother of Fair Love : ob- tain for me that love of God, which is so neces- sary for true contrition. Amen. Considerations to Excite Contrition. 7. Place before yourself, as distinctly as you can, the sins which have come to your remembrance, and their circumstances. 2. Consider WHO God is, against whom you have sinned, how great, how good, how gracious to you ; that He made you, that He gave His Qyily Son to die for you, that He made you His child in Baptism, that He has loaded you with blessings and prepared heaven for you. Consider hozu patient He has been -with you— hozv long- suffering in calling you and moving you to repent: Say. O most Loving God, O infinite Goodness, I repent of having offended Thee; behold me at Thy feet. O my Father, my Creator, my Benefac- tor, grant me the grace of a true repentance, and the blessing of a free pardon, for Thy dear Son's sake. J. Consider the infinite wickedness of sin : Say. O my Savionr, I behold Thee on the Cross, torn and wounded, Thy sacred Body streaming with Blood; this is the work of my sin. In Thy Wounds, O my Saviour, I read the greatness of the guilt and mal- ice of my sins. By the greatness of Thy pains and sorrows, O my loving Redeemer, I measure the hatefulness of my offences. 4. C-nsider the consequences of one mortal sin: that you might justly be nozv banished from God's presence for ever for one sin- gle unrepented, deadly sin; how many have you not committed! Say, O mv God, how much do I owe Thee for not cutting me oflf in the midst of my sins. Before I fell into sin, heaven was my home, mv inheritance, my country, my blessed resting-place ; by sin I have given up my title to the glor^' of the Blessed. For the sake of sin I have lost the love of Jesus, the sight of Mary, the communion with the Blessed Saints and with the Angels. O my God, would that I had never offended Thee, would that I had never consented to sin. In pity behold me now at Thy feet. 278 Examination of Conscience. full of sorrow and compunction. I hate sin, v/hich is accursed of Thee ; I renounce all that would draw me away from Thee ; I most bitterly repent my sin and folly, which would have deprived me for ever of heaven if Thou hadst not mercifully brought me to repentance I grieve that I have sinned against Thee, O my God, who art all-good, all-bountiful, ail-worthy of love. O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us sinners, who have recourse to thee. EXAMINATION OF CONSCIENCE. First Commandment. (^For the Ten Commandments, the Six Precepts of the Church, and the Seven Capital Sins in full, see pp. 20, 21, and 2j.) Sins against this Commandment are : 1. Those which detract from the honor and worship due to God ; such as : Neglect of Prayer— Superstitious practices— Divination — Consulting fortune-tellers— Attaching undue importance to dreams, omens — Tempting God b\^ exposing one's self to danger of soul, life, or health, without grave cause — Sacrilege — Profane or superstitious use of blessed objects— Profanation of places or things consecrated to God— Receiving the Holy Sacraments in a state of mortal sin. 2. Those against Faith ; such as : Wilful doubt of anj' article of Faith — Reading or circulating books or writings against Catholic belief or practice— Joining in schismatical or heretical worship — Denying one's religion — Neglecting means of religious instruc- tion. 3. Those against Hope ; such as : Despair of God's mere}', or want of confidence in the power of His Grace to support us in trouble or temptation - Murmuring against God's providence — Presuming on God's mercy, or on the supposed efficacy of cer- tain pious practices, in order to continue in sin. 4. Those against Charity ; such as : Wilfully rebellious thoughts against God— Boasting of sin— Violating God's law, or omitting good works, through human respect. Second Commandment. Sins against this Commandment are : All irreverence towards God's most Holy Name ; such as: Curs- ing and profane swearing— False, unlav.'ful, and unnecessary Examination of Conscience. 279 oaths— ;Membership in societies condemned by the Church- Breaking or deferring lawful vows— Irreverence in Divine Ser- vice, and in churches and holy places even when service is not going on. Third Commandment. sins against this Commandment are : Neglect to hear Mass on Sundays and Holydays of Obligation- Working or making others work without necessity on such days. Fourth Commandment. Sins against this Commandment are : For Children : All manner of anger or hatred against parents and other lawful superiors— Provoking them to anger— Grieving them— Insulting them— Neglecting them in their necessity— Con- tempt or disobedience of their lawful commands. For Parents : Hating their children — Cursing them — Giving scandal to them by cursing, drinking, etc.— Allowing them to grow up in ignorance, idleness, or sin— Showing habitual par- tiality, without cause— Deferring their children's Baptism— Neg- lecting to watch over their bodily health, their religious instruc- tion, the company they keep, the books they read, etc —Failing to correct them when needful— Being harsh or cruel in correction — Sending children to Protestant and other dangerous schools. For Husbands and Wives : Ill-usage— Putting obstacles to the fulfilment of religious duties— Want of gentleness and conside- ration in regard to each other's faults— Unreasonable jealousy- Neglect of household duties — Sulkiness— Injurious words. For Employers : Not allowing one's domestics reasonable time for religious duties and instruction- Giving bad example to them, or allowing others to do so — Withholding their lawful wages— Not caring for them in sickness— Dismissing them arbitrarily and without cause. For the Employed : Disrespect to employers— Want of obedience in matters wherein one has bound one's self to obey — Waste of time —Neglect of work— Waste of employer's propert}', by dishonestj-, carelessness, or neglect. For Pro/sssiotial Men and Public Officials : Culpable lack of the knowledge relating to duties of office or profession— Neglect in discharging those duties— Injustice or partiality— Exorbitant fees. 28o Examination of Conscience. For Teachers : Neglecting the progress of those confided to their care — Unjust, indiscreet, or excessive punishment— Partiality — Bad example, loose and false maxims. For Pupils : Disrespect— Disobedience— Stubbornness— Idle- ness— Waste of time. For all : Contempt for the laws of our State and Country, as well as of the Church — Disobedience to lawful authority. Fifth Commandment. Sins against this Commandment are : Unjust taking of human life (and hence, indirectly and im- plicitly, any violence of thought, word, or act which may lead thereto)— Exposing life or limb to danger without reasonable cause^Carelessness in leaving about poisons, dangerous drugs, weapons, etc. — Desires of revenge — Quarrels — Fights— Showing aversion or contempt for others— Refusing to speak to them when addressed— Ignoring offers of reconciliation, especially' between relatives— Cherishing an unforgiving spirit — Raillerj- and ridi- cule— Insults — Irritating words and actions -Sadness at another's pro.sperity — Rejoicing over another's misfortune— Jealousy at attentions shown to others— Tyrannical behavior— Inducing oth- ers to sin by word or example— Gluttony— Drunkenness— Rash use of opiates— Injury to health by over-indulgence— Giving drink to others, knowing that they will abuse it. Sixth and Ninth Commandments. The former forbids in action what the latter forbids in thought or desire. We shall not enter into details on this subject. It is a pitch which defiles. Those who sin against the.se two Command- ments know it well ; those who do not should pray God that they may never learn. It is sufficient to remind penitents that each and every act, if deliberate , contrary' to the holy virtue of Purity — be it in thought or desire, in look, gesture, word, or deed— is a Mortal Sin, and as such must be mentioned in Confession intel- ligibly, yet modestly. It will be further useful to remark : that in regard to sins of this kind it is wrong to dwell too much on details ; that we sho\ild be especially careful to take note of the avoidable occasions of our falls, and to direct our purpose of amendment to the keep- ing away from them, rather than to the making of vague, general resolutions about the future avoidance of the sin itself. Examination of Conscience. 281 Seventh and Tenth Commandments. Sins against these Commandments are : Stealing vWhat value ? What damage done to property or interests ?)— Possession of ill-gotten goods— Exorbitant prices — False weights and measures— Cheating— Adulteration of wares- Careless or malicious injury to the property of others -Cheating at play -Appropriation of what is lent or found, without rea- sonable pains to return 't, or to find its owner— Concealment of fraud, theft, or damage, wlien in duty bound to give information —Petty thefts- Culpable delay in paying lawful debts, of restitu- tion, when able to make it— Neglect to make reasonable efforts and' sacrifices in this matter, eg., by gradually laying up the amount required. Eighth Commandment. Sins against this Commandment are : Lyiug—Perjury— Frauds, public and private, such as at elec- tions etc.— Malicious falsehoods— Lies for unjust or bad ends- Lies against character, especially if told publicly-Revealing secrets-Publishing discreditable secrets about others, ^w« if ^/'w^-Refusing or delaying to restore the good name we have blackened— Slander or detraction, and encouraging these in oth- ers-Baseless accusations, groundless suspicious, rash judgments of others, in our own mind. The Precepts of the Church. 1. Have I neglected, without good reason, to hear Mass on Sundays and Holydays of Obligation, and to keep those days holy by avoiding all servile work ? 2. Have I failed to fast or abstain, without sufficient reason, on those days commanded to be so observed by the Church ? 3-4. Have I omitted to confess my mortal sins at least once a year, or to make my Easter-duty ? 5 Have I refused to contribute to the support of my Pastor, ac- cording to my means '--gone to Mass Sunday after Sunday, with- out giving anything to the collections? 282 Examination of Conscience. 6. Have I entered into marriage, or aided any one else to do so, without banns, or before a State official or a Protestant min- ister ; or without dispensation within the forbidden degrees of kindred ; or with any other kuowu impediment ? AFTER EXAMINATION OF CONSCIENCE. OMY God, I cry unto Thee with the prodigal : Fa- ther, I have sinned against heaven and before Thee ; I am no longer worthy to be called Thy Son. I have gone astray like a sheep that is lost. O seek Thy servant, for I have not forgotten Thy command- ments. Enter not into judgment with Thy servant, O Lord. O spare me for Thy mercy's sake. Prove me, O God, and know m}^ heart ; examine me, and know my paths. Thou whose property is always to have mercy and to spare, O meet me in pity, embrace me in love, and for- give me all my sin. I confess my sins unto Thee, O Christ, Healer of our souls, O Lord of Life. Heal me, heal me of my spiri- tual sickness, Thou who art long-suffering and of tender mercy ; heal me, O Lord Christ. Accept my supplications, O Thou Holy Spirit, unto whom every heart is open, every desire known, and from whom no secret is hid, and who givest life to our souls ; hear and answer, O Spirit of God. O Heavenly Father, who wiliest not that any sinner should perish, give me true repentance for this my siu, that I jjcrish not ! Examination of Conscience. 283 To what misery am I come by my owu fault ! O merciful God, pity and forgive me for Jesus' sake. Thine eyes, O God, are as a flame of fire searching my inmost heart. O pardon my sin, for it is great ! Thou, God, seest me in all the foulness of my sins ! Blessed Jesus, speak for me, plead for me, come be- tween my soul and my offended God, that I perish not. Ainen. Here may be said the Miserere, or any of the preceding Penitential Psalms (/. 24s). 284 Prayer before Confession. Ai> PRAYER BEFORE CONFESSION. *> ■•'CCEPT my Confession, O most loving, most (j^^J-, gracious Lord Jesus Christ, on whom alone my soul trusts for salvation. Grant me, I beseech Thee, contrition cff hearc, and give tears to mine e3'es, that I may sorrow deeply for all my sins with humility and sincerity of heart. O good Jesus, Saviour of the world, who gavest Thy- self to the death of the Cross to save sinners, look on nie, a miserable sinner who calls upon Thy name. Spare me. Thou that art my Saviour, and pity my sin- ful soul ; loose its chains, heal its sores. Lord Jesus, I desire Thee, I seek Thee, I long for Thee ; show me the light of Thy countenance, and I shall be saved ; send forth Thy light and Thy truth into my soul, to show me fully all the sins and shortcomings which I must still confess, and to aid and teach me to lay them bare without reserve and with a contrite heart ; O Thou w^ho livest and reignest with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Anicn. 0 most gracious Virgin Mary, beloved INIother of Jesus Christ, my Redeemer, intercede for me with Him. Obtain for me the full remission of my sins, and perfect amendment of life, to the salvation of my soul and the glory of His name. Amen. 1 implore the same grace of thee, O my Angel Guar- dian ; of you, my holy Patrons, N. N. ; of you, O blessed Peter and holy Magdalen, and of all the Saints of God. Intercede for me a sinner, repenting of my sins, firmly resolving to confess them, and to avoid them for the future. Amen. Directions for Confession. 285 DIRECTIONS FOR GO.NFESSION. Approach the. Confessional in a humble and contrite spirit, and kneel down by your Confessor. Then, making the sign of the Cross, say, Benedicite, or, Father, bless me, for I have sinned. After he has given the Blessing, say the Confiteor, * in English or Latin, as far as the words, through my most grievous fault ; theti say. Since my last Confession, which was ago, I accuse myself of . Here name all the sins which you have recalled to mind since your last confession ; and, in confessing them, be sure to ob- serve these rules : 1. Let your confession be entire ; i.e., do not knowingly conceal any one mortal sin ; otherwise , so far from obtaining Absolution, you dn but add to your sins. State the kind of sins you have com- mitted, and, as far as you can, their number ,• and mention any circumstances which you think would change the nature of yoiir sins. 2. Let your confession be TV-fCE. L^t everything be mentioned sin- cerely and exactly, without a:'.y disguise or dissimulation ; let the certain things be mentioned as certain, the doubtful as doubtful. Avoid all excuses for yourself either direct or indirect ; and take the greatest care not to throw blame on any one else, or to mention or hint at the name of any third persoji. Avoid all superfluous iL'ords and matter, and eirrything which does not directly concern the integrity of the confession. Be as concise as you can, consistent- ly with fulness and candor 3. Let your confession be humble, remembering that you are in an especial manner in the presence of God . from -vhom, through His Priest, yo7i are seeking and expecting pardon. The thought of God at this moment will be your best protection against all false shame, insincere ti-ifling, and affectation . After you have confessed all your sins, according to these rules, say, For these and all my other sins which I cannot now remem- ber, I am heartily sorry, and humbly ask pardon of God, and Penance and Absolution of you, Father. Therefore I beseech Blessed ^TarA', etc., fr> the end of the Confiteor. Then listefi attentively and humbly to the direction and advice of * Note. Lf many penitents are 7vai ting for Confession, the Con- fiteor should be said before entering the Confessional. 286 Ritual of the Sacrament. your Confessor, and be fully resolved to do ivkaiever he bids you to do, either in the 7vay of penance, or restitution, or reparation, or for the avoiding of sin in the future. While he is giving you Absolu- tion, devoutly bow your head, and with all possible fervor recite the following Act of Contrition : OMY God, T am heartily sorry for lia\nng offended Thee, and I detest all my sins, because I dread the loss of heaven and the pains of hell, but most of all because they offend Thee, my God, who art all-good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace, to confess my sins to do pen- ance, and to amend my life. THE RITUAL OF THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE. The Form of Absoi^ution. When, therefore, the penitent is ready to be absolved, having first en- joined a salutary penance, the Priest says : |Tp|ISEREATUR tui (T\AY Almighty God N'-^» omnipoteus Deus, ^J-^ have mercy upon et dimissis peccatis tuis, thee, and forgive thee thy perducat te in vitam aeter- sins, and bring thee unto nam. Amen. life everlasting. Amen. He then, with his right hand raised to7vards the penitent, says : INDUIvGENTIAM,»J'ab- |T^AY the Almighty solutionem, et remis- ^^-^ and merciful Lord sionem peccatorum tuo- grant thee pardon, Hh abso- rum tribuat tibi omnipo- lution, and forgiveness of tens et misericors Domi- thy sins, uus. Amen. Amen. Ritual of the vSacrament. 287 "Y^OMINUS noster Jesus A^ Cliristus te absolvat ; et ego, auctoritate ipsius, te absolve ab omui vinculo excomniuuicationis (sus- pensionis) et interdicti, in- quantum possum, et tu in- diges. Deinde ego te ab- solve a peccatis tuis, in nomine Patris, "f* et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen. CD AY our Lord Jesus Christ absolve thee ; and I, by His authority, ab- solve thee from every bond of excommunication (sus- pension) and interdict, in- asmuch as in my power lieth, and thou standest in need. Finally, I absolve thee from thy sins, in the name of the Father, 4" and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. {If the penitent is a lay person, the ivord suspension is omitted!) B O) AY the Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ, the merits of the Blessed Virgin Mary and of all the Saints, whatso- ever thou shalt have done of good and borne of e\'il, be unto thee for remis- sion of sins, increase of grace, and reward of life everlasting. Amen. In frequent and shorter confessions, the prayer, Almighty God have mercy upon thee, etc., may be omitted; and it suffices to say : May our Lord Jesus Christ absolve thee, etc., as far aj May the Passion of our Lord, etc. 1)1 danger of death, or ayiy grave necessity, this brief form may be used : lASSIO Domini Nos- tri Jesu Christi, me- rita beatse Mariae Virgi- nis et omnium Sanctorum, quidquid boni feceris, et mali sustinueris, sint tibi in remission em peccato- rum, augmentum gratise, et proemium vitae aeternas. Amen. e(< "GO te absolve ab om- nibus censuris et pec- catis, in nomine Patris, 4* I ABSOLVE thee from all censures and sins, in the name of the Father, 288 Thanksgiving after Confession. et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. 4- and of the Son, and of Ameu. the Holy Ghost. Amen. AFTER CONFESSION. /. As soon after Confession as you convenieyitly can, perform your Penance, and renew your resolutions of avoiding all sin, and of adopting all the means for so doing, by avoiding the occasions a7id temptations of sin ; and then you may have a perfect confidence, with devout thankfulness, that all your sins, through the mercy of God, are forgiven. 2, Consider how you can amend your life. This will be best done by fixing your attention on one or two of your more prominent defects of character, a>ui directing your chief efforts to overcome these by such fueans as the following : i. Conceive a strong desire to over- come these faults, frequently renew your resolution, and examine yourself particularly upon them. 2. When you commit them, punish yourself in some way for it. j. Endeavor always to have the thought of Christ present in your mind, and direct short prayers to Him, especially ivhenyou are attacked by temptations, or whenyou are necessarily exposed to the danger of sinning. 4. Meditate frequently on those subjects most calculated to excite your Jears, hopes, and affec- tions, as Death and fudgment, the Love of God, His kindnesses to you, His promises, etc. Be earnest and persevere with a good hope of victory, through the grace offesus Christ. THANKSGIVING AFTER CONFESSION. OMOST merciful God, who according to the mul- titude of Thy mercies dost so put away the sins of those who truly repent that Thou rememberest them no more : look graciously upon me, Thine unworthy servant, and accept my confession for Thy mercy's sake; receive my humble thanks, most loving Father, Thanksgiving after Confession. 289 that of Thy great goodness Thou hast given me par- don for all ui}' sins. O may Thy love and pity supply whatsoever has been wanting in the sufficiency of my contrition, and the fulness of my confession. And do Thcu, O Lord, vouchsafe to grant me the help of Thy grace, that I may diligently amend my life and persevere in Thy servdce unto the end, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Psalm 102. BLESS the Lord, O my soul : and let all that is within me bless His holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul : and forget not all His benefits. Who forgiveth Thee all thine iniquities : who heal- eth all thine infirmities. Who redeemeth thy life from destruction : who crowneth thee with mercy and compassion. Who satisfieth thy desire with good things : thy youth shall be renewed like the eagle's. The Lord doth mercies and judgment : for all that suffer wrong. He hath made His ways known unto Moses : His will unto the children of Israel. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy : long- suffering and plenteous in mercy. He will not alway be angry : neither will He threat- en for ever. He hath not dealt with us after our sins : nor reward- ed us according to our iniquities. For as the heaven is high above the earth : so hath He strengthened His mercy toward them that fear Him. 290 Thanksgiving after Confession. As far as the east is from the west : so far hath He re- moved our iniquities from us. As a father hath pity upon his children, so hath the lyord pity upon theui that fear Him : for He kuoweth whereof we are made. He remembereth that we are but dust : man's days are as the grass, as the flower of the field so shall he flourish. For the wind shall pass over it, and it shall not be : and one shall know its place no more. But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to ever- lasting : upon them that fear Him ; And His justice tipon children's children ; unto such as keep His covenant ; And are mindful of His commandments : to do them. The Lord hath prepared His throne in heaven : and His kingdom shall rule over all, Bless the Lord, all ye His angels : ye that are mighty ill strength, and fulfil His commandment, hearkening to the voice of His words. Bless the Lord, all ye His hosts : ye ministers of His that do His will. Bless the Lord, all ye His works : in every place of His dominion bless the Lord, O my soul. Glory be to the Father, etc. Psalm j^. *-|T\RESERVB me, O Lord, for in Thee have I put JL my trust : I have said to the Lord, Thou art my God, for Thou hast no need of my goods. To the saints who are in His land : He hath made wonderful all my desires in them. Thanksgiving after Confession. 291 Their infirmities were multiplied : afterwards they made haste. I will uot gather together their meetings for blood- offerings : nor will I make mention of their names with my lips. The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup : Thou art He that will restore my inheritance unto me. The lines are fallen unto me in goodly places : for m}- inheritance is goodly unto me. I will bless the Lord, who hath given me understand- ing : moreover my reins also have corrected me even till night. I set the Lord always in my sight : for He is at my right hand, that I be not moved. Therefore my heart hath been glad, and my tongue hath rejoiced : moreover my flesh also shall rest in hope. For Thou wilt not leave my soul in hell ; nor wilt Thou give Thy holy one to see corruption. Thou hast made known unto me the ways of life : Thou Shalt fill me with joy with Thy countenance ; at Thy right hand are delights for evermore. Glory be to the Father, etc. Psalm 19. rr>^ AY the Lord hear thee in the day of trouble : A^ may the name of the God of Jacob protect thee. May He send thee help from the -sanctuary : and de- fend thee out of Sion. May He be m.indful of all thy sacrifices : and may thy whole burnt-offerings be made fat. 292 Thanksgiving after Confession. May He give unto thee according to thine own heart : and confirm all thy counsels. We will rejoice in thy salvation : and in the name of our God we shall be exalted. The Lord fulfil all thy petitions : now have I known that the Lord hath saved His anointed. He will hear him from His holy heaven : the salva- tion of His right hand is powerful. Some trust in chariots, and some in horses : but we will call upon the name of the Lord our God. They are entangled and have fallen : but we are risen, and stand upright. O Lord, save the king : and hear us in the day that we shall call upon Thee. Glory be to the Father, etc. Prayer before performing Sacramentai, Pen- AxcE. {SL Gertrude.) *■ J I'ND since I have so grievously insulted Thee, O ,^^1, most tender and loving God, by my manifold sins and negligences, I am ready now to make perfect satisfaction to Thy divine justice to the utmost of my ability. To this end I will faithfully and most rever- ently perform the penance appointed me by my con- fessor in Thy name ; and would that I could perform it with so great devotion and love as to give Thee an honor and delight greater than the insult and outrage of my sins! And that this may be so, I unite and blend tliis my penance with all the works of satisfaction which Thy beloved Son accomplished during the three- and-thirty years of His life on earth, and in union with His fastings. His watchings, and His prayers, I offer Thee this my penance and my prayer. Look down, Thanksgiving after Confession. 293 therefore, O most loving Father, upon me Thy most bounden debtor, now prostrate at Thy feet, desiring to make Thee adequate satisfaction and reparation for all the insults and injuries I have done Thee ; and grant nie strength and grace to say this prayer according to Thy most holy will. Amen. Here perform your Sacrajnental Penance, and then say as follows : OMOST holy Father, I offer Thee this my confes- sion and my satisfaction in union with all the acts of penance which have ever been done to the glory of Thy holy name : beseeching Thee that Thou wouldst vouchsafe to accept it, and to render it availing through the merits of the Passion of Thy beloved Son, and through the intercession of the ever-blessed Virgin Mary, and of all Thy holy Apostles, Martyrs, Confes- sors, and Virgins. Whatever has been lacking to me in sincere and earnest preparation, in perfect contrition, in frank and clear confession, I commend to the most loving heart of Thine only-begotten Sou, that Treasury of all good and of all grace, from whose overflowing abundance all debts to Thee are fully acquitted ; that through it all my negligences and defects in the recep- tion of this holy Sacrament may be fully and perfectly supplied to Thine everlasting praise and glory : through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen. A Prayer for the Priest. OLORD Jesus Christ, bless, I beseech Thee, Thy ser^^ant who has now ministered to me in Thy name. Help me to remember his good counsel and 294 Thanksgiving after Confession. advice, and to perform duly what he has rightly laid upon me. And grant him the abundance of Thy grace and favor, that his own soul may be refreshed and strengthened for Thy perfect service, and that he may come at last to the joy of Thy heavenly kingdom. Who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. Prayers for Pardon and Amendment. I, OMOvST sweet Lord Jesus Christ, I, an unworthy sinner, would beg Thee to be mindful of all the holy thoughts which have been Thine from eternity until now ; above all, that one by which Thou, O Eter- nal Word, didst will to become man. Our Father. 0 most merciful Lord, I pray Thee, from the bot- tom of my heart, to pardon me all the vain, foul, and evil thoughts which, up to this hour, I have entertained, or in any way have caused others to entertain, against or beside Thy will. Our Father. II. OMOvST compassionate Lord Jesus Christ, T, a miserable sinner, would beg Thee to be mindful of all the good and saving words which Thou didst ever speak when on earth. Our Father. 1 hum1)ly pray Thee, O good Jesus, to forgive me all the words which up to this hour I have uttered or caused others to utter against Thy holy will. Our Father. Thanksgiving after Confession. 295 OMOST sweet Jesus Christ, I, an unworthy sinner, yet redeemed by Thy precious Blood, would beg Thee to be mindful of all the good works which Thou wroughtest on the earth for our salvation. I beseech Thee, most compassionate Lord, pardon me whatso- ever, by my ill deeds, I have at any time knowingly or ignorantly committed, or have caused others to com- mit, against Thy law and the glory of Thy name. Our Father. And now, O most gracious Lord, direct and order all my thoughts, words, and works according to Thy good pleasure, and to the praise of Thy name ; and conform them to the perfect pattern of Thy most holy life and conversation, I am Thine, and 's\dll be Thine, O Lord, in life and in death ; into Thy hands I commend my- self and all that I have. Our Father. Prayers against the Seven Deadi^y Sins. I. Against Pride. LORD Jesus Christ, Pattern of humility, who o didst empty Thyself of Thy glory, and take upon Thee the form of a servant : root out of us all pride and conceit of heart, that, owning ourselves miserable and guilty sinners, we may willingly bear contempt and reproaches for Th}^ sake, and, glorying in nothing but Thee, may esteem ourselves lowly in Thy sight. Not unto us, O Lord, but to Thy name be the praise, for Thy lo\ang mercy and for Thy truth's sake. Amen. 296 Thanksgiving after Confession. 2. Against Covctousncss. OLORD Jesus Christ, who though Thou wast rich yet for our sakes didst become poor, graut that all over-eagerness aud covetousness of earthly goods may die in us, and the desire of heavenly things may live and grow in us : keep us from all idle and vain ex- penditures, that we may always have to give to him that needeth, and that giving not grudgingly nor of necessity, but cheerfully, we ma}' be loved of Thee, and be made through Thy merits partakers of the riches of Thy heavenly treasure. Amen. J. Against Lust. OLORD Jesus Christ, Guardian of chaste souls, and lover of purity, who wast pleased to take our nature and to be born of an Immaculate Virgin : mercifully look upon my infirmity. Create in me a clean heart, O God : and renew a right spirit within me ; help me to drive away all evil thoughts, to con- quer every sinful desire, and so pierce my flesh with the fear of Thee that, this worst enemy being overcome, I may serve Thee with a chaste body and please Thee with a pure heart. Afnen. 4. Against Anger. OMOvST meek Jesus, Prince of Peace, who, when Thou wast reviled, reviled not, and on the Cross didst pray for Thy murderers : implant in our hearts the virtues of gentleness and patience, that, restraining the fierceness of anger, impatience, and resentment, we may overcome evil with good, for Thy sake love our Thanksgiving after Confession. 297 enemies, and as children of our heavenly Father seek Thy peace and evermore rejoice in Thy love. Amen. 5. Against Gluttony. OLORD Jesus Christ, Mirror of abstinence, who, to teach ns the virtue of abstinence, didst fast forty days and forty nights, grant that, serving Thee and not our own appetites, we may live soberly and piously with contentment, without greediness, glut- tony, or drunkenness, that Thy will being our meat and drink, we may hunger and thirst after justice, and finally obtain from Thee that food which endure th unto life eternal. Amen. 6. Against Enzy. OMOST loving Jesus, Pattern of charity, who makest all the commandments of the law to con- sist in love towards God and towards man, grant to us so to love Thee with all our heart, with all our mind, and all our soul, and our neighbor for Thy sake, that the grace of charity and brotherly love may dwell in us, and all envy, harshness, and ill-will may die in us ; and fill our hearts with feelings of love, kindness, and com- passion, so that by constantly rejoicing in the hap- piness and success of others, by sympathizing with them in their sorrows, and putting away all harsh judg- ments and envious thoughts, we may follow Thee, who art Thyself the true and perfect love. Amen. 7. Against Sloth. OLORD Jesus Christ, eternal Love, who in the garden didst pray so long and so fervently that Thy Sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling 298 Thanksgiving after Confession. down to the ground : put away from us, we beseech Thee, all sloth and inactivity both of body and mind ; kindle within us the fire of Thy love ; strengthen our weakness, that whatsoever our hand is able to do we may do it earnestly, and that, striving heartily to please Thee in this life, we may have Thee hereafter as our reward exceeding great. Amen. Seven Thanksgivings for the Seven Effusions OF OUR Lord's B1.00D. (Against the Seven DEADI.Y Sins.) OMOST humble Lord and Master, Jesus Christ, true God and true Man, eternal praise and thanksgiving be to Thee, because in Thy tenderest age, on the eighth day of Thy mortal life. Thou didst vouch- safe to shed Thy precious and innocent Blood for us, and as a true Son of Abraham to bear the pain of Cir- cumcision. By this most holy shedding of Thy Blood, I beg of Thee the grace of humility against all pride and worldly vanity. Our Father. O Saviour of the world, who by Thy Cross and pre- cious Blood hast redeemed us : save us, and help us, we humbly beseech Thee, O Lord. II. OTPIOU whose love is like the pelican's for her young, Jesus Christ, true God and true Man, eternal praise and thanksgiving be to Thee, because in Thanksgiving after Confession. 299 the Garden, out of the exceeding anguish of Thy Heart Thou didst pour forth a bloody Sweat, and, wholly resigning Thyself to death, didst offer it to Thy Father. By this most holy shedding of Thy Blood, I ask of Thee the grace of liberality against all covetousness and avarice. Our Father. O Saviour of the world, etc. III. OMOST chaste Spouse, Jesus Christ, true God and true Man, eternal praise and thanksgiving be to Thee, because Thou didst suffer Thyself to be merci- lessly bound in Pilate's judgment hall, and Thy \argin Flesh to be cruelly scourged and mangled. Bv this most holy shedding of Thy Blood, I implore of Thee the grace of chastity against all sensuality and lust. Our Father. O Saviour of the world, etc. IV. OMOST meek Lamb, Jesus Christ, true God and true Man, eternal praise and thanksgiving be to Thee because Thou didst suffer Thy Sacred Head to be crowned with piercing thorns and struck with a hard reed. By this most holv shedding of Thy Blood. I pray Thee for the grace of meekness against all anger and desire of revenge. Our Father. O Saviour of the world, etc. 300 Thanksgiving after Confession. V. OMOST sweet Jesus Christ, Pattern of temperance aud self-denial, true God and true Man, eternal praise and thanksgiving be to Thee, because Thou didst allow Thy garments to be torn from Thy bleeding Body both before and after the carrying of Thy Cross, which opened Thy Wounds again, and caused them to bleed afresh. By this most holy shedding of Thy Blood, I beseech of Thee the grace of temperance and abstinence against all greediness and gluttony. Our Father. O Saviour of the world, etc. VI. OGOOD and faithful Samaritan, Jesus Christ, true God and true Man, eternal praise and thanks- giving be to Thee, because out of Thy burning love for us Thou didst suffer Thy sacred Hands and Feet to be pierced and nailed to the Cross for our redemption. By this most holy shedding of Thy Blood, I beg of Thee the grace of brotherly love against all envy aud jealousy. Our Father. O Saviour of the world, etc. OMOvST zealous High-Priest, true God and true Man, eternal praise and thanksgiving be to Thee, because Thou didst suffer Thy sacred Side to be pierced, ojDeued, and wounded with a spear. Thanksgiving after Confession. 301 By this most holy shedding of Thy Blood, I earnestly pray Thee for the grace of holy zeal and fer\^or against all sloth and weariness in Thy service, and in every religious exercise. Our Father. O Saviour of the world, etc 1Iu0triiction6 for Ibol^ Communion* HE Hoh' Eucharist is the true Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, true God and true Man, un- der the appearances of bread and wine. T/ze bread zvhich I will give, saj'S Jesus Christ, is My Flesh, for the life of the u'orld (John vi. 52). And at His Last Sw^^V^r Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake, and gave to His disciples, and said : Take and eat: This is My Body. And He took t/ie cup, atid gave thanks, and gave to them, saying : Drink ye all of this. For this is My Blood of the New Testa- vietit which shall be shed for many, unto re- 7nission of sins (Matt. xxvi. 26-2S). Our Blessed Redeemer, having thus insti- tuted this adorable Sacrament, ordained His Apostles Priests of the new law, and gave to them and their law- ful successors power and authority to do what He had done— that is, to change bread and wine into His Body and Blood. This change (which the Church calls Transubstantiatron) is effected by these divine words of our Redeemer, This is My Body, This is My Blood, which the Priest at the Consecration in the Mass pro- nounces in the name and person of Jesus Christ. It is God Him- self who works this wonderful change by the ministry of His Priest. When, therefore, the words of Consecration are pronounced, we believe that tlie whole substance of tlie bread is changed into the substance of the Bodj', and the whole substance of the wine into the substance of tlie Blood, of our Blessed Lord. And as Je.sus Christ is now immortal, and cannot be divided. He is truly pres- ent, whole and entire, both God and Man, under the appearance of bread and under the appearance of wiue. 302 Instructions for Holy Communion. 303 The method by which our Salvation is graciously accomplished is bj' our personal union with our Incarnate Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. He came to be the new Head of the human race, the second Adam. He is the Vine of which we are the branches, the Head of the Body of which we are the members. We who have been baptized have been incorporated into Christ. A new life has been imparted to us. But the spiritual, supernatural life which He imparts needs, like our natural, physical life, to be fed and nourished; otherwise it will languish and be in danger of perish- ing And our Lord Jesus Christ has revealed to us that as He is the Source of this our true life, so He is Him.self its Food and Sustenance. He tells us that we must definitely and personally appropriate Him. He that eateth Me, He says, the same also shall live by Me (John vi. 58). He explains that we must be partakers of His Sacred Huma- nity, of His Fle.sh, and of His glorious Life, once laid down for our sins, but now ri.sen, and ascended, and ever presented as an atoningand acceptable Sacrifice — the Blood of the New Testament. Unless ye eat. He saj-s, the Flesh of the Son of Man, and drink His Blood, ye shall not have life in yon. He who eateth My Flesh and drinketh My Blood hath everlasting life ; and I will raise him up on the last day (John vi. 54, 55). The means whereby this most momentous feeding upon Christ is accomplished is the Sacrament of the Holj- Eucharist. This is the means appointed by our Blessed Lord Himself, and it is clear, therefore, that this Holy Sacrament must on no account be neg- lected where it may be had. If we wilfully or carelessly refuse the means, we cannot expect to receive the grace. I^t a man prove himself, says St. Paul (i Cor. xi. 2S\ and so let him eat of that Bread, and drink of the Cup. This proving one's self is the first and most necessarj- preparation for the Holy Com- munion, and consists in looking diligently into the state of one's soul, in order to discover v/hat unworthy di.spositions or sins may lie there concealed, and to apply a proper remedy to them hy sincere repentance and Confes.sion ; lest otherwise, approach- ing the Holy of Holies with a soul defiled with the guilt of mor- tal sin, we become guilty of the Body and of the Blood of Qhr\^X., and receive judgment to ourselves, not discerning the Body of the Lord (I Cor. xi. 27, 29). For this reason we go to confession before Communion, in order to clear our souls from the defilement of sin. The person who is to receive the Blessed Sacrament must be 304 Instructions for HoIvY Communion. also fasting from the previous midnight, by the command of the Church and by a most ancient and Apostolical tradition ordain- ing that, in reference to so great a Sacrament, nothing should enter into the body of a Christian before the Body of Christ. The case of danger of approaching death is excepted, when the Blessed Sacrament is received by way of Viaticum. Besides this preparation of Confession and Fasting, ihz person who proposes to go to Communion must endeavor to attain the best possible devotion, in order to dispose his soul for more suit- ably receiving so great a Guest. To this end he is recommended : I. To think well on the great work he has in hand ; to consider attentively Who it is whom he is going to receive, and how far he is from deserving such a favor ; and to implore, with fervor and humility, God's grace and mercy. And thisshould be the subject of his meditations and prayers for .some time beforehand, and more particularly the night before his Communion and the moniing he receives. *2. To propose to him.self a Pure Intention, vt'z., the honor of God and the sanctification of his own soul ; and in particular that by worthily receiving Christ in this heavenly Sacrament he may come to a happy union with Him, according to His words in the Gospel of St. John, He who eateth My Flesh, and drinkelh My Blood, abideth in Me, and I in him. 3. To meditate on the Sufferings and Death of his Redeemer ; this Sacrament being instituted to this end, that we should show the death of the Lord until He come (i Cor. xi. 26"). 4. To prepare himself by acts of virtue, more especially of Faith, Hope. lyOve, and Humilitj' ; that so he may approach to his Lord with a firm belief of His Real Presence in this Sacrament, and of that great Sacrifice which He heretofore offered upon the Cross for our Redemption, of which He here makes us partakers; with an ardent affection of love to Him who has loved us so much, and who, out of pure love, gives Himself to us ; and with a great sen- timent of his own unworthiness and sins, joined with a firm con- fidence in the mercies of his Redeemer. Here follow the forms of Preparation for, and Thanksgiving after, the Holy Communion, which are set forth in the Roman Missal. They should be used as aids to the exercise of our thoughts and the kindling of our affections, and not as substitutes for our own efforts. They point out the proper line of thought and subjects for reflection, and, if used carefully and meditatively, will be found of great assistance. But no forms, however perfect Devotions for Holy Commuxion. 305 in themselves, would be good for us without much care and effort on our own parts. These forms are enlarged and extended some- what, as a variety is useful for diflerent minds, and also for the same mind at different times. DEVOTIONS FOR HOLY OOMMUNION. Preparation. Antiphon. Remember not, O Lord, our offences. Psalm Sj. ^'T^ OW lovely are Thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts : f-L^ my soul longeth and fainteth for the courts of the Lord. My heart and my flesh have rejoiced in the living God. For the sparrow hath found her a house : and the turtle a nest for herself, where she may lay her young : Even Thine altars, O Lord of hosts : my king and my God. Blessed are they that dwell in Thy house, O Lord : they shall praise Thee for ever and ever. Blessed is the man whose help is in Thee : in his heart he hath disposed to ascend by steps, in the vale of tears, in the place which he hath set. For the lawgiver shall give a blessing : they shall go from strength to strength : the God of gods shall be seen in Sion. O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer : give ear, O God of Jacob. 3o6 Devotions for Holy Communion. Behold, O God, our protector : and look upon the face of Thy Christ. For one day in Thy courts : is better than a thou- sand. I had rather be despised in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of sinners. For God loveth mercy and truth : the Lord will give grace and glor3^ He W'ill not withhold good things from them that walk in innocence : O lyord of hosts, blessed is the man that liopeth in Thee. Glory be to the Father, etc. Psalm 84. *^HOU hast blessed Thy land, O Lord : Thou hast V--/ turned away the captivity of Jacob. Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of Thy people : Thou hast covered all their sins. Thou hast softened all Thine anger : Thou hast turned away from the WTath of Thine indignation. Convert us, O God our Saviour : and turn away Thine auger from us. Wilt Thou be angry with us for ever : or wilt Thou stretch out Thy wTath from generation to generation ? Thou shalt turn again, O God, and quicken us : and Thy people shall rejoice in Thee. Shov/ us Thy mercy, O Lord : and grant us Thy sal- vation. I will hearken what the Lord God shall say within me : for He will speak peace unto His people : And unto His saints : and unto them that are con- verted in heart. Devotions for Holy Communion. 307 Surely His salvation is nigh, unto them that fear Him : that glory may dwell in our laud. Mercy and truth have met together : justice and peace have kissed each other. Truth is sprung out of the earth : and justice hath looked down from heaven. For the Lord shall give goodness : and our earth shall yield her fruit. Justice shall walk before Him : and shall set His steps in the way. Glory be to the Father, etc. Psalm 85. INCLINE Thine ear, O Lord, and hear me : for I am needy and poor. Preserve my soul, for I am holy : O my God, save Th}^ servant, that trusteth in Thee. Have mercy upon me, O Lord : for unto Thee have I cried all the day. Give jo)- to the soul of Thy servant, for unto Thee, O Lord, have I lifted up my soul. For Thou, O Lord, art sweet and mild ; and plente- ous in mercy unto all that call upon Thee. Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer : and attend to the voice of my petition, I have called upon Thee in the day of my trouble : for Thou hast heard me. Among the gods there is none like unto Thee, O Lord : and there is none that can do works like unto Thy w^orks. All the nations whom Thou hast made shall come and worship before Thee, O Lord : and shall glorify Thy name. '3o8 Devotions for Holy Communion. For Tliou art great, aud doest woudrous things : Thou art God alone. Lead me, O Lord, in Thy way, and I will walk in Thy truth ; let my heart rejoice that it may fear Thy name. I will praise Thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart : and I will glorify Thy name for ever. For great is Thy mercy toward me : aud Thou hast delivered my soul out of the lower hell. O God, the wicked are risen up against me ; and the assembly of the mighty have sought after my soul : aud they have not set Thee before their eyes. And Thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion , aud merciful : long-suffering, and of much mercy, and true. 0 look upon me, and have mercy on me : give Thy strength unto Thy servant, aud save the son of Thine handmaid. Show me a token for good : that they who hate me may see, and be confounded : because Thou, O Lord, hast helped me, and hast comforted me. Glory be to the Father, etc. Psalm IIS. I BELIEVED, and therefore did I speak : but I was humbled exceedirigly. 1 said in mine excess : All men are liars. What shall I render unto the Lord : for all the things that He hath rendered unto me? I will take the chalice of salvation ; aud call upon the name of the Lord. I will pay my vows unto the Lord, in the presence of all His people : precious iu the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints. Devotions for Holy Communion. 309 0 Lord, I am Thy servant : I am Thy ser\^ant, and the son of Thine handmaid. Thou hast broken my bonds in sunder : I will offer unto Thee the sacrifice of praise, and will call upon the name of the Lord. 1 will pay my vows unto the Lord in the sight of all His people : in the courts of the house of the Lord, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Glory be to the Father, etc. Psalm i2g. OUT of the depths have I cried unto Thee, O Lord : Lord, hear my voice. O let Thine ears consider well : the voice of m}^ sup- plication. If Thou, O Lord, wilt mark iniquities : Lord, who shall abide it ? For with Thee there is merciful forgiveness : and because of Thy law I have waited for Thee, O Lord. My soul hath waited on His word : my soul hath hoped in the Lord. From the morning watch even until night : let Israel hope in the Lord. For with the Lord there is mercy : and \snth him is plenteous redemption. And He shall redeem Israel : from all his iniquities. Glory be to the Father, etc. Ant. Remember not, O Lord, our offences, nor those of our parents ; neither take Thou reveuge of our sins : Spare us, good Lord, spare Thy people whom Thou 3IO Devotions for Hoi.y Communion. hast redeemed with Thy most Precious Blood, and be not angry with us for ever. Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy. Lord have mercy. Our Father {inaudihly). V. And lead us not into temptation. R. But deliver us from evil. V. I said : O Lord, be Thou merciful unto me. R. Heal my soul, for I have sinned against Thee. V. Return, O Lord, for a little space. R. And be entreated in favor of Thy servants. V. Let Th}'^ mercy, O Lord, be upon us. R. As we have hoped in Thee. V. Let Thy priests be clothed w4th justice. R. And let Thy saints rejoice. V. From my secret sins cleanse me, O Lord. R. And from those of others spare Thy servant. V. O Lord, hear my prayer. R. And let my cry come unto Thee. Let us pray. O MERCIFUL Lord, incline Thine ears to our prayers, and enlighten our hearts by the grace of Thy Holy Spirit : that we may worthily receive Thy holy Mysteries, and love Thee with an everlasting love. OGOD, unto whom every heart is open, every de- sire known, and from wliom no secret is hid : cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration DEVOTIONS FOR HOLY COMMUNION. 3 II of Thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love Thee and worthily praise Thee. INFLAME, O Lord, our reius and our hearts with the fire of the Holy Ghost' : that we may serve Thee with a chaste body, and please Thee with a pure mind. TTrtB prav Thee, O Lord, that the Comforter who xiuL proceedeth from Thee may illuminate our minds, and lead us, as Thy Son hath promised, into all truth. CD AY the power of Thy Holy Spirit, O Lord, be [ present wnth us to cleanse us from all evil and defend us from all adversities. OGOD who didst teach the hearts of Thy faithful by the light of Thy Holy Spirit : grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all thmgs, and evermore to rejoice in His holy comfort. VISIT O Lord, we beseech Thee, and cleanse our consciences, that Thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, when He cometh, may find in us a mansion prepared for Himself. To BE SAID Daily. j31 •LMIGHTY, Everlasting God, lo, I draw near ^^^ \o the Sacrament of Thine Only-begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. As sick, I approach to the Physician of Life ; unclean, to the Fountain of Mercy ; blind to the Light of eternal Brightness ; poor and 312 Devotions for Holy Communion. needy, to the Lord of heaven and earth. I implore Thee, therefore, out of the abundance of Thy boundless mercy, that Thou wouldst vouchsafe to heal my sick- ness, to wash my defilements, to enlighten my blind- ness, to enrich my poverty, and to clothe my naked- ness ; that I may receive the Bread of Angels, the King of kings, the Lord of lords, with such reverence and humility, such contrition and devotion, such purity and faith, such purpose and intention, as is expedient for the health of my soul. Grant, I beseech Thee, that I may receive not only the Sacrament of the Body and Blood of the Lord, but also the whole grace and virtue of that Sacrament. O most merciful God, grant me so to receive the Body of Thine Only-begotten Son, our Loid Jesus Christ, which He took of the Virgin Mary, that I may be found worthy to be incorporated into His mystical Body, and accounted among His members. And, O most loving Father, grant that whom now I purpose to receive under a veil I may at last behold with unveiled face, even Thy beloved Son. Who with Thee and the Holy Ghost ever liveth and reigneth, one God, world without end. Amen. Sunday. O GREAT High-Priest, the true Pontiff, Jesus Christ, who didst offer Thyself to God the Father a pure and spotless Victim upon the Altar of the Cross for us miseralile sinners, and didst give us Thy Flesh to eat and Thy Blood to drink, and didst ordain this Mys- tery in the power of Thy Holy Spirit, saying. Do this for the connneinoralion of JMc : I pray Thee, ])y the same Thy Blood, the great price of our salvation ; I pray Devotions for Holy Communion. 313 Thee, by that wonderful and unspeakable love where- with Thou deign edst so to love us, miserable and un- wortby, as to wash us from our sins in Thine own Blood : teach me, Thine unworthy servant, by Thy Holy Spirit, to approach so great a Mystery with that reverence and honor, that devotion and fear, which is due and fitting. Make me, through Thy grace, always so to believe and understand, to conceive and firmly to hold, to think and to speak, of that exceeding Mystery, as shall please Thee and be good for my soul. L,et Thy good Spirit enter my heart, and there V^e heard without utterance, and without the sound of words speak all truth. For Thy Llysteries are exceed- ing deep, and covered with a sacred veil. For Thy great mercy's sake, grant me to approach Thy holy Mysteries with a clean heart and a pure mind. Free my heart from all defiling and unholy, from all vain and hurtful thoughts. Fence me round about with the holy and faithful guard and mighty protection of Thy blessed Angels, that the enemies of all good may go away ashamed. By the virtue of this mighty Mystery, and by the hand of Thy holy Angel, drive away from me and from all Thy ser^^ants the hard spirit of pride and vain-glory, of envy and blasphemy, of impurity and uncleanness, of doubting and mistrust. Let them be confounded that persecute us. Let them perish who are bent upon our ruin. Monday. KING of virgins and Lover of chastity and inno- cence, extinguish in my frame, by the dew of Thy heavenly blessing, the fuel of evil concupiscence, that so an equal purity of soul and body may abide in 314 Devotions for Holy Communion. me. Mortify in my members the lusts of the flesh and all harmful emotions, and give me true and persever- ing chastity with Thine other gifts which please Thee in truth, so tliat I may wnth chaste body and pure heart offer unto Thee the sacrifice of praise. For with what contrition of heart and fountain of tears, with what reverence and awe, with what chastitj' of body and purity of soul, should that divine and heavenly Sacri- fice be celebrated, wherein Thy flesh is indeed eaten, where Thy Blood is indeed drunk, wherein things low- est and highest, earthl}'^ and divine, are united, where the holy Angels are present, and where Thou art in a marvellous and unspeakable manner both Sacrifice and Priest ! Tuesday. y^ I 'HO can worthily be present at this Sacrifice un- VXA» less Thou, O God, makest him worthy? I know, O Lord, yea, truly do I know, and this do con- fess to Thy loving-kindness, that I am unworthy to approach so great a Mystery, by reason of my num- berless sins and negligences ; but I know, and truly with my own heart do I believe, and with my mouth confess, that Thou canst make me worthy, who alone canst make that clean which proceedeth from that which is unclean, and sinners to be just and holy. By this Thine Almighty power I beseech Thee, O my God, to grant that I, a sinner, may assist at this Sacrifice with fear and trembling, with purity of heart and plen- teous tears, with spiritual gladness and heavenly joy. May my mind feel the sweetness of Thy most blessed Presence, and the love of Thy holy Angels, keeping watch around me. m Devotions for Holy Communion. 315 Wednesday. INDFUIv then, O Lord, of Thy worshipful Pas- sion, I approach Thine Altar, sinner though I am, to join in offering unto Thee that Sacrifice which Thou hast instituted and commanded to be offered in remembrance of Thee for our well-being. Receive it, I beseech Thee, O God most High, for Thy holy Church, and for the people whom Thou hast purchased with Thine own Blood. Let not, through my unworthiness, the price of their salvation be wasted, whose saving Victim and Redemption Thou didst Th3'self vouchsafe to be. Also behold in pity, O Lord, the sorrows of Thy people, v>'hich I bring before Thee ; the perils of Thy servants ; the sorrowful sighing of prisoners ; the miseries of widows and orphans, and all that are desolate and bereaved ; the necessities of strangers and travellers ; the helplessness and sadness of the weak and sickly ; the depressions of the languish- ing ; the weakness of the aged and of children ; the trials and aspirations of young men ; and the vows of virgins. Thursday. * B tOR Thou hast mercy upon all, O Lord, and hatest «J— I nothing that Thou hast made. Remember how frail our nature is, and that Thou art our Father and our God. Be not angry with us for ever, and shut not up Thy tender mercies in displeasure. For it is not for our just works that we present our prayers before Thy face, but for the multitude of Th}'^ tender mercies. Take away from us, O Lord, our iniquities, and merci- fully kindle in us the lire of Thy Holy Spirit. Take 3i6 Devotions for Holy Communion. away from us the heart of stone, and give us a heart of flesh, a heart to love and adore Thee, a heart to delight in, to follow, and to enjoy Thee. And we en- treat Thy mercy, O Lord, that Thou wouldst look down graciously upon Thy famih', as it pays its vows to Thy most holy name ; and that the desire of none may be in vain, and the petitions of none unfulfilled, do Thou inspire our prayers, that they may be such as Thou delightest to hear and answer. Friday. '//) I '^ ^^^-^ Thee also, O Lord, Holy Father, for the vJlAj souls of the faithful departed : that this great Sacrament of Thy love may be to them health and salvation, joy and refreshment. O Lord, my God, grant them this day a great and abundant feast of Thee, the living Bread, who camest down from heaven and givest life unto the world ; even of Thy holy and blessed Flesh, the Lamb without spot, who takest away the sins of the world ; that Flesh, which was taken of the Blessed Virgin Mars-, and conceived by the Holy Ghost; and of that Fountain of mercy which, by the soldier's lance, flowed from Thy most sacred Side; that they be thereby fed and satisfied, refreshed and comforted, and may rejoice in Thy praise and in Thy glory. I pray Thy lo^nug mercy, O Lord, that on the bread and wine to be offered unto Thee may descend the fulness of Thy blessing and the sanctifi cation of Thy Divinity. May there descend also the invisible and incomprehensible Majesty of Thy Holy Spirit, as it descended of old on the sacrifices of the Fathers, wliich shall make these oblations Thy Body and Blood ; and may this offering be acceptable unto Thee, Devotions for Holy Communion. 317 through Him who offered Himself a sacrifice to Thee, O Father, even Jesus Christ, Thine only Son our Lord. Saturday. I ENTREAT Thee also, O Lord, by this most holy mystery of Thy Body and Blood, wherewith we are daily fed, and cleansed, and sanctified in Thy Church, and are made partakers of the one Supreme Divinity, grant unto me Thy holy virtues, that filled therewith I may draw near with a good conscience unto Thy holy Altar, so that these heavenly mysteries may be made unto me salvation and life ; for Thou hast said with Thy holy and blessed mouth : The Bread which I will give is My Flesh, for the life of the world. I am the Living Bread which came down front heaven. If any man eat of this Bread, he shall live for ever. O most sweet Bread, heal the palate of my heart, that I may taste the sweetness of Thy love. Heal it of all infirmities, that I may find sweetness in nothing out of Thee. O most pure Bread, having all delight and all savor, which ever refresh- est us, and never failest, let my heart feed on Thee, and may my inmost soul be filled with the sweet- ness of Thy savor. The Angels feed on Thee fully ; let pilgrim man feed on Thee after his measure, so that, refreshed by this nourishment, he may not faint by the way. Holy Bread ! Li^^ng Bread ! Pure Bread ! who didst come down from heaven, and who givest life to the world, enter into mj^ heart and cleanse me from all impurity of flesh and spirit. Come into my soul ; heal and cleanse me within and without ; be the protection and continual health of my soul and body. Drive far from me all foes that 3i8 Devotions for Holy Communion. lie in wait : let tliem flee afar off at the presence of Thy power ; that, fortified by Thee without and within, I may by a straight way arrive at Thy kingdom, where, not as now in mysteries, but face to face, we shall behold Thee ; when Thou shalt have delivered up the kingdom to God Thy Father, and shalt be God All in all. Then shalt Thou satisfy me with Thyself by a W'Ondrous fulness, so that I shall never hunger nor thirst any more for ever. Who with the same God the Father, and the Holy Ghost, ever livest and reign- est world without end. Ameii. DAII.Y. OGRACIOUvS Lord Jesus Christ, I, a sinner, no- thing presuming on my own deserts, but trusting in Thy mercy and goodness, with fear and trembling approach to the Table of Thy most sweet Feast. For my heart and body are stained with many sins ; my thoughts and lips not diligently guarded. Wherefore, O gracious God, O awful Majesty, in my extremity I turn to Thee, the Fount of Mercy ; to Thee I hasten to be healed, and take refuge under Thy protection ; and Thee, before whom as my Judge I cannot stand, I long for as my Saviour. To Thee, O Lord, I show my wounds, to Thee I lay bare my shame. I know my sins are many and great, for which I am afraid. My trust is in Thy mercies, of which there is no end. Look therefore upon me with the eyes of Thy merc}^ O Lord Jesus Christ, God and Man, crucified for man ; hearken unto me, whose trust is in Thee ; have mercy upon me, who am full of sin and misery, O Thou fount of mercy, that wilt never cease to flow. Hail, saving Victim, offered for me and all mankind on the Cross of suffer- DEVOTIONS FOR HOLY COMMUNION. 3^9 iu^ aud shame. Hail, noble and precious Blood, flow- Zr from the wounds of my crucified Lord and Sa^nour Te'sus Christ, and washing away the sins oi the whole iorld. Be mindful, O Lord, of Thy creature, whom Thou hast redeemed with Thine own Blood. I repent that I have sinned ; I desire to amend what I have done Take therefore away from me, O most merciful Father, all my iniquities and sins : that, being cleansed both in body and soul, I may worthily taste the Holy of Holies; and grant that this holy feedmg on Thy Body and Blood, of which, unworthy as I am, I pur- pose to partake, may be for the remission of my sins and the perfect cleansing of all my offences, for the dri^-ing awav of all e^dl thoughts and the renewal of all holy de'sires, for the healthful brmgmg forth of fruit well-pleasing unto Thee, and the most sure pro- tection of my soul and body against the wiles of all my enemies. Amen. I Act of Contrition. DESIRE O my Saviour, to humbly offer Thee the ^ sacrifice of a troubled spirit and a contrite heart. I brieve from my inmost heart that I have ever offend- ed^Thee by my sins. Thee my God and my chief good Thee who art so gracious to me, and so oft refreshest me in Thy Blessed Sacrament. I grieve especially for the sins of . . . which Thou knowest, Thou Searcher of our hearts, and which I, a miserable sinner, do con- fess in the bitterness of my soul. Would that I ha.1 never offended Thee 1 Yet a contrite and humble heart O God, Thou wilt not despise ; Thou who for love of us didst give to us Thine Only-Begotten Son, to wash us from our sins in His ov,^n Blood. 32 J Devotions for Holy Communion. Resolution of Amendment. I DESIRE, O Lord, earnestly longing for the lielp of Thy grace, to renew all my Baptisnial Vows to Thee, to renounce all that displeaseth Thee, and to walk more perfectly in newness of life. I renounce the devil and all his works and pomps, the glory of the world with all its covetous desires, all sinful excesses in things lawful, and whatever may lead my heart from Thee or hinder my duty towards Thee ; also, I re- nounce all the sinful lusts of the flesh, with everything in thought, word, or deed, which displeaseth Thee, es- pecially . . . , from all which let it be Thy good plea- sure to deliver me, and to turn the whole stream of my affections to the love of Thee, that Thy will and Thy love may be the sole rule and guide of my life, and I may love whatever Thou lovest, and hate whatever Thou hatest. Act of Faith. OF a truth I firmly believe, O Good Jesus, and with lively faith confess, that Thou Thyself, equal to God the Father in glory and in power, true God and Man, art verily and indeed present in this Sacrament. For Thou, the very Truth itself, hast said. This is My Body, This is My Blood. I believe w^hatever the Son of God hath said. Nothing can be truer than this word of Him who is the Truth. I do believe, Ivord ; help mine unbelief, increase my faith. Act of Hope, O CHRIST Jesus, I am sinful dust and ashes, but Thou callest to Thee all who labor and are bur- dened, that Thou mayest refresh them. Art not Thou Devotions for Holy Communion. 321 my Refuge ? To whom else shall I go ? Thou hast the words of eternal life, Thou alone canst comfort me in every trouble. Lord, I am weak and sick, but Thou art my salvation. Those who are well need not a phy- sician,but those who are sick. Therefore I come to Thee, my Physician and my Refuge, hoping that this Com- munion may be to me the increase of Faith, Hope, and Charity ; a firm defence against the snares of my ene- mies ; a help to the removal of the fault and defect of . . . , and to the bringing forth of works well-pleasing unto Thee, especially . . . , and a pledge of future glory. This is the hope and desire which I cherish in my heart, for Thou art compassionate and of tender mercy, and in all Thy promises most faithful. Act of Love. ^~\ MOST Sweet Saviour, Jesus Christ, how great ^^ was Thy love, which drew Thee from the bosom of the Father to this vale of tears, to take our flesh and endure infinite miseries and wrongs, yea, even the death of the Cross, and that only for us miserable sin- ners and for our salvation. O how great was Thy love ! Thou mightest have condemned us, and Thou didst rather choose to save us : we were guilty, and Thou, the sinless One, didst endure our punishment to set us free. Out of love it was that Thou camest down to take our flesh ; and when about to depart from this world to the Father, Thou didst leave to us this Sac- rament as a pledge of Thy love, that after a new and wondrous manner Thou mightest abide with us for ever ; Thou whose delights are to be with the children of men. O Lord, how Vs'orthy art Thou of love, who dost so much for love of us ! Wherefore I vdll love Thee, 322 Devotions for Hoi.y Communion. O Lord, my Strength, my Refuge, and my Deliverer. 0 God, Thou art true Love ! He that dwelleth in love dwelleth in Thee. I desire to receive Thee in this Sacrament, that I may be more firnih- united with Thee in the bond of love. Who shall separate me from the love of Christ my Saviour? O that neither life, nor death, nor any creature may have power to do so. Act of Humility. ' 1^ OW dare I venture to approach to Thee, O Lord ? «-L^ Art not Thou, O God, my Lord, my Creator, my Redeemer, the King of heaven and earth ? And who am 1 ? A poor worm of earth, and, what is yet more un- worthy, so often a disobedient and ungrateful sinner against Thee ! Of a truth. Lord, I am not worthy that Thou shouldst enter under my roof ; yet remember, O Lord, that although Thou wast Lord of all, yet didst Thou take upon Thee the form of a servant, and com- ing unto us didst converse familiarly with publicans and sinners ; and lastly didst humble Thyself and be- come obedient unto death. Let that Thy humility move Thee, I beseech Thee, not to despise me, vile and worthless as I am, but graciously to come unto me, and mercifully to receive jne, who come to Thee* Act of Reparation. OLORD, my God and Saviour, who, as Thou didst endure for our salvation the outrages of those who crucified Thee, so now deignest to bear with those who by careless or unworthy Communions approach and touch Thee, not discerning Thee, and endurest all irreverences rather than withhold Thy sacred Presence from our Altars : I bewail these indignities, and most Devotions for Hoi.y Communion. 323 earnestly desire to prevent, to the utmost of my power, whatever thus still grieves Thee. I beseech Thee, ac- cept this sorrow and this desire as the only offering I can make in reparation of so great dishonor. O Lord, increase our faith, and preserve us from the least profanation of this adorable Mystery, and kindle in me and in the hearts of all Thy people, especially of all who celebrate or assist in Its ministration, such reverence and devotion that Thy most holy name may more and more be honored and glorified in this Sac- rament of love. A)nen. Aspivatiojis. OLORD Jesus, what great things hast Thou done, and what didst Thou suffer, out of the power of Thy boundless love towards me ! But what return have I made ? and what return shall I make ? I am sorry from the bottom of my heart that I have ever offended Thee, who hast so greatly loved me. I believe in Thee with a lively faith, O eternal Truth ! because Thou art Thyself God and Man, my Lord and Saviour. I hope in Thee, O Lord, O only Hope, and true Sal- vation of my soul. I love Thee, O my sovereign Good ! O that I may love Thee above all things with my whole heart ! O may the burning power of Thy love absorb me, that nothing may ever separate me from the love of Christ Jesus, my Sa^'iour ! For what have I in heaven but Thee ? and beside Thee what do I desire upon earth ? As the hart panteth after the water-springs, so pant- eth my soul after Thee, O God. 324 Dkvotions for Holy Communion. What is man, that Thou art mindful of him? or the son of man that Thou visitest him ? Blessed is he who cometh in the name of the Lord. To THE Blessed Virgin. OMOST Blessed Virgin Mar}-, mother of gentle- ness and mercy, I, a miserable and unworthy sinner, fly to thy protection with every sentiment of humility and love ; and I implore of thy loving-kind- ness that thou w^ouldst vouchsafe graciously to be near me, and all who throughout the whole Church are to receive the Body and Blood of thy Son this day, even as thou wert near thy sweetest Son as He hung bleed- ing on the Cross. That, aided by thy gracious help, we may worthily offer up a pure and acceptable sacri- fice in the sight of the Holy and Undivided Trinity. Ame7i. To St. Joseph, (i) "tc^APPY and blessed art thou, O Joseph, to whom «J^G it was given not only to see and to hear that God whom many kings desired to see, and saw not, to hear, and heard not ; but also to bear Him in thine arms, to embrace Him, to clothe Him, and to guard and defend Him. V. Pray for us, O Blessed Joseph. R. That we may be made worLUy of the promises of Christ. Let us pray. OGOD, who hast given unto u3 a royal Priest- hood, vouchsafe, we beseech Thee, that as Blessed Joseph was found worthy to handle with his Devotions for Hoi.y Communion. 325 hands, and bear within his arms, Thine Only-begotten Son, born of the Virgin Mary, so may we be made fit, b}' cleanness of heart and inuocency of works, to wait upon Thy Holy Altars ; that we may worthily receive the Most Sacred Body and Blood of Thy Son, now in this present, and deserve to attain an everlasting re- ward in the world to come. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen. DIRECTION OF THE INTEKTION". I INTEND to assist at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, and to receive the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, according to the Rite of the holy Roman Church, to the praise of Almighty God and of the whole Court of Heaven ; for my benefit, and that of the whole Church on earth ; for all those who have commended themselves unto my prayers, in general and in particular ; and for the happy estate of the holy Roman Church. T70Y -^-ith peace, amendment of life, space for true e} repentance, the grace and comfort of the Holy Ghost, perseverance in good works, a contrite and humble heart, and a happy consummation of my life, grant unto me, O Almighty and merciful Lord. Amen. [For those who wish to pray in their own WORDS. Reflect on the events of the period since your last Communion. Consider : What you have speciality to be thankfue for — The mercies yon have enjoyed. (In home life ; the love of friends ; success in business, and the like ; spiritual blessings, etc.) 326 Devotions fcr Hoi,y Communion. Any troubles which have been averted. (Dangers to which you have been exposed ; causes of anxiety which have been removed, etc.) Any sort^ozus or troubles which have fallen upon you. (Trace God's hand in them, trusting that He has some merciful design in them, so that you can thank Him for them.) What you have speciaIvIvY to pray for — For the Church of Christ. (The Pope, the whole Hierarchy, your own Bishop, the Clergy with whom you are specially concerned. Missions, etc.) For your cornitry. (The President and his Counsellors, Congress, the Gover- nor, etc. ; national dangers to be averted, etc.) For your relatives , friends , and acquaintayices. (Any who are sick or in sorrow ; any for whom you desire God's guidance in religious or worldly affairs. Think whether any one has any special claim upon \-ou. Have j'ou injured any one? If so, have you made all the repara- tion in your power? Has any one injured \o\\, having thus a special need for your prayers ? The Souls in Purgatory- have you to pray especially for some of these ?) For yourself . (Sins to be forgiven. What are your chief temptations just now? What sins and faults do yaw most need aid against? What Christian virtues are you chiefly deficient in ? Are there any business affairs, or undertakings of any kind, or expected events, upon which you desire to ask God's blessing? etc.) H Wlien the bell rings at the Domine, non sum dignus, go tip to the Altar-rail, and kneel there, zvilh ungloved and folded hands. Renew with all possible fervor your contrition of heart, ichile the Confiteor is recited by the acolyte, and the Misereatur and In- dulgentiam pronounced by the Priest. IVhen the Sacred Host is presented to you, receive It on your tongue lightly resting on the lo7ver lip. Say in your heart the words zuhich the Priest uses: The Body of our Lord Jesus Christ pre.serve my .soul unto life everlasting. Retire to your place with recollection and Thanksgiving after Communion. 327 holy modesty, and remain for some time kneeling, in silent covi- vmning with your heavenly Guest. Do not be too anxious to use your Prayer-book ; it is far better for a while to meditate upon the Sacred Mysteries which you have received, using the unspoken sentiments of the soul. Let not this precious time be wasted, ho-vever ; should attention flag and distractions arise, have immediate recourse to the following prayers. THAWKSaiYING AFTER COMMUNION. Antiphon. Of the Three Children. The Benedicite. * J I'LL ye Works of the Lord, bless the Lord : praise cJr^ and exalt Him above all for ever. O ye Angels of the Lord, bless the Lord : bless the Lord, O ye Heavens. O all ye Waters that are above the Heavens, bless the Lord : bless the Lord, O all ye Powers of the Lord. O 3^e Sun and Moon, bless the Lord ; bless the Lord, O ye Stars of Heaven, O every Shower and Dew, bless ye the Lord ; bless the Lord, O all ye Spirits of God. O ye Fire and Heat, bless the Lord : bless the Lord, O 3'e Cold and Heat. O ye Dews and Hoarfrost, bless the Lord : bless the Lord, O ye Frost and Cold. O ye Ice and Snow, bless the Lord : bless the Lord, O ye Nights and Days. O ye Light and Darkness, bless the Lord : bless the Lord, O ye Lightnings and Clouds. O let the Earth bless the Lord : let it praise and ex- alt Him above all for ever. 328 Thanksgiving after Communion. O ye Mountains and Hills, bless the Lord : bless the Lord, O all ye things that spring up in the earth. O ye Fountains, bless the Lord : bless the Lord, O ye Seas and Rivers. O ye Whales, and all that move in the Waters, bless the Lord : bless the Lord, O all ye Fowls of the air. O all ye Beasts and Cattle, bless the Lord : bless the Lord, O ye Sons of men. O let Israel bless the Lord : let them praise and ex- alt Him above all for ever. O ye Priests of the Lord, bless the Lord : bless the Lord, O ye Servants of the Lord. O ye Spirits and Souls of the Just, bless the Lord : bless the Lord, O ye holy and humble of heart. O Ananiah, Azariah, and Misael, bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt Him above all for ever. Let us bless the Father, and the Son, with the Holy Ghost : let us praise and exalt Him above all for ever. Blessed art Thou, O Lord, in the Firmament of Heaven : and worthy to be praised and glorified, and exalted above all for ever. Psalm j^o. *T^RATSK the Lord in His holy places : praise Him A— in the firmament of His power. Praise Him in His mighty acts : praise Him accord- ing to the multitude of His greatness. Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet : praise Him with psaltery and harp. Praise Him with timbrel and choir : praise Him with strings and organs. Praise Him upon the high-sounding cymbals : praise Thanksgiving after Communion. 129 Him upon cymbals of joy : let every spirit praise the Lord. Alleluia. Glory be to the Father, etc. Antiphon. Let us sing the song of the Three Chil- dren, which the holy souls sang in the fiery furnace, blessing the Lord. Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Our Father {inaudibly). V. And lead us not into temptation. R. But deliver us from evil. V. Let all Thy works, O Lord, praise Thee. R. And let Thy Saints bless Thee. V. The Saints shall rejoice in glorv. R. They shall be joyful in their beds. V. Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us. R. But unto Thy name give the glory. V. O Lord, hear my prayer. R. And let my cry come unto Thee. Let us pray. OGOp, who for the Three Children didst assuage the flames of fire : mercifully grant that the flames of sin may not consume us Thy servants. "Y^IRECT, we beseech Thee, O Lord, our actions by A^ Thy inspiration, and further them with Thy continual help ; that every prayer and work of ours may always begin from Thee, and through Thee be brought to an end. ^2,'i Thanksgiving after Communion. VOUCHSAFE, O Lord, to extinguish within us the flames of sin ; Thou who didst grant to Blessed Lawrence grace to arise whole from his fiery torments. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. A Prayer of St. Thomas Aouinas. *7T^LMIGHTY and Everlasting God, the Preserver (v^^ of souls and the Redeemer of the world, look favorably upon me, Thy servant, prostrate before Thy Majesty, and most graciously accept this vSacrifice at which, in honor of Thy name, I have been present, for the saving health of the faithful, living as well as de- parted, as also for all ru}^ sins and offences. Take away Thine anger from me : grant Thy grace and mercy unto me ; open unto me the gates of Paradise ; deliver me by Thy power from all evils ; and whatever guilt I have of my own sinfulness incurred, do Thou graciously for- give ; and make me so to persevere in Thy precepts in this world that I may be rendered worthy to be joined to the company of Thine elect ; of Thine only gift, O my God, whose blessed name, honor, and dominion endureth for ever and ever. Amen. I render thanks to Thee, O Lord, Holy Father, Ever- lasting God, who hast vouchsafed, not for any merits of mine, but of Thy great mercy only, to f^ed me a sinner, Thine unworthy servant, with the precious Body and Blood of Thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ ; and I pray that this Holy Communion may not be for my judgment and condemnation, but for my pardon and salvation. Let it be unto me an armor of faith and a shield of good purpose, a riddance of all \dces, and a rooting out of all evil desires ; an increase of love and patience, of humility and obedience, and of Thanksgiving after Communion. 331 all virtues ; a firm defence against the wiles of all my enemies, visible and invisible ; a perfect quieting of all my impulses, fleshly and spiritual ; a cleaving unto Thee, the one true God ; and a blessed consummation of my end when Thou dost call. And I pray that Thou wouldst vouchsafe to bring me a sinner to that unspeakable Feast where Thou, with Thy Son and Thy Holy Spirit, art to Thy holy ones true light, ful- ness of blessedness, everlasting joy, and perfect happi- ness. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen. A Prayer of St. Bona venture. OMOST sweet Lord Jesus Christ, transfix the affec- tions of my inmost soul with that most joyous and healthful wound of Thy love, with true, serene, holiest Apostolic charity, that my soul may ever lan- guish and melt with entire love and longing for Thee, that it may desire Thee, and faint for Thy courts, long to be dissolved and to be with Thee. Grant that my soul may hunger after Thee, the Bread of Angels, the Refreshment of holy souls, our dailj^ and supersub- stantial Bread, who hast all sweetness and savor, and the sweetness of every taste. Let my heart ever hun- ger after and feed upon Thee, upon whom the Angels desire to look, and my inmost soul be filled with the sweetness of Thy savor. May it ever thirst for Thee, the Fountain of life, the Source of \s4sdom and know- ledge, the Fountain of eternal light, the Torrent of pleasure, the Richness of the House of God. May it ever yearn for Thee, seek Thee, find Thee, stretch to- wards Thee, attain to Thee, meditate upon Thee, speak of Thee, and do all things to the praise and glory of Thy h.o\y name, with humility and discretion, with 332 THANKSGIVING AFTER L'OMMUNION. love and delight, with readiness and affection, with perseverance even unto the end. And be Thou ever my hope and my whole confidence ; my riches ; my delight, my pleasure, and my joy ; my rest and tran- quillity ; my peace, my sweetness, and my fragrance ; my sweet savor, my food and refreshment ; my refuge and my help ; my wisdom ; my portion, my possession, and my treasure, in whom my mind and my heart may ever remain fixed and firm, and rooted immovably, henceforth and for evermore. Amen. OMOST Holy, O most benign, O noble and glori- ous Virgin Mary, who wast worthy to bear in thy sacred womb the Creator of all, and at thy virginal breast to nourish Him whose true, real, and most holy Body and Blood I, an unworthy sinner, have just now dared to receive : vouchsafe, I humbly beseech thee, to intercede with Him for me a sinner ; that whatsoever, by ignorance or neglect, by accident or irreverence, I have left undone, or have done amiss, in this unspeak- ably holy Sacrifice, may be pardoned through thy prayers to the same our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son, who with the Father and the Holy Ghost liveth and rei^ueth world without end. Amen. Aspirations. y^l 'HO art Thou, O Lord, and what am I ? vIlA* Dost Thou come unto me, O King most High, even to the very lowest of Thy servants ? Behold, O Lord, I now have Thee, who hast all things : I possess Thee, wlio possessest all things and canst do all things ; therefore, O my God and my All, do Thou wean my heart from all other things beside Thee, for in them there is nothing but vanity and Thanksgiving after Communion. 