FROM THE LIBRARY OF REV. LOUIS FITZGERALD BENSON, D. D BEQUEATHED BY HIM TO THE LIBRARY OF PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY A > 14 1937 Manual of ^LOGICAL SL. Prayers FUR THE USE OF THE CATHOLIC LAITY. PREPARED AND PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE THIRD PLENARY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE. BALTIMORE: JOHN MURPHY & CO., Printers to the Holy See of Pome. 1889. The Prayer Book ordered by the Third Plenary Council of Baltimore, having been diligently compiled and examined, is hereby approved. &^1stSL**~<7 / C%^t^) 9 -^£ c^sU^C-~*A^*~2 A rch blsh op of B.i Iti-m ore, Apostolic Delegate. Baltimore, May 17, 1889. 4" ^^^c^vc^jeX^ w^iA^c^c^^^^ i-' 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 : (0 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, ■ 5i Acts of Faith, Hope, etc. , • 53 Angelus, etc., .... ■ 55 Grace before and after Meals, . 53 Litanies of the Holy Name and of L oreto > . 60 Evening Prayers (Compline), 69 Another Form, . . 81 Devotions for Mass, 89 Manner of Serving Mass, 106 Blessing of Water and Aspcrges, . j 09 Ordinary of the Mass, . . . . 114 The Te Deum> etc., . 160 Vespers, 178 111 IV Table 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 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 the Dead, Adults, Infants, Hymns and Sequences, Collects, Epistles and Gospels, etc., Saints PAGE 220 225 234 24O 245 271 302 340 348 361 368 3*3 390 393 412 418 436 440 449 454 459 475 482 494 501 511 541 587 599 665 £be Calendar OF FEASTS CELEBRATED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. {Holy days of Obligation are marked with a*h.) Abbreviations Explained : Ap. signifies Apostle or Apostles ; M., Martyr or Martyrs ; P., Pope; Abp., Archbishop ; B., Bishop; C, Confessor; D , Doctor ; Abb., Abbot; V., Virgin; \V., Widow; K., King ; Q., Queen; Pr., Priest ; H , Hermit. OTHER MOVABLE FEASTS NOT INCLUDED IN THE FOL- LOWING CALENDAR. Second Sunday after Epiphany — Holy Name of Jesus. Friday after Quinquagesima — Passion of our Lord. Friday after First Sunday in Lent — Holy Crown of Thorns. Friday after Second Sunday in Lent — Spear and Nails. Friday after Third Sunday in Lent — Five Wounds. Friday after Fourth Sunday in Lent— Most Precious Blood. Friday after Passion Sunday— Seven Sorrows of the B. V. M. Third Sunday after Easter — Patronage of St. Joseph. Thursday after Trinity Sunday— Corpus Christi. Friday after Octave of Corpus Christi— Sacred Heart of Jesus. First Sunday of July— Most Precious Blood. Sunday within the Octave of the Assumption— St. Joachim, Fa- ther of the B. V. M. Sunday within the Octave of Nativity of B. V. l&.—Holy Name of Mary. Third Sunday of September— Seven Sorrows of the B. V. M. First Sunday of October— Rosary Sunday. Third Sunday of October— Ma ternity of the B. V. M. Second Sunday of November— Patronage of the B. V. M. Ube Calendar. m JANUARY. Hath 31 days. W Z® / M % V, t/>' CO/ 4« CIRCUMCISION OF OUR UORD. Octave of St. Stephen. First Marty)-. Octave of St. John, A p. and Evangelist. Octave of Holy Innocents, M. Vigil. Epiphany of our L,ord. Of the Octave. Of the Octave. Of the Octave. Of the Octave. Of the Octave. Of the Octave. Octave of the Epiphany. St. Hilary, BCD. St. Paul, First H. St. Marcellus, P.M. St. Anthony, Abb. St. Peter's Chair at Rome. St. Canute of Denmark, K.M. SS. Fabian and Sebastian, M. St. Agnes, V.M. SS. Vincent and Anastasius, M. Espousals of the B. V.M. St. Timothy, B.M. Conversion of St. Paul, Ap. St. Polycarp, B.M. St. John Chrvsostom, Patriarch, CD. St. Agnes, the second time. St. Francis de Sales, B.C.D. St. Martina, V.M. St. Peter Nolasco, C. XTbe CalenCmr. FEBRUARY. Hath 28 or 29 days St. Ignatius, B.M. Purification of the B. V. M. St. Blase, B.M. St. Andrew Corsini, B.C. St. Philip of Jesus, M. St. Titus, Abp. C. St. Romuald, Abb. St. John of Matha, C. St. Cyril of Alexandria, B.C.D. St. Scholastica, V. St. Raymond of Pennafort, C. St. Agatha, V.M. Of the Season. St. Valentine, Pr.M. SS. Faustinusand Jovita, M. Of the Season. Of the Season. St Simeon, B.M. Of the Season. Of the Season. Of the Season. St. Peter's Chair at Antioch. St. Peter Damian, B.C.D. Vigil. St. Matthias, Ap* Of the Season. Of the Season. Of the Season. Of the Season. * In Leap Year, on the 25th. XEbe Calen&ar. si MARCH. Hath 31 days. Of the Season.- Of the Season. Of the vSeason. St. Casimir, C. Of the Season. Of the Season. St. Thomas Aquinas, CD. St. John of God, C. St. Frances of Rome, IV. The Forty Martyrs. Of the Season. St. Gregory the Great, P.C.D. Of the Season. Of the Season. Of the Season. Of the Season. St. Patrick, Abp.C, Apostle of Ireland. Si. Gabriel, Archangel. St. Joseph, Patron of the Universal Ch u rch . St. Cyril of Jerusalem, B.C.I). St. Benedict, Abb. Of the Season. Of the Season. Of the Season. Annunciation of the B. V. M. Of the Season. Of the Season. Of the Season. Of the Season. Of the Season. Of the Season. TLbe Calendar, APRIL. Hath jo days. 1. Of the Season. 2. St. Francis of Paola, C. 3. Of the Season. 4. St. Isidore, A dp. CD. 5. St. Vincent Ferrer, C 6. Of the Season. 7. Of the Season. 8. Of the Season. 9. Of the Season. 10. Of the Season. 11. St. Leo the Great, P. CD. 12. Of the Season. 13. St. Hermenegild of Spain, K.M. 14. St. Justin, M. 15 Of the Season. 16. Of the Season. 17. St. Anicetus, P.M. 18. Of the Season. 19. Of the Season. 20. Of the Season. 21. St. Anselm, A dp. CD. 22. SS. vSoter and Caius, P.M. 23. St. George. M. 24. St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen, M. 25. St. Mark, Evangelist. 26. SS. Cletus and Marcellinus, P.M. 27. St. Turibius. B.C. 28. St. Paul of the Cross, C 29. St. Peter, M. 30. St. Catherine of Siena, V. <-/ ^ m/i». Ube Calendar, IVi MAY. Hath 31 days. a £* l!\/. £ <£>, IfcJi =r IM S ^3 55. Phil j p and James, Ap. St. Athanasius, BCD. Finding of the Holy Cross. St. Monica, IV. St. Pius V., P. C. St. John before the Latin Gate. St. Stanislaus, B.M. Apparition of St. Michael, Archangel. St. Gregory Nazianzen, Patriarch, CD. St. Antoninus, Abp.C Of the Season. SS. Nereus, Achilleus and Comp., M. Of the Season. St. Boniface, M. Of the Season. St. Ubald, B.C. St. Paschal Baylon, C. St. Venantius, M. St. Peter Celestin. PC. St. Bernardine of Siena, C. Of the Season. St. John Nepomuce,ne, M. Of the Season. Our Blessed Lady, Help of Christians. St. Gregory VI L , P.C. St. Philip Neri, C. St. Mary Magdalen de' Pazzi, V. St. Augustine of Canterbury, B.C. Of the Season. St. Felix, P.M. St. Angela Merici, V. Zhc Calen&ar. JUNE. Hath jo B 29. 30- Of the Season. SS. Mareellinus and Peter, M. Of the Season. St. Francis Caraceiolo, C. St. Boniface, Abp. M. St. Norbert, Abp.C. Of the Season. Of the Season. SS. Primus and Felician, M. St Margaret of Scotland, Q. W. St. Barnabas, Ap. St. John of San Fagondez, C. St. Anthony of Padua, C. St. Basil the Great, Abp CD. SS. Vitus and Modestus, M. St. John Francis Regis, C. Of the Season. SS. Mark and Marcellian, M. St. Juliana de' Falconieri, V. St. Silverius, P.M. St. Aloysius Gonzaga, C. «St. Pauliuus, B.C. Vigil. Nativity of Si. John the Baptist. St. William, Abb. SS. John and Paul, M. Of the Octave. St. Irenaeus, B.M. Vigil. SS. Peter and Paul, Ap. (Solemn: transferred to following Sunday.; Commemoration of St. Paul, Ap. XTbe Calendar, fb*iP M If ». \ x < Hft //// f^ c JULY. //«///. j/ da^tf. fQjS I. Octave of St. John the Baptist. Visitation oj the B. V, M. St. Leo II., P.C Of the Octave. SS. Cyril and Methodius, B.C. Octave of SS. Peter and Paul, A p. Of the Season. St. Elizabeth of Portugal, Q. V. Of the Season. Seven Brothers, M. St. Pius I., P.M. St. John Gualberto, Abb. St. Anacletus, P.M. St. Bonarenture, B.C.D. St. Henry, K. C. Our Lady of Mount Carmel. 'St. Alexius, C. St. Camillus de' Lelli, C. St. Vincent of Paul, C. St. Jerome Miani, C. St. Praxedes, V. f£*. 22. St. Mary Magdalen, Penitent. St. Apollinaris, P.M. ^4. St. Francis Solano, C. Vigil. 2^. St. James, Ap. St. Ann, Mother of the P. V. M. St. Pantaleon, M. SS. Nazarius and others, M. St. Martha, V. SS. Abdou and Sennen, M. St. Ignatius Loyola, C. TLhc Gaien&ar* AUGUST. Ha th 31 days. 1. St. Peter's Chains. 2. vSt. Alphonsus de' Liguori, B.C.D. Finding- of St. Stephen, First Martyr. St. Dominic, C. Our Lady of the Snows. Transfiguration of our Lord. St. Cajetan, C. SS. Cyriacus and others, M. Vigil. St. Lawj-ence, M. Of the Octave. St. Clare, V. Of the Octave. Vigil. Fast. ^ ASSUMPTION OF THE B. V. M. St. Hyacinth, C. Octave of St. Uawrence. Of the Octave. Of the Octave. St. Bernard, Abb.D. St. Jane Frances de Chantal, W. Octave of the Assumption. St. Philip Eeuizzi. Vigil. St. Bartholomew, Ap. St. Uouis of France, K.C. St. Zephyrinus, P.M. St. Joseph Casalanz, C. St. Augustine, B.C.D. Beheading of St. John the Baptist. St. Rose of Lima, V. St. Raymond Nonnatus, C. 4- 5- 6. 7- 8. 9- 10. 11. 12. 13- 14. 15. 16. 17- 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23- 24. 25- 26. 27- 28. 29. 30. 31. V m /s» K ,*?"*■] J i in h «^ flL II 1 3» ss w Ube Calendar» SEPTEMBER. Hath so days. St. Giles, /4££. St. Stephen of Hungary, A".C Of the Season. Of the Season. St. Lawrence de' Giustiniani, Patri- arch, C. Of the Season. Of the Season. Nativity of the B. V. M. Of the Octave. St. Nicholas of Tolentino, C. Of the Octave. Of the Octave. Of the Octave. Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Octave of the Nativity of the B. V M. SS. Cornelius, P.M., and Cyprian. P.M. The Stigmata of St. Francis, C. St. Joseph of Cupertino, C. SS. Januarius and Companions, M. SS. Eustace and Companions, M. Vigil. St. Matthew, Ap. and Evangelist. St. Thomas of Villanova, Abp.C. St. Linus, P.M. Our Lady of Ranso?n. Of the Season. SS. Cyprian and Justina, M. SS. Cosmas and Damian, M. St. Wenceslaus of Bohemia, K.M. Dedication of St. Michael, Archangel. St. Jerome, Pr.C.D. Uhc Calendar. W OCTOBER. Hath 31 days. 1. St. Remy, B.C. 2. Holy Guardian Angels. 3. Of the Season. 4. St. Francis of Assisi, C. 5. St. Placid and Companions, M, 6. St. Bruno, C. 7. St. Mark, PC. 8. St. Bridget of Sweden, IV. 9. SS. Denys and Companions, M. 10. St. Francis Borgia, C. 11. Of the Season. 12. Of the Season. 13. St. Edward, K.C. 14. St. Calhstus, P.M. 15. St. Teresa, V. 16. Of the Season. 17. St. Kedwiges, IV. 18. St. Luke^ Evangelist. 19. St. Peter of Alcantara, C. 20. St. John of Kenty, C. 21. St. Hilarion, Abb. 22. Of the Season. 23. Of the Season. 24. St. Raphael, Archangel. 25. SS. Chrysanthus and Daria, M. 26. St. Evaristus, P.M. 27. Vigil. 28. SS. Simon andjude, Ap. 29. Of the Season. 30. Of the Season. 31. Vigil. Fast. m \i\\ x . ,S4 j;\\^ Hbe Calendar. NOVEMBER. Hath 30 days. w \¥Z> c>i 1. 2. 3- 4- 5> 6. 7' 8 9- 10. 11. 12. 13- 14. 15- 16. 17- 18. 19- 20. 21. 22. 23' 24 25. 26. 27. 28, 29, 30. ►J« ALL SAINTS' DAY. All Souls' Day. Of the Octave. St. Charles Borromeo, Abp.C. Of the Octave. Of the Octave. Of the Octave. Octave of All Saints. Dedication of St. John Lateran Basilica. St. Andrew Avellino. C. St. Martin of Tours, B.C. St. Martin, P.M. St. Diego. C. St. Stanislaus Kostka, C. St. Gertrude V. St. Josaphat, B.M. St. Gregory the Wonder- Worker, B.C. Dedication of SS. Peter and Paul's Basil- ica. St. Elizabeth of Hungary, IV. St. Felix of Valois, C. Presentation of the B. V. M. St. Cecilia, V.M. St. Clement, P.M. vSt. John of the Cross, C. St. Catherine, V.M. St. Peter of Alexandria, B.M. Of the Season. Of the Season. Vigil. TLhe Calendar. DECEMBER ■ Ha th 3 1 days 5- 6. 7- 8. i 1. Of the Season. 2. St. Bibiana, V.M 3. St. Francis Xavier, C. 4. St. Peter Chrysologus, Abp.C.D. St. Saba, Abb. St. Nicholas. Abp.C. St. Ambrose, B.C.D. Vigil. ►J- IMMACULATE 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. Lucy, V.M. Of the Octave. Octave of the Imm ac. 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. •ft 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. 9- 10. 11 12. 13- 14. IS- 16. 17- 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23- 24. 25- 26. 27. 28. 29. 30- 31- a £able of flDovable jfeasts. »rd. ay. >» •«1 ■i-i 0 3 • >> c3 - Ih o QJ 02 0 •1-1 •a 3 0 1« 3 > o £ 0 «5 • 1-1 u Gd * J! < 7) < 5 M O en i-t 1888 Feb. 15 Apl. 1 May 10 May 20 May 31 Dec. 2 1889 Mar. 6 Apl. 21 May 30 June 9 June 20 Dec. 1 1890 Feb. 19 Apl. 6 May 15 May 25 June 5 Nov. 30 1 891 1892 Feb. 11 Mar. 29 May 7 May 17 May 28 Nov. 29 Mar. 2 Apl. 17 May 26 June 5 June 16 Nov. 27 IH93 Feb. 15 Apl. 2 May 11 May 21 June 1 Dec. 3 1894 Feb. 7 Mar. 25 May 3 May 13 May 24 Dec. 2 1895 Feb. 27 Apl. 14 May 23 June 2 June 13 Dec. 1 1896 Feb. 19 Apl. 5 May 14 May 24 June 4 Nov. 29 1897 Mar. 3 Apl. 18 Mav 27 June 6 June 17 Nov. 28 1898 Feb. 23 Apl. 10 May 19 May 29 June 9 Nov. 27 1899 1900 Feb. 15 Apl. 2 May 11 May 21 June 1 Dec. 3 Feb. 28 Apl. 15 May 24 June 3 June 14 Dec. 2 190 1 Feb. 20 Apl. 7 May 16 May 26 June 6 Dec. 1 1902 Feb. 12 Mar. 30 May 8 May 18 May 29 Nov. 30 1903 Feb. 25 Apl. 12 May 21 May 31 June 11 Nov. 29 1904 Feb. 17 Apl. 3 Mav 12 May 22 June 2 Nov. 27 1905 Mar. 8 Apl. 23 June 1 June 11 June 22 Dec. 3 1906 Feb. 28 Apl. 15 May 24 June 3 June 14 Dec. 2 1907 Feb. 13 Mar. 3i May 9 May 19 May 30 Dec. 1 1908 Mar. 4 Apl. 19 May 28 June 7 June 18 Nov. 29 1909 Feb. 24 Apl. 11 May 20 May 30 June 10 Nov. 28 1910 Feb. 9 Mar. 27 May 5 May 15 May 26 Nov. 27 T9II Mar. 1 Apl. 16 May 25 June 4 June 15 Dec. 3 1912 Feb. 21 Apl. 7 May 16 May 26 June 6 Dec. 1 1913 Feb. 5 Mar. 23 May 1 May 11 May 22 Nov. 30 1914 Feb. 25 Apl. 12 May 21 May 31 June 11 Nov. 29 1915 Feb. 17 Apl. 4 May 13 May 23 , June 3 Nov. 28 14 Movable Feasts. 15 XOTE. — Easter 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 Twenty-first Day of March ; and if the Full Moon happens upon a Sunday, 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 ~\ f Nine "j gSgSS*. \ SUUday " I I-! \ Week, before Easter. Quadragesima J [ Six J Rogation Sunday ] f Five Weeks Ascension Day • Forty Days - after Easter. Whitsunday ' j Seven Weeks Trinity Sunday J ^ Eight Weeks The Calendar as at present used was reformed, in the year of our Ford 1582, by Pope Gregory XIII., who ordered the Historical or Civil year to be thenceforward reckoned from the first dav of January. It was not adopted by English-speaking people until January' 1, 1753. The Ecclesiastical year still begins on the First Sunday in Advent. a IRute FOR FINDING EASTER OF ANY YEAR IN THIS CENTURY OR THE NEXT. 1st. Divide the date of the year by 19, and call the remainder a ; 2d. Divide the date of the year by 4, and call the remainder b ; 3d. Divide the date of the year by 7, and call the remainder c ; ,, T-.. • -, ( 2T, [for this Centurv] / , , .. „ 4th. Divide 19a f \ 24 [for next Centuryj \ by 30, and call the remainder d ; 5th. Divide 2b + 4c + 6d + \* g* gnturyj J. by ._ and ^ ^ remainder e ; Then Easter will be the 22d -f- d -f- e of March ; or the d -f- e — 9 of April. Exceptions.— 1st. 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 18th, unless d = 29, and e = 5. a Sable of all the Feasts that are observed by the Catholics of the United States, with obli- gation OF HEARING MASS AND ABSTAINING FROM SERVILE WORK. ALL THE SUNDAYS OF THE YEAR. January. i. The Circumcision of Our Lord, or New- Year's Day. August. 15. The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. November. 1. 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. *W> .0»- 10 ©n pasting anb abstinence. y Iks -UR Holy Mother, the Catholic Church, 3 does not leave her children without guidance, and to their own devices, in this important matter ; she tells them not only zcJi^n 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 centimes of practical experi- ence. Every Catholic is bound to keep these mild and gentle rules first of all 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 onlv ; 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 kindoxid. the quantity of food. On Fasting-days, be- sides the obligation of abstaining from flesh-meat, the number and quantity of meals are restricted. 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 observance, but acts of mortification of precept, enjoined by laws 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 of fasting) , which are commonly noted in the published " Regu- lations for Lent" in every Diocese. But as to ab- stineucey legitimate excuses are very few ; and gene- rally no one can proceed safely in excusing himself from abstinence before consulting his confessor. ABSTINENCE DAYS. All the Fridays of the Year. Sde. — When a Friday happens to be Christmas Day, it is not a day of abstinence. FASTING-DAYS. i. 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 x\bstinence. 19 3. The: Four Quarter-Tenses, or Ember-Days, viz.: The Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday following — 1. the first Sunday in Lent ; 2. Whit- sunday ; 3. the fourteenth day of September ; and, 4. the third Sunday of Advent. 4. The Vigils of Whitsunday, of the Assumption , of All Saints, and of Christmas. Note.-— When a Fasting-day falls upon a Sunday, it is kept on the Saturday previous. THE TIMES Wherein Marriages are not Solemnized. From Advent Sunday until the Epiphany, and from Ash Wednesday until Low Sunday. Brief Statement of Gbrietian 2>octrine. JxjTiiiiiiiiiii, i""^8u The Ten Commandments 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. 4. Honor thy father and thy mother. 5. Thou shalt not kill. 6. Thou shalt not commit adultery. 7. Thou shalt not steal. 8. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. 9. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife. 10. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's goods. 20 Brief Statement of Christian Doctrine. 21 The Six Commandments of the Church. 1. To hear Mass on Sundays, and Holydays 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 marry persons who are not Catholics, or who are related to us within the fourth degree of kin- dred, nor privately without witnesses, nor to solemnize marriage at forbidden times. Baptism, The Seven Sacraments. Matt, xxviii. 19, Confirmation, Holy Eucharist, . Penance, Extreme Unction, Holy Orders, Matrimony, Acts viii. 17. Matt. xxvi. 26. John xx. 23. James v. 14. Luke xxii. 19. Matt. xix. 6 . The Three Theological Virtues. Faith — Hope — Charity. The Four Cardinal Virtues. Prudence — Justice — Fortitude — Temperance. 