333 weariness of spirit ; on Thee alone may my heart be fixed ; in Thee be my rest, for in Thee is my treasure, in Thee are sovereign truth, true happiness, and eter- nal life. Let my soul, O Lord, feel the sweetness of Thy pres- ence. May it taste how sweet Thou art, O Lord, that, drawn by love of Thee, it may seek for nothing where- in to rejoice out of Thee ; for Thou art the joy of my heart, and my God, and my portion for ever. Thou art the Physician of my soul, who with Thine own stripes hast healed our sickness. I am that sick soul whom Thou camest from heaven to heal ; heal my soul, therefore, for I have sinned against Thee. Thou art the Good Shepherd who hast laid down Thy life for Thy sheep. Behold, I am that sheep which was lost, and yet Thou dost vouchsafe to feed me with Thy Body and Blood ; lay me now upon Thy shoulders. What vnlt Thou refuse me, who hast given Thyself unto me ? O be Thou my Shepherd, and I shall lack nothing in the green pasture wherein Thou feedest me, until I am brought to the pastures of eter- nal life. O Thou true Light, which enlightenest every man who Cometh into the world, enlighten mine eyes, that I sleep not in death. O Fire continually burning, and never failing ! be- hold how lukewarm and cold I am ; O do Thou in- flame my reins and my heart, that they may be on fire with the love of Thee. For Thou camest to send fire on the earth, and what \\dlt Thou but that it be kindled ? O King of Heaven and earth, rich in pity ! behold, I am poor and needy ; Thou knowest what I most 334 Thanksgiving after Communion. require ; Thou aloue art able to enrich and help me ; help me, O God, and out of the treasure of Thy good- ness succor Thou my needy soul. O my Lord and my God ! behold, I am Thy ser- vant : give me understanding and kindle my affections, that I may know and do Thy will. Thou art the Lamb of God, the Lamb without spot, who takest away the sins of the world ; take away from me whatever hurteth me and displeaseth Thee ; and give me what Thou knowest to be pleasing to Thee and good for me. Thou art my love and all my joy ; Thou art my God and my all ; Thou art the portion of my inheritance and of my cup ; Thou art He that will restore my in- heritance unto me. O my God and my All ! may the sweet and burning power-of Thy love, I beseech Thee, so absorb my soul, that I may die unto the world for the love of Thee, who for the love of me hast vouchsafed to die upon the Cross, O my God and my All. Lord, if I had lived innocently, I could not have de- served to receive the crumbs that fall from Thy Table. How great is Thy mercy, who hast feasted me with the Bread of Virgins, with the Wine of Angels, with Manna from heaven ! O when shall I pass from this dark glass, from this veil of vSacraments, to the vision of Thy eternal light ; from eating Thy Body, to beholding Thy face in Thy eternal kingdom ? Let not my sins crucify the Lord of life again ; let it never be said of me. The hand of him who betray eth Me is ivith Me on the table. O that I might love Thee as well as ever any creature Thanksgiving after Communion. 335 loved Thee ! Let me thiuk nothing but Thee, desire nothing but Thee, enjoy nothing but Thee. O Jesus, be a Jesus unto me. Thou art all things unto me. Let nothing ever please me but what savors of Thee and Thy miraculous sweetness. Blessed be the mercies of our Lord, who of God is made unto me wisdom, and justice, and sanctifi cation, and redemption. Let him who glorieth glory in the Lord. Amen. Adoi^e and Magnify the Lord. OLORD Jesus, sweetest Guest, may est Thou have come happily to me. Thy poor and humble ser- vant. ]\Ia3'est Thou have entered in blessing under this mean and lowly roof. Blessed art Thou, O Lord, in the highest, for that Thou hast come into my heart, Thou Day-spring from on high. O King of peace, drive from ni}' heart all vain and idle thoughts, that my soul may be able to imitate and to love Thee only, the Author of peace. For what beside Thee, O Thou peace. Thou calm and sweetness of my heart, should my soul seek for or desire ? Pray for Grace. r^ RANT me Thy grace, most merciful Jesus, that it ^o^ may be with me, and work with me, and con- tinue with me even to the end. Grant me ever to wdll and to desire what is most pleasing unto Thee. Let Thy will be mine, and my will ever follow Thine in perfect agreement with it, that so I may neither choose nor reject, save what Thou choosest and rejectest. Grant me to die to all that is in the world, and for love of Thee to be content to be despised and unknown 336 Thanksgiving aftkr Communion. in this life. Grant me, above all objects of desire, to rest in Thee, and to still my heart to perfect peace in Thee. For Thou art the true peace of the heart, Thou art its only rest, and out of Thee all is restless and un- quiet. In this peace, that is'in Thyself alone, my chief and eternal good, may I lay me down and take my rest. Amen. Give Thanks. "j A I 'HAT shall I render unto Thee, O Lord Jesus, for vSlA. all that Thou hast done unto me, and on this day especiall}' ? In Th}' care for me Thou hast given me Thy Body for my food, and Thy Blood for my drink, and both for a pledge of future glory. Would that my lips might be opened, and my mouth filled with Thy praise, that I might sing of Thy glorj- and of Thy greatness all the day long, and tell of all Thy wondrous works. O my soul, magnify the Lord, from whom thou hast received blessings so many and so great ; and rejoice, my spirit, in God thy Saviour : for He hath looked down on my lowliness ; and the Mighty One hath done great things for me, and hath filled me, when hungry, with good things. Let my words please Thee, O Lord ; my joy shall be in Thee, and I will be exercised in Thy command- ments. Hold Thou me by my right hand, and guide me by Thy will, that Thou mayest afterwards receive me with Thy glory ; for Thy mercy's sake. Ameii. Offer to God the Father His Son Jesus Christ. OMOST Merciful Father, who hast so loved me as to give to me Thine Only-begotten Son for my food and drink, and with Him all things, look upon the Face of Thine Anointed, in whom Thou art well Thanksgiving after Communion, 337 pleased. This Thy Beloved Sou, and with Him my heart, I offer and present to Thee for all the blessings Thou hast this day given me. Mayest Thou, O Father, be now well pleased in Him, and through Him turn away Thine indignation from me. Behold the One Mediator between God and men, a Man Christ Jesus, my Advocate and High-Priest, who intercedes for me. Him do I offer and plead before Thee, who committed no sin, but bore the sins of the world, and by whose stripes we are healed. Accept, therefore, O Holy Father, this Immaculate Victim, to the honor and glory of Thy name, in thanksgiving for all Thy benefits bestowed upon me, in remission also of my sins, and supply of all my defects and shortcom- ings. O Blessed Virgin, Mother of m}^ God and Saviour, recommend my petitions to thy Son. O all ye Angels and Saints, citizens of heaven, join also your prayers with mine. Ye stand always before the Throne, and see Him face to face, whom I here receive under veils. Be ever mindful of me, and obtain from Him and through Him that with you I may bless Him and love Him for ever. A^nen. Offer Yourself to Christ. OLORD, for that I am Thy servant and the son of Thy handmaid, I therefore renounce the devil and all his works and pomps; all the vanity of this wicked world, and all the sinful lusts of the flesh. Thou alone art the God of my heart ; Thou, O God, art my portion for ever. Thou art the portion of my inheri- tance and of my cup. Thou art He that will restore my inheritance unto me. Do Thou therefore take for 338 Thanksgiving after Communion. Thiue own the whole powers of my soul, my memory, my intellect, and all my will. All that I am, and all that I have, Thou hast bestowed upon me : therefore I give back all to Thee, and surrender it to be wholly governed by Thy sovereign will. Grant me but ^ace to love Thee alone, and I am rich enough and ask no more. Here may be said the Tantum Ergo {p. 222), the Lauda Sion {p. 6j2), the Pauge Lingua {p.62y),or any other Hymn in honor of the Blessed Sacrament. A PRAYER(i) To ivhich Pope Pins VII. has annexed a Plenary In- dtilifence, ■which all the faithful may obtain who, after having confessed their sins with contrition , and received the Holy Comniunioii, shall devoutly recite it before an image or representatio7i of Christ crucified. Behold, O kind and most sweet Jesus, I cast myself upon my knees in 'Ihy sight, and with the most fervent desire of my soul I pray and beseech Thee that Thou wouldst impress upon my heart lively sentiments of Faith, Hope, and Charity, with true repentance for my sins, and a firm desire of amendment, whilst with deep affection and grief of soul I ponder within myself and mental- ly contemplate Thy five most precious Wounds ; having before my eyes that which David spake in prophecy : They have pierced my hands a7id feet ; they have numbered all Diy bones. Zbc IDcxfotion of the fovt^ Iboure' adoration. HIS Devotion, known in Italy as the Qua- -^ ranf ore, continues for Forty Hours, in ;: memory of the fortj^ hours during which \ the Body of our Lord remained in the Sep- ulchre. It was begun at Milan in 1534, and was introduced into Rome by St. Philip Neri in 1548, and sanctioned by Pope Clem- ent VIII., who issued a solemn Bull respect' ing it, November 25, 1592. The devotion owes its origin to Father Jo- seph, a Capuchin friar at ;Milan. In the year 1534 the city of Milan was suffering all the horrors attendant on war, and was reduced almost to despair, when Father Joseph called upon the citizens to raise their eyes from the miseries around them, and look up to heaven for succor, assuring them, on the part of God, that if they would give themselves to fervent prayer for forty hours, their city and their countr\- would be liberated from the devastations of their enemies. The citi- zens obeyed the call. The Forty Hours' Prayer commenced in the Cathedral, and was taken up by the other churches of the city in rotation. The people meanwhile attended with fen,-or at the appointed praj^ers, and approached with great devotion the Sacraments of Penance and the H0I3' Eucharist. Heaven did not delay to fulfil the assurance given b\- the pious ser\-ant of God ; for in a short time the Emperor Charles V. and Francis, 339 340 A Visit to the Bi^essed Sacrament. King of France, were seen at the gate of Milan arranging the ar- ticles of peace. To promote this devotion Pope Clement VIII. granted a Plenary, Indulgence to all such as, confessing their sins and receiving Holy Communion, should visit any church or chapel where this devo- tion was being performed. To gain this Indulgence it is required (i) to visit the Blessed Sacrament once during the three days of Exposition ; and (2) to receive Holy Communion on the day preceding, or on one of the three days, but not necessarily in the same church or chapel in which the Blessed Sacrament is exposed. Pope Paul V. also granted an Indulgence of ten years and ten quadrageyicE for every Visit made to the Blessed Sacrament thus exposed. These Indulgences are applicable to the Souls in Purgatory. The forms of prayers used in this devotion are, the Litany of the Saints, Collects, etc., as given o\\ page 236 ; to which may be added the Litany of the Holy Name (/>. 60), th- Litany of the Blessed Virgin {p. 65), the Miserere (/>. 24<^), and the Te Deum (p. 160). A VISIT TO THE BLESSED SACRA- MENT. An Act of Adoration to the Most Holy Trinity. I MOST humbly adore Thee, O uncreated Father, and Thee, O Only-begotten Son, and Thee, O Holy Ghost the Paraclete, one Almighty, Everlasting, and Unchangeable God, Creator of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. I acknowledge in Thee a true and ineffable Trinity of Persons, a true and indivisible Unity of Substance. I glorify Thee, O Almighty Trinity, one only Deity, my most compas- siouate Lord, my sweetest hope, my dearest light, my A Visit to the Blessed Sacrament. 341 most desired repose, my jo}-, my life, and all my good. To Tby most merciful gooduess I commend my soul aud body ; to Thy most sacred Majesty I wholly devote myself, and to Thy divine will I resign and yield my- self eternally. All honor and glory be to Thee for ever and ever. Amen. O HEAVENLY Father, O most forgiving Father, O Lord God, have mercy upon me a wretched sinner, have mercy upon all men. In fullest repara- tii:-n, expiation, and satisfaction for all my iniquities and negligences, and for the sins of the whole world, and perfectly to supply the deficiency of my works, I offer unto Thee Thy Beloved Son, Christ Jesus, in union with that sovereign charity with which Thou didst send Him to us, and didst give Him to us as our Sa\*iour. I offer His transcendent virtues, and all that He did and suffered for us. I offer His la- bors, sorrows, torments, and most Precious Blood. I offer the merits of the most Blessed Virgin Mary and of all Thy Saints. Assist me, I beseech Thee, O most merciful Father, through the same Thy Son, by the power of Thy Holy Spirit. Have mercy on all un- happy sinners, and graciously call tHem back to the way of salvation. Grant to all the liv-ing pardon and grace, and to the faithful departed eternal light and rest. Ameji. OHOLY Spirit, sweeiest Comforter, who proceedest from the Father and the vSon in an ineffable manner, come, I beseech Thee, and enter into my heart. Purify and cleanse me from all sin, and sanc- tify my soul. Wash away its defilements, moisten its drvness, heal its wounds, subdue its stubbornness, melt 342 A Visit to the Blessed Sacrament. its coldness, and correct its wanderings. Make nie truly humble and resigned, that I may be pleasing unto Thee, and Thou mayest abide with me for ever. O most blessed Light, O Light worthy of all love, en- lighten me. O Joy of Paradise, O fount of purest delights, O my God, give Thyself to me, and kindle in my inmost soul the fire of Thy love. O my Lord, in- struct, direct, and defend me in all things. Give me strength against all undue fears and a cowardly spirit ; bestow upon me a right Faith, a firm Hope, and a sin- cere and perfect Charity ; and grant that I may ever do Thy most gracious will. Amen. A Prayer of St. Alphonsus Liguori.CO * I ' ORD Jesus Christ, who, through the love which r*— * Thou bearest to men, dost remain with them, day and night, in this Sacrament, full of mercy and of love, expecting, inviting, and receiving all who come to visit Thee : I believe that Thou art present in the Sacrament of the Altar. From the abyss of my no- thingness I adore Thee, and I thank Thee for all the graces which Thou hast bestowed upon me, particularly for having given me Thyself in this Sacrament, for having given me for my advocate Thy most holy Mother, Mary, and for having called me to visit Thee in this church. I pay my homage this day to Thy most loving Heart, and I do so, first, in thanksgi\'ing for this great gift itself ; secondly, as a reparation for all the injuries which Thou hast received from Thine enemies in this Sacrament ; thirdly, I wish, b)' this visit, to adore Thee in all those places on earth where Thou art Sacramentally present, and in which Thou art the least honored and the most abandoned. My. A Visit to the Blessed Sacrament. 343 Jesus, I love Thee with my whole heart. I am sorry for having hitherto so many times offended Thine in- finite goodness. I purpose, \\-ith the assistance of Thy grace, never more to offend Thee ; and, at this mo- ment, miserable as I am, I consecrate my whole being to Thee. I give Thee my entire will, all my affections and desires, and all that I have. From this day for- ward do what Thou wilt with me, and with everything that belongs to me. I ask and desire only Thy holy love, the gift of final perseverance, and the perfect ful- filment of Thy will. I commend to Thee the souls in purgatory, particularly those who were most devoted to the most Blessed Sacrament and to the Blessed Vir- gin Mary ; and I also commend to Thee all poor sin- ners. Finally, my dear Saviour, I unite all my affec- tions vnth the affections of Thy most loving Heart ; and, thus united, I offer them to Thine Eternal Father, and I entreat Him, in Thy name and for Thy sake, to accept and answer them. Amen. Tyie Prayer Look down, O Lord {p. 90), may be used here. An Act of Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. OJESrS, Only Son of the Li^^ng God, who, by an incomprehensible effect of Thy love, wast pleased to be made INIan, to be born in a stable, to live amidst labors and sufferings, to die upon a Cross, and to leave us, as a perpetual pledge of Thy tenderness. Thine own Bodv and Blood for the nourishment of our souls, in the ineffable Sacrament of the Eucharist : Thou beholdest at Thy feet a criminal covered with confusion, who comes, in the spirit of union with all the associates in the adoration of Thy di\-ine Heart, humbly to confess 344 A Visit to the Bi^essed Sacrament. his ingratitude, his iniquities, and those of all other men, that he may make reparation for them as far as in him lies. Alas ! O loving Jesus, we have sinned against heaven and before Thee. What hath Thy most Sacred Heart not suffered on our part in the course of Thy sacred life, in Thy bitter Passion, and from the moment that Thou hast dwelt amongst us in the Sacrament of Thy Love ! O with how much bitterness, opprobrium, and grief have we deluged Thy divine Heart ! Pardon ; mercy ; O adorable Heart of Jesus ! mercy for me, mercy for all men, and for our land in particular ! I detest, with all the sincerity of my soul, and with the most profound and bitter grief, everything which hath ever offended Thee in myself or in others ; I de- test it for the love Thou deservest, and which is su- premely due unto Thee. O that I could efface with my tears, and wash away with my blood, the inju- ries which we have done unto Thee. O that I could repay Thee, by my repentance, by my works, and by my love, all the glory, honor, and satisfaction of which Thou hast been robbed by the injuries and outrages that have been committed against Thee ! Accept at least the earnest desire with which Thou inspirest me. Vouchsafe, O Heart infinitely rich in mercy, to light again in my heart and that of all men the sacred fire which Thou caniest to kindle upon the earth. Let it purify them, let it inflame them, let it make of them one heart with Th}^ Heart. Pour down, I beseech Thee, Thy most precious and abundant benedictions on Thy holy Church, and those who govern it ; on this diocese, on this region, and on all those who are united with us in devotion to Thv vSacred Heart. O Heart A Visit to the Blessed vSacramejnt. 345 of Jesus, live, reign in all .hearts, for time and for eternity. Amen. An Act of Consecration to the Sacred Heart OF Jesus. ^^^O Thee, O Sacred Heart of Jesus, do I devote and ^^ offer up my life, my thoughts, my words, my actions, and my sufferings. May my whole being be no longer employed but in loving and serving and glorifying Thee. O Sacred Heart, be Thou henceforth the sole object of my love, the protector of my life, the pledge of my salvation, and my refuge at the hour of my death. Plead for me, O blessed and adorable Heart, at the Bar of Divine Justice, and screen me from the auger which my sins deserve. Imprint Thyself like a Seal upon my heart, that I may never be separated from Thee. May my name also be ever engraven upon Thee, and may I ever be consecrated to Thy glory, ever burning with the flames of Thy Love, and entirely penetrated with it for all eternity. This is all my de- sire, to live in Thee. One thing have I sought of the Lord, and this will I seek, that I may dwell in the Heart of my Lord all the days of m^^ life. A Prayer to the Eternal Father. O ETERNAL Father, let me offer up unto Thy mercy the Sacred Heart of Thy dearly-beloved Son, even as He offered Himself up a Sacrifice to Thy Justice. Accept, on my behalf, all the thoughts, sentiments, affections, motions, and all the actions of this Sacred Heart ; they are mine, because It was immolated for 346 A Visit to the Bi^essed Sacrament. me ; they are mine, because for the future I am re- solved to admit nothing into my heart but what hath place in Thine. Receive, then, O God, the merits of this Sacred Heart in satisfaction for my sins, and in thanksgiving for all the benefits conferred upon me. Receive them, O Lord, as so many motives for grant- ing my petitions. Give me, O Lord, for their sake, all the graces I need, but especially the gift of final per- severance. Receive them as so many acts of love, adoration, and praise, which I now offer to Thy divine Majesty. This Sacred Heart, this Heart alone, can love, honor, and glorify Thee as Thou deservest. AineJi. A Prayer to th3 Sacred Heart of Jesus, in the Blessed Sacrament of the Aetar. (i) "-r:^ OW boundless, O Jesus, is Thy Love ! Thou hast r*-b prepared for me, of Thy most precious Body and Blood, a divine Banquet, wherein Thou dost give Thyself to me without reserve. What hath urged Thee to this excess of love? Nothing but Thine own most Loving Heart. O adorable Heart of Jesus, Furnace of divine Love, receive ni)^ soul into the wounds of Thy most sacred Passion, that in this school of charity I may learn to make a return of love to that God who hath given me such wonderful proofs of His Love. Ameii. ^ESUS, meek and humble of heart, J Make my heart like unto Thine !^i; O sweetest Heart of Jesus, I implore That 1 may ever love Thee more and more ! ^^^ A Visit to the Bi^essed Sacrament. 347 O Heart of Jesus, burning with love of me, inflame my heart with the love of Thee ! (i) O Sacred Heart of Jesus, ma^-est Thou be known, loved, and adored throughout all the world ! U) O Heart of my dear Redeemer, may the love of Thy friends supply all the injuries and neglects which Thou sustainest ! Zhc Stations of tbe Crose.'" M v.;<.5.i!/:?S^ Glory be to the Father. Dear Jesus, Thou dost g.o to die For ver\' love of me : Ah ! let me bear Thee company ; I wish to die with Thee. FOURTH STATION. JESUS MEETS HIS AFFEICTED MOTHER. V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world. 352 The Stations of the Cross. Consider the meeting of the Son and the Mother, which took place on this journey. 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. ^nr^Y most loving Jesus, by the sorrow that Thou %J^ didst experience 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 inter- cession, a continual and tender remembrance of the Passion of thy Son. 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, and then do with me what Thou wilt. Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory be to the Father. Dear Jesus, Thou dost go to die For very love of nie : Ah ! let me bear Thee company ; I wish to die with Thee. FIFTH STATION. THE CYRENIAN HEI.PS JESUS TO CARRY HIS CROSS. V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. J^. Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world. Consider how the Jews, seeing that at each step Jesus from weakness was on the point of expiring, and fear- ing that He would die on the way, when they wished Him to die the ignominious death of the Cross, con- strained Simon the Cyrenian to carry the Cross be- hind our Lord. The Stations of the Cross. 353 ^T^Y most beloved Jesus, I will not refuse the Cross pJ-^ as the Cyrenian did ; I accept it — I embrace it. I accept in particular the death Thou hast destined for 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 repent of having offended Thee. Never permit me to offend Thee again. Grant that I may love Thee ; and then do with me what Thou wilt. Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory be to the Father. Dear Jesus, Thou dost go to die For very love of me : Ah ! let me bear Thee company ; I wish to die with Thee. SIXTH STATION. veronica wipes the face of JESUS. V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world. Consider how the holy woman named Veronica, see- ing Jesus so afflicted, and His face bathed in sweat and blood, presented Him with a towel, with which He wiped His adorable face, lea\dng on it the impression of His holy countenance. /T^Y most beloved Jesus, Thy face was beautiful aJ-^ 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 Redeemer, canst restore 354 The Stations of the; Cross. it to its former beauty. Do this by Thy passiou, aud then do with me what Thou wilt. Our Father. Hail I\Iary. Glory' be to the Father. Dear Jesus, Thou dost go to die For very love of me : Ah ! let me bear Thee company ; I wish to die with Thee. SEVENTH STATION. JESUS FAI.I.S THE SECOND TIME. V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world. 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. ^Tpv Y most gentle Jesus, how many times Thou hast N"-^. pardoned me, and how many times have I fal- len again, and begun again to offend Thee ! Oh! by the merits of this new fall, give me the necessary helps to persevere in Thy grace until death. Grant that in all temptations which assail me I may always commend myself to Thee. I love Thee, Jesus m}' love, with my whole heart ; I repent of ha\ang oifended 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, Thou dost go to die For very love of me : Ah ! let me bear Thee company ; I wish to die with Thee. The Stations of the Cross. 355 EIGHTH STATION. JESUS SPEAKS TO THE WOMEN OF JERUSAT.EM. V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. ^. Because by Th}- holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world. Consider how those womeu wept with compassion at seeing Jesxis in such a pitiable state, streaming with blood, as He walked along. But Jesus said to them : IVeep 7iotfor Me, but for your children. fW^ Jesus, laden with sorrows, I weep for the 5J^ offences I have committed against Thee, be- cause 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 hav- ing 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, Thou dost go to die For ver3' love of me : Ah ! let me bear Thee company ; I wish to die with Thee. NINTH STATION. JESUS FALLS THE THIRD TIME. V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the vrorld. Consider the third fall of Jesus Christ. His weak- The Stations of the Cross. ness was extreme, and the cruelty of His executioners excessive, who tried to hasten His steps when He had scarcely strength to move. * J I'H, my outraged Jesus, by the merits of the (JP^ weakness Thou didst suffer in going to Calvary, give me strength sufficient to conquer all human re- spect, and all my wicked passions, which have led me to despise Thy friendship. 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, Thou dost go to die For verj' love of nie : Ah ! let me bear Thee company I wish to die with Thee. TENTH STATION. JESUS IS STRIPPED OF HIS GARMENTS. V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world. 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. Compassionate your Sa- viour thus cruelly treated, and say to Him : ^T^Y innocent Jesus, by the merits of the torment %^^ Thou has 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 The Stations of the Cross. 357 love thee, O Jesus, 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 wath me what Thou wilt. Our Father. Hail ^Nlary. Glory be to the Father. Dear Jesus, Thou dost go to die For very love of me : Ah ! let tae bear Thee company ; I wish to die with Thee. ELEVENTH STATION. JESUS IS NAII^ED TO THE CROSS. 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 being thrown on the Cross, extended His hands, and offered to His Eternal Father the sacrifice of His life for our salvation. These bar- barians fastened Him with nails, and then, raising the Cross, allowed Him to die with anguish on this in- famous gibbet. ^T^Y Jesus ! loaded with contempt, nail my heart t^*^* 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 always ; and then do with me what Thou wilt. Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory be to the Father. Dear Jesus, Thou dost ^o to die For very love of me : Ah ! let me bear Thee company ; I wish to die with Thee. 358 The Stations of the Cross. TWElvFTH STATION. JESUS DIES ON THE CROSS. V. We adore Thee, O Christ, aud we bless Thee. R. Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world. 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. OMY dying Jesus, I kiss devoutly 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. 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, Thou dost go to die For very love of nie : Ah ! let me bear Thee company ; I wish to die vv'ith Thee. THIRTEENTH STATION. JESUS IS TAKEN DOWN FROI^I THE CROSS. V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world. Consider how, after the death of our Lord, two of His The Stations of the Cross. 359 disciples, Joseph aud Nicodemus, took Him down from the Cross, aud placed Him in the arms of His afflicted Mother, who received Him with unutterable tender- ness, and pressed Him to her bosom. O MOTHER of sorrow, for the love of this Son, accept me for thy servant, and pray to Him for me. And Thou, my Redeemer, 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 al- ways ; and then do with me what Thou wilt. Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory be to the Father, Dear Jesus, Thou dost go to die For very love of me : Ah ! let nie bear Thee company ; I wish to die with Thee. FOURTEENTH STATION. JESUS IS PLACED IN THE SEPUIvCHRE. V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world. Consider how the disciples carried the body of Jesus to bury it, accompanied by his holy Mother, who ar- ranged it in the sepulchre with her own hands. They then closed the tomb, and all withdrew. * V I'H, my buried Jesus, I kiss the stone that en- tsjp^ closes 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 36o The Stations op the Cross. united wdth Thee in heaven, to praise Thee and love Thee for ever. I love Thee, and I repent of ever hav- ing oifended Thee. Never permit me to offend Thee again. Grant that I may love Thee ; and then do with me what Thou wilt. Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory be to the Father, Dear Jesus, Thou dost go to die For very love of" uie : Ah ! let me bear Thee company ; I wish to die with Thee. After this, return to the High Altar, and 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 Indulgences granted to those who recite them. Zbc Devotion of tbe Seven Moibe upon tbe CvoeeS' Glorj- be to the Father, etc. Iv OME unto my help, O God. A*. O Lord, make haste to help .n. me. ^ T/ie First Word. * I TATHER. FORGIVE THEM, FOR r-^^ THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO. V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world. O BELOVED Jesus, who for the love of me didst agonize on the Cross that Thou mightest pay by Thy sufferings the debt due to my sins, and didst open Thy divine mouth to obtain my pardon from eternal Justice : have mercy on all the faithful in their agou}-, and on me also when I shall be in that extremity, and, through the merits of Thy most Precious Blood shed for our salvation, give us so lively a sorrow for our sins that we may breathe out our souls into the bosom of Thine infinite mercy. 361 362 The Seven Words upon the Cross. Glory be to the Father, three times, V. Have mercy on us, O Lord. R. Have merc}^ on us. O my God, I believe in Thee, I hope in Thee, I love Thee, and I repent of having offended Thee by my sins. The Second Word. ^^^HIS DAY THOU SHAI,T BE WITH ME IN PARA- ^-^ DISE. V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world. O BELOVED Jesus, who for the love of me didst agonize on the Cross, and with such readiness and bounty didst respond to the faith of the Good Thief, who in the midst of Thy humiliation ac- knowledged Thee to be the Son of God : O Thou who didst assure him of Paradise, have mercy on all the faithful in their agony, and on me also when I shall be in that extremity, and, through the merits of Thy most Precious Blood, revive in our souls a faith so firm and constant that it may not waver at any sug- gestion of the devil, so that we also may obtain the blessed reward of Heaven. Glory be to the Father, three times. Have mercy, etc. The Third Word. BEHOLD THY SON ; behoi^d thy Mother. V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. The Sevrn Words upon the Cross. 363 R. Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world. O BELOVED Jesus, who for the love of me didst agonize on the Cross, and, forgetting Thy suffer- ings, didst leave us as a pledge of Thy love Thine own most holy Mother, that through her we might confi- dently have recourse to Thee in our greatest need : have mercy on all the faithful in their agony, and on me also when I shall be in that extremity, and, through the interior martyrdom of this Thy dear Mother, awaken in our hearts a firm hope in the infinite merits of Thy most Precious Blood, that we may avoid the eternal damnation which our sins have deserved. Glory be to the Father, th^^ee times. Have mercy, etc. The Fourth Word. fW^ God ! My God ! why hast Thou forsaken M4 Me? V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world. O BELOVED Jesus, who for the love of me didst agonize on the Cross, and, heaping sufiering on suffering, didst endure with infinite patience not only Thy many bodily tortures, but the most heavy afflic- tion of spirit through the Dereliction of Thine Eternal Father : have mercy on all the faithful in their agony, and on me also when I shall be in that extremity, and, through the merits of Thy most Precious Blood, give us grace to suffer wdth true patience all the pains and 364 The Seven Words upon the Cross. afflictions of our agony, that, uniting them with Thine, we may be partakers of Thy glory in Paradise. Glory be to the Father, th^'ee times. Have mercy, etc. The Fifth Word, I THIRST, r. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world. O BELOVED Jesus, who didst agonize on the Cross for the love of me, and who, not satisfied with all the ignominy and suffering, wouldst willingly have suffered yet more, so that all men might be saved — as was clearly proved when all the torrents of Thy Pas- sion would not allay the Thirst of Thy tender Heart : have mercy on all the faithful in their agou}^, and on me also when I shall be in that extremity, and, through the merits of Thy most Precious Blood, enkindle such a fire of charity in our hearts as may cause them to burn \\ath the desire of uniting themselves to Thee for all eternity. Glory be to the Father, three times. Have mercy, etc. The Sixth Word. XT IS consummated. / \ We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world. o BELOVED Jesus, who for the love of me didst agonize on the Cross, and from that Throne of The Seven Words upon the Cross. 365 Truth didst announce the completion of the work of our Redemption, through which, from being the chil- dren of wrath and perdition, we are become the children of God and the heirs of Heaven : have mercy on all the faithful in their agony, and on me also when I shall be in that extremity, and, through the merits of Thy most Precious Blood, detach us entirely from the world and from ourselves, and at th moment of our agony give us grace sincerely to offer Thee the sacrifice of our life in expiation of car sins. Glory be to the Father, three times. Have mercy, etc. The Seventh Word. *-rjrATHER, INTO Thy hands I commend My f-l—l SPIRIT. V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world. O BELOVED Jesus, who didst agonize on the Cross for the love of me, and who, in completing this great Sacrifice, didst accept the will of Thine Eternal Father, by resigning Thy spirit into His hands, and then bowing Thy Head and dying : have mercy on all the faithful in their agony, and on me also when I shall be in that extremity, and, through the merits of Thy most Precious Blood, give us, in our agony, an en- tire conformity to the divine will, that w^e may be ready either to live or die according as it shall best please Thee, desiring nothing but the accomplishment of Thy blessed will in us. 366 The Skven Words upon thk Cross. Glor>' be to the Father, three times. Have mercy, etc. A Prayer to our Blessed Lady of Sorrows. OHOIvY Mother, most afflicted by the bitter sorrow which thou didst endure at the foot of the Cross during the Three Hours' Agony of Jesus : vouchsafe to assist all of us, the children of thy sorrows, in our last agon}', that through thine intercession we may pass from the bed of death to form a crown for thee iu the heavenly Paradise. Hail Mary, three times. O Mary, Mother of grace, Mother of mercy, Protect us from the enemy, And receive us at the hour of death. W V. From sudden and unlooked-for death, i?. O Lord, deliver us. V. From the snares of the devil, R. O Lord, deliver us. V. From everlasting death, R. O Lord, deliver us. Let MS pray. OGOD, who for the salvation of mankind didst give an example and a help in the Passion and Death of Thy Son : grant, we beseech Thee, that in the hour of our death we may experience the effects of this Thy charity, and deserve to be partakers in the glory of Him our Redeemer, through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. R. Amen. The Seven Words upon the Cross. 367 Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, I give you my heart and my soul. Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, assist me in my last agony. Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, may I breathe forth my soul in peace with you.W Zbc IRosar? of tbe BlesseJ) IDirgin riDai-?."" HE devotion called the Rosary consists of fif- teen Pater Nosters and Glorias, and one luni- dred and fifty Ave Marias, to be recited on Indulgenced beads. It is divided into three parts, each containing five Decades, or Tens ; ;/^ a Decade consisting of one Pater, ten Aves, ard one Gloria* To each of these Decades is as- signed one of the principal Mysteries of the life of our Saviour or of His Blessed Mother, as matter of meditation, whereon the mind is to exercise itself while at prayer, and therefore it is prefixed to everj' Decade. The fifteen Mysteries, as we have said, are divided into three parts — viz., five Joj-ful, five Sorrowful, and five Glorious Mysteries. Now, the method consists in raising corresponding affections in the will dunng the recital of each Decade, such as the devotion of each one may suggest : for ex- ample, in the first part, sentiments of/ovforthe coming of our Redeemer ; in the second, of compassion for the sufferings of our Lo-rd, and contj-ition for our sins, which were the occasion of them ; '\\\\.\\&\.\\\rd.,oi thayikstrivijig for the exaltation and glory of our Saviour and His Blessed Mother, hoping through the merits of His Passion, and her Intercession, to be made partakers of their glory. To assist the mind iu this exercise a short Meditation * It is customary to preface these prayers with the Apostles' Creed, one Pater, three Aves, and one Gloria, as iu the chaplet in- troduced by St. Bridget of Sweden. 368 Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 369 and prayer are usually given to be used before and after each De- cade. In order to say the Rosary well, we should not be satisfied with merely pronouncing the words of the pravers, or with a vague and general reflection on the rviysteries : but we should en- deavor to acquire the habit of reciting them with great attention and reverence, at the same time dwelling in a vivid manner upon the different Mysteries. In order to do this the better it is some- times the custom, in addition to the short meditation on the IVIystery (which is usually read before the recital of each Decade and which contains, either expressed or understood, a prayer for the particular Virtue to which it has relation), to subjoin a short ejaculation tn reference to the subject of the xMysten-, which may be inserted after the holy name of Jesus in t\iQ Hai'l Ma rv, or to divide the meditation into ten points, one for each Ave The reading of the meditation, ejaculation, or prayer are only pious practices to assist in the more devout recitation of the Rosary which consists essentially only in the recitation of the vocal prayers while the mind dwells upon the subject of the Mystery contemplated. THE FORM OF BLESSIHa ROSARIES. Proper to the Order of Preachers. The Priest, vested in surplice and white stole, says : Vj-DJUTORIUM iios- fyJK help is in the (v/^-D-» trum iu nomiue V^ name of the Lord. Domini. ^. Qui fecit coelum et R. Who hath made hea- terram. ven and earth. V. Domine, exaudi orati- V. O Lord, hear my onem meam. pra\'er. ^. Dt clamor mens ad te A\ And let my crv- come veniat. unto Thee. 370 Rosary of the Bi.esskd Virgin Mary. V. Dominus vobiscuni. K The Lord be with you. A\ And --.vitli thy spirit. i?. Et cum spiritu tuo. Orcinus. OMNIPOTENS et mi- sericors Deus, qui propter eximiam charita- tein tuam qua dilexisti nos, Filium tuum uuigeni- tum Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum de ccelis in terram desceudere, et de Beatissim£e Mariae Domi- nae uostrse utero sacratis- simo, Angelo nuntiante, carnem suscipere, crucem- que ac mortem subire, et tertia die gloriose a mor- tuis resurgere voluisti, ut nos eriperes de potestate diaboli : obsecramus im- mensam clemeutiam tuam, ut haec sigua Rosarii in honorem et laudem ejus- dem Genitricis Filii tui ab Ecclesia tua fideli dicata beue*Klicas et Sanctis* faces, eisque tantam iufun- das virtutem Spiritus Sanc- ti, ut quicumque horum quodlibet secum portaverit, Let us p7'ay, VirivMIGHTY and most cJr^ merciful God, who, out of the wondrous love whereby Thou hast loved us, that Thou mightest de- liver us from the power of the devil, didst wdll that Thine Only-begotten vSon, our Lord Jesus Christ, should come down upon earth, and at the message of an Angel take flesh from the most sacred Womb of our Lady, Blessed Mar}-, and undergo the death of the Cross, and the third day rise gloriously from the dead : v/e implore Thine abounding mercy that Thou wouldst bless *J« and sanctify "-I^ these Rosaries, dedicated by Thy faithful Church to the honor and praise of the same Mother of Thy Son, and wouldst so abundantly pour forth upon them the power of Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 371 atque in domo sua reve- the Holy Ghost that who- reuter teuuerit, et in eis ad soever shall carry them te, secundum hujus sane- about their persons, and tLS Societatis instituta, di- shall reverently keep them vina coutemplando niys-. in their homes, and shall teria devote oraverit, salu- devoutly pray unto Thee, bri et perseveranti devoti- contemplating, according one abundet, sitque con- to the institutes of this sors et particeps omnium holy Society, the di\nne gratiarum, privilegiorum et mj-steries thereupon, may indulgentiarum, quae eidem abound in sound and last- Societati per sanctam Se- ing devotion, and may be dem Apostolicam concessa sharers and partakers in fuerunt, ab omni hoste all the graces, privileges, visibili et invisibili sem- and indulgences which per et ubique in hoc saeculo have been granted to the liberetur, et in exitu suo same Society by the Holy ab ipsa Beatissima Virgiue Apostolic See ; may at all Maria Dei Genitrice tibi times and in all places be plenus bonis operibus prae- delivered from every foe, sentari mereatur. Per visible and invisible, in this eumdem Dominum nos- present world, and may trum Jesum Christum, Fi- finally at the hour of death, lium tuum, qui tecum vi- full of all good works, be vit et regnat in uuitate found worthy to be pre- Spiritus Sancti Deus, per sented unto Thee by the omnia soecula sceculorum. same most blessed Virgin Mary, IMother of God. Through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. R. Amen. R- Amen. The Priest then sprinkles the Rosaries with holy water. 372 Rosary of the BIvESSEd Virgin Mary. A METHOD OF RECITING THE ROSARY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY. IN the name of the Father, ►J* and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Ameyi. V. Thou shalt open my lips, O Lord. R. And my mouth shall show forth Thy praise. V. Come unto my help, O God, R. O lyord, make haste to help me. V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. R. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Alleluia, {^Froyn Septuagesima to Easter, for Alleluia say, Praise to Thee, O Lord, King of eternal Glory.] [At the Cross say the Apostles' Creed : / believe in God, etc. On the three small beads say : ist, / salute thee. Daughter of God the Father; obtain for us the gift of a frtn faith. Hail Mary, etc. 2d, I salute thee. Mother of God the Son ; obtain for us the gift of constant hope. Hail Mary, etc. 3d, I salute thee, Spouse of God the Holy Ghost ; obtain for us the gift of an ardent cha- rity. Hail Mary, etc.] THE FIVE JOYFUL MYSTERIES. For Mondays and Thursdays ; the Sundays oe Advent, and those from the Epiphany un- til Lent. /. The Annujiciation. *T — ' ET us contemplate, in this Mystery, how the An- «-■ — ^ gel Gabriel saluted our Blessed Lady witli the title. Full of grace, and declared unto her the Incar- nation of our Lord aiid Saviour Jesus Christ. Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 373 Our Father, Hail Mary, teu times. Glory be to the Father. Let us pray. OHOLY Mary, Queen of Virgins, through the most high Mystery of the Incarnation of thy beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, wherein our salva- tion was begun, obtain for us, through thy most holy intercession, light to understand the greatness of the benefit He hath bestowed upon us, in vouchsafing to become our Brother, and in giving thee. His own be- loved Mother, to be our Mother also. Amen. II. The Visitation. *~\ — ' ET us contemplate, in this M3'stery, how the « ■ ^ Blessed Virgin Mary, understanding from the Angel that her cousin St. Elizabeth had conceived, went with haste into the mountains of Judea to visit her, and remained with her three months. Our Father. Hail Mary, ten times. Glory be to the Father. Let us pray. OHOLY Virgin, spotless Mirror of humility, by that exceeding love which moved thee to visit thy holy cousin St. Elizabeth, obtain for us, through thine intercession, that our hearts being visited by th}-- divine Son, and freed from all sin, we may praise and give thanks to Him for ever. Amen. III. The Birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem. *T ' ET us contemplate, in this Mystery, how the «J— ^ Blessed Virgin Mary, when the time of the 374 Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, delivery was come, brouglit forth our Redeemer, Jesus Christ, at midnight, and laid Him in a manger, be- cause there was no room for Him in the inns of Beth- lehem. Our Father. Hail Mary, ten times. Glory be to the Father. Let us pray. OPURE Mother of God, through thy virginal and most joyful delivery, whereby thou gavest to the world thine only Son, ovir Saviour, obtain for us, we beseech thee, through thine intercession, the grace to lead such pure and holy lives in this world that we may become worthy to sing, without ceasing, the mer- cies of thy Son, and His benefits to us by thee. Amen. IV. The Presentatiojt of our Blessed Lord in the Temple. *T — ' ET us contemplate, in this Mystery, how the r-" — ^ Blessed Virgin Mary, on the day of her Purifi- cation, presented the Child Jesus in the Temple, where holy Simeon, giving thanks to God, with great devo- tion received Him into his arms. Our Father. Hail Mary, ten times. Glory be to the Father, Let us pray. OHOLY Virgin, most admirable example and pat- tern of obedience, who didst present the Lord of the Temple in the Temple of God, obtain for us, of thy Blessed Son, that, with holy Simeon and devout Anna, we may praise and glorify Him forever. Amen. Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 375 V. The Finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple. ^-| — ' ET us contemplate, in this Mystery, how the , I i Blessed Virgin Mary, after having lost her be- loved Sou in Jerusalem, sought Him for the space of three days ; and at length found Him in the Temple, sitting in the midst of the Doctors, hearing them, and asking them questions. Our Father. Hail Mary, ten times. Glory be to the Father. Let us pray. OMOST Blessed Virgin, more than martyr in thy sufferings, and yet the comfort of such as are afflicted: by that unspeakable joy wherewith thy soul was filled when at length thou didst find thy dearly- beloved Son in the Temple, teaching in the midst of the Doctors, obtain of Him that we may so seek Him and find Him in His holy Catholic Church as never more to be separated from Him. Amen. Hail, holy Queen, with V. and R., and Prayer (p. 79). Or Prayer of Rosary Sunday (p. 773). THE FIVE SORROWFUL MYSTERIES. For Tuesdays and Fridays, and the Sundays IN Lent. /. The Prayer and Bloody Sweat of our Blessed Sa- viour in the Garden. "TT"* ET us contem.plate, in this Mystery, how our Lord r" — ^ Jesus w£is so afflicted for us in the Garden of 376 Rosary of the Bi.essed Virgin Mary. Gethseinani that His Body was bathed in a Bloody Sweat, which ran down in great drops to the ground. Our Father. Hail Mary^ ten times. Glory be to the Father. Let tispray. OHOLY Virgin, more than martyr, by that ar- dent prayer which our beloved Saviour poured forth to His Heavenly Father, vouchsafe to intercede for us, that, our passions being subjected to the obe- dience of reason, we may always, and in all things, conform and subject ourselves to the holy will of God. Amen. II. The Scourging of our Blessed Lord at the Pillar. 'I ' ET us contemplate, in this Mystery, how our r-" — ^ lyord Jesus Christ was most cruelly scourged in the house of Pilate ; the number of stripes inflicted upon Him being, it is said, about five thousand. Our Father. Hail Mary, ten times. Glory be to the Father. Let us pray. O MOTHER of God, Fountain of patience, through those stripes thy only and dearly-beloved vSon vouchsafed to suffer for us, obtain of Him for us grace to mortify our rebellious senses, to avoid the occasion of sin, and to be ready to suffer everything rather than offend God. Amen. III. The Crowning of our Blessed Saviour zvith Thorns. "l — ' ET us contemplate, in this INIyslery, how those #J — * cruel ministers of Satan plaited a Crown of Rosary of the Bi^essed Virgin Mary. 377 Thorns, and cruelly pressed it on the Sacred Head of our Lord Jesus Christ. Our Father. Hail Mary, ten times. Glory be to the Father. Let lis pray. O MOTHER of our Eternal Prince, the King of Glory, by those sharp Thorns wherewith His Sacred Head was pierced, we beseech thee to obtain, through thine intercession, that we may be delivered from all emotions of pride, and escape that shame which our sins deserve at the day of judgment. Amen. IV. Jesus carrying His Cross. * I ' ET us contemplate, in this M3'stery, how our «J — ^ Lord Jesus Christ, being sentenced to die, bore, with most amazing patience, the Cross which was laid upon Him for His greater torment and ignominy. Our Father. Hail Mary, ten times. Glory be to the Father. Let us pray. OHOLY Virgin, model of patience, by the most painful carrying of the Cross, in which thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, bore the heavy weight of our sins, obtain for us of Him, through thine intercession, courage and strength to follow His steps, and bear our cross after Him to the end of our lives. Amen. V. The Crucifixion of our Lord Jesus Christ. *T ' ET us contemplate, in this Mystery, how our A — ^ Lord Jesus Christ, being come to Mount Cal- 378 Rosary of thi; Bi^essed Virgin Mary. vary, was stripped of His clothes, and His Hands and Feet were cruelly nailed to the Cross, in the presence of His most afflicted Mother, Our Father. Hail Mary, ten times. Glory be to the Father. Let tis pray. OHOLY Mary, Mother of God, as the Body of thy beloved Sou was for us stretched upon the Cross, so may we offer up our souls and bodies to be cruci- fied with Him, and our hearts to be pierced with grief at His most bitter Passion ; and thou, O most sorrow- ful Mother, graciously vouchsafe to help us, by thy all-powerful prayers, to accomplish the work of our salvation. Avien. Hail, holy Queen, etc. {p. 79). Or Prayer (p. 773). THE FIVE GLORIOUS MYSTERIES. For Wednesdays and Saturdays, and the Sun- days from Easter until. Advent. /. 7 he Resurrection of our Lord from the dead. "T — ' ET us contemplate, in this Mystery, how our A — ^ Lord Jesus Christ, triumphing gloriously over death, rose again the third day, Immortal and Impas- sible. Our Father. Hail Mary^ ten times. Glory be to the Father. Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 379 Let lis pray. O GLORIOUS Virgin Mary, by that unspeakable joy thou didst receive iu the Resurrectiou of thy divine Son, we beseech thee obtain for us of Him that our hearts may never go astray after the false joys of this world, but may be v/holly employed in seeking the true and solid joys of heaven. Amen. II. The Ascension of Christ into Heaven. "t — ' ET us contemplate, in this Mystery, how our f" — ^ Lord Jesus Christ, forty days after His Resur- rection, ascended into heaven, attended by Angels, in the sight of His most holy Mother and His holy Apostles and Disciples. Our Father. Hail Mary, ten times. Glory be to the Father. Let us pray. O MOTHER of God, consoler of the afflicted, as thy beloved Son, when He ascended into hea- ven, lifted up His hands and blessed His Apostles, as He departed from them ; so vouchsafe, most holy Mother, to lift up thy pure hands to Him on our be- half, that we may enjoy the benefits of His blessing, and of thine, here on earth, and hereafter in heaven. Amen. HI. The Descent of the Holy Ghost upon the Apostles. *T| — ' ET us contemplate, in this Mystery, how the «-■— ^ Lord Jesus Christ, being seated on the right hand of God, sent, as He had promised, the Holy 380 Rosary of the Bi^essed Virgin Mary. Gliost upou His Apostles, who, after He had ascended, returned to Jerusalem, and continued in prayer and supplication, waiting for the fulfilment of His promise. Our Father. Hail Mary, ten times. Glory be to the Father. Let us pray. OvSACRED Virgin, Tabernacle of the Holy Ghost, we beseech thee to obtain, by thine intercession, that this Comforter, whom thy beloved Son sent down upon His Apostles, filling them thereby with spiritual joy, may teach us in this world the true way of salva- tion, and make us to walk in the way of virtue and good works. Amen. IV. The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven. *T — ' ET us contemplate, in this Mystery, how the glo- r-^ — ^ rious Virgin, twelve years after the Resurrec- tion of her Son, passed out of this world unto Him, and was by Him taken up into heaven, attended by the holy Angels. Our Father. Hail Mary, ten times. Glory be to the Father. Let us pray. OHOLY Virgin, who, entering the heavenly man- sions, didst fill the Angels with joy and man with hope : vouchsafe to intercede for us at the hour of our death, that, being delivered from the illusions and temptations of the devil, we may joyfully pass out of this earthly estate to enjoy the happiness of eternal life. Amen. V. The Coronation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Heaven. *T| — 1 ET us coiitetnplate, in this Myster}'-, liow the glo- r-* — * rious Virgin Mary was, to the great jubilee and exultation of the whole Court of heaven, crowned by her Son with the brightest diadem of glory. Our Father. Hail 3lary, ten times. Glory be to the Father. Let ns pray. O GLORIOUS Queen of all the heavenly host, we beseech thee to accept these prayers, which, as a Crown of Roses, we offer at thy feet ; and grant, most gracious Lady, that, by thy intercession, our souls may be inflamed with so ardent a desire of see- ing thee so gloriously crowned, that it may never die within us until it shall be changed into the happy frui- tion of thy blessed sight. Amen. Hail, holy Queen, etc. {p. 79). Or Prayer (p. 773). A Prayer ascribed to St. Bernard.© ^T^EMORARE, O piis- "¥^ I r'''^ sima Virgo IMaria, r-^-^ EMEMBER, O most loving Virgin Mary, non esse auditum a sceculo, that never was it known quemquam ad tua curren- that any one who fled to tern praesidia, tua implo- thy protection, implored rantem auxilia, tua peten- thy help, and sought thine tem suflFragia, esse derelic- intercession, was left for- tum. Ego, tali animatus saken. Inspired with this confideutia, ad te, Virgo confidence, I fly unto thee. ;82 Rosary of the: Bi^essed Virgin Mary. virgiiium, Mater, curro. Ad te venio ; coram te ge- mens peccator assisto. No- O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To thee I come ; before thee I stand, sinful li, Mater Verbi, verba mea and sorrowful. O Mother despicere, sed audi propi- of the Word, despise not tia et exaudi. Amen. my words, but graciously hear and grant my prayer. Amen, l^^^^ ^be Scapular® OF THE CONFRATERNITY OF OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEIv. crer^Q©'\xri HE Scapular, or Little Habit of the Blessed Vir- gin, is composed of two stnall square pieces of brown cloth, connected by two cords, and design- ed to be worn over the shoulders under the or- dinary clothing. It was, according to a most authentic tradition, given by our Blessed Ladv herself , as a pledge of her love and patronage, to St. Simon Stock, general of the Carynelites, on the i6th of fuly, A .D. 1251. THE FORM OF REGEIYING A PERSON INTO THE CONFRATERNITY OF MT. CARMEE, And of Bi^essing and Bestowing the Scapui^ar, OR LiTTEE Habit of the Same. The Postulant kneels before the Priest, who is vested in surplice and ■uhite stole, and the Priest says : ^USCEPnVIUS, Deus, y^TTE have received Thy )<^ misericordiam tuam VJlA» niercv, O God, in m medio templi tui se- the midst of Thy temple ; 383 384 The Scapular. cundum iiomeu tuum, Deiis, sic et laus tua in fines terrae ; justitia plena est dextera tua. Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison. Pater noster [secreto). V. Et ne nos inducas in tentationem. R. Sed libera nos a male. V. Sa[v7i7n fac serviun tuum, jR. Deus mens, speran- tem in te. V. Mitte ei. Domine, auxiliuni de saucto, R. Et de Sion tuere eH7>i. V. Nihil proficiat inimi- cus in eo. R. Et filins iuiquitatis non apponat nocere ei. V. Domine, exaudi ora- tionem nieani. R. Et clamor mens ad te veniat. V. Dominus vobiscum. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. according to Thy name, O God, so also is Thy praise unto the ends of the earth ; Thy right hand is full of justice. Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Our Father [ifiaudibly). V. And lead us not into temptation. R. But deliver us from evil. V. vSave Thy servant, R. O my God, who put- teth his trust in Thee. V. Send hun help, O Lord, from Thy holy place, R. And defend hii)t out of Sion. V. Let not the enemy prevail against ////;/, R. Nor the son of ini- quity draw nigh to hurt him. V. Q Lord, hear my prayer. R. And let my cry come unto Thee. V, The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. The ScapuIvAr. 385 Or emus. Let us pray. ^USCIPIATte Christus )*^ in numero fidelium suorum ; et nos, licet in- digni, te suscipimus in ora- tionibus nostris. Conce- dat tibi Deus per Unigeni- tum suutn mediatorem Dei et hominum, tempus bene vivendi, locum bene agen- di, constantiam bene per- severandi, et ad seternae vit^ hereditatem feliciter perveniendi ; et sicut nos hodie fraterna cliaritas spi- rituaiiter jungit in terris, ita divina pietas, quae di- lectionis est auctrix et amatrix, nos cum iidelibus suis coujungere dignetur in ccelis. Per eumdem Chris- tum Domiuum nostrum. R. Amen. V. Adjutorium nostrum in nomine Domini, R. Oui fecit ccelum et terram. V. Sit nomen Domini benedictum ^\\ AY Christ receive ^■■^. thee into the num- ber of His faithful people ; and we, though unworthy, receive Thee into fellow- ship in our prayers. May God, through His Only- begotten, the Mediator be- tween God and man, grant thee time for right-living, space for well-doing, stead- fastness for truh^ persever- ing, and for happily attain- ing unto the inheritance of everlasting life ; and as brotherly love doth now spiritually join us together on earth, so may the Fa- therly Love of God, the Au- thor and Nourisher of all love, vouchsafe to number us among His faithful in heaven. Through the same Christ our Lord. R. Amen. V. Our help is in the name of the Lord, R. Who hath made hea- ven and earth. V. Blessed be the name of the Lord 386 The Scapui^ar. R. Bx hoc nuuc et us- que in saeculum. V. Domiiie, exaudi ora- tioneni uieam. R. Et clamor meus ad te veniat. V. Dominus vobiscum. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. Or emus. •ttTETERNE Pater, et f/-■-» Creator of heaven Deus omnipotens, qui te and earth, bless 4* thee. He eligere dignatus est ad Be- who hath vouchsafed to atissirase Virginis Mariae call thee unto the Socie- de monte Carmelo Societa- ty and Confraternity of tem et Confraternitatem ; Blessed Mary of Mount quam precamur, ut in hora Carmel ; let us beseech obitus tui conterat caput her, therefore, that in the serpentis, qui tibi est ad- hour of thy death she may versarius, et tandem tam- bruise the head of the ser- quam victor palmam, et pent, thine adversary, and coronam sempiternas hae- that finally thou mayest reditatis consequaris. Per attain unto the palm of Christum Dominum nos- victory and the crown of trum. inheritance everlasting. Through Christ our Lord. R. Amen. R. Amen. Thk Scapular. 3^9 [//" only the Scapular is to be blessed, the Priest begins at the V. Ad- jutorium nostrum, and continues to the prayer Suppliciter hi- elusive. \ Then the Priest sprinkles the Recipient with holy water, and con- tinues : ^^GO auctoritate, qua v_>[ fuugor, et miiii cou- cessa, recipio te ad Con- fraternitatem sacrae Re- ligiouis Cannelitarum, et iuvestio, ac participem te facio omnium bonorum spi- ritualium ejusdem Ordinis. In nomine Patris, •?« et Fi- lii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen. BY the authority which I exercise, and which is granted unto me, I receive thee into the Con- fraternity of the holy Car- melite Order ; and I invest thee and make thee a par- taker in all the spiritual goods of the same Order. In the name of the Father, ^ and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 3n6truction on the Sacramente In (3eneral» fY Sacrament is meant au outward sign of inward grace, or a sacred and mys- terious sign and ceremony ordained by Christ to convey grace to our souls. The Sacraments may be compared to channels which convey water from a fountain-head, and the soul to a ves- sel which one carries to these channels to be filled. The fountain, abound- ing with water, courses through the channels and fills every vessel which 41 \S) s?^ S8 eJ • is applied thereto, as far as it can hold ; the larger the ves- sel, the greater the quantit}^ of water it will contain. So the larger the capacity of the soul (which capacity de- pends upon the soul's dispositions), the greater the por- tion of grace which it receives through the heavenly channels of the Sacraments. But the conditions re- quired in the receiver are by no means productive of the efficacy of the Sacraments. Take the example of light and heat : fire is not lacking in burning power because it cannot act on incombustible materials ; nor are the windows of a room the cause of light, though necessary to give it admission. The Church has never instituted, and could not institute, any vSacrament — this is a power reserved to God Himself He alone is the Fountain of Grace ; 390 The Sacraments in Generai,. 391 He aloue can appoint the channels by which that grace is conveyed to our souls. Since, therefore, as a fact, He has appointed those channels — and no oth- ers—v.-hich v/e call Sacraments, by those only can we ordinarily obtain that special grace. Hence it follows that no power on earth can change what was ordained by Jesus^ Christ in the outward forms of the Sacraments, without destroying them entirely ; for if any change is made in what He ordained, it is no longer the same form to which grace is annexed, and consequently ceases to be a Sacrament. The Passion of Christ is the rich and exhaustless source from which the grace of every Sacrament is de- rived ; for each grace was purchased for us at the price of our Divine Redeemer's Blood. There are seven Sacraments : Baptism, Confirma- tion, Penance, Holy Eucharist, Extreme Unc- tion, HoEY Orders, and Matrimony. Special Instructions on each Sacrament will be found in their proper places. Of these Sacraments, some give sanctifying grace, and others increase it in our souls. Those that give sanctifying grace are Baptism and Penance : they are called Sacraments of the Dead, because they take away sin, which is the death of the soul, and give grace, which is its life. Those that in> crease sanctifying grace in the soul are Confirmation, Holy Eucharist, Extreme Unction, Holy Orders, and Matrimony; these are called Sacraments of the Liv- ing, because those who receive them worthily are al- ready living the life of grace. They should be received, therefore, in a state of grace ; any one receiving the Sacraments of the Living in mortal sin incurs the ad- ditional guilt of Sacrilege. The Sacraments of Bap- 392 The Sacraments in Gknerai,. iism, Confirmation, and Holy Orders imprint what is called a chai^ader upon the soul — a spiritual mark which remains for ever — and hence they can be re- ceived but once. Besides the sanctifying grace common to all the Sacraments, God has annexed to each a particular Sacramental grace, which is a special help to enable us to perform the duties and attain the end for which each Sacrament was instituted — e.g., \. Shortly after we come into the world we are made the children of God by Baptism. 2. As we grow up we are fortified for the combats against our spiritual enemies which we have to undergo, and are made soldiers of Christ, by Confirmation. 3. The H01.Y Eucharist is the daily bread which feeds and nourishes our souls to everlasting life. 4. If unhappily we fall in the spiritual conflict, Penance is the remedy which restores life to the soul. 5. In Matrimony special graces are pro- vided to sanctify and assuage the cares of the married state. 6. HoivY Orders keeps up the succession of pastors in the Church, and enables them to faithfully discharge their sacred functions. 7. When the Chris- tian soul is on the verge of Eternity, it is strengthened and comforted by the refreshing graces of Extreme Unction, so that the Christian warrior may not be vanquished at the last. ^be Sacrament of Baptiam^ EXPLANATION OF THE CEREMONIES. HE ceremonies used by the Church in the administration ol" Baptism are ver>' ancient. St. Basil mentions many of tiiem, which, he says, are of Apostolical tradition ; as the con- secration of the water, and of the oil used in the anointings, the renunciation of featan and his works, and the profession of faith. St. Augustine mentions the sign of the Cross, the imposition of hands, and the custom of giving salt to the catechumens. St. Ambrose speaks of the ceremony of touching the ears and nostrils with spittle, with the words, £g opened. These ceremonies have a twofold significa- tion. They are outward signs of that which the Holy Spirit operates inwardly in the souls of those that re- ceive the Sacrament ; and they also admonish them of that which they ought to do, and represent to them the obligations they con- tract. The Priest is vested in a white surplice, as denoting innocence, and successively uses two stoles, one violet, the other white. The violet color signifies the unhappy state to which sin has re- duced mankind. After the exorcisms the Priest puts on the ■white stole, as the symbol of the innocence conferred by the Sac- rament. 393 394 The Sacrament of Baptism. Addressing- himself to the godfather and godmother, he asks the name by which the child is to be called. A name is given, says St. Charles Borromeo, to show that the person is dedicated to the service of Jesus Christ. This name, the Council of Trent teaches, should be that of some Saint, in order that by bearing the same name the person may be excited to imitate his virtues and sanctity ; and that, while endeavoring to imitate him, he may invoke him and pray to him, in the confident hope that he will be his patron and advocate, for the safety of his body and tlie salva- tion of his soul. The wretched state to which sin has reduced the human race is still further intimated by the Priest's breathing three times on the person to be baptized, wliich is done to drive awa}^ the devil, as by the Holy Ghost, who is the Spirit or breath of God. It also ex- presses the contempt which Christians have of him, and the ease with which he ma}' be put to flight, like a strav/ with a puif of wind. After having put to flight the tyrant who holds in captivity every one that cometh into the world, the Priest imprints on the person to be baptized the seal of a very different Master. He signs him with the sign of the Cross on the forehead and on the breast, that Christ, who was crucified for our sins, may take pos- session of him — on the forehead, to signify that a Christian must never be ashamed to make open profession of the faith of his crucified Saviour ; and on the breast, to signify that the love of Jesus Christ, and a readiness to obe\' all His divine command- ments and to share in His suflferings, ought constantly to reside in his heart. The Priest, as God's representative, then la3'S his hand on the head of the person to be baptized, to denote possession in the name of the Almighty/. He then blesses the salt, to purifv' it from the malignant influ- ences of the evil spirit ; and puts a few grains of this salt, thus blessed, into the mouth of the person to be baptized. The salt is the symbol of wisdom, as when St. Paul says (Col. iv. 6) : Let your- speech be ahvaysivith grace seasoned with salt. Salt is also a preservative against corruption. This ceremony, then, signifies that the person baptized must make known to the world the sweet savor of the law of God, by the good example of a virtuous and holy conversation ; and show by all his works that it is the doctrine of Christ that preserves the soul from corruption, and establishes a firm hope of the resurrection of the body. The Sacrament of Baptism. 395 Having thus communicated to the person to be baptized the wisdom of Christ and the relish for divine things, the Priest per- emptorily commands the wicked spirit to depart, and never at- tempt to deprive him of this precious gift, in tlie solemn words of the ancient exorcism ; then making the sign of the Cross, he says : And this sign of the holy Cross which we place upo?i his forehead, do thou, accursed devil, never dare to violate. After this the Priest lays the end of his stole, the symbol of his authority, upon the person to be baptized, and introduces him into the church. Being come therein, the Priest, jointly with the person to be baptized, or, if it be an infant, with the godfather and godmother, reaites aloud the I^ord's Prayer and the Apostles' Creed. He then again exorcises the unclean spirit, and com- mands him to depart in the name and by the power of the most blessed Trinity. The next is a ceremony deeply significative. Wc read in the Gospel (Mark vii. 32-35) that our Lord cured one that was deaf and dumb bj- touching his tongue and his ears with spittle, saying: Ephpheta~"Be opened." Man, in his natural state, is spiritually boui deaf and dumb. Therefore the Church, the Spouse of Jesus Christ and the depository of His power, follows His example ; and the Priest of the Church, taking spittle from his mouth, touches therewith the ears and the nostrils of the per- son to be baptized, repeating the .same miraculous word, as if to signify the necessity ol having the senses of the soul open to the truth and grace of God. Then follows the solemn renunciation of Satan and of his works and pomps. After which the Priest anoints the person to be baptized on the breast and between the shoulders, making the sign of the Cross. This outward unction represents the inward anointing of the soul bj' divine grace, which, like a sacred oil, penetrates our hearts, heals the wounds of our souls, and fortifies them against our passions and concupiscences. The anointing of the breast signifies the necessity of fortifying the heart with heavenly courage, that we may act manfully and do our dut>' in all things. The anointing between the shoulders signifies the necessity of the like grace, in order to bear and support all the adversities and crosses of this mortal life. The oil is a symbol also of the sweetness of the yoke of Christ. The moment having arrived at which another human being is to become the child of God and a member of the mystical body of Christ, the Priest, to denote that sorrow is about to be changed 396 The Sacrament of Baptism. into joy, changes his stole, and instead of the violet puts on a white one. Then follows the Profession of Faith, after which the Sacrament of regeneration is thus administered : While the godfather and godmother both hold or touch their godchild, the Priest pours the baptismal water on the child's head three times, in the form of a Cross, repeating the sacramental words in such manner that the three pourings of the water concur with the pronouncing of the three names of the Divine Persons. The water is poured three times, while the words are pronounced but once, to show that the Three Persons unite in the regeneration of man in holy Baptism. The godparents hold or touch their godchild, to signif\^ that they answer for him, or that they engage to put him in mind of his vow and promise. Then the Priest anoints the person baptized on the crown of the head, in the form of a Cross, with holy chrism, compounded of oil and balsam. This ceremony is of Apostolical tradition, and signifies : ist. That the person baptized is solemnly consecrated to the service of God, and made a living temple of the Holy Ghost. 2d. That by Baptism he is made partaker with Christ, the great Anointed of God, and has a share in His unction and grace. 3d. That he is anointed to be king, priest, and prophet ; and therefore that, as king, he must have dominion over his passions ; as priest, he must offer himself unceasingly to God as a living sacrifice for an odor of sweetness . as prophet, he must declare by his life the rewards of the world to come. After the anointing, the Priest puts upon the head of the bap- tized a white linen cloth, now used instead of the white garment with Vv^hich the new Christian used anciently to be clothed in Baptism, to signify the purity and innocence which we receive in Baptism, and which we must take care to preserve till death. Lastly, the Priest puts a lighted candle into the hand of the per- son baptized, or of the godfather ; which ceremony is derived from the parable of the virgins (Matt, xxv.), xuho taking their lamps 7vent foii.h to meet the bridegroom ; and is intended to re- mind the person baptized that, being now a child of light, he must walk as a child of light, and keep the lamp of faith ever burning with the oil of charity and good works, for the glory of God and the edification of his neighbor; so that whenever the Lord shall come he may be found prepared, and may go in with Him into the eternal life of His heavenly kingdom. The Sacrament of Baptism. 397 THE BAPTISM OF INFANTS. By speciai, permission of the Holy See, this Form is used in the United States for the Baptism of Aduets aeso. (Note.— The italicized words, or endings of words, occurring in the text, ar<=> those which must be varied according- to sex or number.) Sacerdos. QUID petis ab Ecclesia Dei ? Resp. Fidem. 5. Fides quid tibi prsestat? R. Vitain srternam. 5. Si igitur vis ad vitain ingredi, serva mandata. Diliges Domiuura Deum tuum ex toto corde tuo, et ex tota anima tua, et ex tota mente tua, et proxi- mum tuum sicut teipsum. Priest. WHAT dost thou ask of the Church of God? Sponsor. Faith. P. What doth faith bring thee to ? 5. Life everlasting. P. If, therefore, thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and thy neighbor as thyself The Priest then gently breathes thrice upon the face of the infant, and says once : ^S'XI ab eOy immunde *Y^^P-'^^'^ f^<^^ '^"^^j V^ spiritus, et da lo- A^ thou unclean spirit, cum Spiritui Sancto, Para- and give place to the Holy clito. Ghost the Paraclete. 398 Thk Sacrament of Baptism. After that he makes with his thumb the sign of the Cross upon the forehead and upon the breast of the ififant, saying : Accipe signum crucis Receive the sign of the tain in fronte, "i" quam Cross both upon the fore- in corde ; 'h sunie fidem head •!• and also upon the coelestium praeceptorum, heart ; •I^' take unto thyself et talis esto moribus, ut the faith of the heavenly templum Dei jam esse pos- precepts, and be in thy sis. manners such that now thou raayest be the temple of God. Oremus. ^YJ^RBCES nostras, quae- r-" — sumus, Doniine, cle- menter exaudi ; et hitnc electum tuum, N., crucis Domiuicae impressione sig- nat?iin, perpetua virtute custodi : ut magnitudinis gloriae tuas rudimenta ser- va;?^, per custodiam man- datorum tuorum, ad re- generationis gloriam per- venire niere^tur. Per Christum Dominum nos- trum. 7?. Amen. Z<^/ 7ts pray. jT^ERCIFULIvY hear ^J-s our prayers, O Lord, we beseech Thee ; and with Thy perpetual power guard this Thine elect, N., signed with the seal of the Cross of the Lord : that, being faith- ful to these ordinances of Thy great majesty, he may, by keeping Thy command- ments, deserve to attain the glory of regeneration. Through Christ our Lord. R. Amen. o He then lays his hand upon the infant's head, and says : Oremiis. Let us pray. MNIPOTENS, sem- "^Tj'LMIGHTY, ever- piteme Deus, Pater lasting God, Fa- The Sacrament of Baptism. 399 Domini nostri Jesu Chris- ti, respicere diguare super hunc famul/^;/7 tuu))i, N., qucin ad rudimeiita fidei vocare dignatus es: omuem ciecitatem cordis ab co ex- pelle : disnimpe omues la- queos Satauce, quibus fue- rat colligatwj ; aperi ei, Dotnine, januam pietatis tuae, ut signo sapientiae tuae imbut;^j, omnium cu- piditatum foetoribus carea^, et ad suavem odorem prse- ceptorum tuorum laet?^5 tibi in Ecclesia tua de- serviai, et profici^/? de die in diem. Per eumdem Christum Dominum nos- trum. J^. Amen. ther of our Lord Jesus Christ, look graciously down upon i/iis Thy ser- vant, N., whom Thou hast graciously called unto the beginnings of the faith : drive out from him all blindness of heart : break all the toils of Satan where- with he was held : open un- to him, O Lord, the gate of Thy loving-kindness, that, being impressed with the sign of Thy wisdom, he may be free from the foul- ness of all wicked desires, and in the sweet odor of Thy precepts may joyfully ser\^e Thee in Thy Church, and grow in grace from day to day. Through the same Christ our Lord. R. Amen. The Priest then blesses the salt, which, after it has been once blessed^ may serve for the sayne purpose on other occasions. THE BI.ESSING OF THE SALT. XORCIZO te, crea- ^y* EXORCISE thee, tura salis, in no- A~% creature of salt, in the mine Dei Patris •!* omni- name of God, the Father •^ potentis, et in charitate Almighty, and in the love of Domini nostri Jesu "S* Chris- our Lord Jesus •!- Christ, ti, et in virtute Spiritus ^ and in the power of the ^ 400 The Sacrament of Baptism. Sancti, Bxorcizo te per Deum •i* vivum, per Deum + verum, per Deum 4* sanc- tum, per Deum 4« qui te ad tutelam humani generis procreavit, et populo veui- enti ad credulitatem per servos suos consecrari prae- cepit, ut in nomine sanc- t£e Trinitatis efficiaris salu- tare sacramentum ad ef- fugandum inimicum. Pro- inde rogamus te, Domine Deus noster, ut banc crea- turam salis sanctificando •h sanctifices, et benedi- cendo 'h benedicas, ut fiat omnibus accipientibus per- fecta medicina, permanens in visceribus eorum, in no- mine ejusdem Domini nos- tri Jesu Christi, qui ventu- rus est judicare vivos et mortuos, et sseculum per ignem. i?. Amen. Holy 'h Ghost. I exorcise thee by the living 4* God, by the true 'h God, by the all-holy 4* God, by the God 'i* who hath created thee for a preservation of the human race, and hath appointed thee to be conse- crated by His sen^ants for the people coming unto faith, that in the name of the Holy Trinity thou inay- est become a saving sacra- ment to put the enemy to flight. Wherefore we pray Thee, O Lord our God, that sanctifjdng •h Thou mayest sanctify this crea- ture of salt, and blessing 4* Thou mayest bless it, that unto all who receive it it may become a perfect cure, abiding in their hearts, in the name of the same our Lord Jesus Christ, who shall come to judge the li^'ing and the dead, and the world by fire. i?. Amen. He then puts a little of the blessed salt into the mouth of the infant, saying : N. , accipe sal sapientiae ; N. , receive the salt of The Sacrament of Baptism. 40 1 propitiatio sit tibi in vitam aeternain. J^. Amen. vS. Pax tecum. JR. Et cum spiritu tuo. Oreimis. •t^EUvS patrum nostro- r*— ' rum, Deus univer- sae couditor veritatis, te supplices exoramus, ut hunc famul/^w tmun, N., respicere digneris propi- tius, et hoc primum pabu- lum salis gustant^ Almighty, Eternal tuam deprecor, Domiue God, Author of light and sancte, Pater omnipoteus, truth, I implore Thine ever- aeterne Deus, Auctor lumi- lasting and most just good- nis et veritatis, super hunc nessu-pon t /lis Thy serva?i I, famnlu j/i tuian,N., ut dig- N., that Thou wouldst ueris ilium illuminare lu- vouchsafe to enlighten ^w/ mine intelligentise tuae : with the light of Thy munda eu7n, et sanctifica : wisdom : cleanse liim and da ei scientiam veram, ut sanctify /lim : give unto dign/^5 gratia baptismi tui /lifn true knowledge, that, effect/^5, teneal firmam being made worthy of the spem, consilium rectum, grace of Thy Baptism, /le doctrinam sanctam. Per ma\' hold firm hope, right Christum Dominum nos- counsel, holy doctrine, trum. Through Christ our Lord. i?. Amen. i?. Amen. After this the Priest lays the end of his stole upon the infant, and admits him into the church, saying : INGRED^^i?^ in tem- ^NTER thou into the plum Dei, ut habe^zj >-4 temple of God, that partem cum Christo in vi- thou vndiyest have part with tam £eternam. Christ unto life everlasting. R. Amen. R. Amen. 404 The Sacrament of Baptism. When they have entered the church, the Priest, as he proceeds to the font, says in a loud voice along with the sponsors : CREDO in Deimi, Pa- trem omnipotentem, Creatorein coeli et terr^. Et in Jesum Christum, Fi- lium ejus unicum, Domi- num nostrum : qui coucep- tus est de Spiritu Sancto ; natus ex Maria virgiue ; passus sub Pontic Pilato, crucifixus, mori;uus, et se- pultus : descendit ad in- feros ; tertia die resurrexit a mortuis ; ascendit ad coelos, sedet ad dexteram Dei Patris omnipotentis ; inde venturus est judicare vivos et mortuos. Credo in Spiritum Sanctum ; sanctam Ecclesiam Catho- licam ; Sanctorum commu- nionem ; remissionem pec- catorum ; carnis resurrec- tion em ; vitam setemam. Amen. I BELIEVE in God, the Father Almighty, Cre- ator of heaven and earth ; and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord : who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin ]Mary, suffered under Pon- tius Pilate, was crucified ; died, and was buried. He descended into hell ; the third day He arose again from the dead ; He ascend- ed into Heaven, sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty ; from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Holy Catholic Church, the com- munion of Saints, the for- giveness of sins, the resur- rection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. ^I^ATER NOSTER, qui f\^'^ FATHER, who «-■ — es in coelis, sancti- V^ art in heaven, hal- ficetur nomen tuum : ad- lowed be Thy name : Thy veniat regnum tuum : fiat kingdom come : Thy will The Sacrament of Baptism. 405 voluntas tua, sicut in coelo, et in terra. Panem nos- trum quotidianum da no- bis hodie : et dimitte nobis debita nostra sicut et nos diinittimus debitoribus nos- tris. Et ue nos inducas in tentationem; sed libera nos a malo. Amen. be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread : and for- give us our trespasses as we forgive those who tres- pass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; but deliver us from evil. Amen. And then, before he reaches the baptistery, he says : the: exorcism. pj"XORCIZO te, omnis ^^ spiritus immunde, in nomine Dei Patris 4" omnipotentis, et in no- mine Jesu Christi. Filii I EXORCISE thee, every unclean spirit, in the name of God the Father 4- Almighty, and in the name of Jesus Christ, His Son. -i* ejus, ►^ Domini et Judicis our Lord and Judge, and in nostri, et in ^nrtute vSpiri- the power of the Holy 4- tus 4* vSancti, ut discedas ab Ghost, that thou depart /loc plasmafe Dei, N., quod from l/iis creature of God, Domiuus noster ad tern- N., which our Lord hath plum sanctum suum vocare deigned to call unto His dignatus est, ut fvat tem- holv temple, that it may be ^\um Deivi%d, et Spiritus made the temple of the liv- Sanctus habitet in eo. Per ing God, and that the Holy eumdem Christum Domi- Ghost may dwell therein, num nostrum, qui ventu- Through the same Christ rus est judicare \'ivos et our Lord, who shall come niortuos, et sceculum per to judge the living and ^S"^^- the dead, and the worid by fire. R. iVmen. j?. Amen. 6 4o6 Thk Sacrament of Baptism. Then the Priest wets his thumb luith spittle from his mouth, and touches the ears and nostrils of the infant. And in touching first the right ear and then the left, he says : PHPHETA, quod est, y^PHPHETA. that is to Adaperire. ^^ say, Be opened. Then he touches the nostrils, saying : In odorem suavitatis. For a savor of sweetness. A nd he adds : Tu autem effiigare, dia- And do thou, O devil, bole ; appropinquabit enim begone ! for the judgment judicium Dei. of God is at hand. He then interrogates the person to be baptized, by ttanie, saying : N. , abrenuntias Satanse ? N., dost thou renounce Satan ? y?. Abrenuntio. Sponsor. I do renounce him. S. Et omnibus operibus P. And all his works ? ejus? R. Abrenuntio. R. I do renounce them. 5. Et omnibus pompis P. And all his pomps ? ejus? R. Abrenuntio. R. I do renounce them. The Priest then dips his thumb into the Oil of Catechumens, and anoints the infant upon the breast and betzveen the shoulders, in the form of a Cross, saying : ^ lutis, in Christo Jesu «-«-» the oil of salvation in Domino nostro, ut habeas Christ Jesus, our Lord, that vitam asternam. thou mayest have life ever- R. Amen. lasting. R. Amen. The Sacrament of Baptism. 407 ■{Here he puts aside the violet stole, and puis on another of white color. ) Next with cotton, or something similar, he zcipes his thumb and the places anointed. And he interrogates the person to be baptized by name, the sponsor answering : N., credis in Deuin, Pa- trein omnipotentein, Crea- toreiu coeli et terrae ? J?. Credo. Credis in Jesum Christum, Filiuni ejus unicum, Domi- num nostrum, natum et passum ? J^. Credo. Credis et in Spiritum Sanctum, sanctam Eccle- siam Catholicam, Sancto- rum communionem, remis- sionem peccatorum, carnis resurrectionem, et vitam seternam ? /^. Credo. N., dost thou believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth ? y?. I do believe. Dost thou believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was born, and w^ho suffered for us ? J?. I do believe. Dost thou also believe in the Holy Ghost, the Holy Catholic Church, the com- munion of Saints, the re- mission of sins, the resur- rection of the bod}^ and the life everlasting ? J^. I do believe. Then, pronouncing the name of the person to be baptized, the Priest says : N., vis baptizari ? i?. Volo. N., wilt thou be bap- tized ? Sponsor. I will. Then the godfather or the godmother, or both {if both are ad- mitted), holding the infant, the fi'iest takes the baptismal water in a small vessel or pitcher, and from it pours thrice upon the in- 4o8 The Sacrament of Baptism. fanVs head, in the form of a Cross ; and at the same time, pro-- nounciHg the words once only, distinctly and attentively, he says : *'T~^ EGO te baptize in "T^ I baptize thee in the r^fi., nomine -^ Patris «J-5-» name 4* of the Fa- \_ftmdat pi'i mo'], &t Villi 'i* ther [//^ pours the first \Jundat seciindo\ et Spiri- time'], and of the Son »^ \^he tns >¥ Sancti \^fundat /^r- pou7's the second time],a.\\6. tio]. of the Holy 4* Ghost \_he pours the third time]. He then dips his thumb in the holy chris}>i, and anoints the infant upon the crown of the head in the form of a Cross, saying : *r\ BUS omnipotens, Pa- ^T^ AY Almighty God, r*— ^ ter Domini nostri <-^-^. the Father of our Jesu Christi, qui te regene- Lord Jesus Christ, He who ra\dt ex aqua et Spiritu hath regenerated thee by Sancto, quique dedit tibi water and the Holy Ghost, remissionem omnium pec- and given thee remission of catorum, ipse te + liniat all thy sins, anoint thee-f" chrismate salutis in eodem with the chrism of salva- Christo Jesu Domino nos- tion, in the same Christ tro, in vitam ceternam. Jesus our Lord, imto life everlasting. /^. Amen. /?. Amen, S. Pax tibi. P. Peace be with thee. i?. Et cum spiritu tuo. P. And with thy spirit. Then with cotton, or something similar, he zaipes his thumb and the place anointed, and puts upon the head of the infant a white linen cloth, saying : KCCIPE vestem can- *T^ ECEIVE this white did^rn, quam im- r*-V, g-^rment, which The Sacrament of Baptism. 409 maculatain perferas ante mavest thou bear w-lthout tribunal Domini nostri stain before the judgment- Jesu Christi, ut habeas vi- seat of our Lord Jesus tarn aeternam. Christ, that thou mayest have life everlasting. J^. Amen. R. Amen. Afterward he gives the infant or the godfather a lighted candle, saying .- VlpCCIPE lampadem (yji-*-* ardentem, et irre- prehensibilis custodi bap- tismum tuum : serv^a Dei mandata, ut cum Dominus venerit ad nuptias, possis occurrere ei una cum om- nibus Sanctis in aula cce- lesti, habeasque vitam seternam, et vivas in sas- cula Sccculorum. R. Amen. 'T^ ECEIVEthisburning r-*-\j light, and keep thy Baptism so as to be without blame : keep the command- ments of God, that when the Lord shall come to the nuptials, thou mayest meet Him together with all the saints in the heavenly court, and mayest have eternal life, and live for ever and ever. R. Anieu. Lastly, he says 'ADE in pace, et Dominus sit tecum. R. Amen. R, rc:i x^.: GO in peace, and the Lord be with thee. Amen. o A Prayer for Oxe irately Baptized. LORD our God, our true Life. Who by the font of Baptism dost illuminate the baptized with 4IO The Sacrament of Baptism. heavenly radiance, Who hast vouchsafed to Thy ser- vant by Water and the Hoh^ Ghost remission of all his sins, lay Thy mighty hand upon him, and protect him with the power of Thy goodness ; preserve him from losing the earnest of glory ; be pleased to bring him to eternal life and to the vision of Thyself; for Thou art our Sanctification, and to Thee, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, do we render praise and thanksgiving, now and for ever, world without end. Amen. A Renewai, of Baptismal Vows. |T~^OST Holy Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, f^'-^ One God, I mourn and lament my most sinful neglect of the sacred promise and vow which was made in my name at my Baptism. I lament my long-con- tinued transgressions, my ingratitude, my coldness and hardness of heart. O Lord, Who art the great Searcher of hearts, and from whom no secrets are hid, in Thy presence I do most freely, fully, and unfeignedly, from henceforth and for evermore, repent of and renounce all my sins ; I resolve, to the utmost of the power Thou givest me, to resist all the temptations of the devil, the world, and the flesh, so that I may never willingly be led by them. I do firmly believe, and will, by Thy help, continue in the belief of all the Articles of the Christian Faith ; and I am resolved, in all sincerit}' of heart, to keep Thy holy Will and Commandments, and to persevere, through the help of Thy grace, to the end of my life. Enlighten and strengthen me, O God, by Thy Holy Spirit, to perform this my vow and cove- The Sacrament of Baptism. 411 naut. Preser\^e me as a living and faithful Member of Thy Church, a dutiful and dear child of God, and an inheritor of the Kingdom of Heaven ; that through Thy mercy I may in Thy good time obtain the end of my faith, even the salvation of my soul. Amen. 1^^^ ^be IReception of Converter The mode oe receiving the Profession of Faith OF Converts to the Cathoeic Church, accord- ing TO the form prescribed by the Sacred Congregation of the Hoey Office, the 2oth OFjuEY, 1859. if HEN heretics are converted, inquiry must first be made concertiing the validity of their former Baplii,m. If, therejore, it should be found, after diligent examination, either that Baptism had not been conferred at all, or else cotiferred im- properly, they must be baptized anew. But if, upon investigation, there remains a reasonable doubt of the validity of their former Baptism, then it should be repeated conditionally, after the form for the Ba^jtisni of Aciiilts, when that is required. If, on the other hand, the former Baptism was valid, then the converts should simply make their h\i]\\rdiWo\\ or Profession of Faith. There are three ways, therefore, of re- conciling heretics to the Church : I. If Baptism is conferred absohitely, neither abjuration 7ior abso- lution follorvs : since all the past is wiped away by the Sacrament of Regeneration. II. If Baptism is repeated conditionally , the following order is to be Reception of Converts. 413 observed: ist. 7%^ Abjuration, or Profession of Faith. 2d. Condi- tional Baptism, ^d. Sacramental Confession with conditional ab- solution. III. l{7ien, finally, the former Baptism is held to be valid, the Abjuration or Profession of Faith aloyie is received, followed by the Absolution from Censures. If, however, the convert strongly de- sires that the rites zvhich were omitted in his former Baptism shall be nozv supplied, the Priest shall gratify his pious desire. He ought, however, in this case to use the form for Adults, if required, and to make the necessary changes caused by the former valid Baptism. The Piiest, vested in surplice and violet stole, seats himself at the Epistle side of the Altar, if the Blessed Sacrament is reserved in the Tabernacle, otherwise before the tniddle of the Altar ; and before hitn kneels the convert, who, touching the Book of Gospels with his right hand, tnakes his Profession of Faith, as below. {If he cannot read, the Priest slowly, reads for him the Profession, which he distinctly pronounces together with the Priest.) PROFESSION OF FAITH. IN. N. , having before rti}- eyes the holy Gospels, 9 which I touch with my hand, and knowing that no one can be saved without that faith which the Holy, Catholic, Apostolic Roman Church holds, believes, and teaches, against which I grieve that I have greatly erred, inasmuch as I have held and believed doctrines opposed to her teaching — I now, with grief and contrition for my past errors, profess that I believe ^he Holy, Catholic, Apostolic Ro- man Church to be the only and true Church established on earth by Jesus Christ, to which I submit myself with my whole heart. I believe all the articles that she pro- poses to my belief, and I reject and condemn all that she rejects and condemns, and I am ready to observe 414 Rrception of Converts. all that she cominauds me. And, especially, I profess that I believe : One only God in three divine Persons, distinct from, and equal to, each other— that is to say, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost ; The Catholic doctrine of the Incarnation, Passion, Death, and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ ; and the personal union of the two Natures, the divine and the human ; the divine Maternity of the most holy Mary, together with her most spotless Virginity ; The true, real, and substantial presence of the Body and Blood, together with the vSoul and Di\inity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in the most holy Sacrament of the Eucharist ; The seven Sacraments instituted by Jesus Christ for the salvation of mankind — that is to say, Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Penance, Extreme Unction, Order, Matrimony ; Purgatory, the Resurrection of the Dead, Everlasting Life; The Primacy, not only of honor but also of juris- diction, of the Roman Pontiff, successor of St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles, Vicar of Jesus Christ ; The veneration of the Saints and of their images ; The authority of the Apostolic and Ecclesiastical Tra- ditions, and of the Holy Scriptures, which we must in- terpret and understand only in the sense which our holy mother the Catholic Church has held and does hold ; And everything else that has been defined and de- clared by the sacred Canons and by the General Coun- cils, and particularly by the holy Council of Trent, and delivered, defined, and declared by the General Couu- Reception of Converts. 415 cil of the Vatican, especially concerning the Primacy of the Roman Pontiff, and his infallible teaching au- thority. With a sincere heart, therefore, and with unfeigned faith, I detest and abjure every error, heresy, and sect opposed to the said Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Roman Church. So help me God, and these His holy Gospels, which I touch with my hand. Afterwards, the convert still kneeling, the Priest sitting, says Psalm 50, p. 2y/.g, Or else Psalm 129, p. 253. Then the Priest, standing, says : KYRIE eleison. P. Christe elei- son. V. Kyrie eleison. Pater noster {secreto). V. Et ne nos inducas in tentationem. R. Sed libera nos a malo. /'. Salv?//;z fac servuni tuum. P. Deus meus, speran- tem in te. V. Domine, exaudi ora- tionem meam. P. Et clamor meus ad te veniat. "T — ' ORD, have mercy. rLi P, Christ, have mercy. F. Lord, have mercy. Our Father {ijiaudibly). V. And lead us not into temptation. P. But deliver us from evil. V. Save Thy servant. P. O m}' God, who put- teth Ills trust in Thee. V. O Lord, hear my prayer. P. And let my cry come unto Thee. Al6 Reception of Converts. K Dominus vobiscum. J^. Et cum spiritu tuo. V. The Lord be with you. /v. Aud with thy spirit. Oremus. *1^EUS, cui proprium a-l— / est misereri semper et parcere : suscipe depre- cationem nostram, ut hunc famulz/;« tiiiim, quern ex- communicationis catena constriugit, miseratio tuae pietatis cleinenter absol- vat. Per Dominum nos- trum Jesum Christum Fili- uni tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate vSpiri- tus Sancti, Deus, per omnia saecula saeculorum. R. Amen. Let us pray. OGOD, whose proper- ty is always to have mercy and to spare : gra- ciously receive our suppli- cation, that this Thy ser- vant, whom the bonds of excommunication do hold a prisoner, the compassion of Thy loving-kindness may now mercifully ab- solve. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who liveth aud reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God, world -^dthout end. R. Amen. Then the Priest, sitting, and turned to-ccards the kneeling convert, absolves him from his heresy, saying : Vt'UCTORITATE apo- (v^^ stolica, qua fungor in hac parte, absolvo te a \duculo excommunicati- ouis quam (forsan) incur- risti, et restituo te sacro- sanctis Ecclesiae Sacramen- tis, commuuioni et unitati BY the Apostolic au- thority, which I here do exercise, I absolve thee from the bond of excommunication which (perchance) - thou hast in- curred ; and I restore thee to the holy Sacraments of Reception ok Converts. 417 fidelium, in nomine Pa- the Church, and to the tris, "i* et Filii, et Spiritus communion and unity of Saucti. Amen. the faithful, in the name of the Father, ^ and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. (*/n doubi luhether the penitent has iyicurrcd excommunication or no, the Priest shall insert this word perchance.) In fine, the P>'iest enjoins upon the nezv convert some salutary pe-nance—e.g., prayers, visits to churches, and the like. (^^J^^^-^^ (^^"^m^^^^"^ ^be Sacrament of Coufirmatfon. IVhen the Aposlles had heard thai Samaria had received the Word of God, they sent to them I'eter and John, who, when they were come, prayed for them, that they tnight receive the Holy Spirit. For as yet He was come upon none of them ; but they zvere only baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus. Then they laid their ha?ids on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.— Acts viii. 14-17. INSTRUCTIONS. ONFIRMATION is a Sacrament by -n-hich the faithful, who have alreadj' been made chil- dren of God by their Baptism, receive the H0I3' Ghost b}' the prayer and the imposition of the hands of the Bishops, tlie successors of tl:e Apostles, in order to their being made strong and perfect Christians and valiant sol- diers of Jesus Christ. It is called Contirma- TiON from its effect, which is to confirm or strengthen those that receive it in the profes- sion of the true faith ; to give them such courage and resolution as to be willing rather to die than to turn from it ; and to arm them in general against all their spiritual ene- mies. 2 This Sacrament was designed and instituted by our Lord for all Christians, and consequently is a divine ordi- nance. 3. The principal effects of this Sacrament are a fortifying grace in order to strengthen the soul against all the visible and invisible er.emies of the faith ; and a certain dedication and con.secration of the soul by the Holy Ghost, the mark of which dedication and consecration is left in the soul as a character, which can never be effaced. 418 The Sacrament of Confirmation. 419 4. Hence this Sacrament can be received but onc^, and it would be a sacrilege to attempt to receive it a second time ; for which rtason also the faithful are bound to take extreme care to come to this Sacrament duly disposed, lest, if they should be so unhappy as to receive it in mortal sin, they should receive their own con- demnation, and run the risk of being deprived for ever of its grace. 5. Now, the dispositions which the Christian must bring with liim to receive worthily the Sacrament of Confir:nation are, a purity of conscience, at least from all mortal sin ; for which reason he ought to go to confession before he is confirmed, for the Holy Ghost will not come to a soul in which Satan reigns b}' mortal sin ; secondly, a sincere desire of gi\'ing himself up to the Holy Ghost, to follow the influence of His divine grace, to be Kis temple for ever, and, by His assistance, to fulfil all the obligations of a Soldier of Christ. 6. Hence a Christian ought to prepare himself for this Sacra- ment by fervent prayer, as we find the Apostles prepared tliem- selves for the receiving of the Holy Ghost. All these were persevering ivith one mind in prayer, saj-s St. Luke (speaking of the ten days that passed between the Ascension of our Lord and Pentecost). How happj^ shall they be, who like them prepare themselves for the Holy Ghost by these spiritual exercises ! 7. The obligations which accompan}^ the character oi Confirma- tion, and which a Christian takes upon himself when he receives this Sacrament, are, to bear a loyal and perpetual allegiance to the great King in whose service he enlists hitnself as a soldier ; to be true to His standard, the Cross of Christ, the mark of which he receives on his forehead ; to fight His battles against His ene- mies, the world, the flesh, and the devil ; to be faithful unto death ; and rather to die than desert from the serxdce, or go over to the enemy by wilful sin — in fine, to live up to the glorious character of a Soldier of Christ, and to maintain that interior purity and sanctity which becomes the Temple of the Holy Ghost, by a life of prayer and a life of love. Where the character of our Confirmation, when we shall bring it before the judgment-seat of Christ, shall be found to have been accompanied with such a life as this, it will shine most gloriously in our souls for all eter- nity ; but if, instead of living up to it, we ^^hould be found to have been deserters and rebels, and to have violated this sacred character by a life of sin, it will certainly rise up in judgment against us, it will condemn us at the bar of divine justice, it will 420 The Sacrament of Confirmation. cast us deeper into the bottomless pit, and be a mark of eternal Ignominy and reproach to our souls amongst the damned. THE CEREMONIES EXPLAINED. The Chrism used in Confirmation is a sacred unguent, com- posed of oil of olives and balsam, solemnly blessed by the Bishop on Maundy-Thursday. The outward anointing of the fore- head with chrism represents the inward anointing of the soul, in this Sacrament, with the Holy Ghost. The oil, whose pro- perties are to strengthen and invigorate the limbs, to assuage pain, etc., represents the like spiritual effects of the grace of the Sacrament in the soul, penetrating and diffusing itself through- out all her powers ; oil also, being a smooth and mild substance, represents that spirit of meektiess and patience under the cross which is one principal effect of Confirmation. The balsam fitly represents the fortifying grace received in Confirmation, by which our souls are preserved from corruption after our sins have been destroyed by the Sacrament of Baptism ; also, being of a sweet smell, it represents the good odor or sweet savor of Christian virtues and an innocent life, with which we are to edify our neighbors after having received this Sacrament. The anointing of the forehead is made in the form of a Cross, because the virtue of this Sacrament, as all other graces, comes through the merits of the sacrifice of the death of Jesus Christ ; and to show that, being now confirmed in His sei-vice and en- listed as His soldiers, we should never be ashamed of our Master, but boldly profess ourselves disciples of a crucified Saviour and members of His Church, in spite of ail the world may do against us, either by ridicule or persecution. The Bishop gives the person confirmed a gentle stroke on the cheek, to teach him that, being now a soldier of Jesus Christ, lie must fight manfully against all his enemies ; suffer patiently all kinds of affronts and injuries for his faith ; and bear with meek- ness all crosses and trials, for the sake and for the glory of his Lord and Master. In giving him thift gentle stroke, the Bishop says. Peace be with thee, to signify that the true peace of God, which, as St. Paul says (Philip, iv. 7), surpasseth all understanding, is chiefly to The Sacrament of Confirmation. 421 be found in suffering patiently for Christ's sake ; and also to en- courage hira to do so by the hope of reward, according to our Lord's promise (Matt. xi. 29) : Learn of Me, because I am meek and loiL'iy in heart, and ye shall find rest for your souls. rersous usualty take a new name at Confirmation, which ought to be the name of some Saint, whom they choose for their par- ticular Patron. A Prayer for One about to be Confirmed. *T-f LMIGHTY and Eternal God, Who hast vouch- c^J^U safed to regenerate Thy servant in Holy Bap- tism by water and the Holy Ghost, perfect the work Thou hast begun in him. Strengthen him with Thy sevenfold gifts : the Spirit of Wisdom, that he may de- spise the perishable things of this world, and love the things that are eternal ; the Spirit of Understanding to enlighten him and give him a more perfect know- ledge of the mysteries of the Faith ; the Spirit of Coun- sel, that he may make a right choice in things belong- ing to his eternal Salvation ; the Spirit of Fortitude, that he may overcome all temptations ; the Spirit of Knowledge, that he may know Thy Will ; the Spirit of true Piety, that he may be faithful and devout in Thy ser\nce ; and the Spirit of Thy holy Fear, that he may be filled with a loving reverence, and may fear in any way to displease Thee. Seal him through Thy mercy with the seal of a disciple of Jesus Christ unto life eternal ; and grant, O Lord, that bearing the Cross on his forehead, he may bear it also in his heart, so that boldly confessing Thee before men, he may be found worthy to be one day reckoned in the number of Thine Elect : through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ( This prayer may be used also by the Candidate.) 422 The Sacrament of Confikmation. The Bishop, weariyig over his rochet an amice, stole, and cope of white, and having a mitre on his head, proceeds to the faldstool, before the middle of the Altar, or has it placed for him in some other convenient place, and sits thereon, with his back to the Altar and his face towards the people, holding his crosier in his left hand. He zvashes his hands, still sitting ; then, laying aside his mitre, he arises, and standing with his face towards the persons to be confirmed, and having his hands joined before his breast (the persons to be confirmed kneeling, and having their hands also joined before their breasts), he says : |T^AY the Holy Ghost \'-^ descend upon you, ^PIRITUS Sanctus su- J^^ perveniat in vos, et virtus Altissimi custodiat and may the power of the vos a peccatis. Most High preserve you R. Amen. from sins. R. Amen. Then, signing himself 7vith the sign of the Cross, from his forehead to his breast, hesays : V. Adjutorium nostrum in nomine Domini. R. Qui fecit coekim et terram. V. Domine, exaudi ora- tionem meam. R. Et clamor meus ad te veniat. V. Dominus vobiscum. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. V. Our help is in the name of the Lord. R. Who hath made hea- ven and earth. V. O Lord, hear my prayer. R. And let my cry come unto Thee. V. The Lord be with 3'ou. R. And with thy spirit. Then, ivith hands extended towards those to be coyifirmed, he says Or em us. L et us pray. ^MNIPOTENS, sempi- terne Deus, qui re- 3: LMIGHTY and eternal God, who Thk Sacrament of Confirmation. 423 generare dignatus es hos famulos tuos ex aqua et Spiritu Sancto, quique de- disti eis remissiouem om- uiurn peccatorum : emitte iu eos septifomiem Spiri- tum tuum Sanctum Para- clitum de coelis. R. Amen. V. Spiritum sapientiae et iutellectus. R. Amen. V. Spirituim consilii et fortitudinis. R. Amen. V. Spiritum scientise et pietatis. R. Amen. Adimple eos spiritu ti- moris tui, et consigua eos signo crucis »!* Christi, in \'itam propitiatus aetemam. Per eumdem Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum Filium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate ejusdem Spiritus Sancti, Deus, per omnia saecula saeculorum. R. Amen. hast vouchsafed to regen- erate these Thy servants by water and the Holy Ghost, and hast given un- to them forgiveness of all their sins : send forth from heaven upon them Thy sevenfold Spirit, the Holy Comforter. R. Amen. V. The Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding. R. Amen. ['. The Spirit of Counsel and Fortitude. R. Amen. J\ The Spirit of Know^ ledge and Piety. R. Amen. Fill them with the spi- rit of Thy Fear, and sign them with the sign of the Cross •{• of Christ, in Thy mercy, unto life eternal. Through the same our I,ord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who liveth and reign- eth with Thee in the unity of the same Holy Ghost, God, world without end. R. Amen. The Bishop, silting on the faldstool, o> , if the number of pei ■sous to 424 The Sacrament of Confirmation. be confirmed requires it, standing, with his tnitre on his head, confirms them, arrayis;ed in rows and kneeling in order. He in- quires separately the name of each person to be confirmed, who is presented to him by the godfather or godmother, kneeling ; and having dipped the end of the thutnb of his right hand in Chrism, he says : *Y^ SIGNO te signo ^|^ I sign tliee with r^b.j crucis, ^ «-*-5-, the sign of the Cross, •J' Whilst saying these words he makes the sign of the Cross, with his iktimb, on the forehead of the person to be confirmed, and then says : Et confirmo te chris- And I confirm thee with mate salutis. In nomine the chrism ^f salvation. Patris, -i* et Filii, "J- et Spiri- In the name of the Father, "f- tus 4* Sancti. and of the Son, 4* and of the Holy ^ Ghost. i?. Amen. -/?. Amen. Then he strikes him gently on the cheek, saying : Pax tecum. Peace be wdth thee. When all have been confirmed, the Bishop zuipes his hands 7vitk bread-crumbs, and washes thetn over a basin. In the meantime the following Anliphon is sung or read by the clergy : CONFIRM A hoc, Deus, ^ONFIRM, O God, quod operatus es in ^^ that which Thou hast nobis, a templo sancto tuo wrought in us, from Thy quod est in Jerusalem. holy temple which is in Jerusalem. V. Gloria Patri, etc. /?. Glory be to the Fa- ther, etc. The Sacrament of Confirmation. 425 Then the Antiphon Confirm, O God is repeated ; after which the Bishop, laying aside his mitre, rises up, and standing towards the Altar, duith his hands joined be/ore his breast, says : OSTENDE nobis, Do- miue, uiisericordiam tuam. R. Et salutare tuum da nobis. V. Domine, exaudi ora- tioneni meam. R. Et clamor meus ad te veniat. V. Dominus vobiscum. R. Et cuiu spiritu tuo. o LORD, show Thy mercy upon us. grant Thy hear my R. And salvation. V. O Lord, prayer. R. And let my cry come unto Thee. V. The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. Then, with his hands still joined before his breast, and all the per- sons confirmed devoutly kneeling, he says : Ore mil s. *1^ EUS, qui Apostolis r*— ' tuis Sanctum de- disti Spiritum, et per eos, eorumque successores, c£e- teris fidelibus tradendum esse voluisti ; respice pro- pitius ad humilitatis nos- trae famulatum ; et prsesta, ut eorum corda, quorum frontes sacro chrismate de- lini\nmus, et signo sanc- tse crucis signavimus, idem Spiritus Sauctus in eis su- perveniens, templum glo- rise suse dij^rnauter inhabi- Let lis pray. OGOD, who didst give to Thine Apostles the Holy Ghost, and didst or- dain that by them and their successors He should be given to the rest of the faithful ; look mercifully upon our unworthy ser- vice ; and grant that the hearts of those whose fore- heads we have anointed with holy chrism, and signed with the sign of the holy Cross, may, by the same Holy Spirit coming 426 The Sacrament of Confirmation. tando perficiat. Qui, cum down upon them, and gra- Patre et eodem Spiritu ciously abiding within Saucto, vivis et reguas them, be made the temple Deus, in saecula sseculo- of His glory. Who, with rum. the Father and the same Holy Ghost, livest and reignest, God, world with- R. Amen. out end. R. Amen. Then he says . EHOLD, thus shall qui ti- r*^--' every man be bless- met Dominum. ed that feareth the I^ord. y^CCK sic benedicetur ^ft>^ ^-^ omnis homo, qui ti- r*-^ And, turning io the persons confirmed, he makes over them the sign of the cross, saying : BENEDICAT •^ vos >^ AY the Lord »^ bless Dominus ex Sion, ut f>-i-» you out of Sion, videatis bona Jerusalem that you may see the good omnibus diebus vitse ves- things of Jerusalem all the trse, et habeatis \dtam ^ter- days of your life, and may nam. have life everlasting. R. Amen. R. Amen. Prayers for the Seven GifTvS of the Hoi,y Ghost. The Spirit of Wisdom. COME, O Blessed Spirit of Wisdom, and reveal to my soul the mysteries of Heavenly things, their exceeding greatness, and power, and beauty. Teach me to love them above and beyond all the passing joys The Sacrament of Confirmation. 427 and satisfactions of earth. Show me the way by which I may be able to attain to them, and possess them, and hold them hereafter, mine own for ever. Amen. The Spirit of Understa7iding . COMB, O Blessed Spirit of Understanding , en- lighten my mind, that I may perceive and em- brace all the mysteries of the deep things of God ; that in the end I may be found worthy in Thy light clear- ly to see the Eternal Light, and may come unto a per- fect knowledge of Thee, and of the Father, and of the Son. Amen. The Spirit of Counsel. COME, O Blessed Spirit of Counsel, help and guide me in all my ways, that I may always do Thy holy will. Incline my heart to that which is good, turn it away from all that is e\'il, and direct me by the straight path of Thy Commandments to that goal of eternal life for which I long. Amen. The Spirit of Fortitude. COME, O Blessed Spirit of Fortitude, uphold my soul in every time of trouble or adversity. Sus- tain all my efforts after holiness ; strengthen my weak- ness, give me courage against all the assaults of my enemies, that I may never be overcome, and separated from Thee, m}' God, my chiefest Good. Amen. The Spirit of Knowledge. COME, O Blessed Spirit of Knowledge, grant that I may perceive and know the will of the Father ; show me the nothingness of earthly things, that I may 428 The Sacrament of Confirmation. know their vanity, and use them only for Thy glory, and my own salvation, looking ever beyond them to Thee, and Thy eternal great rewards. Amen. The Spirit of Piety. COME, O Blessed Spirit of Piety, possess my heart, incline it to a true faith in Thee, to a Holy love of Thee my God, that with my whole soul I may seek Thee, and find Thee my best, my truest joy. Amen. The Spirit of the Fear of the Lord. COMB, O Blessed Spirit of holy Fear, penetrate my inmost heart, that I may set Thee, my Lord and God, before my face for ever ; and shun all things that can offend Thee, so that I may be made worthy to appear before the pure eyes of Thy Divine Majesty in the Heaven of Heavens, where Thou livest and reignest in the Unity of the Ever-blessed Trinity, God, world without end. Amen. Prayer for the Twei^ve Fruits oi? the Hoi.y Ghost. OHOLY Spirit, Eternal Love of the Father and of the vSon, grant me to taste the sweetness of Thy loving-kindness : the Fruit of Charity, that I may love Thee above all things, and my neighbor as myself; the Fruit of foy, that I may be filled with a holy consola- tion ; the Fruit of Peace, that I may enjoy inward tranquillity of soul ; the Fruit of Patience, that I may The Sacrament of Confirmation. 429 not be discouraged by delay, but may persevere iu pra3-er ; the Fruit of Benignity, that I may be kind and considerate to all men ; the Fruit of Goodness, that I may be ever ready to do good to all ; the Fruit of Longsujfcring, that I may humbly submit to every- thing that is opposed to my own desires ; the Fruit of Mildness, that I may subdue every rising of evil tem- per, and, so far from offering the least injurj', may never return the greatest ; the Fruit of Faith, that I may rightly receive the word of truth, and walk in it ; the Fruit of Modesty, that I may be holy in my thoughts, watchful in my words, and grave in all my beba\4or ; the Fruit of Continency, that using Thy creatures to Thy glory I may keep my body in subjection ; the Fruit of Chastity, that with a pure body and a clean heart, I may adore and please Thee to my life's end ; so that ha\dng ser\'ed Thee faithfully here on earth I may attain in Christ Jesus to praise Thee eternally in Heaven, \\nth the Father and the Son, Three Persons, One Glorious and Eternal God, to Whom be glory now and ever more. Ameti. On the Anniversary of Confirmation. ^ HANKS be unto Thee, O my God, for all Thy V^ infinite goodness, and especially for that love that Thou hast showed unto me at my Confirmation. I give Thee thanks that Thou didst then send down Thj' Holy Spirit into my soul with all His gifts and graces. O may He take full possession of me for ever : may His di\'ine Unction cause my face to shine : maj'- His heavenly Wisdom reign in my heart, His Under- 430 The Sacrament of Confirmation. STANDING eiilighteu my darkness, His CouNSEiv guide me, His Fortitude strengthen me. His Knowledge instruct me. His PiETY make me fervent, His divine Pear keep me from all evil. Drive from my soul, O Lord, all that may defile it. Give me grace to be Thy faithful soldier, that having fought the good fight of faith, I may be brought to the crown of everlasting life, for the merits of Thy dearly Beloved Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen. Zbc Sacrament of flDatiimon?* INSTRUOTIOKS. jHK holy state of Matrimony was instituted by Alniighty God in the beginning of the world, and under the law of nature had a particular blessing annexed to it. God created man to His own image : to the image of God He cre- ated them : male and female He created them. And God blessed them, saying, Increase and multiply, and fill the earth {Gen. i. 27, 28). Under the IMosaic law the Almighty more dis- tinctly announced its dignity and obligations. Afterwards, under the Christian law, our Di- vine Redeemer sanctified this state still more, and from a natural and civil contract raised Matrimony' to the dignity of a Sacrament. And St. Paul declared it to be a representation of that sacred union which Jesus Christ had formed with His spouse the Church. This mystery is great, but I say in Christ, and in the Church {Ephes. V.32\. Seeing, therefore, that this state is so very holy, and instituted for such great and holy ends, and, moreover, that it has so great a grace annexed to it (when the Sacrament of Matrimony is worthil}' received) as to put the married couple into the way of being happ^-^ both in this world and in the world to come, they who intend to enter into this state ought to proceed with the greatest prudence and make the best possible preparation, that they may obtain these precious and abundant graces from Al- mighty God. I. They ought to enter into this holy state with the pure inten- 431 432 The Sacrament of Matrimony. tion of promoting' the honor and glory of God, and the sanctifica- tion of their ov/r souls. 2. They ought to select a person of their own religion ; experi- ence shows that a want of union in faith between husband and wife is frequently attended with the worst consequences, both to themselves and to their children. A Catholic cannot, without spe- cial dispensation, lawfully marry a person of another religion ; and if, for good reason, such marriage is permitted, the Catholic party cannot enter into an agreement that any of the children shall be brought up in any other than the Catholic faith, and the non-Catholic party must make beforehand a positive and solemn promise, ist, that no obstacle of any kind shall be put in the way of the practice of all Catholic duties by the Catholic party ; and, 2d, that all the children who shall be born to them shall be bap- tized and brought up as Catholics. 3. They must obtain the pardon of their sins by worthily ap- proaching the Sacrament of Penance, and then sanctify their marriage by the fervent reception of the Holy Communion. 4. The Marriage should be celebrated in the morning, and with a Nuptial Mass. That this is the constant and universal and emphatic desire of Holy Church, the following quotations from the Decrees and from the Pastoral I,etter of the Third Plenary Council of Baltimore very clearly .show : Let those who have the cure of souls take every occasion earnestly to exhort the faithful to the keeping of that pious and praiseworthy custom of the Church whereby Marriages are celebrated, not in the night-time, but during Mass, and accompanied by the Nuptial Blessing. . . . This custom is held to be not merely a commendable but quite a necessary one, now in these present days, when the foes of religion are leaving nothing untried in their efforts to deprive, if possible. Holy Matrimony of all sanctity, and of all likeness to a Sacrament, and to degrade it to the level of a mere civil contract. [Decrees, N. 125.] Let them enter into marriage only through worthy and holy mo- tives, luith the blessings of religion, especially with the blessing of the Nuptial M.'VSS. [Pastoral Letter, p. S7.] 5. They ought frequently to reflect on their duties and obliga- tions as inculcated in the word of God. St. Paul, strongly inculcating these duties by the great example of Christ and His Church, says : Let women be subject to their husbands, as to the Lord ; because man is head of the woman, as Christ is Head of the Church ; Him- The Sacrament of Matrimony. 433 self is Saviour of His body. But as the Church is subject to Christ, so also women to their husbands iti all things. Husbands, love your wives, as Christ also hath loved the Church, and delivered Himself up for it. . . . So, also, the men ous^ht to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loveth his wife, loveth himself. For no man ever hated his own flesh, but he nourisheth and cherisheth it, as also Christ the Church. . . . For this cause m.an shall leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his 7vife, and they two shall be one flesh. This mystery is great, but /say in Christ, and in the Church. Nevertheless let you also severally each love his wife, as he loveth himself : atid let the wife fear her husband {Ephes. V. 22, etc.) IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. * I yROM the earliest ages holy Church has annexed certain Y\ conditions to the matrimonial contract, which are called Impediments. They are of two kinds: i. Annulling Impediments, or those which, without special dispensation, make a marriage null and void from the beginning ; 2. Prohi- bitory Impediments, which, without dispensation, make a mar- riage unlawful and sinful, though not invalid. I. The Annulwng Impediments. /. Consanguinity. This forbids marriage between third cou- sins or any nearer degree of kindred. 2. Affinity. By this it is forbidden to marrj' the third cousin, or any nearer blood-relation, of a deceased husband or wife. Spi- ritual Affinity is a species of relationship, contracted by means of the Sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation, whereby parents cannot marry the sponsors of the child, or the person who baptized it ; nor can sponsors marry their godchildren. J. Public Honesty. This prohibits marriage with a parent, child, brother, or sister of a person with whom a valid engagement to marry has existed. 4. Crime. Perrons (of whom one at least must be already mar- ried) who are guilty of homicide or adultery with a view to a sub- sequent marriage cannot marry each other. 434 Tun Sacrament of Matrimony. 5. Difference of Worship. This renders marriage null and void between a baptized and an unbaptized person. 6. Vozus. This makes marriage impossible to all persons who have made solemn vows by entering into a Religious Order ; and to all the Orders of the Clergy, from Subdeacons upward. 7. Clandestinity. Wherever the decree of the Covmcil of Trent concerning Matrimonj' has been published, marriage between two Catholics is not only unlawful but invalid without the pres- ence of the Parish Priest and two witnesses. This decree is in force in the following places in the United States : i. The Prov- ince of New Orleans. 2. The Province of San Francisco, and Utah Territory except the part lying east of the Colorado River. 3. The Province of Santa Fe, except the northern part of Colorado Territory. 4. The Diocese of Vincennes. 5. The city of St. Louis, and the parishes of St. Genevieve, St. Ferdinand, and St. Charles in the Diocese of St. Louis. 6. The parishes of Kaskaskia, Caho- kia, French Village, and Prairie du Rocher, in the Diocese of Alton. 8. The Bond of a Previous Marriage. This is an Impediment which death alone can remove. What, therefore, God hath joined together let not man put asunder [Matt. xix. 6). No court, no judge, no legislature, no power on earth, can break the bond which unites husband and wife. For certain just causes, espe- cially for the crime of adultery, they may live separately, but they are still married and cannot marry again. Let it be remembered that no so-called Divorce, no guilt, no desertion, can ever sever the marriage bond. Nothing but a certain knowledge of the death of one party can make it lawful for the other to marry. II. Thf Prohibitory Impediments. /. A simple Vow to preserve chastity, to enter the priesthood or into a Religious Order. 2. A preznoiis valid engagement to marry any person. J. Impediments arising from a Prohibition of the Church, such as (i) the solemnization of marriage (in other words, to marry with outward pomp and festivity) during Advent or Lent. (2) Mixed marn'ages— the union of a Catholic with one who is not a Catho- lic. (See paragraph 2 in " Instructions " above.) 4. The non-consent of parents, when consent is withheld for good and just reasons. In addition to these, there are a few other impediments which The Sacrament of Matrimony. 435 are not generalh' likely to occur. With regard to all such mat- ters it is ver\' important to consult the Priest when arranging for the marriage. The Pubi^ication of the Banns. In order to place a check upon clandestine marriages, to dis- cover any impediments which may exist, to prevent deceptions and surprises, to afford parents and others interested an oppor- tunity to interpose, if needful, and in order to procure the prayers of the faithful that God may give light, grace, and prosperity to the contracting parties, the Council of Trent has decreed that the promise of marriage be published on three successive Sundays or Holy days, at the principal Mass, by the Parish Priest of the parties {Sess. 24). This is a very important law, and imposes ver\' serious obliga- tions. Bishops can, and for good and sufficient reason do, dis- pense with this law. Catholics should remember that it is a mortal sin to marry unless such dispensation is procured or the Banns published in regular form. There can be no doubt that if any one knows of an impediment in the way of a proposed mar- riage, he is in duty bound to reveal it. Prayer, of One about to be Married. O GRACIOUS Father, who dost bless us by Thy bounty, pardou us by Thy mercy, support and guide us by Thy grace, and govern us by Thy provi- dence : I give Thee humble and hearty thanks for all the mercies which I have received at Thy hands in time past. And now, since Thou hast called me to the holy estate of marriage, be pleased to be with me in my entering into it and passing through it, that it may not be a state of temptation or sorrow to me by occasion of 436 The Sacrament of Matrimony. my sius or infirmities, but of holiness and comfort, of love and dutifulness, as Thou hast intended it to be to all that love and fear Thy holy name. Ame?t, Here may be said Psalm 121 {p. 201). THE RITUAL FOR THE CELEBRATIOK OF MATRIMONY. The Priest, vested in a surplice and white stole (but vested as for Mass, yet without maniple, if the Nuptial Mass is to follow), at- tended by an acolyte holdi>tg a vessel of holy water, asks, in the vernacular, in the hearing of tivo or three witnesses, the man and the ivonian separately, as follows, concerning their con- sent. And first he asks the Bridegroom, who must stand at the right hand of the Bi'ide : *T^ WILT thou take N., here present, for thy r-*-5 ♦ f lav/ful wife, according to the Rite of our holy Mother the Church ? ^. I will. Then the Priest asks the Bride : N., wilt thou take N., here present, for thy lawful husband, according to the Rite of our holy Mother the Church ? R. I will. The consent of one is not sufficient ; it should be expressed by both, and there should be some sensible sign thereof. Having obtain- ed this mutual cotisent, the Priest bids the tnan and woman join their right hands. tin places where it is customary, the man and woman pledge them- selves one to the other as follows, repeating these words after the Priest : The Sacrament of Matrimony. 437 The man first says : IN.N., take thee, N.N., for my lawful wife, to ♦ have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part. Then the woman says after the Priest : I, N.N., take thee, N.N., for my lawful husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part."! The Priest then says : /^GO conjungo vos in 'tt' JOIN you together in V_>|_ matrimonium, in no- r-*-» marriage, in the name mine Patris, 4* et Filii, et of the Father, Hh and of the Spiritus Sancti. Son, and of the Holy Amen. Ghost. Amen. He then sprinkles them with holy water. This done, the Priest blesses the ring, saying : Vj'DJUTORIUM nos- i^^'R lielp is in the (%/!P^ trum in nomine ^^ name of the Lord. Domini. 7?. Qui fecit caelum et J?. Who hath made hea- terram. ven and earth. F. Domine, exaudi ora- V. O Lord, hear my tionem meam. prayer. i?. Et clamor mens ad te i?. And let my cry come veniat. unto Thee. F. Dominus vobiscum. V. The Lord be with you. i?. Et cum spiritu tuo. J^. And with thy spirit. 438 The Sacrament of Matrimony. O renins. BKNBDIC, '^ Domiue, aunuluin huiic, quem uos in tuo nomine benedicimus,'^ ut qiiEE euni gestaverit, fidelitatem in- tegram suo spouso tenens, in pace et voluntate tua pernianeat, atque in mu- tua charitate semper vivat. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. R. Amen. Let ics pray. BIvESS, ^ O Lord, this ring, which we bless "^ in Thy name, that she who shall wear it, keep- ing faith unchanged with her husband, may abide in peace and obedience to Thy will, and ever live in mutual love. Through Christ our Lord. R. Amen. Then the Priest sprinkles the ring with holy water, in thefonn of a cross; and the Bridegroom, having received the ri?ig from the hand of the Priest, places it on the third finger of the left hand of the Bride. V In some places the Bridegroom says after the Priest : y yi I 'ITH this ring I thee wed, and I plight unto thee vIlA* my troth. 1 The Priest then says : IN nomine Patris, 4« et 't'N the name of the Fa- Fiiii, et Spiritus «-*^ ther, •{• and of the Sancti. Amen. Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. This done, the Priest adds : V. Confirma hoc, Deus, V. Confirm, O God, that quod operatus es in no- which Thou hast wrought bis. in us. The Sacrament of Matrimony. 439 R. A templo sancto tuo quod est in Jerusalem. V. Kyrie eleisoii. R. Christe eleison. V. Kyrie eleison. Pater uoster {sear to). V. Et ne nos inducas in tentationem. R. Sed libera nos a malo. V. Salvos fac servos tuos, R. Deus meus, speran- tes in te. V. Mitte eis, Domiue, auxilium de sancto. R. Et de Sion tuere eos. V. Esto eis, Domiue, turris fortitudinis R. A facie inimici. V. Domine, exaudi ora- tionem meam. R. Et clamor meus ad te veniat. V. Dominus vobiscum. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. Or emus. *T^ EvSPICE. quaesumus, .-■-Xj Domine, super hos R. From Thy holy tem- ple which is in Jerusalem. V. Lord, have mercy. R. Christ, have mercy. V. Lord, have mercy. Our Father {inaiidibly). V. And lead us not into temptation. R. But deliver as from e\dl. V. Save Thy servants, R. O my God, who put their trust in Thee. V. Send them help, O Lord, from Thy holy place. R. And defend them out of Sion, V. Be unto them, O Lord, a tower of strength R. From the face of the enemy. V. O Lord, hear my prayer. R. And let my cry come unto Thee. V. The Lord be with you. R. And \^^th thy spirit. Let us pray. ' I ' OOK down, we be- rLk seech Thee, O Lord. 440 The Sacrament of Matrimony. famulos tuos, et iiistitutis upon these Thy servants, tuis, quibus propagationem and graciously protect this humani generis ordinasti, Thine ordinance, whereby beuignus assiste, ut qui te Thou hast provided for the auctore junguntur, te auxi- propagation of mankind ; liante serventur. Per that those who are joined Christum Dominum nos- together b)' Thine authori- trum. ty may be preserved by Thy help. Through Christ Amen. our Lord. Amen. After this, if the Nuptial Benediction is to be given, the Mass is said pro Spouso et Sponsa, as belozu ; at which the newly-married parties are present, kneeling at the Altar-rail {or on faldstools, according to custom), the man on the right, and the woman on the left. THE MASS FOR BRIDEGfROOM AND BRIDE. [For the Ordinary of the Mass see p. 114.] The Introit. '^r^ BUS Israel conjungat (T\ AY the God of Israel r-L^ vos : et ipse sit vo- N*-^ join 3'ou together : biscum, qui misertus est and may He be with you duobus unicis : et nunc, who was merciful to two Domine, fac eos pleuius onl)'- children : and now, beuedicere te. O Ivord, make them bless Thee more full^^ V. Beati omnes qui ti- V. Blessed are all they ment Dominum : qui am- that fear the Lord : that bulant in viis ejus. walk in His ways. The Sacrament of Matrimony. 441 V. Gloria Patri, etc. V. Glory be to the Fa- ther, etc. Deus Israel conjungat May the God of Israel, v'os, etc. etc. The C01.1.ECT. /^XAUDI nos, omni- ^ ^--\ poteus et misericors Vj*^ RACIOUSIvYhearus, poteus et misericors VS^ Almighty and mer- Deiis : ut quod uostro mi- ciful God, that what is iiistratur officio, tua bene- performed by our iniu- dictione potius impleatur. istry may be abundantly Per Dominum, etc. filled with Thy blessing. Through, etc. The Epistle, Eph. v. 22-33. *T:TRATRES: Mulieres *T-' ET women be subject *J— I viris suis subditae A—^ to their husbands, sint, sicut Domino : quo- as to the Lord ; because niam vir caput est mulie- man is head of the woman, ris : sicut Christus caput as Christ is Head of the est Ecclesias : Ipse, salva- Church : Himself is Sa- tor corporis ejus. Sed si- viour of His body. But as cut Ecclesia subjecta est the Church is subject to Christo, ita et mulieres vi- Christ, so also women to ris suis in omnibus. Viri, their husbands in all diligite uxores vestras, si- things. Husbands, love cut et Christus dilexit Ec- your wives, as Christ also clesiam, et seipsum tradi- hath loved the Church, dit pro ea, ut illam sancti- and delivered Himself up ficaret, mundans lavacro for it, that He might sane- aquas in verbo vitse, ut ex- tify it, cleansing it with the hiberet ipse sibi gloriosam laver of water in the word Ecclesiam, non habentem of life, that He Himself 442 The Sacrament of Matrimony. maculam, aut rugam, aut aliquid hujusmodi, sed ut sit saucta et immaculata. Ita et viri debeut diligere uxores suas, ut corpora sua. Qui suam uxorem di- ligit, seipsum diligit. Ne- mo euiui uuquam caruem suani odio habuit : sed uu- trit, et fovet earn, sicut et Christus Ecclesiam : quia membra sumus corporis ejus, de carue ejus, et de ossibus ejus. Propter hoc relinquet homo patrem et matrem suam, et adhaere- bit uxori suae : et erunt duo iu carne una. Sacra- mentum hoc magnum est, ego autem dico in Chris- to, et in Ecclesia. Ve- rumtamen et vos singu- h, unusquisque uxorem suam, sicut seipsum diligat : uxor aulem ti- meat virum suum. might present to Himself a glorious Church, not having spot or wrinkle, or any such thing, but that it may be holy, and without blemish. So also the men ought to love their wives, as their own bodies. He who loveth his wife, loveth himself. For no man ever hated his own flesh, but he uourisheth and cherisheth it, as also Christ the Church : for we are members of His body, of His flesh, and of His bones. For this cause man shall leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. This mystery is great, but I say in Christ, and in the Church. Nevertheless, let you also severally each love his wife as he loveth himself; and let the wife fear her husband. The Graduai.. V f 'XOR tua sicut vitis V.A* abundaus in lateri- © bus domus tuae. HY wife shall be as a fruitful viue on the walls of thy house. The Sacramknt op Matrimony 443 V. Filii tuisicut novellae olivarum in circuitu meu- S£e tuce. Alleluia, alleluia. V. Mittat vobis Dorui- nus auxilium de sancto, et de Siou tueatur vos. Al- leluia. V. Thy children as olive plants round about thy table. Alleluia, alleluia. K May the Lord send you help from the sanc- tuary, and defend you out of Sion. Alleluia. ^//;^rr Septuagesima, instead of AWelnisi a7td Y . is said ike Tract. f^CCE sic benedicetur ^^ oninis homo qui ti- met Dominum. V. Benedicat tibi Domi- nus ex Sion; et videas bona Jerusalem omnibus diebus vitse tuae. V. Et videas filios filio- rum tuorum : pax super Israel. BBHOIvD, thus shall ever}' man be bless- ed that feareth the Lord. F. May the Lord bless thee out of Sion ; and may- est thou see the good things of Jerusalem all the days of thy life. V. And mayest thou see thy children's children : peace upon Israel. Ai Easter-tide ike Gradual is omitted, and in its place is said. Q Alleluia, Alleluia. ITTAT vobis Domi- sancto : et de Sion tueatur vos. Alleluia. V. Benedicat vobis Do- Alleluia, Alleluia. ,AY the Lord send you help from the sanctuary : and defend you out of Sion. Alleluia. V. May the Lord bless Q minus ex Sion : qui fecit you out of Siou : who hath caelum et terram. made heaven and earth. Alleluia. Alleluia. 444 The Sacrament of Matrimony. The GosPEiy, Matt. xix. 3-6. IN illo tempore : Ac- *v |'T that time there cesserunt ad Jesum c*^^ came to Jesus the Pharisaei teutautes eum, et Pharisees, tempting Him, dicentes : vSi licet homiui and saying : Is it lawful dimittere uxorem suam, for a man to put away his quacumque ex causa ? Qui wife for every cause ? And respondens, ait eis : Non He answered and vSaid to legistis, quia qui fecit ho- them : Have ye not read, minem ab initio, mascu- that He who made man lum et feminam fecit eos ? from the beginning, made et dixit : Propter hoc di- them male and female ? mittet homo patrem et ma- and said : For this cause trem, et adhgerebit uxori shall a man leave father suae, et erunt duo in carne and mother, and shall una. Itaque jam non sunt cleave to his wife, and the duo, sed una caro. Quod two shall be one flesh, ergo Deus conjunxit, homo Therefore now they are not non separet. two, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. The Offertory. IN te speravi, Domine : 'T'N Thee, O Lord, have I dixi, Tu es Deus me- «-■-» put my trust : I said, us : in manibus tuis tern- Thou art my God : my lot pora mea. is in Thy hands. The Secret Prayer. ^USCIPE, qu£esumus, *i^ ECEIVE, we beseech ^5 Domine, pro sacra r-*-\> Thee, O Lord, the connubii lege munus obla- gift which we here offer up turn : et cujus largitor es in behalf of Thy holy Law Thk Sacrament of Matrimony. 445 operis, esto dispositor. Per Dominum nostrum Jesuni Christum, Filium tuum, qui tecum vivit et reguat, etc. After the Pater Noster the. Priest, altar, and turning towards the be/ore the altar, says over them Or emus. ^T^ROPITIARE, Domi- A— ne, suppiicationibus nostris, et institutis tuis, quibus propagationem liu- niaui geueris ordiiiasti, be- niguus assiste ; ut quod te auctore jungitur, te auxili- aute servetur. Per Domi- num nostrum Jesum Chris- tum, etc. R. Amen, O rem us. •■W^ EUS, qui potestate A^ virtutis tuae de ni- hilo cuncta fecisti : qui dispositis universitatis ex- ordiis, homine ad imagi- nem Dei facto, ideo inse- parabile mulieris adjutori- um condidisti, ut feuiineo corpori de virili dares carne priucipium, docens quod of Marriage : and as Thou art the Giver of the work, be Thou also the Disposer thereof Through our Lord, etc. standing at the Epistle side of the Bridegroom and Bride, who kneel the following prayers : Let US pray. BE favorable, O Lord, unto our prayers, and graciously protect Thine ordinance, whereby Thou hast provided for the propagation of mankind ; that what is now joined to- gether by Thine authority may be preserved by Thy help. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. R. Amen. Let us pray. OGOD, who by the might of Thy power didst make all things out of nothing ; who, when the foundations of the world were laid, and man was made in the image of God, didst so ordain the inseparable aid of woman, as to give her body its ori- 446 The Sacrament of Matrimony. ex uno placuisset institui, numquain licere disjungi : Deus, qui tam excelleiiti in3^sterio conjugaletu copu- lani coiisecrasti, ut Christi et Ecclesiae sacramentum proesiguares in foedere nuptiarum : Deus, per quern mulier juugitur viro, et societas principaliter or- diuata ea beuedictione do- uatur quae sola nee per ori- ginalis peccati pcenam nee per diluvii est ablata sen- tentiam : respice propitius super lianc famulani tuam, quae marl tali jungenda consortio, tua sg expetit protectione muniri : sit in ea jugum dilectionis et pa- cis ; fidelis et casta nubat in Christo, iniitatrixque sanctaruni permaneat fenii- narum : sit amabilis viro suo, ut Rachel, sapiens, ut Rebecca, longaeva et fide- lis, ut Sara : nihil in ea ex actibus- suis ille auctor proevaricationis usurpet ; nexa fidei niandatisque permaneat ; uni thoro junc- ta, contactus illicitos fugi- at ; muniat iufirmitatem su- gin from that of man : teaching thereby that what it had pleased Thee to fash- ion out of one could never be lawfully put asunder : O God, who hast consecrat- ed wedlock to so excel- lent a mystery, that in the marriage covenant Thou wouldst foreshow the mys- terious union of Christ with His Church: O God, by whom woman is joined to man, and that union, es- tablished in the beginning, is gifted with a blessing, which alone was not taken away, either in punish- ment of original sin, or by the sentence of the Flood : look graciously down upon this Thy handmaid, now about to be joined in mar- riage, who heartily desires to be strengthened by Thy protection : may it be to her a yoke of love and peace ; faithful and chaste may she marry in Christ, and be a follower of holy matrons ; may she be pleasing to her husband like Rachel, wise like Re- The Sacrament of Matrimony. 447 am robore disciplinse ; sit becca, loug-lived aud faith- verecuiidia gravis, pudore ful like Sarah. lu none of venerabilis, doctrinis coe- her deeds may that first lestibus erudita ; sit foe- author of transgression cunda in sobole, sit pro- have any share ; may she bata et iuuocens ; et ad abide firmly knit unto the beatorum requiem, atque faith and the command- ad coelestia regna perve- ments; joined in one union, niat ; ut videant ambo fili- may she remain ever con- os filiorum suorum usque stant thereto ; may she in tertiam et quartam ge- fortify her weakness by the nerationem, et ad optatam strength of a chastened perveniant seuectutem. life ; in shamefacedness be Per eumdem Dominum grave, in modesty worthy nostrum Jesum Christum, of respect, in heavenly Filium tuum, qui tecum doctrines learned ; may she vivit et regnat in unitate be fruitful in offspring ; Spiritus Sancti Deus, per may she be approved and omnia soecula saeculorum. blameless ; aud attain un- R. Amen. to the rest of the Blessed, and unto the heavenly kingdom ; that they both see their children's chil- dren unto the third and fourth generation, and arrive at a happy old age. Through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. R. Amen. The Communion. /^CCB sic benedicetur ^YJ;>EH0LD, thus shall vl^ omnis homo, qui r^^ every man be bless- timet Dominum, et \ddeas ed that feareth the Lord : filios filiorum tuorum : pax and mayest thou see thy super Israel. children's children : peace upon Israel. 448 The Sacrament of Matrimony. Q The Postcommunion. U.^SUMUvS, omnipo- Vvi ■ 'B beseech Thee, O tens Deus, iiistituta vJlA» God Almighty, to providentise tuae pio favore accompany with Thy gra- comitare ; ut quos legitima cious favor what Thy pro- societate connectis, longae- vidence hath ordained ; va pace ciistodias. Per and preserve in continual Dominum, etc, peace those whom Thou hast joined in lawful union. Through our Lord, etc. After the Benedicamus Domino, the Priest turns towards the Bride- groom and Bride, and says : '-pXBUS Abraham, Deus ^HT^AY the God of Abra- r*— ' Isaac, et Deus Jacob ^J-^ ham, the God of sit vobiscum, et ipse adira- Isaac, and the God of Ja- pleat benedictionem suam cob be with you, and may in vobis ; ut videatis fili- He fulfil His blessing upon OS filiorum vestrorum, us- you ; that you may see que ad tertiam et quartam your children's children generationem ; et postea unto the third and fourth vitam aeternam habeatis generation ; and may af- sine fine, adjuvante Do- terwards have everlasting mino nostro Jesu Christo : life, without end, by the qui cum Patre et Spiritu help of our Lord Jesus Sancto vivit etregnatDeus, Christ, who, with the Pa- per omnia saecula saeculo- ther and the Holy Ghost, rum. Amen. liveth and reigneth God, world without end. Amen. I/e then sprinkles them with holy ivater. Aftenuards, boruing dozvn before the Altar, he says the Placeat, gives the Blessing, and ends the Mass as usual. The Sacrament of Matrimony. 449 THE MANNER OF ASSISTING AT MIXED MARRIAGES. The Priest, having obtained the proper Dispensation for the mar- riage of a Catholic with a non-Catholic, should assure himself that the Catholic party shall not in anywise be impeded in the practice of the Catholic religion ; that there shall be no probable danger of pemersion ; that the Catholic party shall endeavor with all earnest- ness to bring the non-Catholic Spouse to the knowledge of the Tfuth; and that all children which may bless the union shall be baptized and brought up in the Catholic Faith. The ceremony of a mixed marriage is not to be performed in a Church, but usually in some convenient room iii the Rectory (or elsewhere, by special permission of the Ordinary). No sa- cred Vestment may be used, nor prayer said, nor blessing given. The Priest, about to assist at such marriage, first asks the man concerning his consent, as follows : *1^ WILT thou take N., here present, for thy r^b ♦ f lawful wife ? J^. I will. Then the Priest asks the woman : *1^ WILT thou take N., here present, for thy «J-^ ♦ y lawful husband ? 7?. I\\411. Then, with right ha fids joined, they pledge themselves each to the other, repeating these words after the Priest : The man first says : IN.N., take thee, N.N., for my lawful wife, to have y and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part. 450 The Sacrament of Matrimony. Then the woman says: IN.N., take thee, N.N., for my lawful husband, to i have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part. This done, the Priest says : Y the authority committed to me, I pronounce you united in the bonds of Matrimony. The Bridegroom then places the Ring on the third finger jf the left hand of the Bride, saying after the Priest : B Wi ITH this Ring I thee wed, and I plight unto thee my troth. Afterwards the Priest may, at his discretion, address some suita- ble remarks to the fnarried couple : recalling to their minds the indissoluble nature of the marriage bond ; the peculiar sanctity of this estate ; the harmoyiy and mutual love which should prevail therein ; and especially the solicitude zvhich each should manifest to know the will of God, that, by cotistantly and faithfully ful- filling the same, they may attain zmto everlasting salvation. A Husband's Prayer. O GRACIOUS Father, Maker and Preserver of heaven and earth, who in the beginning didst institute matrimony, thereby foreshadowing the mysti- cal union of the Church with our Saviour Christ, who, in the time of His ministry upon earth, did honor mar- riage with His first miracle : enable me, I pray Thee, by Thy grace to live in holiness and purity with the wife The vSacrament of Matrimony. 451 whom Thou hast giveu me. Mortify in me all vio- lence of earthly passion, all selfishness and inconside- rateness inhere name any besetting sin which may be a hindrance to you), that I ma}' love her as Christ loved His Church, cherish and comfort her as my own body, and have as great care for her happiness as for my own. Grant that we may live in peace, without contention ; in unity, without discord. [Give us, O Lord, discreet hearts and understanding minds, to bring up our children in Thy faith and fear, that they may be obe- dient to Thee and to Thy commandments, and to all that Thou requirest of them in duty towai'ds their pa- rents.] And give us, O Lord, a competency of estate, to maintain ourselves and our family according to that rank and calling wherein Thou hast placed us, without excess or vainglory, in singleness and pureness of heart. Grant this for Jesus Christ's sake, to whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen. A Wife's Prayer. O MERCIFUL Lord God, who in the beginning didst take Eve out of the side of Adam and didst give her to him as a helpmate : give me grace to live worthy of the honorable estate of matrimony to which Thou hast called me, that I may love my husband with a pure and chaste love, acknowledging him as my head, and truly reverencing and obepng him in all good things ; that thereby I may please him, and live with him in all Christian quietness. Keep me from all worldliness and vanity. Help me, O Lord, that I may, under him, prudently and discreetly guide and govern 452 The Sacrament of Matrimony. his household. Let no fault of mine aggravate any sins by which he may be especially tempted ; enable me to soothe him in perplexity, to cheer him in diffi- culty, to refresh him in weariness, and, as far as may be, to advise him in doubt. [Give me understanding' so to fulfil my part in the education of our children, that they may be our joy in this world and our glory in the next.] Grant that our perfect union here may be the beginning of the still more perfect and blissful union hereafter in Thy kingdom; and this I pray through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. A Prayer to be said by Husband or Wiee. O MERCIFUL God, we humbly beseech Thee to send Thy blessing continually upon us, and to make us thankful for all that Thou hast already vouchsafed unto us ; and as Thou hast made us one in the mystical grace of matrimony, grant that we may be also inwardly of one heart and of one mind, paying due honor one to another, united in love to Thee and to each other in Thee ; living together in peace and holiness, as faithful members of Thy Church, denying ourselves, and being a mutual help, comfort, and sup- port to each other, all the days of our life. [Give us grace to train our children in Thy faith and fear.] Bless us v/ith health and strength, if it be Thy will, and with whatever else Thy good providence shall see to be best for our souls and bodies. Fit and prepare us day by day for our departure hence, that we may together inherit eternal life in Thy heavenly kingdom. Through the merits of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour. Amen. The Sacrament of Matrimony. 453 A Parent's Prayer. •ttTLMIGHTY God, the Father and Maker of us (v^J-, all, who of Th}^ blessing aud goodness hast vouchsafed to make me a father [or mother] of chil- dren : be pleased to accept my hearty thanksgiving and devout praise for the same ; grant me Thy heavenly grace and assistance so to train up my children in Thy faith, fear, and love that as they advance in years they may grow in grace and may hereafter be found in the number of Thine elect. Through Jesus Christ our Ivord. Amen. ^be JSIessino of Momen after CbilDbirtb. COMMONI^Y CAI,I,ED THE CHURCHING OF WOMEN. If, according to a pious and praiseivorthy custom, a woman, after childbirth, wish to come to the Chinch to give thanks to God for her safe delivery, and to ask the Priest's blessing, he, vested in sur- plice and white stole, and attended by an acolyte carrying the holy- water sprinkler, will proceed to the door of the Church. While the woman kneels there, holding a lighted candle in her hand, the Priest sprinkles her with holy water, and then says : JDJUTORIUM nostrum in nomine Do- UR help is the name the Lord. J^. Qm fecit ccelum et ter- i?. Who hath made hea- ven and earth. Haec Ajtt. She shall receive. x> ,OMINI est terra, et plenitudo ejus : or- bis terrarum, et universi qui habitant in eo. Quia ipse super maria Psalm 2j. ^3^ HE earth is the Lord's, thereof : the world and all they that dwell therein. For He hath founded it 454 The Churching of Women. 455 fuudavit eum : et super flumiua praeparaxdt eum. Quis asceudet iu mon- teiu Domiui : aut quis sta- bit iu loco saucto ejus? Innocens manibus et muudo corde : qui uou ac- cepit in vano animam su- ani, nee juravit iu dolo proximo suo. Hie accipiet beuedictio- nem a Domino : et miseri- cordiam a Deo salutari suo. Hoec est generatio quse- rentiumeum quserentium faciem Dei Jacob. AttoUite portas, priuci- pes, vestras, et elevamini, portae asternales : et iutroi- bit Rex glorise. Quis est iste Rex glorias ? Dominus fortis et poteus ; Dominus poteus in praelio. AttoUite portas, princi- pes, vestras, et elevamini, portae aeternales : et introi- bit Rex gloriae. upon the seas : and hath prepared it upon the rivers. Who shall ascend into the mountain of the Lord : or who shall stand in His holy place? He that hath clean hands and a pure heart : who hath not taken his soul iu vain,' nor sworn deceitfulh' to his neighbor. He shall receive a bless- ing from the Lord ; and mercy from God his Sa- viour. This is the generation of them that seek Him ; of them that seek the face of the God of Jacob. Lift up your gates, O ye princes, and be ye lifted up, O eternal gates : and the King of Glor^ shall enter in. Who is this King of Glory? the Lord strong and mighty : the Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your gates, O ye princes, and be ye lifted up, O eternal gates : and the King of Glory shall enter 456 The Churching of Women. Ouis est iste Rex glo- rise ? Domiuus virtutum, ipse est Rex glorise. Gloria Patri, etc. Ant. Haec accipiet beue- dictioiiein a Domino, et misericordiam a Deo salu- tari suo ; quia haec est generatio quserentium Do- miuum. Who is this King of Glory? the Lord of hosts, He is the King of Glory. Glory be to the Father, etc. Ant. She shall receive a blessing from the Lord, and mercy from God her Saviour ; for this is the generation of them that seek the Lord. Then, reaching the end of the stole into the woman's hand, the Pi-iest introduces her into the church, saying : INGREDERB in tem- pi um Dei, adora Fili- um beatae Mariae Virginis, qui tibi foecuuditatem tri- buit prolis. ^N NTER thou into the temple of God, adore the Son of the Bless- ed Virgin Mary, who giv- eth thee fruitfulness of off- spring. And she, having entered, kneels before the Altar, and prays, giving thanks to God for the benefits bestowed upon her ; and the Priest says : Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison. Pater noster {secreto). V. Et ne nos inducas in tentationem. R. Sed libera nos a malo. V. Salvam fac ancillam tuam, Domine, Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Our Father {inaudibly). V. And lead us not into temptation. R. But deliver us from evil. V. O Lord, save Thy handmaid, The Churching of Women. 457 R. Deus mens, speran- tem in te. V. Mitte ei, Domine, auxilium de sancto. R. Et de Siou tuere earn. V. Nihil proficiat iuimi- cusin ea. R. Et filius iniquitatis non apponat nocere ei. V. Domine, exaudi ora- tionem meam. R. Et clamor mens ad te veniat. V. Dominus vobiscum. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. Oremus. OMNIPOTEXS sempi- terne Deus, qui per beatas Marise Virginis par- tum fidelium parientium dolores in gaudium vertis- ti : respice propitius super banc famulam tuam, ad templum sanctum tuum pro gratiarum actione lae- tam accedentem : et prassta, ut post banc vitam, ejus- dem beatce Mariae meritis et iutercessione, ad aeternae R. O my God, wbo put- tetb her trust in Thee. V. Send ber belp, O Ivord, trom Thy boly place. R. And defend ber out of Sion. V. Let not tbe enem}^ prevail against ber, R. Nor tbe son of ini- quity draw nigb to burt ber. V. O Lord, bear my prayer. R. And let my cr>' come unto Tbee. V. Tbe Lord be witb you. R. And witb Tby spirit. Let us pray. 'TTTL^NIIGHTY, Ever- aJr^ lasting God, wbo, tbrougb tbe Delivery of tbe Blessed Virgin Mary, bast turned tbe pains of tbe faitbful at cbildbirtb into joy : look mercifully on tbis Tby bandmaid, wbo cometb in gladness to Tby temple to offer up ber tbanks : and grant tbat after tbis life, tbrougb tbe merits and intercession of 458 The Churching of Women. beatitudinis gaudia cum the same Blessed Mary, prole sua pervenire merea- she may be fouud worthy tur. Per Christum Domi- to attaiu, together with her uum nostrum. offspriug, uuto the joys of everlasting happiness. Through Christ our Lord. R. Amen. R. Amen. The Priest then sprinkles her with holy water in the form of a cross, saying: *TI\AX et benedictio ^^^HE peace and bless- «-■-- Dei Omuipoteutis, V-^ ing of God Almighty, Patris, i^" et Filii, etSpiritus the Father, ►J* the Son, and Sancti, desceudat super te, the Holy Ghost, descend et maneat semper. upon thee, and remain Amen. with thee always. Amen. Thanksgiving after Chii^dbirth. ^~>f RACIOUS God, by whose providence we are made, Vt^ who formest us in secret, who beholdest us when we are yet imperfect, and in whose book all shall be written : I humbly beseech Thee to accept this my acknowledgment of Thy power, and to receive this my most hearty praise and thanksgiving, which I now offer to Thy divine Majesty, for Thy favor and goodness towards me. Behold, O Lord, what Thine own hands have fashioned ; and grant that this infant, which Thou hast made by Thy power, may be preserved by Thy goodness, and, through the grace of Thy Holy Baptism, may be made a living member of Thy Church and be carefully brought up to serve Thee in all piety and honesty. Through the merits of Thy dearly be- loved Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 2)e\)otion0 for tbe Sicft* RULES FOR A SICK PERSOK. )ECEIVE your sickness from the hands of your heavenly Father dealing with you as with a child. 2. Look on it as a loving correction for your sins, and as a summons to prepare more carefully for death. 3. Practise the virtues of patience and submission to the will of God ; deepen your repentance and offer yourself to God to suffer, if it pleases Him, still greater pains ; give thanks for the blessings j'ou enjoy. 4. In any dangerous illness let your first care be to send for a Priest. 5. Engage 3'our friends to give you time- ly notice if your illness be dangerous, and not to flatter you with false hopes of recovery. 6. Make the best use of the time you have ; admit but few visit- ors ; let your conversation be as little as may be of worldly matters. 7. Settle your temporal affairs, in order to give j-oursclf more entirely to spiritual matters. 8. Meditate often on our Lord's Passion. 9. Bear in mind St. Augustine's words : However innocent your life may have been, no Christian ought to venture to die in any other state than that of a penitent. o Prayer in the Beginning oe Sickness. HEAVENLY Father, who in Thy wisdom know- est what is best for me, glory be to Thee. J^ord, 459 46o Devotions for the Sick. if it seem good in Thy sight, remove from me this sick- ness which I now feel seizing upon me, that I may em- ploy my health to Thy glory, and praise Thy name. But if Thou art pleased it should grow on me, I willingly submit to Thy afflicting hand, for Thou art wont to chasten those whom Thou dost love, and Thou hast promised not to lay on me any more than Thou wilt enable me to bear. I know, O my God, that Thou sendest this sickness on me for my good, even to humble and to prove me ; O grant that it may not fail to work that saving effect in me. O Lord, create in me a true sorrow for all my past sins, a firm faith in Thee, and sincere resolutions of amend- ment for the time to come. Deliver me from all fretful ness and impatience, and give me an entire resignation to Thy divine will : O suffer not my sick- ness to take away my senses, and do Thou continu- ally supply my thoughts with holy ejaculations. Lord, bless all the means that are used for my recov- ery, and restore me to my health, if it be Thy will, in Thy good time ; but if Thou hast appointed otherwise for me, Thy blessed will be done. O wean my affec- tions from all things of earth, and fill me with ardent desires after heaven : Lord, fit me for Thyself, and then call me, when Thou pleasest, to that joy un- speakable and full of glory ; for the sake of Thine Only Son, Jesus Christ, my Lord and Saviour. Amen. A Daily Prayer. O ALMIGHTY God, behold I receive this sickness, with which Thou art pleased to visit me, as com- ing from Thy Fatherly hand. It is Thy will that it should be thus with me. Thy will be done in earth, as Devotions for the Sick. 461 it is in heaven. May this sickness be to the honor of Thy holy name and for the good of my soul. For these ends I here offer myself to Thee with entire sub- mission ; to suffer what Thou pleasest, as long as Thou pleasest, and in what manner Thou pleasest : for I am Thy creature and Thy child, who have most ungrate- fully offended Thee. I have truly deserved Thy chas- tisement, and far more than Thou layest on me, but, O Lord, rebuke me not in Thine indignation, neither chasten me in Thy sore displeasure. Look upon my weakness, and be merciful unto me, for Thou knowest whereof I am made, Thou rememberest that I am but dust ; deal not with me therefore after my sins, nor re- ward me according to mine iniquities ; but according to the multitude of Thy tender mercies have compassion upon me. Assist me, I pray Thee, with Thy heavenly grace, and give me strength, that I may be able to bear with Christian patience all the pains, uneasiness, and trials of my sickness. Preserve me from all tempta- tions so far as Thou seest fit, and be Thou my defence against all the assaults of the enemy, that I may in no- wise offend Thee ; and if it be Thy will that this sick- ness should be my last, I beg of Thee so to direct me by Thy grace that I may in no way neglect or be de- prived of those Sacraments which Thou hast ordained for the good of my soul, to prepare it for its passage into eternity ; so that, being cleansed from all my sins, I may put my whole trust in Thee, and love Thee above all things ; and that finally, through the merits of the Passion and Death of Thy Son, I may be admit- ted into the company of the Blessed, there to praise Thee for ever, through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 462 Devotions for the Sick. Acts of most necessary Virtues for the Sick. Act of Resignation. 't ' ORD, I accept this sickness from Thy Fatherly ' good Christian frequently partakes during health ; but when the soul is about to pass from the body there arises a new and peculiar obligation of receiv- ing it. This obligation is founded on the abun- dant graces which this holy Sacrament, above all the rest, is capable of imparting, and which are at that time so necessary. It is the safe- guard that must preserve the soul on its jour- ney to heaven; it is the pledge of immortal glorj'. He who ealeth this bread shall live fot ever fSt. John vi. 59) And so urgent is the obligation of receiv- ing it at the approach of death, that the Church dispenses with her rule in behalf of those who are dangerously sick, and al- lows them to communicate after having broken their fast. The sick person will therefore use his best endeavor to make a worthy preparation for this blessed Sacrament. Before the Priest arrives the following things should be made ready in the sick-room : (i) a table, covered with a clean, white cloth ; and upon it (2) at least one candlestick, holding a blessed candle lighted ; (3) a Crucifix ; (4) two small glasses, one containing holy water, and the other pure fresh water (for the ablution after Communion) ; and (4) a tablespoon (with which the Priest ad- ministers the ablution to the sick person). The Priest bearing the Blessed Sacrament should be met at the door by some one holding a lighted candle, who should go before him to the place prepared. All should then retire, while the con- fession of the sick person is being heard, and return immediately thereafter to assist at the giving of the Holy Communion : re- maining kneeling and spending the time in prayer. 475 476 The Hoi^y Viaticum. The Priest, on entering the sick person's room with the Blessed Sacrament, says : '-r^AX hiiic domui. '"f^EACE be unto this «-■— <-■— house. R. Et omnibus habitau- R. x\ud. unto all who tibus in ea. dwell therein. Then, placing the Holy Sacrament, with the corporal, on a table, when the candles have been lighted he adores upon his knees, all present doing likewise ; after which he takes holy water, end sprinkles the sick person and the bed, sayitig : ^ HOU Shalt sprinkle me, O Lord, with hyssop, and I shall be cleansed : Thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to Thy great mercy. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Vt'SPERGES me, Do- (v^^ mine, hyssopo, et mundabor : lavabis me, et super nivem dealba- bor. Miserere mei, Deus, se- cundum maguam miseri- cordiam tuam. Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto. Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et Holy Ghost. As it was in semper, et in ssecula sae- the beginning, is now, and culorum. ever shall be, world with- Amen. out end. Amen. Then is i'epeated the Antiphon, Thou shalt sprinkle me, etc. After- wards : Vj'DJUTORIUM nos- /^UR help is in the ftJP^ trum in nomine ^^ name of the Lord. Domini. R. Qui fecit caelum et R. Who hath made hea- terram. ven and earth. The Holy Viaticum. 477 V. Domine, exaudi ora- tionem meain. J\. Et clamor meus ad te veiiiat. V. Dominus vobiscum. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. O rem us. ^S"XAUDI uos, Domine ^-A saucte, Pater omui- potens, cEterne Deus ; et mittere digueris sanctum Angelum tuum de coelis, qui custodiat, foveat, pro- tegat, \asitet, atque de- fendat omnes liabitantes in hoc habitaculo. Per Christum Dominum nos- trum. R. Amen. V. O hear Lord, near my prayer. J\. And let my cry come unto Thee. V. The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. Let us pray. *-r=l EAR us, O Holy Lord, rJL^ Father Almighty, Everlasting God ; and vouchsafe to send Thy holy Angel from heaven^ to guard, cherish, pro- tect, visit, and defend all those that dwell in this house. Through Christ our Lord. R. Amen. The Priest then approaches the sick person, to learn if he be properly disposed to receive the Holy Viaticum, and whether he wishes to make a confession of any sin. If so, he hears the confession and gives absolution. {The confession should, however, have been made beforehand, unless necessity demanded otherwise.) Then, the Coiifiteor having been recited by the sick person, or by another in his name, the Pi'iest says : Q ISEREATURtui om- rF)AY Almighty God nipotens Deus, et N'*^ have mercy upon dimissis peccatis tuis, per- thee, and forgive thee thy ducat te ad vitam aetemam. sins, and bring thee unto R. Amen. life everlasting. R. Amen, 478 The HoIvY Viaticum. INDUIvGENTIAM, ►^ absolutiouem, et re- missionem peccatorum tu- oruiu tribuat tibi omnipo- tens et misericors Dotui- nus. R. Arneu. (T\ AY the Almighty and t-''^ Merciful Lord grant thee pardon, ,OMINE, non sum dignus ut intres sub tectum meum ; sed tautum die verbo, et sanabitur ani- ma mea. *Tr-'ORD, I am not rLk worthy that Thou shouldst enter under my roof ; but only say the word, and my soul shall be healed. And the sick person should at least once, in a low tone, say the same words together with the Priest ; then the Priest, giving the Holy Eucharist to the sick person, says : rvH. "CCIPE, f rater, Vi- aticum corporis Domini nostri Jesu Christi, qui te custodiat ab hoste maligno, et perducat in vitam seternam. Amen. :i^^ ECEIVK, brother, the Viaticum of the Body of our Lord Jesus Christ ; may He preserve thee from the wicked ene- my, and bring thee nnto life everlasting. Amen. The: Holy ViATicim. 479 [But if Communion is not given in the. way l sancte, Pater omni- potens, seteme Deus, et mittere digneris sanctum Angelum tuum de coelis, qui custodiat, foveat, pro- tegat, visitet atque defen- dat omnes habitantes in hoc habitaculo. Per Chris- tum Dominum nostrum. Amen. Let us pray. "y:;:EAR us, O Holy A-\ Lord, Father Al- mighty, Everlasting God, and vouchsafe to send Thy holy Angel from heaven, to guard, cherish, protect, visit, and defend all those that dwell in this house. Through Christ our Lord- Amen. {These prayers, if time -will not permit, may be either wholly or in part omitted.) After which is said the Confiteor, etc., as at p. 35. {Before the Priest begins to anoint the sick person he admonishes the bystanders to pray for him ; and, when it is convenient to do so, they recite for him the Penitential Psalms (p. 24s), with Litanies or other prayers, while the Priest is administering the Sacrament of Extreme Unction.) Then he says : XN nomine Patris, + et ^N the name of the Fa- Filii, ^ et Spiritus 4* JL, ther, ►!-andof theSon, Sancti, extinguatur in te 4* and of the Holy 4* Ghost, omnis virtus diaboli, per im- may all the power of the positionem manuum nos- devil be extinguished in trarum et per invocatio- thee, by the laying on of nem omnium sanctorum our hands, and by the invo- Angelorum, Archangelo- cation of all holy Angels, rum, Patriarcharum, Pro- Archangels, Patriarchs, The Sacrament of Extreme Unction. 487 phetarum, Apostolorum, Martyrum, Coufessorum, Virginuin, atque omuium simul Sanctorum. Ameu, Prophets, Apostles, Mar- tyrs, Confessors, Virgins, and of the whole company of the Saints. Amen. Then, dipping his thumb in the holy oil, he anoints the sick person, in the form of a cross, on the parts mentioned below, using the words of the form as follows : On the eyes. iKR istam sanctam ^^HROUGH this holy unctionem -I" et ^^ unction 4« and of suam piissimam misericor- His most tender mercy, diam, iudulgeat tibi Do- may the Lord pardon thee minus quidquid per vi- whatsoever sins thou hast sum deliquisti. committed by sight. Ameu. Ameu. ^ B {With cotton he wipes the atiointed parts.) On the ears. HROUGH this I BR istam sanctam unctionem 'i' et suam piissimam misericor- diam, indulgeat tibi Do- minus quidquid per audi- tum deliquisti. Amen. ^HROUGH this holy ^^ unction 'i* and of His most tender mercy, may the Lord pardon thee whatsoever sins thou hast committed by hearing. Amen. On the nostrils. ,BR istam sanctam ^^ HROUGH this holy unctionem 'h et V-^ unction -f- and of suam piissimam misericor- His most tender mercy, diam, indulgeat tibi Do- may the Lord pardon thee B 488 The Sacrament of Extreme Unction. minus quidquid per odora- whatsoever sius thou hast turn deliquisti. committed by smell. Amen. Amen. On the month, the lips being closed. :p ER istam sauctam ^ HROUGH this holy suam piissimam misericor- His most tender mercy, diam, indulgeat tibi Do- may the Lord pardon thee minus quidquid per gus- whatsoever sins thou hast tum et locutionem deli- committed by taste and quisti. speech. Amen. Amen. On the hands. B ER istam sanctam © HROUGH this holy suam piissimam misericor- His most tender mercy, diam, indulgeat tibi Do- may the Lord pardon thee minus quidquid per tac- whatsoever sins thou hast tum deliquisti. committed by touch. Amen. Amen. a? On the feet. ER istam sanctam ^ HROUGH this holy suam piissimam misericor- His most tender mercy, diam, indulgeat tibi Do- may the Lord pardon thee minus quidquid per gres- whatsoever sins thou hast sum deliquisti. committed by thy foot- Amen. steps. Amen. The Sacrament of Extreme UrcTioN. 4.S9 This done, the KYRIE eleison. Christe eleisou. Kyrie eleison. Pater noster {seer e to). Et ne nos inducas iu ten- tationem. R. Sed libera nos a malo. V. Salvum fac servuvi iu 117)1, Doniiue. R. Deus mens, speran- tem in te. V. Mitte ei, Domine, auxilium de sancto. R. Et de Sion tuere emu. V. Esto ei, Domine, tur- ns fortitudinis. R. A facie inimici. V. Nihil proficiat inimi- cus in eo. R. Et filius iniquitatis nou appouat nocere ei. \^. Domine, exaudi ora- tionem meam. R. Et clamor mens ad te veniat. V. Dominus vobiscum. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. Priest says : 'T"' ORD, have mercy, r-^ — ^ Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Our Father [ifiatidibly). And lead us not into temptation. R. But deliver us from evil, V. Save Thy servajit. R. O my God, who put- teth his trust iu Thee. V. Send him help, O Lord, from Thy holy place. R. And defend him out of Sion. V. Be unto him, O Lord, a tower of strength. R. From the face of the enemy. V. Let not the enemy prevail against him. R. Nor the son of ini- quity draw nigh to hurt hii)i. V. O Lord, hear ni}^ pra3-er. R. And let my en- come unto Thee. V. The Lord be with j'-ou. R. And with thy spirit. 490 The Sacrament of Extreme Unction. Oreinus. Let us pray. 'yxOMINE Deus, qui 'j-' ORD God, who hast A^ per Apostolum tuum ^ — ^ spoken by Thine Jacobum locutus es : In- Apostle James, saying : Is firmatur quis in vobis ? any man sick among inducat presbyteros Eccle- you? Let him call in the siae, et orent super eum, priests of the Church, aud ungentes eum oleo in no- let them pray over him, mine Domini, et oratio anointing him with oil in iidei salvabit infirmum, et the name of the Lord : and alleviabit eum Dominus ; the prayer of faith shall et si in peccatis sit, re- save the sick man, and the mittentur ei : cura, quae- Lord \\'ill raise him up ; sumus, Redemptor noster, and if he be in sins, they gratia Sancti Spiritus lau- shall be forgiven him : guores istius infirm/, ejus- cure, we beseech Thee, O que sana viilnera, et di- our Redeemer, by the grace mitte peccata, atque do- of the Holy Ghost, the ail- lores cunctos mentis et ments of this sick man; corporis ab eo expelle, heal his wounds, and for- plenamque interius et ex- give his sins ; drive out terius sanitatem miseri- from him all pains of body corditer redde, ut ope and mind, and mercifully misericordiae tuae resti- restore to him full health, \.\x\.iis, ad pristina re- both inwardly and out- paretur ofificia. Ovii cum wardly : that, lia\nng re- Patre et Spiritu Sancto covered by the help of Thy vi\ds et regnas Deus in loving-kindness, he may be saeculasaeculorum. Amen, enabled to return to his former duties. Who, with the Father and the Hol}^ Ghost, livest and reignest God, world without end. Amen. The Sacrament of Extreme Unction. 491 Orem us. L et us p j-ay. ^I^ESPICE, quassumus, *-|-^ OOK down, O Lord, A-\, Domiue, famul/^w < ■ ^ we beseech Thee, iniiiu, N., iufirmitate sui upon Thy ^^rz-a;//, N., lan- corporis fatiscentem, et guishiug through bodily auimam refove quam ere- ailment, and refresh the asti : ut castigatiouibus soul which Thou hast cre- emendat/^^, se tua sentiat ated, that, being bettered medicina salvat«;«. Per by Thy chastisements, he Christum Dominum nos- may feel kifmeU saved ti-um. by Thy healing. Through Amen. Christ our Lord. Amen. Oremus. Let us pray. ^I^OMINE sancte, Pa- >^ HOLY Lord, Fa- r*-^ ter omnipotens, ae- V-/ ther Almighty, Eter- terne Deus, qui benedicti- nal God, who, by shedding onis tuse gratiam aegris in- Thy gracious blessing upon fundendo corporibus, fac- our failing bodies, dost pre- turam tuam multiplici serve, by Thy manifold pietate custodis : ad invo- goodness, the work of Thy cationem tui nominis be- hands : graciously draw nignus assiste, ut {amnlum near at the invocation of tuujn ab aegritudiue libe- Thy name, that, having rat«;« et sanitate donat//w freed Thy servant from dextera tua erigas, virtute sickness, and bestowed confirmes, potestate tue- health upon him, Thou aris, atque Ecclesiae tuoe niayest raise ///;// up by sauctse cum onini deside- Thy right hand, strength- rata prosperitate restituas. en him by Thy might, Per Christum Dominum defend him by Thy power, nostrum. Amen. and restore him to Thy holy Church, with all 492 The Sacrament of Extreme Unction. the prosperity he desires. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. Lastly, the Priest may add some short and salutary admonitions, ac- cording to the condition of the sick person, whereby he may be strengthened to die in the Lord, and to put to flight all the temp- tations of the Evil One. A Prayer after Extreme Unction. OGOD, by whom I have been created, redeemed, and sanctified ; who hast preser\'ed me from many dangers, both of soul and body ; who hast nourished me with the adorable Sacrament of Thy Body and Blood, and granted me the grace to receive the Rites of Thy Church, in preference to so many others who are carried off by sudden death ; for these and all other blessings which I have received from Thee, I give Thee most humble and hearty thanks. And I beseech Blessed Marj-, and all the Saints and Angels, with me and for me, to give thanks unto Thee for all Thy mercies. To Thee I resign my heart. Into Thy hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit. Receive me, O dear Jesus, in Thy mercy, into those loving arms, which were extended on the Cross for my Redemption, and admit me into the embraces of Thine infinite love. I desire not to be freed from my pains, since Thou knowest what is best for me. Suffer me never to murmur ; but grant me patience to bear whatever Thou wilt, and as long as Thou wilt. Should it be Thy Will to inflict greater piinishments on my weak body and languishing soul than those which I now suffer, The Sacrament of Extreme Unction. 493 my heart is ready, O Lord, to accept them, and to suf- fer in whatever manner and whatever measure may be most conformable to Thy divine Will. This one grace I most humbly beg of Thee, that I may die the death of the just, and be admitted, after the sufferings and tribulations of this transitory' and sinful life, into the Kingdom of Thy Glory, there to see and enjoy Thee in the company of the Blessed for a never-ending eternity. Amen. tTbe IDieitation of tbe Sicft. ^: f HE following prayers are left entirely to the dis- |;ft cretion of the friest. According to tne tune \-\ and the condition of the sick person, they may Vjp be said whole or iti part, or altogether omitted. i§U The Priest, entering the room in which the sick. 0\ person lies, first says : "^ V. Peace be unto this house. R. And uuto all who dwell therein. Then he sprinkles the sick person and the bed and the room with holy water, saying the Antiphon, Thou shalt spriukle me, etc., a* on p. 4j6. He then adrtiinisters to the sick person as circum- stances require. IVhich done, or before he leaves the sick-room, he may say over the sick person any one of the first four Penitential Psalms (p. 245) or the Psalm Qui habitat (p. 71), adding the Glory be to the Father at the eyid. He then says : *"■ ' ORD, have merc5^ r* — * R. Christ, have mercy. V. Lord, have mercy. Our Father {inaiidibly). V. And lead us not into temptation. R. But deliver us from evil. V. Save thy servant, R. O my God, who putteth his trust in Thee. V. Send him help, O Lord, from Thy holy place, R. And defend him out of Sion. V. Let not the enemy prevail against him, R. Nor the son of iniquity draw nigh to hurt him. 494 The Visitation of the Sick. 495 K Be uuto him^ O Lord, a tower of streugth, R. From the face of the euemy. I '. The Lord briug strength uuto him R. Ux^on his bed of paiu. / '. O Lord, hear my prayer, R. And let my cry come unto Thee. V. The Lord be with you, R. Aud with thy spirit. Let us pray. OGOD, whose property is alwa5'S to have mercy and to spare : graciously receive our supplica- tion, that we, and this Thy servant, whom the chains of sin do hold in bondage, may by the compassion of Thy loving-kindness be mercifully absolved. O God, the one only remedy for human infirmity, show forth upon this Th}- sick servant the power of Thine aid, that, strengthened by the might of Thy tender mercy, he may be found worthy to be restored whole unto Thy holy Church. Grant, O Lord God, we beseech Thee, that this Thy servant may rejoice in continual health of body and mind ; aud, through the glorious intercession of Blessed Mary, ever Virgin, be freed from ///^ present sorrow, aud enjoy eternal gladness. Through Christ our Lord. R. Amen, ^3^ HE blessing of God Almighty, the Father, + the ^^ Son, and the Holy Ghost, descend upon thee, and remain with thee always. R. Amen. He then sprinkles the sick person with holy water. 496 The Visitation of the Sick, The Ftiest may also say the Psalms, Gospels, and prayers which fol- low, according to the exigency of the lime and the wish of the sick person. Psalm (5, Domine, ne in furore, p. 24^. *^^ HE Lord be wdth you. ^^ P. And with thy spirit. V. The continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew. J?. Glory be to Thee, O Lord. When the Priest says, The continuation, etc., he makes the sign of the Cross in the usual manner upon his forehead, mouth, and breast ; and also upon the sick man, if he cannot do thus for himself {But if the sick person is a woman, attd unable to make the Crosses upon herself, let them be made by some other woman. And like- wise in all such instances.) Matthew viii., p. 6S1, begin?iing at *. Let us pray. *T-|*LMIGHTY and Eternal God, the everlasting /|J-» trum iu nomine V^ name of the Lord. Domini. R. Qui fecit ccelum et R. Who hath made terram. heaven and earth. Ajit. Ne reminiscaris, Ant. Remember not, O Domine, delicta famu// tui Lord, the offences of Thy neque \4ndictam sumas de servant, neither take Thou peccatis ejus. revenge of his sins. 504 Last Bi^essing and Plenary Indulgence. Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison. Pater noster {secreto). V. Et ne nos inducas in tentatiouem, R. Sed libera nos a malo. V. Salvum fac SQr\um ixximt. R. Deus mens, speran- tem in te. V. Doniine, exaudi ora- tionem meam. R. Et clamor mens ad te veniat. V. Dominus vobiscum. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. Oremus. CLEMENTISSIME Deus, Pater miseri- cordiarum, et Deus totius consolationis, qui nemi- nem vis perire in te cre- dentem atque sperantem, secundum multitudinem miserationum tuarum res- pice propitius famul7/w tu- iint N., quern tibi vera fides et spes Christiana Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Our Father {ifiaiidibly). V. And lead us not into temptation. R. But deliver us from evil. V. Save Thy servant. R. O my God, who put- teth his trust in Thee. V. O Lord, hear my pra3-er. R. And let my cry come unto Thee. V. The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. Let us pi-ay. OMOST gracious God, Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who wouldest not that any should perish who believ- eth and trusteth in Thee ; according to the multitude of Thy tender mercies, look favorably upon Thy servant N., whom the true Faith and Hope of Christ Last Bi^essing and Plenary Indui^gence. 505 commendant. Visita euin in salutari tuo, et per Uiii- geiiiti tui passion em et mortem, omnium ei delic- torum suorum remission- em et veniani clementer indulge : ut ejus anima in liora exitus sui te judicem propitiatum inveniat, et in sanguine ejusdem Filii tui ab omni macula abluta, transire ad vitam mereatur perpetuam. Per eumdem Christum Dominum nos- trum. R. Amen. do commend unto Thee. Visit hUn in Thy saving power ; and through the Passion and Death of Thine Only-begotten, graciously grant unto him pardon and remission of all his sins' ; that his soul at the hour of its departure may find Thee a most merciful Judge ; and, cleansed from every stain in the Blood of the same, Thy Son, may be found worthy to pass to life everlasting. Through the same Christ our Lord. R. Amen. Then the Confiteor being repeated by an attendant clergyman, or by the Priest himself , the Priest says the Misereatur, etc., and then proceeds th us : *Y^OMINUS noster Je- A^ sus Christus Filius Dei vivi, qui beato Petro Apostolo suo dedit potes- tatem ligandi atque sol- vendi ; per suam piissi- mam misericordiam reci- piat confessionem tuam, et restiluat tibi stolam pri- mam, quam in baptismate recepisti ; et ego, facultate niihi ab Apostolica Sede ^T^AY our Lord Jesus J-M Christ, Son of the Living God, who gave to His blessed Apostle Peter the power of binding and loosing ; of His most ten- der mercy receive thy con- fession, and restore unto thee that first robe which thou didst receive in Bap- tism ; and I, by the power committed to me by the 5o6 Last BIvESSing and Plenary Indulgence. tributa, indulgeutiam ple- uariain et reniissionem omnium peccatorum tibi concedo : lu nomine Pa- Apostolic See, grant thee a Plenary Indulgence and remission of all thy sins. In the name of the Father, tris, •!• et Filii, et Spiritus "f- and of the Son, and of Saucti. Amen. the Holy Ghost. Amen. *Y7\ER sacrosancta hu- t^ — mauce reparationis mysteria, remittat tibi om- nipotens Deus omnes prae- sentis et futurae vitse poe- nas, paradisi portas aperiat, et ad gaudia sempiterna perducat. Amen. ^5j-^HR0UGH the most V^ sacred mysteries of man's redemption may God Almight}^ remit unto thee the pains of the pres- ent and the future life, open to thee the gates of Paradise, and bring thee to everlasting joys. Amen. B ENEDICAT te om- (X|AY God Almighty nipotens Deus ; ^J-^ bless thee ; the Fa- Pater, -T* et Filius, et Spir- ther, 4* the Son, and the itus Sanctus. Amen. Holy Ghost. Amen. EJACULATIONS TO JESUS SUFFERING. For the Sick and Dying. £~^ ODD Jesus ! Physician of souls and bodies ; make Vi^ my sickness a healing medicine to my soul ; soothe by Thy presence each ache and pain ; hallow my suffering by Thine all-holy vSuffering ; teach me to unite my sufferings with Thine, to be halloweti h\ Thine. Prayers for the Sick and Dying. 507 Lord, offer all my sufferings to Thy Father, as Thou didst offer all Thine Agonies to Him. O Good Jesus, crucified for us ; nail my will to Thy Cross, for love of Thee. Good Jesus, give me a deep love for Thee, that noth- ing may be too hard for me to bear from Thee. Good Jesus, Who hast borne the Cross for me, what cross wiliest Thou that I should bear for Thee? Thou knowest. Lord, that I am all weakness ; teach me to bear my cross. Bear it for me, bear it in me. Lord, strengthen me to bear my cross patiently, humbly, lovingly. If I sink under it, look on me and raise me up. Give what Thou commandest, and com- mand what Thou wiliest. Only by Thine all-holy Cross and Passion, sanctify my cross to me, and keep me Thine for ever. Good Jesus, nailed motionless by Thy sacred Hands and Feet for love of me ; keep me still, motionless, unmoved, unshaken, cleaving fast to Thee. O Good Jesus, my God, and my All, keep me ever near Thee, let nothing for a moment separate me from Thee. Good Jesus, to Thee I flee ; hide me in Thy sacred Side. O Good Jesus, who keepest Thine own under the shadow of Thy wings ; teach me to flee to Thee, and hide me from all evil. O Good Jesus, shelter me from the e\'il one, shed Thy dew upon me to calm my soul, and dwell in me full}', that I may wholly love Thee. Good Jesus, Strength of the weary, Rest of the Rest- less ; by the weariness and unrest of Thy sacred Cross, come to me who am weary that I may rest in Thee. 5o8 Prayers for the Sick and Dying. Lord, if Thou increase my pain, increase also my patience. Thou knowest my weakness. Good Jesus, Who hast borne so patiently with me ; make me wholly patient for love of Thee. O Good Jesus, obedient unto death, even the death of the Cross for me ; Good Jesus, mocked and blas- phemed for love of us ; make me truly humble for love of Thee. O Blessed Jesus, into Thy hands I commend my soul and my bod}^ to live or to die as seemeth good to Thee, and to Thine infinite mercy ; for Thou hast re- deemed me, O Lord, Thou God of truth ! Good Lord, teach me to judge myself as Thou judg- est. Make me more ashamed of sin than of all be- sides : yet not so ashamed as not quickly to come to Thee, O All-merciful, All-loving Lord. Good Jesus ! by Thy Loneliness in the Garden, by the Desolation Thou didst will to come over Thee, sanctify mine. Good Jesus, Who alone orderest all things well, I cast myself wholly upon Thine infinite undeserved love ; I trust Thee vdth my all ; myself, and all whom I love, and all which I desire, my present and my fu- ture, my hopes and my fears, my time and my eter- nity, my joys and my sorrows. Deal with me as Thou wiliest, and knowest best ; only bind me safe to Thine everlasting love. Good Jesus ! who didst give Thyself for me, give Thyself to me ; make me wholly Thine, that I may deeply love Thee. Good Jesus ! stripped naked, racked, reviled, for- saken, motionless on the Cross for love of me ; help Prayers for the Sick and Dying. 509 me to bear all paiu meekly, in humble love of Thee. Strip me, empty me of myself, to fill me with love of Thee. Good Jesus, lead me that I may follow Thee ; hold me that I may cliug fast to Thee ; teach me, that I may choose Thee aloue ; keep me, that I may be Thiue for ever. Jesus, most tender, Thou hast been very tender to me ; make me very tender to all and of all who are Thine, for the love of Thy most tender love. O Good Jesus, who hast so loved us ; pour Thy love into my soul, that I may love Thee intensely, and all besides in and for Thee. Amen. O ETERNAL Father ! I am Thy most unworthy servant, whom Thou hast so loved that Thou gavest Thy dearly-beloved Son to die for me. Deal mercifully with Thy servant in this hour, lest that precious Blood be shed for me in vain. For what profit is there to me in my Saviour's Blood, if I go down to corruption ? O Jesus Christ, I am like that lost sheep whom Thou didst seek so diligently, and set it on Thy shoulders to bring it home again. Thou art the Good Shepherd, who didst lay down Thy life for Thy sheep. Oh ! seek Thy servant, for I have gone astray like a sheep that is lost. Let not that roaring lion, that goeth about seek- ing whom he may devour, snatch me and tear me from Thee ; save me upon the Cross, take me into Thy loved embrace and draw my soul to Thee ; receive me, Good Jesus, of Thy mercy ; receive my soul in peace. 5IO Prayers for the Sick and Dying. Enlighten mine eyes, O Good Jesus, that I sleep not in death ; lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him. O IvOrd Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, set Thy Passion, Cross, and Death, between Thy judgment and my soul. O Good Jesus, remember not my old sins, but have mercy upon me and that soon, for. I am come to great misery. O most sweet Lord Jesus Christ, for the honor and virtue of Thy blessed Passion, bid me be written among the number of Thine Elect. Enter not into judgment with Thy servant, most compassionate Jesus, for in Thy sight shall no man living be justified. One thing have I asked of the Lord, this will I seek after : that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life. Bring my soul out of prison, that I may give thanks unto Thy name : lo, the just wait for me till Thou re- compense me. Oh ! establish me according to Thy word, that I may live, and let me not be disappointed of my hope. Amen. Prayer for the Faithful in their Agony. (0 OMOST merciful Jesus, Lover of souls ; I pray Thee, b}^ the agony of Thy most Sacred Heart, and by the sorrows of Thy Immaculate Mother, cleanse in Thine own Blood the sinners of the whole world who are now in their agony and who are to die this day. Amen. Heart of Jesus, once in agony, pity the dying. Recommendation of a Departing Soui.. sii RECOMMENDATION OF A DEPARTING SOUD. The P>iest, vested in surplice and violet stole, enters the room of the dying person, saying .- ^ AX liuic douiui. iE:ACE be imto this 1^ «-■— liouse. R. Et omnibus liabitan- R. And unto all wbo tibus in ea. dwell therein. He then sprinkles the dying person, the chamber, and the bystanders, ■with holy water in the form of a cross, saying the Asperges as at p. 112. He next presents a crucifix to the dying person to be kissed, and exhorts him to look fortvard to everlasting life; leav- ing the crucifix before him, that, beholding it, he may be en- couraged to hope for eternal salvation. Then, having lighted a candle, the Priest kneels, and with the bystanders devoutly recites the Shorter L,itany, as follows : THE LITANY FOR THE DYING. KYRIE eleison. Christe eleison. K3'rie eleison. Sancta Maria, Ora pro eo. Onines sancti Augeli et Archangeli, Orate, etc. Sancte Abel, Omnis chorus Justo rum, Sancte Abraham, Sancte Joannes Bap- tista, Sancte Joseph, Omnes sancti Patriarchse et Prophetae, Orate, etc. 9 *T| 1 ORD, have mercy. « * ^ Ch rist, h avein etry. Lord, have mercy. Holy Mary, Pray for him. All ye holy Angels 1 and Archangels, Holy Abel, All ye Choirs of the Just, Holy Abraham, St. John the Baptist, St. Joseph, All ye holy Patriarchs and Prophets, j :? r> 512 Recommendation of a Departing Soui,. Saucte Petre, Saucte Paule, Sancte Audrea, Saucte Joauues, Oniues saiicti Apostoli et Evaiigelistte, Orate, etc. Omues saiicti Discipuli Do- mini, Orate, etc. Omnes saucti Inuocentes, Orate, etc. Saucte Stephana, Ora, etc. Saucte Laurenti, Ora, etc. Omnes sancti Martyres, Orate, etc. Sancte Silvester, Ora, etc. Sancte Gregori, Ora, etc. Sancte Augustine, Ora, etc. Omnes sancti Pontifices et Confessores, Orate, etc. Sancte Benedicte, Ora, etc. Saucte Francisce, Ora, etc. Sancte Camille, Ora, etc. Saucte Joannes de Deo, Ora, etc. Omnes sancti Monachi et EremitcG, Orate, etc. Saucta Maria Magdalena, Ora, etc. Saucta lyucia, O^a, etc. Omues sauctoe Virgines et Viduae, Orate, etc. Omnes Saucti et Sanctse Dei. St. Peter, St. Paul, St: Andrew, St. John, All ye holy Apostles and Evangelists, All ye holy Disciples of the Lord, All ye holy Innocents, St. Stephen, St. Lawrence, All ye holy Martyrs, St. Sylvester, St. Gregory, St. Augustiu, All ye holy Bishops and Confessors, St. Benedict, St. Francis, St. Camillus, St. John of God, All ye holy Monks and Hermits, St. Mary Magdalen, St. Lucy, All ye holy Virgins and Widows, Pray, etc. All ye holy Saints of God, RECOMMENDATION OF A DEPARTING SoUL. 5^3 Make intercession for him. Be merciful, Spare him, O Lord. Be merciful, O Lord, deliver him. Be merciful, O Lord, deliver him. From Thy wrath. From the peril of death. From an evil death, From the pains of hell, From all evil. From the power of hi the devil, I Through Thy Birth, ^ Through Thy Cross 5 and Passion, '^ Through Thy Death I and Burial, S- Through Thy glorious Resurrection, Through Thine admir- able Ascension, Through the grace of the Holy Ghost the Paraclete, In the day of judg- ment. We sinners. Beseech Thee, hear us Intercedite pro eo. Propitius esto. Parce ei, Domine. Propitius esto. Libera eum, Domine. Propitius esto. Libera eum, Domine. Ab ira tua, A periculo mortis, A mala morte, A pcenis inferni, Ab omni malo, A potestate diaboli, Per Nati^dtatem tuam. Per Crucem et Passio- j uem tuam, ;. Per Mortem et Sepul- turam tuam, Per gloriosam Resur- rectionem tuam. Per admirabilem As- censionem tuam. Per gratiam Spiritus Sancti Paracliti, In die judicii, Peccatores, Te rogamjis audi nos. 514 Recommendation of a Departing Soul. Ut ei parcas, That Thou spare him, Te rogamus audi nos. We beseech Thee, hear us. Kyrie eleisou. Lord, have niercy. Christe eleison. Onist, have mercy. Kyrie eleisou. Lord, have mercy. Then while the soul is in the agony of its departure, the Priest re- cites the following prayers : 'Y5>R0FICISCERE, ani- W O forth, O Christian rJ — ma christiaua, de Vi/ soul, from this world, hoc muudo, in nomine Dei in the name of God the Patris omnipotentis, qui te P'ather Almighty, w^ho cre- creavit ; in nomine Jesu ated thee ; in the name of Christi, Filii Dei vivi, qui Jesus Christ, Son of the pro te passus est ; in no- living God, who suffered mine Spiritus Sancti, qui for thee ; in the name of in te effusus est ; in nomine the Holy Ghost, who was Angelorum et Archangel©- poured forth upon thee ; rum ; in nomine Throno- in the name of the Angels rum et Domiuationum ; in and Archangels ; in the nomine Principatuum et name of the Thrones and Potestatum ; in nomine Dominations ; in the name Cherubim et Seraphim ; of the Principalities and in nomine Patriarch- Powers ; in the name of arum et Prophetarum ; the Cherubim and Sera- in nomine sanctorum pliim ; in the name of the Apostolorum et Evange- Patriarchs and Prophets ; listarum ; in nomine sane- in the name of the holy torum Martyrum et Con- Apostles and Evangelists ; fessorum ; in nomine sane- in the name of the holy torum Monachorum et Martyrs and Confessors ; Eremitarum ; in nomine in the name of the holy sanctarum Virginum et Monks and Hermits ; in Recommendation of a Departing Sour.. 515 omnium Saiictonim et Sauctarum Dei : bodie sit in pace locus tuus, et ha- bitatio tua in saucta Sion. Per eumdem Christum Do- minum nostrum. 7?. Amen. *"p^ EUS misericors, Deus r*— ' Clemens, Deus qui secundum multitudiuem miserationum tuarum pec- cata pcenitentium deles, et praeteritorum criminum culpas venia remissionis evacuas ; respice propitius super /luncfamulum tuum N., et remissionem omni- um peccatorum suorum tota cordis confessione po- scentem deprecatus exaudi. Renova in eo, piisime Pa- ter, quidquid terrena fra- gilitate corruptum, vel quidquid diabolica fraude violatum est ; et unitati corporis Ecclesiae mem- brum redemptiouis an- necte. Miserere, Domine, gemituum, miserere lacry- marum ejus ; et non ha- bentem fiduciam, nisi in the name of the holy Vir- gins and of all the Saints of God : may thy place be this day in peace, and thine abode in holy Sion. Through the same Christ our Lord. R. Amen. O MERCIFUL God, O gracious God, O God, who, according to the mul- titude of Thy tender mer- cies, blottest out the sins of the penitent, and gra- ciously remittest the guilt of past offences ; look favorably upon this Thy servant N., and in Thy mercy hear him as he craves, with heartfelt con- fession, the remission of all his sins. Renew with- in him, O most loving Father, whatsoever hath been corrupted through human frailty, or violated through the deceit of the devil ; and associate him, as a member redeemed to the unity of the body of Thy Church. Have pity, Lord, on his groanings ; 5i6 Rkcommendation of a Departing Soul. tua misericordia, ad tuae have pity on his tears ; sacramentum recouciliatio- and admit him, who hath nis adniitte. Per Christum no hope save Dominum nostrum. R. Amen. in Thy mercy, to the sacrament of Thy reconciliation. Through Christ our Lord. R. Amen. COMMENDO te omni- poteuti Deo, charis- sime f rater, et ei, cujus es creatura, committo ; ut cum humanitatis debitum morte iuterveuieute persolveris, ad Auctorem tuum, qui te de hmo terrae formaverat, revertaris. Egredienti itaque animae tuae de corpore, spleudidus Ange- lorum coetus occurrat : ju- dex Apostolorum tibi sena- tusadveniat; candidatorum tibi Martyrum triumphator exercitus obviet ; HHata ru- tilantium te Confessorum turma circumdet ; jubilan- tium te Virginum chorus excipiat ; et beatae quietis in sinu Patriarch arum te complexus astringat ; mitis atque festivus Christi Jesu tibi aspectus appareat, qui te inter assistentes sibi ju- rr COMMEND thee to Al- cJ mighty God, dearly beloved brother, and com- mit thee to Him whose creature thou art ; that, when thou shalt have paid the debt of humanity by passing through death, thou mayest return to thy Maker, who formed thee from the dust of the earth. When, therefore, thy soul goeth forth from thy body, may the glorious company of Angels meet thee ; may the council of the Apostles who shall judge the world greet thee ; may the tri- umphant army of white- robed Martyrs come out to welcome thee ; may the band of shining Confes- sors, crowned with lilies, encircle thee ; may the choir of joyous Virgins Recommendation of a Departing Soul. 517 giter iiiteresse deceniat. Ignores omne quod liorret iu teuebris, quod stridet iu flammis, quod cruciat in tormentis. Cedat tibi te- terrimus Satauas cum sa- tellitibus suis : in adveutu tuo te coniitantibus Ange- lis contremiscat, atque in aeternas noctis chaos im- maue diffugiat. Exurgat Deus, et dissipentur inimi- ci ejus ; et fugiaut qui ode- runt eum, a facie ejus. Sicut delicit fumus, defici- ant ; sicut fluit cera a facie ignis, sic pereant peccato- res a facie Dei ; et justi epu- leutur, et exultent iu con- spectu Dei. Confuudantur igitur et erubescaut omnes tartareae legioues, et mini- stri Satanae iter tuum im- pedire non audeaut. Libe- ret te a cruciatu Christus, qui pro te crucifixus est. Liberet te ab aeterna morte Christus, qui pro te mori diguatus est. Constituat te Christus, Filius Dei vivi, intra paradisi sui semper amoena virentia, et inter oves suas te verus ille Pas- receive thee ; and unto the bosom of blessed rest may the embrace of the Patri- archs clasp thee ; gentle and joyful may the Face of Jesus Christ appear to thee, and may He award thee a place among those who stand before Him for ever. Mayest thou never know aught of the terror of darkness, the gnashing of teeth in the flames, the agonies of torment. May Satan most foul, with his wicked crew, give way be- fore thee ; may he tremble at thy coming with the An- gels that attend thee, and flee away into the vast chaos of eternal night. Let God arise, and let His enemies be scattered ; and let them that hate Him flee from before His face. As smoke vauisheth, so let them van- ish away ; as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the pres- ence of God ; and let the just feast and rejoice be- fore God. May, then, all the leiiions of hell be con- 5i8 Recommendation of a Departing Soui<. tor agnoscat. Ille ab oni- founded and put to shame, nibus peccatis tuis te ab- uor may the ministers of sol vat ; atque ad dexteram Satau dare to hinder thy suam in electorum suorum way. May Chris<^, who was te sorte coustituat. Re- crucified for thee, deliver demptorem tuum facie ad thee from torment. May faciem \adeas, et prcEsens Christ, who vouchsafed to semper assistens, manifes- die for thee, deliver thee tissimam beatis oculis aspi- from everlasting death, cias veritatem. Constitu- May Christ, the Son of the tus igitur inter agmina living God, place thee vsith- beatorum, contemplation is in the green pastures of divinse dulcedine potiaris His paradise, and may He, in saecula saeculorum. the true Shepherd, ac- A'. Amen, knowledge thee as one of His sheep. May He ab- solve thee from all thy sins, and set thee at His right hand in the portion of His elect. Mayest thou behold thy Redeemer face to face ; and, standing ever before Him, gaze w4th blessed eyes on the Truth made mani- fest. And set thus among the choirs of the Blessed, mayest thou enjoy the sweetness of divine contem- plation for ever more. 7?. Ameu. ^USCIPE, Domine, Jh^ servufn tmim in lo- cum sperandse sibi salva- tionis a misericordia tua. J?. Amen. Libera, Domine, ani- mam servi tui ex omni- bus periculis inferni, et de RECEIVE, O Lord, r-"--\3 Thy servant into the place of salvation, which he hopes for from Thy mercy. R. Amen. Deliver, O Lord, the soul of Thy servant from all the dangers of hell, Recommendation of a Departing vSoul. 519 laqueis poenarum, et ex omuibus tribulationibus. R. Amen. Libera, Domiiie, ani- mam servi tici, sicut liber- asti Henoch et Eliam de conimuni morte mundi. R. Amen. Libera, Domine, aui- mam se^'vi tiii, sicut liber- asti Noe de diluvio. R. Amen. Libera, Domine, ani- mam servi titi, sicut liber- asti Abraham de Ur Chal- daeorum. R. Amen. Libera, Domine, ani- mam ser^i tui, sicut liber- asti Job de passionibus suis. R. Amen. Libera, Domine, ani- mam servi tui, sicut liber- asti Isaac de hostia, et de manu patris sui Abrahas. R. Amen. and from the bonds of its punishments, and from all tribulations. R. Amen. Deliver, O Lord, the soul of Thy servant, as Thou didst deliver Henoch and Elias from the com- mon death of the world. R. Amen. Deliver, O Lord, the soul of Thy servant, as Thou didst deliver Noah from the flood. R. Amen. Deliver, O Lord, the soul of Thy servant, as Thou didst deliver Abra- ham from Ur of the Chal- deans. R. Amen. Deliver, O Lord, the soul of Thy se7-vant, as Thou didst deliver Job from his sufferings. R. Amen. Deliver, O Lord, the soul of Thy servant, as Thou didst deliver Isaac from being sacrificed by the hand of his father Abraham. R. Amen. 520 Recommendation of a Departing Solx. Libera, Domine, aiii- main servi tiii, sicut liber- asti Loth de Sodomis et de fiamma iguis. R. Amen. Libera, Domine, ani- mam servi tui, sicut liber- asti Moysen de manu Pha- raonis regis iEgyptiorum. R. Amen. Libera, Domine, ani- mam servi tui, sicut liber- asti Danielem de lacu leo- uum, R. Amen. Libera, Domine, ani- mam servi tui, sicut liber- asti tres pueros de camino ignis ardentis, et de manu regis iniqui. R. Amen. Libera, Domine, ani- mam servi tui, sicut liber- asti Susanuam de falso crimine. R. Amen. Libera, Domine, ani- mam servi tui, sicut liber- Deliver, O Lord, the soul of Thy servafit, as Thou didst deliver Lot from Sodom and from the flame of fire. R. Amen. Deliver, O Lord, the soul of Thy servant, as Thou didst deliver Moses from the hands of Pha- raoh, king of the Egyp- tians. R. Amen. Deliver, O Lord, the soul of Thy servaiit, as Thou didst deliver Daniel from the lions' den. R. Amen. Deliver, O Lord, the soul of Thy servant, as Thou didst deliver the Three Children from the burning fiery furnace, and from the hand of a wicked king. R. Amen. Deliver, O Lord, the soul of Thy servant, as Thou didst deliver Susan- na from a false accusation. R. Amen. Deliver, O Lord, the soul of Thy servaiity as Recommendation of a Departing Sour,. 521 asti David de maiiu regis Saul et de mauu Golise. R. Amen. Libera, Domiue, ani- matn servi tui, sicut liber- asti Petruni et Paulum de carceribus. R. Amen. Et sicut beatissimam Theclaiu Virgiueni et Mar- tyreui tuaui de tribus atro- cissimis tormentis liberas- ti, sic liberare digneris aui- mam hujus servi tui, et tecum facias in bonis con- gaudere coelestibus. R. Amen. Thou didst deliver David from the hand of King Saul and from the hand of Goliath. R. Amen. Deliver, O Lord, the soul of Thy serva7ity as Thou didst deliver Peter and Paul out of prison. R. Amen. And as Thou didst de- liver Thy most blessed Virgin and Martyr, Thec- la, from three most cruel torments, so vouchsafe to deliver the soul of this Thy servant, and make it to re- joice with Thee in the bliss of heaven. R. Amen. COMMENDAMUStibi, Domiue, animamyh;- nudi tui, N., precamurque te, Domine Jesu Christe Salvator muudi, ut propter quam ad terrani misericor- diter descendisti, Patriar- charum tuorum sinibus in- sinuare non renuas. Ag- nosce, Domine, creaturam tuam, non a diis alienis creatam, sed a te solo Deo ^tttt'E commend unto vicA. Thee, O Lord, the soul of Thy servant, N., and we beseech Thee, O Lord Jesus Christ, Saviour of the world, that Thou wouldst not refuse to place in the bosom of Thy Pa- triarchs a soul for whose sake Thou didst mer- cifully come down upon earth. Acknowledge, O 522 Recommendation op a Departing Sour,. vivo et vero : quia non est Lord, Thy creature, made, alius Deus prseter te, et not by strange gods, but non est secuudum opera by Thee, the only living tua. Ivoetifica, Domine, and true God : for there is animam ejus in conspectu no other God beside Thee, tuo, et ne memineris ini- and none that doeth ac- quitatum ejus antiquarum cording to Thy works, et ebrietatum, quas susci- Make glad ///^ soul, O Lord, tavit furor, sive fervor mail with Thy presence, and re- desiderii. Licet enim pec- member not his old sins, caverit, tamen Patrem, et and the excesses which Filium, et Spiritum Sane- wrath or heat of evil de- tum non negavit, sed ere- sire may have aroused, didit, et zelum Dei in se For though he has sinned, habuit, et Deum, qui fecit he has not denied the omnia, fideliter adoravit. Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost ; but has believed, and has had a zeal for God, and has faith- fully worshipped God, the Creator of all things. hpvELICTA juventutis, A^ et ignorantias ejus, quoesumus, ne memineris, Domine ; sed secundum magnam misericordiam tu- am memor esto illius in gloria claritatis tuse. Ape- riantur ei coeli, collaeten- tur illi Angeli. In regnum tuum, Domine, servum tu- wn suscipe. Suscipiat emn sanctus Michael, Archan- *T^ EMEMBER not, O r-"--\3 Lord, we beseech Thee, the sins of his youth nor his ignorances; but, ac- cording to Thy great mer- cy, be mindful of him in the brightness of Thy glory. May the heavens be opened unto him, may the Angels rejoice with him. Into Thy kingdom, O Lord, receive Thy ser- Recommendation of a Departing Soul, 523 gelus Dei, qui militise coe- vant. May Saiut Michael, lestis meruit principatum. Arcliaugel of God, priuce Veuiaut illi obviam saucti of the heavenly host, re- Angeli Dei, et perducaut ceive him. May the holy euni in civitatem coelestem Angels of God come forth Jerusalem. Suscipiat eum to meet him, and lead him beatus Petrus Apostolus, into the heavenly city, cui a Deo claves regni coe- Jerusalem. May blessed lestis traditse sunt. Adju- Peter the Apostle, to vet eiun sanctus Paulus whom were given by God Apostolus, qui dignus fuit the keys of the kingdom esse vas electionis. Inter- of heaven, receive him. cedit pro eo sanctus Joan- May St. Paul the Apostle, nes electus Dei Apostolus, who was counted wor- cui revelata sunt secreta thy to be a vessel of elec- coelestia. Orent pro eo tion, assist him. INIay St. omnes sancti Apostoli, qui- John, the chosen Apostle of bus a Domino data est po- God, to whom were reveal- tcstas ligandi atque solven- ed the secrets of heaven, in- di. Intercedant pro ^(7 om- tercede for him. May all nes Sancti et Electi Dei, the holy Apostles, to whom qui pro Christi nomine the Lord gave the power of tormenta in hoc saeculo binding and loosing, pray sustinuerunt : ut vinculis ior him. May all the Saints carnis exut7^5, pervenire and Elect of God, who, in mereatur ad gloriam regni this world, suffered tor- ccelestis, praestante Domi- nients for the name of no nostro Jesu Christo, qui, Christ, intercede for him : cum Patre et Spiritu Sane- that, being loosed from the to, \nvit et regnat in saecula bonds of the flesh, he may sseculorum. J?. Amen. come to the glory of the heavenly kingdom, through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, 524 Recommendation of a Departing Soui.. with the Father and the Holy Ghost, reigueth, world without eud. Iv. Ameu. liveth and Hejr, if the soitl still linger, may be read the seventeenth chapter of St. John's Gospel, and the Passion of our Lord, according to St. John. A Prayer to our Lord Jesus Christ, TO BE SAID BY THE DYING PERSON, OR BY ANOTHER FOR HIM.W V. Adoramus te, Chris- te, et benedicimus tibi. R. Quia per sanctam cru- cem tuam redemisti mun- dum. *Y^ EUS, qui pro redemp- A^ tione mundi voluis- ti nasci, circunicidi, a Ju- dseis reprobari, a Juda tra- ditore osculo tradi, vinculis alligari, sicut agnus inno- cens ad victimam duci, at- que conspectibus Annae, Caiphae, Pilati, et Herodis indecenter ofFerri, a falsis testibus accusari, flagellis et opprobriis vexari, sputis conspui, spiuis coronari, colaphis caedi, arundine percuti, facie velari, vesti- bus exui, cruci clavis affigi, V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world, OGOD, who for the redemption of the world didst vouchsafe to be born, to be circumcised, to be rejected by the Jews, to be betrayed with a kiss by the traitor Judas, to be bound with cords, to be led as an innocent lamb to the slaughter, and in the sight of Annas, Caiphas, Pilate, and Herod, to be treated with indignity, to be ac- cused by false witnesses, to be afflicted wnth scourges and reproaches, to be spit Recommkndation of a Departing Soui.. 525 in cruce levari, inter latro- nes deputari, felle et aceto potari, et lancea vulnerari : Tu, Doniine, per has sanc- tissinias pceuas tuas, quas ego indignus recolo, et per sanctam cruceni et mortem tuam, libera me {vet famu- \7nn tuiim, N.) a poenis in- ferni, et perducere digneris, quo perduxisti latroueui te- cum crucifixum. Qui cum Patre et Spiritu Saiicto vi- vis et regnas in ssecula s^- culorum. Amen. upon, to be crowned with thorns, to be beaten with blows, to be struck with a reed, to have Thy Face veiled, to be stripped of Thy garments, to be nailed to the Cross and raised high thereon, to be ranked among thieves, to be offered gall and vinegar to drink, and to be pierced with a lance : Do Thou, O Lord, by these Thy most holy pains, which I, though unworthy, now call to mind, and by Thy holy Cross and Death, deliver me (or this Thy servant, N.) from the pains of hell, and vouchsafe to lead me (or ///;;/) whither Thou didst lead the good Thief who was crucified with Thee. Who, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, ever livest and reignest, world without end. Amen. The following Psalms may also be said : Psabn 1 1 J. CONFITEMIXI Domi- no quouiam bonus : * quoniam in saeculum mi- sericordia ejus. Dicat nunc Israel, quo- niam bonus : * quoniam He is good : that His in saeculum misericordia mercy endiireth for ever, ejus. O PRAISE the Lord, for He is good : for His mercy endureth for ever. Let Israel now sav. that 526 Rkcommhndation of a Dkparting Souiy. Dicat nuuc doiiius Aaron : * quouiam in sui- cnluni misericordia ejus. Dicant nunc qui tinient Doniinuni : * quoniam in Steculum misericordia ejus. De tribulatione iuvocavi Doniinum : * et exaudivit me in latitudiue Domiuus. Dominus mihi adjutor : * non timebo quid faciat mihi homo. Dominus mihi adjutor : * et ego despiciam inimicos meos. Bonum est confidere in Domino, * quam confidere in homine. Bonum est sperare in Domino, quam sperare in principibus. Omnes gentes circuie- runt me : * et in notnine Domini, quia ultus sum in eos. Circumdantes circumde- derunt me : * et in nomine Domini, quia ultus sum in eos. Circumdederunt me si- Let the house of Aaron now say ; that His mercy endureth for ever. Let them that fear the Lord now say : that His mercy endureth for ever. In my trouble I called upon the Lord : and the Lord heard me, and set me at large. The Lord is my helper : I will not fear what man can do unto me. The Lord is my helper : and I will look down upon mine enemies. It is better to trust in the Lord : than to put con- fidence in man. It is better to trust in the Lord ; than to put confi- dence in princes. All nations compassed me round about : and in the name of the Ivord have I been revenged upon them. Surrounding me, they compassed me about : and in the name of the Lord have I been revenged upon them. They gathered about me RECOMMKNDATION OF A DEPARTING SoUI,. 527 cut apes, et exarseruut si- ciit ignis iu spiuis : * et in nomine Domini, quia ul- tus sum in eos. Impulsus eversus sum ut caderem : * et Dominus suscepit me. Fortitudo mea, et laus mea Dominus : * et factus est mihi in salutem. Vox exultationis, et sa- lutis : * in tabernacuiis jus- torum. Dextera Domini fecit virtutem : dextera Domini exaltavit me, * dextera Do- mini fecit virtutem. Non moriar, sed vivam ; * et narrabo opera Domini. Castigans castigavit me Dominus : * et morti non tradidit me. Aperite mihi portas jus- titi:e, ingressus in eas con- fitebor Domino : * lioec porta Domini, justi intra- bunt iu earn. like bees, and burned like fire among thorns : and in the name of the Lord I have been revenged upon them. I was sore pressed, and overthrown that I might fall : but the Lord held me up. The Lord is my strength and my praise : and He is become my salvation. The voice of joy and sal- vation : is in the taber- nacles of the just. The right hand of the Lord hath done mightily ; the right hand of the Lord hath exalted me : the right hand of the Lord hath wrought strength. I shall not die, but live : and shall declare the works of the Lord. The Lord hath chastened and corrected me : but He hath not given me over unto death. Open unto me the gates of justice ; I will go into them, and give praise unto the Lord : this is the gate of the Lord : the just shall enter into it. 528 Recommendation ok a Departing Soul. Confitebor tibi quoniam exaudisti lue : * et factus es inihi iu salutem. Lapidem, quern reproba- veruut sedificantes : * hie factus est iu caput auguli. A Domiuo factum est istud : * et est inirabile iu oculis nostris. Haec est dies, quam fecit Dominus : * exultemus, et Isetemur in ea. O Domiue, salvum me fac, O Domiue, beue pros- perare : * beuedictus qui veuit in nomine Domini. Benediximus vobis de domo Domini : * Deus Do- minus, et illuxit nobis. Constituite diem solem- nem in condensis, * usque ad coruu altaris. Deus mens es tu, et con- fitebor tibi : * Deus mens es tu, et exaltabo te. Confitebor tibi quoniam exaudisti me, * et factus es mihi in salutem. I will praise Thee, for Thou hast heard me : and art become my salvation. The stone which the builders rejected : the same is become the head of the corner. This is the Lord's doing : and it is wonderful in our eyes. This is the day which the Ivord hath made : let us be glad and rejoice in it.' 0 Lord, save me ; O Lord, give good success : Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord. We have blessed you out of the house of the Lord : The Lord is God, and He hath shone upon us. Appoint a solemn day, with shady boughs : even unto the horn of the al- tar. Thou art my God, and I will praise Thee : Thou art my God, and I will exalt Thee. 1 will praise Thee, for Thou hast heard me : and art become mv salvation. Recommendation of a Departing Soui.. 529 Confitemini Domiuo O praise ye the Lord, quoniam bonus : * quo- for He is good : for His niaiu in saeculum miseri- mercy endureth for ever, cordia ejus. Gloria Patri, etc. Glory be to the Father, etc. Psalm 118, p. S9' Three Devout Prayers useful for the Dying. To be recited with three Our Fathers, and three Hail Marj'S in the agony of death. First is said : Lord, have mercy. Christ, have merc3^ Lord, have mercy. Our Father. Hail Mary. Let us pray. OLORD JESUS CHRIST, by Thy most sacred Agony and by the pra3^er which Thou didst pour forth for us on the Mount of Olives, where Thy sweat became as drops of blood running down upon the earth, I beseech Thee to offer up the many drops of Thy bloody sweat, which in Thy fearful anguish Thou didst most abundantly shed for us, and graciously to present them to Thy Almighty Father, to be set against the many sins of this Thy servant N., and mercifully de- liver him in this hour of his death from all the pains and sufferings which he fears he may justly have de- served for his sins. Who with the Father and the Holy Ghost, livest and reignest, God, world without end. R. Amen. 530 Recommendation of a Departing Soui.. A second time is said: Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have merc}^ Our Father, Hail Mary. OLORD Jesus Christ, who didst vouchsafe to die upou the Cross for us, I beseech Thee to offer up to Thy Almighty Father all the bitter pains aud sufferings which Thou didst endure for us upon the Cross, especially in that hour when Thy most holy Soul quitted Thy most sacred Body ; and present them in behalf of this Thy servant N., and deliver him in this hour of death from all the pains and sufferings which he fears he may justly have deserved for his sins. Who with the Father and the Holy Ghost, livest aud reignest God, world without end. R. Amen. A third iitne is said: Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Our Father, Hail Mary. OLORD Jesus Christ, who by the mouth of Thy Prophet hast said : With everlasting love I have loved thee : therefore have I drawn thee gra- ciously : I beseech Thee to offer up this same love which drew Thee down from Heaven to earth, there to endure all the bitterness of Thy Passion, and present it to Thy Almighty Father for the soul of this Thy ser- vant N., and deliver him from all the pains and suffer- ings which he fears he has deserved for liis sins. And save his soul in this hour of his departure. Open The Last Agony. 531 unto him the gates of life, and make him to rejoice with Thy saints in glory everlasting. And do Thou, O most merciful Lord Jesus Christ, who hast redeemed us by Thy most Precious Blood, have mercy on the soul of this Thy servant, and vouchsafe to introduce liim into the ever green and pleasant places of Para- dise, that he may live unto Thee in undi\nded love, and never be separated from Thee and Thine Elect. Who mth the Father and the Holy Ghost ever livest and reignest God, world without end. R. Amen. THE LlAST agony. When the soul is about to depart from the body, then more than ever ought they who are by to pray earnestly around the dying per- son's bed ; and if he be unable to speak, the Holy Name of JESUS should constantly be invoked, and such words as the following again atid again repeated in his ear : INTO Thy hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit. — O Lord Jesus Christ, receive my spirit. — Holy Mary, pray for me. — O Mary, mother of grace, mother of mercy, do thou protect me from the enemy, and re- ceive me at the hour of death. When the soul has departed, the following Responsor>' wa>' be said: B UBVENITE vSancti ^^0:ME to his assist- Dei ; occurrite An- ^^ ance, ye Saints of geli Domiui,* Suscipieutes God, come forth to meet 532 The Last Agony. auimain ejus, - Offerentes earn in conspectu Altis- siuii. V. Suscipiat te Chris- tus, qui vocavit te, et iu si- num Abrahae Augeli dedu- caut te. R. Suscipientes, etc. V, Requiem seternam dona ei, Doniine, et lux perpetua luceat ei. R. Offerentes, etc. V. Kyrie eleison. R. Cliriste eleison. V. Kyrie eleison. Pater noster {secreio). V. Et ne nos inducas in tentationem. R. Sed libera nos a malo. V. Requiem aeternam dona ei, Domine. R. Bt lux perpetua lu- ceat ei. V. A porta inferi, R. Erne, Domine, ani- mam ejus. V. Requiescat in pace. R. Amen. him, ye Angels of the Lord : Receiving hi^ soul : Offering it in the sight of the Most High. V. ]\Iay Christ receive thee, who hath called thee, and may the Angels bear thee into Abraham's bosom. R. Receiving, etc. V. Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. R. Offering, etc. V. Lord, have mercy. R. Christ, have mercy. V. Lord, have mercy. Our Father [in audibly). V. And lead us not into temptation. R. But deliver us from evil. \^. Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord. R. And let perpetual light shine upon him. V. From the gate of hell, R. Deliver his soul, O Lord. V. May he rest in peace. R. Amen. The Last Agony. 533 V. Domine, exaudi ora- V. O Lord hear my tionem meam. prayer, R. Et clamor meus ad R. And let my cry come te veiiiat. unto thee. V. Dominus vobiscum. V. The Lord be with you. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. R. And with thy spirit. Or emus. ^^r^IBI, Domine, com- V-' mendamus animam famu// tui, N., ut defunct- iis sseculo tibi vivat, et quae per fragilitatem liu- manae conversatiouis pec- cata commisit, tu venia misericordissimae pietatis absterge. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. R. Amen. Let us pray. *^0 Thee, O Lord, do we V^ commend the soul of Thy servant, N., that being dead to the world he ma}' live unto Thee ; and whatsoever sins he has committed through the frailty of /zz^ mortal nature, do Thou, by the pardon of Thy most merciful love, wash away. R. Amen. Meanwhile, according to the custom of the place, let the Passing- Bell be rung, reminding all who hear it to pray for the Christian soul. Then let the body be decently laid out, with lighted can- dles near. Let a small cross be placed upon the breast, between the hands, or else let the hands themselves be folded one upon an- other, in the form of a cross. The body is sprinkled with holy water, and thenceforward until the time of burial, let all wJio are present pray for the repose of the departed soul. 534 Prayers for the use oe Mourners. PRAYERS FOR THE USE OF MOURNERS. O ALMIGHTY God, who kuowest the weakness and frailty of our nature : We beseech Thee to give unto us, Thy servants, whom Thou hast stricken with this sorrow, such measure of Thy grace as shall enable us to bear it with humility, resignation, and sub- mission to Thy divine will. Grant that no impatient murmuring or repining thoughts may find a place in our hearts : that we may not sorrow as those who have uo hope. Let not our grief exceed the bounds of rea- son and religion ; but so temper it, we beseech Thee, with the consolations of Thy Holy Spirit, that what- ever we may want in outward consolation, we may find in the inward rest of perfect submission to Thy holy will, and unshaken trust in Thy loving mercy ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. *7T'LMIGHTY and most merciful Father, who lov- ^,-i-» est those whom Thou chastiseth, and turnest away Thine auger from us, look down in pity upon our distress and sorrow, and grant that the affliction which it has pleased Thee to bring on us may be a means of drawing us nearer to Thee. Strengthen us, O Lord, that we may not languish in fruitless and unavailing so»-row, but by the assistance of Thy Holy Spirit, may truly repent, meekly submit, and effectually be com- forted ; that we may obtain that peace which the world cannot give, and pass the rest of our life in humble resignation and cheerful obedience. Teach us to set our affections on things above, not on things of earth ; on those joys which never fade, the pleasures that are at Thy right hand for evermore. Amen. Prayers for the use oe Mourners. 535 O ALMIGHTY God, Judge of the living and the dead, so fit and prepare us, we beseech Thee, by Thy grace, for that last account which we must one day give ; that when the time of our appointed change shall come, we may look up to Thee with joy and com- fort, and may at last be received together with him whom Thou hast now taken from us, and with all that are near and dear to us, into that place of rest and peace where Thou shalt Thyself wipe away all tears from all eyes, and where all our troubles and sorrows shall have an end, through the merits and for the sake of Jesus Christ, our Blessed Saviour and Redeemer. Amen. An Act of Faith. Taken from Holy Scripture. I BELIEVE, O God, that my time is in Thy hand. That going through the vale of misery, I may draw waters with joy out of the fountains of Salvation. That the}^ that sow in tears shall reap in joy. That blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be com.forted. That in all our afiliction Christ is afiflicted, and that the Angel of His presence saveth us. That in the evening weeping may have place, but in the morning gladness. That Christ will not leave us orphans. That as one whom his mother caresseth, so ^7ill the Lord comfort us. That our present tribulation, which is momentary and light, worketh for us above measure exceedingly an eternal weight of glory. 536 Prayers for the use of Mourners. That as a Father hath pity upou his children, so hath the Lord pity upou us. That a sabbath rest remaiueth for the people of God. That He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their bruises. That His good Spirit shall lead us into the right land. That the God of all consolation comforteth us in all our tribulation : that we ourselves also may be able to comfort those who are in all tribulation, by the com- fort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. That she who is a widow indeed and desolate, let her trust in God, and continue in supplications and pray- ers night and day. That we have a great cloud of witnesses above us. That in our Father's House there are many man- sions. That He hath there prepared a place for us. That though we should walk in the midst of the shadow of death we fear no evils, for He is with us. That God is our God unto eternity, and for ever and ever : He shall rule us for evermore. That death is swallowed up in victory. That we may not sorrow as others who have no hope. That this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal put on immortality. That as by a man came death, so by a Man came the Resurrection of the dead. That Christ will reform our vile body conformably to His glorious Body. That if our earthl}^ house, this tent, be destroyed, we J Prayers for the use of Mourners. 537 have a building from God, a house not built with hands, everlasting in the heavens. That what is mortal shall be swallowed up by life. That we shall be like Christ, because we shall see Him as He is. That His Saints in Paradise shall not hunger nor thirst any more : for the Lamb that is in the midst of the Throne will rule them, and lead them to the foun- tains of the waters of life. That God shall wipe away all tears from our eyes : and death shall be no more, nor mourning, nor wailing, nor sorrow shall be anymore, for the former things are passed away. That heaven and earth will pass away, but His words will not pass away. That He cometh quickly. Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. Amen. Prayers in Great Sorrow. OMOST Mighty, most merciful Father, have mercy on me ; have mercy on me, Good Lord. O do Thou bear me up, succor me. strengthen me in my hour of tribulation. Thou hast smitten me to the dust. Thou hast sorely afflicted me ; my heart fainteth within me, I am brought very low. I know not, O Lord, how to bear such sorrow : I am overwhelmed with grief. I fly to Thee for help, for Thou alone canst give me help. Help me, O Father, help me, and that soon ; help me for Thy mercies' sake. Make haste to help me for Thy dear Son's sake, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 538 Prayers for the use of Mourners. O ALMIGHTY God, I fall down before Thee in the agouy of my soul. Thou hast taken my beloved one from mine eyes, I have none to help me, nu' heart is desolate. O comfort me, for I am very greatly troubled. Teach me, O God, in this awful hour of affliction, in this great bereavement, in this most bitter day, to have patience and Christian resig- nation. Teach me to bow meekly to Thy will, that my affliction may not utterly break me down, that I may be able to bear it. Thou knowest my suffer- ings, my sorrows, my tears ; look upon me and suc- cor me. Enable me to bear this weight of trial, for of myself I am unable to bear it. O pity me. Good Lord ; pity me, most Gracious Father : for Christ's sake turn Thou Thy face towards me, and mercifully accept my prayer. Amen. OLORD God, who correctest those w^hom Thou dost love, teach me in this sore trial, this dark day of very heavy chastisement, to know Thy love. Lord, I believe that Thou lovest me ; help Thou mine unbelief. Teach me to see Thy love, though Thou seemest to turn Thy Face from me. Increase Thy love towards me, O God, now that Thou hast smitten me, lest I be consumed ; have pity upon me, speak conso- lation to my soul. Give me of Thy comfort, for what can I do, whither can I turn, O Lord? Thou only. Who hast afflicted, can comfort me ; I have none beside Thee. I come to Thee in my loneliness, my desolation of heart, my anguish. Hold Thou me up ; give me of Thy love ; I kneel at Thy feet, I cast my- self down before Thee ; weeping do I beseech Thee to receive my pra5^er for Jesus' sake. Amen. Prayers for the use of Mourners. 539 Prayer to Our Lady of Pity.® KNEELING at thy holy feet, O gracious Queen of Heaveu ! we offer thee our deepest rever- ence. We confess that thou art the daughter of the Eternal Father, the mother of the Divine Word, and the spouse of the Holy Ghost. Full of grace, of vir- tue, and of heavenly gifts, thou art the chaste temple of the Holy Trinity. With thee are treasured God's mercies, and thou, too, dost dispense them. And since thy loving heart is filled with charity, sweetness, and tender compassion for us poor sinners, we call thee Mother of holy Pity. With the greatest trust, then, do we come to thee in this our sorrow and distress. We beg that thou wouldst make us confide in thy love, by granting us \_Here mention your reqiiesf\, if it be God's will, and for the welfare of our souls. Cast, then, thine eyes of pity upon us and upon all our kindred. That we may not perish, shield us from the attacks of the world, the flesh, and the devil, that continually assail us. Remember, O fondest of mothers, that we are thy children, purchased with the precious blood of thy Divine Son. Pray, without ceasing, that the Adorable Trinity may give us the grace ever to be victorious over the devil, the world, and our unhallowed passions ; that grace by which the just grow in holiness, sinners are converted, and heresy destroyed ; by which the un- believer is enlightened, and the Jews brought to the true religion. Bestow upon us this boon, O most pure Virgin, through the infinite bounty of the Most High, through the merits of thy Son, by the care with which thou didst nourish Him, by the devotion with which thou didst serve Him, by the love with which thou 540 Prayers for the use of Mourners. didst cherish Him, by thy tears and anguish endured in His holy Passion, Obtain for us the great favor that the whole world nia}^ be made one people and one Church, which shall give thanks, praise, and glory to the most Holy Trinity, and to thee who art Its medi^ ator. May the power of the Father, the wisdom of the Son, and the virtue of the Holy Ghost, grant us this blessing. Afnen. Our Father. Hail Mary. c/l cry. Hearken unto the voice of my prayer : O my King and my God. For unto Thee will I pray, O Lord : in the morning Thou shalt hear my voice. In the morning I will stand before Thee, and will see : for Thou art not a God that wiliest iniquity. Neither shall the wicked dwell near Thee : nor shall the unjust abide before Thine eyes. Thou hatest all the workers of iniquity : Thou wilt destroy all that speak a lie. The bloody and the deceitful man : the Lord will abhor. But as for me I will come into Thy house in the multitude of Thy mercy : in Thy fear will I worship towards Thy holy temple. Lead me, O Lord, in Thy justice : because of mine enemies direct my way in Thy sight. For there is no truth in their mouth : their heart is vain. * Note.— When only one Nocturn of Matins is said, this First Nocturn is usually taken. Thk Buriai. of the Dead. 545 Their throat is au opeu sepulchre, they dealt deceit- fully with their tongues : judge them, O God. Let them fall from their devices ; according to the multitude of their iniquities cast them out : for they have provoked Thee, O Lord. But let all them that hope in Thee be glad : they shall rejoice for ever, and Thou shalt dwell in them. And all they that love Thy name shall glory in Thee : for Thou wilt bless the just O Lord, Thou hast crowned us : as v/ith a shield of Thy good will. Eternal rest, etc. Ant. Direct, O Lord my God, my w^ay in Thy sight. AnL Turn Thee, O Lord, and deliver my soul ; for iu death there is no one that is mindful of Thee. PSAIvM 6, p. 24.5. Afit Turn Thee, O Lord, and deliver my soul ; for in death there is no one that is mindful of Thee. Ant. Lest at any time he seize upon my soul like a lion; while there is no one to redeem me, nor to save. PSAI.M 7. OLORD my God, in Thee have I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me. Lest at any time he seize upon my soul like a lion : while there is no one to redeem me„ nor to save. O Lord my God, if I have done this thing : if there be iniquity in my hands : If I have made a return to them that did e\dls to 546 The; Buriai. of the Dkad. me : let me deservedly fall empty before mine ene- mies. Let the enemy pursue my soul, and take it, and tread down my life on the earth : and bring down my glory to the dust. Rise up, O Lord, in Thine anger : and be Thou ex- alted in the borders of mine enemies. And arise, O Lord my God, in the precept which Thou hast commanded : and a congregation of people shall surround Thee. And for their sakes return Thou on high : the Lord judgeth the people. Judge me, O Lord, according to my justice: and ac- cording to my innocence in me. The wickedness of sinners shall be brought to naught, and Thou shalt direct the just : O God who searchest the hearts and reins. Just is my help from the Lord : who saveth the up- right of heart. God is a just judge, strong and patient : is lie angry every day ? Except ye be converted. He will brandish His sword : He hath bent His bow, and made it ready. And in it He hath prepared the instruments of death: He hath made ready His arrows for them that burn. Behold, he hath been in travail with injustice : he hath conceived sorrow, and brought forth iniquity. He hath opened a pit and dug it : and he is fallen into the hole that he hath made. His sorrow shall be turned on his own head : and his wickedness shall come down upon his own pate. I will give glory to the Lord accordir^ to His jus- tice : and will sing to the name of the Lord Most High. The Buriai. of the Dead. 547 Eternal rest, etc. Ant. Lest at any time he seize upou my soul like a lion ; while there is no one to redeem me, uor to save. V. From the gate of hell. I?. Deliver their souls, O Lord. Our Father {inaudibly). The First Lesson. Job 7. ^fPARE me, O Lord, for my days are nothing. J^-^ What is a man that Thou shouldst magnify him ? or why dost Thou set Thy heart upon him ? Thou visit- est him early in the morning, and Thou provest him suddenly. How long wilt Thou not spare me, nor suf- fer me to swallow down my spittle ? I have sinned, what shall I do to Thee, O Keeper of men ? why hast Thou set me opposite to Thee, and I am become bur- densome to myself? Why dost Thou not remove my sin, and why dost Thou not take away mine iniquit)^? Behold, now I shall sleep in the dust : and if Thou seek me in the morning, I shall not be. R. I believe my Redeemer liveth, and that in the last daj'- I shall rise from the earth : And in my flesh I shall see God m}^ Saviour. V. Whom I myself shall see, and not another, and mine eyes shall behold. And in my flesh, etc. The Second Lesson. Job 10. fW^ soul is weary of my life, I will let go my speech ^J-4 against myself, I will speak in the bitterness of mv soul. I will say to God ; Do not condemn me : 548 The Buriai, of the Dead. tell me why Thou judgest me so. Doth it seem good to Thee that Thou shouldst crush me, aud oppress me, the work of Thy own hands, aud help the counsel of the wicked ? Hast Thou eyes of flesh : or seest Thou as man seeth ? Are I'hy days as the days of man, and are Thy 3^ears as the times of men : that Thou shouldst inquire after my iniquity, and search after my sin ? And Thou knowest that I have done no wicked thing, whereas there is no man that can deliver out of Thy hand. R. Thou w^ho didst raise the dead Lazarus from the grave : Do Thou, O Lord, grant them rest and a place of forgiveness. V. Thou who art to come to judge the living and the dead, and the world by fire. Do Thou, O Lord, etc. The Third Lesson. Job lo. *^^HY hands have made me, and fashioned me V-/ wholly round about, aud dost Thou thus cast me down headlong on a sudden ? Remember, I beseech Thee, that Thou hast made me as the clay, and Thou wilt bring me into dust again. Hast Thou not pressed me out as milk, aud curdled me like cheese? Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh : Thou hast put me together with bones and sinews : Thou hast granted me life and mercy, and Thy visitation hath preserved my spirit. R. O Lord, w^hen Thou shalt come to judge the earth, where shall I hide myself from the face of Thy wrath ? For I have sinned greatly in my life. V. I dread my misdeeds, and blush before Thee : condemn me not, when Thou shalt come to judge. The: Buriai. of the Dead. 54.9 For I have sinned greatly in my life. I/. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. For I have, etc. Here I^auds {p. 562) are recited when only the first Nocturn is said. THE SECOND NOCTURN. Ant. He hath set me in a place of pasture. PSAi,M 22. ^^^ HE Lord ruleth me, and I shall want nothing : V^ He hath set me in a place of pasture. He hath brought me to the waters of refreshment : He hath converted my soul. He hath led me on the paths of justice : for His own name's sake. For though I should walk in the midst of the shadow of death, I fear no evils : for Thou art with me. Thy rod and Thy staff : they have comforted me. Thou hast prepared a table before me : against them that afflict me. Thou hast anointed my head with oil : and m}' cup which inebriateth me, how goodl}^ it is ! And Thy mercy will follow me : all the days of my life. And that I may dwell in the house of the Lord : unto length of daj-s. Eternal rest, etc. AtU. He hath set me in a place of pasture. 550 The Buriai. op Thk Dead. A?it. Remember not, O Lord, the sins of my youth, and mine ignorances. PSAi,M 24. *pj*'0 Thee, O Lord, have I lifted up my soul. In v-^ Thee, O my God, I put my trust ; let me not be ashamed. Neither let mine enemies laugh at me : for noiie that wait on Thee shall be confounded. Let all them be confounded : that transgress without cause. Show me Thy ways, O Lord : and teach me Thy paths. Direct me in Thy truth, and teach me : for Thou art God my Saviour, and on Thee have I waited all the day long. Call to remembrance, O Lord, Thy compassion : and Thy mercies which are of old. Remember Thou not the sins of my youth, and mine ignorances : According to Thy mere}' remember Thou me : for Thy goodness' sake, O Lord. The Lord is sweet and righteous : therefore He will give a law to sinners in the wa}-. The meek will He guide in judgment: the gentle He will teach His ways. All the ways of the Lord are mercy and truth : unto such as seek after His covenant and His testimonies. For Thy name's sake, O Lord, Thou wilt pardon my sin : for it is great. Who is the man that feareth the Lord ? He hath ap- pointed him a law in the way he hath chosen. The Buriai. of the Dead, 551 His soul shall dwell iu good things : and his seed shall inherit the land. The Lord is a support to them that fear Him : and His covenant that it ma}- be manifest unto them. ]Mine eyes are ever toward the Lord : for He shall pluck my feet out of the snare. Look Thou upon me, and have mercy on me : for I am alone and poor. The troubles of my heart are multiplied : deliver me out of my necessities. Look upon my lowliness and mj- labor ; and forgive me all my sins. Consider mine enemies, for they are multiplied: and have hated me with an unjust hatred. Keep Thou my soul, and deliver me : I shall not be ashamed, for I have hoped in Thee. The innocent and the upright have cleaved unto me r because I have waited on Thee. Deliver Israel, O God : out of all his troubles. Eternal rest, etc. Ant. Remember not, O Lord, the sins of my youth, and mine ignorances. Ant. I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living. Psalm 26. ^^HB Lord is m)^ light and mj' salvation : whom i3> shall I fear ? The Lord is the protector of my life : of whom shall I be afraid ? *" Whilst the wicked draw near against me : to eat my flesh. 552 The Buriai, of the Dead. Miue enemies that trouble me: have themselves beeu weakened, and have fallen. If armies in camp should stand together against me : my heart shall not fear. If battle should rise up against me : in this will I be confident. One thing have I asked of the Lord, this will I seek after : that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life. That I may see the delight of the Lord : and may visit His temple. For He hath hidden me in His tabernacle : in the day of evils, He hath protected me in the secret place of His tabernacle. He hath set me up upon a rock : and now He hath lifted up my head above mine enemies. I have gone round and have offered up in His taber- nacle a sacrifice of praise : I will sing and speak praise unto the Lord. Hear, O Lord, my voice, with which I have cried unto Thee : have mercy on me, and hear me. M}^ heart hath said to Thee : My face hath sought Thee : Thy face, O Lord, will I seek. Hide not Thy face from me : turn not in Thy wrath from Thy servant. Be Thou my helper, forsake m':; not : neither despise me, O God my Saviour. For my father and ni}' mother have forsaken me : but the Lord hath taken me up. Set me, O Lord, a law in Thy way : and guide me in the right path, because of mine enemies. The Buriai. of the Dead. 553 Deliver me not over to the will of them that trouble mie : for unjust witnesses have risen up against me, and iniquity hath lied to itself. I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait on the Lord, do manfully, and let thy heart take courage : and wait thou on the Lord. Eternal rest, etc. Ant. I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the laud of the living. V. May the Lord set them with princes. R. Even with the princes of His people. Our Father iinaiidibly). The Fourth Lesson. Job ij. *"r^ O Thou answer me : how many are my iniquities A^ and sins ; make me know my crimes and of- ences. Why hidest Thou Thy face, and think est me Thy enemy ? Against a leaf that is carried away vn\X\ the wnnd Thou showest Thy power ; and Thou pursuest dry stubble. For Thou writest bitter things against me, and consumest me for the sins of my youth. Thou hast put my feet in the stocks, and Thou observ- est all my paths, and considerest the steps of my feet : who am to be consumed as rottenness, and as a gar- ment that is moth-eaten. R. Remember me, O God, because my life is as a breath : Nor may the sight of man behold me. V. Out of the depths have I cried unto Thee, O Lord : Lord, hear my voice. Nor •ms.y, etc. 554 The BuriaIv op The Dead. The Fifth Lesson. Job 14. ^T^ AN born of a woman, living for a short time, is N^') filled with many miseries. He cometh forth like a flower, and is destroyed, and fleetli as a shadow, and never continueth in the same state. And dost Thou think it meet to open Thy eyes upon such a one, and to bring him into judgment with Thee ? Who can make him clean that is conceived of unclean seed ? Is it not Thou only ? The days of man are short, and the number of his months is with Thee : Thou hast ap- pointed his bounds, which cannot be passed. Depart a little from him, that he may rest, until his wished-for day come, as that of the hireling. R. Woe is me, O Lord, because I have sinned greatly in my life : what shall I do, wretch that I am ? whither shall I fly but unto Thee, O my God ? Have mercy on me when Thou comest at the latter day. V. My soul is sore troubled; but Thou, O Lord, succor it. Have mercy on me, etc. The Sixth Lesson. Job 14. y V| I 'HO will grant me this, that Thou mayest protect VXA» me in hell, and hide me till Thy wrath pass, and appoint me a time when Thou wilt remember me ? Shall man that is dead, thinkest Thou, live again ? all the days, in which I am now in warfare, I expect until my change come. Thou wilt call me, and I will answer Thee : to the work of Thy hands Thou wilt reach out Thy right hand. Thou indeed hast number- ed my steps, but spare my sins. The Euriai. oi^ the Dead. 555 R. Remember not my sins, O Lord : When Thou shalt come to judge the world by fire. V. Direct, C Lord my God, my way in Thy sight. When, etc. V. Eternal rest grant unto them. O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. When, etc. Here Ivauds {p. 562) are recited when only the second Nocturn h said. THE THIRD NOCTURN. Ant. Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me ; look down, O Lord, to help me. PSAI.M 39. V^ I'ITH expectation I waited for the Lord : and He ^J^>^ was attentive unto me. And He heard my prayers : and brought me out of the pit of misery, and out of the miry clay. He set my feet also upon a rock : and directed my steps. And He put a new song into my mouth : even a hymn unto our God. Many shall see it, and shall fear : and they shall hope in the Lord. Blessed is the man whose trust is in the nam.e of the Lord ; and who hath not had regard to vanities and lying follies. Many are Thy wonderful works which Thou hast done, O Lord my God ; and in Thy thoughts there is none that is like unto Thee. 556 The Buriai. of the Dead. I have declared, and I have spoken : they are multi- pUed above number. "Sacrifice and offering Thou didst not desire : but ears Thou hast perfected unto me. Burnt-offering and sin-offering Thou didst not re- quire : then said I, Behold I come. In the head of the book it is written of me that I should do Thy v^^ill : O my God, I have desired it, and Thy law is in the midst of my heart. I have declared Thy justice in the great congrega- tion : lo, I will not restrain my lips ; O Lord, Thou knowest it. I have not hid Thy justice within my heart : I have declared Thy truth and Thy salvation. I have not concealed Thy mercy and Thy truth : from the great assembly. Withhold not Thou Thy tender mercies from me, O Lord : Thy mercy and Thy truth have always upheld me. For e\'ils without number have surrounded me : mine iniquities have overtaken me, and I was not able to see. They are multiplied above the hairs of my head : and my heart hath failed me. Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me : look down, O Lord, to help me. Let them be confounded and ashamed together : that seek after my soul to take it away. Let them be turned backward, and put to shame: that wish me evil. Let them at once be put to confusion : that say un- to me, Aha, aha. Let all those that seek Thee rejoice and be glad in The Buriai, of the Dead. 557 Thee : and let such as love Thy salvation say always, The Lord be praised. But as for me I am poor and needy ; but the Lord is careful for me. Thou art my helper and my protector : O my God, make no delay. Eternal rest, etc. Ant. Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me ; look down, O Lord, to help me. Afit. Heal my soul, O Lord, for I have sinned against Thee. PSAi,M 40. BLESSED is he that considereth the needy and poor : the Lord will deliver him in the evil day. The Lord preserve him, and give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth : and deliver him not up to the will of his enemies. The Lord help him on his bed of sorrow : Thou hast turned all his bed in his sickness. I said : O Lord, be Thou merciful unto me : heal my soul, for I have sinned against Thee. Mine enemies have spoken evil against me : When shall he die, and his name perish? And if he came in to see me, he spoke vain things : his heart gathered together iniquity to itself. He went out : and spoke to the same purpose. All mine enemies whispered together against me : against me have they devised e\als. They sent forth an unjust word against me : shall he that sleepeth rise again no more ? For even the man of my peace, in whom I trusted, 558 The Buriai, of the Dead. who ate my bread : hath greatly sought to overthrow me. But do Thou, O Lord, have mercy upon me, and raise me up again : and I will requite them. By this I know that Thou hast wished well to me : because mine enemy shall not rejoice over me. But Thou hast upheld me because of mine in^'so- cence : and Thou hast set me before Thy face for ever. Blessed be the L/ord, the God of Israel : from eter- nity and to eternity. Amen, amen. Eternal rest, etc. Ant. Heal my soul, O Lord, for I have sinned against Thee. Ant. My soul hath thirsted after the living God ; when shall I come, and appear before the face of God ? PSAI.M 41. *" J I'S the hart panteth after the water-springs : so (J^^ panteth my soul after Thee, O God. My soul hath thirsted after the strong living God ; when shall I come, and appear before the face of God? M}' tears have been my bread day and night : whilst it is said to me daily, Where is thy God ? These things I remembered, and I poured out my soul in me : for I shall go over into the place of the wonderful tabernacle, even unto the house of God. With the voice of joy and praise : the noise of one feasting. Why art thou sad, O my soul ? and why dost thou disquiet me ? Hope thou in God, for I will yet praise Him : who is the salvation of my countenance, and my God. The^ Buriai, of the; Dead, 559 My soul is troubled within m3-self: therefore will I remember Thee from the land of Jordan and Her- mouiim, from the little hill. Deep calleth on deep : at the noise of Thy flood- gates. All Thy waves and Thy billows : have passed over me. In the daytime the Lord hath commanded His mercy : and a song to Him in the night. With me is prayer to the God of my life : I will say unto God, Thou art my support. Why hast Thou forgotten me : and why go I mourn- ing whilst mine enemy afflicteth me ? W^hilst my bones are broken : mine enemies who trouble me have reproached me. Whilst they say to me day by da}^ : Where is thy God? Why art thou cast down, O my soul ? and why dost thou disquiet me ? Hope thou in God, for I will yet praise Him : who is the salvation of my countenance, and my God. Eternal rest, etc. Ant. My soul hath thirsted after the living God ; when shall I come, and appear before the face of God ? V. Deliver not unto beasts the souls that praise Thee. R. And forget not the souls of Thy poor for ever. Our Father [ifiaiidibly). The Seventh Lesson. Job 17. ^T^Y spirit is wasted : my days are shortened ; and ^J-^ only the grave remaineth for me. I have not sinned, and my eye abideth in bitterness. Deliver me, 560 The Buriai, of the Dead. 0 Lord, and set me beside Thee, aud let any man's hand tight against me. My days have passed away ; my thoughts are broken off, tormenting my heart. They have turned night into day ; aud after darkness I hope for light again. If I wait, hell is my house ; and 1 have made my bed in darkness. I have said to rot- tenness : Thou art my father ; to worms : My mother and my sister. Where is now then my expectation, and who considereth my patience ? R. Forasmuch as I sin daily, and repent not, the fear of death troubleth me : Because in hell there is no re- demption, have mercy upon me, O God, and save me. V. O God, save me in Thy name, and in Thy jDower deliver me. Because in hell, etc. The Eighth Lesson. Job ig. *^^HE flesh being consumed, my bone cleaveth to V-^ my skin : and nothing but lips are left about my teeth. Have pity on me, have pit}^ on me, at least ye my friends ; because the hand of the Lord hath touch- ed me. Why do ye persecute me as God, and glut yourselves with my flesh ? Who will grant me that my words may be written ? who will grant me that they may be marked down in a book, with an iron stile, and on a plate of lead, or else be graven with an instru- ment on the rock? For I know that my Redeemer liveth ; and on the last day I shall rise out of the earth : and I shall be clothed again with my skin, and in my flesh I shall see my God. Whom I myself shall see, and my eyes shall behold, and not another : this, my hope, is laid up in my bosom. Thk Buriai. of the Dead. 561 R. Judge me not, O Lord, according to my works, for I have done nothing worthy in Thy sight ; there- fore I beseech Thy majesty : That Thou^ O God, may- est blot out my iniquity. V. Wash me, O Lord, yet more from my injustice, and cleanse me from my sin. That Thou, O God, etc. The Ninth Lessox. Job 10. /// iHY didst Thou bring me forth out of the womb ? ^-'^^ O that I had been consumed, that eye might not see me ! I should have been as if I had not been, carried from the womb to the grave. Shall not the fewness of my days be ended shortly? Suffer me, therefore, that I may lament my sorrow a little : be- fore I go and return no more, to a land that is dark and covered with the mist of death : a land of misery and darkness, where the shadow of death, and no or- der, but everlasting horror dwelleth. R. Deliver me, O Lord, from the ways of hell. Thou who didst break the gates of brass in sunder, and didst visit hell, and give light therein : That they who were in the pains of darkness might behold Thee. V. Crying, and saying : Thou art come, O our Re- deemer. That they, etc. V. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. That they, etc. Here I,auds follow immediately, zuhen only the preceding Nocturn has been said. 562 The Burial of the Dead. When the three Nocturns have been said, the Response ry to the ninth Lesson is as follows : •nr-* IBERA me, Doniine, « ■ ^ de morte jeterna, in die ilia trenienda,* Quando coeli moveudi sunt et terra : * Duni veneris ju- dicare saeculum per ignem. V. Tremens factus sum ego, et timeo, dum discus- sio venerit atque ventura ira. Ouando, etc. V. Dies ilia, dies irce, ca- lamitatis et miseriae, dies magna et amara valde. Dum veneris, etc. V. Requiem seternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis. R. Libera me, etc. *|^BLIVBR me, O A^ IvOrd, from eternal death in that awful day : When the heavens and the earth shall be shaken : When Thou shalt come to judge the world by lire. V. I am seized with fear and trembling, until the trial shall be at hand, and the wrath to come. When the heavens, etc. V. That day, a day of v/rath, of wasting, and of misery, a great day, and exceeding bitter. When Thou shalt come, etc. V. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. R. Deliver me, etc. LAUDS. A7it. The bones that were humbled shall rejoice in the Lord. PsAi,M 50. Mise^'ere {p. 249). Ant. The bones that were humbled shall rejoice in the Lord. The Buriai, of the Dead. 563 Ant. O hear my prayer, O Lord ; uuto Thee shall all flesh come. Psalm 64. ^j-r* HYMN becometh Thee, O God, in Sion : and (sjP^ uuto Thee shall the vow be paid in Jerusalem. O hear my prayer : unto Thee shall all flesh come. The words of the wicked have prevailed against us : and Thou wilt pardon our transgressions. Blessed is he whom Thou hast chosen, and taken to Thee : he shall dwell in Thy courts. We shall be filled with the good things of Thy house : holy is Thy temple, wonderful in justice. Hear us, O God our Saviour, who art the hope of all the ends of the earth, and in the sea afar off. Thou who preparest the mountains by Thy strength, being girded with power : who troublest the depth of the sea, the noise of its waves. The gentiles shall be troubled, and they that dwell in the uttermost borders shall be afraid at Thy signs : Thou shalt make the outgoings of the morning and of the evening to be joyful. Thou hast visited the earth, and hast watered it plen- teously : Thou hast copiously enriched it. The river of God is filled with water, Thou hast pre- pared their food : for so is its preparation. Fill up plentifully the streams thereof, multiply its fruits : it shall spring up and rejoice in its showers. Thou shalt bless the crown of the year of Thy good- ness : and Th}^ fields shall be filled v/ith plent}'. The beautiful places of the wilderness shall grow fat : and the hills shall be girded about with joy. The rams of the flock are clothed, and the vales 564 The BuriaIv of the Dead. shall abound with corn ; they shall shout, yea, they shall siug a hymn. Eternal rest, etc. Ant. O hear my prayer, O Lord ; unto Thee shall all flesh come. Ant. Thy right hand hath upheld me, O Lord. PSAI.M 62. OGOD, my God, to Thee do I watch at break of day. For Thee my soul hath thirsted : for Thee my flesh longeth, O how exceedingly ! In a desert and pathless land where no water is : so have I come before Thee in Thy holy place, that I might see Thy power and Thy glory. For Thy mercy is better than life: my lips shall praise Thee. Thus will I bless Thee all my life long : and in Thy name I will lift up my hands. Let my soul be filled as with marrow and fatness : and my mouth shall praise Thee with joyful lips. If I have remembered Thee upon my bed, on Thee will I meditate in the morning ; because Thou hast been my helper. And I will rejoice under the covert of Thy wings : my soul hath cleaved unto Thee : Thy right hand hath upheld me. But they have sought my soul in vain : they shall go into the lower parts of the earth : They shall be delivered into the hands of the sword : they shall be the portions of foxes. But the king shall rejoice in God, all they that swear by Him shall be praised : because the mouth of them that speak wicked things is stopped. The Buriai, of the Dead. 565 Psalm 66. y^OD be merciful unto us, and bless us : cause the Vi^ light of His couuteuance to shiue upou us, and have mercy ou us. That we may know Thy way upon earth : Thy sal- vation in all nations. Let the people praise Thee, O God : let all the people praise Thee. 0 let the nations be glad and rejoice : for Thou dost judge the people with justice, and govern the nations upou earth. Let the people praise Thee, O God : let all the peo- ple praise Thee : the earth hath yielded her fruit. May God, even our own God, bless us, may God bless us : and may all the ends of the earth fear Him. Eternal rest, etc. Ant. Thy right hand hath upheld me, O God. Ant. From the gate of hell deliver my soul, O Lord. The Song of Hezechiah. Is. j8. I SAID, In the midst of my days : I shall go to the gates of hell. 1 sought for the residue of my years ; I said, I shall not see the Lord God in the land of the living. I shall behold man no more : nor the inhabitant of rest. My generation is at an end ; and it is rolled away from me : as a shepherd's tent. My life is cut off as by a weaver ; whilst I was yet but beginning He cut me off : from morning even to night Thou wilt make an end of me. 566 The Buriai. of the Dead. I hoped till moruiug : as a lion so hath He broken all my bones. From morning even to night Thou wilt make an end of me : I cry like a young swallow, I moan like a dove. My eyes are weakened : looking upward, Lord, I suffer violence, answer Thou for me : what shall I say, or what shall He answer for me, whereas He Himself hath done it ? I will recount to Thee all my years : in the bitter- ness of my soul. O Lord, if man's life be such, and the life of my spirit be in such things as these. Thou wilt correct me, and make me live ! Behold, for peace is my bitterness most bitter. But Thou hast delivered my soul, that it should not perish : Thou hast cast all my sins behind Thy back. For hell will not thank Thee, neither will death praise Thee : nor will they that go down into the pit look for Thy truth. The living, the living, he shall give praise to Thee, as I do this day : the father shall make Thy truth known to the children. O Lord, save me : and we will sing our psalms all the days of our life in the house of the Lord. Eternal rest, etc. Ani. From the gate of hell deliver my soul, O Lord. Ant. Let every spirit praise the Lord. B PSAIvM 148. RAISE ye the Lord from the heavens: praise Him in the heights. The Buriai, of the Dead. 567 Praise Him, all ye His Augels : praise ye Hini, all His hosts. Praise Him, O ye sun and moon : praise Him, all ye stars and light. Praise Him, O ye heaven of heavens : and let all the waters that are above the heavens praise the name of the Lord. For He spake, and they were made : He command- ed, and they were created. He hath established them for ever, and for ages of ages : He hath made a decree, and it shall not pass away. Praise the Lord from the earth : ye dragons, and all ye deeps. Fire and hail ; snow and ice : and stormy winds, which fulfil His word: Llountaius and all hills : fruitful trees and all ce- dars : Beasts and all cattle : creeping things and feathered fowls : Kings of the earth, and all people : princes and all judges of the earth : Young men and maidens, old men and children, let them praise the name of the Lord: for His name alone is exalted. His praise is above heaven and earth : and He hath exalted the horn of His people. A song of praise to all His saints : to the children of Israel, a people drawing nigh unto Him. 0 PSAI,M 149. ING unto the Lord a new song : let His praise be in the Church of the Saints. 568 The Buriai< of the Dead. Let Israel rejoice in Him that made hiiu : and let the children of Sion be joyful iu their King. Let them praise His name in the choir : let them sing unto Him with timbrel and psaltery : For the Lord is well pleased with His people : and He will exalt the meek unto salvation. The saints shall rejoice in glory ; they shall be joyful iu their beds. The high praises of God shall be in their mouth : and two-edged swords iu their hands : To execute vengeance upon the nations : and chas- tisements among the people : To bind their kings with fetters : and their nobles with chains of iron. To execute upon them the judgment that is written : this glory have all His saints. PSAI.M 150. *TT\RAISE the Lord in His holy places : praise Him r*— iu the firmament of His power. Praise Him in His mighty acts : praise Him accord- ing to the multitude of His greatness. Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet : praise Him with psaltery and harp. Praise Him with timbrel and choir : praise Him with strings and organs. Praise Him upon the high-sounding cymbals ; praise Him upon cymbals of joy : let every spirit praise the Lord. Eternal rest, etc. Ant. Let every spirit praise the Lord. V. I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me ; R. Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord. The Burial of thk Dead. 569 Ant. I am the Resurrection and the Life : he that believeth in jVIe, although he be dead, shall live ; and every one who liveth, and believeth in Me, shall never die. The Bexedictus, or Song of Zachary. Luke i. BENEDICTUS Domi- ^|^LESvSEDbe the Lord nus Deus Israel, * r^-^ God of Israel : for quia visitavit, et fecit re- He hath visited and demptionem plebis suae : wrought redemption for His people : Et erexit cornu salutis And raised up for us a nobis * in dome David horn of salvation : in the pueri sui : house of David His ser- vant: Sicut locutus est per os As He spake by the sanctorum, * qui a saeculo mouth : of His holy pro- suut, prophetarum ejus: phetsofold: Salutem ex inimicis nos- Deliverance from our tris, * et de manu omnium, enemies : and from the qui oderunt nos : hand of all who hate us : Ad faciendam misericor- To perform mercy to our diam cum patribus nos- fathers : and to remember tris, * et memorari testa- His holy covenant, menti sui sancti. Jusjurandum, quod jurs- The oath which He sware vit ad Abraham patrem to Abraham our father : nostrum, * daturum se no- that He would grant us : bis : Ut sine timore, de manu That being delivered out inimicorum nostrorum li- of the hand of our ene- berati, * serviamus illi, mies : we may serve Him without fear, 570 The BuRiAiy OF THE Dead. In sauctitate et justitia coram ipso * omnibus die- bus nostris. Et tu, puer, Pro^heta Al- tissimi vocaberis : * prse- ibis enim ante faciem Do- mini parare vias ejus : Ad dandam scientiam salutis plebi ejus, * in remissionem peccatorum eorum : Per viscera misericordiae Dei nostri, * in quibus ^^sita\at nos, oriens ex alto : lUuminare his, qui in te- nebris et in umbra mortis sedent : * ad dirigendos pe- des nostros in viam pa- cis. Requiem aeternam, etc. In holiness and justice before Him : all our days. And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Most High : for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord, to prepare His ways: To give knowledge of salvation to His people : unto remission of their sins : Through the tender mercy of our God : in which the Day-spring from on high hath visited us : To enlighten those who sit in darkness, and in the shade of death : to direct our feet into the way of peace. Eternal rest, etc. Ant. I am the Resurrection and the Life : he that believeth in Me, although he be dead, shall live ; and every one who liveth, and believeth in Me, shall never die. Then are said the folloiving prayers, all kneeling : Our Father {ht audibly). V. And lead us not into temptation. J^. But deliver us from evil. V. From the gate of hell R. Deliver his soul, O Lord. The Buriai, of the Dead. 571 V. May /le rest iu peace. /^. Amen, F. O Lord, hear my prater. 7?. And let my cry come to Thee. F. The Lord be wdth you. J?. And with thy spirit. Le^ us pray. VirBSOIvVB, we beseech Thee, O Lord, the soul of fjf^ Thy servant N. from every bond of sin ; that, in the glory of the Resurrection, among Thy saints and elect he may rise again unto newness of life. Through Christ our Lord. R. Amen. During the singing of Lauds the Celebrant and his ministers pre- pare for the Mass. [See the Ordinary of the Mass, p. 114, for everything not here noted.) THE MASS FOR THE DEAD. On the Day of Decease or Buriai,. The Introit. *|^EQUIBM seternam |^TERNAL rest grant r-*-\, dona eis, Domine, V^ unto them, O Lord, et lux perpetua luceat eis. and let perpetual light shine upon them. Te decet hymnus, Deus A hymn becometh Thee, in Sion ; et tibi reddetur O God in Sion ; and unto votum in Jerusalem : ex- Thee shall the vow be paid audi orationem meam ; ad in Jenisalem : O hear my te omnis caro veniet. prayer ; unto Thee shall all flesh come. Requiem asternam, etc. Eternal rest, etc. 572 The Buriai, of the Dead. P The Prayer. EUS, cui proprium >^ GOD, whose property est iiiisereri semper V,/ is always to have et parcere, te supplices ex- mercy and to spare, w^e oramus pro anima famuli humbly beseech Thee for till N., quam hodie de hoc the soul of Thy servant sceculo migrare jussisti : ut N., which Thou hast this lion tradas eani in maiius day commanded to depart inimici, ueque obliviscaris out of this world : that in fiiiem, sed jubeas eani a Thou deliver it not into the Sanctis Angelis suscipi, et hands of the . enemy, nor ad patriam Paradisi per- forget it unto the end ; but duci ; ut, quia in te spera- command it to be received vit et credidit, uon poenas by Th}^ hoh' Angels, and inferni sustineat, sed gau- conducted into Paradise, dia seterna possideat. Per its true country ; that, as in Dominum, etc. Thee it hath hoped and believed, it may not suffer the pains of hell, but may take possession of eternal joys. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. The EPISTI.E. / Thcss. 4. *Tpf R ATRES :— Nolumus ^^R E T H R E N : — We rJt_l vos ignorare de dor- A^ will not have you mientibus, ut non contris- ignorant concerning those temini, sicut et cseteri qui who sleep, that ye sorrow spem non habent. Si enim not, as even the others crediinus quod Jesus mor- w^ho have no hope. For if tuus est et resurrexit, ita we believe that Jesus died et Deus eos, qui dormie- and rose again, so also runt per Jesum, adducet those who are asleep cum eo. Hoc enim vobis through Jesus, God will The Burial of the Dead. 573 dicimus in verbo Domini, quia nos, qui viviinus, qui residui suiuus iu adventuni Domini, uou prceveuiemus eos, qui dormierunt. Quo- niam ipse Dominus iu jus- su, et in voce Archangeli, et in tuba Dei descendet de coelo : et mortui, qui in Christo sunt, resurgent primi. Deinde nos, qui vivimus, qui relinquimur, simul rapiemur cum illis in uubibus obviam Christo in aera, et sic semper cum Domino erimus. Itaque consolamini invicem in verbis istis. bring with Him. For this we say to you on the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who remain to the coming of the Lord, shall not precede those who are asleep. For the Lord Himself, with com- mand, and with the voice of Archangel, and with trumpet of God, shall come down from heaven : and the dead w^ho are in Christ shall rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, shall be caught up with them in the clouds to meet Christ in the air, and so we shall be always with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words. The Gradual. <-■— Xj dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis. ^ V. I n memoria aeterna 'TERNAL rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. V. The just man shall erit Justus ; ab auditione be in everlasting remem- mala non timebit. brance ; he shall not be afraid for evil tidings. 574 The Buriai. of the Dead. The Tract. Vt^BSOLVB, Doiniue, fJP'^ animas omnium fidelium defuuctorum ab omni vinculo delictorum. F. Kt gratia tua illis suc- currente, mereantur eva- dere judicium ultionis. V. Et lucis aeternae bea- titudine perfrui. YTBSOLVE. O Lord, (JPL the souls of all Th y faithful departed from every bond of sin. y. And by the help of Thy grace may they be enabled to escape the judg- ment of vengeance. F. And enjoy the bless- edness of light eternal. The Sequence. W^IES irse, dies ilia Solvet sseclum in fa\'illa, Teste David cum Sibylla. Quantus tremor est futu- rus, Quando Judex est ven tu- rns, Cuncta stricte discussurus ! Tuba mirum spargens so- num Per sepulchra regionum, Coget omnes ante thro- num. *Y^AY of wrath, O Day r^-/ of mourning, Lo, the world in ashes burning — Seer and Sibyl gave the warning. O what fear man's bosom rendeth, When from heaven the Judge descendeth, On whose sentence all de- pendeth ! Wondrous sound the trum- pet flingeth. Through earth's sepul- chres it ringeth, All before the Throne it bringeth. The Buriai. of the Dead. 575 Mors stupebit et natura, Death is struck, and Na- ture quaking, Cum resurget creatura, All creation is awaking — Judicanti responsura. To its Judge an answer making. Liber scriptus proferetur, Lo, the Book, exactly worded, In quo totum contiuetur. Wherein all hath been re- corded— Unde mundus judicetur. Theuce shall judgment be awarded. Judex ergo cum sedebit. When the Judge His seat attaineth, Quidquid latet apparebit : And each hidden deed ar- raigneth, Nil inultum remanebit. Nothing unavenged re- maineth. Quid sum miser tunc die- \Vhat shall I, frail man, be turns ? pleading ? Quem patronum rogatu- Who for me be interced- rus, ing Cum %4x Justus sit seen- When the just are mercy rus? needing? Rex tremendae majestatis, King, of majesty tremen- dous. Qui salvandos salvas gra- Who dost free salvation tis, send us, Salva me, fons pietatis. Fount of pity, then be- friend us. 576 The BuriaIv of the Dead. Recordare, Jesu pie, Think, kind Jesu, my sal- vation Ouod sum causa tuse vi:£ : Caused Thy wondrous In- carnation— Ne me perdas ilia die. Leave me not to reproba- tion. Ouoerens me, sedisti las- Faint and weary Thou hast sus ; sought me, Redemisti, crucem passus : On the Cross of suffering bought me ; Tantus labor non sit cas- Shall such grace be vainly sus. brought me ? Juste Judex ultionis. Righteous Judge of Retri- bution, Donum fac remissionis Grant Thy gift of absolu- tion Ante diem rationis. Ere that Reck'ning Day's conclusion. Ingemisco tanquam reus, Guilty, now I pour my moaning, Culpa rubet vultus mens ; All my shame with anguish owning : Supplicauti parce, Deus. vSpare, O God, Thy sup - pliant groaning. Qui Mariam absolvisti, Thou the sinful Mary sav- est, Et latronem exaudisti, Thou the dying thief for- gavest, Mihi quoque spem dedisti. And to me a hope vouch- safest. Thk Burial of thk Dkad. 577 Preces meae nou sunt dig- Worthless are my prayers iiae : and sighing, Sed tu bonus fac benigue, Yet, good Lord, in grace complying, Ne perenni cremer igne. Rescue me from fires undy- ing. Inter oves locum praesta. With Thy favored sheep O place me ; Et ah hcedis me sequestra, Nor among the goats abase me, Statuens in parte dextra. But to Thy Right Hand upraise me. Confutatis maledictis, While the wicked are con- founded, Flammis acribus addictis, Doomed to flames of woe unbounded, Voca me cum benedictis. Call me, with Thy saints surrounded. Oro supplex et acclinis, Low I kneel, with heart- submission ; Cor contritum quasi cinis ; See, like ashes, my contri- tion— Gere curam mei finis. Help me in my last condi- tion. Lacrymosa dies ilia, Ah, that day of tears and mourning. Qua resurget ex favilla From, the dust of earth re- turning, Judicandus homo reus. Man for Judgment must prepare him — 578 The Buriai. of thk Dkad. Huic ergo parce, Deus : Pie Jesu Domine, Doua eis requiem. Amen The Gospei., IN illo tempore : — Dixit Martha ad Jesum : Domiue, si fuisses hie, fra- ter meus non fuisset mor- tuus. Sed et nunc scio, quia qusecumque poposce- ris a Deo, dabit tibi Deus. Spare, O God, spare liim. in mercy Lord, who didst our souls redeem, Grant a blessed Requiem. Amen. John II. T that time :— Mar- tha said to Jesus : Lord, if Thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. But now also I know that whatever Thou wilt ask of God, God will Jpi Dicit illi Jesus : Resurget give Thee. Jesus saith to mg God, her : Thy brother will rise again. Martha saith to Him : I know that he will rise again in the resurrec- tion at the last day. Jesus said to her : I am the Re- surrection and the Life : he that believeth in Me, al- though he be dead, shall live : and every one who liveth, and believeth in Me, shall never die. Be- lievest thou this? She saith to Him : Yea, Lord, I believe that Thou art the Christ, the Son of the liv- who art come into this world. frater tuus. Dicit ei Mar- tha : Scio, quia resurget in resurrectione in novissimo die. Dixit ei Jesus : Ego sum resurrectio et vita : qui credit in me, etiam si mortuus fuerit, vivet : et omnis qui vivit, et credit in me, non morietur in £eternum. Credis hoc ? Ait illi : Utique, Domine, ego credidi, quia tu es Christus, Filius Dei vi\d, qui in hunc mundum ve- nisti. The Buriai. of thk Dkad. 579 The Offertory. *-r^OMIXB Jesu Christe, ,-■—' Rex glorise, libera animas omnium fidelium defuuctorum de pcenas in- ferni, et de profundo lacu : libera eas de ore leonis, ne absorbeat eas tartarus, ne cadant in obscurum ; sed siguifer sanctus Michael repraesentet eas in lucem sanctam : * Quam olim Abrahae promisisti, et se- miui ejus. OLORD Jesus Christ, King of glory, de- liver the souls of all the faithful departed from the pains of hell, and from the depths of the pit: deliver them from the mouth of the lion, lest hell swallow them up, lest they fall into darkness ; but let the standard-bearer, St. Mich- ael, bring them into the holy light. Which Thou didst promise of old to Abraham, and to his seed. V. Hostias et preces tibi, Domine, laudis ofiferimus : tu suscipe pro animabus illis, quarum hodie memo- riam facimus : fac eas, Do- mine, de morte transire at vitam. Quam olim Abrahse pro- misisti, et semini ejus. V. We offer Thee, O Lord, a sacrifice of praise and prayers : do Thou accept them in behalf of those souls whom we this day commemorate. Grant, O Lord, that they may pass from death to life. Which Thou didst pro- mise of old to Abraham, and to his seed. The Secret Prayer. E merciful, we be- seech Thee, O mae_/«ww/zV«z' N., pro qua Lord, to the soul of Thy *-n>ROPTTlARE, qu^su- r* — mus Domine, ani- B 5So The BuriaIv of The Dead. hostiam laudis tibi immo- servant N., for which we lamus ; majestatem tuam offer Thee the Sacrifice of suppliciter deprecantes, praise ; humbly beseeching ut, per haec piae placatioiiis Thy Majesty, that, by officia, perveuire merea- these ofiGices of loving re- tur ad requiem sempiter- conciliation, it may be nam. Per Domiuum, etc. found worthy to attain everlasting rest. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. The Communion. *T ' UX seterna luceat eis, /TTVAY light eternal «J— * Domine : * Cum ^■i^. shine upon them, Sanctis tuis in aeternum, O Lord : With Thy Saints quia pius es. for ever, because Thou art merciful. V. Requiem seteruam Eternal rest grant unto dona eis, Domine, et lux them, O Lord, and let perpetua luceat eis. perpetual light shine upon them. Cum Sanctis, etc. With Thy Saints, etc. The Postcommunion. *-K>R^STA, queesumus ^ RANT, we beseech r-"— omnipotens Deus, Vi/ Thee, Almighty ut ammsi famuli tui N., God, that the soul of Thy quae hodie de hoc saeculo servant N., which has migravit, his sacrificiis this day departed out of purgata, et a peccatis ex- this world, being purified pedita, indulgentiam pari- by this sacrifice, and de- ter et requiem capiat sem- livered from sins, may re- piternam. Per Dominum, ceive both pardon and eter- etc. nal rest. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. The Burial of the Dead. 581 After Mass, the Celebrant, having put off the chasuble and maniple, receives a cope of black color. The Subdeacon takes the Procession- al Cross, and places himself at the head of the Corpse with the Cross, betiveen t7vo Acolytes zuith their candlesticks and lighted can- dles. The Celebrant, with the Deacon and other ministers, places himself at the feet of the Corpse, opposite the Cross. An Acolyte holds the Ritual before the Celebrant, who says the following prayer :~\ In less solemn Funerals, where the Office and Mass are omitted, the Priest, after reciting the Subveuite, etc., p. jj/, begins at once the following Prayer : *"p^ ON intres in judicium ^N'NTER not into judg- r-"-b cum servo tuo, Do- ^-^ ment with Thy ser- mine, quia nullus apud te vant, O Lord, for in Thy justificabitur homo, nisi sight shall no man be jus- per te omnium peccatorum tified, unless through Thee ei tribuatur remissio. Non remission of all his sins be ergo eum, quaesumus, tua granted unto him. Let judicialissententiapremat, not, therefore, we beseech quem tibi vera supplicatio Thee, the sentence of Thy fidei Christiauae commen- judgment weigh heavily dat : sed gratia tua illi sue- upon him whom the true currente, mereatur evadere supplication of Christian judicium ultionis, qui dum Faith doth commend unto viveret, iusignitus est sig- Thee: but, by the succor naculo Sauctae Trinitatis : of Thy grace, may he be Qui vivis et reguas in s^- found worthy to escape cula saeculorum. the judgment of ven- R. Amen. geance, who, while he lived, was sealed with the seal of the Holy Trinity : Who livest and reignest, world without end. R. Amen. Then is said or sung the Responsory, I^ibera me, etc., as on p. 562. 582 The Buriai. of thk Dead. IVht'lsi the above Responsorj' is being sung, the Priest puts incense into the censer. At the end of the Respousory is said: Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Our Father {inaiidibly). Meamvhile the Priest receives the sprinkley from the assistant, and, having made a low bow to the crucifix, goes round the Bier, and sprinkles the Corpse thrice on each side ; then, returning to his place, he receives the censer from the assistant, and in like manner goes round the Bier, and incenses the Corpse in the Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. K3'rie eleison. Pater noster {secreto). gate of Deliver his soul, O same way as he sprinkled it ; then, having returned the censer to the assistayit, he says : V. And lead us not into temptation. R. But deliver us from evil. V. From the hell R. Lord. V. May he rest in peace. R. Amen, 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. V. Et ue nos inducas in tentationem. R. Sed libera nos a ma- lo. V. A porta inferi R. Erne, Domine, ani- mam ejus. V. Requiescat in pace. R. Amen. V. Domine, exaudi ora- tioneni meam. R. Et clamor mens ad te veniat. V. Dominus vobiscum. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. x> Oremus. EUS, cui proprium est misereri semper Let us pray. OGOD, whose proper- ty is always to have The Buriai, of the Dead. 583 et parcere, te supplices ex- mercy and to spare, we oramus pro auima famuli humbly beseech Thee for tui N., quam hodie de hoc the soul of Thy serva7it N., saeculo migrarejussisti : ut which Thou hast this day non tradas earn iu mauus commanded to depart out iuimici, neque obliviscaris of this world : that Thou in fiuem, sed jubeas eam a deliver it not into the Sanctis Angelis suscipi, et hands of the enemy, nor ad patriam Paradisi perdu- forget it unto the^ end ; ci : ut, quia in te speravit but command it to be re- et credidit, non poenas ceived by Thy holy An- inferni sustineat, sed gau- gels, and conducted into dia astern a possideat. Per Paradise, its true country ; Christum Dominum nos- that, as in Thee it hath truiii- hoped and believed, it may not suffer the pains of hell, but may take possession of eternal joys. Through Christ our Lord, R. Amen. R, Amen. {If the deceased was a Priest, the word Priest is added to the name expressed in the prayer.) After this the Body is borne to the Grave, if it is to be buried then; meanwhile is said or sung : IN Paradisum deducant |T\AY the Angels lead te Angeli, in tuo ad- M-? thee into Para- ventu suscipiant te Mar- dise ; at thy coming may tyres, et perducant te iu the Martyrs receive thee, civitatem sanctam Jerusa- and bring thee into the lem. Choi-us Angelorum holy City, Jerusalem, te suscipiat, et cum Lazaro May the Choir of Angels x> 584 The Buriai. of the Dead. quondam paupere seternam receive thee, and with habeas requiem. Lazarus, once a beggar, mayest thou have eternal rest. On reaching the Grave, if it be not blessed, the Priest blesses it, as follows : Or em US. Let us pray. KUS, cujus misera- /^ GOD, in whose ten- tione auimae fide- V>/ der mercy the souls Hum requiescunt, hunc of the faithful departed are tumulum benedicere "^^ dig- at rest, vouchsafe to bless nare, eique Augelum tuum -^ this grave, and assign sanctum deputa custodem ; thereto Thy holy Angel as et quorum corpora hie its keeper ; and absolve sepeliuntur, animas eonim from all the bonds of sin ab omnibus absolve vincu- the souls of those whose lis delictorum, ut in te bodies are here buried, semper cum Sanctis tuis that with Thy Saints they sine fine Isetentur. Per may ever rejoice in Thee Christum Dominum nos- to all eternity. Through trum. Christ our Lord. R. Amen. R. Amen. The prayer being said, the Priest sprinkles with holy water, and af- terwards incetises, the Body of the deceased and the Grave. But if the Body is ttot buried then, the Responsory Ln Pargdisum is omitted {and also the Blessing of the Grave, if it be already blessed). The office then continues as follows : Ego sum. I am. The Benedictus, p. 56g, is the?i sung. After which : Requiem eeternam, etc. Eternal rest, etc. The BuriaIv of the Dead. 585 0 GO sum resurrectio et ^T* AM the Resurrection vita : qui credit m A aud the Life : he that nie, etiam si mortuus fue- believeth in Me, although rit, \Hvet:etomuisquivivit, he be dead, shall live: et credit in nie, non morie- and every one who liveth, tur in internum. and believeth in ]Me, shall never die. Then is said : Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison. Pater noster [sea'eto). Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Our Father {iuaudibly). In the meantime the Priest sprinkles the Corpse. V. Et ne nos inducas in tentationem. R. Sed libera nos a ma- le. V. A porta iuferi R. Erue, Domine, ani- mani ejus. V. Requiescat in pace. R. Amen. V. Domine, exaudi ora- tionem meam. R. Et clamor mens ad te veniat. V. Dominus vobiscum. R, Et cum spiritu tuo. V. And lead us not into temptation. R. But deliver us from evil. V. From the gate of hell R. Deliver his soul, O Lord. V. May he rest in peace. R. Amen. V. O Lord, hear my prayer. R. And let my cry come unto Thee. V. The Lord be \vnth you. R. And with thy spirit. 586 The BuriaIv of The Dead. O renins. Let us pray. *T-tAC. qusesumus Domi- ^ RANT, O r-* — I ne, hauc cum servo Vi/ beseech Lord, we beseech Thee, this two defuncts? misericordi- mercy unto Thy servant am, ut factorum suorum deceased, that, having in in pcEuis non recipiat vi- desire kept Thy will, he cem, qui tuam in votis te- may not suffer in requital unit voluntatem : ut sicut of his deeds : and as a true hie emn vera fides junxit Faith joined ^/m unto the fidelium turmis, ita illic company of Thy faithful eum tua miseratio societ here below, so may Thy augelicis choris. Per tender mercy give him Christum Dominum nos- place above, among the trum. Angel choirs. Through Christ our Lord. R. Amen. R. Amen. V. Requiem seternam V. Eternal rest grant dona ei, Domine. unto him, O Lord. R. Bt lux perpetua lu- R. And let perpetual ceat ei. light shine upon ///;//. V. Requiescat in pace. V. May he rest in peace. R. Amen. R. Amen. V. Anima ejus, et ani- V. May his soul, and mae omnium fidelium de- the souls of all the functorum, per misericor- faithful departed, through diam Dei, requiescant in the mercy of God, rest in pace. peace. R. Amen. R. Amen. The BuriaIv of Chii^drex. 587 THE BURIAL OF CHILDREN, \HEN a Baptized Child shall have departed this life before coming to the use of reason, the Body shall be dressed as befits his age, and flojuers shall be laid upon it, iti token of purity and vir- ginity. The Priest, vested in SJirplice and white stole, first sprinkles Uie Body zuith holy water, and says the first words of the A ntiphon : Sit nomen Domini. Blessed be tli e name of the Lord. PSAivM 112, p. 18^, follozced ^^' Glory be to the Father, etc. Then the Antiphon is said entire: ^IT nomen Domini '-|r^LEvSSBD be the ^3 benedictum : ex hoc A^ name of the Lord : nunc, et usque in saecu- from this time forth for lum. evermore. If the Body is borne to the Church, is said, according to the space of time : Psalms 118, p. 39, 148, 149, 150, />. 566. On arrivitig at the Church the Priest says : Ant. Hie accipiet. Ant. He shall receive. Psalm 23, p. 454. Ant. Hic accipiet bene- Ant. He shall receive a dictionem a Domino, et blessing from the Lord, misericordiam a Deo salu- and mercy from God his tari suo, quia haec est ge- Saviour, for this is the gen- The BuriaIv of Chii^dren. neratio qusereutium Domi- eration of them that seek num. the Lord. Then is said: Kyrie eleison. Lord, have mercy. Christe eleison. Christ, have mercy. Kj-rie eleisou. Lord, have mercy. Pater uoster {secreto). Our Father {inaudibly). Meanzvhile he sprinkles the Body. V. Et ne nos iuducas in tentationem. R. Sed libera nos a ma- lo. V. Me autem propt-er iuuocentiam suscepisti. R. Et confirmasti me in couspectu tuo in aeteruum. V. Domiuus vobiscum. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. Oremus. OMNIPOTENS et mi- tissime Dens, qui omnibus parvulis renatis fonte baptismatis, dum mi- grant a saeculo, sine uUis eorum meritis \dtam illico largiris seternam, sicut ani- mse hujus parvuli hodie credimus te fecisee : fac V. And lead us not into temptation, R. But deliver us from evil. V. As for me. Thou hast received me because of mine innocence. R. And hast set me be- fore Thy face for ever. V. The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. Let us pray. Vj'LMIGHTY and (v,^!, most merciful God, who, when little children born again at the Font of Baptism depart this world, dost forthwith, without any desert of theirs, bestow upon them life everlasting, as we be- The Buriai. of ChiIvDren. 5S9 nos, quaesumus Domiiie, lieve Thou hast doue this per iutercessionem beatae day to the soul of this lit- Mariae semper Virgiuis, et tie child : grant us, we omnium Sanctorum tuo- beseech Thee, O Lord, rum, hie puriflcatis tibi through the intercession of mentibus famulari, et in Blessed Mary ever Virgin, Paradiso cum beatis parvu- and of all Thy Saints, to lis perenniter sociari. Per serve Thee here with pure Christum Dominum nos- minds, and to be for ever trum. united to the Blessed little ones in Paradise. Through Christ our Lord. i?. Amen. R. Amen. While the Bodv is borne to the Grave, and even if it be not then buried, is said the first word of the Antiphon : Juvenes. Young men. PSAivM 148, />. 566. Ant. Juvenes et vir- Ant. Young men and gines, senes cum juniori- maidens, old men and bus, laudent nomen Domi- children, let them praise ni. the name of the Lord. Then is said: Kyrie eleison. Lord, have mercy. Christe eleison. Christ, have mercy. Kyrie eleison. Lord, have mercy. Pater noster {secreto). Our Father {inaudibl}'). V. Et ne nos inducas V. And lead us not into in tentationem. temptation. R. Sed libera nos a ma- R. But deliver us from lo. evil. 590 The Buriai. of Chii^dren. V. Siuite parvulos ve- V. Suffer the little chil- nire ad me, dren to come to Me. R. Talium est enim reg- R. For of such is the num ccelorum. kingdom of heaven. V. Domiuus vobiscum. V. The Lord be with you. R. Bt cum spiritu tuo. R. And with thy spirit. Oremus. Let us pray. OMNIPOTBNS sempi- Vj'LMIGHTY, Ever- terue Deus, sanct^e ^ pose the services of teria hominumque dispen- Angels and men in a won- sas. concede propitius, ut a derful order, mercifully quibus tibi miuistrautibus grant that as Thy holy inccelo semper assistitur, Angels always minister be- ab his in terra vita nostra fore Thee in heaven, so muniatur. Per Christum by them we may be pro- Domiuum nostrum. tected in our life on earth. Through Christ our Lord. R. Amen. ^. Amen. VARIOUS PRAYERS FOR THE DEAD. For a deceased Pope. OGOD, by whose inscrutable appointment Thy ser- vant N. {here express his 7iame) was numbered 592 Various Praykrs for the Dead. among the Chief Bishops : graut, we beseech Thee, that he, who was Vicar of Thine Only-begotten Son on earth, may receive a place among Thy holy Pontiffs who have entered into everlasting blessedness. For a deceased Bishop or Priest. OGOD, who didst raise Thy servant N. {here ex- press his name) to the dignity of Bishop {or Priest) in the Apostolic Priesthood : grant, we beseech Thee, that he may be for ever united to the company of the same. Another Prayer for a deceased Bishop. r^ RANT, we beseech Thee, O Lord, that the soul Vi^ of Thy servant Bishop N. {here express his name), which Thou hast taken from the toilsome con- flict of this world, may have fellowship among Thy Saints. For a deceased Priest. OLORD, we pray Thee that the soul of Thy Priest, Thy servant N. {here express his name), which, while he abode in this world, Thou didst adorn with sacred gifts, may ever rejoice in a glorious seat in heaven. For a Man deceased. OLORD, incline Thine ear unto the prayers where- by we humbly call upon Thee to show mercy unto the soul of Thy servant N. {here express the Various Prayers for the Dead. 593 name), which Thou hast commanded to depart out of this life ; that it may please Thee to set him in a place of peace and light, and give him a part with Thy Saints. For a Woman deceased. *-% — ' ORD, we beseech Thee, in the tenderness of Thy . 1 ^ great mercy, to have pity upon the soul of Thy handmaid N. {here express her name) ; cleanse her from all defilements which have stained this mortal body, and give her inheritance in everlasting salvation. For deceased Parents. OGOD, who hast commanded us to honor our fa- ther and mother, look in the tenderness of Thy mercy upon the souls of my father and mother, and forgive them their sins, and grant unto me the joy of seeing thetn again in the glorious light of ever- lasting life. For deceased Brethre7i, Relations, and Benefactors. GOD, the bestower of forgiveness, etc., p. 779. o For a dead Friend. * r-J ELP us, O God of our salvation, and at the pray- r-"— b ers of Mar}', the most Blessed Mother of God, ever Virgin, let the soul of Thy servant have a place iu the light of everlasting blessedness. 594 Various Prayers for the Dead. For Benefactors. *"|^ AVE mercy, O Lord, we beseech Thee, upon the «-»— b souls of all our departed benefactors, and in re- turn for the benefits which they bestowed upon us on earth let them obtain an eternal reward in heaven. For Those zve are Bound to Pray for. ^ RANT, we beseech Thee, O Lord our God, that Vi/ the souls of Thy servants and handmaidens, the commemoration of whom we keep with special reve- rence, and for whom we are bidden and are bound to pray, and the souls of all our benefactors, relations, and connections, and all the faithful, ma}^ rest in the bosom of Thy Saints ; and hereafter, in the Resurrec- tion from the dead, may please Thee in the land of the living. For One Overtaken by Sudden Death. *-7-pLMIGHTY and merciful God, in whose hand is ^J<^-% the lot of man, absolve the soul of Thy ser- vant, we beseech Thee, from all sins ; that although surprised by sudden death he may not lose the bene- fit of the repentance which he desired. For Those who Repose in a Cemetery. OGOD, in whose tender mercy the souls of the faithful are at rest, of Thy favor give unto the souls of all Thy servants and handmaidens, who here and everywhere sleep in Christ, pardon of sin ; that Various Prayers for the Dead, 595 they, being absolved from all guilt, may evermore rejoice with Thee. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. AmeJi. Ib^mns anb Sequences FOR THB Cburcb'6 Seaeona* 597 1b?mn0 anb Sequencea for tfte Cburcb'a Seaeoue* 1. MORNING HYMN. {See p. 37.) 2. THE THIRD HOUR. TIERCE. •-j-x UNC, Sancte nobis Spin- ^^OME, Holy Ghost, with I f tus, \^ God the Son, ^ Unum Patri cum Filio, And God the Father, ever One ; Dignare promptus ingeri Shed forth Thy grace within our breast, Nostro refusus pectori. And dwell with us, a ready guest. Os, lingua, mens, sensus, vigor By every power, by heart and tongue, Confessionem personent ; By act and deed. Thy praise be sung ; Flammescat igne caritas, Inflame with perfect love each sense, Accendat ardor proximos. That others' souls may kindle thence. Prsesta, Pater piissime, O Father, that we ask be done, Patrique compar Unice, Through Jesus Christ, Thine only Son, Cum Spiritu Paraclito Who, with the Holy Ghost and Regnans per omne saeculum. Thee, Shall live and reign eternally. Amen. Amen. THE SIXTH HOUR. SEXT. ECTOR potens, verax g^ GOD of truth, O I,ord of Deus, \_J might. Qui temperas rerum Who orderest time and vices, change aright, 599 X 6oo Hymns and Sequences. Splendore raaue illuminas, Kt iguibus meridiem : Exstingue flaramas litium, Aufer calorem noxium, Confer salutem corporura, Veramque pacem cordiura. Proesta, Pater piissime, Patrique compar Uiiice, Cum Spiritu Paraclito Regnans per omne saeculum. Amen. Brightening the morn with golden gleams, Kindling the noon-day's fiery beams : Quench Thou in us the flames of strife, From passion's heat preserve our life, Our bodies keep from perils free, And give our souls true peace in Thee. Almighty Father, hear our cry Through Jesus Christ our L,ord most High, Who, with the Holy Ghost and Thee, Doth live and reign eternallj'. Amen. THE NINTH HOUR. NONE. *-|-^ ERUM, Deus, tenax vi- Jl(, sot, Immotus m te perma- nens, lyucis diurnse tempora Successibus determinans : L,argire lumen vespere, Quo vita nusquam decidat ; Sed prcemium mortis sacrce Perenuis instet gloria. Proesta, Pater piissime, Patrique compar Unice, OGOD, creation's secret force, Thyself unmov'd, all motion's source. Who, from the morn till even- ing's ray, Through all its changes guid'st the day : Grant us, when this short life is past, The glorious evening that shall last: That, by a holy death attain'd, Eternal glory may be gain'd. O Father, that we ask be done. Through Jesus Christ, Thine onl}' Son ; Hymns and Sequences. 6oi Cum Spiritu Paraclito Who, with the Holy Ghost and Thee, Regnans per omne saeculum. Shall live and reign eternally. Amen. Amen. 5. VESPER HYMN. {Seep, igo.) C. COMPI.INE, OR EVENING HYMN. [Seep. 73.) 7, ADVENT, AT VESPERS. CREATORalmesiderum, ^^REATOR of the stars of .^terna lux credentium' Thy people's everlasting light, Jesu, Redemptor omnium, Jesu, Redeemer, save us all, Intende votis supplicum. And hear Thy servants when they call. Qui dsemonis ne fraudibus Thou, grieving that the ancient curse Periret orbis, impetu Should doom to death an uni- verse, Amoris actus, languid! Hast found the med'cine, full of grace, Mundi medela factus es. To save and heal a ruin'd race. Commune qui mundi nefas Thou cam'st, the Bridegroom of the Bride, Ut expiares, ad Crucem As drew the world to evening tide, K Yirginis sacrario Proceeding from a virgin shrine, Intacta prodis victima. The spotless Victim all divine. Cujus potestas gloriae. At whose dread Name, majestic now, Nomenque cum primum sonat. All knees must bend, all hearts must bow ; Et coelites, et inferi And things celestial Thee shall own, Tremente curvantur genu. And things terrestrial, Lord alone. 6o2 Hymns and Sequences. Te deprecamur ultimse Magnum diei Judicem. : Armis supenice gratiae Defende nos ab hostibus. Virtus, honor, laus, gloria Deo Patri, cum Filio, Sancto simul Paraclito, In sseculorum specula. 8. Amen. ADVENT HYMN. O Thou whose coming is with dread. To judge the living and the dead. Preserve us, while we dwell be- low, From ev'rj' insult of the foe. To Him who comes the world to free. To God the Son, all glory be : To God the P'ather, as is meet, To God the blessed Paraclete. Amen. veni, Emmanuel ! * w J 'ENI, V€ Captivum solve Israel, Qui gemit in exilio, Privatus Dei Filio. Gaude ! gaude ! Emmanuel Nascetur pro te, Israel. Veni, O Jesse virgula ! Ex hostis tuos ungula, De specu tuos tartari Educ, et antro barathri, Gaude ! gaude ! Emmanuel Nascetur pro te, Israel. Veni, veni, O Oriens ! Solare nos adveniens : Noctis depelle nebulas, Dirasque noctis tenebras. X) RAW nigh, draw nigh, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Is- rael, That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appear. Rejoice ! rejoice ! Emmanuel Shall be born for thee, O Israel ! Draw nigh, O Jesse's Rod, draw nigh. To free us from the enemy ; From Hell's infernal pit to save. And give us victory o'er the grave. Rejoice ! rejoice ! Emmanuel Shall be born for thee, O Israel ! Draw nigh. Thou Orient, who shalt cheer And comfort by Thine Advent here, And banish far the brooding gloom Of sinful night and endless doom. Hymns and Sequences. 603 Gaude ! gaude ! Emmauuel Nascetur pro te, Israel. Veni, clavis Davidica ! Regua reclude coelica, Fac iter tutum superum, Et Claude vias inferum. Gaude ! gaude ! Emmanuel Nascetur pro te, Israel. Veni, veni, Adonai ! Qui populo in Sinai I^egem dedisti vertice, In majestate glorise. Gaude ! gaude ! Emmanuel Nascetur pro te, Israel. Amen. Rejoice ! rejoice ! Emmanuel Shall be born for thee, O Israel ! Draw nigh, draw nigh, O Da- vid's Key, The Heavenly Gate will ope to Thee; ]Make safe the way that leads on high, And close the path to misery. Rejoice 1 rejoice ! Emmanuel Shall be born for thee, O Israel .' Draw nigh, draw nigh, O I,ord of Might, Who to Thy tribes from Sinai's height In ancient time didst give the law, In cloud, and majesty, and awe. Rejoice ! rejoice ! Emmanuel Shall be born for tliee, O Israel ! Amen. 9. ADVENT. Isa. xlv. 8 : " Drop dew, ye heavens, from above, and let the clouds rain the Just One : let the earth be opened, and bud forth a Saviour." :^ ORATE, coeli, desuper, et nubes pluant Jus- tum. Ne irascaris, Domine, et ne ultra memineris iniquita- tis : ecce, civitas Sancti facta est deserta : Sion deserta facta est : Jerusalem desolata est : domus sanctificationis tuae et gloriee tu£e, ubi laudaverunt te patres nostri. Rorate, etc. Peccavimus, et facti sumus '■y^ROP dew, ye heavens, \ f from above, and let the clouds rain the Just One. Be not very angry, O Lord, and remember no longer our iniquity' : behold. Thy holj' city is become deserted : Sion is be- come a desert : Jerusalem is desolate : the house of Thy sanc- tification and of Thy glorj', where our fathers praised Thee. Drop dew, etc. We have sinned, and are be- 6o4 Hymns and Skquencks. tanquatn imraundi nos : et ce- cidimus quasi folium, universi, et iniquitates nostras quasi ven- tusabstulerunt nos : abscondisti faciem tuam a nobis, et allisisti nos in manu iniquitatis nostrge. Rorate, etc. Vide, Domine, afflictionem populi tui, et mitte queni mis- surus es : emitte Agnum do- minatorem terrse, de Petra de- serti, ad montem filiae Sion : ut auferat ipse jugum captivitatis nostrae. Rorate, etc. Consolamini, consolamini, popule meus : cito veniet salus tua : quare moerore consu- meris ? quia innovavit te dolor : salvabo te : noli timere : ego enim sum Dominus Deus tuus, Sanctus Israel, Redemptor tuus. Rorate, etc. come as unclean : and we have all fallen as a leaf, and our ini- quities like the wind have car- ried us away : Thou hast hidden Thy face from us, and hast crushed us in the hand of our iniquity. Drop dew, etc. Behold, O Ivord, the affliction of Thy people, and send forth Him who is to come : send forth the Lamb, the ruler of the earth, from Petra of the desert, to the mount of the daughter of Sion : that He may take away the yoke of our captivity. Drop dew, etc. Be comforted, be comforted, M}^ people : thy salvation coni- eth quickly : why with grief art thon consumed ? for sorrow hath stricken thee : I will save thee, fear not : for I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Redeemer. Drop dew, etc. 10. THE GREAT ANTIPHONS. The following great Antiphons are said entire before and after the Magnificat, from the ijth to the 23^ of December, inclusive. If the Vespers are of a double, the great Antiphon is said after the prayer of the feast, for the commemoi-ation of Advent. Ajitiphon for the ijth of December. SAPIENTIA, quae ex ore \^_^ Altissimi prodiisti, at- tingens a fine usque ad finem, fortiter suaviterque dis- ponens omnia: veni ad docen- dum nos viam prudeutiae. o WISDOM that comest out of the mouth of the Most High, thatreachest from one end to another, and dost mightily and sweetly order ail things : come to teach us the way of prudence ! Hymns and Sequences. 605 Aiitiphon for the /8th of December. ADONAI, et dux domus Israel, qui Moysi in igne flanimse rubi apparuisti, et ei in Sina legem dedisti : veni ad redimeuduui uos in bracliio extento. o o ADONAI, and Ruler of the house of Israel, who didst appear unto Moses in the burning bush, andgavest him the law in Sinai : come to redeem us with au outstretched arm ! Antiphonfor the O RADIX Jesse, qui stas in signum populorum ; super quem continebunt reges os suum, quem gentes de- precabuntur : veni ad liberan- dum nos : jam noli tardare. igth of December. OROOT of Jesse, which standest for an ensign of the people, at whom the kings shall shut their mouths, whom the Gentiles shall seek : come to deliver us, make no tarrying. Antiphon for the 20th of December. OCI^AVIS David, et scep- trum domus Israel : qui aperis et nemo claudit : claudis et nemo aperit ; veni, et educ vinctum de domo careens, sedentem in tenebris, et umbra mortis. Antiphon for the ORIENS splendor lucis seternje, et sol justitise: veni, et illumina seden- tes in tenebris et umbra mortis. o o Atitiphon for the REX gentium et deside- ratns earum, lapisque angularis qui facis OKEY of David, and Scep- tre of the house of Is- rael ; that openeth and no man shutteth ; and shutteth and no man openeth : come to bring out the prisoner from the prison, and them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death. 2ist of December. ODAYSPRING, Brightness of the everlasting light, Son of Justice, come to give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death ! 2 2d of December. OKING of the Gentiles, yea, and desire thereof; O Corner-stone, that 6o6 Hymns and Sequences. utraque unum : veni, et salva hominem, quern de limo for- masti. Antiphonfor the O EMMANUEL, rex et legifernoster, expectatio Gentium, et Salvator earum : veni ad salvandum nos, Domiue Deus noster. 11. CHRISTMAS, ^ESU, Redemptor omnium, ^ Quem lucis ante originem Parem patern^ gloria Pater supremus edidit : Tu lumen et splendor Patris, Tu spes perennis omnium, lutende quas fundunt preces Tui per orbem sen'uli. Memento, rerum Conditor, Nostri quod olim corporis, Sacrata ab alvo Virginis Nascendo, formam sumpseris. Testatur hoc prsesens dies, Currens per anni circulum, Quod solus e sinu Patris Muudi salus adveneris. makest of two one : come to save man, whom Thou hast made of the dust of the earth ! 2^d of December. O EMMANUEL, our King and our L,aw-giver, Longing of the Gentiles ; yea, and salvation thereof: come to save us, O Lord our God! AT VESPERS. 'ESU ! Redeemer of the 1 world ! ^ Who, ere the earliest dawn of light, Wast from eternal ages born, Immense in glory as in might : Immortal Hope of all man-kind ! In whom the Father's face we see, Hear Thou the praj-ers Thy people pour This day throughout the world to Thee. Remember, O Creator Lord ! That in the Virgin's sacred womb Thou wast conceived, and of her flesh Didst our mortality' assume. This ever-blest recurring day Its witness bears that all alone, From Thy own Father's bosom forth," To save the world Thou earn- est down. Hymns and Sequences. 607 Hunc astra, tellus, ccquora, Hunc omne, quod coelo subest, Salutis Auctorem novae Novo salutat cantico. Et uos, beata quos sacri Rigavit uuda sanguinis, Natalis ob diem tui Hymni tributum solvimus. Jesu, tibi sit gloria, Qui uatus es de Virgine, Cum Patre et alnio Spiritu, In sempiterna ssecula. Amen. O day to which the seas and sky, And earth and heaven, glad welcome sing; O day which healed our misery, And brought on earth Salva- tion's King ! We too, O Lord, who have been cleansed In Thy own fount of bloom divine, Offer the tribute of sweet song On this blest natal day of- Thine. O Jesu ! born of Virgin bright. Immortal glory be to Thee ; Praise to the Father infinite, And Holy Ghost eternally. Amen. 12. CHRISTMASTIDE. ^y-T^DESTE, fideles, rj Leeti triumphantes ; ^'~^ Venite, veuite in Beth- lehem ; Natum videte Regem Angelorum ; Venite adorenius, Venite adoremus, Venite adoremus Dominum. Deum de Deo, Lumen de Lumine, Gestaut puellse viscera : Deum verum, Genitum non factum : Veuite adoremus, etc. YE faithful, approach ye Joyfully triumphing ; O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem ; Come and behold ye Born the King of Angels : O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord. God of God eternal ; Light from light proceeding ; Lo, He deigns in the Virgin's womb to lie, Very God, yea, Not made but begotten : O come, let us adore, etc. 6o8 Hymns and Sequences. Cantet nunc lo Chorus Angelorum ; Cantet nunc aula coelestium, Gloria in excelsis Deo : Venite adoremus, etc. All ye choirs of angels, Come, alleluia ! sing. Sing all ye citizens of heaven above. Glory to God in the highest heavens : O come, let us adore, etc. Ergo qui natus Die hodierna, Jesu, tibi sit gloria : Patris eeterni Verbum caro factum ; Venite adoremus, etc. Amen . ' Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, Born this happy morning : O Jesus, now to Thee be glory given. Word of the Father, In our flesh appearing : O come, let us adore, etc. Amen. 13. THE HOLY INNOCENTS, AT VESPERS. ^7>f ALVETE), fiores marty- *-| — ' OVEivY flowers of Mar- ]^5 rum, I 1 tyrs, hail ! Quos lucis ipso in limine Smitten by the tyrant foe Christi insecutor sustulit, On life's threshold— as the gale Ceu turbo nascentes rosas. Strews the roses ere they blow. Vos prima Christi victima, Grex immolatorum tener, Aram sub ipsam simplices Palma et coronis luditis. First to bleed for Christ, sweet lanibs ! What a simple death ye died ! Sporting with your wreath and palms At the ver3' altar-side ! Jesu, tibi sit gloria, Qui natus es de Virgine, Cum Patre et almo Spiritu, In sempiterna ssecula. Amen, Honor, glor3-, virtue, merit. Be to Thee, O Virgin's Son, With the Father, and the Spirit, While eternal ages run. Amen. Hymns and Sequences. 609 14. THE EPIPHANY 'RUDEl.ISHerodes, Denni c Regein veuire quid times ? Noil eripit mortalia, Qui regna dat coelestia. , AT VESPERS. O CRUEL Herod ! why thus fear Thy King and God, who comes below? No earthly crown comes He to take, Who heavenly kingdoms doth bestow. Ibant INTagi, quani viderant, Stellam sequentes pneviam : Lumen requirunt luniine, Deum fatentur muuere. The wiser Magi see the star, And follow as it leads before ; By its pure ray they seek the Light, And with their gifts that Light adore. Lavacra puri gurgitis Ccelestis Agnus attigit : Peccata, quae non detulit, Nos abluendo sustulit. Behold at length the heavenly Lamb Baptized in Jordan's sacred flood; There consecrating by His touch Water to cleanse us in His blood. Novum genus potentias : Aquae rubescunt hydrioe, Vinumque jussa fundere, Mutavit uuda originein. But Canasaw her glorious Lord Begin His miracles divine ; When water, reddening at His word. Flowed forth obedient in wine. Jesu, tibi sit gloria. Qui apparuisti gentibus. Cum Patre et almo Spiritu, In sempiterna sascula. Amen, To Thee, O Jesu, who Thyself Hast to the Gentile world dis- played, Praise, with the Father ever- more. And with the Holy Ghost, be paid. Amen. 6io HymNvS and Seoukncks. 15. THE CONVERSION OF ST. PAUL, AT VES- PERS. {Jamiary 25.) e GRKGIE doctor mores instrue, Paule, Kt nostra tecum pectora in coelum trahe ; Velata dum meridiem cernat Fides, j^t solis instar sola regnet Cha- ritas. Sit Trinitati sempiterna gloria, Honor, 'potestas, atque jubila- tio, Inunitate, quse'gubernat omnia, Per universa oeternitatis soecula. Amen. 16. LENT, AT *V I'UDI, benigne Condi- #n tor, ^"^ Nostras preces cum fletibus. In hoc sacro jejunio Fusas quadragenario. Scrutator alme cordium, Infirma tu scis virium : Ad te reversis exhibe Remissionis gratiam. Multum quidem peccavimus, Sed parce confitentibus ; ' u * FAD us, great teacher, I 1 Paul, in wisdom's ways. And lift our hearts with thine to heaven's high throne : Till Faith beholds the clear me- ridian blaze. And sunlike in the soul reigns Charity alone. Praise, blessing, majesty, through endless days. Be to the Trinity immortal given ; Who in pure unitj'^ profoundly sways Eternally all things alike in earth and heaven. Amen. VESPERS. O MAKER of the world, give ear ! Accept the prayer, and own the tear, Towards Thy seat of mercy sent, In this most holy fast of Lent. Each heart is manifest to Thee : Thou knowest our infirmity : Forgive Thou then each soul that fain Would seek to Thee, and turn again. Our sins are manifold and sore ; But pardon them that sin de- plore ; Hymns and Sequences. 6ir Ad iiominis laudeni tui Confer uiedelani languidis. Concede nostrnra conteri Corpus per abstinentiam : Culp^ ut reliuquaut pabulum Jejuna corda criminum. Prassta, beata Trinitas, Concede simplex Unitas ; Ut fructuosa sint tuis Jejuniorum munera. Amen. And, for Thy name's sake, make each soul, That feels and owns its languor, whole. So mortify we every sense By grace of outward abstinence, That from each stain and spot of sin The soul may keep her fast within. Grant, O Thou blessed Trinity, Grant, O Essential Unity, That this our fast of fortj' days May work our profit and Thy praise. Amen. 17. 0 LENT. X more docti mystico Servemus hoc jejunium, Deno dierum circulo, Ducto quater notissimo. I^ex et Prophetse primitus Hoc prajtulerunt, postmodum Christus sacravit, omnium Rex atque Factor temporum. Utamur ergo parcius Verbis, cibis, et potibus, Somuo, jocis, et arctius Perstemus in custodia. Vitemus autem noxia, Qute subruuut meutes vagas, '-B'^ 0\V, with the slow revolv- JL^ i"g year, ^ Again the Fast we greet Which in its mystic circle moves Of forty days complete. That Fast, by L,aw and Prophet taught, By Jesus Christ restored ; Jesus, of seasons and of times The Maker and the Lord. Henceforth more sparing let us be Of food, of words, of sleep ; Henceforth beneath a stricter guard The roving senses keep ; And let us shun whatever things Distract the careleas heart ; 6l2 Hymns and Sequences. Nullumque deinus callidi Hostis locuiu tyraunidi. Flectamus irani vindicem, Ploreinus ante Judicem, Claiueiuus ore supplici, Dicanius onines cernui. Nostris malis offendimus Tuam, Deus, clementiam : Effiiude nobis desuper Remissor iudulgeutiam. Memento quod sumus tui, lyicetcaduci plasmatis: Ne des honorem nomiuis Tui, precamur, alteri. Laxa malum, quod fecimus, Auge bonum, quod poscimus : Placere quo tandem tibi Possimus hie, et perpetim. Proesta, beata Trinitas, Concede, simplex Unitas, Ut fructuosa sint tuis Jejuniorum munera. Amen. And let us shut our souls against The tyrant tempter's art ; And weep before the Judge, and strive His vengeance to appease ; Sa3dng to Him w^ith contrite voice Upon our bended knees : Much have we sinned, O Lord ! and still We sin each day we live ; Yet look in pity from on high, And of Thy grace forgive. Remember that we still are Thine, Though of a fallen frame ; And take not from us in Thy wrath The glory of Thy name. Undo past evil ; grant us, Lord, More grace to do aright ; So may we now and ever find Acceptance in Thy sight. Blest Trinity in Unity ! Vouchsafe us, in Thy love, To gather from these fasts be- low Immortal fruit above. Amen. 1§. PASSION SUNDAY. V EXIIvLA Regis prode- ^-'HE Royal Banners for- unt : \^y ward go ; Fulget Crucis mysteri- The Cross shines forth um, in mystic glow ; Hymns and Sequences. 613 Qua vita mortem pertulit, Et morte vitam protulit. Quae vulnerata lanceae Mucrone diro, criminum Ut nos lavaret sordibus, Manavit uuda et sanguine. Irapleta sunt, quse concinit David fideli carmine, Dicendo nationibus : Regnavit a ligno Deus. Arbor decora, et fulgida, Omata Regis purpura, Electa digno stipite Tarn sancta membra tangere. Beata, cujus brachiis Pretium pependit sseculi, Statera facta corporis, Tulitque praedam tartari. O Crux ave, spes unica, Hoc passionis tempore Piis adauge gratiam, Reisque dele crimina. Where He in flesh, our flesh who made, Our sentence bore, our ransom paid: Where deep for us the spear was dyed, If ING, my tongue, the glo- 1^^ rious battle With completed victory rife : And above the Cross's trophy Tell the triumph of the strife : How the world's Redeemer conquered By surrendering of His life. God his Maker, sorely griev- ing That the first-made Adam fell When he ate the fruit of sor- row, Whose reward was death and hell, Noted then this wood, the ruin Of the ancient wood to quell. For the work of our Salvation Needs would have His order so ; And the multiform deceiver's Art by art would overthrow. And from thence would bring the med'cine Whence the insult of the Foe. Hymns and Skquences. 615 Quando venit ergo sacri Plenitudo temporis, Missus est ab area Patris Natus orbis Conditor, Atque ventre virginali Came amictus prodiit. Vagit infans inter arcta Conditus praesepia Membra pannis involuta Virgo mater alligat : Kt Dei manns, pedesque Stricta cingit fascia. Wherefore, when the sacred fulness Of th' appointed time was come, This world's Maker left His Father, Sent the Heav'nly Mansion from, And proceeded, God Incar- nate, Of the Virgin's holy womb. Weeps the Infant in the man- ger That in Bethlehem's stable stands ; And His limbs the Virgin Mo- ther Doth compose in swaddling bands. Meekly thus in linen folding Of her God the feet and hands. Lustra sex qui jam peregit Tempus implens corporis, Sponte libera Redemptor Passioni deditus, Agnus in crucis levatur Immolandus stipite. Felle potus ecce languet Spina, clavi, lancea ; Mite corpus perforatur, Unda manat, et cruor : Thirty years among us dwell- ing- His appointed time fulfilled, Born for this, He meets His Passion, For that this He freely willed : On the Cross the Lamb is lift- ed. Where His Life-blood shall be spilled. He endured the nails, the spit- ting. Vinegar, and spear, and reed ; From that Holy Body broken Blood and Water forth pro- ceed : 6i6 Hymns and Sequencks. Terra, pontus, astra, mundus, Earth, 'and stars, and sky, and ocean Quo lavantur flumine. Bj- that flood from stain are freed. Crux fidelis ! inter oranes Arbor una nobilis ! Silva talem nulla profert Fronde, flore, germine : Dulce ferrum, dulce lignum, Dulce pondus sustinent. Flecte raraos, arbor alta, Tensa laxa viscera, Et rigor lentescat ille Quem dedit nativitas, Et superni membra Regis Tende miti stipite. Sola digna tu fuisti Ferre mundi victimam Atque portum prseparare Area raundo naufrago, Quem sacer cruor perunxit Fusus Agni corpore. Sempiterna sit beatse Tnnitati gloria ; ^qua Patri, Filioque, Par decus Paraclito : Unius Trinique nomen I^audet universitas. Amen. Faithful Cross ! above all other One and only noble tree ! None in foliage, none in blos- som, None in fruit thy peers may be: Sweetest wood and sweetest iron ! Sweetest weight is hung on thee! Bend thy boughs, O Tree of Glory! Thy relaxing sinews bend ; For a while the ancient rigor, That thy birth bestowed, sus- pend : And the King of Heav'nly Beauty On thy bosom gently tend ! Thou alone wast counted wor- thy This world's ransom to up- hold; For a shipwrecked race prepar- ing Harbor, like the Ark of old, With the sacred Blood anointed From the smitten Lamb that rolled. To the Trinity be glory Everlasting, as is meet ; Equal to the Father, equal To the Son and Paraclete : Trinal Unity, whose praises All created things repeat. Amen. Hymns and Sequences. 617 20. PASSIONTIDB ' TABAT Mater dolorosa Juxta crucem lacrymosa, jS Jx Dum pendebat Filius. Cujus animam gementem, Contristatam, et dolentem, Pertrausivit gladius. O quam tristis et aiSicta Fuit ilia benedicta Mater Unigeniti. Qure mcerebat, et dolebat, Pia Mater, dura \'idebat Nati poenas inclyti. Quis est homo qiii non fleret, Matrera Christi si videret In tanto supplicio? Quis non posset contristari, Christi Matrem contemplari Dolentem cum Filio ? Pro peccatis su£e gentis Vidit Jesum in tormentis, Et flagellis subditum. Vidit suum dulcem Natum Moriendo desolatum Dura emisit spiritum. T the Cross her station keeping, Stood the mournful Mother weeping, Close to Jesus to the last ; Through her heart, His sorrow- sharing. All his bitter anguish bearing, lyO ! the piercing sword had passed ! O how sad, and sore distressed, Now was she, that Mother Blessed Of the Sole-begotten One ; Woe-begone, with heart's pros- tration , Mothernieek, the bitter Passion Saw she of her glorious Son. Who could mark, from tears re- fraining, Christ's dear Mother uncom- plaining, In so great a sorrow bowed ? Who, unmoved, behold her lan- guish Underneath His Cross of an- guish, 'Mid the fierce, unpityiug crowd ? For His people's sins rejected, She her Jesus, unprotected. Saw with thorns, with scourg- es rent ; Saw her Son from judgment taken. Her beloved in death forsaken, Till His Spirit forth He sent. 6i8 Hymns and Sequknces. Eia Mater, fons amoris, Me seutire vim doloris Fac, ut tecum lugeam. Fac ut ardeat cor meum In amando Christum Deum, Ut sibi complaceam. Sancta Mater, istud agas, Crucifixi fige piagas Cordi meo valide. Tui Nati vulnerati, Tara dignati pro me pati, Poenas mecum divide. Fac me tecum pie flere, Crucifixo condolere, Donee ego vixero. Juxta Crucem tecum stare, Ht me tibi sociare In planctu desidero. Virgo virginum prseclara, Mihi jam non sis amara ; Fac me tecum plangere. Fac ut portein Christi mortem, Passionis fac consortem Fit piagas recolere. Fount of love and hol}'^ sorrow, Mother ! may iny spirit borrow Somewhat of thy woe pro- found ; Unto Christ, with pure emotion, Raise my contrite heart's de- votion, Love to read in every Wound. Those five Wounds on Jesus smitten, Mother ! in my heart be writ- ten, Deep as in thine own they be: Thou, my Saviour's cross who bearest. Thou, thy Son's rebuke who sharest, Let me share them both with thee! In the Passion of my Maker Be my sinful soul partaker. Weep till death, and weep with thee ; Mine with thee be that sad sta- tion. There to watch the great Salva- tion Wrought upon the atoning Tree. Virgin thou of virgins fairest. May the bitter Woe thou shar- est Make on me impression deep : Thus Christ's dying maj- 1 car- ry, With Him in His Passion tarrj', And His Wounds in memory keep. Hymns and Sequencks. 619 Fac me plagis vulnerari, Fac me Cruce inebriari, F)t cruore Filii. Flammis ne urar succensus, Per te, Virgo, sim defensus In die judicii. Christe, cum sit hinc exire Da per Matrem me venire Ad palmam victoriae. Ouando corpus morietur, Fac ut animse donetur Paradisi gloria. Amen.(i) May His Wounds transfix me wholly, May His Cross and L,ife Blood holy Ebriate my heart and mind ; Thus inflamed with pure affec- tion, In the Virgin's Son protec- tion May I at the judgment find. When in death my limbs are failing, I,et Thy Mother's prayer pre- vailing I,ift me, Jesus ! to Thy throne ; To m}' parting soul be given Entrance through the gate of Heaven, There confess me for Thine own. Ameu.(i) 21. PAIvM SUNDAY, AT THE PROCESSION. •S" lyORIA, laus, et honor ti- \C) bi sit. Rex, Christe, Re- demptor : Cui puerile decus prompsit Ho- sanua pium. Israel es tu Rex Davidis et inciyta proles : Nomine qui in Domini, Rex beu- edicte veuis. J?. Gloria, laus, etc. Coetus in excelsis te laudat cceli- cus omnis, Et mortalis homo, et cuncta creata simul. i?. Gloria, laus, etc. ^p*^ O Thee, O Christ, be glory, praises loud, To Thee, Hosanna, cried the Jewish crowd. We Israel's monarch, David's Son proclaim : Thou com'st, blest King, in God's most holy name. R. To Thee, etc. Angels and men in one harmo- nious choir To sing Thy everlasting praise conspire. /?. To Thee, etc. 620 Hymns and Sequences. Plebs Hebrcca tibi cum palmis obvia venit ; Cum prece, voto, hymnis ad- sumus ecce tibi. R. Gloria, laus, etc. Hi tibi passuro solvebant munia laudis : Nos tibi regnanti pangimus ecce melos. R. Gloria, laus, etc. Hi placuere tibi, placeat devo- tio nostra : Rex bone. Rex clemens, cui bona cuncta placent. R. Gloria, laus, etc. Amen. Thee Israel's children met with conquering palms ; To Thee our vows we pay in loudest psalms. R. To Thee, etc. For Thee on earth with boughs they strewed the ways : To Thee in heaven we sing me- lodious praise. R. To Thee, etc. Accept this tribute, which to Thee we bring, As Thou didst theirs, O good and gracious King. R. To Thee, etc. Amen. 22. EASTER. SEQUENCE AT MASS. •^^—T-'ICTIM^ paschali laudes Immolent Christian!. Agnus redemit oves : Christus innocens Patri Reconciliavit peccatores. Mors et vita duello Conflixere mirando : Dux vitse mortuus, Regnat vivus. Die nobis, Maria, Quid vidisti in via ? Sepulchrum Christi viventis, Kt gloriam vidi resurgentis : ^^^-g-'NTO the Paschal Victim Christians, your thank- ful ofifering. The lyamb redeemed the flock, So Christ the spotless, without guile, To God did sinners reconcile. In wondrous deadly shock 1,0 ! death and life contend and strive ; The IvOrd of life, who died, doth reign and live. What thou sawest, Mary, say. As thou wentest on the way. I saw the grave which could not Christ retain ; I saw His glory as He rose again ; I saw th' Angelic witnesses around ; Hymns and Sequences. 621 Angelicos testes, Sudarium et vestes. Surrexit Christus spes mea : Prsecedet vos in Galilceam. Scinius Christum surrexisse A mortuis vere : Tu nobis, victor Rex, miserere. Amen. Alleluia, The napkin and the linen clothes I found. Yea, Christ my hope is risen, and He Will go before you into Gali- lee. We know that Christ indeed has risen from the grave : Hail, thou King of Victory ! Have mercy, Lord, and save. Amen. Alleluia. 23. EASTER, AT VESPERS. No Hymn is sung, but instead the following Antiphon : •"t:^ ^C dies quam fecit Do- ^^^ HIS is the day which the ■ p minus : exultemus et V^ Lord hath made : let us ^ l£Etemur in ea. be glad and rejoice therein. 24. LOW SUNDAY, AT VESPERS 'D reg^ias agni dapes Stolis amicti candidis Post transitum maris Rubri C^ X^ Christo canamus Principi. Divina cujus Charitas Sacrum propinat sanguinem, Almique membra corporis Amor sacerdos immolat. Sparsum cruorem postibus Vastator horret angelus : OW at the Lamb's high royal feast In robes of saintly white we sing. Through the Red Sea in safety brought By Jesus our immortal King. O depth of love ! for us He drinks The chalice of His agony ; For us a Victim on the Cross He meekly lays Him down to die. And as the avenging angel passed- Of old the blood-besprinkled door; 622 Hymns and Seouencks. Fugitque divisum mare : Merguntur hostes fluctibus. Jam Pascha nostrum Christus est, Paschalis idem victima, Ht pura puris meutibus Sinceritatis azyma. O vera coeli victima, Subjecta cui sunt tartara, Soluta mortis vincula, Recepta vitoe prsemia. Victor subactis inferis Trophcea Christus explicat, Coeloque aperto, subditum Regem tenebrarum trahit. Ut sis perenne mentibus Paschale Jesu gaudium, A morte dira crirainum Vitoe renatos libera. Deo Patri sit gloria, Ut Filio qui a mortuis Surrexit, ac Paraclito la serapiterna ssecula. Amen. As the cleft sea a passage gave, Then closed to whelm th' Egyptians o'er : So Christ, our Paschal Sacri- fice, Has brought us safe all perils through ; While for unleavened bread we need But heart sincere and pur- pose true. Hail, purest Victim Heaven could find The powers of Hell to over- throw ! Who didst the chains of Death destroy ; Who dost the prize of Life be- stow. Hail, victor Christ ! hail, risen King! To Thee alone belongs the crown , Who hast the heavenly gates unbarred. And dragged the Prince of darkness down. O Jesu ! from the death of sin Keep us, we pray ; so shalt Thou be The everlasting paschal joy Of all the souls new-born in Thee. Now to the Father, and the Son Who rose from death, be glory given. With Thee, O holy Comforter, Henceforth by all in earth and heaven. Amen. Hymns and Sequences. 623 25. ASCENSION-TIDE, AT VESPERS. ^->f AlyUTlS humanae Sator, Jesu voluptas cordiuru, Orbis redempti Conditor, Et casta lux amantium. Qua victus es dementia, Ut nostra ferres crimina ? Mortem subires innocens, A morte nos ut toUeres? Perrumpis infernum chaos Vinctis catenas detrahis ; Victor triumpho nobili Ad dexteram Patris sedes. Te cogat indulgentia, Ut damna nostra sarcias, Tuique vultus compotes Dites beato lumine. Tu dux ad astra, et semita, Sis meta nostris cordibus, Sis lacrjTnarum gaudium, Sis dulce vitse prsemium. Amen. OTHOU pure Light of souls that love ! True joy of every hu- man breast ! Sower of life's immortal seed ! Our Maker, and Redeemer blest ! "What wondrous pity Thee o'er- came To make our guilty load Thine own, And, sinless, suffer death and shame, For our transgressions to atone ! Thou, bursting Hades open v/ide. Didst all the captive souls un- chain ; And thence to Thy dread Fa- ther's side With glorious pomp ascend again. O still may pity Thee compel To heal the wounds of which we die ; And take us in Thy light to dwell, Who for Thy blissful Presence sigh. Be Thou our Guide ; be Thou our Goal ; Be Thou our Pathway to the skies : Our Joy when sorrow fills the soul ; In death our everlasting prize. Amen. 624 Hymns ANt) Sequences. 26. WHITSUNTIDE. VESPERS. 'E)NI, Creator Spintus, Mentes tuorum visita, Imple superna gratia, Quce tu creasti, pectora. Qui diceris Paraclitus, Altissimi donum Dei, Fons vivus, ignis, charitas, Kt spiritalis unctio. Tu septiformis munere, Digitus paternse dexterse, Tu rite promissum Patris, Sermone ditans guttura. Accende lumen sensibus : Infunde amorem cordibus : Infirma nostri corporis Virtute firmans perpeti, Hostem repellas longius, Pacemque dones protinus : Ductore sic te pr£evio Vitemus omne noxium. COME, Holy Ghost, Crea- tor, come, From thy bright heaven- ly throne ! Come, take possession of our souls. And make them all Thine Own ! Thou who art called the Para- clete, Best Gift of God above. The Iviving Spring, the L,iving Fire, Sweet Unction, and True Ivove ! Thou who art sevenfold in Thy grace, Finger of God's right hand. His Promise, teaching little ones To speak and understand ! O guide our minds with Thj' blest light. With love our hearts in- flame. And with Thy strength, which ne'er decay's. Confirm our mortal frame. Far from us drive our hellish foe, True peace unto us bring, And through all perils guide us safe Beneath Thy sacred wing. Hymns and Shquknces. 625 Per te sciamus da Patrem Noscamus atque Filiuni : Teque utriusque Spiritum Credaniiis omni tempore. Deo Patri sit gloria, Et Filio qui a mortuis Surrexit, ac Paraclito, In Sceculorum siecula. Amen, (i) Through Thee may we the Fa- ther know, Through Thee the F;ternal Son, And Thee the Spirit of them both— Thrice-blessfed Three in One. Now to the Father, and the Son Who rose from death, be glory given, With Thee, O holy Comforter, Henceforth by all in earth and heaven. Amen.(i) 27. WHITSUNTIDE. SEQUENCE AT MASS. *^ r'ENI sancte Spiritus, Ft emitte coelitus Eucis tuae radium. Veni pater pauper um, Veni dator munerum, Veni lumen cordium. Consolator optime, Dulcis hospes animae, Dulce refrigerium. In labore requies. In sestu temperies, In fletu solatium. O lux beatissima, Reple cordis intima Tuorum fidelium. COMIC, Thou holy Para- clete, And from Thy celestial seat Send Thy light and brillian- cy : Father of the poor, draw near, Giver of all gifts, be here : Come, the soul's true radiancy : Come, of Comforters the best. Of the soul the sweetest guest, Come in toil refreshingly : Thou in labor rest most sweet, Thou art shadow from the heat, Comfort in adversity. O Thou I/ight most pure and blest. Shine within the inmost breast Of Thy faithful company. 626 Hymns and Sequences. Sine tuo numiiie, Nihil est in homine, Nihil est innoxium. Lava quod est sordidum, Riga quod est aridum, Sana quod est saucium. Flecte quod est rigidum, Fove quod est frigiduni, Rege quod est devium. Da tuis fidelibus, In te confidentibus, Sacrum septenarium. Da virtutis meritum, Da salutis exitura, Da perenne gaudium. Amen. Alleluia. (i) Where Thou art not, man hath naught ; Every holy deed and thought Comes from Thy divinity. What is soiled, make Thou pure ; What is wounded, work its cure ; What is parched, fructify ; What is rigid, gently bend ; What is frozen, warmly tend ; Strengthen what goes erring- Fill Thy faithful, who confide In Thy power to guard and guide, With Thy sevenfold mystery. Here Thy grace and virtue send ; Grant salvation in the end. And in heaven felicity. Amen. Alleluia, (i) 2§. TRINITY SUNDAY, AT VESPERS. Jr/AM sol recedit igneus, *-^-^ OW doth the fiery sun \ I / decline— ^ Tu lux perennis Unitas, •"^^ Thou, Unity Eternal! shine ; Nostris, beata Trinitas, Thou, Trinity, Thy blessings pour, Infunde amorem cordibus. And make our hearts with love run o er. Te mane laudum carmine, Te deprecamur vespere ; Thee in the hymns of morn we praise ; To Thee our voice at eve we raise ; Hymns and Sequences. 627 Digueris, ut te supplices Laudemus iuter coelites. Patri, simulque Filio, Tibique Sancte Spiritus, Sicut fuit, sit jugiter Ssecluin per omne gloria. O grant us, with Thy saints on high, Thee through all time to glo- rify. Praise to the Father, with the Son And Holy Spirit, Three in One ; As ever was in ages past, And shall be so while ages last. Amen. Amen. 29. CORPUS CHRISTI, AT VESPERS ^ANGF), lingua, gloriosi Corporis mysterium, Sanguinisque pretiosi. B li Quein in mundi pretium Fructus ventris generosi Rex effudit gentium. Nobis datus, nobis natus Ex intacta Virgine, Et in mundo conversatus, Sparso verbi semine, Sui moras incolatus Miro clausit ordine. In supremse nocte coense Recumbens cum fratribus, OW, my tongue, the mys tery telling Of the glorious Body sing, And the Blood, all price excel- ling, Which the Gentiles' I,ord and King, In a Virgin's womb once dwell- ing. Shed for this world's ransom- ing. Given for us, and condescend- ing To be born for us below. He with men in converse blend- ing Dwelt the seed of truth to sow, Till He closed with wondrous ending His most patient life of woe. That last night at supper ly- ing, 'Mid the twelve His chosen band, 628 Hymns and Sequences. Observata lege plene Cibis in legalibus, Cibum turba; duodense Se dat suis manibus. Verbum caro, panem varum Verbo camem efficit, Fitque sanguis Christi merum, Etsi sensus deficit : Ad firmandum cor sincerum Sola fides sufficit. Tantum ergo Sacramentum Venereniur cernui : Et antiquum documentum Novo cedat ritui : Prccstet fides supplementum Sensuum defectui. Genitori, Genitoque Laus et jubilatio, Salus, honor, virtus quoque Sit et benedictio : Procedenti ab utroque Compar sit laudatio. Amen.