1 3« The Seven Gifts of the Holy Ghost. — Isa. xi. 2. Wisdom, Fortitude, The Fear of the Understanding, Knowledge, Lord. Counsel, Piety, 22 Brief Statement of Christian Doctrine. The Charity, Joy, Peace, Patience, Twelve Fruits of the Benismitv, Goodness, Long-suffering, Mildness, Holy Ghost. Faith, Modesty, Continency, Chastity. >TA The Spiritual Works 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 Tc 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 they 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- tice ; for the}* 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 Christian Doctrine. 23 Pride, Covetousness, >* Lust, \ ~^ Auger, -hj Gluttony, Envv, Sloth. Q ^ 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. Humility, Liberality, Chastity, Meekness, Temperance, Brotherly love, Diligence. Sins against the Holy Ghost. Presumption of God's mercy — Despair — Impugning the known truth — Envy at another's spiritual good — Obstinacy in sin — Final impenitence. Sins Crying to Heaven 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. By 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 Counsels. Voluntary Poverty — Chastity — Obedience. The Eour 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 Angels aiid Saints to invoke, A soul to save, A bodv to mortifv, Sins to expiate, Virtues to acquire, Hell to avoid, Heaven to gain, Eternity to prepare for, Time to profit by, Neighbors to edify, The world to despise, Devils to combat, Passions to subdue, Death perhaps to suffer, And Judgment to undergo. lay Baptism. 1T7\R0VIDED an infant is in danger of dying be- r-""— fore a Priest can be procured, any other per- son, whether man, woman, or child, may baptize it in the following manner : While pouring couunon water on the head or face of the i?ifaut, pronounce the words : I BAPTIZE THEE IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER. AND OF THE SON, AND OF THE HOLY GHOST. -o- rfy pa ^SKsi ^ .IS? -c» & TCOOO a OOOOOOOOOOOC _ T. a Summary of Christian f aitb ano practice. I. What every Christian Must BeuEve. ft - L ' X T>4 ft. *• 1 '-pVERY Christian must believe that i§ there is one God, and no more than one God : that God is a pure Spirit, the Lord and Maker of heaven and earth, who has neither beginning nor end, but is always the same ; who is everywhere present ; knows and sees all things ; can do all things whatso- ever He pleases ; and is infinite in all perfections. 2. Every Christian is bound to be- lieve that in one God there are three distinct Persons, perfectly equal, of the same substance, and having the same nature : the Father, who proceeds from no one ; the Son, who is born of the Father before all ages ; and the Holy Ghost, who proceeds eternally from the Father and the Son as from one principle ; and that the three Persons are all equally eternal, equal in wisdom and power, and are all three one and the same Lord, one and the same God. 3. We must believe that God created the angels to be with Him for ever, and that one part of them fell 25 26 Christian Faith and Practice. from God by sin, and became devils. That God also created Adam and Eve, the first parents of all man- kind, and placed them in the earthly Paradise, from whence they were justly banished for the sin they committed in eating" of the fruit of the forbidden tree ; and that by this transgression of Adam we are all con- ceived and born in sin, and must have been lost for ever, if God had not sent us a vSaviour. 4. We are bound to believe in the vSaviour of all mankind, Jesus Christ, the Sou of God, true God and true man ; perfect God from all eternity, equal to His Father in all things ; and perfect 'man, from the time of His coining down from heaven for us, having a body and soul like ours. 5. We must believe that Jesus Christ, our Saviour, who had been long foretold by the prophets, was, at God's appointed time, by the power of the Holy Ghost, without having any man for His father, con- ceived in the womb of the Virgin Mary ; whom God had prepared for this wonderful Maternity in a won- derful manner : in that by a singular grace and pri- vilege, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, she was in the first instant of her conception preserved free from every taint of original sin. Of her, who is Blessed among Women for evermore, was born our Lord — she still remaining a pure virgin. During the time of His mortal life Jesus Christ founded the Christian religion ; and then offered Himself a Sacri- fice for the sins of the whole world, by dying upon a cross, to obtain mercy, grace, and salvation for us ; and that neither mercy, nor grace, nor salvation can, or ever could, since Adanf s fall, be obtained except through the mediation of the Son of God. Christian Faith and Practice. 27 6. We must believe that Jesus Christ, after He died and was buried, arose on the third day from death to life, never to die again ; and that, for the space of forty days, He was pleased, at different times, to manifest Himself to His disciples, and then ascended into hea- ven in their sight ; where, as God-man, He continually intercedes for us. Thence He sent down the Holy Ghost upon His disciples, to abide with them for ever, as He had promised, and to guide them and their suc- cessors into all truth, 7. We must believe the Catholic or Universal Church of Christ, of which He is the perpetual Head, and His Spirit the perpetual Guide ; which is founded upon a rock, and is ever victorious over all the powers of earth and hell. The Church is always One, in all its members professing one faith, in one communion, un- der one chief pastor, called the Pope, succeeding St. Peter, to whom Christ committed His whole flock. The Church is always Holy, in teaching a holy doc- trine, in inviting all to a holy life, and in the eminent holiness of many of its children. It is Catholic, or Universal, for it subsists in all ages, and teaches all nations, and maintains all truth. It is Apostolic, for it derives its doctrine, its communion, its orders, and its mission, by an uninterrupted succession, from the Apostles of Christ. 8. With the Catholic Church the Scriptures, both of the Old and New Testaments, were deposited by the Apostles. It is the guardian and interpreter of them, and the judge of all controversies relating to them. The Scriptures, thus interpreted, together with the tra- ditions of the Apostles, are to be received and admitted by all Christians for the rule of their faith and practice. 28 , Christian Faith and Practice. 9. We must believe that when the Pope speaks ' ■ ex cathedra " — i.e., when, in discharge of his office of Pas- tor and Teacher of all Christians, he defines, in virtue of his supreme Apostolic authority, a doctrine of faith or morals to be held by the universal Church — he is endowed, by the Divine assistance promised to him in Blessed Peter, with that Infallibility with which the Divine Redeemer willed that His Church should be furnished, in defining doctrine of faith or morals. And therefore such definitions of the Pope are irre- formable of themselves, and not in virtue of the con- sent of the Church. 10. We must believe that Jesus Christ has instituted in His Church seven Sacraments, or mysterious signs and instrumental causes of Divine Grace in our souls : Baptism, by way of a new birth, by which we are made children of God, and cleansed from sin ; Confirma- tion, by which we receive the Holy Ghost, by the im- position of the hands of the successors of the Apostles ; the blessed Eucharist, which feeds and nourishes our souls with the Body and Blood of Christ, really present under the forms of bread and wine, or under either of them ; Penance, by which penitent sinners are ab- solved from their sins, by virtue of the commission given by Christ to His ministers ; Extreme Unctton, which wipes away the remains of sin, and arms the soul with the grace of God in the time of sickness ; Holy Orders, by which the ministers of God are con- secrated ; and Matrimony, which, as a sacred sign of the indissoluble union of Christ and His Church, unites the married couple in a holy bond, and imparts to them a srrace suitable to that state. 11. We must believe that Jesus Christ has also in- Christian Faith ani> PfcAGTicK. stituted the great Eucharistic Sacrifice of His Body aud Blood in remembrance of His Passion and Death. In this Sacrifice, called the Mass. He is mystically im- molated every day upon our altars, being Himself both Priest and Victim.* This Sacrifice is the principal wor- ship of the New Law, in which, and by which, we unite ourselves to Jesus Christ ; and with Him and through Him we adore God in spirit and truth ; give Plim thanks for all His blessings ; obtain His grace for ourselves and the whole world, and pardon for all our sins ; and pray for the living and the dead. 12. We must believe that there is, in the Catholic or Universal Church of God, a Communion of Saints, by means of which we communicate with ail holy persons and in all holy things. We communicate with the Saints in heaven, as our fellow-mernbers under the same head, Christ Jesus ; we give thanks to God for His gifts to them, and we beg a share in their prayers. We communicate with all the saints upon earth in the same Sacraments and Sacrifice, and in a holv union of faith and charity. And wTe also communicate with the faithful who have departed this life in a more imper- fect state, — and who by the law of God's justice are for a while in a state of suffering, — by offering prayers and alms and sacrifice to God for them. 13. We must believe that, by the full concession of Christ, there ever resides in the Church the active power of forgiving sin, and of granting Indulgences for the remission of the temporal punishments of sin ; which may be applied to the souls both of the living and of the dead who have died friends of God and in the peace of Christ. 14. We must believe also the necessity of Divine 3o Christian Faith and Practice. Grace, without which we cannot make so much as one step towards heaven ; and that all our good and all our merits are the gift of God ; that Christ died for all men, and that His grace does not take away or oppress our free will. * 15. We must believe that Jesus Christ will come from heaven at the last day to judge all men ; that all the dead, both good and bad, shall arise from their graves, and shall be judged by Him according to their works; that *. the good shall go to heaven with Him, body and soul, to be happy for all eternity in the enjoyment of the Sovereign Good ; and that the wicked shall be condemned, both body and soul, to the tor- ments of hell. II. What every Christian Must Do. y^fVBRY Christian, in order to attain life everlasting, V^ 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 Religion ; the chief acts of which are adoration, praise, thanksgiving, oblation Christian Faith and Practice. 3T of ourselves to God, sacrifice, and prayer; which ought to be the daily employments of a Christian soul. We must flee all idolatry and all false religions ; 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 Bver-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 and 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 oalhs, and blasphemies. 3. We must dedicate some 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 observe the lays 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. WTe must abstain from all injuries to our neigh- bor's person, by murder or any other violence ; and -\2 Christian" Faith and Practice. o froin all hatred, envy, and desire of revenge ; as also from spiritual murder, which is committed by drawing 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 cur 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 his 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 we are commanded to abstain from all deeds of lust and injustice, so are we also strictly obliged to restrain all desires of these kinds, and to resist the irregular motions of concupiscence. vSo 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 sanctifv Sundays and Holvdavs of Ob- ligation by devout attendance at Hoi}' 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 — i.e.y 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 interval 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 marrv 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 should Know by Heart. The Invocation. IN nomine Patris, 4- et 'T'N the name of the Fa- Filii, et Spiritus «-*-> ther, 4- and of the Sancti. Son, and of the Holy Amen. Ghost. Amen. J? The Lord's Prayer. ATER NOSTER, qui ^\^R FATHER, who es in ccelis, sancti- V^J 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. Pauem nos- in heaven. Give us this trum quotidianum da no- day our daily bread : and 34 Christian Faith and Practice. bis hodie : et dimitte no- forgive us our trespasses bis debita nostra, sicut et as we forgive those who nos dimittimus debitoribus trespass against us. And nostris. Et ne nos inducas lead us not into tempta- in tentationem : sed libera tion : but deliver us from -nos a malo. Amen. evil. Amen. The Hail Mary. *7T"*VE, Maria, gratia VX=^ zJf-*~% plena ; Dominus A— b AIL, 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 rnor- us sinners, now and at the tis nostras. Amen. hour of our death. Amen. The Creed. CREDO in Deum, Pa- *r* BELIEVE in God, the trem omnipotentem, «J-» Father Almighty, Cre- Creatorem cceli et terrae ; ator of heaven and earth ; et in Jesum Christum, Fi- and in Jesus Christ, His lium ejus unicum, Domi- only Son, our Lord : who num nostrum : qui concep- was conceived by the Holy tus est de Spiritu Sancto, Ghost, born of the Virgin natus ex Maria virgiue, Mary, suffered under Pon- passus sub Pontio Pilato, tius Pilate, was crucified; crucifixus ; mortuus, et se- died, and was buried. He pultus. Descendit ad in- descended into hell ; the feros ; tertia die resurrexit a third day He arose again mortuis ; ascenditadccelos, from the dead ; He ascend- Christian Faith and Practice. 35 sedet ad dexteram Dei Pa- ed into heaven, sitteth at tris omnipotentis ; inde ven- the right hand of God the turus est judicare vivos et Father Almighty ; from mortuos. Credo in Spiri- thence He shall come to turn Sanctum, SanctamEc- judge the living and the clesiam Catholicam, Sane- dead. I believe in the Holy toruru communionem, re- Ghost, the Holy Catholic missionem peccatorum, Church, the communion of carnis resurrectionem, vi- Saints, the forgiveness of tarn aeternam. sins, the resurrection of the bodv, and the life everlast- Amen, ing. Amen. The Confiteor. CONFITEOR Deo om- •j' CONFESS to Al- nipotenti, beatse c-"-» mighty God, to bless- Mariae semper Virgini, ed Mary ever Virgin, to beato Michaeli Archange- blessed Michael the Arch- lo, beato Joanni Baptistae, angel, to blessed John the Sanctis Apostolis Petro et Baptist, to the holy Apostles Paulo, omnibus Sanctis, (et Peter and Paul, and to all tibi, Pater, ) quia peccavi ni- the Saints, (and to you, Fa- mis cogitatione, verbo, et ther,) that I have sinned opere, mea culpa, mea exceedingly in thought, culpa, mea maxima culpa, word, and deed, through Ideo precor beatam Mari- my fault, through my am semper Virginem, be- fault, through my most atum Michaelem Archan- grievous fault. Therefore I gelum, beatum Joannem beseech blessed Mary ever Baptistam, sanctos Apos- Virgin, blessed Michael the tolos Petrum et Paulum, Archangel, blessed John omnes Sanctos, (et te, Pa- the Baptist, the holy Apos- 36 Christian Faith and Practice. ter, ) orare pro me ad Domi- num Deum nostrum. Misereatur uostri om- nipotens Deus, et dimissis peccatis nostris, perducat nos ad vitam seternam. Amen. Indulgentiam, •t'absoluti- onem, et remissionem pec- catorum nostrorum, tribu- at nobis omnipotens et mi- sericors Dominus. 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. Ame?i. May the Almighty and merciful Lord grant us pardon, *h absolution, and remission of our sins. Amen. The Gloria Patri, or Lesser Do xq logy. ^ LORIA Patri, et Filio, vi^ et Spiritui Sancto. f^ LORY be to the Fa- *<£) ther, and to the Son, Sicut erat in principio, et and to the Holy Ghost. nunc, et semper, et in As it was in the beginning, saecula saeculorum. is now, and ever shall be, Amen. world without end. Amen. -^ fronting iprapera THE OFFICE OF PRIME. Before Prime are said inaudibly the Our Father, the Hail Mary, and the I believe in God. smm W Then is said aloud : \ OME unto my help, O God. R. O Lord, make haste to help me. Glory be to the Father, etc. Alleluia (or, in Lent, Praise to Thee, O Lord, King of eternal glory). Then is said the following hymn : * HE star of morn to night succeeds; 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 stillness 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 Anliphon : Ant. for Sundays. Alleluia. Ant. for week-days. Blessed are they that walk. Psalm 5j. C^AVE me, O God, by Thy name : and judge me in ^5 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 the}7 have not set God before their eyes. For behold, God is my helper : and the Lord 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 118. BLESSED are the undenled 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 ways. 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 young 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. 4o Morning Prayers. I will meditate on Thy commandments : 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. *Tp\ EAL bountifully with Thy servant : quicken Thou A^-J me, 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 greatly : to desire Thine ordi- nances at all times. Thou hast rebuked the proud : cursed are they that do err front 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. 