(i) Jesus, with the law complying Keeps the Feast its rites de- mand ; The, nmore precious Food sup- plying, Gives Himself with His Own hand. Word-made-Flesh, true bread He maketh By His Word His Flesh to be; Wine, His Blood ; which who- so taketh Must from carnal thoughts be free ; Faith alone, though sight for- saketh. Shows true hearts the Mys- tery. Therefore we, before Him bending, This great Sacrament revere ; Types and shadows have their ending, For the newer Rite is here ; Faith, our outward sense be- friending. Makes our inward vision clear. Glory let us give, and bless- ing, To the Father and the Son, Honor, laud, and praise ad- dressing, And eternal benison. Holy Ghost, from both pro- gressing, Equal laud to Thee be done. Amen.(i) Hy?.ins and Sequences. 629 30. CORPUS CHRISTI. MATINS. juncta £7>f ACRIS solemniis J^^ sint gaudia, Et ex praecordiis sonent prseconia ; Recedant vetera, nova sint om- *-| — ' ET this our solemn ^ I i feast With holy joys be crowned, And from each loving breast The voice of gladness sound ; I^et ancient things depart, And all be new around, In every act and voice and heart. Noctis recolitur coena novissi- Remember we that eve, Corda, voces et opera. Qua Christus creditur agnum et azyma Dedisse fratribus, juxta legiti- ma Priscis indulta patribus. Post agnum typicum, expletis epulis, Corpus Dominicum datum dis- cipulis. Sic totum omnibus, quod totum singulis, ^jus fatemur manibus. That Supper last and dread. When Christ, as we believe, The Lamb and leavenless Bread Unto His brethren brought, And thus the law obeyed Of old time to the fathers taught. But when the law's repast Was o'er, the type com- plete. To His disciples last The Lord His Flesh to eat, The whole to all, no less The whole to each, doth mete. With His own hand, as we confess. Dedit fragilibus corporis fercu- lum, Dedit et tristibus sanguinis po- culum, He gave the weak and frail His Body for their food. The sad for their regale The Chalice of His Blood, 630 Hymns and Sequences. Dicens, Accipite quod trado And said— Take ye of this, vasculum, My Cup with life imbued ; Omues ex eo bibite. O drink ye all this draught of bliss ! Sic sacrificium istud instituit, Cujus ofificium committi voluit Solis presbyteris, quibus sic Gongruit, Ut sumant, et dent caeteris. Panis Angelicus fit panis homi- num : Dat panis coelicus figuris ter- minum : O res mirabilis ! mauducat Do- niinum Pauper, servus et humilis. He ordered in this wise Our Holy Offering To be the Sacrifice Which Priests alone should bring : For whom is meet and fit That they should eat of it, And in their turn to others give. lyO ! Angels' Bread is made The Bread of mortal man ; Shows forth this heavenly Bread The ends wliich types be- gan; O wondrous boon indeed ! Upon his IvOrd now can A poor and humble servant feed! Te trina Deitas unaque posci- mus, Sic nos tu visita, sicut te coli- mus: Per tuas semitas due nos quo tendimus, Ad lucem, quam inhabitas. Amen. Thee, Deity Triune Yet One, we meekly pray O visit us right soon. As we our homage pay ; And in Thy footsteps bright Conduct us on our way To where Thou dwell'st in cloudless light. Amen. 31. CORPUS CHRISTI. LAUDS. V E;rbUM supernum pro- diens. Nee Patrislinquensdex- tcram. ^^-'HE Word of God proceed- \^ ing forth, Yet leaving not the Fa- ther's side, Hymns axd Sequences. 631 Ad opus suum exiens, Venit ad vitse vesperam. In mortem a discipulo Suis tradendus cemulis, Prius in vitoe ferculo Se tradidit discipulis. Quibus sub bina specie Carnem dedit et sanguinem, Ut duplicis substantiae Totum cibaret hominem. Se nascens dedit socium, Convesceus in edulium, Se moriens in pretium, Se regnans dat in praemium. O salutaris hostia, Quce coeli pandis ostium : Bella premunt hostilia, Da robur, fer auxilium. Uni, trinoque Domino Sit sempiterna gloria, Qui vitam sine termino Nobis douet in patria. Ameu. And going to His work on earth, Had reached at length life's eventide. By a disciple to be given To rivals for His Blood athirst, Himself, the verj' Bread of heaven, He gave to His disciples first. He gave Himself in either kind, His precious Flesh, His pre- cious Blood ; Of flesh and blood is man com- bined. And He of man would be the Food. In birth, man's fellow-man was He: His Meat, while sitting at the board ; He died, his Ransomer to be ; He reigns, to be his great Re- ward. O saving Victim, slain to bless. Who op'st the heavenly gate to all : The attacks of many a foe op- press ; Give strength in strife, and help in fall. To God, the Three in One, as- cend All thanks and praise for evermore ; He grants the life that shall not end. Upon the heavenly country's shore. Amen. 632 Hymns axd Sequences. 32. CORPUS CHRISTI. * 1 * AUDA Sion Salvatorem, Lauda Ducem et Pas- tore in, In hymnis et canticis. Quantum potes, tantura aude ; Quia major omni laiide, Nee laudare sufficis. I^audis thema specialis, Panis vivus et vitalis Hodie proponitur. Quern in sacrae mensa coense Turbse fratrum duodense Datum non ambigitur : Sit laus plena, sit sonora, Sit jucunda, sit decora Mentis jubilatio. Dies enini solemnis agitur, In qua mensse prima recolitur Hujus institutio. In hac mensa novi Regis, Novum pascha novce legis Phase vetus terminat. Vetustatem novitas, Umbram fugat Veritas, Noctem lux eliminat. PROCESSIONAL. •tT-v RAISE high thy Saviour, i^f Sion, praise, With hymns of joy and holy lays. Thy Guide and Shepherd true. Dare all thou canst, yea, take thy fill Of praise and adoration, still Thou fail'st to reach His due. A special theme for thankful hearts, The bread that lives, and life imparts. To-day is duly set ; Which, at the solemn festal board. Was dealt around when, with their L,ord, His chosen Twelve were met. Full be the praise, and sweetly sounding. With joy and reverence abound- ing. The soul's glad festival. This is the day of glorious state, When of that feast we cele- brate The high original. 'Tis here our King makes all things new. And living rules and offerings true Absorb each legal rite ; Before the new retreats the old. And life succeeds to shadows cold, And day displaces night. Hymns and Skouences. 633 Quod in coena Christus gessit, Faciendum hoc expressit In sui memoriam. Docti sacris iustitutis, Pauem, vinuni in salutis Consecramus hostiam. Dogma datur Christianis, Quod in carnem transit panis, Et vinum in sanguinem. Quod non capis, quod non vi- des, Animosa firmat fides Praeter rerum ordinem. Sub diversis speciebus, Signis tantum et non rebus, Latent res exiraiae. Caro cibus, sanguis potus : Manet tamen Christus totus Sub utraque specie. A sumente non concisus, Non confractus, non divisus, Integer accipitur. Sumit uuus, sumunt mille, Quantum isti, tantum ille, Nee sumptus consumitur. His faithful followers Christ hath bid To do what at the feast He did, For sweet remembrance' sake ; And, gifted through His high commands, Of bread and wine their priest- ly hands A saving victim make. O Truth to Cliristian love displayed, The bread His very Body made, His very Blood the wine ; Nor eye beholds, nor thought conceives, But dauntless Faith the change believes Wrought by a power di\ine. Beneath two differing species (Signs only, not their sub- stances) Ivie mysteries deep and rare. His Flesh the meat, the drink His Blood, Yet Christ entire, our heaven- ly Food, Beneath each kind is there. And they who of the Lord partake Nor sever Him, nor rend, nor break : All gain, and naught is lost; The boon now one, now thou- sands claim, Y'et one and all receive the same — Receive, but ne'er exhaust. 634 Hymns and Sequences. Sumunt boni, sumunt mali : Sorte tamen insequali Vitse vel interitus. Mors est malis, vita bonis, Vide paris suniptionis Quam sit dispar exitus. Fracto demutn Sacramento, Ne vacilles, sed memento, Tantum esse sub fragmento Quantum toto tegitur. Nulla rei fit scissura ; Signi tantum fit fractura ; Qua nee status nee statura Signati minuitur. Ecce panis Angelorum, Factus cibus viatorum : Vere panis filiorum : Non mittendus canibus. In figuris praesignatur, Cum Isaac immolatur ; Agnus Paschae deputatur, Datur manna patribus. Bone Pastor, panis vere, Jesu, nostri miserere : The gift is shared by all, yet tends, In bad and good, to differing ends Of blessing or of woe ; What death to some, salvation brings To others : lo ! from common springs What various issues flow ! Nor be thy faith confounded, though The Sacrament be broke, for know, The life which in the whole doth glow In every part remains ; No force the Substance can di- vide Which those meek forms ter- restrial hide : The Sign is broke ; the signi- fied Nor change nor loss sustains. The Bread of angels, lo! is sent For weary pilgrims' nourish- ment ; The children's Bread, not to be spent On worthless dogs profane ; In tj'pes significant portrayed, Young Isaac on the altar laid. And paschal offerings duly made, And manna's fruitful rain. O Thou good Shepherd, Very Bread, Jesu, on us Thy mercy shed ; Hymns and Sequences. 635 Tu nos pasce, nos tuere, Tu nos bona fac vide re lu terra viventium. Tu qui cuncta scis et vales, Qui nos pascis hie mortales : Tuos ibi commensales, Cohceredes et sodales Fac sanctorum civium. Amen. Alleluia. Sweetly feed us, Gently lead us, Till of Thy Fulness us Thou give Safe in the land of those that live. Thou who can'st all, and all dost know, Thou who dost feed us here below, Grant us to share Thy banquet there, Co- heirs and partners of Thy love With the blest citizens above. Amen. Alleluia. 33. THE MOST HOIvY NAME OF JESUS. Second Sunday after Epiphany. fj'ESU dulcis memoria ^ Dans vera cordis gaudia : Sed super mel et omnia Ejus dulcis praesentia. Nil canitur suavius, Nil auditur jucundius, Nil cogitatur dulcius, Quam Jesus Dei Filius. Jesu spes poenitentibus, Quam plus es petentibus ! Quam bonus te quaerentibus ! Sed quid iuveuieutibus ! yj'ESUS ! the very thought of \ Thee ^ With sweetness fills my breast ; But sweeter far Thy face to see. And in Thy presence rest. Nor voice can sing, nor heart can frame. Nor can the memory find A sweeter sound than that blest name, O Saviour of mankind ! O hope of every contrite heart, O J03' of all the meek, To those who fall how kind Thou art ! How good to those who seek J 636 Hymns and Sequences. Nee lingua valet dicere, Nee littera exprimere, Expertus potest credere, Quid sit Jesuiu diligere. Sis, Jesu, nostrum gaudium, Qui es futurus prtemium : Sit nostra in te gloria. Per cuucta semper saecula. Amen, But what to those who find ? Ah ! this Nor tongue nor pen can show; The love of Jesus, what it is. None but His loved ones know. Jesus, our only joy be Thou, As Thou our prize wilt be ; Jesus, be Thou our glory now, Our hope, our victory. Amen. 34. THE PATRONAGE OF ST. JOSEPH. Third Sunday after Easter. JOSEPH, pure spouse of that \ immortal Sride *^^E, Joseph, celebrent ag- \C^ raina coelitum, Te cuncti resonent Christiadum chori. Qui clarus meritis, junctus es inclytae Casto foedere Virgiui. Alnio cum tumidam germine conjugem Admirans, dubio tangeris anx- ius, AfHatu superi Flaminis angelus Conceptum puerum docet. Tu natum Dominum stringis, ad exteras ^gypti profugum tu sequeris plagas ; Amissum Solymis quseris et in- venis, Miscens gaudia fletibus. Post mortem reliquos mors pia consecrat, Palmamqne emeritos gloria suscipit : Who shines in ever-virgm glory bright. Thy praise let all the earth re- echoing send Back to the realms of light. Thee, when sore doubts of thine affianced wife Had filled thy righteous spirit with dismay. An Angel visited, and, with blest words. Scattered thy fears away. Thine arms embraced thy Ma- ker newl3' born, With Him to Egypt's desert didst thou flee ; Him in Jerusalem didst seek and find ; O day of joy to thee ! Not until after death their bliss- ful crown Others obtain ; but unto thee was given Hymns and Sequences. 637 Tu vivens, superis par, frueris Deo, Mira sorte beatior. Nobis, summa Trias, parce pre- cautibus. Da Joseph ineritis sidera scan- dere : Ut taudcin liceat nos tibi per- petini Gratuiu promere canticum. Amen. In thine own lifetime to enjoy thy God, As do the blest in heaven. Grant us, great Trinity, for Joseph's sake, The heights of immortality to gain : There with glad tongues Thy praise to celebrate In one eternal strain. Amen. 35. THE NATIVITY OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST. Uune 24.) "7— j-T* queant laxis r^sonare J/iVa gestorum /amuli tuorum, Solw^ polluti /abii reatum o 5ancte Joannes. Nuntius celso veuiens Olympo, Te patri magnum fore nasci- turum, Nomen, et vitse seriem ge- rendce Ordine promit. Ille promissi dubius supemi, Perdidit promptee modulos lo- quelse, Sed reformasti genitus pe- remptse Organa vocis. THAT once more, to sin- ful men descending, Thou from polluted lips their chains wert rending. So, holy John, might worthy hymns ascending Tell of thy wonders. Lo ! from the hill of heaven's eternal glor3^ Comes a bright herald to thy father hoary, Gives thee thy name, thy birth and wondrous story Truly foretelling. But, while the heav'nly word he disbelieve th, « Lo ! all his power of ready utt' ranee leaveth, Till by thy birth his tongue again receiveth Power of speaking. *The first verse of this hymn is of interest to musicians, as the initial syllables of each line (marked in italics) are those chosen by Guido of Arezzo for the musical scale. 638 Hymns and Sequences. Ventris obstruso recubans cu- bili, Senseras Reg-em thalamo ma- nenteni : nine parens, nati mentis, uterque Abdila pandit. Sit decus Patri, genitseque Proli, Et tibi, compar utriusque Vir- tus Spiritus semper, Deus unus, omni Temporis aevo. Amen. Thou, while thy mother's womb was thee containing, Knewest thy King, in secret still remaining ; Thus was each parent through her child obtaining Knowledge of mysteries. Father and Son, to Thee be adoration ; Spirit of Both, to Thee like veneration ; Praise to the One true God of our salvation. Ever and ever. Amen. 36. SS. PETBR AND ^1-^ECORA lux seternitatis, jtW auream Diem beatis irrigavit ignibus Apostolorum quce coronat prin- cipes, Reisque in astra liberam pandit viam. Mundi Magister, atque coeli Janitor, Ronise parentes, arbitrique gen- tium, Per ensis ille, hie per crucis vic- tor necem Vitze senatum laureati possi- dent.* O Roma felix ! quae duorum Principum Es consecrata glorioso san- guine : Horura cruore purpurata caete- ras Excellis orbis una pulchritu- dines. PAUIv. {Jufie 29.) BATHED in eternity's all- beauteous beam, And opening into hea- ven a path sublime, Welcome the golden day which heralds in The Apostolic Chiefs, whose glory fills all time ! Peter and Paul, the fathers of great Rome ! Now sitting in the Senate of the skies ! One by the Cross, the other by the Sword, Sent to their thrones on high, and life's eternal prize. O happy Rome ! whom that most glorious blood For ever consecrates while ages flow : Thou, thus empurpled, art more beautiful Than all that doth appear most beautiful below. Hymns and Sequences. 639 Sit Trinitati sempiterna gloria, Praise, blessing, majesty, through endless days, Honor, potestas,atquejubilatio, Be to the Trinity immortal given ; In unitate, quaegubernat omnia, Who, in pure Unity, profoundly sways Per uuiversa saeculorum s^cula. Eternally all things alike in Amen. earth and heaven. Amen. 37. THE MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD. H' rESTlVIS resonent com- pita vocibus, Gives Isetitiam frontibus explicent, Ttedis flammiferis ordine pro- deant, Instructi pueri et senes. Quem dura moriens Christus in arbore Fudit multiplici vulnere San- guine m, Nos facti memores dum colimus, decet Saltem fundere lacrymas. Humanogeneri pernicies gravis Adami veteris crimine contigit : Adami integritas et pietas novi Vitam reddidit omnibus. Clamorem validum summus ab fethere I^anguentis Geniti si Pater au- diit, Placari potius sanguine debuit, Et nobis veniam dare. {First Siuiday of July.) ORTH let the long pro- cession stream, And through the streets in order wend ; Let the bright waving line of torches gleam, The solemn chant ascend ; While we, with tears and sighs profound, That memorable Blood record Which, stretched on His hard cross, from many a wound The dying Jesus poured. By the first Adam's fatal sin Came death upon the human race ; In this new Adam doth new life begin, And everlasting grace. For scarce the Father heard from heaven The cry of His expiring Son, When in that cry our sins v/ere all forgiven. And boundless pardon won. 640 Hymns and Sequences. Hoc quicuiuque stolam san- Henceforth, whoso in that dear guine proluit, Blood Abstergit maculas, et roseum Washeth shall lose his every decus stain : Quo fiat similis protinus An- And in immortal roseate beauty gelis, robed, Et regi placeat, capit. An angel's likeness gain. A recto instabilis tramite post- Only run thou with courage on modum Straight to the goal set in the Se nullus retrahat, meta sed skies ; ultima He who assists thy course will Tangatur : tribuet nobile prae- give thee soon mium, The everlasting prize. Qui cursum Deus adjuvat. Nobis propitius sis, Genitor Father supreme ! vouchsafe that potens, we, Ut quos unigeucC Sanguine Fi- For whom Thine only Son was Hi slain, Etnisti, et placido Flamine re- And whom thy Holy Spirit creas, sanctifies, Cceli ad culmina transferas. May heavenly joys attain. Amen. Amen. 38. THE TRANSFIGURATION. [August 6.) QUICUMQUE Christum *y g'l^I. ye who seek, in hope quieritis, jr*! and love, Oculos in altum tollite : ^"^ For your dear Lordi look up above : Illic licebit visere Where, traced upon the azure sky, Signum perennis gloriae. Faith may a glorious form descry. lUustre quiddam cernimus, Lo ! on the trembling verge of light Quod nesciat finem pati, A something all divinely bright : Sublime, celsum, interminum, Immortal, infinite, sublime ! Antiquius coelo et chao. Older than chaos, space, or time : Hymns and Sequences. 641 Hie ille Rex est Gentium Populique Rex judaici, Promissus Abrahee patri Ej usque iu asvum semini. Hunc et prophetis testibus, lisdemque signatoribus, Testator et pater jubet Audire nos, et credere. Jesu, tibi sit gloria, Qui te revelas parvulis, Cum Patre, et almo Spiritu, In sempiterna saecula. Amen. Hail, Thou the Gentiles' mighty- Lord ! All hail, O Israel's King adored ! To Abraham sworn in ages past, And to his seed while earth shall last. To Thee the prophets witness bear ; Of Thee the Father doth declare That all who would His glory see Must hear and must believe iu Thee. To Jesus, from the proud con- cealed, But evermore to babes revealed, All glory with the Father be, And Holy Ghost, eternally. Amen. 39. THE SEVEN SORROWS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN. {Third Smiday in September.) OQUOT undis lacryma- rum, Quo dolore volvitur, lyuctuosa de cruento Dum revulsum stipite, Cernit ulnis incubantem Virgo mater filium. Os suave, mite pectus, Et latus dulcissimum. *> yi I 'HAT a sea of tears and \J^J|j sorrows Did the soul of Mary toss To and fro upon its billows, While she wept her bitter loss ; In her arms her Jesus holding, Torn but newly from the Cross ! O that mournful Virgin Mo- ther! See her tears how fast they flow 642 Hymns and Sequences. Dexteramque vulneratara, Et sinistram sauciam, Et rubras cruore plantas ^gra Lingit lacrymis. Centiesque, milliesque Stringit arctis nexibus Pectus illud et lacertos, Ilia figit vulnera, Sicque tota colliquescit In doloris osculis. Eia, Mater, obsecramus Per tuas has lacrymas, Filiique triste funus, Vuliierumque purpuram, Hunc tui cordis dolorem Conde nostris cordibus. Esto Patri, Filioque, Et Cosevo Flamiui, Esto summse Trinitati Sempiterna gloria ; Et perennis laiis honorque, Hoc et omni s^eculo. Amen, Down upon His mangled bod}', Wounded side, and thorny brow ; While His hands and feet she kisses, Picture of immortal woe ! Oft and oft His arms and bosom Fondly straining to her own ; Oft her pallid lips imprinting On each wound of her dear Son, Till at last, in swoons of an- guish, Sense and consciousness are gone. Gentle ?tIother, we beseech thee. By th}' tears and trouble sore, By the death of thy dear Off- spring, By the bloody wounds He bore, Touch our hearts with that true sorrow Which afflicted thee of yore. To the Father everlasting. And the Son who reigns on high, With the coeternal Spirit, Trinity in Unity, Be salvation, honor, blessing, Now and through eternity. Amen. 40. ST. MICHAEL, ARCHANGEL. {September 29.) O TE splendor et virtus Pa- tris, Te vita, Jesu, cordium, JESU ! life-spring of the soul ! The Father's power, and glory bright ! Hymns and Sequences. 643 Ab ore qui pendent tuo, I,audamus inter Angelos. Tibi mille densa millium Ducuin corona militat : Sed explicat victor crucem Michael salutis signifer. Draconis hie dirum caput In ima pellit tartara, Ducemque cum rebellibus Coelesti ab arce fulminat. Contra ducem superbise Sequamur hunc nos Principem, Ut detur ex Agni throne Nobis corona gloria. Patri, simulque Filio, Tibique Sancte Spiritus, Sicut fuit, sit jugiter, Saeclum per omne gloria. Thee with the angels we extol : From Thee they draw their life and light. Thy thousand thousand hosts are spread Embattled o'er the azure sky : But Michael bears Thy standard dread, And lifts the mighty Cross on high. He in that sign the rebel powers Did with their dragon prince expel ; And hurled them, from the heaven's high towers, Down like a thunderbolt to hell. Grant us with INIichael still, O Lord, Against the Prince of Pride to fight; So may a crown be our reward Before the Lamb's pure throne of light. Now to the Father, and the Son And Holy Ghost, all glory be, As ever was in ages gone, And shall be so eternally. Amen. ministers Amen. 41. THE HOIvY GUARDIAN ANGELS. {October 2.) CUSTODES hominum psal- linius angelos. Naturae fragili quos Pa- ter addidit Ccelestis comites, insidiantibus Ne succumberet hostibus. B RAISE those celestial Whom the dread Father chose To be the Guardians of our na- ture frail Against our scheming foes. 644 Hymns and Sequences. Nam quod corruerit proditor angelus, Concessis merito pulsus hono- ribus, Ardeiis iuvidia pellere nititur, Quos coelo Deus advocat. Hue custos igitur pervigil ad- vola, Avertens patria de tibi credita Tarn morbos aninii, quam re- quiescere Quidquid uon shiit incolas. For, since that from his glory in the skies The apostate angel fell, Burning with env}-, evermore he tries To drown our souls in hell. Then hither, watchful Spirit, bend thy wing, Our country's Guardian blest ! Avert her threatening ills, ex- pel each thing That hindereth her rest. Sanctse sit Triadi laus pia jugiter, Cujus perpetuo numine ma- china Triplex hsec regitur, cujus in omnia Regnat gloria saecula. Amen. Praise to the glorious Trinity, whose strength This mighty fabric sways ; Whose glory spreads beyond the utmost length Of everlasting days. Amen. 42. ST. RAPHAEL, ARCHANGEL. {October 24.) rjf USU, brightness of the Fa- 1 ther ! C^ Tif^ ^nH strength of all ^^-' IBI, Christe, splendor Pa- O tris. Vita, virtus cordiura : In conspectu angelorum Votis, voce psallimus : Alternantes concrepando JNIelos damus vocibus. I^ife and who live ! In the presence of the Angels, Glory to Thy name we give, And Thy wondrous praise re hearse, Singing in alternate verse. Collaudamus venerantes, Omnes coeli principes, Sed prascipue fidelem Medicum et comitem Raphaelem, in virtute AUigautem daemonem. Hail, too, ye angelic powers ! Hail, ye thrones celestial ! Hail, Physician of salvation. Guide of life, blest Raphael ! Who the foe of all mankind Didst in links of iron bind. Hymns and Sequences. 645 Quo custode procul pelle, Rex Christe piissime, Omiie iiefas inimici, Mundo corde et corpore : Paradiso redde tuo Nos sola dementia. O may Christ, by thy protec- tion, Shelter us from harm this day; Keep us pure in flesh and spi- rit, Save us from the enemy ; And vouchsafe us, of His grace. In His Paradise a place. Glory to th' Almighty Father Sing we now in anthems sweet ; Glory to the great Redeemer, Glory to the Paraclete ; Three iu one, and one in three, Amen. Throughout all eternity. Amen. 43. THE MATERNITY OF THE BLESSED VIR- GIN. {Third Sunday in October.) CCEIvO Redemptor prastu lit Felicis alvum Virginis, Ubi caduca membra Mortale corpus induit. Gloriam Patri melodis Personenius vocibus : Gloriam Christo cananius, Gloriam Paraclito ; Qui trinus et unus Deus Extat ante saecula. ^ Haec Virgo nobis edidit Nostrse salutis auspicem, Qui nos redemit sanguine, Pcenas crucemque pertulit. Spes Iceta nostro e pectore Pellat timores anxios: Hxc quippe nostras lacrymas, Precesque defert Filio. Voces parentis excipit, Vodsque natus annuit HE Saviour left high Hea ven to dwell Within the Virgin's womb. And there arraj^ed Himself in. Flesh, Our Victim to become. She unto us divinely bore Salvation's King and God, Who died for us upon the Cross, Who saves us in His Blood. She too our joyful hope shall be, And drive away all fears, Offering for us to her dear Son Our contrite sighs and tears. That Son, He hears His Mo- ther's praj-er. 646 Hymns and Sequences. Hanc quisque semper diligat, Rebusque in arctis invocet. Sit Trinitati gloria, Quae Matris intactum sinum Ditavit ahno genuine, lyaus sit per omne saeculum. Amen. And grants, ere it be said ; Be ours to love her and invoke In every strait her aid. Praise to the Glorious Trinity While endless times proceed, Who in that bosom, pure of stain, Sowed such immortal seed. Amen. 44. ALL SAINTS. {November /.) O «-«7\I;ACARE, Christe, servu Ir lis, Quibus Patris clemen tiam Tuse ad Tribunal gratiae Patrona Virgo postulat. Et vos beata, per novem, Distincta gyros agmina : Antiqua cum praesentibus, Futura damna pellite. Apostoli cum Vatibus, Apud severum Judicem Veris reorum fletibus Exposcite indulgentiam. Vos purpurati Martyres, Vos Candida ti prsemio Confessionis, exules Vocate nos iu patriam. CHRIST, Thy guilty peo- ple spare ! Lo, bending at Thy gra- cious throne, Thy Virgin IMother pours her prayer, Imploring pardon for her own. Ye Angels, happy evermore ! Who in your circles nine as- cend, As ye have guarded us before, So still from harm our steps defend. Ye Prophets and Apostles high ! Behold our penitential tears ; And plead for us when death is nigh, And our all-searching Judge appears. Ye Martyrs all ! a purple band, And Confessors, a white- robed train : O call us to our native land, From this our exile, back again. Hymns and Seouknces. 647 Chorea casta Virginum, Et quos eremus incolas Transmisit astris Ccelitura, Locate uos in sedibus. Auferte geutem perfidam Credetitium de finibus ; Ut unus omnes unicum Ovile nos Pastor regat. Deo Patri sit gloria, Natoque Patri s unico, Saucto simul Paraclito, In sempitema scecula. And ye, O choirs of Virgins chaste. Receive us to your seats on high, With hermits whom the desert waste Sent up of old into the skj-. .Drive from the flock, O Spirits blest ! The false and faithless race awaj- ; That all within one fold may rest. Secure beneath one Shep- herd's sway. To God the Father glorj- be, And to His sole-begotten Son ; The same, O Holy Ghost, to Thee, While everlasting ages run. Amen. 45. THE COMMON OF APOSTLES AND EVAN- GELISTS. 0 "XULTET orbis gaudiis: Coelum resultet laudibus : Apostolorum gloriam Tellus et astra concinunt. Vos sseculorum Judices, Et vera mundi lumina, Votis precamur cordium : Xt OW let the earth with J03' resound, And highest heaven re- echo round ; Nor heaven nor earth too high can raise The great Apostles' glorious praise. O ye who, throned in glory dread. Shall judge the living and the dead ! Lights of the world for ever- more ! 648 Hymns and Sequences. Audite voces supplicum. Qui templa coeli clauditis, Serasque verbo solvitis, Nos a reatu iioxios Solvijubete, quaesumus. Prsecepta quorum protinus Languor, salusque sentiunt : Sanate mentes languidas : Augete nos virtutibus. Ut, cum redibit Arbiter In £ne Christus sseculi, Nos sempiterni gaudii Concedat esse compotes. Patri, simulque Filio, Tibique sancte Spiritus, Sicut fuit, sit jugiter Sseclum per omne gloria. Amen. 46. THE COMMON OF GELISTS, AT RISTES erant Apostoli ^ De. Christi acerbo funere, To you the suppliant prayer we pour. Ye close the sacred gates on high; At your command apart they fly: O loose us from the guilty chain We strive to break, and strive in vain. Sickness and health your voice obey ; At your command they go or stay : O then from sin our souls re- store ; Increase our virtues more and more. So virhen the virorld is at its end, And Christ to judgment shall descend, May we be called those joys to see, Prepared from all eternity. Praise to the Father, with the Son, And Holy Spirit, Three in One ; As ever was in ages past, And shall be so while ages last. Amen. APOSTLES AND EVAN- EASTERTIDE. HEN Christ, by His own servants slain. Had died upon the bitter Cross. XSJC Hymns and Sequences. 649 Quern morte crudelissima Serv-i necarant impii. Sermone verax Angelus Mulieribus prcedixerat : Mox ore Christus gaudium Gregi feret fidelium. Ad anxios Apostolos Currunt statim dum nuntise, Illae micantis obvia Christi tenent vestigia. Galilseae ad alta montium Se conferunt Apostoli, Jesuque, voti compotes, Almobeantur lumine. Ut sis perenne mentibus Paschale Jesu gaudium, A morte dira criminum Vitse renatos libera. Deo Patri sit gloria, Et Filio qui a raortuis The Apostles, of their joy be- reft, Were weeping their dear Mas- ter's loss : Meanwhile an Angel at the tomb To holy women hath foretold, "The faithful flock with joy shall soon Their Lord in Galilee be- hold." Who, as they run the news to bring, Lo, straightway Christ Him- self they meet, All radiant bright with hea- venly light. And, falling, clasp His sacred feet. To Galilee's lone mountain height The Apostolic band retire, There, blest with their dear Saviour's sight, Enjoy in full their souls' de- sire. O Jesu, from the death of sin Keep us, we pray ; so shalt Thou be The everlasting Paschal joy Of all the souls new-born in Thee. To God the Father, with the Son Who from the grave immor- tal rose. 650 Hymns and vSequences. Surrexit, ac Paraclito, In sempiterna ssccula. Amen. And Thee, O Paraclete, be praise, While age on endless ages flows. Amen. 47. THE COMMON OF ONE MARTYR *-y^ EUS, tuorum militum Sors, et corona, prasmi um, I,audes canentes Martyris Absolve nexu criminis. OGOD, Thy soldiers' Crown and Guard, And their exceeding great reward, From all transgressions set us free, Who sing Thy Martyr's vic- tory. Hie nenipe mundigaudia, Et blanda frauduni pabula Imbuta felle deputans, Pervenit ad coelestia. The pleasures of the world he spurned, From sin's pernicious lures he turned ; He knew their joys imbued with gall : And thus he reached Thy hea- venly hall. Pcenas cucurrit fortiter, Et sustulit viriliter, For Thee through many a woe he ran, In many a fight he played the man ; Fundensque pro te sanguinem, For Thee his blood he dared to pour. .a^terna dona possidet. Ob hoc precatu supplici Te poscimus, piissime : In hoc triumpho Martj-ris Dimitte noxam servulis. And thence hath joy for ever- more. We therefore pray Thee, full of love. Regard us from Thy throne above : On this Thy Martyr's triumph- day Wash everj' stain of sin away. Hymns and Sequencks. 651 Laus et perennis gloria Patri sit, atque P'ilio, Sancto simtil Paraclito, In sempiterna ssecula. O Father, that we ask be done. Through Jesus Christ, Thine only Son : Who, with the Holy Ghost and Thee, Shall live and reign eternally. Amen. Amen. 4§. THE COMMON OF MANY MARTYRS ]S ANCTORUM meritis iu- clyta gaudia Pangamus socii, ges- taque furtia : Gliscens fert animus promere cantibus Victorum genus optimum. ^ HE merits of the Saints, Blessfed for evermore. Their love that never faints, The toils they bravely bore— For these the Church to-day Pours forth her joyous lay : These victors win the noblest bay. Hi sunt, quos fatue mundus ab- They, whom this world of ill, horruit, While it yet held, abhorred : Hunc fructu vacuum, floribus Its withering flowers that still aridum. They spurned with one ac- Contempsere tui nominis as- cord : seclae, They knew them short-lived all, Jesu Rex bone Coelitum. And followed at Thy call, King Jesu, to Thy heavenly hall. Hi pro te furias atque minas truces Calcarunt hominum, sseva que verbera : His cessit lacerans fortiter un- gula, Nee carpsit penetralia. For Thee all pangs they bare, Fury and mortal hate, The cruel scourge to tear, The hook to lacerate ; But vain their foes' intent : For, every torment spent, Their valiant spirits stood un- bent. Caeduntur gladiis more bidenti um : Non murmur resonat, quterimonia : I,ike sheep their blood they poured : non And without groan or tear They bent before the sword 652 Hymns and Sequences. Sed corde impavido mens bene conscia Conservat patientiam. Quae vox, quae poterit lingua retexere Quae tu Martyribus munera pr^paras? Rubri nam fluido sanguine ful- gidis Cingunt tenipora laureis. Te, summa O Deitas, unaque, poscimus, Ut culpas abigas, noxia sub- trahas, Des pacem famulis, ut tibi glo- riam Annorum in seriem canant. Amen. For that their King most dear : Their souls, serenely blest, In patience they possessed, And looked in hope towards their rest. What tongue may here declare, Fancy or thought descry, The joys Thou dost prepare For these Thy Saints on high? Empurpled in the flood Of their victorious blood, They won the laurel from their God. To Thee, O Lord Most High, One in Three Persons still, To pardon us we cry, And to preserve from ill : Here give Thy servants peace. Hereafter glad release, And pleasures that shall never cease. Amen. 49. THE COMMON OF MARTYRS, TIDE. EASTER- ^fZy EX gloriose Martyrum, Corona confitentium, Qui respuentes terrea Perducis ad coelestia : Aurem benignam protinus Intende nostris vocibus : Trophaea sacra pangimus : Igncsce qucd deliquimus. ^^j-TvL-GLORIOUS King of iri Martyrs Thou, ^"^ Crown of Confessors here below ; Whom, casting earthly joj^s away, Thou guidest to celestial day : O quickly bend a gracious ear To this our suppliant voice of prayer ; As we their sacred triumphs chant. Forgiveness to our errors grant. Hymns and Sequencks. 653 Tu vincis inter Martyres, Parcisque Confessoribiis : Tu vince nostra crimina, I,argitor indulgentice. Deo Patri sit gloria, Ut Filio qui a mortuis Surrexit. ac Paraclito In serapiterna sascula. In Martyrs, victory is Thine ; In Thy Confessors, mercies shine : Then conquer, Lord, our wick- edness. And us with loving pardon bless. Now to the Father, and the Son Who rose from death, all glory be, With Thee, O Holy Comforter, Henceforth through all eter- nity. Amen. 50. THE COMMON OF CONFESSORS. I STE Confessor Domini, co- '^^-' HISis theday when Jesu's lentes VH) ^^^^ Confessor, Quern pie laudant populi Whose happy festal here per orbem, His people keep, Hac die Itetus meruit beatas Hasting with joy to dwell with Scandere sedes. Him the Blesser, Climbed Heaven's steep. (//ti be not the day of his death, the first vevse is as follows .•) Safe now for ever, Jesu's true Confessor, Whose happy festal here His people keep, Doth of his labors for his mighty Blesser Rich harvest reap. Iste Confessor Domini, colen- tes Quem pie laudant populi per orbem, Hac die Itetus meruit supremos Ivaudis honores. Qui pius, prudens, humilis, pu- dicus, Sobriam duxit sine labe \ntam, Donee humanos animavit aurae Spiritus artus. Gentle was he, wise, pure, and lowly-hearted. Sober and modest, ever foe to strife, While in his frame there flowed as yet unparted Currents of life. 654 Hymns and Sequences. Cujus ob prcestans meritum, Ofttimes hath He whose face he frequenter sees in heaven, ^gra quae passim jacuere Being entreated for His ser- menibra, vant's sake, Viribus inorbi domitis, saluti To us on earth tlie same for Restituuntur. healer given Sick w^hole to make. Noster hinc illi Chorus obse- Wherefore our choir, in thank- quentem fuhiess adoring, Concinit laudem, celebresque lyifteth its voice with melody palnias ; of laud, Ut piis ejus precibus juvemur While he on high for us his Omne per aevum. prayer is pouring Unto his God. Sit salus illi, decus atque vir- Glory and honor, virtue and tus, salvation Qui super cceli solio corus- Be unto Him, who, in His cans, might divine, Totius mundi seriem guber- Ruleth supremely over all crea- nat tion, Trinus et unus. Amen. One and yet^Trine. Amen. 51. THE COMMON OF VIRGINS. yj'ESU, corona Virginum, J^ESUS, the Virgins' Crown, 1 1 do Thou ^^ Quern Mater ilia concipit, ^ Accept us, as in prayer we bow ; Quae sola Virgo parturit, Born of that Virgin whom alone Hcec vota clemens accipe. The mother and the maid we own. Qui pergis inter lilia, Amongst the lilies Thou dost feed, Septus choreis Virginum, With virgin choirs accompa- nied ; Sponsus decorus gloria. With glorj' decked, the spotless brides Sponsisque reddens prcemia. Whose bridal gifts Thy love provides. Hymns and Sequences. 655 Quocumque tendis, Virgines Sequuntur, atque laudibus Post te cauentes cursitant, Hymuosque dulces personant. Te deprecamur supplices, Nostris ut addas sensibus Nescire prorsus omnia Corruptionis vulnera. Virtus, honor, lans, gloria Deo Patri cum Filio, Sancto simul Paraclito, In Sceculorum stecula. Amen. They, whereso'er Thy footsteps bend, With hymns and praises still attend ; In blessed troops they follow Thee, With dance, and song, and mel- ody. We pray Thee therefore to be- stow Upon our senses here below Thy grace, that so we may en- dure. From taint of all corruption pure. All laud to God the Father be : All laud, Eternal Son, to Thee : All laud, as is for ever meet, To God the Holy Paraclete. Amen. 52. THE COMMON OF HOLY WOMEN. rORTEM virili pectore B' I,audenius omnes fccmi- nam, Quae sanctitatis gloria Ubique fulget inclyta. H£ec sancto amore saucia, Dum mundi amorem noxium Horrescit, ad coelestia Iter peregit arduum. K IGH let us all our voices raise In that heroic woman's praise Whose name, with saintly glory bright, Shines in the starry realms of light. Filled with a pure celestial glow. She spurned all love of things below ; And heedless here on earth to staj', Climbed to the skies her toil- some way. 656 Hymns and Seoukncks. Camem domans jejuniis, Dulcique mentem pabulo Orationis nutriens, CcEli potitur gaudiis. Rex Christe, xnrtus fortium, Qui magna solus efficis, Hujus precatu qusesumus Audi benignus supplices. Deo Patri sit gloria, Ej usque soli Filio, Cum Spiritu Paraclito, Nunc et per omue seeculum. Amen. With fasts her body she sub- dued, But filled her soul with prayer's sweet food ; In other worlds she tastes the bliss For which she left the joys of this. O Christ, the strength of all the strong. To whom all our best deeds be- long ! Through her prevailing pray- ers on high, In mercy hear Thy people'scry. To God the Father, with the Son, And Holy Spirit, Three in One, Be glory while the ages flow, From all above and all below. Amen, 53. THE COMMON OF THE DEDICATION OF A CHURCH. CCElvESTIS Urbs Jerusa- lem, Beata pacis visio. Quae celsa de viventibus Saxis ad astra tolleris, Sponsseque ritu cingeris Mille Angelorum niillibus. O sorte nupta prospera, Dotata Patris gloria, Respersa Sponsi gratia, B LESSED city, heavenly Salem, Vision dear of peace and love, Who, of living stones upbuild- ed, Art the joj' of heaven above, And, with angel cohorts circled. As a bride to earth dost move ! From celestial realms descend- ing, Ready for the nuptial bed, Hymns and Sequences. 657 Regina formosissima, Christo jugata Principi, Coeli corusca civitas. Hie niargaritis emicant, Pateutque cuuctis ostia : Virtute namque praevia Mortalis illuc ducitur, Amore Christi percitus Tormenta quisquis sustinet. ScaJpri salubris ictibus, Et tunsione plurima, Fabri polita malleo Hanc saxa niolem construunt, Aptisque juncta nexibus Locantur in fastigio. To His presence, decked with jewels, By her Lord shall she be led ; All her streets, and all her bul- warks, Of pure gold are fashioned. Bright with pearls her portal glitters ! It is open evermore ; And, by virtue of His merits. Thither faithful souls may soar Who, for Christ's dear Name, in this world Pain and tribulation bore. Manj' a blow and biting sculp- ture Polished well those stones elect, In their places now compacted By the heavenlj- Architect, Who therewith hath willed for ever That His palace should be decked. Decus Parenti debitura Sit usquequaque Altissimo, Natoque Patris unico, Et inch-to Paraclito, Cui laus, potestas, gloria j^tema sit per saecula. Amen. Laud and nonor to the Fa- ther ; Laud and honor to the Son ; Laud and honor to the Spirit, Ever Three, and ever One : Consubstantial, Co-eternal, While unending ages run. Amen. 54. THE COMMON OF ALL FEASTS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY. m:' E maris stella, Dei Mater alma, n AIL. bright Star of ocean, God's blest. own Mother 658 Hymns and Sequknces. Atque semper virgo, Felix coeli porta. Sumens illud Ave Gabrielis ore, Funda nos in pace, Mutaus Hevse uomen. Solve vincla reis, Prefer lumen caecis, Mala nostra pelle, Bona cuncta posce. Monstra te esse matrem ; Sumat per te preces. Qui pro nobis natvis Tulit esse tuus. Ever-sinless Virgin, Gate of heavenly rest ! Taking that sweet AVE Which from Gabriel came, Peace confirm within us, Changing EVA's name. Break the captive's fetters ; Light on blindness pour ; All our ills expelling, Every bliss implore. Show thyself a mother ; May the Word Divine, Born for us thine Infant, Hear our prayers through thine. Virgo singularis. Inter omnes mitis, Nos culpis solutos, Mites fac et castos. Vitam prsesta puram, Iter para tutura, Ut videntes Jesum, Semper collaetemur. Sit laus Deo Patri, Summo Christo decus, Spiritui Sancto, Tribus honor unus. Virgin all excelling. Mildest of the mild. Freed from guilt, preserve US Meek and uudefiled ; Keep our life all spotless, Make our way secure, Till we find in Jesus Joy for evermore. Through the highest heax'en To the Almighty Three, Father, Son, and Spirit, One same glory be. Amen. 55, FOR THE BENEDICTION OF THE BLESS- ED SACRAMENT. J0L VE vervtm Corpus, na- tum Ex Maria Virgine, n AIL to Thee, True Body, sprung From the Virgin Mary's womb ! Hymns and Sequences. 659 Vere passum, immolatum In cruce pro homine. Cujus latus perforatum Unda fluxit et sanguine, Esto nobis praegnstatum, Mortis in examine. The same that on the Cross was hung-, And bore for man the bitter doom ! Thou whose Side was pierced, and flowed Both with water and with blood, Suffer us to taste of Thee In our life's last agony. O Clemens, O Pie, O kind, O loving One ! O Dulcis Jesu, Fili Marise. O sweet Jesus ! Mary's Son ! Amen. Amen. J0C DORO te devote, latens Deitas, Quae sub his figuris vere latitas ; n UMBLY T adcj-e Thee, hidden Deity, Which beneath these svmbols art concealed from Tibi se cor meum totum sub- jicit. Quia te contemplans totum de- ficit. Visus, gustus, tactus, in te fal- litur, Sed auditu solo tuto creditur. Credo quidquid dixit Dei Filius : Nil hoc verbo veritatis verius. In cruce latebat sola Deitas, At hie latet simul et Humani- tas : Ambo tamen credens atque confitens, Peto quod petivit latro poeni- tens. Wholly in submission Thee my spirit hails, For in contemplating Thee it wholly fails. Seeing, touching, tasting, all are here deceived, But by hearing only safely 'tis believed : 1 believe whatever God's own Son averred : Nothing can be truer than Truth's very Word. On the Cross Thy Godhead only was concealed, Here not e'en Thy Manhood is to sight revealed : But in both believing and con- fessing. Lord, Ask I what the dying thief of Thee implored. 66o Hymns and Sequknces. Plagas, sicut Thomas, non in- I do not, like Thomas, see Thy tueor. Wounds appear, Deum tamen meum te confiteor. But with him confess my Lord and God is here. Fac me tibi semper magis ere- Grant this faith in me may 'i^^^j evermore increase. In te spem habere, te diligere. And my hope in Thee, and love, may never cease. O memoriale mortis Domini ! O thrice-blest Memorial of my dying lyord. Panis vivus, vitam prsestans ho- This true Bread of Life doth life mini ! to man afford ; Praesta niese menti de te vivere, Grant, O Lord, my soul may ever feed on Thee, Et te illi semper dulce sapere. And Thy taste of all things to it sweetest be. Pie Pelicane, Jesu Domine, Victim for Thy people, Jesu, Lord and God, Me immundum munda tuo san- Cleanse me, wretched sinner, in guine, Thy precious Blood— Cujus una stilla salvum facere Blood whereof one drop for humankind outpoured Totum mundum quit ab omni Might from all transgression scelere. have the world restored. Jesu, queni velatum nunc aspi- Jesu, whom in this life veiled I cio, behold, Oro, £at illud, quod tam sitio. Grant what my soul thirsts for with desire untold ; Ut, te revelata cernens facie, O may I, beholding Thine un- veiled grace, Visu sim beatus tuse gloricC. Rest in blissful vision of Thine Amen. open Face. Amen. The follozving is usually sung after each verse : Ave Jesu, Pastor fidelium ; Jesus, Eternal Shepherd, hear our cry : Adauge fidem omnium iu te Increase the faith of all whose credentium. souls on Thee rely. Hymns and Sequences. 66i OQUAM suavis est, Domi- ne, Spiritus tuus ! qui ut dulcedinein tuam in filios demonstrares, pane sua- vissimo, de coelo praestito, esu- rientes reples bonis, fastidiosos divites diniittens inanes. Alleluia. OHOVV gracious, O Lord, is Thy Spirit ! Who, to show Thy sweetness to Thy children, by the sweetest food from Heaven, dost fill the hungry with good things, and sendest the proud rich empty away. Alleluia. O SACRUM Convivium, in quo Christus sumitur ; recolitur memoria pas- sionis ejus ; mens impletur gratia, et futurse glorias nobis pignus datur. Alleluia. o SACRED Banquet, where- in Christ is received ; the memory of His Pas- sion is renewed, the mind is filled with grace, and the pledge of future glory is g^ven unto us. Alleluia. Zhc 5ntvoit8, Collects, Epistles, (Bospels, AND postcoinmunions. 663 ^be 3utroit0, CoUecte, lEpietlee, (So0pel0, aub poatcommunions FOR THE SUNDAYS AND PRINGIPAIx FEASTS OF THE YEAR. NOT-E.— lVken a Feast of greater rank falls upon a Sunday, the Mass is of the Feast ; the Collect of the Sunday is said after the Collect of the day, and the Gospel of the Sujiday is read at the end of Mass, in place of the usual Gospel of St. John. FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT. INTROIT. To Thee, O Lord, have I lifted up my soul : in Thee, O my God, I put my trust ; let me not beashame'd : neither let mine enemies laugh at me : for none that wait on Thee shall be confounded. Show me Thy ways, O Lord, and teach me Thy paths. Glory be to the Father, etc. To Thee, O Lord, etc. ( Thus the Tntroit is always repeated.) Collect I. O Lord, we pray Thee, raise up Thy power, and come ; that by Thy protection we may deserve to be rescued from the threatening dangers of our sins, and to be saved by Thy de- liverance. Who livest and reiguest, etc. Amen. II. O God, who wast pleased that Thy Word, at the message of an Angel, should take flesh in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary : grant unto us, Thy suppliants, that we who believe her to be trulv the Mother of God may be assisted by her intercessions with Thee. III. Mercifully hear, O Lord {p. i66), or, O God, the Pastor {p. 122). Epistle. J^om. xiii. 11-14.. Brethren : — 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 dark- ness, and put on the armor of light. As in the day let us walk becomingly ; not in banquetings and drunken- ness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in con- tention and jealousy. But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provisions for the flesh in its lusts. 665 666 The Introits, Collects, Epistles, Gospel. Luke xxi. 2^-jj. 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 na- tions, 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 heavens 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 : vvlien 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 kingdom of God is at hand. Truly, I say to you, this genera- tion will not pass away till all things be fulfilled. Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away. PosTCOMMUNiON I. May we receive Thj mercy in the midst of Thy temple, O Lord ; that we may anticipate with due honor the coming solemnities of our renewal. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. II. Pour forth, we beseech Thee [p. 68). III. We beseech Thee, O Lord our God, that Thou would.st not permit to be exposed to human dangers those whom Thou givest to rejoice in this divine participation. Or : May the partaking of this divine Sacrament protect us, we beseech Thee, O Lord ; and ever save and defend Thy servant N., whom Thou hast been pleased to appoint as the Pa'stor over Thy Cliurch, together with the flock committed to his care. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT. INTROIT. People of Sion, behold the Lord shall come to save the nations ; and the Lord shall make the glory of His voice to be heard in the jov of j-our heart. Give ear, O Thou that rulest Israel : Thou that leadest Joseph like a sheep. Glory be to the Father, etc. CoLi.ECT. Stir up our hearts, O Lord, to make ready the waj'S of Thine Only-begotten Son, tliat by His coming we may be worthv to serve Thee with purified minds. Through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on p. 66$. GoSPEIvS, AND POSTCOMMUNIOXS. 667 Epistle. Rom. xv. 4-13. Brethren : — Whatever things were written, were written for our instruction ; that through patience and the consolation of the Scrip- tures, we may have hope. Now the God of patience and of comfort grant you to be of one mind one to- wards another, according to Jesus Christ : that unani- mously with one mouth ye may honor God, and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ ; wherefore receive one another, as Christ also received you to the glory of God. For I say that Christ Jesus was minister of cir- cumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the prom- ises 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 Gentiles, and glorify Him, all ye people. And again Isaiah said : There shall be a root of Jesse, and He who shall rise up to rule the Gentiles, in Him the Gentiles shall hope. Now^ the God of hope fill you w'ith all joy and peace in belie\'ing : that xq may abound in hope and in the power of the Holy Spirit. GosPEi.. 3Iatt. 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 to Him : Art Thou He who should come, or must w^e look for an- other ? And Jesus 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 scan- dalized 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? But what went ye out to see? a" man clothed in soft garments ? Behold, they who are clothed in soft garments are in the palaces of kings. But what went 3-e out to see? a prophet? Yea, I tell you, and more than a prophet ; for this is he of whom it is writ- 668 The Introits, Coli^ects, Episti^es, ten : Behold, I send My messenger before Thy face, who shall prepare Thy way before Thee. PosTCOMMUNioN. Having been filled with the food of spiri- tual nourishment, we humbly beseech Thee, O Lord, that by the participation of this Mystery Thou wouldst teach us to despise earthly things, and love those that are heavenly. Through our lyOrd Jesus Christ, etc. Atnen. Others as on p. 666. THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT. INTROIT. Rejoice in the Lord always ; again I say, rejoice. Let your moderation be known to all men ; the Lord is nigh. Be anxious about nothing ; but in everything by prayer let your petitions be made known to God. Thou hast blessed Thy land, O Lord: Thou hast turned away the captivity of Jacob. Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. O Lord, we beseech Thee, mercifully incline Thine ears unto our prayers, and enlighten the darkness of our minds by the grace of Thy heavenly visitation. Who livestand reignest,' etc. Amen. Others as on p. 665. Epistle. Philip, iv. ^-/. Brethren : — Rejoice in the Ivord always : again I say, rejoice. Let your mod- eration be known to all men : the Lord is nigh. Be anxious abotit nothing, but in ever3-thing by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your peti- tions be made known to God. And may the peace of God, which surpasseth all understanding, guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus our Lord. Gospel. John i. ig-28. At tliat time ; — The Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites to him, to ask him: Who art thou? And he confessed, and denied not ; but confessed : I am not the Christ. And they asked him : What then ? Art thou EHas ? And he said : I am not. Art thou the prophet ? And he an- swered : 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 cr\'ing in the wilderness : Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Isaiah. And they who were sent were of the Pharisees. And they asked him, and said to him : Why then dost thou bap- tize, if thou art not Christ, nor EHas, nor the prophet ? John answered them, saying : I baptize in water, but Gospels, and Postcommunions. 669 in the midst of you standeth One whom ye know not. It is He who, thou.t^h coming after me, is preferred be- fore me ; the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to loose. These things were done in Bethan}', beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing. PosTCOMMrxiON. We implore, O God, Thy clemency, that these divine helps having expiated our sins, may prepare us for fne approaching festival. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. .1 men. Others as on p. 666. FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT. Introit. Drop dew, ye heavens, from above, and let the clouds rain the Just One ; let the earth be opened, and bud forth a Saviour. The heavens .show forth the glory of God, and. the firmament declareth the works of His hands. Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. O Lord, we praj^ Thee, raise up Thy power, and come, and with great might succor us ; that, by the aid of Thy grace, that which is hindered by our sins may be quickened by Th^- merciful forgiveness. Who livest and reignest, etc. Amen. Others as on p. 065. Eplstle. / Cor. iv. i-^. Brethren : — Let a man so regard us as ministers of Christ, and stewards of the m3'Steries of God. Here now it is required 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 anything ; yet am I not hereby justified : but He that judgeth me is the Lord. There- fore judge not before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of dark- ness, and will make manifest the counsels of hearts : and then shall every man have praise from God. Gospel. Luke Hi. i-6. In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being pro- curator of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother being tetrarch of Iturea and the country of Trachonitis, 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 desert. And he came into all the couutrv about 670 The Introits, Collects, Epistles, 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 3e the way of the Lord, make straight His paths. Every valley shall be filled, and ever}^ monntain and hill shall be made low : and what is crooked shall be made straight, and the rongh way smooth. And all flesh shall see the salvation of God. PosTCOMMUNiON. Having- received Thy gifts, we beseech Thee, O Lord, that with the frequent use of this Mystery the effect of our Salvation may increase. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on p. 666. THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD, OR CHRISTMAS. First Mass. INTROIT. The Lord hath said unto me : Thou art My Son, this day have I begotten Thee. Why have the Gentiles raged, and the people devised vain things ? Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. O God, who hast made this most sacred night to shine forth with the brightness of the true Light : grant, we be- seech Thee, that we inay enjoy His happiness in heaven, the mysten,^ of whose light we have known upon earth. Who liveth and reigneth, etc. Amen. Epistle. Titus ii. 11-T5. Dearly Beloved : — The grace of God our Saviour hath appeared to all men, instructing us that denying impiet}^ and worldly lusts we should live soberl}^, and justly, and piously in this world, waiting for the blessed hope and coming of the glory of oiir great God and Saviour Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for all, that He might redeem us from all iniquity, and cleanse for Himself an acceptable people, zealous of good works. These things speak and exhort : in Christ Jesus our Lord. Gospel. Luke ii. 1-14. At that time : — A decree went forth from Augustus Caesar that the whole. world should be enrolled. This first enrolment was made by Cyrinus, the governor of Syria. And all went to be enrolled, every one into his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, Gospels, and Postcommunions. 671 into Judea to the city of David, whicli is called Beth- lehem, 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 da3S for her delivery were com- pleted. And she brought forth her first-born Son, and swathed Him and laid Him in a manger : because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were in the same country shepherds watching, and keeping the night-watches over their flock. And be- hold, an Angel of the Lord stood by them, and the brightness of God shone round them, and they feared greath'. 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 cit}' 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 manger. And suddenly there was with the Angel a multitude of the heavenl}^ host, praising God, and saying : Glory to God on high : and on earth peace to men of good will. PosTCOMMUNiON. Grant us, we beseech Thee, O Lord our God, that we, who rejoice in celebrating by these Mj'steries the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ, may deserve bj' a worthy con- duct to attain unto fellowship with Him. Who liveth and reigu- eth, etc. A»ien. Second Mass. Introit. a light shall shine upon vis this day : for our Lord is born to us; and He shall be called Wonderful, God, the Prince of peace, the Father of the world to come ; of whose kingdom there shall be no end. The Lord hath reigned, He is clothed with beauty : the Lord is clothed with strength, and hath girded Himself. tilorj' be to the Father, etc. Collect. Grant, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that we, who are filled with the new light of Thy Incarnate Word, may show forth in our works that which by faith shineth in our minds. Through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Epistle. Titus in. 4-7. Dearly Beloved : — The goodness and kindness of our Saviour God appeared : not by works of justice done by us, but according to His mere ^ He saved us bv the laver of regeneration 672 The Introits, Coi.i,ects, Bpisti.es, and renewing of the Holy Spirit, whom He hath pour- ed forth on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour, that being justified by His grace we may be heirs according to hope of eternal life : iu Christ Jesus our Lord. GosPEiv. Luke ii. 15-20. At that time: — The shepherds said to one another : Let us go over to Bethlehem, 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. Atid when they had seen it, they understood the thing which had been spoken to them concerning this Child. And all who heard wondered ; and at the things which were told them by the shep- herds. But Mary kept all these words, pondering iu her heart. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard aud seeu as it was told to them. POSTCOMMUNION. May we, O Lord, always receive new life from this Sacrament, which reneweth to us the memorv- of that wonderful Birth which destroyed the old man. Through the same our Lord, etc. Amen. Third Mass. Introit. a Child is born for us, and a Son is given to us ; whose government is upon His shoulder ; and His name shall be called the Angel of great counsel. Sing unto the Lord a new song ; for He hath done wonderful things. Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. Grant, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that the new birth of Thine Only-begotten Son in the flesh may deliver us who are held by the old bondage under the yoke of sin. Through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Atnen. EplstlE. 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 Gospels, and Postcommunions. 673 the right hand of the majesty on high: being made so much greater than the Angels, as He hath inherited a more excellent name than the3\ For to which of the Angels did He ever say: Thou art M}- Sou, this day have I begotten Thee ? And again : I will be to Him a Father, and He shall be to Me a Son ? And when He bringeth again the First-Begotten into the world, He saith, And let all the Angeis of God adore Him. And of the Angels indeed He saith: Who niaketh His Angels spirits, and His ministers a flame of fire. But to the Son : Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever ; the sceptre 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 heavens are works of Thine hands. They shall perish, but Thou shalt remain, and they all shall grow old as a garment: and as a vesture Thou shalt change them and they shall be changed : but Thou art the self-same, and Thy ^-ears shall not fail. GosPEi^. John i. 1-14. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. This was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Hmi : and without Him was made nothing that v%'as 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 testif}^ concern- ing the light, that all might believe through "him. He was not the light, but he was to testif>' concerning the light. The true light, which enlighteneth every man, Cometh into this world. He was in the woidd, and the world was made through Him, and the world knew Him not. He came to Plis own possessions, and His o\vn people received him not. But to as many as re- ceived Him, He gave power to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who are born, 674 The Introits, Coi.i.ects, Episti.es, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor the will of man, but of God. And the Word was made Flesh {Jiere 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. POSTCOMMUNION. Grant, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that as the Saviour of the world, born this day, is the author of a divine birth for us, so He may also be Himself the giver of im- mortality. Who liveth and reigneth, etc. Amen, Last Gospel as on the Epiphany (p. 6j6). SUNDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF CHRIST- MAS. Introit. While all things were in quiet silence, and the night was in the midst of her course, Thy Almighty Word, O Lord, came down from heaven, from Thy royal throne. The Lord hath reigned, He is clothed with beauty : the Lord is clothed with strength, and hath girded Himself. Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. O Almighty and everlasting God, do Thou order all our actions in conformity with Thy good pleasure, that, through the name of Thy beloved Son, we may worthilj- abound in good works. Through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Epistle. Gal. iv. /-/. Brethren : — As long as the heir is a child, he differeth nothing from a servant, al- though he is lord of all: but he is imder 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 made 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. There- fore he is no more a servant, but a son : and if a son, heir also through God. Gospel. Luke ii. 33-40. At that time :— Joseph and Mary the mother of Jesus were wondering at the things spoken concerning Him. And vSimeon blessed them, and said to Mary His mother : Behold, He is set for the fail and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which will be opposed : And a sword shall pierce thine GOSPEI^, AND POSTCOMMUNIONS. 675 own soul, that the thoughts of mau}' hearts may be revealed. And there was oue Anua, a prophetess, the daughter of Phauuel, 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, coming in, gave praise to the Lord ; and spake of Him to ail who were looking for the redemption of Israel. And after they had performed all things according to the law of the 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. PoSTCOMMUNiON. By the operation of this Mystery, O Lord, may our sins be purged away, and our just desires fulfilled. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. NEW YEAR'S DAY. The Circumcision of our Lord. INTROIT. A Child is born, as in Third Mass of Christmas (p. b72). Collect. O God, who by the fruitful {p. 194). Epistle. Tilus ii. 11-15, as in First Mass of Christmas {p. 6yo). 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 be- fore He was conceived in the womb. PosTCOMMUxiox. ^lay this Communion, O Lord, purge us from guilt ; and through the intercession of Blessed Mary, the Virgin-Mother of God, make us partakers of Thy heavenly remedy. Through the same our L,ord, etc.. Amen. THE VIGIL OF THE EPIPHANY. IxTROiT, Collect, Epistle, and Postcommunion as on Sunday iviihin the Octave of Christmas {p. 674). Gospel. 3latt. ii. 19-23. At that time : — When Herod was dead, behold an Angel of the Lord appear- ed in a dream to Joseph, in Egypt, saying : Arise, and take the Child and His mother, and go into the land of Israel : for they who sought the life of the Child 676 The Introits, C01.1.ECTS, Bpisti.es, are dead. And he arose and took the Child and His mother, and came into the land of Israel. But hearing that Archelaus reigned in Judea, in the room of Herod his father, he was afraid to go thither : and being- warned in a dream, retired into the countr}- of Galilee. And coming he dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that what was said by the prophets might be fulfilled : He shall be called a Nazareue. THE EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD. INTROIT. Behold the Lord the Ruler is come ; and a king- dom is in His hand, and power and dominion. Give to the king Thy judgment, O God ; and Thy justice unto the king's son. Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. O God, who by the leading of a star didst on this day manifest Thine Only-begotten Son to the Gentiles : merci- fully grant that we, who know Thee now by faith, may be brought to the contemplation of Thy glorious majesty. Through the same our L,ord Jesus Christ, etc. Af?ieti. Lesson. Isaiah Ix. 1-6. Arise, be enlightened, O Jerusalem : for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and a mist the peoples : but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and His glory shall be seen on thee. And the Gentiles shall walk in thy light, and kings in the brightness of thy rising. Lift up thy eyes round about, and see : all these are gathered together, they are come to thee : thy sous shall come from afar, and thy daughters shall rise up at thy side. Then shalt thou see, and abound, and thy heart shall won- der and be enlarged, when the multitude of the sea shall be converted to thee, the strength of the Gen- tiles shall come to thee. The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Madiau and Epha : all they from Saba shall come, bringing gold and frankincense, and showing forth praise to the Lord. Gospel. Matt. ii. 1-12. When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Juda, in the days of King Herod, behold Magians came from eastern parts to Jerusalem, saying : Where is He that is born king of the Jews ? for we GOSPEIvS, AND POSTCOMMUNIONS. 677 have seen His star in the East, and we are come to worship Him. And King Herod, hearing this, was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. And assem- bling together all the chief priests, and the scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born. i\.nd 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 Bethlehem, and said : Go, and diligently in- quire after the Child, and when ye have found Him, bring back word to me, that I also may go and worship Him. When they had heard the king, they departed : and behold, the star which the}- had seen in the East went before them, till it came and stood over the place where the Child was. And seeing the star, they re- joiced with very great joy. And having entered into the house, they found the Child with Mary His mo- ther, and fell down and worshipped Him {here all kneel). And opening their treasures they offered Him gifts, gold, frankincense, and myrrh. And being warn- ed of God in a dream, that they should not return to Herod, they went back another way into their own country. PosTCOMMUNiON. Grant, we beseech Thee, Almigfhtv God, that what we celebrate with solemn office we mav attain 'by the understanding of a purified mind. Through oiir Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. FIRST SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY. INTROIT. Upon a high throne I saw a :Man sitting, whom a multitude of Angels adore singing together : Behold Him the name of whose empire is for ever and ever. Sing jo3'fully uiito God, all the earth : serve ye the Lord with gladness. Glorj' be to the Father, etc. Collect. O Lord, we beseech Thee, receive, of Thy heavenly mercy, the prayers of Thy people who call upon Thee ; and grant that they may both perceive whai things they ought to do, 678 The Introits, CoIvLECts, Epistles, and also may have power to fulfil the same. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Ameyi. Collect of the Epiphany {p. 676). Epistle. J^om. xii. /-j. Brethren : — I beseech you, by the mercy of God, that ye present 3^our bodies a living victim, holy, well pleasing to God, your ra- tional worship. And be not conformed to this world, but be ye reformed in the newness of your mind ; that ye may prove what is the good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God. For I say, by the grace which is given me, to all who are among ^-ou : 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 every one members one of another : in Christ Jesus our Lord. Gospel. Luke ii. 42-^2. When Jesus was twelve 5'ears old, they w^ent up to Jerusalem, according to the custom of the feast, and when they had completed the days, as they returned, the Child Jesus remained be- hind in Jerusalem, and His parents knew it not. And thinking that He was in the company, they came a day's journey, and sought Him among their kindred and acquaintance. And not finding Him, they rettirn- ed to Jerusalem, seeking Him. And it came to pass that after three da3-s they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, hearing them and asking them questions. And all who heard Him were astonished at His wnsdom, and His answers. And when they saw Him they were amazed. And His mother said to Him ; Child, why hast Thou done so to us ? Behold, Thy father and I were s^^eking Thee sor- rowing. And He said to them : Why did ye seek Me ? Did ye not know that I nmst be about My Father's business ? And they understood not the word which He spake to them. And He went down with them, and came to Nazareth : and He was subject to them. And His mother kept all these things in her heart. Gospels, and Postcommunions. 679 And Jesus advanced in wisdom and age, and favor with God and men. POSTCOMMUXION. Grant, we hunibh' beseech Thee, Almighty God, that those whom Thou refreshest with Thy Sacraments may serve Thee worthily by a life well pleasing to Thee. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Postcommunion of the Epiphany (p. 677). SECOND SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY. Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus. Introit. At the Name of Jesus everj^ 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. O Lord our Lord, how admirable is Thy name in the whole earth ! Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. O God, who hast appointed Thine Only-begotten Son to be the Saviour of mankind, and hast commanded that His name should be called Jesus : mercifully grant that we may en- joy in heaven tlie blessed Vision of Him whose holy Name we worship on earth. Through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. A men. Collect of the Scnday. Almighty and everlasting God, who dost govern all things in heaven and earth : mercifully hear the pra3'ers of Thy people, and grant us Thy peace in our days. Through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Lesson. Acts iv. S-12. In those days : — Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them : Ye rulers of the people and ancients, hear : If we this day are ex- amined concerning the good deed done to the infirm man, hy what means he hath been made whole, be it known to yoti all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom 3^e crucified, whom God hath raised from the dead, by Him this man standeth 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 salvation in any other. For there is no other name under heaven given among men, by which we must be saved. Gospel. Luke ii. 2t. — As on Circumcision [p. 675). Postcommunion. Almighty and Eternal God, who hast created and redeemed us : mercifully hear our prayers ; and 68o The Introits, Collects, Epistles, vouchsafe to accept with a favorable and gracious countenance the Sacrifice of the saving Victim, which we have offered to Thy majesty, in honor of the Name of Thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ ; that Thj' grace being infused into us, through the glori- ous Name of Jesus, as a pledge of our eternal predestination, we may rejoice that our names are written in heaven. Through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Atnen. PosTCOMMUNiON OF THE SUNDAY. May the efficacy of Thy power, O Lord, be increased in us ; that, being fed with Thy divine Sacraments, we may, through Thy bounty, be prepared to receive what they promise. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. A?nen. Last Gospel. Joh^i ii. i-ii. At that time : — There was a wedding in Cana of Galilee: and the mother of Jesus was there. And Jesus also was invited, and His disci- ples, to the wedding. And the wine failing, the mother of Jesus saith to Him : They have no wine. 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 He 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 measures apiece. Jesus saith to them : Fill the pitchers with watert And the}' 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 master of the feast had tasted the water made wine, and knevv^ not whence it was, but the waiters who drew the water knew, the master of the feast calleth the bridegroom, and saith to him : Every man at first setteth forth good wine, and when men have well drtmk, then that which is inferior : but thou hast kept the good wine until now. This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory, and His disciples believed in Him. THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY. iNTROiT. Adore God, all ye His Angels : Sion heard, and was glad ; and the daughters of Juda rejoiced. The Lord hath^ reigned; let the earth rejoice; let the multi- tude of the isles be glad. Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect I. Almighty and Everlasting God, mercifully look GOSPEI.S, AND POSTCOMMUNIONS. 68l upon our infirmities, and stretch forth the right hand of Thy Majesty to help and defend us. Through our l,ord Jes;.:s Christ, etc. Amen. II. O God, who by the fruitful (p. 1^4). III. Mercifully hear (/>. i6b), or, O God, the Pastor (p. 122). EPISTI.E. Rom. xii. 16-21. Brethren : — Be uot wise ill your own conceit. Render to no man evil for evil : provide good things not only before God, but also before all men. If it be possible, as much as is ill 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. Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. GosPEiv. ]\hitt. via. 1-13. At that time : — When Jesus was come down from the mountain, great crowds followed Him. And behold a leper came, and wor- shipped Him, saying : Lord, if Thou wilt. Thou canst make me clean. And Jesus stretching forth His hand, touched him, saying : I will : Be thovi made clean. And forthwith his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus saith to him : See thou tell no man : but go, show thy- self to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses com- manded for a testimony to them.* And on His enter- ing into Capharnauni, a centurion came to Him, be- seeching Him, and saying: Lord, my ser^^ant lieth at home sick of the palsy, and is grievously tormented. And Jesus saith to him: I wnll 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 lu}^ servant shall be healed. For I also am a man subject to authority, having sol- diers 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 682 The Introits, Coi^IvEcts, Episti^es, the East, aud the West, aud shall recline at table with Abraham, a .^d Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into the outer darkness: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Aud Jesus said to the centu- rion : Go, and as thou hast believed, be it done to thee. And the servant was healed at the same hour. PosTCOMMUNioN I. We beseech Thee, O Lord, that we, to whom Thou vouchsafest the enjoj-ment of so great Mysteries, may be fitted truly to receive the benefits thereof. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. II. May this Communion (p. 6ys)- III. We beseech Thee, or, May the partakmg {p. 666). FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY. INTROIT as on last Sunday, and the same until Septuagesima. Collect. O God, who knowest us to be set in the midst of so great dangers that, by reason of the frailty of our nature, we cannot stand : grant to us health of mind and body, that those things which we suffer for our sins we maj' by Thine aid over- come. Through our L,ord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on last Sunday. Epistle. Rom. xiii. S-io. Brethren : — 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 slialt 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 ftilfilling of the law. Gospel. Matt. viii. 23-2^. At that time : — When Jesus entered into the boat. His disciples followed Him : 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 3-e fearful, O ye of little faith ? Then rising up, He commanded 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 ? Gospels, and Postcommunions. 683 PoSTCOMMUNiON. May Thy gifts, O God, detach us from all earthly pleasures, and ever refresh and strengthen us with heaveiily food. Through our L,ord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on last Sunday. FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY. Introit as on Third Sunday {p. 680). Collect. Keep, O Lord, we beseech Thee, Thy familj' by Thv continual mercy ; that they who lean only upon 'the hope of Thy heavenly grace may evermore be defended by Thy protec- tion. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. II. Defend us, O Lord {p. 121). III. {A t the choice of the Priest.) Epistle. Col. Hi. 12-ij. Brethren : — Put ye on, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of com- passion, kindness, humility, modesty, patience : bear- ing with one another, and forgiving one another, if any man hath a complaint against any one : as even the Lord hath forgiven you, so ye also. But above all these things, put on cliarit}', which is the bond of per- fection : 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-^^0. At that time : — Jesus spoke this parable to the multitudes : The kingdom of heaven is likened to a man who sowed good seed in his field. But 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? 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 684 The Introits, Coi^IvECTS, Episti^es, the wheat also with it. Let both grow together iintil the harvest, and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers : Gather up lirst the cockle, and bind it in bundles to burn, but the wheat gather into my barn, PosTCOMMUNiON I. We beseech Thee, Almighty God, that we may receive the effect of that Salvation, of which in these Mysteries we have received a pledge. Through our I'ere among you for 3-our sake. And ye became followers of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much tribulation, with joy of the H0I3' Spirit : so that ye became a model to all who believe in Macedonia and Achaia. For from 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 themselves relate of us what manner of entrance we had among you, and how ye turned to God from idols, GOSPRLS, AND POSTCOMMUNIONS. 6S5 to serve the living and true God, and to wait for His vSou from heaven (whom He raised from the dead), Jesus, who hath delivered us from the wrath to come. GosPEiv. Matt. xiii. 31-35. At that time : Jesus snalie 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 a tree, so that the birds of the air come aiid lodge in the branches thereof. Another parable He spake to them : The kingdom of heaven is like to leaven, v/hich 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 "u-ithout parables He did not speak to them : that what was spoken by the prophet might be fulfilled, when He saith : I will open ]\iy mouth in parables. I will litter things hidden from the foundation of the world. PosTCOMMrxiox. Being- fed, O Lord, with heavenly de- lights, we beseech Thee that we may ever himger after those things by which we truly live. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as oyi last Siiyiday. SEPTUAGESIMA. IXTROiT. The groanings of death surrounded me, the sorrows of hell encompassed me : and in my affliction I called upon the Lord, and He heard my voice from His hoh- temple. I will love Thee, O 'Lord, my strength :'the Lord is my rock, mv refuge, and mv deliverer. 'Glory be to the" Father, etc. Collect. O Lord, we beseech Thee, grraciousU' hear the prayers of Th}' people : that we, who are justl\- afflicted for our sins, may be mercifully delivered by T\\y goodiiess, for the .triors- of Thy name. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on p. 68j. Epistle. / 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 nni that ye may obtain. And every one who striveth for the mas- tery refraineth himself from all things, and they, in- deed, that the}' may receive a perishable crowm ': but 686 Thk Introits, Collects, Epistles, we an imperishable. I therefore so run, not as an un- certainty : 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 be- come a reprobate. For I would not have you ignorant, brethren, 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 fol- lowed them : and the rock was Christ). But with the most of them God was not well pleased. 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 vine3-ard. 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 standing idle in the market- place. And he said to them : Go ye also into my vine- yard, and I will give 3'ou 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 3'e also into ni}^ vineyard. And when even- ing was come, the lord of the vine3-ard saith to his steward : Call the laborers, and pa3^ them their hire, beginning from the last even to the first. When there- fore they who had come about the eleventh hour came forward, the\' received each one a shilling. But when the first also came, they thought that they should re- ceive more : and the3' also received each one a shilling. And when the3' received it, the3- nmrmured 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 ansvv'ered and said to one of them : Friend, I do Gospels, and Postcommunioxs. 687 thee 110 wrong : didst tliou uot agree with me for a shilling? Take what is thine and go. It is my will also to give to this last even as to thee. Is it uot law- ful for me to do what I will ? Is thine eye evil, be- cause I am good ? So shall the last be first, and the first last : For many are called, but few are chosen. PosTCOMMUXiox. INIaj' Thy faithful, O God, be strengthened bj' Thy g-ifts ; that partaking of them, thej' may still desire them, 'and, desiring them, may constantly receive them. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on p. 684. SEXAGESIMA. INTROIT. Arise, why sleepest Thou, O Lord ? arise, and cast us not off for ever : whV turnest Thou away Thy face and for- gettest our trouble? our'belly hath cleaved unto the earth : arise, 0 Lord, help us and deliver us. We have heard with our ears, O God ; our fathers have de- clared unto us. Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. O God, v/ho seest that we put not our trust in any- thing that we do : mercifully grant that, through the protection of the Doctor of the Gentiles, we may be defended again.st all adversity. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on p. 65j. Epistle. 