4i 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 Sundays, when the Sunday Office is recited ; The Creed of St. Atha?iasius. QUICUMQUB vult sal- vus esse, * ante omnia opus est, ut teneat Catho- licam fidem. Quam nisi quisque inte- gram inviolatamque serva- verit, * absque dubio in aeternum peribit. Fides autem Catholica haec est, * ut unum Deum in Trinitate, et Trinitatem in unitate veneremur. Neque confundentes per- sonas, * neque substantiam separantes. Alia est enim persona Patris, alia Filii, * alia Spi- ritus Sancti. Sed Patris, et Filii, et ^Tnr'HOSOEVER desires vlcA» to be saved, before all things it is necessary that he hold the Catholic faith. Which faith, except every one do keep entire and inviolate, without doubt he shall perish everlast- ingly. Now the Catholic faith is this : that we worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity. Neither confounding the Persons nor dividing the substance. For there is one Person of the Father, another of the Son, another of the Holy Ghost. But the Godhead of the 42 Morning Prayers. Spiritus Sancti una est di- Father, and of the Son, vinitas, * aequalis gloria, and of the Holy Ghost Is coaeterna majestas. one ; the glory equal, the majesty co-eternal. Oualis Pater, talis Fi- As the Father is, such is lius, * talis Spiritus Sane- the Son, such the Holy tus. Ghost. Increatus Pater, increa- The Father uncreate, the tus Filius, * increatus Spi- Son uncreate, the Holy ritus Sanctus. Ghost uncreate. Immensus Pater, immen- The Father infinite, the sus Filius, * immensus Spi- Son infinite, the Holy ritus Sanctus. Ghost infinite. JEternus Pater, seternus The Father eternal, the Filius, * aeternus Spiritus Son eternal, the Holy Sanctus. Ghost eternal. Et tamen non tres aeter- And yet they are not ni, * sed unus aeternus. three eternals, but one Eternal. Sicut non tres increati, As also they are not three nee tres immensi, * sed uncreates, nor three infi- unus increatus, et unus im- nites ; but one Uncreate, mensus. and one Infinite. Similiter omnipotens Pa- In like manner the Fa- 'ter, omnipotens Filius, * ther is Almighty, the Son omnipotens Spiritus Sane- Almighty, and the Hoty tus. Ghost Almighty. Et tamen non tres omni- And yet they are not potentes, * sed unus omni- three almighties, but one potens. Almighty. Ita Deus Pater, Deus So the Father is God, the Filius, Deus Spiritus Son God, and the Holy Sanctus. Ghost God. Morning Prayers. 43 Bt tamen non tres Dii, * And yet they are not sed unus est Deus. three Gods, but one God. Ita Dominus Pater, Do- So the Father is Lord, minus Filius, * Dorninus the Son is Lord, and the Spiritus Sanctus. Holy Ghost is Lord. Bt tamen non tres Dorni- And yet they are not ni, " sed unus est Dominus. three Lords, but one Lord. Ouia sicut sinsdllatim For as we are obliged unamquamque personam by the Christian Truth Deum ac Dominum conn- to acknowledge everv Per- ten Christiana veritate com- son singly to be God and pellimur : * ita tres Deos Lord : so we are forbidden aut Dominos dicere Ca- by the Catholic religion tholica religione prohibe- to say there are three Gods mur. or three Lords. Pater nullo est fac- The Father was made by tus, * nee creatus, nee ge- no one, neither created, nitus. nor begotten. Filius a Patre solo est : * The Son is by the Fa- non factus, nee creatus, sed ther alone, not made, nor genitus. created, but begotten. Spiritus Sanctus a Patre The Holy Ghost is from et Filio : * non factus, nee the Father and the Son, not creatus, nee genitus, sed made, nor created, nor be- procedens. gotten, but proceeding. Unus ergo Pater, non So there is one Father, tres Patres : unus Filius, not three Fathers : one Son, non tres Filii : * unus Spi- not three Sons : one Holy ritus Sanctus, non tres Spi- Ghost, not three Holy ritus vSancti. Ghosts. Bt in hac Trinitate nihil And in this Trinity there prius aut posterius, nihil is nothing before or after, 44 Morning Prayers. niajus aut minus : "* sed totee tres personam coseter- nae sibi sunt, et coaequa- les. Ita ut per omnia, sicut jam supra dictum est, * et unitas in Trinitate, et Triui- tasin unitate veneranda sit. Qui vult ergo salvus esse, * ita de Trinitate sen- tiat. Sed necessarium est ad aeternani salutem, * ut in- carnationem quoque Domi- ni nostri Jesu Christi fideli- ter credat. Est ergo fides recta, ut credamus et confiteainur, ;:" quia Dominus noster Jesus Christus Dei Filius, Deus et homo est. Deus est ex substantia Patris ante saecula geni- tus : * et homo est ex sub- stantia matris in saeculo natus. Perfectus Deus, perfec- tus homo : * ex anima ra- tionali, et humaua carne subsistens. ^Equalis Patri secundum divinitatem : * minor Pa- nothing greater or less ; but the whole three Persons are co-eternal together and co- equal. So that in all things, as is aforesaid, the Unity is to be worshipped in Trinity, and the Trinity in Unity. He, therefore, that de- sires to be saved must thus believe of the Trinity. Furthermore, it is neces- sary to everlasting salva- tion that he also believe faithfully the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ. Now the right faith is, that we believe and con- fess that our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is both God and man. He is God of the sub- stance of His Father, be- gotten before the world ; and He is man of the sub- stance of His Mother, born in the world : Perfect God and per- fect man ; of rational soul and human flesh subsist- in^ Equal to the Father ac- cording to His Divinity ; Morning Prayers. 45 tre secundum humanita- and less than the Father ac- tetn. cording to His humanity. Qui, licet Deus sit et Who, although He be homo, * non duo tarnen, both God and man, yet He sed unus est Christus. is not two, but one Christ : Unus autem, non con- One, not by the conver- versione divinitatis in car- sion of the Godhead into nem, * sed assumptione flesh, but by the assuming humanitatis in Deum. of human nature unto God: Unus omnino, non con- One altogether, not by fusione substantiae, * sed confusion of substance, but unitate personae. by unity of person. Nam, sicut anima ratio- For as the rational soul nalis et caro unus est and the body constitutes homo, * ita Deus et homo one man, so God and man unus est Christus : is one Christ : Qui passus est pro salu- Who suffered for our sal- te nostra, descendit ad in- vation, descended into hell, feros, * tertia die resurrexit arose again the third day a mortuis : from the dead : Ascendit ad ccelos, sedet He ascended into heaven; ad dexteram Dei Patris om- He sitteth at the right hand nipotentis : * inde venturus of God the Father Al- est judicare vivos et mor- mighty ; thence He shall tuos : come to judge the living and the dead : Ad cujus adventum om- At whose coming all men nes homines resurgere ha- must arise again with their bent cum corporibus suis, * bodies, and must give an et reddituri sunt de factis account of their own propriis rationem. works. Et qui bona egerunt, And they that have done ibunt in vitam aeternam : good shall go into life ever- 46 Morning Prayers. qui vero mala, in ignem lasting ; and they that have aeternum. done evil, into everlasting fire. Haec est fides Catholica : This is the Catholic faith, quain nisi quisque fideli- which except a man believe ter firmiterque crediderit, faithfully and steadfastly salvus 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. B Antiphon for Week-days : LESSED are they that walk in Thy law, O Lord. 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. xx n 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 mercy on us. Morning Prayers. 47 V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. R. Christ, Thou Son of the living God, have mercy on us. V. Arise, O Christ, and help us. R. And deliver us for Thy name's sake. After the short responsory folloiv these prayers, called the Preces, except on Double Feasts and within Octaves, when they are omitted down to the mark (*) : *T ' ORD, have mercy. t ■ * Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Our Father (inandibly). 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. But I, O Lord, have cried unto Thee. R. And in the morning my prayer shall come early 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 day 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 : *"|^vELIVER me, O Lord, from the evil man. A^ R. And 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. So 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 v The Coufiteor, p. 35. Then the office continues as follows : OUCHSAFB, O Lord, this day 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. * Here the office is resumed when the Preces have been omitted : V. O Lord, hear my prayer. R. And let my cry come unto Thee. Let us pray. OLORD, God Almighty, who 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, world 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 Martyrology, 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. 5o Morning Prayers. ©AY the Blessed Virgin Mary and all the Saints plead for us with the Lord, 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. R. 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 {inaudibly). 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. Glory be to the Father, etc. R. As it was in the beginning, etc. Let us 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 Saviour of the world, who livest and reignest, world without end. R. Amen. Morxixg Prayers. 51 V. O Lord, grant Thy blessing. The Blessing : May the Lord Almighty order our days and deeds in His peace. R. Amen. Then is read the short lesson : *TT*ND may the Lord direct our hearts in the love <^/r-L» 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 M0RNIN3 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 c-L& is full of Thy glory. Glory be to the Father, glory be to the Son, glory be to the Holy Ghost. Anient) When you are dressed, calling to mind the greatness of God, and your own nothingness, place yourself in His presence, and kneel down and say : N the name of the Father, + and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 1 52 Morning Prayers. Come, Holy Ghost, fill the hearts of Thy faithful, aud kindle in them the fire of Thy love. f~f\ OST holy and adorable Trinity, one God in three «*'-> 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 mv 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 infinite 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 I'DORABLE Jesus, my Saviour and Master, model jvJ*— *-» 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 and weak- ness, and 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 evil 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. OUR Father. Hail Mary. I believe in God. I confess to Almighty God, etc. [Here the Litany of the Holy Name, p. 6o> may be said.] An Act of Faith. OMY God ! I firmly believe that Thou art one God in three Divine Persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost ; I believe that the Divine Son became man, and died for our sins, and that He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe these and all the truths which the Holv Catholic Church teaches, because Thou hast revealed them, who canst neither deceive nor be deceived. An Act of Hope. OMY God ! relying on Thy infinite goodness and promises, I ^ope to obtain pardon of my sins, the help of Thy grace, and life everlasting, through the merits of Jesus Christ, my Lord and Redeemer. O An Act of Charity. MY God ! I love Thee above all things, with my whole heart and soul, because Thou art all-good 54 Morning Prayers. and worthy of all love. I love my neighbor as myself for the love of Thee. I forgive all who have injured me, and ask pardon of all whom I have injured. An Act of Contrition. OMY God ! I am heartily sorry for having 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. Amen. OHOLY Virgin, Mother of God, my Mother and Patroness, I place myself under thy protection, I throw myself with confidence into the arms of thy compassion. Be to me, O Mother of mercy, my refuge in distress, my consolation under suffering, my advo- cate with thy adorable Son, now and at the hour of my death. Amen. OFAITHFUIy Guardian and Father of virgins, Blessed Joseph, to whom was confided the care of Jesus, and of Mary the Oueen of Virgins, I most humbly supplicate thee, by the love thou dost bear Jesus and Mary, to obtain for me that, being preserved from every stain during my whole life, I may be ever able to serve them with unspotted purity of mind and body. Amen.iX) % J I'NGEL of God, my Guardian dear, aJr-*-% To whom His love commits me here, Ever this day be at my side, To light and guard, to rule and guide. AmenS*) The ANGEI.US. 55 O GREAT Saint, whose name I bear, protect me, pray for me, that, like thee, I may serve God faithfully on earth, and glorify Him eternally with thee in heaven. Amen. ©AY the power of the Father govern and protect me ! May the wisdom of the Son teach and enlighten me ! May the influence of the Holy Ghost renew and quicken me ! May the blessing of the All- holy Trinity, the Father, *b the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be with me, now and for evermore. Anien. THE ANGELUS/i) To be said Morning, Noon, and Night ; kneeling, except on Saturday evening and throughout Sunday, 3£ NGELUS Domini nuntiavit Mariae. R. Et concepit de Spi- ritu Sancto. Ave, Maria, etc. V. Bcce ancilla Do- mini. R. Fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum. Ave, Maria, etc. V. Et Verbum caro FACTUM EST. R. Et habitavit in no- bis. Ave, Maria, etc. HE Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary. R. And she conceived by the Holy Ghost Hail, Mary, etc. V. Behold the hand- maid of the Lord. R. Be it done unto me according to Thy word. Hail, Mary, etc. V. And the Word was made Flesh. R. And dwelt us. Hail, Mary, etc. among 56 Prayer for Authorities. Oremus. Let us pray, (-*{ RATIAM tuam, quae- ^T^OUR forth, we be- Vi/ sumus, Domine, «-■ — seech Thee, O Lord, inentibus uostris iufunde, Thy grace into our hearts ; ut qui, Angelo nuutiaute, that as we have kuown the Christi filii tui incarua- Incarnation of Christ Thy tionem cognovimus, per Son by the message of an passionem ejus et crucem Angel, so, by His Passion ad resurrectionis gloriam and Cross, we may be perducamur ; per eumdem brought to the glory of Christum Dominum nos- His resurrection ; through trum. Amen. the same Christ our Lord. Amen. In Eastertide, instead of the Angelus, the Regina Cceli {p. 78) is said standing. A PRAYER FOR THE CHURCH, THE CIVIL AUTHORITIES, ETC. Composed by Archbishop Carroll, A.D. 1S00. WL 'E pray Thee, O Almighty and Eternal God, who through Jesus. Christ hast revealed Thy glory to all nations, to preserve the works of Thy mercy ; that Thy Church, being spread through the whole world, may continue, with unchanging faith, in the confession of Thy Name. We pray Thee, who alone art good and holy, to endow with heavenly knowledge, sincere zeal, and sanctity of life our chief Bishop, N., the Vicar of our Lord Jesus Christ in the government of His Church ; Prayer for Authorities. 57 our own Bishop, (or Archbishop,) N. (if he is not consecrated, our Bishop-elect) ; all other Bishops, Pre- lates, and Pastors of the Church ; and especially those who are appointed to exercise among us the functions of the holy ministry, and conduct Thy people into the ways of salvation. We pray Thee, O God of might, wisdom, and justice, through whom authority is rightly administered, laws are enacted, and judgment decreed, assist, with Thy Holy Spirit of counsel and fortitude, the President of these United States, that his administration may be conducted in righteousness, and be eminently useful to Thy people, over whom he presides, by encouraging due respect for virtue and religion ; by a faithful ex- ecution of the laws in justice and mercy ; and by re- straining vice and immorality. Let the light of Thy divine wisdom direct the deliberations of Congress, and shine forth in all the proceedings and laws framed for our rule and government ; so that they may tend to the preservation of peace, the promotion of national happiness, the increase of industry, sobriety, and use- ful knowledge, and may perpetuate to us the bless- ings of equal liberty. We pray for his Excellency the Governor of this vState, for the members of the Assembly, for all Judges, Magistrates, and other officers who are appointed to guard our political welfare ; that they may be enabled, by Thy powerful protection, to discharge the duties of their respective stations with honesty and ability. We recommend likewise to Thy unbounded mercy all our brethren and fellow-citizens, throughout the United States, that they may be blessed in the know- ledge, and sanctified in the observance of Thy most 58 Grace before and after Meatus. holy law ; that they may be preserved in union, and in that peace which the world cannot give ; and, after enjoying the blessings of this life, be admitted to those which are eternal. Finally, we pray Thee, O Lord of mercy, to remem- ber the souls of Thy servants departed who are gone before us with the sign of faith, and repose in the sleep of peace : the souls of our parents, relations, and friends ; of those who, when living, were members of this congregation ; and particularly of such as are lately deceased ; of all benefactors who, by their donations or legacies to this Church, witnessed their zeal for the de- cency of divine worship, and proved their claim to our grateful and charitabl'e remembrance. To these, O Lord, and to all that rest in Christ, grant, we beseech Thee, a place of refreshment, light, and everlasting peace, through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour. Amen, GRACE BEFORE MEALS. BLESS us, O Lord, and these Thy gifts, which we are about to receive from Thy bounty. Through Christ our Lord. R. Amen. GRACE AFTER MEALS. CBC 'E give Thee thanks, O Almighty God, for all Thy mercies. Who livest and reignest world without end. R. Amen. Grace before and after Meals. 59 VOUCHSAFE, O Lord, to reward with eternal life all those who do us good for Thy name's sake. R. Amen. V. Let us bless the Lord. R. Thanks be to God. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. R. Amen. (^Mmm^^) Zhe litany of tbe flfcost 1boip IHame of 3e0u&(i) YRIE elei- son. Christ e e lei- son. £3 Kyrie elei- son. a* lis Deus, miserere nobis. Fili Redemptor mundi Deus, Spiritus Sancte Deus, Saucta Trinitas, unus Deus, Jesu, Fili Dei vivi, Jesu, splendor Patris, Jesu, candor lucis a^ter- nce, Jesu, rex glorias, |ORD, have mer- cy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Jesu, audi Jesus, hear us. nos. Jesu, ex- Jesus, graciously hear us. audi nos. Pater de cce- God the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us. God the Son, Redeem- er of the world, God the Holy Ghost, Holy Trinity, One God, Jesus, Son of the living | God, |« Jesus, splendor of the * Father, Jesus, brightness of Eternal Light, Jesus, King of glory, 60 8 Litany of the Most Holy Name of Jesus. 6i Jesu, sol justitiae, Jesu, Fili Maria; Yir- ginis, Jesu amabilis, Jesu admirabilis, Jesu, Deus fortis, Jesu, pater futuri sae- culi, Jesu, magni cousilii Angele, Jesu poteutissirue, Jesu patientissime, Jesu obedientissime, Jesu mitis et humilis corde, Jesu, amator casti- tatis, Jesu, amator noster, Jesu, Deus pacis, Jesu, auctor vitae, Jesu, exemplar virtu- tum, Jesu, zelator auima- rum, Jesu, Deus noster, Jesu, refugium nos- trum, Jesu, pater pauperum, Jesu, thesaure fideli- um, Jesu, bone pastor, Jesu, lux vera, i - Jesus, vSun of justice, Jesus, vSon of the Vir- gin Marv, Jesus, most amiable, Jesus, most admirable, Jesus, mighty God, Jesus, Father of the world to come, Jesus, Angel of the great counsel, Jesus, most powerful, Jesus, most patient, Jesus, most obedient, Jesus, meek and hum- ble of heart, Jesus, lover of chas- tity, Jesus, lover of us, Jesus, God of peace, Jesus, Author of life, Jesus, Model of vir- tues, Jesus, zealous for souls, Jesus, our God, Jesus, our Refuge, Jesus, Father of the poor, Jesus, Treasure of the faithful, Jesus, good Shepherd, Jesus, true Light, — S 62 Litany of the Most Holy Name of Jesus. Jesu, sapientia aeterna, Jesu, bonitas infini- ta, Jesu, via et vita nos- tra, Jesu, gaudium Angelo- rum, Jesu, rex Patriarcha- rum, Jesu, magister Aposto- lorum, Jesu, doctor Evange- listarum, Jesu, fortitudo Marty- rum, Jesu, lumen Confesso- rum, Jesu, puritas Virgi- num, Jesu, corona Sancto- rum omnium, Propitius esto, parce nobis ; Jesu. Propitius esto, ex audi nos, Jesu. Ab omni malo, libera nos, Jesu. Ab omni peccato, Ab ira tua, Ab insidiis diaboli, M A spiritu fornicatio- nis, CO Jesus, eternal Wisdom, Jesus, infinite Good- ness, Jesus, our Way and our Life, Jesus, joy of An- gels, Jesus, King of Patri- archs, Jesus, Master of Apos- tles, Jesus, Teacher of Evan - relists, Jesus, strength of Mar- tyrs, Jesus, light of Confes- sors, Jesus, purity of Vir- gins, Jesus, crown of all Saints, J Be merciful, spare us, O Jesus. Be merciful, gracioiisly hear us, O Jesus. From all evil, Jesus, deliver us. From all sin, 1 ^ From Thy wrath, £ From the snares of the ^« devil, ^ | | From the spirit of for- « nication, j r Litany of the Most Hoi^y Name of Jesus. 63 to A morte perpetua, A neglectu inspiratio- num tuarum, Per mysterium sanc- tae incaruationis tuse, Per nativitatem tu- am, Per infantiam tu- am, Per divinissiniam vi- tani tuam, Per labores tuos, Per agoniam et passi- onem tuam, Per crucem et derelic- tionem tuam, Per languores tuos, Per mortem et sepul- turam tuam, Per resurrectiouem tu- am, Per ascensionem tu- am, Per gaudia tua, Per gloriam tuam, Agnus Dei, qui tollis pec- cata mundi, parce nobis > Jesu. Agnus Dei, qui tollis pec- From everlasting death, From neglect of Thy inspirations, Through the mystery of Thy holy Incar- nation, Through Thy Nativ- ity» Through Thine In- fancy, Through Thy most di- vine Life, Through Thy Labors, Through Thine Agony and Passion, Through Thy Cross and Abandonment, Through Thy Suffer- ings, Through Thy Death and Burial, Through Thy Resur- rection, Through Thine Ascen- sion, Through Thy Joys, Through Thy Glory, Lamb of God, who tak- est away the sins of the world, spare us, O Jesus. Lamb of God, who takest s Jo K to 64 Litany of the Most Holy Name of Jesus. cata niuudi, ex audi nos, away the sins of the Jesu. world, graciously hear us, O Jesus. Agnus Dei, qui tollis pec- Lamb of God, who takest cata tnundi, miserere no- away the sins of the bis, Jesu. world, have mercy on us, O Jesus. Jesu, audi nos. Jesus, hear us. Jesu, exaudi nos. Jesus, graciously hear us. D O rem us. Lei us pray. OMINE Jesu Christe, ^v LORD Jesus Christ, qui dixisti : Petite, v_>J who hast said : Ask, et accipietis ; quaerite, et and ye shall receive ; seek, invenietis ; pubate, et ape- and ye shall find ; knock, rietur vobis : qusesumus, and it shall be opened unto da nobis petentibus divi- you : grant, we beseech nissinii tui amoris affec- Thee, unto us who ask, turn, ut te toto corde, ore the gift of Thy most divine et opere diligamus, et a tua Love, that we may ever nunquam laude cessemus. love Thee with our whole Sancti Nominis tui, Do- hearts, and in all our mine, timorem pariter et words and actions, and amorem fac nos habere never cease from showing perpetuum, quia nunquam forth Thy praise, tua gubernatione destituis Make us, O Lord, to quos in soliditate tuoe di- have a perpetual fear and lectiouis instituis. Qui vi- love of Thy Holy Name ; vis et regnas, etc. Amen, for Thou never failest to govern those whom Thou dost solidly establish in Thy love. Who livest and reignest, etc. Amen. Gbe Xitan^ of tbe Bleeseo tDtroin, COMMONLY CAIvIvED THE LITANY OF IxORETO.^ UB tuum presidium confugimus, Sancta Dei r^H3 Genitnx. fc 0 Nostras de- fly to thy patronage, O holy Mother of God. De- spise not our petitions in our neces- precationes sities : but deliver us ne despicias from all dangers, O ever in necessita- glorious and blessed Vir- tibus nostris ; gin. sed a pericu- lis cunctis libera nos semper, Virgo gloriosa et benedicta. K YRIE eleison. E ORD, have mercy on us. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison. Christe audi nos. Christe ex audi nos. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us. Pater de coelis Deus, mise- God the Father of heaven, rere nobis. Fili Redemptor mundi De- us, miserere nobis. Spiritus Sancte Deus, mise- rere nobis. have mercy on us. God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us. God the Holy Ghost, have. mercy on us. 05 66 The Litany oe the Blessed Virgin. Sancta Trinitas, uuus Deus, miserere nobis. Saucta Maria, ora pro no- bis. Sancta Dei genitrix, Saucta Virgo virgi- num, Mater Christi, Mater diviuse gratiae, Mater purissirna, Mater castissima, Mater inviolata, Mater intemerata, Mater amabilis, Mater adinirabilis, for Mater Creatoris, Mater Salvatoris, Virgo prudentissima, Virgo veneranda, Virgo praedicanda, Virgo potens, Virgo clemens, Virgo fidelis, Speculum justitiae, Sedes sapientiae, Causa nostrae laetitiae, Vas spirituale, Vas honorabile, Vas insigne devotio- nis, Rosa mystica, Turris Davidica, Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on its. Holy Mary, pray ns. Holy Mother of God, Holy Virgin of vir- gins, Mother of Christ, Mother of divine grace, Mother most pure, Mother most chaste, Mother inviolate, Mother undefiled, Mother most amiable, Mother most admir- able, Mother of our Creator, Mother of our Saviour, Virgin most prudent, Virgin most venerable, Virgin most renowned, Virgin most powerful, Virgin most merciful, Virgin most faithful, Mirror of justice, Seat of wisdom, Cause of our joy, Spiritual vessel, Vessel of honor, Singular vessel of de- votion, Mystical rose, Tower of David, « * i The Litany of the Blessed Virgin. 67 it 91 Turris eburnea, Domus aurea, Foederis area, Janua cceli, Stella matutiua, vSalus infirmorurn, Refugium peccatorum, Consolatrix afrlicto- rum, Auxilium Christiano- rum, Regina Angelorum, Regina Patriarcha- rum, Regina Prophetaram, Regina Apostolorum, Regina Martyrum, Regina Confessorum, Regina Virginum, Regina Sanctorum omnium, Regina, sine labe ori- ginali concepta, Regina sacratissimi Rosarii, Agnus Dei, qui tollis pec- • cata mundi, parce nobis, Do mine. Agnus Dei, qui tollis pec- cata mundi, ex audi nos, D omine. Agnus Dei, qui tollis pec- ^ Tower of ivory, House of gold, Ark of the covenant, Gate of heaven, Morning star, Health of the sick, Refuge of sinners, Comforter of the af- flicted, Help of Christians, Queen of Angels, Queen of Patriarchs, Queen of Prophets, Queen of Apostles, Queen of Martyrs, Queen of Confessors, Queen of Virgins, Queen of all Saints, Queen conceived with- out original sin, Queen of the most holy Rosary, Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, spare us, 0 Lord. Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lo7'd. Lamb of God, who takest 68 The Litany of the Blessed Virgin. cata mundi, miserere no- away the sins of the bis. world, have mercy on us. V. Ora pro nobis, Sancta V. Pray for us, O holy Mo- Dei Genitrix. ther of God. R. Ut digni efficiamur pro- R. That we may be made missionibus Christi. worthy of the promises of Christ. Or emus. Let us pray. fit RATIAM tuam, quae- *T£)OUR forth, we be- VzJ? sumus, Domine, «J — seech Thee, O Lord, mentibus nostris infunde, Thy grace into our hearts ; ut qui, Angelo nuntiante, that as we have known the Christi filii tui incarna- Incarnation of Christ Thy tionem cognovimus, per Son by the message of an passionem ejus et crucem Angel, so, by His Passion ad resurrectionis gloriam and Cross, we may be perducamur ; per eumdeni brought to the glory of Christum Dominum nos- His resurrection ; through trum. Amen. the same Christ our Lord. Amen. V. Divinum auxilium V. May the divine as- hianeat semper nobiscum. sistance remain always R. Amen. with us. R. Amen. 0 UB tuum praesidium '//] 1 *B fly to thy patron - confugimus, Sancta vJlA, age, O holy Mo- Dei Genitrix. Nostras de- ther of God. Despise not precationes ne despicias in our petitions in our ne- necessitatibus nostris ; sed cessities ; but deliver us a periculis cunctis libera from all dangers, O ever nos semper, Virgo gloriosa glorious and blessed Vir- et benedicta. gin. jEvenmo praters. THE OFFICE OF COMPLINE. |;^ORD, grant Thy blessing. The Blessing. AY the Lord Almighty grant us a quiet night, and a perfect end. R. Amen. Short Lesson. BRETHREN, be sober, and vigi- lant, for your adversary the devil 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 follows the Confiteor, p. jj. Then is said : ONVERT us, O God our Saviour. R. And turn away Thine anger from us. V. Come unto my help, O God. 69 c 7o Evening Prayers. R. O Lord, make haste to help rue. 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). A?it. Have mercy. In Paschal time, A nt. Alleluia. Psalm 4. ^TTT'HEN I called upon Him, the God of my jus- vJlA* 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 your 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 will rest. For Thou, O Lord, alone : hast established me in hope. T Glory be to the Father, etc. Evening Prayers. 71 Psalm 30. IN Thee, O Lord, have I hoped, let me never be confounded : deliver ine 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 Thv 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 : rH shall abide under the protection of the God of Heaven. He shall say unto the Lord : Thou art my npholder, 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 : and 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 with length of days : and will show him My salvation. Glory lie to the Father, etc. Psalm /jj. BBHOLD, 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.* *~t~^\ OW that the daylight dies away, «J- £ 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. Amen. The Little Chapter. HOL^, O Lord, art among us, and Thy holy name 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 Son, and to the Holy Ghost. R. Into Thy hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit. * Translation by Cardinal Newman. 74 Evening Prayers. V. Keep us, O Lord, as the apple of Thine eye. R. Protect us under the shadow of Thy wings. The Canticle of Simeon. Ant. Save us. OW, O Lord, lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace : according to Thy word. For mine eyes have seen : Thy salvation. Which Thou hast prepared : in sight of all nations. Light to enlighten the gentiles : and glory of Thy people Israel. 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.) '"I ' ORD, have mercy, r* — * 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 glorified, and exalted above all for ever. V. Mav 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 ms 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. m The Blessing. AY the Almighty and merciful Lord bless and protect us ; the Father, 4* the Son, and the Holy Ghost. R. Amen. T7ien is said one of the Antiphons of the Blessed Virgin, according 76 Evening Prayers. to the season. The Antiphon is to be said kneeling, except in Eastertide , zuhen it is to be said standing. I. Front Vespers of Saturday before the First Sunday in Advent to the Purification, inclusive. VfUIA Redemptions ^Tp| OTHER of Christ! (v^ Mater quae pervia N**» hear thou thy peo- cceli pie's cry, Porta manes, et Stella ma- Star of the deep, and Por- ris, succurre cadenti, tal of the sky ! Surgere qui curat, populo : Mother of Him who thee tu quae genuisti, from nothing made, Natura mirante, tuum sane- Sinking we strive, and call turn Genitorem : to thee for aid : Virgo prius ac posterius, Oh, by that joy which Ga- Gabrielis ab ore, briel brought to thee, Sumens illud Ave, peccato- Thou Virgin first and last, rum miserere. let us thy mercy see. In Advent. *TT*NGELUS Domini %f£* HE Angel of the Lord 78 Evening Prayers. Salve, radix, salve, porta, Ex qua niundo Lux est orta. Gaude, Virgo gloriosa, Super omnes speciosa. Vale, O valde decora ! Et pro nobis Christum exora. V. Dignare rue laudare te, Virgo sacrata. R. Da mini virtutem contra hostes tuos. Or emus. CONCEDE, misericors Deus, fragilitati nos- trae praesidium ; ut qui sanctae Dei Genitricis me- moriarn agimus, intercessi- onis ejus auxilio a nostris iniquitatibus resurgamus. Per eumdem Christum Do- miuum nostrum. R. Amen. Root of J esse, Gate of morn, Whence the world's true Light 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 mav praise thee, Osacred Virgin. R. Give me strength against thine enemies. Let us 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. in. From Holy Saturday till Trinity Eve. *-|^EGINACoeli,ketare! S~} QUEEN of heaven, r-*— %, Alleluia. v^J rejoice ! Alleluia. Quia quern meruisti por- For He whom thou didst tare, Alleluia, merit to bear, Alleluia, Evening Prayers. 79 Resurrexit sicut dixit. Al- leluia. Ora oro nobis Deum. Alleluia. V. Gaude et laetare, Virgo Maria. Alleluia. R. Quia surrexit Domi- nus vere. Alleluia. Or emus. ^l^vEUS, qui per resur- A^ rectionem Filii tui Domini nostri Jesu Christi mundum laetificare digna- tus es ; prsesta, quaesu- mus, ut per ejus Genitri- ceni Virginem Mariam per- petuae capiarnus gaudia vitae. Per eumdem Chris- tum Dominum nostrum. R. Amen. Hath arisen, as He said, Alleluia. Pray for us to God. Alleluia. V. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary. Alleluia. R. For the Lord hath risen indeed. Alleluia. Let us pray. 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 vSunday to Advent. ^^ ALVE, Regina, mater *Tp^ AIL, holy Queen, Mo- J^-^ misericordiae ; vita, r^~{, ther of mercy ; our dulcedo, et spes nostra, life, our sweetness, and our salve. Ad te clamamus, hope. To thee do we cry, exules filii Hevae ; ad te poor banished children of suspiramus, gementes et Eve ; to thee do we send flentes in hac lacrymarum up our sighs, mourning 8o Evening Prayers. valle. Eia ergo, Advocata nostra, illos tuos iniseri- cordes oculos ad uos con- verte ; et Jesuni, benedic- tum fructum ventris tui, nobis post hoc exiliurn os- tende, O clemens, O pia, O dulcis Virgo Maria. V. Ora pro nobis, sancta Dei Genitrix. R. Ut digni efficiamur promissionibus Christi. Or emus. OMNIPOTENS, sempi- terne Deus, qui glo- riosse Virgin is Matris Ma- riae corpus et animam, ut dignum Filii tui habitacu- luni effici mereretur, Spi- ritu Sancto cooperante, praeparasti ; da ut cujus commemoratione laetamur, ejus pia intercessione ab instan tibusinalis et a morte perpetua liberemur. Per eumdeni Christum Donii- num nostrum. R. 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. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Let us pray. 'LMIGHTY, Ever- lasting God, who, by the co operatiou 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 L,ord. R. Amen. Evening Prayers. 8i V. Divinum auxilium V. May the divine as- maneat semper nobiscuin. sistance remain always with us. R. Amen. R. Amen. Pater Xoster, Ave Maria. Our Father, Hail Mary, Credo (secreto). I believe in God {inaudi- bly). ANOTHER FORM OF EVENING PRAYERS. IN the name of the Father, *b 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 Thv love. OMY 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 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. £S"XABLE 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 abyss of eternal 82 Evening Prayers. misery, when 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, 0 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 dav committed in thought, word, or deed> and give me the grace of true contrition. Here examine 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 Litany of Loreto, 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- Evening 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. Amen. O ALMIGHTY and Eternal God, who savest all, and wiliest 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 always. Amen. ^-p^OLY, Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts : the earth *-■— G is full of Thy glory. Glory be to the Father, glory be to the Son, glory be to the Holy Ghost. Amen .