2 Cor. xi. ig to xii. g. Brethren : — Ye willingly suffer the foolish, whereas ye yourselves are wise. For 3'e 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 ac- cording to dishonor, as though we had been weak in this respect. Wherein any one is bold (I speak foolish- ly), I am bold also. They are Hebrews, I also : They are Israelites, I also : The}- are the seed of Abraham, I also. They are ministers of Christ (I speak as foolish), 1 more so : in many more labors, in prisons more fre- quently, in stripes above measure, in deaths often. From the Jews I received five times forty stripes save one. Thrice I was beaten \^-ith rods, once I was ston- ed, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day have I been in the deep, in joumeyings often, perils of rivers, perils of robbers, perils from my nation, perils from the Gentiles, perils in the city, perils in the wilderness, 688 The Introits, C01.1.ECTS, Epistles, perils in the sea, perils aiiion.^ 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, ni}- daily charge, the care of all the churches. Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is scandalized, and I do not burn ? If I must glory, I will glory in the things wliich conceru ni}- weakness. God, even the leather of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is blessed for ever, knoweth that I do not lie. At Damascus the governor of King Aretas guard- ed the city of the Damascenes, to apprehend me :. and through a window, in a basket, w^as I let down by the wall, and so I escaped his hands. If I must glor}^ (it is not indeed expedient), but I w^ill 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 bod}^ or out of the bod3% I know not, God knoweth), that he w^as caught up into 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 glor}-, but in mine infirmities. For, although I would glory, I shall not be foolish : for I will say the truth ; but I forbear, lest any man should esteem 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 mj' flesh, an angel of vSatan, 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 : ]\Iy grace is sufficient for thee : for power is per- fected in weakness. Gladly, therefore, will I glory in mine infirmities, that the power of Christ ma}- dwell in me. GosPEi.. Liike via. 4-15. At that 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, Gospels, and Postcommunions. 6S9 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, growing 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 himliear. And His disciples asked Him what this par- able might be ? And He said to them : To you it is oiveu to know the mystery of the kingdom of God ; but to the rest in parables, 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 de^^l cometh and taketh the w^ord out of their heart, lest be- lieving they should be saved. Now those upon the rock are thev who, when they hear, receive the word with joy : and these have no root : for they believe for a while, and in time of temptation 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. But 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. . PosTCOMML'Niox. Grant, we humbly beseech Thee, as on First Sunday after Epiphany, p. 679. Others as on p. 684. QUINOUAGESIMA. INTROIT. Be Thou unto me a God, a protector, and a place of refuge, to save me : for Thou art my strength and my refuge : and for Thy name's sake Thou wilt be my leader, and wilt nour- ish me. , /. J , In Thee, O Lord, have I hoped, let me never be confounded : deliver me in Thy justice, and set me free. Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. O Lord, we beseech Thee, graciously hear our pravers ; that we, being loosed from all chains of our sins, may by Thee be defended against all adversity. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. A men. Others as on p. 6S3. Epistle. / Cor. xiii. 1-13. Brethren :— If I speak 690 The Introits, Coi.i.ects, Episti.es, with the tougues of men aud 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 distribute all my goods to feed the poor, aud 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, seek- eth not her own, is not provoked to anger, thinketh no evil, rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth with the truth : beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Charity never falleth away : whether prophecies shall be made void, or tongues shall cease, or knowledge be made void. For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. But when that which is perfect is come, that which is in part shall be done away. When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child. But when I became a man, I put away childish things. We now see through a glass darkly : but then, face to face. Now I know in part : but then I shall know even as I am known. And now remain faith, hope, charity, these three : but the greatest of these three is charity. GOSPEI/. Luke xviii. 31-43. At that time : — Jesus took to Him the twelve, and said to them : Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all things will be accomplished which were written by the prophets con- cerning 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 under- stood 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 wayside, l^egging. iVnd when he heard the multitude passing b}-, he asked what it Gospels, and Postcommunions. 691 meant. And they told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing b}-. And he cried out, saying : Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me. And they who went be- fore, rebuked him, charging him to be silent. But he cried out much more : Son of David, 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. PosTCOMMUNiON. We beseech Thee, Almighty God, that we who have received celestial food may be defended by it against all adversities. Others as on p. 684. ASH-WKDNESDAY. For the Blessing of the Ashes see p. 234. Introit. Thou hast mercy upon all, O Lord, and hatest none of the things which Thou hast made, overlooking the sins of men that they may repent, and sparing them ; for Thou art the Lord our God. Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me ; for my soul trusteth in Thee. Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. Grant, O Lord, unto Thy faithful people that they may begin the solemn service of fasting with due pietv, and with tranquil devotion perform the same. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. II. Defend us, O Lord {p. 121). III. Almighty, everlasting God {p. 269). Lesson. Joel ii. 12-ig. Thus saith the Lord : Be converted to Me w4th all your heart, with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning. And rend your hearts, and not your garments, and turn to the Lord your God : for He is gracious and merciful, patient and rich in mercy, and ready to repent of the evil. Who knoweth but He will turn, and forgive and leave a blessing behind Him, and sacrifice and libation to the Lord your God ? Blow the trumpet in Sion ; sanctify a fast : call a solemn assembly, gather together the 692 The Introits, ColTvEcts, Episti.es, people ; sanctify the congregation ; assemble the an- cients ; 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. Be- tween the porch and the altar the priests, the Lord's ministers, shall weep, and shall sa}' : Spare, O Lord, spare Thy people : and give not Thy inheritance to reproach, that the heathens should rule over them. Why should the}- say among the nations : Where is their God ? 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 reproach among the nations : saith the Lord Almighty. GoSPEi.. Blatt. vi. i6-2i. At that time : — Jesus said to His disciples : When 3-e fast, be not of a sad countenance, as the hypocrites. For they disfigure their faces, that to men the}- ma}- appear to fast. Truly I say to you, they have got their reward. But 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 vip for yourselves treasures on earth, where rust and moth consume, and W'liere 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 th}- treasure is, there is thy heart also. PosTCOMMUNiON. INIay the Sacraments which we have re- ceived, O Lord, afford us support ; that our fasts maj' be pleasing to Thee, and be a healing remedy to us. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. II. May the oblation, as OJi the Fifth Sjindav after Epiphany, p. 684. III. May the Mysteries which we have received purify us, we beseech Thee, O Almighty and merciful God ; and by the inter- cession of all Thy Saints, grant that this Thy Sacrament may not be to us a means of condemnation, but of pardon and salva- tion ; may it be the washing away of sins, the strength of the weak, protection against all the dangers of the world, and the Gospels, and Postcommunions. 693 remission of all the sins of the faithful, living and dead. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. The Prayer over the People. Incline, O Lord, the ear of Thy mercy unto Thy people pros- trate before Thy majesty; that, as we have been refreshed by Thy divine gift, we may ever be sustained by heavenly aids. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT. INTROIT. He shall call upon Me, and I will hear him ; I will deliver him, andglorifv him ; I will fill him v.-ith length of days. He that dwelleth iii the help of the :Most High shall abide under the protection of the God of heaven. Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. O God, who dost every year purify Thy Church by the Fast of Forty Davs : grant unto this Thy family that what things they strive to obtain at Thy hand by abstinence, they may turn""to profit bv good works. Through bur Lord Jesus Christ, etc. A men. Others as on p. 6gi. Epistlk. 2 Cor. vi. i-io. Brethren : — We do ex- hort, that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. For He saith : In an acceptable time I have heard thee, and in the da}^ of salvation I have helped thee. Behold now is the acceptable time, behold now is the day of salvation. Gi^nug no offence to any one, that our ministry may not be blamed : but in all let us present ourselves as ministers of God in much pa- tience, in tribulations, in necessities, in distresses, in stripes, in prisons, in tumults, in labors, in watchings, in fastings, in chastity, in knowledge, in long suffer- ing, in sWeetness, in the Holy Spirit, in charity un- feigned, 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 re- port : as deceivers and true ; as unknown and known : as dying, and behold we live : as chsstened, and not killed : as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing : as needyj yet enriching many : as having nothing, and possess- ing all things. Gospel. Matt. iv. i-ii. At that time :— Jesus was led bv the Spirit into the desert, to be tempted by the de\-il.' And when Fie had fasted forty days and forty 694 Thk Introits, Coli^kcts, Epistles, nights, aftenA'ards He was hungry. And the tempter came and said to Him : If Thou art the Sou of God, command that these stones be made bread. But He answered and said : It is written : Not by bread alone doth man Hve, 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 tip, 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 ver}- high mountain, and showed 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, Postcom:mu>"ion. IMa^^ the holy oblation of Th^^ Sacrament refresh vis, O Lord, and purifying' us from our old life, make us pass on to the fellowship of Thy saving Myster\-. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. A meti. Others'as on p. 692. SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT. IXTROiT. Call to remembrance, O Lord, Thy compassion and Thy mercies, which are of old : lest at any time our enemies rule over us : deliver us, O God of Israel, from all our tribulations. To Thee, O Lord, have I lifted up my soul : in Thee, O my God, I put my trust ; let me not be ashamed. Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. Almighty God, who seest that we have no power of ourselves : keep us both inwardly and outwardly ; that -tvc maj' be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may hurt the soul. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on p. Cgr. Epistle. / Thess. iv. i-y. Brethren : — We ask and beseech you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have receiv- ed from us how ye ought to walk, and please God, so also ye would walk, that ye may abound the more. Gospels, and Postcommunions. 695 For ve know what couimands I gave you by the Lord Jesus. For this is the will of God, your sanctification, that ye abstain from 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 Lord is the avenger of all those things, as we have told you before, and testified. For God hath not called us to uncleanness, but to holiness : in Christ Jesus our Lord. Gospel. 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 transfigured before them. And His face shone as the sun : and His garments became white as snow. And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elias talking with Him. And Peter answered and said to Jesus : Lord, is it good for us to be here ; if Thou wilt, let us make 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 Mv beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased: hear ye Him. 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 ^dsion to no man, till the Son of Man be risen from the dead. PosTCOMMrNioN. Grant, we humbly beseech Thee, as on First Sunday after Epiphany (p. 679). Others' as on p. 692. THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT. TXTROIT. IMine eves are ever toward the Lord : for He shall pluck my feet out of "the snare : look Thou upon me, and have mercy on me, for I am alone and poor. To Thee, O Lord, have I lifted up my soul : in Thee, O my God, I put my trust : let me not be ashamed. Glory be to the Father, etc. 696 The Introits, Coi.i,ects, Episti.es, Collect. We beseech Thee, Almighty God, look upon the desires of Thy humble sen-ants, and stretch forth tlie ri'^ht hand of Thy Majesty, to be our defence. Through our L,ord Je.sus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on p. 6gr. Epistle. Ephes. v. 1-9. Brethren: Be ye fol- lowers of God, as beloved children : and walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and delivered Himself up for us an offering and sacrilice to God for a sweet-smell- ing savor. But let not fornication, and all unclean- uess, or covetousuess, 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 fornicator, or unclean or covetous man, which is idolatry, hath inheritance in the kingdom of the Christ, and God. Let no man deceive 3011 with vain words: for becau.se of these things the anger of God Cometh on the children of unbelief. Be not therefore partakers with them. For ye v,^ere once darkness ; but now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light : for the fruit of the light is in all goodness, and justice, and truth. GoSPEi,. Luke xi. 1 4.-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 wondered. 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 him.self, how shall his kingdom stand? since ye say, that by Beelzebub I cast out the devils. Now if I cast out the devils by Beelze- bub, by whom do yourchildren cast them out? There- fore they shall be your judges. But if, by the finger of God, I cast out the devils, doubtless the kingdom of God is come upon you. ^^^len the strong one armed guardeth his court, his goods are secure, but if one stronger than he come upon him, and overcome him, Gospels, and Postcommunions. 697 he taketh away all his armor wherein he trusted, and distributeth his spoils. He who is not with 3Ie, is against Me : and he who gathereih not with j\Ie, scat- tereth. When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through places without water, seeking rest: and not linding it, he saith: I will return to my house, w^hence I came out. And when he cometh, he tindeth it swept and adorned. Then he goeth and taketh with him seven other spirits more wicked than himsell, and they enter in, and dwell there ; and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first. And it came to pass, as He spake these things, that a certain w^oman 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 w^ord of God, and keep it. PosTCOMMUNiON. Mercifullv absolve us, we beseech Thee, O Lord from all guilt and danger, since Thou dost admit us to be partakers of this great Mystery. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. A men. Others as on p. 692. FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT. INTROIT. Rejoice, O Jerusalem, and come together all ye that love her : rejoice with jov. ve that have been in sorrow : that ye may exult, and be filled frotn the breasts of your consolation. I was glad at the things that were said unto me : We will go into the house of the Lord. Glor>' be to the Father, etc. Collect. Grant, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that we who for our deeds are justlv punished, by the cjmfort of Thy grace may mercifully be relieved. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. A men. Others as on p. 6gi. Epistle. Gal. iv. 22-31. Brethren :— It is written : Abraham had two sons, one by a bond-maid, and one by a free woman. But he by the bond-maid w-as born after the flesh ; and he by the free woman, by promise: Which things are an allegory. For these are two covenants: One indeed on [iNIount Sinai, which gen- dereth to bondage, which is Agar ; For Sinai is a mount in Arabia, w^hich correspondeth with the present Jerusalem, and is in bondage with her children.^ But that Jerusalem which is above, is free ; which is our 698 Thk Introits, C01.1.HCTS, Episti.es, 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. Bvit as then he who was born according to the flesh, persecuted him who was according to the Spirit ; so now also. But what saitli the Scripture ? Cast forth the bond-maid, and her son : for the son of the 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 where- with Christ hath made us free. Gospel. John vi. i-i^. 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 He 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 v»'as coming to Him, He said to Philip : Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat ? And this He said 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, Andrev/, the brother of Simon Peter, saith to Him : There is a boy here who hath five barley loaves, and two fishes : but what are these among so many? Then Jesus said : Make the men sit down. Now, there was much grass in the place. The men there- fore sat down, in number about five thousand. And Jesus took the loaves : and when He had given thanks, He distributed to those who were seated : in like man- ner also of the f_shes, as much as they would. And when they were filled, He said to His disciples : Gath- er up the broken meat, which remaineth, lest it be lost. They gathered up, therefore, and filled twelve Gospels, and Postcommunions. 699 baskets with the broken meat, of the five barley loaves, which remaiued over aud above to those who had eaten. Now those nieu, wheu they had seen what a sign Jesus had performed, said : This is, of a truth, the Prophet who is to come iuto the world. Jesus, therefore, knowing that they would come to take Him by force, and make Him king, fled again into the mountain by Himself. PosTCOMMUNioN. Grant, we beseech Thee, O merciful God, that we may sincerelv respect and receive with faith Thy holy Mysteries, with which 'rhou daily feedest us. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc Avien. Others as on p. 6g2. PASvSION SUNDAY. INTROIT Judge me, O God, and distinguish my cause from the nation that is not holv : deliver me from the unjust and de- ceitful man, for Thou art my God and my strength. Send forth Thy light and Thy truth : they have led me, and brought me unto Thy holy hill, and into Thy tabernacles. Collect. We beseech Thee, Almighty God, to look down mercifullv upon this Thy family ; tliat by Thy great goodness thev may be governed in body, and by Thy holy keeping be euaVded in mind. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amett. II. Mercifully hear, O Lord {p. j66), or, O God, the Pastor {j>. I22\. Epistle. Heb. i.v. 11-15. Brethren :— Christ be- ing 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 Blood, entered once into the sanctuary, 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 wdthout blemish to God, cleanse our conscience 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 pro- mise of the eternal inheritance : in Christ Jesus our Lord. 700 Thb Introits, Coi.i,ects, Episti.es, GosPEi,. John viii. 46-^g. At that time : — Jesus said to the multitudes of the Jews : Which of you shall 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 w^ell that Thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil ? Jesus answered : I have not a devil : but I honor M}^ Father, and ye have dis- honored Me. But I seek not Mine own glory : there is One who seeketh and judgeth. Truly, trul}^, I say to you : if any man keep My w'ord, 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 Father Abraham, who is dead ? And the prophets are dead. Whom dost Thou make Thyself? Jesus answered : If I glorify Myself, My glory is no- thing. 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 re- joiced 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 ? Jesus said to them : Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was made, I am. They took up stones, therefore, to cast at Him. But Jesus hid Himself, and went out of the temple. PosTCOMMUNiON. Be present with us, O Lord our God; and defend with continual support those whom Thou hast refreshed with Thy Mysteries. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. A7nen. II. We beseech Thee, or, May the partaking (p. 666). PAIvM SUNDAY. INTROIT.^ O Lord, remove not Thy help far from me ; look towards my defence: save me from the lion's mouth, and my lowliness from the horns of the unicorns. Gospels, and Postcommunions. 701 O God, my God, look upon me : why hast Thou forsaken me ? far from my salvation are the words of my sins. Collect. Almighty and everlasting God, who hast caused our Saviour to take upon Him our flesh, and tosufier death upon the Cross, that all mankind should follow the example of His humility : mercifully grant that we may deserve both to keep in mind the lessons of His patience, and also to be made par- takers of His resurrection. Through the same our I,ord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. EpistIvE. Philip, ii. 5-1 t. Bretlireu : — Have this mind in yourselves, which also was in Christ Jesus ; who being m 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 Himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the Cross. Wherefore 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. THE PASSION OF OUR LORD JEvSUS CHRIST ACCORDING TO MATTHEW. — Matt. XXV l., XXvU. At that time : — Jesus said to His disciples : Ye know that after two days will be the Passover, and the vSou of Man will be delivered up to be crucified. 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 tlie festival, lest there be a tumiilt 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 precious oint- ment, and poured it on His head, as He reclined at table. And when the disciples saw it, they were dis- pleased, sa^-ing : To what purpose is this waste ? For this might have been sold for much, and given to the 702 The Introits, Coli^ects, Episti^es, poor. And Jesus knowing it, said to them : Why- trouble ye this womau ? 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 oint- ment 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 niemor}' of her. Then one of the tw^elve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests, and said to them : What will ye give me, and I wdll deliver Him to you? And they assigned him thirty^ pieces of silver. And thenceforth he sought opportunity to betray Him. And on the first day of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying : Where wilt Thou that w^e 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 w^ere eating, He said : Truly I say to you, that one of you will betray Me. And they being very much 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 Sou of Man is 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 which shall be shed for many, unto remis- sion of sins. And I say to you I will not drink hence- forth of this fruit of the vine until that day when I GOSPEI.S, AND POSTCOMMUNIONS. 703 drink it new with you in the kingdom of My Father. And when they had sung a hymn, they went out unto Mount Olivet. Then Jesus saith to them : Ail of you will be scandalized 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 wdll go before you into Galilee. And Peter answered and said to Him ; Although all shall be scandalized 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 disci- ples. Then Jesus came with them into a countr}-- 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 sous of Zebedee, He began to grow sorrowful and to be ver}- sad. Then Pie 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 cometh to His disciples, and fiudeth 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 asecond time He went away and prayed, sa5dng: My Father, if this cup cannot pass away, ex- cept I drink it. Thy vrill be done. And He cometh again, and findeth them sleeping : for their eyes were heavy. And lea\nng them. He went away again : and praj^ed the third time, saying the same words ! Then He cometh to His disciples, and saith to them: vSleep 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. A\Tiile He was 5-et speak- ing, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with 704 The Introits, Coli^ects, Epistt.es, him a great crowd with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests aud the aucients of the people. And His betrayer gave them a sign, saying : Whom I shall kiss, that is He ; hold Him fast. And forthwith he came to Jesus, aud 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, aud held Him. And behold one of those with Jesus 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- priest, where the scribes and the ancients were assem- bled. 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 wit- nesses : 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, the Son of God. Jesus saith to him : Thou hast said it. But I say to Gospels, and Postcommunioxs. 705 you, hereafter ye shall see the Sou of Mau sittiug at the right haud of the power of God, and comiug iu the clouds of heaveu. Tlieu the high-priest reut his garmeuts, sayiug : He hath blasphemed : what further need have we of wituesses ? Behold, uow ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye ? They answered and said : He is worthy of death. Then they spat iu His face, and buffeted Him ; and some struck His face with the palms of their hands, say- ing : Prophesy to us, O Christ, who is he that struck Thee ? But Peter sat without iu the court ; and there came to him a servant-maid, saying: Thou also wast with Jesus, the Galilean. But he denied it be- fore all, saying: I know not what thou sayest. Aud 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 agaiu he denied it with an oath : I do not know the Mau. 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 discover thee. Then he began to invoke curses on himself, and to swear that he knew not the Man. Aud inmiediately a cock crowed. Aud Peter remem- bered the words of Jesus which He had said : Before a cock crow thou wilt deny Me thrice. And he went out aud wept bitterly. And when morning was come, all the chief priests and ancients of the people took counsel against Jesus, that they might put Him to death. And having bound Him, they led Plim away : and delivered Him to Pontius Pilate, the governor. Then Judas, who betrayed Plim, seeing that He was condemned, repented, aud 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 ? Look thou to it. And casting down iu the temple the pieces of silver, he de- parted ; aud went and hanged himself. But the chief priests took tlie pieces of silver, and said : It is not law- ful to put them into the treasury, because it is the price 7o6 The Introits, Coi.t.e;cts, Epistles, of blood. And after they had consulted together, they bought with them the potter's fxeld, to be a burying- placc for strangers. 1^'or this cause that field was called Hakeldama, the field of blood, even to this day. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, who saith : And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of Him who was priced, v.'hom they of the children of Israel did jmce. 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 : Thousayest it. And when He was accused by the chief priests and ancients. He made rio 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 wonder- ed exceedingly. Now on the solemn day, the gov- ernor Vv'as accustomed to release to the people one prisoner, whom they would. And he had then a noto- rious 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 suffered much this day in a dream on account of Him. But the chief priests and the ancients persuaded the crowds that Ihey should ask Barabbas, and destro}^ 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 cruci- fied. The governor said to them: Why, what evil hath He done ? But they cried out the more, saying : Let 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 am innocent of the biood of this Ju-st Man : look } c GOSPEI^, AND POSTCOMMUNIONS. 707 to it. Aud all the people answered and said: His blood be ou us, and on our children. Then he releas- ed to them Barabbas, and having scourged Jesus, de- livered Him to them to be crucified. Then the sol- diers of the governor took Jesus into the hall, and gathered together unto Him the whole band. And 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 the knee before Him, and mocked Him, saying: Hail, King of the Jews. Aud 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 forc- ed to take up His cross. And they came to a place called Golgotha, that is, place of a skull. And they gave Him to drink wine mingled with gall. And v.hen He had tasted, he would not drink. And after they had crucified Him, the}^ divided His garments, casting lots, that what was spoken by the prophet might be fulfilled, who saitli: They divided My garments among them : and on My vesture they cast lots. And they sat aud watched Him. Aud they put over His head His charge, written: This is Jesus the King OF THE Jews. Then were crucified wath Him two robbers: one on the right hand, and one on the left. And they that passed by, blasphemed Him, wag- ging their heads, aud saying: Vah, Thou who de- strovest the temple of God, and in three davs dost rebuild it, save Thyself: if Thou art the Son o'f God, come down from the Cross. In like manner also the chief priests with the scribes and ancients, mocking, 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 iu God: let Him now deliver Him, if He love Him : for He said : I am the Sou of God. Aud the robbers also. 7o8 Thk Introits, C01.1.ECTS, Kpistlks, who were crucified with Him, reproached Him in like manner. Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over the whole earth, until the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying: Eli, Kli, lamma sabachthani? that is, My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me? And some who stood there and heard, said: This Man calleth Klias. And immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, and soaked it in vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave Him to drink. And the others said: Hold, let us see whether Elias will come to deliver Him. And Jesus again crying with a loud voice^ yielded up His Spirit. [Here all kneel, and pause awht'le.] And behold the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top even 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 citj^ and ap- peared to man}'. 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, sa3-ing : Indeed this was the Son of God. And many women were there, afar off, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him : among whom was Mary Magdalene, and IMary the mo- ther of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee. And when it was evening, there came a rich man of Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself also was a disciple of Jesus. He went to Pilate, and asked the Bod}' 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 monument, which he had hewn out in the rock. And rolled a great stone to the door of the monument, and went away. And Mary GOSPKT.S, AND POSTCOMMUNIOXS. 709 jMa,2:dalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting over against the tomb. [Here the Priest says the Munda cor meum, p. /^j.] And the next da}-, which followed the day of prepara- tion, the chief priests and the Pharisees came together to Pilate, saying : Sir, we remember that that deceiver said while He was yet alive : After three days I will rise. Command, therefore, the tomb 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 them : Ye have a guard : Go, make it secure, as xq know how. And they went and made the tomb secure, sealing the stone with the guard. PosTCOMMUXioN. By the operation of this Mystery, O I^ord, may our vices be purged away, and our just desires fulfilled. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen.^ EASTER SUNDAY. IXTROiT. T have arisen, and am still with thee, allehua : Thou hast laid Tliine hand upon me, alleluia : Thy knowledge is become wonderful, alleluia, alleluia. Lord, thou hast proved me and known me : Thou hast known my sitting down and my rising up. Glor>- be to the Father, etc. Collect. O God, who through Thine Onlv-begotten Son hast on this day overcome death, and opened unto us the gate of ever- lasting life : as by Thy preventing grace Thou dost prosper our good desires, so do Thou accompany them with Thy continual help. Through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. " A men. Epistle. / Cor. v. j-S. Brethren :— Purge out the old leaven, that ye may be ?. new -^aste, as ye are un- leavened. For our passover, Christ, is sacrificed. Therefore let us fea.st, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with un- leavened bread of sincerity and truth. Sequence : Victimce Paschali, p. 620. Gospel. Mark xvi. i-y. At that time :— IMary * For the offices . 194). III. Mercifully hear, O Lord {p. 1C6), or, O God, the Pastor {p. 122). Epistle. / Peter it. 21-25. Dearly Beloved : — Christ suffered for us, leaving to you an example, that ye should 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 Him 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, biit 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 hire- ling, and he that is not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the Gospels, and Postcommunioxs. 713 sheep, aud fleeth : and the wolf seizeth, and scattereth the sheep : And the hireling fleeth, because he is a hireling, and hath no care for the sheep. I am the good Shepherd ; and I know Mine, aud Mine know iNIe. As the Father knoweth IMe, and I know the Father : and I lay down My life for My sheep. Aud other sheep I have, which are not of this fold : them also I must bring, aud the}- shall hear My voice, and there shall be one Fold and one Shepherd. PosTCOMMuxiON. Grant us, we beseech Thee, O Almighty God, that, obtaining- the grace of Thy Resurrection, we may ever glor^' in Thy gift. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. li. Having received, O Lord, the.se helps to our salvation, grant, we beseech Thee, that we may be ever protected by the patronage of blessed Mary ever Virgin, in whose honor we have made these offerings to Thy majesty. III. We beseech Thee, or, May the partaking (J>. 666). THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. Patronage of St. Joseph. Introit. The Lord is our helper and protector : in Hira shall our heart rejoice, aud in His holy name we have trusted, alle- luia, alleluia. Give ear, O Thou that rulest Israel : Thou that leadest Joseph like a sheep. Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. O God, who in Thine unspeakable providence didst vouchsafe to choo.se ble.ssed Jo.seph to be the husband of Thy most holy Mother : mercifully grant that, as we venerate him for our protector on earth, we may deser\-e to be aided by his intercession in heaven. Who livest and reignest, etc. Amen. Collect of the Sunday. Almighty God, who showest to those that are in error the light of Thy truth, that thej- may re- turn into the way of justice : grant unto all tho.se who are ad- mitted into the fellowship of Christ's religion, that the3^ may avoid those things that are contrary to that name, and follow such things as are agreeable thereto. Through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Lesson. Geti. xlix. 22-26. Joseph is a growing botigh, a growing bough and fair to behold : the branches run to and fro upon the wall. But the arch- ers provoked him, aud quarrelled with him, and envied him. His bow rested upon the strong, and the bands of his arms and his hands were loosed, by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob : thence he came forth the 714 The Introits, Coi.i,ects, Bpisti^EvS, vSlieplierd, 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 lietli beneath, with the blessings of the breasts and of the womb. The blessings of thy father are strengthened 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/. Luke Hi. 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 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 beginning, was about thirty years old, being (as it was supposed) the son of Joseph. POSTCOMMUNION. Refreshed at the fountain of divine bless- ing, we beseech Thee, O Lord our God, that as Thou makest us refoice in the protection of blessed Joseph, so by his merits and intercession Thou wouldst make us partakers of celestial glory. Tlirough our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. PoiTCOMMUNiON OF THE SUNDAY. May the Sacrameut which we have received, O Lord, both revive us with spiritual nourish- ment and defend us by bodily succor. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Last Gospel. John xvi. 16-22. At that time : — Jesus said to His disciples : A little while, and 5-e will not see Me : and again a little while, and 3'e will see Me : because I go to tlie 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 INIe, and, be- cause 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 mind to ask Him : and He said to them : Of this do jq inquire among 3^ourselves, because I said : A little while, and ye will not see Me : and again a little while, and ye will see INIe. Truly, truly, I say to you, that 3'e shall lament and weep, but the world shall rejoice : GOSPEIvS, AND POSTCOMMUNIONS. 715 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 tlie world. So also ye now indeed have sorrow, but I will see you again ; and your heart wall rejoice ; and your joy no man shall take from you. FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. INTROIT. Sing unto the Lord a new song, alleluia ; for the Lord hath done wonderful things, alleluia. He hath revealed His justice in the sight of the Gentiles, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. His right hand and His holy arm : hath wrought salvation for Him. Glorj' be to the Father, etc. Collect. O God, who makest the minds of the faithful to be of one will : grant unto Th^' people to love what Thou command- est, and to desire what Thou dost promise; that amidst the various changes of the world our hea. is may there be fixed where true joys abide. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Allien. Others as on Second Sujiday, p. -/id. Epistle. James i. ij-21. Dearly Beloved : — Every excellent gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with w^hom is no change, nor shadow of alteration. 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 brethren. And let every man be quick to hear, but slow to speak, and slow to auger. For the anger of man worketh not the justice o"- God. Wherefore casting away all uncleanness, and abun- dance of malice, receive \s'ith meekness the engrafted word, which can save your souls. GOSPKL. John xid. 5-//. At that time : — Jesus said to His disciples : I go to Him who sent ISIe, and none of 5'ou asketh Me : Whitlier art Thou going? But be- cause I have spoken these things to 3-ou, sorrow hath filled your heart. But I tell you the truth : it is expe- dient for you that I go : for if I go not, the Paraclete will not come to yo^x : but if I go, I wall send Him to you. And when He is come, He will convict the 7i6 The Introits, Coielieve Thine Onlv-begotten Son our Redeerrier to have tins dav asf^euded into the heavens, so we may also m hear: and mma dvv-ell amid heavenly thiugs. Through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. LESSON. Ads i. i-iT. The former treatise I indeed made O Theophilus, of all things which Jesus l^egan to do' and to teach, until the day on which He was taken up, after He had given commandments through 71 8 The Introits, Coi.i.ects, Episti^es, 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 appearing to them, and speaking of the kingdom of God. And eat- ing with them. He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which ye have heard (He 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, sa3ang : Lord, wilt Thou at this time re- store 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 said these things, whilst they looked on, He vvas raised up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. And as they looked steadfast- ly on Him, as He went up to heaven, behold two men stood by them in white apparel, who also said ; Lien of Galilee, wh}' stand ye looking up into heaven ? This Jesus, who hath been taken up from 3'-ou into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen Him go into heaven. GosPEiy. Mark xvi. 14-20. At that time : — Jesus appeared to the eleven as they were at table : and upbraided them vntli their unbelief, and hardness of heart, because the}'^ 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 and is baptized, shall be saved ; but he that believeth not, shall be con- denmed. And these signs shall follow those who be- lieve. In My name they shall cast out devils ; they shall speak with new tongues. They shall take \\\> serpents : and if they drink any deadly thing, it vshall not huit them : they shall lay their hands upon the Gospels, and Postcommunions. 719 sick, and they sliall recover.* And the Lord Jesus, after He had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sitteth on the right hand of God. But they going forth, preached everywhere : the Lord working withal, and confirming the word with the signs which followed. PosTCOMMirxiox. Grant, we beseech thee, O Almighty and merciful God, that what we have received in visible INIysteries we may obtain in its invisible effect. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. SUNDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF THE AS- CENSION. IXTROiT. Hear, O Lord, my voice with which I have cried unto Thee, alleluia : niy heart hath said to Thee, I havesougiit Thy face, Thy face, O Lord, will I seek : hide not Thy face from me" alleluia, alleluia. The Lord is my light and my salvation : whom shall I fear ? Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. Almighty, Everlasting God, grant that we may al- ways have a will devoted to Thee, and a sincere heart to serve Thy majesty. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Collect of the Ascension, p. yr?. Epistle. / Peicr iv. 7-11. Dearly Beloved : — Be ye prudent and watch in prayers. And above all things have constant, mutual love among yourselves : for love covereth a multitude of sins. Be hospitable one to another without murmuring : Every one, as he hath received grace, ministering the same one to an- other, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. If anv man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God : if an 2/ 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 disciples : When the Paraclete cometh, v»'hom I vvill send to you from the Father, the Spirit of trtitli who proceedet'h from the Father, He will give testimony of Me. And ye shall give testimony, be- cause ye are with Me from the beginning. These things have I spoken to you, that ye may not be scan- dalized. They will cast' you out of the' synagogues : yea, the hour" cometh, that whoever kiileth yoti will 720 The Introits, Coi^lects, Episti.es, 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. PosTCOMMUNiON. Being refreshed, O Lord, with sacred gifts, grant us, we beseech Thee, ever to continue in thanksgiving. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Postcommunioyi of the Ascension, p. yig. PENTECOST, OR WHITSUNDAY. INTROIT. The Spirit of the Lord hath filled the whole world, alleluia : and that which containeth all things hath knowledge of the voice, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Let God arise, and let His enemies be scattered ; and let them that hate Him flee iVom before His face. GlorN' be to the Father, etc. Coi.LKCT. O God, who on this day didst tench the hearts of Thy faithful people, by the light of Thy Holy Spirit : grant us by the" same Spirit to iiave a right judgment in all things, and ever- more to rejoice m His holy comfort. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Lesson. Ad's ii. i-ii. When the days of Pente- cost were completed, the disciples were all together in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wijid, and it filled the whole hotise where they were sitting. And there ap- peared to them parted tongues as of fire, and it sat upon every one of them : And they were all filled with the Holy vSpirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Holy Spirit gave them to speak. Now there w^ere dw^elling at Jerusalem, 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 heard them speak in his ow^n tongue. And they were all amazed, and wondered, saying : Behold, are not all these who speak, Galileans ? And how hear we every man otir own tongue wherein we were born ! Par- thians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the inhabitants of Mesopotamia, Judea, and Cappadocia, Pontus, and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphilia, Egypt, and the parts of Gospels, and Postcommunions. 721 Libya about Cyreiie, aud strangers of Rome, Jews also, and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians ; we hear thein speak in our tongues the great works of God. Sequence : Vent, Sancte Spiritus, p. t2s- Gospel. Jo^hfi xiv. 23-3/. At that time :— Jesus said to His disciples : If any one love Me, he will keep My word, and My Father will love him, and We will come to him, and' make our abode with him : he who loveth Me not, keepeth not My words. And the word which ve have heard, is not Mine, but the Father's who seiit Me. These things have I spoken to you, abiding with vou. But the Paraclete, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He wall teach you all things, and bring all things to your mind, whatever -I have said to you. Peace I leave you. My peace I give you : not as the world giveth do I give you. Let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid. Ye have heard that I said to you : I go away, and I come to vou. 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 cometh, and in Me he hath nothing. But that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father hath given Me com- mandment, so do I. PosTCOMMrxiox. Mav the infusion of the Holy Spirit cleanse our hearts, O Lord, and render them fruitful by the inward water- ing of His heavenly dew. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. A men. TRINITY SUNDAY. IXTROiT. Blessed be the Holy Trinity and undivided Unity: we will give glory to Hiui, because He hath shown His merc^' to us. O Lord our Lord, how admirable is Thy name in the whole earth. Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. Almighty, Everlasting God, who hast granted tc Thy servants, iu the confession of the true faith, to acknowledge 722 The Introits, Coi.i,ects, Episti.es, the glory of the Eternal Trinity, and, in the power of Thy majesty, to adore the Unity : we beseech Thee that, by steadfast- ness in the same faith, we'may always be defended from all ad- versities. Through our I^ord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. CoLLKCT OF THK SuNu.w. O Ciod, the Strength of those who put their trust in Thee, graciously accept our prayers ; and be- cau.se human inlirmity without Thee can do nothing, grant us the help of Thy grace ; that, in fulfilling Thy commandments, v.-e may please Thee both in will and deed. Through our L,ord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Kpistle. J^ojfi. xi. 33-36. O depth of riches of •wisdom and knowledge of God ! How inconipreheusi- ble are His judgments, and 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 ? For of Him, and by Him, and in Him, are all things : to Him be glory for ever. Amen. GosPEiy. Matt, .vxviii. 18-20. At 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 Spirit, teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded 3'oti : and behold I am with you all days, unto the end of the world. PosTCOMMUNiON. May the reception of this Sacrament, O Eord our God, and the confes.sion of the Holy and Eternal Tri- nity, and Its undivided Unity, profit us to the salvation of body and soul. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. PoSTCOMMrxioN OF THE SUNDAY. Grant, we beseech Thee, O Eord, that, filled with so great gifts, we may receive Thy salu- tary benefits, and never cease from Thy praise. Through our Eofd Jesus Chiist, etc. Amen. Last Gospel. L uke vi. 36-42. At that time :— Jesus said to His disciples : Be therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. Jtidge not, and ye shall not be judged. Condemn not, and ye shall not be con- deitmed. Forgive, and ye shall be forgiven. Give, and it shall be given to yoti : good measure and pressed down, and shaken together and running over, shall they give into your bosom. P'or with the same uiea- Gospels, and ^osTcoMMuxIo^'s. sure with which ye measure, it shall be measured to you agaiu, Aud He spake also a similitude to them : Cau a blind man lead a bliud mau ? 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 considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye ? or, how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let nie draw the mote out of thine eye, when thou thvself perceivest not the beam in thine own eye? Hypocrite, cast 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. INTROIT. He fed them with the fat of wheat, alleluia, and with honey out of the rock He satisfied them, alleluia, al- leluia, alleluia. Rejoice unto God our helper; sing aloud unto the God of Jacob. Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. O God, who under a wonderful Sacrament hast left us a memorial of Thy Passion : grant us, we beseecli Thee, so to venerate the sacred mysteries of Thv Bodv and Elood that we may ever feel within us the fruit of Thy Redemption. Who livest and reignest, etc. A men. EPISTI.E. I Cor. xi. 2s-2g. Brethren :— I have re- ceived of the Lord that which also I delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus, on the night in which He was be- trayed, 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 INIe. In like manner also He took the cup, after the supper, .saying : This cup is the new covenant in My Blood. Tins do ye, as often as ye shall drink, for the commemoration of Me. For as often as ye shall eat this bread, and drink the cup, ve shall show the death of the Lord, until He come. Therefore whoever shall eat this bread, or drink the cup of the Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of the Body and of the Blood of the Lord. But let a man prove himself : and so let him eat of that bread aud drink of the cup. For he who 724 The Introits, CoIvI^ects, Epistles, eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh judgmeut to himself, uot discerning the Body of the IvOrd. SEQUE^XE : Lauda Sion, p. 6j2. GosPEiv. ^ Joh7i vi. 36-^g. 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 INIe, the same also shall live by Me. This is the Bread which came down from heaven. Not as your fathers ate the manna, and died. He who eateth this Bread, shall live for ever. PosTCOMMUNiON. Grant us, we beseech Thee, O Lord, to be filled with the everlasting fruition of Thy Divinity, which is pre- figured by the temporal reception of Thy precious Body and Blood. Who livest and reiguest, etc. A»ien. SUNDAY Vv^ITHIN THE OCTAVE OF CORPUS CHRISTI. Introit. The Lord became my protector, and He brought me forth into a large place : He saved me, because He was well pleased with nie. I will love Thee, O Lord, my strength : the Lord is my rock, my refuge, and my deliverer. Glorj' be to the Father, etc. Collect. Make us, O Lord, to 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 our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Colled of Cojpus Christi, p. j2j. Epistle. / John Hi. 13-18. Dearly Beloved : — Wonder not if the world hate 3-ou. We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who loveth not, abideth in death. Every one w^ho hateth his brother, is a murderer. And ye know, that uo murderer hath life everlasting abiding in himself. 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 GOSPEI.S, AND PosTco:\rMUNiONS. 725 love of God abide in him ? M3' little children, let us love, not in word, nor tongue, but in deed and truth. GosPHi,. Luke xiv. 16-2^. At that time : — Jesus 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 the}^ 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, ex- cuse me. And another said : I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them : I pray thee, ex- cuse me. And another said : I have married a wife, and, therefore, I cannot come. And the servant re- turning, told these things to his lord. Then the mas- ter of the house being angr3% said to his servant : Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor and the maimed, and the blind and the lame. And the servant said : Sir, it is done as thou hast commanded : and 3^et there is room. And the lord said to the Ger\^ant : Go into the high- ways and hedges ; and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. But I sa}^ to you, that none of these men who have been invited, shall taste of my supper. PosTCOM>rtrN'iON. Having- received Thy sacred gifts, we be- seech Thee, O Lord, that .by the frequent reception of this Mys- ten,' the fruit of our salvation maj' increase. Through our Lord Tesns Christ, etc. Amen. Posicommunion of Corpus Christi, p. 724. FEAST OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS. Friday after the Octave of Corpits Chrtstt. INTROTT. He will have mercy according to the multitude of His mercies : for He hath not willingly afflicted nor cast off the children of men : the Lord is good to" them that hope in Plim, to the soul that seeketh Him. alleUiia, allehiia. The mercies of the Lord I v/ill sing for evermore ; from gene- ration to generation. Glory be to the Father, etc. Coi-T.F,CT. Grant, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that we who glory in the most Sacred Heart of Thy beloved Son, and cele- 726 The Introits, Collects, Epistles, brate the singular benefits of His love towards us, inay rejoice equally in their operation and their fruit. Through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Lesson. Isaiah xii. i-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, and will not fear : because the Lord is my strength, and ni}^ praise, and He is become my salvation. Ye shall draw waters with jo}^ out of the fountains of sal- vation. And ye shall sa}' 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, iDecause 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 they might be taken aw^ay. The soldiers therefore came, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other who was crucified wdth him. But after they came to Jesus, when they saw that He was alread}^ dead, they did not break His legs. Btit one of the soldiers pierced His side wdth a spear, and immediately there came out blood and water. And he who saw it giveth testimony, and his testimony is true. PosTCo:\TMrNioN. Being fed with peaceful delights and life- giving Sacraments, we humbly beseech Thee, O Lord our God. that Thou, who art meek and huriible of heart, wonldst make us clean from the stain of every vice, and more steadfastly to abhor the proud vanities of the world. Who livest and reignest, etc. Amen. THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. Tntro!T. Look Thou upon me, and have mercy on me, O Lord : for I am alone and poor : loolc upon my lowliness and my labor : and forgive me all my sins, O my God. Gospels, and Postcommunioxs. 727 To Thee, O Lord, have I lifted up mj' soul : in Thee, O my God, I put my trust ; let me not be asham'ed. Glors- be to the Father, etc. Collect. O God, the Protector of all that trust in Thee, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy : increase and multiply upon us Thy mercv ; that. Thou being our ruler and guide, we may so pass through temporal blessings that we finally lose not those which are eternal. Through our Lord Jesus'Christ, etc. Amen. II. Defend us, O Lord {p. 121). III. At choice. Epistle. / Peter v. 6-11. Dearly Beloved : — Humble A'ourselves under the powerful hand of God, that He liiay exalt you in the time of visitation, 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, seeking whom he ma}^ de- vour, whom resist strong in faith, knowing that the same sufferings befall your brethren in the world. But the God of all grace, who hath called you to His eter- nal glory in Christ Jesus, will perfect, confirm, and establish 3-0U, after ye have suffered awhile. To Him be glory and empire for ever and ever. Amen. Gospel. Luke xv. i-io. At that time : — The pub- licans arid the sinners drew near to Him, to hear Him. And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying : This ]Man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. And He spake to them this parable, saying : What man of vou who hath a hundred sheep and loseth one of them, doth not leave the ninetj'-nine in the desert, and go after that which was lost, until he find it ? And when he hath found it, he layeth it upon his shoulders, rejoicing ; and coming home, he calleth to- gether his friends and neighbors, saying to them : Rejoice 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 repenteth, 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 iindeth it? And when 728 The Ixtroits, Coixkcts, Episti^EvS, 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 jo}^ before the Angels of God over one sinner that repenteth. ro-Tco.MMUNiON. INIav we be renewed, O Lord, by Thy sacred Mysteries which we have received ; and tr.ay they expiate our sins, 'and prepare us for Thine eternal mercies. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. II. May the oblation {p. CS4). III. At choice. FOURTH vSUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. INTROIT. The Eord is my light and my salvation ; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the protector of' m^- lii'e ; of whom shall I be afraid ? IMine enemies that trouble me have them- selves been weakened and have fallen. If armies in camp should stand together against me, my heart shall not fear. Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. Grant, O Lord, we beseech Thee, both that the course of this world maj^ be peaceal^lj- ordered by Thy gover- nance, and that Thy Church may joyfully serve Thee "in tran- quil devotion. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Avien. Others as on third Sunday, p. ■/2j. Epistle. Rom. viii. iS-2^. Brethren : — I think that the sufferings of this present time are not worth}'- of the glory, which shall be revealed in us. For the expectation of the creature waileth for the revelation of the sons of God. For the creature was made sub- ject to vanity not willingly, but by reason of him who made it subject in hope ; because the creature also it- self shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travail- eth in pain until now. And not only it, but ourselves also having the first-fruits of the Spirit, even we our- selves groan within ourselves, waiting forjthe adoption of sons of God, the redemption of our body : in Christ Jesus our Lord. Gospel. Luke v. i-ii. At that time : — When the crowd pressed on Jesus to hear the word of God, He stood bv the lake of Genesarcth, and saw two barks GOSPEI.S, AND POSTCOMMUNIONS. 729 standing by the lake : but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. And going up into one of the barks, that was Simon's, He desired him to put off a Httle from the land. And sitting down, He taught the crowds out of the bark. Now when He had ceased to speak, He said to Simon : Put off into the deep, and let down 30ur nets for a draught. And Simon answering, said to Him : JMaster, we have toiled all the night, and taken nothing ; but at Thy word I will let down the net. And when they had done this, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes, and their net was breaking. And they beckoned to their partners who were in the other bark, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the barks, so that they were almost sinking. When Simon Peter saw this, he fell down at the knees of Jesus, £a3ing : Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord ! For amazement had seized hin, and all who were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken ; and so likewise Jamt^s and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners of Simon. Aud Jesus said to vSimon : Fear not ; from henceforth thou wilt catch men. And w^he-n they had brought their barks to shore, they left all things aud followed Him. PosTCOMMUNioN. May the Mysteries which we have receiv- ed purify lis, O Lord, we beseech' Thee ; and defend us by the gifts which they convey. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on third Sunaay, p. 72S. FIFTH SUNDAY AFTEP^- PENTECOST. Intrott. Hear, O Lord, my voice with which I have cried unto Thee : be Thou my helper, forsake me not, neither despise me, O God, my Saviour. The Lord is my light and my salvation ; whom shall I fear? Glory be to the Father, etc. CoT.LECT. O God, who hast prepared for those who love Thee good things beyond the vision of man : pour into our hearts such love toward Thee that we, loving Thee in all things and above all things, may obtain Thy promises, which exceed all that we can desire. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on third Sunday, p. 72-/. 730 Tim iNTKOiTs, Cor.i.ECTs, Episti.es, Kpistee. / Peter Hi. S-15. Dearly Beloved : — Be ye all of one mind in pra3'er, sympathizing, loving the brotherhood, merciful, modest, humble : not rendering evil for evil, nor insult for insult ; but, on the contrary, blessing, for to this 3'e 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 Vv'ho do evil. And who is there, who can hurt you, if ye be zealous for good ? But if also ye suffer something for justice, blessed are ye. And fear not their terror, and be not troubled. But sanctify Christ the Lord in your hearts. Gospel. Matt. v. 20-24. At that time : — Jesus said to His disciples : Unless your justice abound more than that of the Scribes and Pharisees, 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 who- ever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment. But I sa}- to you, that whoever is angry with his brother, shall be in danger of the judgment. And whoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in dan- ger of the council. 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 to thy brother : and then come and offer thy gift. PosTCOMMuxiox. Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord, that we whom Thou hast fed with a heavenlj' gift may be cleansed from our hidden sins, and delivered from the snares of our enemies. Through our Eord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Oihos as on third Sunday, p. ■/28. vSIXTH SUNDAY AFTER FENTECOST. iNTiioiT. The Lord is the strentith of His people, and the prutectf^r of the salvation of His anoinlt-d : save, O Lord, Thy people, and bless Thiuc inheritance, and rule them for ever. Gospels, and Postcommunioxs. 731 Uuto Thee will I cry, O Lord : O my God, be not Thou silent to uie ; lest if Thou be silent to me, 1 become like them that go down into the pit. Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. O God of all power and might, to whom belongeth everything that is best : implant in our iiearls the love of liiy name, and increase within us true religion ; that Thou niaye&t nourish in us those things that are good, and bj' the zeal oi our devotion mayest preserve what Thou hast nourished. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, eic. Amen. Others as on third Sunday, p. 727. Epistle. Rom. vi. 3-1 1. Brethren : — All ye who are baptized iu Christ Jesus, are baptized in His death. For we are buried together with Him by baptism iuto death : that as Christ is riseu from the dead by the glor}' 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 resur- rection. Knowing this, that our old man is cruciiied 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 : knowing that Christ rising again from the dead dieth now no more, death shall no more have dominion over Him. For that He died for sin, he died once ; but that He livetli, He liveth to God. So ye also reckon yourselves dead indeed to sin, but alive to God, iu Christ Jesus our Lord. Gospel. Mark viii. i-g. At that time :— When there was a great crowd with Jesus, and they had no- thing 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. A.nd if I send them away fasting to their hom.e, they vvtII faint on the wav, for some cf them have come from afar. And His disciples ari- swered Him : Whence can any one satisfy- them with bread here in the wilderness ? And He asked them : How man}- loaves have ye ? They said, seven. And He commanded the crowd to lie on the ground. And 732 The Ixtroits, CoWvEcts, Epistlrs, 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 lishes ; 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. PoSTCOMMUNiox. Having been filled, O Lord, with Thy gifts, grant, we beseech Thee, that we may be cleansed by their virtue and defended by their help. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. ^inien. Ot'lias as on iliit'd Sunday, p. 22S. SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOvST. INTROIT. O clap 3-our hands, all ye nations ; shout unto God with the voice of joy. For the Lord is high, and terrible :' a great King over all the earth. Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. O God, the ordering of whose providence never crreth : we humbly beseech Thee to put away from us all hurt- ful things, and to give us all those things which are profitable for us. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on third Sunday, p. 727. Epistle. Rom. vi. 19-23. Brethren : — I speak a humau thing, because of the infirmit}- of your flesh : for as ye have yielded your members to serve unclean- ness and iniquity unto iniquity, so now j-ield your members to serve justice unto sanctification. For wlieu 3e were servants of sin, ye were free from justice. What fruit, therefore, had ye then in those things cf which ye are now ashamed? For the end of them is death. But now^ being made free from sin, and hav- ing 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. JMatt. 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. GOSPEI.S, AND POSTCOMMUNIOXS. 733 Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles ? Kven so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit, and the evil tree' bringeih 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 ve 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 the kingdom of heaven. PoSTCOMMCXiox. May Thy healing- operation, O Lord, mercifully free ns from our perverse inclinations, and lead us to those things which are right. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on third Sunday, p. 72S. EIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. INTROIT. We have received Thy mercy, O God, in the midst of Thy temple ; according to Tliy'name, O God. so al.so is Thy praise'unto the ends of the earth :" Thy right hand is full of jus- tice. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised : in the city of our God, even upon His holy mountain. Glorj' be to the Father, etc. Collect. Mercifully grant to us, O Lord, we beseech Thee, the spirit to think and do always such things as are right ; that we, who cannot exist without Thee, may by Thee be enabled to live according to Thy will. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on third Sunday, p. 72J. Epistle. Rom. viii. iz-ij. Thei-efore, brethren, we are debtors not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die : but if by the spirit ye mortify the deeds of the flesh, ye shall live. For w^hoever 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). F'^or the Spirit Himself beareth testimony to our spirit, that w^e are children of God. And if children, heirs also : heirs indeed of God, and joint heirs with Christ. Gospel. Luke xvi. i-g. At that time : — Jesus spoke to His disciple j this parable : There was a cer- 734 The Ixtroits, Collects, Epistles, tain ricli man Vv'ho had a steward, and he waj5 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 stewardship : for thou canst be stew- ard no longer. And the steward said within himself : What shall I do, since my lord taketh away the stewardship from me ? To dig I am not able : to beg I am ashamed. I know what I will do, that when I am removed 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 hun- dred measures of oil. And he said to him : Take thy note, and sit down quickh^, 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 gene- ration than the children of light. And I say to you : ]\Iake to 3'ourselves friends of the mammon of iniquity, that when ye shall fail, the}'' may receive you into the everlasting mansions. PosTCOTMMinsrroN. May this heavenly Mj-sten^ be to us, O Lord, a reparation of mind and bod j' ; that 'we niay experience the effect of that which we celebrate. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. A men. Others as on third Sunday, p. 72S. NINTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. T^TTROiT. Behold, God is my helper, and the Lord is the pro- tector of my soul : turn back evil upon mine enemies, and de- stroy Thou them in Thy Truth, O Lord my protector. .Save me, O God, by Thy name, and deliver me in Thy streng-th. Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. Let Thy merciful ears, O Lord, be open to the prayers of Thy suppliant people ; and that Thou maj-est .trrant thein their desires, make them to ask such things 'as please Thee. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on third Sunday, p 727. EplstlE. I Cor. X. 6-T^. Brethren ; — We may not be covetous of evil things, as even they coveted. GOSFEr^S, AND POSTCOMMUNIONS. 735 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 ns fornicate, as soine of them fornicated, and twenty-three thousand fell in one day. Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them tempted, and were destroyed by the serpents. Neither murmur, as some of them murmured, and per- ished by the destroyer. Now all these things happen- ed to tliem in figure : and the}' are written for a warn- ing to us, on whom the ends of the world have come. Therefore let him who thinketh that he standeth, take heed lest he fall. Let uo temptation take hold on you, but such as is human : and God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able : but will 'even make with teniptatiou au issue, that ye ma}^ be able to bear it. Go'sPEi..' Luke xix. 41-47. At that time : — When Jesus drew near to Jerusalem, seeing the cit}^ 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 every side : and beat thee to the ground, and thy children w^ho 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 w^ho bought, saying to them : It is written : ]\Iv house is a house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of robbers. And He was teaching daily in the temple. PosTCOT^rAirxiox. We beseech Thee, O Lord, that the com- niimion of Thv Sacrament mav bestow upon us both purification and unity. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on tki'rd Sunday, p. 728. TENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. INTROIT. When I cried to the Lord, He heard my voice, from them that draw near against ine ; and He humbled them, who is 736 The Introits, CoIvIvEcts, Epistles, before all ages, and remains for ever : cast thy care upon the Lord, and lie shall nourish thee. Hear my prayer, O God, and despise not my supplication ; be attentive unto me, and hear me. Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. O God, v.ho dost manifest Thine Almightj- power chiefly in showing pardon and pitj- : increase and multiply upon us Thy mercy ; that we, running the way towards the attain- ment of Thy promises, maj' be made partakers of Thj' heavenly treasures. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on third Sunday, p. 727. Epistle. / Cor. xii. 2-11. Brethren : — Ye know, that when 3-e were heathens, 5-6 went to dumb idols, according as ye were led. Wherefore I make known to 5'oti, that no man speaking in the Spirit of God, saith anathema to Jesus. And no man can say, Lord Jestis, but in the Holy Spirit. Now there are diversi- ties of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are diver- sities of ministrations, but the same Lord. And there are diversities 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 the word of wisdom : and to another tlie word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit : to another faith in the same Spirit : to another tlie grace of cures in the one Spirit : to another the work- ing 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. Gospel. Luke xviii. g-r^. At that time : — To some who trusted in themselves as jtist, and despised others, Jesus spoke this ])arable : Two men went up into the temple to pray, the one a Pharisee, and the other a ptiblican. The Pharisee standing prayed thus with himself: O God, I thank Thee that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjitst, adulterers, as even this publican. I fast twice in the week ; I give tithes of all I possess. And the publican, standing afar off, would not so nmch as lift his eyes to heaven, Gospels, and Postcommunions. 737 but struck his breast, saying : O God, be merciful to nie a sinner. I say to you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other : for every one who exalleth himself will be humbled, and he who humbleth himself will be exalted. PosTCOMMUNiOiV. We bescech, Thee, O Lord our God, that in Thy mercy Thou wouldest not leave destitute of Thine aids those whom Thou ceasest not to refresh with Thj' divine Sac- raments. Througfh our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on third Sunday, p. J28. EIvKVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. Introit. God in His holy place ; God who niaketh men of one manner to dwell in a house : He will give power and strengtli unto His people. Let God arise, and let His enemies be scattered ; and let them that hate Him flee from before His face. Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. Almighty, Everlasting God, who, in the abundance of Thy loving-kindness, do.st exceed both the merits and the de- sires of those who pray unto Thee : pour down upon us Thy mercy ; forgiving us those things of which our conscience is afraid, and granting us those good things which our prayer does not presume to ask. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc' A men. Others as on third Sunday, p. 727. Epistle. / Cor. xv. i-io. Brethren : — I make known to you the gospel 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 believed 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 Scrip- tures : and that He was seen by Keplias, and after that by the eleven ; then was He seen by more than five hundred brethren at once, of whom many remain itntil this present, but some are fallen asleep : afterwards He was seen by James, then by all the apostles and last of all, as by one born out of time. He was seen by me also. For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted 738 The; Introits, CoiyLECTs, Epistles, the churcli of God. But by the grace of God I am what I aui, aud His gfaee unto me hath uot been void, GoSPEI.. Mark vii, 3i-37> At that time :— Jesus, going out of the borders of Tyre, came by Sidou to the teea of GaUlee, through the midst of the borders of Decapohs. And they brought to Him one deaf and dumb ; and besought Him to put His hand upon him. And taking him from the muUitude apart, He put His fingers into his ears, and He spat and touched his tongue ; and looking up to heaven He groaned, and said to him : Ephpheta ; which is, Be opened. And immediately his ears 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. PosTCOMM UNION. We beseech Thee, O IvOrd, that by the re- ception of Thy Sacrament we may feel support of mhid and body ; that, saved in both, we may glory in the fulness of the heavenly remedy. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Avien. Others as on tliird Sunday, p. 72S. TWELFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. Introit. Come unto my help, O God : O Lord, make haste to help me : let my enemies be ashamed and put to confusion who seek after niv soul. Let them be turned backward and blush for shame that wish me evil. Glor}^ be to the Father, etc. Collect. Almighty and merciful God, of whose gift it Cometh that Thy faithful people do Thee worthy and laudable service : grant, we beseech Thee, that we run without stumbling to the attainment of Thy promises. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on third Sunday, p. '/2y. Epistle. 2 Coi-. in. 4-g. Brethren : — Such con- fidence we have through ChrivSt to God : uot that we are sufficient to think anything of ourselves, as of our- selves, 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 killelh, but the Gospels, and Postcommuxions. 739 Spirit giveth life. But if the ministration of death formed with letters on stones 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 ministration of the spirit be more glorious ? For if the ministry of condemnation is glory, much more the ministry of justice aboundeth in glory. Gospel. Luke x. 2^-3 j. At that time : — Jesus said to His disciples : Happy are the eyes that see the things which ye see. For I sa}- to you, that many prophets and kings desired to see the things which ye see, and saw them not ; and to hear the things which ye hear, and heard them not. And behold, a certain law- yer stood up, trying Him, and saying : Teacher, what must I do to possess eternal life ? But He said to him : What is written in the law? How 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 neighbor as thyself. And He said to him : Thou hast answered rightly ; this do, and thou shalt live. But he, willing to justif}' himself, said to Jesus : And who is my neigh- bor? And Jesus resumed and said: A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell in wdth robbers, who even stripped him and wounded him, and went awa}', 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 Le- vite, when he was near the place, and saw him, passed by. But a certain Samaritan, traveling, came near him ; and seeing him, was moved with compassion. And going up to him, he bound up his wounds, pour- ing 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 innkeeper, 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 appeareth to thee to have been a neighbor to him who fell among the 740 The Introits, Coi,i.ects, Episti^es, robbers ? And he said : He who showed mercy to him. And Jesus said to him: Go, and do thou in hke manner. PoSTCOMMUNiON. May the holy participation of this INIystery give lil'e to us, O Lord, we beseech Thee ; and procure Tor us both expiation and protection. Through our L,ord Jesus Christ, etc. A men. Others as on third Sunday, p. /2S. THIRTEENTH vSUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. Introit. Have regard, O Lord, unto Thy covenant, and for- sake not for ever the souls of Thy poor : arise, O Lord, and judge Thy cause, and forget not the voices of them that seek Thee. O God, why hast Thou cast us off for ever? why is Thy wrath enkindled against the sheep of Thy pasture ? Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. Almighty and Everlasting God, give unto us an increase of Faith, Hope, and Charity ; and, that we may worthily obtain that which Thou dost promise, make us to love that which Thou dost command. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on third Sunday, p. 727. Epistle. Gal. in. 16-22. Brethren : — The pro- mises were made to Abraham and his Seed. He doth not say : and seeds, as if of many ; but as of one : and thy vSeed, which is Christ. And this I say, the covenant confirmed 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 inheritance be by the law, it is no more by promise. But God gave to Abra- ham by promise. What then was the law ? It was put because of transgressions, until the Seed should come, to whom He had promised, it being ordained by An- gels, in the hand of a mediator. Now a mediator is not of one : but God is one. Is the lav/ then against the promises of God ? God forbid. For if a law had been given which could give life, truly justice would have been by the law. But the Scripture hath shtit up all things under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. Gospel. 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 towai, there met Him ten lepers, who GOSPEIvS, AND POSTCOMMUNIOXS. 74 1 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 came to pass that, as they went, they were cleansed. But one of them, when he saw that he was cleansed, went back, and with a loud voice gloriiied 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 ? 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. PosTCOMMUNiON. Having received Thy heavenly Sacra- ments, O Lord, we beseech Thee that we may profit to the in- crease of eternal redemption. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. At)ien. Others as on third Sunday, p. 728. FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOvST. IXTROiT. Behold, O God our protector, and look upon the face of Thy Christ ; for one day in Thy courts is better than a thousand. How lovely are Thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts : my soul longeth and fainteth for the courts of the Lord. Glory be to the Father, etc. CoLi^ECT. Keep, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thv Church with Thy perpetual favor; and, because the frailty of man without Thee cannot but fall, keep it ever by Thy help from all things hurtful, and lead itto all things profitable "to salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on third Sunday, p. 727. 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 vSpirit against the flesh : for these are contrary one to an- other, so that ye do not w^hatever 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, lasciviousness, luxury, idola- try, witchcraft, enmities, contentions, rivalries, wrath, quarrels, disputes, sects, envying, murders, drunken- ness, revellings, and the like : of which I foretell you, as I have before said : that they who do such things 742 The Introits, Collects, Epistles, shall not ol)taiii the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the vSpirit is charity, joy, peace, patience, mildness, goodness, long-suffering, meekness, faith, modesty, continence, chastity. Against such there is no law. But they who are of Christ, have crucified their flesh with its vices and lusts. Gospel. IMatt. vi'. 24-jj. 