& Unstructions for Ibearino flDass, WHAT THE MASS IS, AND FOR WHAT END IT IS TO BE OFFERED. illinium i«iimiiiiuir»-V, hr$ 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 paying 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-offerings, 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 prosperity. A21 these Sacrifices of the law of nature, and of the law of Moses, were of themselves but weak and needy elements (Gal. iv. 9), and only figures of a Sacrifice to come, viz., that of Jesus Christ; in consideration of which Sacrifice only, 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, S4 Instructions for Hearing Mass. 85 when they were accompanied with the inward sacrifice of the heart ; but not for any intrinsic worth or dignity of the things offered, for no other blood but the Blood of Christ could wash away sins. Hence, St. Paul says {Heb. str.j), quoting from the 39th Psalm : Sacrifice and oblation Thou wouldst not have : but Thou hast 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 dying any more, or purchasing any other graces for us than those for which He has already paid the price of His Blood. Nevertheless, for the daily application of this one eternal Re- demption to our souls, and that the mercy, 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 under the forms of bread and wine, in remembrance of His Passion, is what we call the Mass. This is the solemn Eiturgv 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 (Y. 10, //). By this, Christ is a Priest for ever ac- cording to the order of Melchisedech {Psalm /09), whose Sacrifice was bread and wine (Gen. xv.) This Sacrifice of the Mass is the same in substance with that which Christ offered for us upon the Cross ; because both the 86 Instructions for Hearing Mass. Victim offered, and the Priest or principal Offerer, is the same Jesus Christ. The difference is only in the ?nanner 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 really 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 that 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 His 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 commemoration of Me (i Cor. xi. 24) ; secondly, 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 the 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. % J I* I/THOUGH the homage which man owes to his Creator ^f fl ^ 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 them accordingly. 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 in taking holy water, as well as on many other occasions, is a sign or ceremony in which, with St. Paul [Gal. vi. 14), we should place our greatest happiness and glory, as being a striking memorial of the sufferings and death of our Redeemer — that mystery 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 Altar, 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 Saviour 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 the 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 they 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 bands with which He was bound in the different stages of His Passion. The Chasuble, 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. Lastly, 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 r/ere 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 Yoke 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 Kastertide ; Red, on the Feasts of Pentecost, of the Finding and Exaltation of the Cross, and of the Apostles and Martyrs; Violet, in the penitential seasons of Advent and Lent, and upon Vigils and Kmber-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 saving of the Psalmist : Let my prayer, O Lord, be directed as incense in Thy sight (Ps. cxl. 2). Prayers before Mass. 89 OX THE MANNER OF HEARING MASS. HERE are various methods of profitably hearing Mass. 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 people. 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 bv the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and go Devotions for Mass. evermore to rejoice in His holy comfort. Through Christ, our Lord. Amen. *lj ' OOK down, O Lord, from Thy Sanctuary, and r^ — * from heaven, Thy dwelling-place, and behold this holy Victim which our great High-Priest, Thy holy 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 Preparation, by Acts of Humility, Praise, Faith, etc. Prayer at the beginning of Mass, while the Priest says the Judica rne, 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 living or dead, for whom I ought to pray {here mention 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 divine 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. 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 sinned ; I have grievously offended Thee through the whole course of my life, in thought, word, and deed ; and therefore am unworthy 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 o and of all Thy faithful, my innumerable treasons against Thy divine majesty. I have sinned, O Lord, I have 92 Devotions for Mass. Mysteries, which require so much purity, because Jesus Christ Himself is here iu person, both Priest and Vic- tim !• But, O my God, Thy mercies are above all Thy works, and Thou wilt not despise a contrite and humble heart : and therefore I here venture to come into Thy Temple, and with the poor publican, and, as I hope, with the same penitential spirit, I strike my breast and say : God be mercifttl to me, a sinner. And I humbly hope to find this mercy which I crave, through that Passion and 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. y^>f RANT, O Lord, that we may be truly prepared for Vy 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 Eleison. Either repeat zvith 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 iu Kxcelsis, or Greater Doxology. Repeat this with the Priest, p. i ig. Devotions for Mass. 93 At the Collects. O ALMIGHTY and Eternal God, we humbly be- seecn 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 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 clean hearts. Through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. At the Gradual. * i'-v 0\V 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 rue never be confouuded. At the Gospel. t\\ AYEST Thou be ever adored and praised, O Lord, r**^% who, not content to instruct and inform us by Thy Prophets and Apostles, hast even vouchsafed to speak to us by Thine Only Son our Saviour Jesus Christ ; commanding us by a voice from heaven to hear Him : grant us, O merciful God, the grace to profit by His divine and heavenly doctrine. All that is written of Thee, 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. J Say this with the Priest^ p. 126. PART II. The Oblation and Sanctification of the Bread and Wine for the Sacrifice. During the Offertory of the Bread and the Wine. V-TJ'CCEPT, o Eternal Father, this offering which is <*$*-*-% 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 Sacrifice, 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 us to this great Sacrifice ! But, alas ! I am a poor unclean sinner. Oh, wash me, dear Lord, from all the stains of sin in the Blood of the Lamb, that I may be worthy to be present at these heavenly Mysteries. After the Lavabo, zuhen the Priest bows down at the middte of the Attar. OMOST holy and adorable Trinity, vouchsafe to receive this our Sacrifice in remembrance of our Saviour's Passion, Resurrection, and glorious Ascen- \ 96 Devotions for Mass. sion : and grant that we may die with Hiin 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. CD At the Orate, fratres. AY 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. At the Secreta. CD ERCIFULLY hear our prayers, O Lord, and gra- 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.) Q< ANCTIFY, O Lord, we. beseech Thee, these gifts JS^ 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. R. It is worthy and just. Devotions for Mass. 97 Tlie Preface. •"I^T is truly worthy and just, right and profitable unto r*-» 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 afid 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 any difference or inequality. That in the confes- sion of the True and Eternal Godhead, distinction in Persons, unity in Essence, and equality in Majesty may 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.) KOLY, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Hosts. Heaven 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 III. 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 ^lediator, 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 necessity, 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 one day to be admitted into the company of all Thy Saints and Elect, whose memory we here celebrate, whose prayers we desire, and with whom we communicate in these holy Mysteries. When the Priest spreads his hands over the Oblation. {Here the bell is again rung.) s~^{ IVE ear, we beseech Thee, to the prayers of Thy V3J servant, who is here appointed to make this Oblation in our behalf; and grant it may be effectual Devotions for Mass. 99 for the obtaining of all those blessings which he asks for us. Behold, O Lord, we all here present unto Thee in this 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 service, and depart this life in Thy grace. At the Consecration Bow doivn in solemn adoration ; make an Act of Faith in the Real Presence of your Saviour's Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity, under the sacramental veils. Offer your whole self to Him, and through Him to His Father: beg that your heart and soul may be happily tin 1 'ted to Him. At the Elevation of the Host. {Here the bell is rung again.) /TvOST adorable Body, I adore Thee with all the t*U* powers of my soul. Lord, who hast given Thy- self entire to us, grant we 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.) ^OST adorable Blood, that washest away all our 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 ioo Devotions for Mass. souls to eternal life. Live, Jesus, in us, and may we live in Thee. Afnen. After the Elevation. K J I'ND now, O Lord, with grateful hearts we call to cJr- ■-» 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 w7hich Thou hast been pleased to give us ; of wThich all the other sacrifices were but so many types and figures. At the Memento for 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. ioi 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 reigueth eternally with Thee ; and in that form of prayer which He Himself hath taught us. PART IV. The Communion, or Sacramental Part of the Canon. At the Pater Xoster. Our Father, etc. *~|^vELIVER us, O Lord, from those evils which we A^J 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 Bodv was delivered and Thv 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 r-" — ■ world, have mercy 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. io2 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.) *~| — J ORD, I am not worthy that Thou shouldst enter «J — A under my roof ; but only say the word, and my soul shall be healed. Such as do not intend to communicate sacrameti tally may communicate spiritually, as follows : ©OST loving Jesus, I adore Thee with a lively faith, 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 with 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 Devotions for Mass. 103 from Thee, my Saviour, who, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, livest and reignest one God, world without end. Ame?i. A FAVORITE PRAYER OF ST. IGNATIUS EOYOEA.ri) An una Christi. trj OUL of Christ, sanctify me ! ,T^ Body of Christ, save me ! Blood 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 no. to t e 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 and ever. Amen. At the Communion. *T ' ET it be now, O Lord, the effect of Thy mercv, r* — * that we who have been present at this holy Mystery may find the benefit of it in our souls. PART V. The Pubeic Thanksgiving after Communion. At the Post-Communion. Vttt'B give Thee thanks, O God, for Thy mercy in vJlA* admitting us to have a part in offering this Sacrifice to Thy holy name : accept it now to Thy io4 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. Amen. Concluding Prayer. I RETURN Thee now most hearty thanks, O my God, through Jesus Christ Thy Son, that Thou hast been pleased to deliver Him up to death for us, and to give us His Body and Blood, both as a 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 henceforward tend to Thy glory. Through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. The Gospel of St John, p. 158* A PRAYER AFTER MASS. ^TjLMIGHTY, Everlasting God, we humbly be- seech Thee graciously to look down from Thy high and holy place upon this congregation, and merci- * When a Feast 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 Thy Church. Of Thine infinite mercy 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 affliction, 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. AN 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 begins, and the Server, kneeling at his left hand, answers him as follows : IXTROIBO ad altare Dei. 6". Ad Deum, qui I est if cat juventutem meam. P. Judica me, Deus, et discerne causam meam de gente non sancta : ab homine miquo et doloso erue me. S. Quia tit es, Deus,fortitudo mea : quare me repulisti, et quare tristis incedo, dum affigil me inimicus f P. Emitte lucem tuam, et veritatem tuam : ipsa me deduxertmt et adduxerunt in montem sanctum tuum et in tabernacuia tua. S. Et introibo ad altare Dei: ad Deum, qui Icrtificat juventutem meant. P. Confitebor tibi in cithara, Deus, Deus meus. Quare tristis es, anima mea, et quare conturbas me ? J?. Spera in Deo, quoniam adhuc confitebor illi ; salutare vultus tnei, et Deus meus. P. Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto. S. Sic ut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in scEcula scecu- lorum. Amen. P. Introibo ad altare Dei. S. Ad Deum, qui I ceti feat juventutem meam. P. Adjutorium nostrum in nomine Domini. .S*. Qui fecit caelum et terra m. P. Confiteor Deo, etc. .S" Misereatur tui omnipotens Deus, et dimissis peccatis tuis, per- ducat te ad vitam crternam. P. Amen. S. Confiteor Deo omnipotent}, beater Maries semper Virgini. beat" Michaeli Archangelo, beato Joanni ' Baptisttz \ canctis Apostolis Pelio et Paulo, omnibus Sanctis, et tibi, Pater, quia peccavi uimis, cogita- tione, verbo, et opere. [Strike your breast thrice, and say) Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. Ideo precor beatam Maria m semper Virginem, beatum Michaelem Archaugelum, beatum Joan- 11 em Baptistam, sanctos Apostolos Pelrum et Paulum, omnes Sauclos, et te, Pater, or are pro me ad Dominum Deum nostrum. P. Misereatur yestri, etc. S Amen. P. Indulgentiam, absolutionem, etc .S". Amen. [At a Bishop's Mass, here give him the maniple.] P. Deus, tu con versus vivificabis nos. 5". Et piebs tua hrtabitur in te. 106 Serving a Priest at Mass. 107 P. Ostende nobis, Domine, misericordiam tuam. S. Et salutare tuum da nobis. P. Domine, exaudi orationem meam. S. Et clamor meics ad te veniat. P. Dominus vobiscum. ^S". Et cum spiritu tuo. When the Priest goes from the book to the middle of the Altar : P. Kyrie eleison. S- Kyrie eleison. P. Kyrie eleison. S. Christe eleison. P. Christe eleison. S. Christe eleison. P. Kyrie eleison. 51 Kyrie eleison. P. Kyrie eleison. P. Dominus vobiscum. S. Et cum spiritu tuo. VAt a Bishop's Mass : B. Pax vobis. S. Et cum spiritu tuo.~\ When the Priest says, Flectamus genua, as is the case a few times in the year, answer, Eevate. P. Per omnia ssecula sseculorum. S. Amen. At the end of tlie Epistle say, Deo gratias ; then remove the book to the other side of the Altar, and always kneel or stand on the side opposite to that on which the book has been placed. P. Dominus vobiscum. S. Et cum spiritu tuo. P. Sequentia sancti evangelii secundum X. Making the sign of the Cross o>i your forehead, mouth, and breast, say : S. Gloria tibi, Domine. Stand during the Gospel, and at the end say : S. La us tibi, Christe. P. Dominus vobiscum. .S\ Et cum spiritu tuo. Here give the wine and water, and prepare the basin, rvater, and towel for the Priest. JVJien the Priest has ivashed his fingers, kneel in your former place, and answer : P. Orate fratres, etc. S. Suscipiat Domiyius sacrificium de ma nib us tuis ad laud em et gloria >n nominis sui, ad utilitatem quoque uostram, totiusque Ec- clesicz suce sanctcr. P. Per omnia saeeula Sceculorum. .S'. Am^n. P. Dominus vobiscum. S. Et cum spiritu tuo. io8 Serving a Priest at Mass. P. Sursum corda. S. Habemus ad Dominum. P. Gratias agamus Domino Deo nostro. S. Dignum etjustum est. At Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus ring the bell. IVhen you seethe Priest spread his hands over the chalice, give warn- ing, by the bell, of the Consecration which is about to be r,tade. Then holding up the vestment with your left hand, and having the bell in your right, ring during the elevation of the host and of the chalice. As often as you pass by the Blessed Sacrament make a genuflection. P. Per omnia specula saeculorum. S. Amen. P. Et ne nos inducas in tentationem. S. Sed libera nos a malo. P. Per omnia saecula saeculorum. S. Amen P. Pax Domini sit semper vobiscum. S. Et cum spiritu tuo. When the Priest says Domine, non sum dignus, ring the bell ; and after his Communion, if there are communicants, prepare the cloth and say the Confiteor. After they have received, serve the Priest with wine and water, for the ablutions. Then remove the book to the other side of the Altar, take away the cloth from the communicants, and return to your place. P. Dominus vobiscum. S. Et cum spiritu tuo. P. Per omnia saecula saeculorum. S. Amen. P. Dominus vobiscum. S. El cum spiritu tuo. P. Ite ; missa est : or, Beuedicamus Domino. S. Deo gratias. In Masses for the dead : P. Requiescant in pace. 5". Amen. VAt a Bishop's Mass : B. Adjutorium nostrum in nomine Domini. •S". Qui fecit caelum et terrain. B. vSit noraen Domini benedictum. S. Ex hoc nunc et usque in sceculum. Benedicat vos omnipotens Deus, Pater »J* et Fill us »J* et Spiri- tas *fr Sanctus. .S". Amen.l Remove the book to the Gospel side, if it be left open • kneel as you pass, to receive the Priest's blessing, answering Amen. P. Dominus vobiscum. S. El cum spiritu tuo. p. Initium {or, Sequential sancti evangelii, etc. S. Gloria tibi, Domine. At the end saw Deo gratias. THE ORDER OF BLESSING WATER. On Sundays, and whenever need arises, the salt and clean water being prepared, in the Church or in the Sacristy \ the Priest ', vested in surplice and violet stole, first says : o UR help is iu the name of the Lord. R. Who hath made heaven and earth. THE EXORCISM OF THE SALT. I EXORCISE thee, O creature of salt, by the living God, 4- by the true God, *• by the holy God, Hh by the God who commanded thee to be cast into the water by Eliseus the Prophet, that the barrenness of the same might be healed ; that thou become salt for the preservation of them that believe, and be to all who take thee salvation of soul and body ; and from the place wherein thou shalt be sprinkled let every delusion and wickedness of the devil, and all unclean spirits, fly and depart when adjured by Him who shall come to judge the living and the dead, and the world by fire. R. Amen. Let us pray, V/J f 'E humbly implore Thy boundless clemency, vxA, Almighty and Everlasting God, that of Thy bounty Thou wouldst deign to bless 4* and sanc- tify *t* this creature of salt, which Thou hast given for the use of mankind ; let it be unto all who take it health of mind and body ; that whatsoever shall be touched or sprinkled with it be freed from all man- 109 no The Order of Blessing Water. ner of unclean ness, and from all assaults of spiritual wickedness. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. R. Amen. THE EXORCISM OF THE WATER. I EXORCISE thee, O creature of water, in the name of God *b the Father Almighty ; and in the name of Jesus Christ, 4* Kis Son, our Lord ; and in the power of the Holy •£• Ghost ; that thou mayest become wTater exorcised for the chasing away of all the power of the enemy ; that thou mayest have strength to uproot and cast out the enemy himself and his apostate angels, by the power of the same our Lord Jesus Christ, who shall come to judge the living and the dead, and the world by fire. R. Amen. Let us pray. OGOD, who for the salvation of mankind hast founded one of Thy greatest Sacraments in the element of wTater, graciously give ear when we call upon Thee, and pour upon this element, prepared for divers purifications, the power of Thy 4« blessing ; let Thy creature serving in Thy Mysteries, by Divine grace be effectual for casting out devils and for driving away diseases, that on whatsoever in the houses or places of the faithful this water shall be sprinkled, it may be freed from all un cleanness, and delivered from hurt. Let not the blast of pestilence nor disease remain there ; let every enemy that lieth in wait depart ; and if there be aught which hath ill-will to the safety and quietness of the inhabitants, let it flee away at the The Order of Blessing Water. hi sprinkling of this water, that they, being healed by the invocation of Thy holy name, may be defended from all that rise up against them. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. R. Amen. The Priest thrice mingles salt with water in the form of a Cross, saying once : *~| — 1 BT this become a mixture of salt and water, in A — * the name of the Father, 4* and of the Son, *b and of the Holy *b Ghost. R. Amen. V. The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. Let us pray. OGOD, Author of invincible might, King of un- conquerable dominion, and ever a Conqueror wTho doest wonders, who puttest dowm the strength of all that rise up against Thee ; w7ho overcomest the rage of the adversary ; who by Thy power dost cast down his wickedness ; we, O Lord, with fear and trembling humbly entreat and implore Thee to mercifully look upon this creature of salt and water, to graciously illu- mine and sanctify it with the dew of Thy favor ; that wheresoever it shall be sprinkled, by the invocation of Thy holy name all troubling of unclean spirits may be cast out, and the dread of the poisonous serpent be chased far awTay ; and let the presence of the Holy Ghost vouchsafe to be with us, who ask Thy mercy in every place. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. R. Amen. THE ASPERGES. The Asperges, or sprinkling with Holy Water, is performed every Sunday, immediately before High Mass, except when the Bishop celebrates pontifically . The Priest who is about to celebrate High Mass first blesses the holy water according to the preceding Form, and then enters the Sanc- tuary vested in his alb and stole {and sometimes in a cope also), accompanied by an Acolyte bearing the vessel of holy water {at Solemn Mass he is accompanied also by the Deacon and Subdea- con). A rriving at the foot of the A Itar, the Priest, while intoning the following Anthem, sprinkles the Altar three times ; then him- self, and afterwards his assistants. Then going doivn into the Church, he sprinkles the congregation. Yf'SPERGBS me, Do- ^HOU shalt sprinkle cJr*-> mine, hyssopo, et \z) me, O Lord, with mundabor : lavabis me, et hyssop, and I shall be super nivem dealbabor. Ps. Miserere mei, Deus, secundum magnam mise- ricordiam tuam. V. Gloria Patri, etc. Ant. Asperges me, etc. cleansed : Thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow. Ps. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great mercy. V. Glory be to the Fa- ther, etc. Ant. Thou shalt sprinkle me, etc. The Priest, being returned to the foot of the Altar, says : ^wSTENDE nobis, Do- ^HOW us Thy mercy, 3 mine, misericordiam ,S-7 O Lord, tuam. R. Et salutare tuum da R. And grant us Thy nobis. salvation. V. Domine, exaudi ora- V. O Lord, hear my tionem me am. prayer. 112 The Asperges. 113 R. Et clamor meus ad R, And let rny cry come te veniat. unto Thee. V. Domiuus vobiscum. V. The Lord be with vou. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. R. And with thy spirit. Let us pray. fN'XAUDI nos, Domine *~pt EAR us, O Holy ^<-\ sancte, Pater omni- r-*— h Lord, Father Al potens, aeterne Deus ; et mighty, Everlasting God ; mittere digneris sanctum and vouchsafe to send Thy Angel um tuum de ccelis, holy Angel from Heaven, qui custodiat, foveat, pro- to guard, cherish, protect, tegat, visitet, atque de- visit, and defend all those fendat omnes habitantes that are assembled to- in hoc habitaculo. Per gether in this house, Christum Dominum nos- Through Christ our Lord. trum. Amen. Amen. From Easier to Whitsunday inclusively, instead of the foregoing Anthem, the following is sung, and Alleluia is added to the V. (Ostende nobis), and also to its R. (Et samtare). VIDI aquam egredien- V SAW water flowing tern de teinplo a *-■-» from the right side of latere dextro, Alleluia ; et the temple, Alleluia ; and omnes ad quos pervenit all unto whom that water aqua ista salvi facti sunt, came were saved, and they et dicent, Alleluia, alle- shall say, Alleluia, alle- luia, luia. Confitemini Domino, O praise the Lord, for quoniam bonus : quoniam He is good ; for His mercy in saeculum misericordia endureth for ever. Glory ejus. Gloria Patri, etc. be to the Father, etc. The Antiphon Vidi aquam is repeated. Zbe ©roinarp of tbe 1boI\> flDase, [N.B.— At Low Mass the parts within brackets are to be passed over.] The Priest, standing at the foot of the Altar, and making the usual rez>erence, signs hiniself with tiie sign of the Cross from the fore- head to the breast, and says in a;: audible voice ; * N nomine Pa- ' tris,*fretFilii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen. N the name of the Fa- ther, *h and | of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Ame?i. Then, joining his hands before his breast, he begins the Antiphon : V. Introibo V.: I will go in nnto the ad altare Dei. Altar of God. R. Ad Deum, qui laeti- R. Unto God, who giveth ficat juventutem meam. joy to my youth. * At the beginning of High Mass, when the Priest commen- ces at the foot of the Altar, the choir sings the Kyric eleison. etc. (sometimes the Introit is sung first), which usually lasts until the Gloria in excelsis. Those parts of the service which are sung by the choir arc also said in a low voice by the Priest. 114 Thk Ordinary of the Holy Mass. 115 [In Masses for the Dead, and in those of the Season from Passion Sunday till Holy Saturday exclusively, the following Psalm is omitted :] Psalm 42, fTTJDICA me, Deus, et JVUDGE me, O God, and q) discerne causam meam q) distinguish my cause de getite non sancta : ab from the nation that is not homine iniquo et doloso holy : deliver me from the erue me. unjust and deceitful man. M. Quia tu es, Deus, R. For Thou, O God, fortitudo mea, quare me art my strength : why hast repulisti ? et quare tristis Thou cast me off ? and incedo dum affligit me in- why go I sorrowful whilst imicus ? the enemy afflicteth me ? S. Emitte lucem tuam P. Send forth Thy light et veritatem tuam : ipsa and Thy truth : they have me deduxerunt et adduxe- led me and brought me runt in montem sanctum unto Thy holy hill, and tuum, etintabernaculatua. into Thy tabernacles. M. Et introibo ad altare R. And I will go in unto Dei : ad Deum, qui laetifi- the Altar of God : unto cat juventutem meam. God, who giveth joy to my youth. ^. Confitebor tibi in ci- P. I will praise Thee thara, Deus, Deus ineus : upon the harp, O God, my quare tristis es, anima God : why art thou sad, O mea ? et quare conturbas my soul ? and why dost me ? thou disquiet me ? M. Spera in Deo, quo- R. Hope thou in God, niam adhuc confitebor illi : for I will yet praise Him : salutare vultus mei, et Deus who is the salvation of my meus. countenance, and my God. n6 The Ordinary of the Holy Mass. >S. Gloria Patri, et Filio, P. Glory be to the Fa- et Spiritui Sancto. ther, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. M. Sicut erat in prin- R. As it was in the be- cipio, et nunc, et semper, ginning, is now, and ever et in saecula saeculorum. shall be, world without Amen. end. Amen. V. Introibo ad altare V. I will go in unto the Dei. Altar of God. R. Ad Deum, qui laeti- R. Unto God, who giveth ficat juventutem meam. joy to my youth. V. Adjutorium nostrum V. Our help is in the in nomine Domini. name of the Lord. R. Qui fecit ccelum et R. Who hath made terram. heaven and earth. Then, joining his hands and humbly bowing down, he says the Coiifiteor, as on p. 35 : S. Coiifiteor Deo omni- P. I confess to Almighty potenti, etc. God, etc. M. Misereatur tui omni- R. May Almighty God potens Deus, et dimissis have mere}7 upon thee, and peccatis tuis, perducat te forgive thee thy sins, and ad vitam seternam. bring thee unto life ever- lasting. 5. Amen. P. Amen. The sewer then recites the Coiifiteor. Then the Priest, with his hands joined, gives the Absolution, saying: ^ISER-EATim vestri |T\AY Almighty God . omnipotens Deus, frSJS* have mercy upon et dimissis peccatis vestris, you, and forgive you your The Ordinary of the Holy Mass. 117 perducat vos ad vitam sins, and bring you unto aeternani. life everlasting. M. Amen. R. Amen. Signing himself with the sign of the Cross, he says : INDULGENTIAM, * fT\AY the Almighty absolutionem, et re- ,Vl^ and merciful Lord missionem peccatorum nos- grant us pardon, •£• absolu- trorum tribuat nobis omni- tion, and remission of our potens et misericors Do- sins, minus. M. Amen. R. Amen. Then, bowing doivn, he proceeds : V. Deus, tu conversus V. Thou shalt turn again, vivificabis nos. O God, and quicken us. R. Et plebs tua laeta- 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 meam. prayer. R. Et clamor meus ad R. And let my cry come te veniat. unto Thee. V. Dominus vobiscum, V. The Lord be with you. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. R. And with thy spirit. The Priest then, extending and aj Ui retards jouzing his hands, says : Orcmus. Let us pray. n8 The Ordinary oe the Hoey Mass. Then, going ufi to the Altar, he says inaiidibly : *7T"*UFER a nobis, quae- ^^AKB away from us (%Jt-l-> sumus, Domine, V-J our iniquities, we iniquitates nostras : ut ad beseech Thee, O Lord : Sancta Sanctorum puris that we may be worthy to mereamur mentibus intro- enter with pure minds ire. Per Christum Domi- into the Holy of Holies, num nostrum. Through Christ our Lord. A me ?i. Amen. Bowing down over the Altar, he kisses it and says : O RAMUS te, Domine, Vvi I 'B beseech Thee, O per merita Sane- VJlA* Lord, by the merits torum tuorum quorum re- of Thy Saints whose relics liquise 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. Amen. 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. following 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 Ghost, who hath sanctified us. Glory be to the Holy and Undivided Trinity, one God, world without end. Amen. 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 ; KYRIE eleison, *"■ ' ORD, have mercy, M. Kyrie eleison, « E ■ * R. Lord, have mercy, S. Kyrie eleison, P. Lord, have mercy, M: Christe eleison, R. Christ, have mercy, S. Christe eleison, P. Christ, have mercy, M. Christe eleison, R. Christ, have mercy, S. Kyrie eleison, P. Lord, have mercy, M. Kyrie eleison, R. Lord, have mercy, S. Kyrie eleison. P. Lord, have mercy. Afterwards, 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.} WLORIA in excelsis r^fLORY be to God on V$) Deo ; et in terra pax VzJ high, and on earth hominibus bonse volunta- peace to men of good will. * The Claria is omitted in Masses of the Season during Lent and Advent, and in Masses for the Dead. i2o The Ordinary of the Holy Mass. tis. Laudamus te; benedici- We praise Thee; we bless mus te ; adoramus te ; glori- Thee ; we worship Thee ; ficamuste. Gratias agimus we glorify Thee. We give tibi propter niagnam glori- Thee thanks for Thy great am tuam. Domine Dens, glory, O Lord God, hea- Rex coelestis, Deus pater venly King, God the Fa- omnipotens. Domine Fili ther Almighty. O Lord, unigenite, Jesu Christe : the Only-begotten Son, Domine Dens, Agnus Dei, Jesus Christ ; O Lord God, Filius Patris, qui tollis Lamb of God, Son of the peccata mundi, miserere Father, who takest away nobis : qui tollis peccata the sins of the world, have mundi, suscipe deprecati- mercy on us : Thou who onem nostram : qui sedes takest away the sins of the ad dexteram Patris, mi- world, receive our prayer ; serere nobis. Ouoniam tu Thou who sittest at the solus sanctus : tu solus right hand of the Father, Dominus : tu solus altis- have mercy on us. For simus, Jesu Christe, cum Thou only art holy : Thou Sancto Spiritu, in gloria only art the Lord : Thou Dei Patris. only, O Jesus Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God Amen. the Father. Amen. The Priest kisses the Altar, and, turning to the people, says : V. Dominus vobiscum. V. The Lord be with you. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. jR. And with thy spirit. The Ordinary of the Holy Mass. 121 Then fallow the Collect and other' prayers, if prescribed ; at the end of the first and last of which the acolyte answers, Amen. The Collects vary with the season* They may be found in their proper place {pages 66^toj8o). Any of the following may be used instead: OGOD, the Protector of all that hope in Thee, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy, 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. ^l^vEFEXD us, O Lord, we beseech Thee, from all A^-J 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. [here 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 serve Thee with a pure and undisturbed de- votion. *TT*LMIGHTY and Everlasting God, by whose Spir- /v/r-*-» 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 Introit. Epistle, Gradual, Gospel, Ojferiovy, Communion, and Post- Com minion. T22 The Ordinary of the Holy Mass. OGOD, the Pastor and Ruler of all the faithful, look down, in Thy mercy, upon Thy servant N. [here mention the Pope's name\ whom Thou hast appointed to preside over Thy Church ; and grant, we beseech Thee, that both by word and example he may edify all those who 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, which may be found in its proper place {pages 66s t° 7$°) >' or ^ie following may be used instead : {Philip, iv. 4-g.) *"I^) EJOICE in the Lord always : again I say, re- «-"--^ 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 thanksgiving let your 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 Mass. 123 Then the Gradual, Tract, Alleluia, or Sequence, according to the time. For the Gradual. * BE Thou unto me a God, a Protector, and a House of Refuge to save me. In 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 our iniquities. Jr. Help us, O God our Saviour ; and for the glory of Thy name, O Lord, deliver us, and forgive us our sins for Thv name's sake. Come, ye children, hearken unto me : I will teach you 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 bozvs down before the middle of the Altar, and says : UNDA cor meum /CLEANSE my heart ac labia mea, oni- V»y and my lips, O Al- nipotens Deus, qui labia mighty God, who didst Isaiae prophetse calculo cleanse the lips of the Pro- mundasti ignito : ita me phet Isaias with a burn- 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 while the book is moved to the Gospel side, and the Priest says the prayer Munda cor mcum. " Clean:*, my heart/' etc. CD 124 The Ordinary of the Holy Mass. valeam nimtiare. Per Christum Dorniuum nos- trum. Amen. Jube Domine benedi- cere. that I may worthily pro- claim Thy holy Gospel. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. Lord, grant Thy bless- ing. «TpvOMINUS sit in cor- ^HB Lord be in my *A-r de meo et in labiis VJ* heart and on my meis, ut digne et compe- lips, that I may worthily tenter annuutiem Bvange- and fittingly proclaim His Hum suum. Amen. holy Gospel. Amen. Then, going to the Gospel side, he says : V. Dominus vobiscum. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. V. Sequentia sancti Bvangelii secundum N. R. Gloria tibi, Domi- ne. V. The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. V. The continuation of the holy Gospel according to N. R. Glory be to Thee, O Lord. Then is read The; Gospex {pp. 66s t° 7^o). For the Gospel may be read : {Luke xii. 35-40.) ' J * ET your loins be girded round, and lamps burn- er— * 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. :nury of the Holy Mass. 12 j 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 fhink not, the Son of Man will come. After the Gospel is said : R. Laus tibi, Christe. R. Praise be to thee, O Christ. The Priest says iyiaudibly : ^T^jHR Evangelica dicta *TT>Y the words of the «-■ — deleantur nostra de- A*-* Gospel may our licta. sins be blotted out. [ At Solemn Mass, after the Epistle is sung, the Deacon places the Gospel-book on tJie table of the Altar, and the Celebrant blesses the incense. The Deacon then, kneeling before the Altar with his hands joined, says the Munda eor meum, as above. He then takes the book from the Altar, and, kneeling, asks the Celebrant's blessing, saying : Jube Domne benedicere. Pray, sir, a blessing. To which the Celebrant replies in the words of the prayer Dominus sit in corde, etc , above, only using the second person instead of the first, and blessing 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 joined, 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 usually 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. CREDO in unum De- •y' BELIEVE in one God, urn, Patrem omnipo- *-*-» the Father Almighty, tentem, Factoreni cceli et Maker of heaven and earth, terrse, visibilium omnium and of all things visible etinvisibilium. Et in unum and invisible.- And in one Dominum Jesum Chris- Lord Jesus 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. Deum ages. God of God ; Light de Deo ; Lumen de Lu- of Light ; very God of * Prayer before the Sermon. I will hear what the Lord 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 Lord 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 ; Deuni veruni de very God ; begotten, not Deo vero ; genitutn non made ; being of one sub- factum ; consubstantialem stance with the Father, by Patri, per quern omnia whom all things were factasunt. 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. [Hie gemcflectitur.~\ made Man. [Here all Crucifixus etiam pro no- kneel down. ~\ He was cru- 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 durn Scripturas ; et ascen- He rose agaiu according dit in coelum, sedet ad to the Scriptures ; and as- dexteram Patris : et iterum cended into Heaven, and venturus est cum gloria sitteth at the right hand judicare vivos et rnortu- 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 vivificautem, Holy 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 Holy Mass. et Apostolicam Ecclesiam. the Prophets. And One Confiteor unurn baptisina Holy Catholic and Apos- in remissionem peccato- tolic Church. I confess rum. Et expecto resur- one Baptism for the rernis- rectionem mortuorum, et sion of sins. And I look vitam venturi saeculi. 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 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 my 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 of the Holy Mass. 129 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 : ^USCIPE, sancte Pater, Vj'CCEPT, O Holy Fa- J<^ omnipotens, aeterne (vJ-*-» ther, Almighty, Deus, hanc immaculatam Everlasting God, this Hostiam, quam ego indig- stainless Host, which I, nus famulus tuus offero Thine unworthy servant, tibi Deo meo vivo et vero, offer unto Thee, my God, pro innumerabilibus pec- living and true, for mine catis, et offensionibus, innumerable sins, offences, et negligentiis meis, et and negligences, and for pro omnibus circumstanti- all here present ; as also for bus ; sed et pro omnibus all faithful Christians, both fidelibus Christianis, vivis living and dead, that it atque defunctis ; ut mihi may be profitable for my et illis proficiat ad salutem own and for their salvation in vitam aeternam. Amen, unto life eternal. 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 : EUS, *i* qui humanae f~\ GOD, •%• who hast substantias digni- V^ wonderfully framed tatem mirabiliter condi- man's exalted nature, and disti, et mirabilius refor- still more wonderfully re- masti : da nobis per hujus stored it ; grant us, by the aquae et vini mysterium, mystic signification of this ejus divinitatis esse con- commingling of water and sortes, quihumanitatisnos- wine, to become partakers trae fieri dignatus est par- of His Godhead who ticeps, Jesus Christus, Fi- vouchsafed to become par- lius tuus, Dominus noster ; taker of our manhood, D 130 The Ordinary of thk Holy Mass. qui tecum vivit et reguat Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our in unitate Spiritus Sancti Lord ; who liveth and Deus, per omnia saecula reigneth with Thee in the saeculorum. Amen. unity of, etc. Amen. [If it is a Solemn Mass, the Deacon ministers the wine, the Sub- deacon the water.] Offering up t)ie Chalice, he says : OFFBRIMUS tibi, Do- TffTE offer unto Thee, mine, calicem salu- VJLA* O Lord, the chalice taris, tuam deprecantes of salvation, beseeching cleoientiam, 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 with which 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, tT*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- truni 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. 131 Raising his eyes and stretching out his hands, he says : VENI, sanctificator, ^fOME, O Sanctifier, omnipotens, aeterne ^-^ Alniighty, Eternal Deus, et bene 4* die hoc God, and bless 4» this vSao sacrificium, tuo sancto rifice set forth to Thy holy nomini praeparatum. name. [ At Solemn Mass the Celebrant blesses the incense : 'YJjBR intercessionem ^TTV «J — beati Michaelis r*—^ Y the intercession of blessed Michael the Archangeli, stantis a dex- Archangel, standing at the tris altaris incensi, et om- right hand of the Altar of nium electorum suorum, Incense, and of all His incensum istud dignetur elect, may the Lord vouch- Dominus benedicere, et in safe to bless this incense, odorern suavitatis accipere. and receive it as an odor of Per Christum Dominum sweetness. Through, etc. nostrum. Amen. Amen, He incenses the bread and wine, saying : INCENSUM istud a te (T\AY this incense benedictum ascendat X*-s which Thou hast ad te, Domine, et descen- blessed, O Lord, ascend to dat super nos misericordia Thee, and may Thy mercy tua. descend upon us. Then he incenses the altar, saying : cp|IRIGATUR, Domine, ***** ET my prayer, O A^J oratio mea sicut in- A — * Lord, be directed censum in conspectu tuo : as incense in Thy sight : 132 The OrdinaPvY of thk Hoi^y Mass. elevatio manuurn mea- and the lifting up of my rum sacrificium vesperti- hands as the evening sacri- nuni. rice. Pone, Doniine, custo- Set a watch, O Lord, be- dlam ori meo, et ostium fore my mouth, and a door circumstantioe labiis meis. round about my lips. Ut non declinet cor That my heart may not meum in verba malitise, incline to evil words, to adexcusandasexcusationes make excuses in sins, in peccatis. Giving the censer to the Deacon, he says : JBC CCENDAT in nobis /T\AY the Lord en- Dominus ignem sui <■!■'» kindle in us the amoris, et flammam aeter- fire of His love, and nae caritatis. the flame of everlasting Amen. charity. Amen. Here the Celebrant is incensed by the Deacon, who next incenses'] the clergy present in choir and the other Ministers at the Altar. J The Priest, with his hands joined, goes to the Epistle side of the Altar, where he washes his fingers while lie >ecites the following verses of Ps. 25 : 'T-'AVABO inter inno- ,TJ r* — * centesmanus meas: «-■-» WILL wash my hands among the innocent . et circumdabo altare tuum, and I will compass Thine Domine. altar, O Lord. Ut audiam vocem laudis : That I may hear the et enarrem universa mira- voice of praise, and tell of bilia tua. all Thy wondrous works. Domine, dilexi decorem O Lord, I have loved the The Ordinary of the Hoi,y Mass. 133 domus tuae, et locum habi- tationis gloriae tuae. Ne perdas cum impiis, Deus, auimam meam ; et cum viris sauguinum vi- tam meam. In quorum manibus ini- quitates sunt : dextera eo- rum repleta est muneribus. Ego autem in innocen- tia mea ingressus sum : redime me et miserere mei. Pes meus stetit in di- recto : in ecclesiis benedi- cam te, Domine. * Gloria Patri, etc. beauty of Thy house, and the place where Thy glory dwelleth. 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 with gifts. But as for me, I have walked in my 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 bowing before the middle of the Altar, with joined hands, he says : «T^> ECBIVE, O Holy A-\ Trinity, this Obla- ^USCIPE, sanctaTrini- P^ tas, hanc oblationem quam tibi offerimus ob me- tion, which we offer unto moriam Passionis, Resur- Thee, in memory of the rectionis, et Ascensionis Passion, Resurrection, and Jesu Christi Domini nos- Ascension of our Lord tri : et in honorern beatae Jesus Christ, and in honor * In Masses for the Dead, and in Passion-time, the Gloria is omitted. 134 The Ordinary of the HoiyY Mass. Mariae semper Virgiuis, et of blessed Mary ever Vir- beati Joannis Baptistse, et gin, of blessed John the sanctorum Apostolorum Baptist, of the holy Apos- Petri et Pauli, et istorum ties Peter and Paul, of et omnium Sanctorum : ut these and of all Thy illis proficiat ad houorem, Saints : that it may be to nobis autem ad salutem : their honor and to our sal- et illi pro nobis interce- vation : and may they dere dignentur in coelis, vouchsafe to intercede for quorum memoriam agi- us in heaven, whose me- mus in terris. Per eum- mory we celebrate on dem Christum Dominum earth. Through the same nostrum. Amen. Christ our Lord. Amen. Then he kisses the Altar, and having turned himself towards the people, extending ai<,d joining his hands, he raises his voice a little, and says : ORATE, fratres, ut me- *^|T)RAY» my brethren, um ac vestrum sac- «-^ — that my sacrifice rificium acceptabile fiat and yours may be accept- apud Deum Patrem omni- able to God the Father potentem. Almighty. The server then answers : Suscipiat Dominus sac- May the Lord receive rificium de manibus tuis, the Sacrifice from thy ad laudem et gloriam no- hands, to the praise and minis sui, ad utilitatem glory of His name, to our quoque nostram, totiusque benefit, and to that of all Ecclesiae suae sanctae. His holy Church. The Priest answers in a low voice, Amen The Ordinary of the Holy Mass. 135 Then, with outstretched hands, he recites The Secret Prayers. At the Secreta. fTXERCIFULLY hear our prayers, O Lord, and r-*'» 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. ^AXCTIFY, O Lord, we beseech Thee, these gifts «N-^ 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 our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. $> JVJiich being finished, he says in an audible voice : ER omnia ssecula sae- Kss\ m 'ORLD without end. culorum. VAlA» R. Amen. R. Amen. V. Dominus vobiscum. V. The Lord be with you. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. R. And with thy spirit. Here 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 of thk 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 mino Deo nostro. unto the Lord our God. R. Dignuni et justum R. It is worthy and est. just. He then disjoins his hands, and keeps them hi this posture until the end oftlie Preface, after which he again joins them, and, bowing, says, Sanctus, etc.* IVItcn 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. VERE dignuni et jus- 't'T is truly worthy and turn est, aequum et «J-» just, right and pro- salutare, nos tibi semper et fi table unto salvation, that ubique gratias agere, Do- we should at all times and mine sancte, Pater omni- in all places give thanks potens, seterne Deus. Qui 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 unius singularitate Holy Ghost, art one God, Personae, sedinuniusTrini- one Lord : not in the sin- tate substantias. 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 sinc:s the Sanctus (while the Priest is proceeding with the Canon) as far as the first Hosanna in excelsis before the elevation ; and after the elevation, Benedictus qui venit, etc. The Ordinary of the Holy Mass. 137 Sancto, sine differentia dis- Thou hast revealed it, that cretionis sentimus. Ut in we believe of Thy Son, and confessione veroe sempiter- that of the Holy Ghost, neeque Deitatis, et in Per- without any difference or sonis proprietas, et in essen- inequality. That in the tia unitas, et in Maj estate confession of the True and adoretur sequalitas. Ouem Eternal G odhead, distinc- laudant angeli atque arch- tion in Persons, unity in angeli, cherubim quoque Essence, and equality in ac seraphim, qui non ces- Majesty 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 saying : {Here the bell is ru7ig thrice.) £^ANCTUS, sanctus, "p^OLY, Holy, Holy, JS^ sanctus, Dominus *-^& Lord God of Hosts. Deus Sabaoth. Pleni sunt Heaven and earth are full cceli 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- celsis. na in the highest. 138 The Canon of the Mass. THE CANON OF THE MASS. The Priest, first extending, then elevating and joining his hands, raising his eyes tozvards heaven, says in a lo:v voice : B igitur, dementis- V/j I "B, therefore, hum- sime Pater, per VJlA* bly pray and be- Jesum Christum Filiuni seech Thee, most merci- tuum Dominum nostrum, ful Father, through Jesus supplices rogamus ac peti- Christ Thy Son, our rnus, Lord, He kisses the Altar. Uti accepta habeas et That Thou wouldst accept benedicas hsec *b dona, and bless these *b gifts, haec •£• munera, haec HE* these *b presents, these ■$• saucta sacrificia illibata, in holy unspotted sacrifices, primis, quae tibi offerimus which, in the first place, we pro Kcclesia 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 Catholicee et Apos- and professors of the Ca- tolicse Fidei cultoribus. tholic and Apostolic Faith. The Commemoration of the Living. /T\EMENTO, Domine, ,|^> EMEMBBR, O Lord, \'-> farnulorum famu- r-^-X? Thy servants and larumque tuarum, 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 for 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, seterno Deo, vivi vows unto Thee, the eter- et vero. nal God, living and true. COMMUNICANTES, 'r'N communion with, et memoriam vene- «J-» and honoring the rantes, in primis gloriosae memory, especially of the semper Virginis Mariae, glorious ever Virgin Mary, Genitricis Dei et Domini Mother of our God arid nostri Jesu Christi : sed et Lord Jesus Christ ; as also beatorum Apostolorum ac of Thy blessed Apostles Martyrum tuorum, Petri and Martyrs, Peter and et Pauli, Andreae, Jacobi, Paul, Andrew, James, John, Joannis, Thomae, Jacobi, Thomas, James, Philip, Philippi, Bartholomaei, Bartholomew, Matthew, Matthaei, Simonis et Thad- Simon and Thaddeus, daei, Lini, Cleti, Cle- Linus, Cletus, Clement, mentis, Xysti, Coruelii, Xystus, Cornelius, Cyprian, Cypriani, Laurentii, Chry- Lawrence, Chrysogonus, sogoni, Joannis et Pauli, John and Paul, Cosmas 140 The Canon of the Mass. Cosmae et Damiani, et omnium Sanctorum tuo- rum ; quorum mentis precibusque concedas, ut in omnibus protectionis tuae muniamur auxilio. Per eumdem Christum Do- minum 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.) "Tt ANC igitur oblatio- r*— G iiem servitutis nos- tras, sed et cunctae fami- liae tuae, quaesumus, Do- mine, ut placatus accipias ; diesque nostros in tua pace disponas, atque ab aeterna darnnatione nos eripi, et in electorum tuorum jubeas grege numerari. Per Chris- tum Dominum nostrum. Amen. HIS oblation, there- fore, of our service, and that of Thy whole family, we beseech Thee, O Lord, 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, benedic*Ham, adscrip^Rain, ra^tam, ra- tionabilem, acceptabilem- que facere digneris : ut nobis cor4*pus et san4"guis y^TTTHICH oblation do UIA Thou, O God, we beseech Thee, vouchsafe to make in all things blessed, •k approved, >i* ratified, ■*■ reasonable, and acceptable: that it may become for us The Canon of the Mass. 141 fiat dilectissimi Filii tui the Body 4* and Blood + of Domini nostri Jesu Chris- Thy dearly beloved Son, ti. our Lord Jesus Christ. Q UI pridie quam pate- V/l I 'HO, the day before retur, accepit panem VJcA* He suffered, took in sanctas ac venerabiles bread into His holy and manus suas, et elevatis venerable hands, and with oculis in coelum, ad te eyes lifted up towards Deum Patrem suuru om- heaven, unto Thee, O God, nipotentem : tibi gratias His Almighty Father, giv- agens, beneHhdixit, fregit, ing thanks to Thee, did deditque discipulis suis, bless, *t" break, and give dicens : Accipite, et man- unto His disciples, saying : ducate ex hoc omnes. Take, and eat ye all of this. Holding the Host zcith both hands, the Priest pronounces the words of Consecration secretly, distinctly, and attentively : Hoc est enim Corpus For this is My Body, meum. After pronouncing the words of Consecration, the Priest, kneeling upon one knee, adores the sacred Host ; then, rising, he elevates It, and replaces It upon the corporal, kneeling once again. {At the elevation of the Host the bell is rung thrice.) C^IMILI modo post- hr*N like manner, after )^ quam ccenatum est, A^ supper, taking also accipiens et mine prae- this excellent chalice into clarum calicem in sanctas His holv and venerable ac venerabiles manus suas : hands : and giving thanks item tibi gratias agens, to Thee, He blessed, 4- and 142 The Canon of the Mass. bene-Mixit, deditque dis- cipulis suis, dicens : Acci- pite, et bibite ex eo oinnes. gave to His disciples, say- ing : Take, and drink ye all of it. The Priest then pronounces the words of Consecration over the chalice, Jiolding it slightly elevated, saying : HlC EST ENIM CAUX SANGUINIS MEI NOVI ET ^ETERNI TESTAMENTI t MYSTERIUM FIDEI ; QUI For this is the Cho- ice of My Blood of the new and eternal testament : the mys- PRO VOBIS ET PRO MUIv- TERY OF FAITH ; WHICH TIS EFFUNDETUR IN SHALL 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 inemoriam things, ye shall do them facietis. in remembrance of Me. Making a genuflection, he adores ; then, rising, he elevates the chalice, and, replacing it upon the corporal, makes atwther gemiflection. (At the elevation of the Chalice the bell is rung thrice.) He then proceeds : Vy'NDK et memores, Do- ^ttt'HEREFORE, TEC o mine, nos servi tui, vxa Lord, we Thy ser- sed et plebs tua sancta, vants, and likewise Thy ejusdem Christi Filii tui holy people, calling to Domini nostri tarn beatae mind the blessed Passion passionis, necnon et ab in- of the same Christ Thy Son, feris resurrectionis, sed et our Lord, together with The Canon of the Mass. 143 in ccelo gloriosae ascen- His Resurrection frorn the sionis : offerimus praeclarae grave, and also His glori- Majestati tuae, de tuis ous Ascension into heaven, donis ac datis, Hostiam *b offer unto Thv excellent purarn, Hostiam 4* sane- Majesty, of Thy gifts and tain, Hostiam 4* immacu- presents, a pure 4" Victim, latam, panem 4* sanctum a holy *%* Victim, an im- vitae aeternae, et calicem 4* maculate *b Victim, the salutis perpetuae. holy 4* bread of eternal life, and the chalice *b of everlasting salvation. £ Extending his hands, he proceeds : UPRx\ quae propitio Vt^POX which do Thou ac sereno vultu re- vJL vouchsafe to look spicere digneris, et accepta with favorable and gra- habere, sicuti accepta ha- cious countenance, and ac- bere dignatus es munera cept them, as Thou didst pueri tui justi Abel, et sac- vouchsafe to accept the rificium Patriarchae nostri gifts of Thy just servant Abrahae ; et quod tibi ob- Abel, and the sacrifice of tulit sutnmus sacerdos our Patriarch Abraham, tuus Melchisedech, sane- and that which Thy High- turn sacrificium, immacu- priest Melchisedech offer- latam hostiam. 