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 body more than the raiment ? Behold the birds of the air, for they neither sow, nor reap, nor gather into barns ; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much more value than they ? And which of you, by anxious thought, can add to his stature one cubit ? And for raiment why are ye anxious ? Consider 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. Wherefore 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 where- with shall we be clothed ? For after all these things the heathen seek. For your Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. Seek 3'e, therefore, first the kingdom of God, and His justice, and all these things shall be added unto you. PoSTCOMMUKioN. May Thy vSacratnents, O God, ever purify and defend us ; and lead us to the end of eternal salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on third Sunday, p. 72S. FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. INTROIT. Incline Thine ear, O Lord, unto me, and hear me : save Tliy servant, O my God, that trusteth in Thee : have mercy upon me, O Lord, for unto Thee have I cried all the daj'. GOSPETvS, AND POSTCOMMUNIONS. 743 Give joy to the soul of Thy servant ; for unto Thee, O Lord, have I lifted up my soul. Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. O Lord, let Thy continual pity cleanse and defend Thy Church ; and. because it cannot continue in safety without Thee, govern it evermore by Thy help. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. A men. Others as on third Sunday, p. 727. EpistlR. Gal. V. 25 to vi. lo. Brethren : — If we live by the Spirit, let us walk also by the Spirit. Let us not be vain-glorious, provoking one another, envy- ing one another. Brethren, if even a man be over- taken in any fault, ye who are spiritual correct him in a spirit of gentleness, considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. Bear ye one another's burdens, and so ye 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 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 instructed 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 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 744 Thk Introits, Coi^lpxts, Epistles, 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. PosTCOMMUNioN. We beseecli Thee, O Lord, that the opera- tion of Thy heavenly gift may possess both our minds and bodies ; that its efifect, and not our own senses, may ever have dominion within us. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. A men. Others as on third Sunday, p. 728. SIXTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOvST. INTROIT. Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for unto Thee have I cried all the day : for Thou, O Lord, art sweet and mild, and plenteous in mercy unto all that call upon Thee. Incline Thine ear unto me, O Lord, and hear me, for I am needv and poor. Glory be to the Father, etc. CoLi.ECT. O Lord, we pray Thee that Th}- grace may always precede and follow us, and make us continually to be given to all good works. Tliroughour Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on third Sunday, p. 727. Epistle. Ephes. Hi. 13-21. Brethren : — I desire that ye faint not in my tril^ulations for you : which is your glory. For this cause I bend my knees to the iPather of our Lord Jestis Christ, from whom every paternity 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 : j-e being rooted and fomided in charity, that ye may be able to comprehend, 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 5'e may be filled to the whole fulness of God. Now to Him who is able to do all things more abundantly than we ask, or understand, accord- ing to the power which worketh in us, to Him be glory in the Church and in Christ Jesus for all generations, world without end. Amen. Gospel. Liike xiv. i-ii. At that time : — When Jesus went into the house of one of the chief of the GOSPEI.S, AND POSTCOMMUNIONS. 745 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 law- ful 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 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 in\dted, 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 exalteth himself will be humbled ; and he who humbleth himself will be ex- alted. POSTCOMMUNION. Mercifully purifj' our minds, we beseech Thee, O Lord, and renew them with heavenly Sacraments, that by them we maj- receive for our bodies both present and future aid. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amcii. Others as on thitd Sunday, p. 728. SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. INTROIT. Thou art just, O Lord, and Thj- judgment is right ; deal with Thy servant according to Thy mercy. Blessed are the undefiled in the way ; who walk in the law of the Lord. Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. Grant to Thy people, we beseech Thee, O Lord, to avoid the defilements of the devil ; and with a pure mind to fol- low Thee, the only God. 1 hrough our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on third Sunday, p. 'j2-j. Epistle. Ephes. iv. i-6. Brethren : — I, the pris- oner in the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the 746 The Introits, Coi^lects, Episti.es, 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 bajjtism. One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in us all : who is bless- ed for ever and ever. Amen. GosPEiv. 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 conmiandment in the law ? Jesus said to him : Thou shalt love the Lord thy God wdth thy wdiole heart, and with th}^ whole soul, and with thy whole mind. This is the greatest and first commandment. And the second is like to it : Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hangeth the whole law and the prophets. And the Pharisees being gathered together, Jesus asked them, sa3'ing : What think ye concerning the Christ : whose Son is he? They say 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 IVIy right hand, until I make Thine enemies Thy footstool ? If then David calleth Him Lord, how is He his son ? And no man was able to answer Him a word : neither durst any one from that day forth questiou Him any more. POSTCOMMUNION. By Thy sacred Mysteries, O Almighty God, may our vices be cured, atid may we receive everlasting reme- dies. Through our L,ord Jesus Chrisi, etc. Amen. Others as on third Sunday, p. 72S. EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. INTROIT. Give peace, O Tvord, unto them that patiently wait for Thee, that Thy prophets may be found faithful : hear the prayers of Thy servant, and of Thy people Israel. I was glad at the things that were said unto me : we will go into tlie house of the lyord. Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect, Direct our hearts, we beseech Thee, O I,ord, bj^ the GOSPEI^S, AND POSTCOMMUNIONS. 747 working of Thy mercy ; because without Thee we are not able to please Thee. Through our l,ord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on third Sunday, p. 727. Episti^E. / 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. GosPEi.. Matt. ix. i-S. At that time : — Jesus en- tered into a boat, and passed over the water, and came into His own city. And behold they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. And Jesus seeing their faith, said to the paralj-tic : Be of good heart, child : thy sins are forgiven thee. And behold some of the Scribes said \vithin themselves : This one blasphemeth. 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. PosTCOMMUNiON. Nourished by Thy sacred gifts, we render thanks unto Thee, O L,ord ; humbly imploring Th\' mercy, that Thou wouldst render us worthy" of thus partaking thereof. Through our lyord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on third Sunaay, p. 72S. NINETEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. INTROIT. I am the salvation of the people, saith the Lord ! in whatever tribulation they shall cry unto Me, I will hear them : and I will be their Lord for ever. Give ear, O M3' people, unto My law ; incline your ears unto the words of My mouth. Glorj' be to the P'ather, etc. Collect. O Almighty and merciful God, graciously keep us 748 Thk Introits, Coi^IvKCTS, Epistles, from all things that may hurt us ; that we, being freed both in mind and body, may with ready hearts accomplish those things which Thou comniandest. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on third Sunday, p. 72J. Epistle. Ephes. iv. 2J-28. Brethren : — Be ye re- newed in the spirit of your mind, and put \-e on the new man, who is created according to God injustice 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 his hands what is good, that he may have whence to give to him who suffereth want. Gospel. 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 wedding : and they would not come. Again he sent other servants, saying : Tell those who were invited : Behold I have prepared my dinner : my beeves and fatlings are killed, and all things are ready : come ye to the wed- ding. But they gave no heed, and went awa}', 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 de- stroyed those murderers, and burnt their cit}-. 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 man}' as ye shall find, call to the marriage. And his servants went forth into the ways, and gathered together all whom they found, both 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 camest thou in hither, not having on a wedding gar- Gospels, and Postcommunions. 749 ment ? But he was silent. Then the king said to the \vaiters : Bind him hand and foot, and cast him into the outer darkness : tliere shall be wailing and gnash- ing of teeth. For many are called, but few chosen. PosTCOMMUNiON. May Thy healing power, O Lord, merci- fully deliver us from all our perversities, and make us ever to be devoted to Thy conimandmeiits. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. A»ien. Others as on third Sunday, p. 728. TWENTIETH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. INTROIT. All that Thou hast done unto us, O Lord, Thou liast done in true judgment : because we have sinned against Thee, and we have not obeyed Thy commandments : but give glory to Thy name, and deal with us according to the multitude of Thy mercy. Blessed are the undefiled in the way : who walk in the law of the Lord. Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. Grant, in Thy mercy, we beseech Thee, O Lord, to Thy faithful people pardon and peace, that they may be cleansed from all their offences, and serA-e Thee with a quiet mind. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on third Sunday, p. 727. Epistle. Ephes. v. 15-21. Brethren : — See how 3-e walk cautiously : not as foolish, but as wise, redeem- ing the time, because the days are e^dl. Therefore be not unwise, but understanding what is the will of God. And be not drunk with wine, wherein is luxury ; but be filled with the Holy Spirit, speaking to yourselves in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in 3'our 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 Caphar- naum. When he heard that Jesus was come from Judea into Galilee, he v/ent to Him, and pra3'ed 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 before my son die. Jesus 750 The; Introits, CoIvLEcts, Episti^es, saith to him : Go, thy son liveth. The man believed the word which Jesus said to him, and went away. And as he was going down, his servants met him : and brought vv'ord, saying that his son Hved. He asked of them therefore the hour wherein he grew better. And they said to him : Yesterday 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 sou liveth : and he believed, himself and his whole house. PosTCOMMUNiox. That we ma}' be made worthy, O Lord, of Thy sacred gifts, grant us, we beseech Thee, ever "to obey Thy commandments. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on third Sunday, p. 728. TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOvST. INTROIT. All things are in Thy will, O Lord : and there is none that can resist Thy will : for Thou hast made all things, heaven and earth, and all things which are under the vault of heaven : Thou art Lord of all. Blessed are the undefiled in the way : who walk in the law of the Lord. Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. Keep, O Lord, we beseech Thee, Thy family by Thy continued goodness; that, through Thy protection, it may be "free from all adversities, and devoted in good works to the glory of Thy name. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Atnen. Others as on third Sunday, p. 72J. Epistle. Ephes.vi. io-ij. Brethren: — Be strength- ened 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 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 iu all things. Stand, therefore, having your loins girt in truth, and having on the breastplate of justice, and your feet .shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace. In all things taking the shield of faith, where- with 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. GOSPEI.S, AND POSTCOMMUNIONS. 751 GosPEiv. Matt, xviii. 23-35. At that time :— Jesus spake to His disciples this parable : The kingdom of heaven is likened to a king, who wished to settle ac- counts with his 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 conmianded 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, besought 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-ser\'ant falling down, besought him, saying : Have patience with me, and I will pay thee alk And he would not : but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt. Now when his fellow-ser^^ants 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 wicked servant, I forgave thee all the debt, because thou besoughtest me : Shouldst not thou then have had compassion also on thy fellow- servant, 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 Fa- ther do to you, if ye do not forgive from your hearts every one his brother. PoSTCOM:MrNiON. Ha\'ing: received the food of immortality, we beseech Thee. O T.ord, that what we have received with our mouth v/e may follow with a pure mitid. Throug-h our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on third Sunday, p. 728. TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTE- COST. INTROTT. If Thou, O Lord, wilt mark iniquities, Lord, who shall abide it? for with Thee there is merciful forgiveness, O God of Israel. 752 The Introits, Coi.i.ects, Epistles, Out of the depths have I cried unto Thee, O Lord : Lord, hear my voice. Glorj- be to the Father, etc. Collect. O God, our refuge and strength, who art the Au- thor of all goodness : hear, we beseech Thee, the devout prayers of Thy Church ; and grant that what we faithfully ask we may effectually obtain. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Af/icii. Otliers as'on third Sunday, p. 727. Epistle. Philip, i. 6-Ji. Brethren : — We are con- fident in the Lord Jesus, that He who hath begun in you a good work, will complete it until the da}- 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 3'our charity may more and more abound in knowledge, and in all un- derstanding ; that ye may approve the better things, that ye ma}- be sincere, and without offence, until the da}' of Christ, filled with the frtiit of justice through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. Gospel. Matt. xxii. 13-21. At that time : — The Pharisees went and consulted among 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 ? But Jesus knowing their wickedness, said : Why tempt ye Me, hypocrites ? Show Me the tribute money. And the}' offered Him a coin. And Jesus saith to them : Whose is this image, and the inscription ? They say to Him : Caesar's. Then saith He to them : Render therefore to Csesar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the things which are God's. PcSTCOMMUNiON. We havc received, O Lord, the gifts of Thy sacred MA'steries ; humbly beseeching Thee that what Thou hast commanded us to do in remembrance of Thee may GOSPEIi third Sunday, p. 728. PRINCIPAL FEASTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION. {Dec. 8.) Introit. I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, and my soul shall be joyful in my God ; for He hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, and with the robe of justice hath He covered me, as a bride adorned with her jewels. I will extol Thee, O Lord ; for Thou hast lifted me up : and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me. Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. O God, who, by the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin, did-5t prepare a worthy habitation for Thy Son : we be- seech Thee that, as by the foreseen death of the same Thy Sou Thou didst preserve her from all stain of sin, so Thou wouldst enable us, being made pure by her intercession, to come unto Thee. Through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Lesson. Prov. viii. 22-35. The Lord possessed me in the beginning 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 deptlis were not as yet, and I was already conceived ; * neither had the fountains of waters as yet sprung out: the mountains with their huge bulk had not as yet been established : before the hills I was brought forth : He Gospels, and Postcommunions. 757 had uot yet made the earth, nor the rivers, uor the poles of the world. Wheu He prepared the heavens, I was present: wheu with a certain law and compass He enclosed the depths : when He 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 forming 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 children of men.* Now therefore, ye children, hear me: Blessed are they that keep my ways. Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it uot. 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, and shall have salvation from the Lord. Gospel. Luke i. 26. At that time : — The Angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, called Nazareth, to a Virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David : and the name of the Virgin was Mary. And the Angel com- ing in to her, said : Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. PosTCOMMrxiON. May the Sacraments which we have re- ceived, O Lord our God, repair in us the wounds of that sin from which Thou didst singularly preser^'e the Immaculate Concep- tion of Blessed Mary. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. EXPECTATION OF THE B. V. M. [Dec. 18.) INTROIT. Drop dew, ye heavens, from above, and let the clouds ram the Just One : let the earth be opened, and bud forth a Saviour. The heavens show forth the glory of God : and the firma- ment declareth the works of His hands. Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. O God, who wast pleased that thy Word, at the message of an Angel, should take flesh in the" womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary: grant unto us Thy humble servants that we who believe her to be truly the Mother of God may be assist- 758 The Introits, Coi^lects, Episti.es, ed by her iTitercessions with Thee. Through the same our Ivord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Lesson. Isaiah vii. 10-15. In those da5-s : — 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 vsaid : Hear ye, therefore, O house of David : Is it a small thing for yon to weary men, that ye weary my God also? Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign. Be- hold, the Virgin shall conceive, and bear a Son ; and His name shall be called Emmanuel. He shall eat butter and honey, that He may know to refuse the evil, and to choose the good. GosPEi<. Luke i. 26-3S. At that time : — The Angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, called Nazareth, to a Virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David ; and the name of the Virgin was Mary. And the Angel com- ing in to her, said: Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee ; blessed art thou among women. But when she heard it, she was troubled at his saying, and thought with herself what manner of salutation this should be. And the Angel said to her : Fear not, IVIary, for thou hast found grace with God. Behold, thou wilt con- ceive 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 ? And the Angel answering, said to her : The Holy Spirit will come on thee, and the power of the Most High will overshadow 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. And Gospels, and Postcommunions. 759 Mary said : Behold the handmaid of the Lord : be it to me according to th)' word. PoSTCOMMUNiON. Pour forth, we beseech Thee (p. 56). ESPOUSALS OF THE B. V. M. {Jan. 23.) Introit. Hail, holy parent, who didst bring forth the King who rules heaven and earth for ever. My heart hath uttered a good word ; I speak of my works for the King. Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. Vouchsafe, O Lord, we beseech Thee, unto us Thy serv'ants the gift of Thv heavenly grace ; that as in the childbirth of the Blessed Virgin' our salvation began, so from the votive solemnity of her Espousals we may obtain an increase of peace. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Lksson. Proverbs viii. 22-J5, as on the Immaculate Concep- tion ip. 736). Gospel. 3Iatt. i. 18-21. Now the generation of the Christ was thus : His mother Marv^ being espoused to Joseph before thev came together, she proved to be with Child of the Hol}^ Spirit. And Joseph, her hus- band, being just, and not willing to expose her, had a mind to put her awav privately. But while he thought on these things, behold an 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 w411 bring forth a Son : and thou shalt call His_ name Jesus ; for He \\dll save His people from their sins. POSTCOMMUNION. Having received, O Lord, the votive Mys- teries of this annual solemnity : grant, we beseech Thee, that thev may confer upon us remedies both for time and eternity. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. A men. PURIFICATION OF THE B. V. M. {Feb. 2.) CANDLE:^^AS. {For the Blessing of the Candles seep. 225.) Introit. We have received Thy mercv, O God, in the midst of Thv temple : according to Thv name,"0 God, so also is Thy praise", unto the ends of the earth : Thy right hand is full of justice. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised : in the city of our God, even upon His holy mountain. Glory be to the Father, etc. 76o The Introits, Coi,i.ects, Episti.es, CoLLHCT. Almighty, Everlasting God, we humbly beseech Thy Majesty that as Thine Only-begotten Son was this day pre- sented m the temple m the substance of our flesh, so we also may, with purified hearts, be presented unto Thee. Through the same our I,ord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Lesson. Mai. Hi. 1-4.. Thus saitli the Lord God : — Beliold I send M}' 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 W'ho shall stand to see Him ? 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 sacrifice 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 davs of Mary's purification, 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 Simeon, 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 should not see death before he had seen the Christ of the Lord. And he came by the Spirit into the temple. And when His parents brought in the Child Jesus, to do for Him according 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 Gospels, and Postcommunions. 761 nations : light to eulighten the Gentiles, and glory of Thy people, Israel. PosTcoMMUxiox. We beseech Thee, O Lord our God, that Thou wouidst make the most holy Masteries which Thou hast bestowed for the presei-\-atiou of our new life, by the intercession of Blessed INIary ever Virgin, to be to us both a present and a future remedy. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. A»fen. ST. JOSEPH. [March 19.) IXTROiT. The just shall flourish like the palm-tree : he shall grow up like a cedar of Libanus : planted in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our (iod. It is good to give praise unto the Lord ; and to sing to Thy name, O Thou Most High. Glon.- be to the Father, etc. Collect. Vouchsafe, O Lord, we beseech Thee, that we may be helped by the merits of the Spouse of Thy most holy Mother ; that what of ourselves we cannot obtain "may be given to us through his intercession. Wiio livest and reignest, etc. Amen. Llsson. EccL xlv. 1-6. The beloved of God and men : whose memory is in benediction. He made him like the saints in glorv, and magnified him so that His enemies feared 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 glor3\ He 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 in- struction. Gospel. Matt. i. 18-21, as on Feast of the Espousals {p. 7^9)- PosTCOMMUNiON. Draw nigh unto us, we beseech Thee, O merciful God; and by the intercession of bles.sed Joseph, Con- fessor, mercifully guard thy gifts about us. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. ANNUNCIATION OF THE B. V. M. [March 25.) Lady Day. TxTROiT. All the rich among the people shall entreat Thy face : after her shall virgins be brouif hi unto the King ; her neighbors shall be brought unto Thee with joy and gladness. :\Iy heart hath uttered a good word : I speak of my works for the King. 762 The Introits, Coi.i.ects, Episti^es, Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect, i,EBSOX, Gospel, and Postcommunion as on Feast of the Expectation [p. 757). SS. PETER AND PAUIv. {June 2g.) INTROIT. Now I know truly that the Lord hath sent His Angel, and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews. Lord, Thou hast proved nie, and known me : Thou hast known my sitting down, and my rising up. Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. O God, who didst hallow this day by the martyr- dom of Thy Holy Apostles Peter and Paul : grant unto Thy Church that as from them it received the Faith, so in all things it may remain faithful to their teaching. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Lesson. Acts xii. i-ii. In those days : — Herod the king stretched forth his hands to maltreat some of the Church : and he killed James the brother of John with the sword ; and seeing that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. Now it was in the days of the unleavened bread : and when he had seized him, he cast him into prison, delivering him to four files of soldiers to guard, intending to bring him forth to the people after the passover. And Peter indeed was kept in prison ; but pra3er was made without ceasing by the Church to God for him. And when Herod would have brought him forth the same night, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and the sentinels before the door guarded the prison. And behold an angel of the Lord stood by, and a light shone in the room ; and he struck Peter on the side, and awaked him, saying, Rise up quickly. And the chains fell off from his hands. And the angel said to him : Gird thyself, and tie on thy sandals. And he did so. And he said to him : Wrap thy garment about thee, and follow me. And he went out and followed him, and knew not that what was done by the angel was real ; but thought he saw a vision. And when they had passed the fir.st and the second ward, they came to the iron gate that leadeth to the city, which of itself opened to them. And they GOSPEI.S, AND POSTCOMMUNIONS. 7^3 went out, and passed on through one street ; and im- mediately the angel departed from him. And Peter coming to himself, said : Now 1 know truly that the Lord hath sent His angel, and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews. CiosPKL. Matt. xvi. 13-19. At that time :— Jesus came into the district of Cesarea Philippi : and asked His disciples, saying : Who do men say that the Sou of man is ? And they said : Some John the Baptist, and others Elias, and others Jeremiah ; or one of the prophets. Jesus saith to them : But who say ye that I am ? Simon Peter answered and said : Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answer- ed and said to him : Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Joua: because flesh and blood hath not revealed it to thee, but Mv Father who is in heaven. And I say to thee : That tiiou art Peter, and on this rock I will build My Church ; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven : And whatever thou shalt bind on earth, shall be bound also in heaven : and whatever thou shalt loose upon earth, shall be loosed also in heaven. PosTCOMMUNiON. Preserve, O Lord, from all adversity, by the intercession of Thine Apostles, those whom Thou hast ted with heavenly nourishment. Through our Lord Jesus Chnst, etc. Amen. THE MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD. First Sunday of July. INTROIT. Thou hast redeemed us, O Lord, by Thy Blood, out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation : and Thou hast made us a kingdom to our God. ^ ■^^ x. The mercies of the Lord I will sing for evermore : I will show forth Thv truth with niv mouth from generation to generation. Glory "be to the Father, etc. Collect. O Almightv and Everlasting God, who hast ap- pointed Thine Only-begotten vSon to be the Redeemer ot the world, and hast been pleased to be reconciled unto us bv His Blood: grant us, we beseech Thee, so to venerate with solemn worship^the price of our Redemption, and to be on earth so de- fended by its power from the evils ot this present lile, that we 764 The Introits, Collects, Epistles, may rejoice in its perpetual fruit in heaven. Through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Aini'n. Colled of the Sunday. Epistle. Heb. ix. 11-13, as on Passion Sunday (p. 6()()). Gospel. John xix. 30-35. At that time : — Jesus, when He had taken the vinegar, said : It is consum- mated. And bowing His head, He expired. Then the Jews (because it was the eve of the vSabbath), 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 they might be taken away. The soldiers, therefore, came, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other who was crucified wdth 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 immediate!}' there came out blood and water. And he who saw it giveth testimony, and his testit)iony is true. PosTCOMMUNiON\ Admitted, O Lord, to Thy holy table, we have drawn waters with joy out of the fountains of the Saviour : may His Blood be to us, we beseech Thee, a well of water spring- ing up unto life everlasting. Who liveth and reigneth, etc. A men. Postcommunion and last Gospel of the Sunday. VISITATION OF THE B. V. M. {July 2.) Introit as on the Feast (7/ //?<> Espousals {p. jsg). CoLLiiCT. Vouchsafe, O Lord, we beseech Thee, unto us Thy .servants the gift of Thy fieavenly grace ; that as in the childbirth of the Ble.ssed Virgin 'our .salvation began, so from the votive Solemnity of her Visitation we may obtain an increase of peace. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. IvESSON. Cant. ii. 8-1^. Behold, He conieth leap- ing upon the mountains, skipping over the hills. My Beloved is like a roe, or a young hart. Behold, He standeth behind our wall, looking through the wnn dows, looking through the lattices. Behold, my Be- loved 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, My GOSPEI^S, AND POSTCOMMUNIONS. 7^5 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. Gospel. 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 Zach- ariah, and saluted Elizabeth. And it came to pass, that when Klizabeth 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 ? For behold as soon as the voice of th}^ salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe in my womb leaped for jov. And happy art thou who hast believed, that those things which were spoken to thee by the Lord will be accomplished. And Mary said : My soul doth mag- nify the Lord, and my spirit rejoiceth in God my Sa- viour. PosTCOMMUNiON. We have received, O Lord, the votive Mys- teries of this annual celebration : grant, we beseech Thee, that they may bestow upon us remedies both for time and eternity. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL. [July 16.) Introit. Let us all rejoice in the Lord, and celebrate a festal day in honor jf the Blessed Virgin ISIary : on whose solemn Feast the Angels rejoice, and give praise to the Son of God. My heart hath uttered a good word : I speak of my works for the King. Glors^ be to the Father, etc. Collect. O God, who hast honored the Carmelite Order with the peculiar title of the most blessed Mary, ever Virgin, Thy INIother : mercifully grant that as we this day celebrate her Com- memoration with solemn worship, so we may be defended by her protecting power, and be found worthy to attain unto ever- lasting joys. Who livest and reignest, etc. Amen. Lesson. Eccl. xxiv. 23-jT. As the vine I have brought forth a pleasant odor : and my flowers are the fruit of honor and riches. I am the mother of fair love, and of fear, and of knowledge, and of holy hope. 766 The Introits, Collects, Epistles, In me is all grace of the way and of the truth ; in me is all hope of life and of virtue. Come over to me, all ye that desire me, and be filled with my fruits. For my spirit is sweet above honey, and my inheritance above honey and the honeycomb. M}- memory is unto everlasting generations. They that eat me shall yet hunger : and they that drink me shall yet thirst. He that hearkeneth to me shall not be confounded : and they that work by me shall not sin. They that explain me shall have life everlasting. Gospel. Luke xi. 2'j-28. At that time : — As Jesus was speaking to the nmltitudes ; A certain woman from the crowd, lifting up her voice, said to Him : Happy is the womb which bare 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. PoSTCOMMUNiox. We beseech Thee, O Lord, that the vene- rable intercession of Thy glorious Mother, thf ever- Virgin Mary, may assist us ; and that it may free us from all dangers, and lov- ingly unite us in harmony, whom it has loaded with perpetual benefits. 'I'hrough our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. {Augusts.) IXTROiT. Thy lightnings enlightened the world : the earth shook and trembled. How lovely are Thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts : my soul longeth and fainteth fo'r the courts of the Lord. Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. O God, who, in the glorious Transfiguration of Thine Only-Begotten Son, didst attest the mysteries of tlie Faith by the witness of the Fathers, and didst wonderfully sicrnify, by a Voice out of a bright cloud, the adoption of sons : mercifully grant unto us to be made co-heirs with the ver}' King of glor}', and bring us to the enjoyment of the same. Through the sarne our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Ameyi. Epistle. 2 Peter i. i6-rg. Dearly Beloved : — ^We have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known to you the power and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ: but we were eye-witnesses of His majesty. For He received from God the Father honor and glorv, when there came stich a voice to Him from the excellent glory : This is M}' beloved Son, in whom Gospels, and Postcommunions. 767 I am well pleased : hear ye Him. And this Voice which came from heaveu we heard, when we were with Him on the hoh' mount. We have also the surer word of prophecy, to which ye do well to attend, as to a li^dit that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn and the day-star arise in your hearts. Gospel. Matt. xvii. i-g, as on the Second Sunday in Lent (p. 695). PosTCOMMUNiON. Grant, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that we may apprehend, by the intelligence of a purified mind, the most holy mystery of the Transfiguration of Thv Son, which we now celebrate with solemn office. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Atnen. ASSUMPTION OF THE B. V. M. {August 13.) INTROIT as on the Feast of Our Lady of :Mt. Carmel {p. 765), substituting the zt'o^rf Assumption in place of the words " Solemn Feast." Collect. Pardon, O Lord, we beseech Thee, the transgres- sions of Thy servants ; that we, who by our own deeds are un- able to please Thee, may be saved by the intercession of the Mother of Thy Son our Lord. Through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Lessox. Bed. xxiv. 11-20. In all these I sought rest, and I shall abide in the inheritance of the Lord. Then the Creator of all things commanded, and said to me : and He that made me, rested in mv tabernacle. And He said to me: Let thy dwelling be'in Jacob, and thv inheritance in Israel,' and take root in :Mv elect.'* From the beginning, and before the world, was I creat- ed ; and unto the world to come I shall not cease to be: and in the holy dwelling place I have ministered before Hiin. And so was I established in Sion, and in the hoh' city likewise I rested: and my power was in Jeru.s^lem. 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 exalted 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 768 The Introits, Collects, Epistles, ciiiuainon, and aromatic balm : J. yielded a sweet odor like the best myrrh. Gospel. Luke x. 38-42. At that time : — Jesus en- tered into a certain town, and a certain woman named Martha receiv'ed Him into her house. And she had a sister called Mar}-, 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. PosTCOMMUNiON. Having been made partakers of the hea- venly table, we implore Thy mercy, O Lord our God, that we who venerate the Assumption of the Mother of God may by her intercession be delivered from all the evils which threaten us. Through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. NATIVITY OF THE B. V. M. {Septembers.) INTROIT as on the Feast of the I'lspousals (p. jsg'). Collect. Vouchsafe, O Lord, we beseech Thee, unto us Thy servants the gift of Thy iieavenly grace ; that as in the childbirth of the Blessed Virgin our salvation began, so from the votive So- lemnity of her Nativity we may obtain an increase of peace. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Lesson. P^ov. viii. 22-35, as on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception (p. 73^). Gospel. Matt. i. 1-16. Book ot the generation of Jesus Christ, Son of David, Son of Abraham. Abra- ham begat Isaac : and Isaac begat Jacob : and Jacob begat Judas, and his brethren. And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar : and Phares begat Esron : and Esron begat Aram. And Aram begat Aminadab : and Aminadab begat Naasson : and Naasson begat Salmon. And Salmon begat Booz of Rahab : and Booz begat Obed of Ruth : and Obed begat Jesse : and Jesse begat David the king. And David the king begat vSolomon of her who was wife of Uriah. And Solomon begat Roboam : and Roboam begat Abiah : Gospels, and Postcommunions. 769 and Abiah Vjegat Asa. And Asa begat Josaphat : and Josaphat begat Joram : and Jorani begat Oziah. And Oziah begat Joathani : and Joatbani begat Acbaz : and Achaz begat Ezekiah. And Hzekiah begat Menassas : and :Menassas begat Anion : and Anion begat Josiah. And Josiah begat Jechoniah and his brethren, about the time of the removal to Babylon. And after the re- moval to Babylon, Jechoniah begat Salathiel : and Salathiel begat Zorobabel. And Zorobabei begat Abiud : and Abiud begat Eliakini : and Eliakim begat Azor. And Azor begat Sadoc : and vSadoc begat Achini : and Achim begat Eliud. And Eliud begat Eleazar: and Eleazar begat Mathan : and Mathan be- gat Jacob. And Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. PosTCOMMUNiON OS OH the Fcust of the Visitation {p. 76^). THE HOLY NAME OF MARY. Sunday within the Octave of the Above. Introit as on the Feast of the Annunciation {p. 761). Collect. Grant, we beseech Thee, O Alniightj- God, that Thy faithful people who rejoice in the Name of the most holy Virg-in Marj', and enjoy her protection, may, by her loving inter- cession, be 'delivered from all evils here on earth, and be found worthy to attain to everlasting joys in heaven. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Collect of the Sunday. Lesson. Eccl. xxiv. 23-31, as on the Feast of Mt. Carmel (p. 7('5U Gospel. Litke i. 26-38, as on the Feast of the Expectation (J>- 75S.) PosTcoMMUXiON. Having received, O Lord, these helps to our vSalvation, grant, we beseech Thee, that we may be in all places protected by the patronage of Blessed IMary, ever Virgin ; in whose honor we have made these offerings unto Thy Majesty. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. PoSTCO.MMUNioN and Last Gospel of the Sunday. EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS. {Sept. 14.) Introit. It behooves us to glory in the Cross of our Lord Je- sus Christ : in whom is our Salvatio"n, Life, and Resurrection : by wMom we are saved and delivered. God be merciful unto us, and bless us: cause the light of His countenance to shine upon us, and have mercy on us. Glory be to the Father, etc. 770 The iNTRoiTS, CoivivECTs, Epistles, Collect. O God, who dost this day gladden us by the yearly Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross : j^rant, we beseech Thee, that as we have understood the mystery thereof upon earth, so we may worthily enjoy in heaven the "fruits of its re- demption. Through our Xord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Epistle. Philip, ii. 5-11, as on Palm Sunday {/>. 70/). Gospel. John xii. 31-36. Atthattime: — Jesus said to the multitudes of the Jews : Now is the judgment of the world ; now shall the prince of this world be cast out. And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all things to Myself Now this He said, signifying what death He s'hotdd die. The crowd answered Him: We have heard from the law that Christ remaineth for ever ; and how sayest Thou: The Son of man must be lifted up ? Who is this Son of man ? Jesus therefore said to them : Yet a little while, the light is in yoti. Walk whilst ye have the light, that the darkness may not overtake you : For he who walketh in darkness kuoweth not whither he goeth. Whilst ye have the light, believe in the light, that ye may be sons of light, PosTCOMMUNiON. Draw nigh unto us, O Lord our God, and defend, by the perpetual defence of the holy Cross, those whom Thou ma'kest to rejoice in its honor. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Ainen. THE SEVEN SORROWS OF THE B. V. M. Third Sunday of September. INTROIT. There stood by the Cross of Jesus, His mother, and the sister of His mother, Mary of Cleophas, and Salome, and Mary Magdalen. Woman, behold thy son, said Jesus ; and to the disciple, Be- hold thy mother. Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. O God, in whose Passion, according to the pro- phecv of Simeon, a svv^ord of sorrow did pierce through the sweet- est soul of Thy glorious Virghi-Mother Mary : mercifull3^ grant that we, who celebrate the memory of her sorrows, "may obtain the happy effect of Thy Passion. Who livest and reignest, etc. Amen. Collect of the Sunday . Lesson. Judith xiii. 22-25. The Lord has blessed thee by His power, because by thee Pie hath brought our enemies to naught. Blessed art thou, O daughter, GoSPKLvS, AND POSTCOMMLINIOXS. by the I^ord the most high God, above all women upon the earth. Blessed be the Lord who made heaven and earth : because He hath so magnified thy name this da}', that thy praise shall not depart out of the mouth of men, who shall be mindful of the power of the Lord for ever : for that thou hast not spared thy life, b}' rea- son of the distress and tribulation of thy people : but hast prevented our ruin, in the presence of our God. Sequence : Stabat Mater, p. 617. Gospel. John xix. 2^-2 j. At that time : — There stood by the Cross of Jesus, His mother, and the sister of His mother, JNIary of Cleophas, and Mary Magda- len. When Jesus, therefore, had seen His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing. He saith to His mother : Woman, behold thy Son ! After that. He saith to the disciple : Behold thy mother ! And from that hour the disciple took her to his home. PosTCOMMUNiox. O L,ord Jesus Christ, may the Sacrifice of which we have partaken, in the devout celebration of the trans- fixion of Thy Virgin Mother, obtain for us of Thy tender mercy the eflfect of every salutary blessing. Who livest and reignest, etc. Amen. PosTCOMMUNiON and IvAST Gospel of the Sunday. ST. MICHAEL, ARCHANGEL. {September 29.) M1CHAELMA.S. INTROIT. Bless the Lord, all ye His Angels : ye that are mighty in strength, and fulfil His commandment, hearkening to the voice of His words. Bless the Lord, O my soul : and let all that is within me bless His hoh' name. Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. O God, who dost dispose the ser\'ices of Angels and men in a wonderful order: mercifully graut that as Thy holy angels always minister before Thee in heaven, so by them we maV be protected in our life on earth. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Lkssox. Apoc. i. 7-5. In those da3-s : — The things which must shortly come to pass God sent and signi- fied, by His angel to His servant John, who testified the word of God, and the testimony of Jesus Christ, Thk Introits, Coli.kcts, Epistles, whatever tilings he saw. Blessed is he who readeth and heareth the words of this prophecy ; and keepetli the things which are written in it ; for the time is at hand. John to the seven churches which are in Asia : Grace to yon, and peace from Him who is, and who was, and who is to come ; and from the seven spirits who are before His throne ; and from Jesus Christ, who is a faithful Witness, the First-born from the dead, and the Prince of the kings of the earth ; who hath loved us, and washed us from our sins in His blood. GosPEiv. Matt, xviii. i-io. At that time : — The disciples came to Jesus, saying : Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven ? And Jesus called to Him a little child, and set him in the midst of them. And said : Truly I say to you, unless ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whoever, therefore, shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And he v,^ho shall receive one such little child in My name, receiveth Me. But he who shall scandalize one of these little ones that be- lieve in Me, it were better for him that a millstone were hung about his neck, and he were plunged into the depth of the sea. Woe to the world because of scandals. For it must needs be that scandals come, but nevertheless woe to that man by whom the scan- dal Cometh. And if thy hand or thy foot scandalize thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee. It is better for thee to go into life maimed or lame, than, having two hands or two feet, to be cast into everlasting fire. And if thine eye scandalize thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee : it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire. See that ye despise not one of these little ones ; for I say to you, that their angels in heaven alwa^'s behold the face of My Father who is in heaven. PosTCOMMUNiON. Supported by the intercession of Thy bless- ed Archans^el IMichael, we humbly beseech Thee, O Lord, that what we honor in word we may also experience in our souls. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. GOSPEIwS, AND POSTCOMMUNIOXS. 773 SOLEMNITY OF THE HOLY ROSARY. First Sunday of October. IXTROiT as on the Feast of Mt. Carinel (p. ■/6s). Collect. O God, whose Only-Begotten Son, bj^ His life, death, and resurrection, hath purchased for us the rewards of eternal salvation : grant, we beseech Thee, that, meditating upon these mysteries in the most holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may both imitate what they contain, and obtain what they promise. Through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. A men . Collect of the Su nday. Lessox. Prov. viii., as on the Feast of the Immaculate Con- ception, p. 756, omitting from * to *. Gospel. Luke i. 26-jS, as on the Feast of the Expectation (/. 758)- PosTCOMMUXiON'. We bescech thee, O Lord, that we may be assisted by the prayers of Thy most holy Mother, whose Rosar;/ we celebrate : that we may perceive the' virtue of the mysteries which we commemorate, and obtain the effect of the Sacrament which we have received. Who livest and reigne.st, etc. Amen. PosTCOJiMUXiON and Last Gospel of the Sunday. MATERNITY OF THE B. V. M. Third Sunday of October. Introit as on Feast of the Espousals {p. 7^9)- Collect as on the Feast of the Expectation {p. "jsi)- Collect of the Snyiday. Lesson. Red. xxiv. 2j-ji, as on the Feast of Mt. Carmel {P- 765)- Gospel. Luke ii. 43-51, as on the First Sunday after Epi- phany {p. 6~S). PosTCOM.MUNiON as On Circumcision, p. 675. PosTCOMMUNioN and Last Gospel of the Sunday. FEAST OF ALL SAINTS. {Noveinberi.) INTROIT. Let us all rejoice in the Lord, celebrating a festal day in honor of all the Saints ; at whose solemnity the Angels re- joice, and give praise to the Son of God. Rejoice in the Lord, O ye just : praise becometh the upright. Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. Almighty, Everlasting God, who givest us to vene- rate in one Solemnitj- the merits of all Thy saints : we beseech Thee that through 'the multitude of ou'r intercessors Thou wouldst bestow upon us the fulness of Thv mercv, which we mo.st humbly desire. Through our Lord" Jesus" Christ, etc. Amen. 774 The Introits, Coi,i.ects, Episti.es, 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 given to hurt the land and sea, sa3-ing : Hurt not the land, and the sea, nor the trees, until we seal the servants of our God on their foreheads. And I heard the number of those who were sealed : a hundred and fortj'-four thousand were sealed, of every tribe of the children of Israel. Of the tribe of Juda twelve thou- sand were sealed : of the tribe of Reuben twelve thou- sand vrere sealed : of the tribe of Gad tv/elve 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 Vs-ere seal- ed : of the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand were seal- ed. Of the tribe of Zabulon 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 LamiD, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands : and they cried with a loud voice, saying : vSalvation 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, saying : Amen. Praise, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgi^'ing, honor, and power, and strength, to our God for ever and ever. Amen. Gospel. Matt. v. 1-12. At that time :— Jesus, see- ing 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 king- GOSPEI^, AND POSTCOMMUNIONS. 775 doin of heaven. Blessed are the meek : for they shall possess the land. Blessed are they who mourn : for thev shall be comforted. Blessed are they who hun- ge/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 peacemakers : for they shall be called children of God. Blessed are they who suffer persecu- tion for justice' sake : for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall revile vou, 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. PosTCOMMUXiON. Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord, to Thy faithful people ever to rejoice in the veneration of all the Saints, and to be defended by their continual supplication. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. ALL SOULS' DAY. {November 2.) IxTROiT as in the. Mass for the Dead (p. 571). Collect. O God, the Creator and Redeemer of all Thy Faith- ful : grant unto the souls of T}iv ser\-ants and handmaids remis- sion of all their sins ; that through our loving supplications they may obtain that pardon which they have always longed for. Who livest and reignest, etc. Amen. Epistle. / Cor. xv. 51-57. Brethren : — Behold I tell vou 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 saying, which is written : Death is swallowed up in victory. Death, where is thy victory? Death, where is thy sting? 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 \4ctory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Sequence : Dies Ivcb, p. 574- 776 The Introits, CoIvLKCts. Epistles, GosPEi.. Jolra v. 2^-29. At that time : — Jesus said to the multitudes of the Jews : Trul}^ truly, I say to you, that the hour cometh, 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 vSon also to have life in Himself And He hath given Him power to exe- cute judgment, because He is the vSon of man. Won- der not at this, for the hour cometh in which all that are in the graves shall hear the voice of the Son of God. And they who have done good shall come forth unto the resurrection of life ; but the}' who have done evil, unto the resurrection of judgment, PosTcOMMuxiON. We beseech Thee, O Lord, that the prayer of Thy suppliant people may benefit the souls of thv servants departed: that Thou ma3'est deliver them from all their sins, and make them partakers of Thy Redemption. Who livest and reignest, etc. Amen. PATRONAGE OF THE B. V. M. Second vSunday of November. Introit as on the Feast of the Espousals [p. jsg). Collect. Grant, O Lord God {p. 194). Collect of the Sunday. Lesson. EccJ. xxiv. 14-16, as on the Feast of the Assumption, p. jdj, from * to *. Gospel. Ltike xi. 27-28, as on the Feast of Mt. Carmel (p. 766). PosTCOMMUNiON as On the Feast of the Holy Name of Mary ip. 769)- POSTCOMMUNION and LAST GoSPEL of the Sunday. PRESENTATION OF THE B. V. M. f^ov. 21.) Everything as in preceding Mass. except Collect. O God, wlio wast pleased that Blessed Mary ever Virgin, being herself the dwelling-place of the Holy Ghost, should on tliis day be presented in the Temple: grant, we be- seech Thee, that through her intercession we may be found worthy to be presented in the Temple of Thy glory'. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEDICATION OF A CHURCH. Introit. Terrible is this place : Tins is the house of God, and the gate of heaven ; and shall be called the court of God. GOSPEI^O, AND POSTCOMMUNIONS. 777 How lovely are Thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts : luy soul lougeih auJ tainteth for the courts of the Lord. Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. O God, who dost ever\' year bring round unto us again the day wnereon this Tny holy terupie was consecrated, and bringest us again in salety to be present at Thy holy Myste- ries, graciously hear the prayers of Thy people, and grant tuat w.iusoever comes into thi-s house to ask good things at Thy hand nia>' rejoice in the obtaiaing of all his request. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. A>nen. Lesson. Apoc. xxi. 2-^. lu those days : — I saw the holy city, the uew Jerusalem, coining down out of heaven, from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great Voice from the Throne, saying: Behold the tabernacle of God with men, and He will dwell with them. And they shall be His people, and God Himself with them will be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes ; and death shall be no more, nor mourning, nor wail- ing, nor sorrow shall be any more, for the former things are passed away. And He who sat on the Throne said : Behold, I make all things new. Gospel. Luke xix. i-io. At that time: — Jesus en- tered and walked through Jericho. And behold, there was a man named Zachseus ; who was chief of the pub- licans, and he was rich : and he sought to see who Jesus was, and he could not on account of the crowd, be- cause he was low of stature. And running before, he climbed up into a sycamore tree, to see Him ; for He was about to pass that way. And when Jesus was come to the place, looking up. He saw him, and said to him : Zachceus, make haste and come down : for this day I must remain in thy house. And he made haste and came down, and received Him joyfully. And when all saw it, they murmured, saying that He was gone to be a guest with a man who was a sinner. But Zachaeus standing, said to the Lord, Behold, Lord, I give to tlie poor the half of my goods ; and if I have wronged any one of au)thiug, I restore fourfold. 778 The Introits, Corvi^ECTs, EpistivEs, Jesus said to him : This day is salvation come to this house ; because he also is a sou of Abraham. For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. PosTCOMMUNiON. O God, wlio out of living and elect stones dost prepare for Thy Majesty an eternal abode : help Thy people as thty pray unto Thee ; that as Thy Church advances by bodily extension, so may it ever grow by spiritual increase. Through our l,ord Jesus Christ, etc. A men. FOR THE DEAD. On the Day of Decease or Buriai,. {Seep. j/i). Ox THE Anniversary. Introit as in Mass for the Dead (p. ^ji). Collect. O God, the L,ord of mercies, grant to the souls of Thy servants, whose anniversary we commemorate, a place of refreshment, the happiness of rest, and the clearness of Thy light. Through our I,ord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Lesson. 2 Mach. xii. 43-46. In those days : — The most valiant man Judas, making a gathering, sent twelve thousand drachms of silver to Jerusalem for sacrifice to be offered for the sins of the dead, thinking well and religiously concerning the resurrection. (For if he had not hoped that they who were slain should rise again, it would have seemed superfluous and vain to pray for the dead.) And because he considered that they who had fallen asleep with godliness, had great grace laid up for them. It is therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from sins. Sequence : Dies Irce, p. S74- GOSPEI.. John vi. 37-40. At that time : — Jesus said to the multitudes of the Jews : All that the Father giveth Me shall come to Me ; and him that cometh to Me I will not cast out. Because I have come down from heaven, not to do Mine own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. Now this is the will of the Father GoSPEIvS, AND POSTCOMMUNIONS. 779 who sent Me, that of all that He hath given Me, I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again on the last day. And tliis is the will of INIy Father who sent Me : that every one who seeth the Sou, and be- lieveth in Him, may have life everlasting ; and I will raise him up on the last day. PosTCOMMUXiox. Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord, that the soul of Thy servant, the anniversary of whose death we now commemorate, being purified by this Sacrifice, may obtain both pardon and eternal rest. Through our L,ord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. The Common Mass for the Dead. Introit as in Mass for the Dead {p. 57/). Collect I. O God, who didst raise Thy servants to the digni- ty of Bishops or Priests in the Apostolic Priesthood : grant, we tvsseech Thee, that they may be for ever united to the company of the same. Through our I^ord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. II. O God, the bestower of forgiveness and the lover of hu- man salvation : we beseech Thee of thy tender love to grant that the brethren of our congregation, with their relations and bene- factors who have passed out of this life, by the intercession of Ble.-^sed 'Sla.vy ever Virgin, and all Thy Saints, may come to the fellowship of" eternal bliss. III. O God, the Creator, etc. {as on All Souls' Bay, p. 775). Lesson. Apoc. xiv. 13. In those days:— I heard a Voice from heaven, saying to me : Write : blessed are the dead, who die in the Lord. Henceforth now, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors ; for their works follow them. The Sequence Dies Ir^ {p. 57^) is voluntary in this Mass. GoSPEi/. John vi. 51-^5. At that time : — Jesus said to the multitude of the Jews : — I am the living bread, which came down from heaven. If any man eat of this bread he sliall live for ever : and the bread which I will give is My flesh for the life of the world. The Jews therefore disputed among themselves, saying : How can this man give us His flesh to eat ? Then Je- sus said to them, Truly, truly, I say unto you : Unless ve eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink His 78o The Introits, Coi^lects, Etc. blood, ye shall not have life in 3'ou. He who eateth My flesh, and drinketh My blood, hath everla«iting life ; and I will raise him np on the last day.* PosTCOMMUNioN I. Grant, we beseech Thee, O lyovd, through Thy loving compassion, which, we have implored on behalf of the souls of Thy servants, Bishops or Priests, that by Thy mercy tliCj' may eternally enjoy His presence, in whom they have hoped and believed. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. II. Grant, we beseech Thee, O Almighty and merciful God, that the .souls of our brethren, friends, and benefactors, for whom we have offered this Sacrifice to Thy Majesty', being, by virtue of these Mysteries, purified from all sin, may, through Thy mercy, receive the blessing of perpetual light. III. Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord, that our humble prayers in behalf of the souls of Thy servants and handmaids may b'^ profitable for them : .so that Thou mayst deliver them from all their sins, and make them partakers of Thy Redemption. Who live-st and reignest, etc. Amen. * Note : Tlie Epistles and Gospels of any one Mass for the Dead may be said alv.o at any other of the Mas^s for the Dead. INDEX. Devotions to 'u.kich Indulgences are attached arc marked tkus : (i). ABSOLUTION, Form of, 286. Abstinence; Days, i8. On Fasting and, 17. Accessory to another's Sin, Ways of being-, 23. Act of Adoration, 340, 462. of Charity, 53, 276, 321, 463, 464. of Commendation to God, 464. of Consecration to the Sa- cred Heart, 345. of Contrition, 54, 286, 319, 464. of Faith, 53, 276, 320, 463, 535. of Hope, 53, 276, 320, 463. of Humility, 322. of Renunciation of Evil, 464. of Reparation, 322, 343. of Reparation for Blasphe- my (i), 105. of Resignation, 462. of Self-Oblation, 462. of Submission, 462. of Thanksgiving, 298, 462. Acts of most necessary Virtues for the Sick, 462. Adoration, Act of, 340, 462. Forty Hours' (i), 339. Advent, Hj'mns for, 601, 602, 603, 604. Agony, Prayers during I^ast, 531. Prayers for the Faithful in (i)', 510. All Saixts, Hymn for, 646. Alma Redemptoris, 76. Alphonsus, Prayer of St. (i), 342. Angel Guardian, Prayer to, 54 (i), 465- Guardians, Hymn for Feast of, 643. Angelic Trisagiou (i), 51, 83. Ayigehis (i), 55. Anger, Pra\'er against, 296. AniDia Christt {\), 103. Anniversary of Confirmation, Prayer for, 429. Antiphoiis of the li.V. M., 76. Great Advent, 604. Apostles, Commemoration of, 196. Creed, 34. Hymns on Feasts of, 647, 648. Apostolic Blessing, 501. Ascension, Hymn for, 623. Ashes, Blessing of, 234. Asperges, 112. Aspirations for Holy Commu- nion, 323, 332. to Sacred Heart (i), 346. Athanasian Creed, 41. Authorities, Prayer for, 56. A.ve Maria, 34. Ave Regina, -j-j. BAPTISM. Instruction on, 393. Lay, 24. Order of administering, 393. Baptismal Vows, Renewal of, 410. Beatitudes, Eight, 22. Beginning of Sickness, Prayer in, 459- Believe, What every Christian must, 25. Benedicite, 327. Benefactors, deceased, Pra3er for, 594. Bernard, H\'nin of St. (it, 635. Praj'er'of St. (i), 3S1. Bishop," deceased, Prayer for, 592. Bishop, Prayer for, ibs. Blasphemy, Act of Reparation for (1), 105. rSi 782 iNDliX. Blessed Sacrament, Benediction of, 220. Benediction of. Hymns for, 65S. Visit to (i;, 340. Blessed Virgin Mar3% Anti- phons of, 76. Canticle of, 192. Commemoration of, 193. Hymn for Feasts of, 657. Hymn for Maternity of, 645. Hymn for Seven Sorrows of, 641. Litany of (i),65. Rosary of (i), 368. Scapular ofu), 383. Blessing- after Childbirth, 454. of Ashes, 234. of Candles, 225. of Children, 240. of Salt, 109. of Water, 109. Botia Mors (i), 467. Bonaventure, Pra^'er of St., 331. Brethren and Relations de- ceased, Prajer for, 593. Brief Statement of Christian Doctrine, 20. Burial of the Dead, Adults, 541. Children, 587. CALA:miTY, Prayer in time of, 175- Calendar, i. Candles, Blessing of, 225. Canon of the iMass, 138. Canticle of Hezechiah, 565. of Sime.^n, 74. of the B. V. M., 192. of the Three Children, 327. of Zachar>', 569. Cardinal Virtues, 21. Cemetery, Praj-er for those re- posing in, 584, 594. Ceremonies of Mass, 86. Charity, Act of, 53, 276, 321, 463, 464. Prayer for, 169. Childbirth, Blessing after, 454- Thanksgiyiug after, 458, Children, Blessing of, 240. Burial of, 587. Child's Prayer, 173. Choosing blate of Life, Prayer for, 174. Christian Doctrine, Brief State- ment of, 20. Faith and Practice, 25. Christmas, Hymns for, 606, 607. Church, Hymn for Dedication of, 656. Prayer against Persecutors o{, 166. Pra3-er for, 165. Churching of Women, 454. Collects, Epistles, etc., 665. Commandments of the Church, 21. Ten, 20. Com.memoration for Peace, 196. of St. Joseph, 195. of the Apostles, 196. of the B. V. M., 193. of the Cross, 197. Commendation to God, Act of, 464. Communion, Devotions for, 305. Instruction on, 302. Tlianksgiving after, 327. Cofi/ph'/ie, 69. j Concord, Prayer for, 166. I Confession, Devotions for, 272. ' Directions for, 285. Instruction on, 271. Praj-er before, 284. Thanksgiving after, 288. Confessors. "Hymn for Feasts of, 653. Confirmation, Instruction on, 418. Prayer on Anniversary of, 429- Order of administering, 422. Confirmed, Pra\er for one to be, 421. Conjiteor, 35. Congregation or Family, Prayer for, 165. Conscience, Examination of, 278. 1ndi;x. 7«3 Conscience, Prayer after Ex- amination of, 282. Praver before Examination of, 275. Consecration to S. Heart, 345. Considerations to excite Contri- tion, 277. Continence, Prayer for, 16S. .Contrition, Act of, 54, 286, 319, 464. _ Considerations to Excite, 277. Conversion of St. Paul, Hymn for, 610. Converts, Reception of, 412. Corporal Works of Mercy, 22. Corpus Christi, Hymns for, 627, 629, 630, 632. Counsels, Evangelical, 23. Covetonsuess, Prayer against, 296. Creed, Apostles', 34. Athanasian, 41. Nicene, 126. of Pope Pius IV., 413. Cross, Commemoration of, 197. Seven Words upon the (i), 361. Stations of the (i), 348. Crucifix, Prayer before (i), 33S. DAILY MEDITATION, Sub- jects for, 23. Prayer for the Sick, 460. Days of Fasting and Absti- nence, 18. Dead, Burial of, 541. Mass for, 571. Office of (i), 542. Prayer for, 171. Various Prayers for, 591, Deadly Sins, Seven, 23. Death, Prayers for Good (i), 467.' Prayers for a Person near, 171. Deceased Benefactors, Praver for, 594. Bishop or Pnest, Prayer for, 592. Brethren, etc., Praver for, 593- Fnend, Prayer for, 593. Man, Prayer for, 592. Deceased Parents, Prayer for, 593- Pope, Prayer for, 591. Woman, Prayer for, 593. Dedication ofa Church, Hymn for, 656. of St. Michael, Hymn for, 642. Departing Soul, Recommenda- tion of, 511. De profundis (i), 211, 253, 309. Devotions for Confession, 272. for Holy Communion, 3l j. for Mass, 90. for the Sick, 459. Dies Im, 574. Direction of the Intention, for Holy Communion, 325. Directions for Confession, 285, Directory of Vesper Psalms, 215. Do, What every Christian must. Doctrine, Abridgment of Chris- tian, 20. Doxolog3', Greater, 119. Lesser, 36. Dying, Litany for, 511. Pra^'er to' Jesus for (i), 524. EASTER, Plymns for, 620, 621. Rule for finding, 15. Ecclesiastics, Prayer for, 165. Eight Beatitudes," 22. Ejaculations to Jesus Suffering, 506. Eminent Good Works, 23. En Ego (i), 338. Enemies, Prayer for, 170. Envy, Prayer against, 297. Epiphaxy'. Hymn for, 609. P^pistles, Go.spels, etc., 665. Evangelical Counsels, 23. Evangeli.sts, Hymns for Feasts of, 647, 648. Evening Hj-mn, 73. Prayers, 6g, Si. Evil Thoughts, Prayer against, 16S. Examination of Conscience, 278. Prayer after, 282. Prayer before, 275. 784 Index. Extreme Unction, on, 482. Mode of Administering, 484. Prayer after, 492. Pra\er before, 483. FAIR WEATHER, Praver for, 167. Faith, Act of, 53, 276, 320, 463, 535- and Practice, Summary of, 25- Family or Congregation, Prayer for, 165. Famine or Pestilence, Prayer in, 166. Fasting and Abstinence, In- struction on, 17. Days, 18. Feasts' Table of Movable, 14. Forgiveness of Sins, Praj'cr for, 167. Form of Absolution, 286. Forty Hours' Adoration (i), 339. Four Cardinal Virtues, 21. Last Tilings, 23. Friends deceased. Prayer for, . 593- Friends, Praj'er for, 170. Fruits of the Hoh- Ghost, 22. Prayers for, 428. GIFT of Charity, Praver for, 169. of Continence, Praver for, 168. of Humility, Pra^-er for, 16S. of Patience, Praj-er for, 169. of Tears, Praver for, 167. Gifts of the Holy Ghost, 21. Prayers for, "426. Gloria in Excelsis, 119. Lrloria.Patri, 36. Gluttony, Prayer against, 297. Good Death, Prayers for (i), 467. Works, Three Eminent, 23. Gospel, Last, 157. Gospels, Postcommunions, etc., 665. Grace before and after Meals, 58. Great Autiphous, 604. Instruction j Greater Doxology, 119. I Guardian Angel, Prayer to. (1), 465- Angels, Hymn for Feast of, 643- HAIL, Holy Queen iS), 79. j Hail Mary, 34. Hearing Mass, Instruction on, . ; 84. Heretics and Schismatics, Praj'er for, 169. Hezechiah, Canticle of, 565. Holy Communion, Devotions for, 305. Instruction on, 302. Thanksgiving after, 327. Holydays of Obligation, 16. Holy Ghost, Pravers for Seven Gifts of, 426. Pravers for Twelve Fruits, 428. Seven Gifts of, 22. Sins against, 23. Tv/elve Fruits of, 22. Holy Innocents, Hymn for, 608. Holy Name of Jesus, Hymn for (i), 635. Holy Viaticum, Instruction on, 475- ^ ]Mode of administering, 476. Praj-er before receiving, 471. Holy Women, Hymn for Feasts of, 655. Hope^ Act of, 53, 276, 320, 463. Humility, Act of, 322. Praj-er for, 168. Husband or Wife, Praj-ers for, 172, 450, 452. Hymns : Adeste Fideles, 607. Adoro Te devote, 659. Adregias Agni dopes, 621. Audi henigne Conditor, 610. Ave Maris Stella, 657. Ave veriim Coipus, 658. Coelestis nrbs, 656. Ccelo Redemptor, 645. Creator aim e, 601. Crndelis Herodes, 609. Custodes hominum, 643. Decora lux, 638. Index. 785 Hymns: Deus tiiorum, 650. Dies Ires, 574- Egregie Doctor, 610. Ex more docti, 611. Exultel orbis, 647. Festivis resotietU, ^9. Fortem virili pectoi e, 655. Gloria, laus et honor, 619. Hcpc dies, 621. Isie Confessor, 653. Jam lucis, 37. y^z tn sol recedit, 626. yc.s«, corona virginum, 654. y«?^M dulcis memoria (\), 635. y«« Redemptor, 606. Laiida Sion, 632. Lucis Creator, 190. Nu7ic sancte nobis, 599. O quam snavis, 661. O quot undis, 641. O sacrum Cofiviviiim, 661, O salutaris, 221. Pange lingua . . . corporis (i), 627. Pange lingua . . . laureani, 614. Placare, Christe, 646. Quicumque Christum, 640. Rector potens, 599. Rex gloriose, 652. R orate cceli, 603. ^ /?<<-£>, 73. 7> splendor, 642. Z?'*?!/ Christe, 644. Tristes erant Apostoli, 648. W queant laxis, 637. Fi?«/ Creator (ii, 624. Veni Emtnanuel, 602. FJ ngelus, 55. Annna Christi, 103. Blessed be God, 105. De profujidis, 253. £■« £'^0, 338. Happy and blessed, 324. Holy', holy, holy, 51, 83. /^ozt' boundless, 346. y^j« dulcis memoria, 635. Jesus, Mary, arid Joseph, 367, 470. Jesus, meek and humble, 346. Kneeling at Thy holy Feet, 539- Litany of the B. V. M., 65. Litany of the Holy Name, 60. Zooj^ doii'n, O Lord, 90. Lord Jesus Christ, 342. Alemorare, 381. Office of the Dead, 542. O 6^orf, a/!0 /or //!', Mother of Grace, 356, 502, 531. O wc»i^/ mercijul Jesus, 510. O Sacred Heart, 347. O siueetest Heart, 346. Pange lingua, 627. Penitential Psalms, 245. Pravers for a Good Deaths 467. Regina Cceli, 78. I Rosar\% 368. I Salve Regina,']^. I Scapular, 383. I Seven Words on the Cross, I 361. Sign of the Cross, 33. 5/a^a/ J/a/^r, 617. Stations of the Cross, 348. Tantiun ergo, 222. j Trisagion, Angelic, 51, 83. ^786 Index. Indulgenced Devotions: I'ent Creator, 624. Veni Sancte Spiritus, 625. INNOCENTS, Hymn for Holy, 608. Instruction, Prayer before, 171. on Baptism, '393. on Benediction, 220. on Coniession, 271. on Coufinnation, 418. on Extreme Unction, 482. on Fasting and Abstinence, 17- on Hearing Mass, 84. on Holy Communion, 302. on Holy Viaticum, 475. on Matrimony, 431. on Sacraments in General, 390 on Vespers, 178. Intention, Direction of, for Holy Communion, 325. Icitroits. Collects, etc., 665. Invocation (i), 33. JESU diilcis memoria (i), 635. Jesus, Act of Consecration to S. Heart of, 345. Act of Reparation to S. Heart of, 543. Aspirations to S. Heart of li), 346. Devotions to, in B. Sacra- ment, 340. Hymn for Holy Name of (i), 635- Hymn for Pkecious Blood of, 639. Litany of Holy Name of (i), 60. Offering of Precious Blood of, 298. Prayer t£), for the Dying (i), 524- Prayer to S. Heart of, 346. Suffering, Prayers to, 506. Jews, Prayer for, 170. John the Baptist, Hymn for Nativity of St., 637. Joseph, Hymn for Patronage of St., 636. Joseph, Prayers to St. (i), 54, 324. LAST Agony, Prayers during, 531- Last Blessing, 501. Gospel, 137. Things, Four, 23. Lay Baptism, 24. Lent, Hymns lor, 610, 611. Lesser Doxology, 36. Litany for the Dying, 511. of the B. V. M. (i), 65. of the Name of Jesus (i), (^x of the Saints, 256. Lord's Prayer, 33. Low Sunday, Hymn for, 621. Lust, Prayer against, 296. MA GNIFICA T, 192. Manner of assisting at Mixed Marriages, 449. of Hearing Mass, 89. of Serving Mass, 106. Marriage, Ceremony of, 436. Manner of assisting at Mix- ed, 449. Times v.hen not Solemn- ized, 19. Martyrs, Hymns for Feasts of, 650, 651, 652. Mass, Canon ot, 138. Devotions for, 90. for Bridegroom and Bride, 440. for the Dead, 571. Instruction for hearing, 84. Manner of Serving, 106. Nuptial, 440. on the Ceremonies of, 86. on the Manner of hearing, Ordinary of, 114. Prayers before, ?9. Maternity of the B. V. M., Hymn for, 645. Matrimony, Impediments to, 433- . Instruction on, 431. Ritual of, 436. Meals, Grace before and after, 58. Index. 787 Meditation, Subjects for Daily, 23- Memorare (i), 381. Mercv, Corporal Works of, 22. Spiritual Works of, 22. Michael, Hymn for Dedication of St. ,'642. Miserere, 249. Mixed Marriao^es, Manner of assisting at, 449. Mode of administering Extreme Unction, 484. of administering Viaticum, 476. Morning Hymn, 37. Prayers' 37, 51. Mourne'rs, Prayers for, 533. Movable Feasts, i. Table of, 14. Mysteries of tiie Rosary (i), 372. NAME OF JESUS, Hymn for (i), 635- Litany of (i), 60. Nativity of St. John the Bap- tist, Hymn for, 637. Necessary Virtues for the Sick, Acts of, 462. Necessity, Prayer in any, 166. I^icene Creed, 126. Night Prayers, 69, 81. Nine Ways of aiding another's Sin, 23. None, Hymn for, 600. Nunc dimittis, 74. Nuptial Mass, 440. OCCASIONAL Offices, 225. Pravers, 165. Office o"f the Dead (i), 542. Offices, Occasional, 225. Order of Blessing Water, 109. Orders of the Church, Prayer for, 165. Ordinary of the Mass, 114. O Salutaris, 221. Our Father, 33. Our Ladv of Pity, Prayer to (i), 539- PAGANS, Prayer for, 170. Palm Sunday, Hymn for, 619. Pardon and Amendment, Pray- ers for, 294. Parents deceased, Prayer for, 593- Parents, Praj'ers of, 172, 453. Paler Noster, 33. Patronage of St. Joskpii, Hvmn for, 636. Patron Saint, Prayer to, 55. Passion Sunday, Hymn for, 612. Passiontide, Hymns for, 614, 617. Patience, Praj-er for, 169, 465. Peace, Commemoration for, 196. Penance, Prayer after perform- ing, 293. Prayer before performing, 292. Ritual of, 286. Sacrament of, 271. Penitential Psalms (i), 245. Persecutors, Prayer against, 166. Person near Death, Prayer for, 171. Peter and Paul, Hymn for Feast of Sts, 638. Plenary Indulgence in articulo mortis, 501. Pope deceased, Prayer for, 591. Pope, Prayer for, 165. Postcommunions, etc., 665. Prai.se, Act of, 462. Prayer, A Child's, 173. after Examination of Con- science, 282. after Extreme Unction, 492, after performing Penance, 293- . . after Viaticum, 480. against Anger, 296. against Covetousiiess, 296. against Envy, 297. against Evil'Thoughts, 168. against Gluttony, 297. against Lust. 296. against Persecutors, 166. against Pride, 295. again. St Sloth, 297. A Husband's, 450, 452. Angel of God [i), 54. Am ma ChHsti (z), 103. 788 Index. Prayer, A Parent's, 453. A Universal, 175. A Wife's, 451, 452. before Confession, 284. before Examination of Con- science, 275. before Extreme Unction, 483- before performing Penance, 292. before Study or Instruction, 171. before Viaticum, 471, En Ego (/), 338. for a Congregation or Fami- ly, 165. for a deceased Bishop, 592. for a deceased Friend, 593. for a deceased Man, 592. for a deceased Priest, 592. for a deceased Pope, 591. for a deceased Woman, 593. for a Good Death (i), 467. for a Sick Person near Death, 171. for Authorities, 56. for Bishops, 165. for Charity, 169. for Choosing State of Life, 174. for Concord, 166. for Continence, 168. for deceased Benefactors, 594. for deceased Brethren, etc., 593- for deceased Parents, 593. for Ecclesiastics, 121. for Enemies, 170. for Fair Weather, 167. for Forgiveness of Sins, 167. for Friends, 170. for Heretics and Schismatics, 169. for Plumility, 168. for Jews, 170. for One dying suddenly, 594. for One lately baptized, 409. for One to be confirmed, 421. for Pagans, 170. for Patience, 169, 465. for Priest, 293. for Rain, 167. Prayer for the Church, 121. for the Dead, 171. for the Faithful in Agony (i), 510. for the Gift of Tears, 167. for the Pope, 122. for the Sick, 171. for the Tempted, 16S. for Those at Sea, 169. for Those in a Cemetery, 584, 594. in any ^Jecessity, 166. in Suftering, 466. in Beginning of Sickness, 459- m Time of Calam.ity, 175. m Time of Famine, etc., 166. in Tribulation, 166. Look down, O Lord (i), 90. O Faithful Guardian (i), 54, of One to be Married, 435. of St. Alphonsus (i), 342. of St. Bernard (i), 381. of St. Bonaventure, 331. of St. Gertrude, 292. of St. Ignatius (i), 103. of St I'homas Aq^uinas, 330. on Anniversary ot Confirma- tion, 429. Recommendation to God, 171. to our Guardian Angel, 54 'vi), 465- to our Lady of Pity (1), 539. to our Lady of Sorrows, 366. to our Lord, for the Dying (i), 524- to our Patron Saint, 55. to St. Joseph (i), 54, 324. Prayers against Deadly Sins, 295. before Mass, 89. during Last Agony, 531. Evening, 69, 81. for a Husband or Wife, 172. for Pardon and Amendment, 294. for the Dead, 531. 533, 571, 572, 579, 580, 582, 584, 586, 591- for the Dying, Three Devout (i), 529- for the Fruits of the Holy Ghost, 42S. Index. 789 Prayers for the Gifts of the Holy Ghost, 426. for the use of Mourners, 533. Indulgenced (see " Indul- genced Devotions''). in great Sorrow, 537. in Sickness, 459, 460, 462, 471, 509- Morning, 37, 51. Occasional, 165. of Parents, 172, 453. to the S. Heart (.ij, 346. which every Christian should knovv^, 33. Precious Blood, Hymn for Feast of, 639, Preface, the Sunday, 97, 136. Preparation for Confession, 272. for Holy Communion, 305. Pride, Prayer against, 295. Priest deceased, Praj-er lor, 592. Priest, Praj'er for, 293. Prime, 37. Psalin 4. Cum invocarem, 70. 5. Verba mea, 544. 6. Domine, ne in furore, 245. 7. Domine Deus mens, 545. 15. Conserva me, Domine, 290. 19. Exaudiat te Dominus, 291. 22. Dominus regit me, 549. 23. Domini est terra, 454. 24. Ad te, Domi)i-e, 550. 25. Judica me, Domine, 132. 26. Dominus illuminatio, 551- 30. In te, Domine, speravi, 71- 31. Beati quorum, 246. 37. Domine, ne in furore, 247- 39. Expectatisexpeciavt,^^^. 40. Beatus qui intelligit, 557- 41. Quemadmodum desider- ai, 558. 42. fudtca me, Deus, 115. 50. Miserere, 249. 53. Deus, in nomine, 38. 62. Deus, Deus meus, 564. 64. Te decet, 563. Psalm 66. Deus misereatur, 565. 69. Deus m adjutorium, 264. 83. Quam dilecla, 305. 84. Benedixisti, Domine, 306. 85. Iiiclina, Domine, 307. 90. Qui habitat, 71. 94. I'enite ex u item us, 543. loi. Domine, exaudi, 251. 102. Benedic, anima 7nea, 289. 109. Dixit Dominus, 181. no. Confitebor tibi, 182. 111. Beatus vir, 184. 112. Laudate, pueri, i^^, 240. 113. In exitu Israel, 187. 115. Credidi, 200, 308. 116. Laudate Dominum, 200. 117. Confitemini Domino, 525. 118. Beati immaculati, 39. 121. LcEtatus sum, 201. 125. Inco7ivertendo, 204. 126. Nisi Dominus, 202. 127. Beati omnes, 211. 129. Deprojundis (.ij, 211, 253, 309- 131. Memento, Domine, 208. 133. Ecce nunc, 72. 137. Confitebor tibi, 212. 138. Domine, probasti, 205. 142. Domine, exaudi, 254. 147. Lauda ferusalem, 203. 148. Laudate Dominum de coelis, 566. 149. Cantate Domino, 567. 150. Laudate Dominutn in Sanctis, 328, 568. Psalms, Director}' of Vesper, 215. for Various Occasions, 218. for Various Seasons, 219. Seven Penitential (i), 245. QUA RANT ORE (i), 339. RAIN, Prayer for, 167. Raphael, Hymn for Feast of St., 644. ^ Reception of Converts, 412. Recommendation of Departing 1 Soul, 511. ! to God, Short, 171, Recovery, Thanksgiving for, 470. ^ Rcgina Cceli (.i), 78. 790 Index. Relations deceased, Prayer for 593- Renewal of Baptismal Vows, 410. Renunciation oflivil, Act of, 464 Reparation, Act of, 322, 343. for Blasphemy, Act of (i), 105. Resignation, Act of, 462. Rosary, Form of Blessing, 369. iMode of Reciting (i I, 372. Rule for finding liaster, 15. SACRAMENT, Benediction of the Blessed, 220. Benediction of the Blessed, Hymns for, 658. of Baptism, 393. of Confirmation, 418. of Extreme Unction, 4S2. of Matrimony, 431. of Penance, 271. of the Holj- Eucharist, 302. Visit to the Blessed (i), 340. Sacranients in General, Instruc- tion on, 390. the Seven, 21. Sacred Heart, Act of Consecra- tion to, 345. Act of Reparation to, 343. Aspirations to (i), 346. Prayers to, 346. Saint Alphonsus, Prayer of (i), 342- Bernard, Hymn of (i), 635. Bernard, Prayerof (i), 381. Bonaventure, Prayer of, 331. Gertrude, Prayer of, 292. Ignatius, Prayer of (i), 103. John the Baptist, Hymn for Nativity of, 637. Joseph, Commemoration of, 195- Joseph, Hymn for Patron- age of, 636. Joseph, Prayers to (i), 54, 324 Michael, Hymn for Dedica- tion of, 642. Paul, Hymn for Conver- sion of, 610. Prayer to our Patron, 55. Saint Raphael, Hymn for Feast of, 644. Thomas Aquinas, Prayer of, 330. Samts, Hymn for Feast of All, 646. Litany of, 256. Peter and Paul, Commemo- ration of, 196. Peter and Paul, Hymn for Feast of, 638. Salt, Blessing of, 109. Salve Regina (i), 79. Scapular (i), 383. Schismatics and Heretics, Pray- er for, 169. Sea, Prayer for those at, 169. Seasons, Psalms for various, 219. Self-Oblation, Act of, 462. Serving Mass, Manner of, 106. Seven Deadly Sins, Prayers against, 295. Seven Effusions of our Lord's Blood, Thanksgiving for, 29S. Gifts of the Holy Ghost, 21. Giitsof the Holy Ghost, Pray- ers for, 426. Penitential Psalms (i), 245. Sacraments, 21. Sacraments, Instruction on, 390. Sorrows of the B. V. M., Hymn for, 641. V/ordson the Cross (i), 361. Sext, Hymn for, 509. Short Recommendation to God, 171. Sick, Acts of most necessary Virtues for, 462. Daily Prayer for, 460. Devotions for, 459, 496,509. Visitation of, 494. Sickness, Prayer in beginning of, 459- Prayers during, 459, 460, 462, 471, 509- Sins against the Holy Ghost, 23. crying for Vengeance, 23. Prayer for Forgiveness of, 167. Seven Deadly, 23. Index. 791 Six Precepts of the Church, 21. Sloth, rrayer against, 297. Song of Ilezecliiah, 565. of Simeon, 74. of the B. V. M., 192. of the Three Cliildren, 327. of Zachar\-, 569. Sorrow, Prayers in, 537. Sorrows of the B. V. M., Hymn for the Seven, 641. Prayer to our Lady oi{i), 366. Siabat Mater (\), 617. State of Life, Prayer for Choos- ing, 174. Statement of Christian Doc- trine, 20. Stations of the Cross (i), 348. Study, Prayer before, 171. Subjects for Daily Meditation, 23- Submission, Act of, 462. Sudden Death, Prayer for one overtaken by, 594. Suffering, Prayer in, 466. Summary of "Faith and Prac- tice, 25. Sunday Vespers, 179. TABLE of Holydays, 16. of Movable Fea'sts, 14. of Psalms, 21S. Tantum ergo (i), 222. Tears, Prayer lor Gift of, 167. Te Deum, 160. Tempted, Praj-er for, 168. Ten Commandments, 20. Thanksgiving, Act of, 298, 462. after Childbirth, 45S. after Communion, 327. after Confession, 288. after Recovery from Sick- ness, 470. Theological Virtues, 21. Thomas Aquinas, Prayer of St., 330. Thoughts, Praver against Evil, 168. Three Children, Canticle of, 327. Three Devout Prayers for the Dying (i), 529. Eminent Good Works, 23. Theological Virtues, 21. Tierce, Hymn for, 599. Times wherein Marriage is not solemnized, 19. Transfiguration, Hymn for, 640. Tribulation, Prayer in, 166. Trinity Sunday, Hymn for, 626. Trisagion, Angelic (i), 51, 83. Twelve Fruits ol tiie Holy Ghost, 22. Prayers for, 428. UNIVERSAL Prayer, 175. Usual Commemorations, 193. VARIOUS Occasions,Psalms for, 218. Prayers for the Dead, 591. Prayers for the Living, 165. Seasons, Psalms for, 219. V^eni Creator (i), 624. V'eni Sancte Spiritus (i), 625. Vesper Hymn, 190. Psalms, Director}' of, 215. Vespers, Instruction on, 17S. Sunday, 179. Viaticum, Instruction on, 475. Mode of administering, 476. Prayer after receiving, 480. Prayer before receiving, 471, Vidi aqiiavi, 113. Virgins, Hymn for Feasts of, 654- Virtues, Cardinal, 21. most necessar}^ for the Sick, Acts of, 462. Theological, 21. Visitation of the Sick, 494. Visit to the B. Sacrament (i), 340. Vows, Renewal of Baptismal, 410. WATER, Order of Blessing, 109. Way of the Cross (i), 348. Ways of aiding another's Sin, 25- Weather, Prayer for Fair, 167. What every Christian must be- lievej^ 25. every Christian must do, 30. 792 Index. Whitsuntide, Hymns for (i), 624, 625. Wife or Husband, Prayers for, 172, 451,452. Women, Hvmn for FEASTS of Holy, 655. Words on the Cross (i), 361. Works of Mercy, Corporal, 22. Spiri'iual, 22. ZACHARY, Canticle of, 5690 Date Due "'ilLl MY 24 '5 D _■ n, -^ «; ^