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- Vvi ■ 'E humbly beseech mus, omnipotens VJcA» Thee, Almighty Deus, jube haec perferri God, command these to be 13 144 The Canon of the Mass. per manus sancti arigeli carried by the hands of tui in sublime altare tuum, Thy holy Angel to Thine in conspectu divinae Ma- Altar on high, in the pres- jestatis tuae, nt quotquot ence of Thy divine Ma- ex hac altaris participa- jesty, that as many of us as tione, sacrosanctum Filii shall, by partaking at this tui corpus 'h et *h sangui- Altar, receive the most nem sumpserimus, omni sacred Body *k and Blood benedictione ccelesti et 4* of Thy Son, may be filled gratia repleamur. Per with all heavenly blessing eumdem Christum Domi- and grace. Through the num nostrum. same Christ our Lord. Amen. Amen. Commemoration of the Dead. rv\ EMENTO etiam, Do- hr^ 3 «*■"<, mine, famulorum r-^-Xs EMEMBER, O Lord, Thy servants and famularumque tuarum N. handmaids, N. and N., et N., qui nos praecesse- who have gone before us runt cum signo fldei, et with the sign of faith, and dormiunt in somno pacis. 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- *5^ O 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 the Mass. 145 geas, deprecamur. Per nient, of light, and of eumdem Christum, etc. peace. Through the same Amen. Christ our Lord. Amen. Here, striking his breast and slightly raising his voice, he says : *-r"XOBIS quoque pecca- ^T*0 us also, Thy sinful r-*~b toribus fainulis tuis, ^Y whom, O Lord, A— nia, Domine, semper r*^ Thou dost always bona creas, sanctH-ficas, create, sanctify, *h quicken, vivi-Hicas, bene+dicis, et 4« bless, 4- 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 ho/ding the chalice in his left, he makes thrice the sign of the Cross over the chalice, saying: •-ff^im ip-fcsum, et cum ^"HROUGH Him, * «J — ip^so, et in ip+so, V^J and with Him, *h est tibi Deo Patri 'b omni- and in Him, 4* is unto Thee, potenti, in unitate Spiritus God the Father -r Al- 'h Sancti, omnis honor et mighty, in the unity of the gloria. Holy 4* Ghost, all honor and glory. 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 saecula V. World without end. sseculorum. R. Amen. R. Amen. Or emus. Let us pray. «Y^R^CEPTIS salutari- *TT"DMONISHED by r* — bus moniti, et di- oJv-*-» Thy saving pre- vina institutione formati, cepts, and following Thy audemus dicere : divine institution, we make bold to say : a? ATER NOSTBR, qui /~|UR FATHER, who es in coelis, sancti- V^ art in heaven, hal- flcetur nomen tuum : ad- lowed be Thy name : Thy veniat regnurn tuum : fiat kingdom come : Thy wTill voluntas tua sicut in ccelo, be done on earth as it is et in terra. Panem nos- in heaven. Give us this trum quotidianum da no- day our daily bread : and bis hodie : et dimitte no- forgive us our trespasses, The Canon of the Mass. 147 bis debita nostra, sicut et as we forgive those who nos dimittimus debitoribus trespass against ns. And nostris. Et ne nos indncas lead us not into tenipta- in tentationeni. tion. M. Sed libera nos a R. But deliver us from malo. evil. »S. 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 whom 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 : *T- ' IBBRA nos, quaesu- «y^ ELIVER us, we be- < I * mus, Dcmine, ab c*^ ' seech Thee, O Lord, omnibus malis, proeteritis, from all evils, past, pre- praesentibus, 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, cum beads 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 tuse 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 genuflection, and, rising again, takes the sacred Host and breaks It in the middle, over the chalice, saying : Per eumdeni 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 ri^ht hand on the paten. Then, breaking off a particle of that which re- mains 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 saecula 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 4* Domini sit 4" V. May the peace •%* of semper vobis^cum. the Lord be •£• always with *i* 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 guinis Domini nostri Jesu and Blood of our Lord The Canon of the Mass. 149 Christi fiat accipientibus Jesus Christ be unto us that nobis in vitam seternatn. receive it effectual unto life Amen. everlasting. Amen. He covers the chalice, makes a genuflection, and then, bowing dozen and striking his breast tiiree times, he says : * •j-f GNUS Dei, qui tollis U|-'AMB of God, who (vM^ peccata mundi, «-■— * takest away the miserere nobis. sins of the world, have mercy on us. Agnus Dei, qui tollis 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. [In 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 : P OMIXE Jesu Christe, /^ LORD Jesus Christ, qui dixisti Aposto- V>J 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 sise tuae ; eamque secun- Church ; and vouchsafe to * The choir sings the Agnus Dei, which generally continues during the Priest's communion and the ablutions: 150 The Canon of the Mass. - . , _ _ ., . — . — ■ — ■' — ■ - — ■■■■ ,..-..■ 1- . _ , . « dum voiuntatein 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. saeculorum. Amen. Amen. [ {The preceding prayer is omitted in Masses for the Dead.) At Solemn Mass the Deacon kisses the Altar at the same time with tiie celebrating Priest, by whom he is saluted with the kiss of peace zuith 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 sahites in like manner the Subdeacon, who in turnsa-i lutes the clergy who may be present. J T> OMINE Jesu Christe, ^v LORD Jesus Christ, Fili Dei vivi, qui KJ Son of the living ex voluntate Patris, co- God, who, by the will of operante Spiritu Saucto, the Father and the co- per mortem tuam munclum operation of ' the Holy vivificasti ; libera me per Ghost, hast by Thy death hoc sacrosanctum corpus given life to the world : de- et sauguinem 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 vivis et from Thee. Who with the The Canon of the Mass. 151 regnas Deus in ssecula same God the Father and saeculorurn. the Holy Ghost livest and reignest God world with- Amen. out end. Amen. C|£)ERCEPTI0 corporis *Tr-j JET not the partaking «-* — tui, Domine Jesu A — ^ of Thy Body, O Christe, quod ego indiguus Lord Jesus Christ, which I, suniere praesurno, non mihi though unworthy, presume proveniat in judicium et to receive, turn to my condemnatiouem ; sed pro judgment and condemna- tua pietate prosit mihi ad tion ; but by Thy mercy be tutamentum mentis et cor- it profitable to the safety poris, et ad medelam per- and health both of soul cipiendam. Qui vivis et and body. Who with God regnas cum Deo Patre, in the Father, in the unity unitate Spiritus Sancti, of the Holy Ghost, livest Deus per omnia saecula and reignest God world saeculorurn. Amen. without end. Amen. Making a genuflection, and taking the Host in his hands, the Priest says : ^QANEM ccelestem ac- V WILL take the Bread r-"— cipiam, et nomen A^ of heaven, and will Domini invocabo. call upon the name of the Lord. The Priest then, slightly inclining, takes both parts of the sacred Host, and, striking his breast and raising his voice a little, he says three times, humbly and with devotion : {Here the bell is rung thrice.} ^vOMIXE, non sum %rt J ORD, I am not wor- A^J dignus ut intres sub J Jesus Christ preserve todiat auimam mearn in my soul unto life everlast- vitam aeternam. Amen. ing. Amen. He then reverently takes both parts of the Host, joins his hands, and remains a short time in meditation on the most holy Sacra- ment. Then he uncovers the chalice, makes a genuflection, col- ' lects ivhatever fragments may remain, and wipes the paten over the chalice, saying meanwhile : QUID retribuam Domi- V A I'HAT shall I render no pro omnibus quae VJlA» 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 will 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 with it on himself, he says ; Q^ANGUIS Domini nos- J£J HE Blood of our Lord 5-3 tri Jesu Christi cus- V_J* Jesus Christ preserve todiat animam meam in my soul unto life everlast- vitam aeternam. Amen. ing. Amen. He then reverentlv takes the Precious Blood. After which he gives Communion to all who are to communicate. The Canon of the Mass. 153 Those who are to communicate go up to the Sanctuary at the Do- mine, non sura dignus, when the bell rings. The acolyte spreads a cloth before them, and says the Coiifiteor. During the Confiteor the Priest removes from the Tabernacle of the Altar the ciborium, or vessel containing Vie Blessed Sacrament ; and placing it upon the corporal, he makes a genuflection, and, turning to the communicants, pronounces the Absolution : ^pvISEREATUR vestri /T\AY Almighty God r»'-> omnipotens Deus, <^"> have mercy upon et dimissis peccatis ves- you, and forgive you your tris, perducat vos ad vitam sins, and bring you unto seternam. life everlasting. jR. Amen. R. Amen. Signing them with the sign of the Cross, he co?itinues : INDULGEXTIAM, * |T|AY the Almi^Y absolutionem, et re- ,VI^[ and merciful Lord missionem peccatorum ves- grant you pardon, *h ab- trorum tribuat vobis otn- solution, and remission of nipotens et misericors Do- your sins, minus. 7?. Amen. 1?. Amen. Elevating a particle of the Blessed Sacrament, and turning toward? the people, he says : ^"CCE Agnus Dei, ecce *Y£> EHOLD the Lamb of ^\ qui tollit peccata A^ God, behold Him mundi. who taketh away the sins of the world. A nd then says three times ; *-|^vOMIXE, non sum *T ORD, [ am not wor- A^* dignus ut intres «-■ — ■ thy that Thou sub tectum meum ; sed shouldst enter under my 154 The Canon of the Mass. tantuni die verbo, et sana- roof ; but only say the bitur anima mea. word, and mv 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- tri Jesu Christi cus- todiat animain tuam in vitam leternam. HE body of our Lord Jesus Christ pre- serve thy soul unto life Amen. everlasting. Amen. The Priest then, returning to the Altar, replaces the ciborium in the Tabernacle, makes a genuflection, and closes the door. Then the acolyte pours a Utile wine into the chalice, and the Priest takes the first ablution, saying : QUOD ore sumpsimus, Domine, pura nien- te capiamus ; et de mu nere temporali fiat no- bis remedium sempiter- num. at *HAT we have taken with our mouth, O Lord, may we receive with a pure heart ; and of a tem- poral gift may it become to us an everlasting heal- ing. Here the acolyte, at the Epistle corner, pours zuine and water over the Priests fingers, and the Priest, returning to the middle of the Altar, wipes his fingers and takes the second ablution, saying ; CORPUS tuum, Do- mine, quod sumpsi, et sanguis quern potavi, ad- haereat visceribus meis : et praesta, ut in me non remaneat sceleruui macula, quern pura et sancta refe- /T\AY Thy Body, O %**A Lord, which I have received, and Thy Blood which I have drunk, cleave unto my inmost parts ; and grant that no stain of sin may remain in me, who The Canon of the Mass. 155 cerunt sacramenta. Qui have been refreshed with vivis et regnas in saecula pure and holy mysteries, saeculorum. Amen. Who livest, etc. Amen. Then he wipes his lips and the chalice, which he covers, and, hav- ing folded the corporal, places it on tJie Altar, as at first ; lie then goes to the book, and reads The Communion. [At Solemn Mass the choir sings the Communion. The Subdeacon removes the chalice to the Credence table. .] For the Communion. ONE thing I have 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. O taste and see that the Lord is sweet : blessed is the man that hopeth in Him. (On a Saint's Day.) Happy are those servants whom the Lord when He cometh shall find watching. If any man will 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. V. The Lord be with you. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. R. And with thy spirit. Then, returning to the missal, he reads the Post-Communions ; at tJie end of the first and last of .which the acolyte answers, Amen. For the Post-Communions. *TT)OUR forth upon us, O Lord, the spirit of Thy r-* — love, that, by Thy mercy, Thou mayst make those of one mind whom Thou hast fed with one ce- 156 The Canon oe 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. {On 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 ifisert the name of your Patron 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. Dominus vobiscum. V. The Lord be with you. R. Bt cum spiritu tuo. R. And with thy spirit. V. Ite, inissa est ; V. Go, the Mass is ended; Or, when the Gloria in Excelsis has been omitted, 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, missa est, or Benedicamus Domino is chanted by the Deacon.} Boiving before the- Altar, the Priest says : t-JT\LACBAT tibi, sancta /T~\AY the performance <-* — T rinitas, obscquium N"^> of my homage be servitutis ruese ; et prcesta, pleasing to Thee, O Holy The Canon of the Mass. 157 ut sacrificium quod oculis Trinity ; and grant that the tuae Majestatis indiguus Sacrifice which I, though obtuli, 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 miserante, propitiabile. Thee, and may, through Per Christum Dominum Thy mercy, be a propiti- nostrum. ation for myself, 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 : BBNEDICAT vos om- |T\AY Almighty God nipoteus Deus, Pa- ^"^ 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 Benediction is omitted in Masses for the Dead.] Then, turning to the Gospel side of the Altar, he says : V. Dominus vobiscum. V. The Lord be with 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 begins the Gospel accord- ing to St.fohn, saying : INITIUM sancti Evan- •^HE beginning of the gelii secundum Joan- VJ holy Gospel accord- nem. ing to John. M. Gloria tibi, Domi- R. Glory be to Thee, O tie. Lord. 158 The Canon of the Mass. IN principio erat Ver- *T*N the beginning was the bum, et Verbum erat c*-% Word, and the Word apud Deum ; et Deus erat was with God, and the Verbum : hoc erat in prin- W^ord was God. This was cipio apud Deum. Omnia in the beginning with God. per ipsum facta sunt, et All things were made sine ipso factum est nihil through Him, and without quod factum est : in ipso Him was made nothing vita erat, et vita erat lux that was made : in Him hominum ; et lux in tene- was life, and the life was bris lucet, et teuebrae earn the light of men : and the nou comprehenderunt. light shineth in darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. Fuit homo missus a Deo, There was a man sent cui nomen erat Joannes, from God, whose name was Hie venit in testimonium, John. This one came for ut testimonium perhiberet a witness, to testify con- de lumiue, ut oinnes ere- cerning the light, that all derent per ilium. Non might believe through erat ille lux : sed ut testi- him. He was not the monium perhiberet de lu- light, but he was to testify mine. Brat lux vera quae concerning the light. The illuminat omnem homi- true Light, which enlight- nem venientem in hunc eneth every man, cometh mundum. into this world. In mundo erat, et mun- He was in the world, dus per ipsum factus est, and the world was made et muudus eum non cog- through Him, and the novit. In propria venit, et world knew Him not. He sui eum non receperuut. came to His own posses- Quotquot autem recepe- sions, and His own people runt eum, dedit eis potes- received Him not. But to The Canon of the Mass. 159 tatem filios Dei fieri : his qui creduut in nomine ejus, qui 11011 ex sauguini- bus, neque ex voluntate earnis, neque ex voluntate viri, sed ex Deo nati sunt. Et Verbum caro factum est [Hie genuflectitar\ et habitavit in nobis ; et vidimus gloriam ejus, glo- riam quasi Unigeniti a Patre, plenum gratiae et veritatis. M. Deo gratias. as many as received Him lie gave power to become children of God, to those who believe in His name, who are born not of blood, nor of the wTill of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. And the Word was made Flesh [Here all kneel"}, and dwelt among us ; and wTe saw His glory, the glory as of the Only-begotten of the Fa- ther, full of grace and truth. JR. Thanks be to God. When a feast falls on a Sunday, or other day which has a proper Gospel of its own, the Gospel of the day is read instead of the Gos- pel ofSt.fohn. i6o Special Prayers. SPECIAL PRAYERS. The Te Deum laud am us. B Deum laudaraus : * te Dominum con- fiteraur. Te aeternum Patrem * omnis terra veneratur. Tibi omnes angeli, * tibi cceli, et universae potes- tates : Tibi cherubim et sera- phim, * incessabili voce proclarnant : Sauctus, sauctus, sanc- tiis, * Domiuus Deus Sa- baoth : Pleni sunt cceli et ter- ra * majestatis gloriae tuae. Te gloriosus * Apostolo- rum chorus. Te Prophetarum * lau- dabilis numerus. Te Martyrum candida- tus * laudat exercitus. Te per orbem terra- rum * sancta confitetur Ecclesia. Patrem * immensae ma jestatis. m 'E praise Thee, O God : we acknow- ledge Thee to be the Lord. All 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 : Holv, Holv, Holv : Lord God of Plosts. 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 Martyrs : praise. Thee the Holy Church throughout all the world : doth acknowledge. The Father ; of infinite Majesty. Special Prayers. 161 Veneranduni tuuni ve- rum * et unicum Filium. Sanctuni quoque * Para- clituni Spirituni. Tu Rex gloriae, * Chris- te. Tu Patris * sempiternus es Filius. Tu ad liberaudum sus- cepturus houiinem, * nou horruisti Virginis uteruni. Tu devicto mortis acu- leo, * aperuisti credenti- bus regna ccelorum. Tu ad'dexteram Dei se- des, * in gloria Patris. Judex crederis * esse venturus. t Te ergo quaesumus, tuis famulis subveni, * quos pretioso sanguine re- demisti. Sterna fac cum Sanc- tis tuis, * in gloria nunie- rari. Salvum fac populum tu- Thine 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 servants ; 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 kneel. l62 Special Prayers. um, Domine, * et benedic hsereditati tuae. Et rege eos, et extolle illos, * usque in seternuni. Per singulos dies * bene- dicimus te. Et laudamus nomen tu- urn iu saeculum, * et in saeculum saeculi. Dignare, Domine, die isto, " sine peccato nos custodire. Miserere nostri, Domi- ne, * miserere nostri. Fiat misericordia tua, Do- mine, super nos : * quern- admodum speravirnus in te. In te, Domine, spera- vi : * non con fund ar in aeternum. pie : and bless Thine in- heritance. Govern them : and lift them up for ever. Day by day : we 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. On occasions of solemn public Thanksgiving the following prayers are added : BENEDICTUS es, Do- mine, Deus Patrum nostrorum. R. Et laudabilis, et glori- osus in siecula. V. Benedicamus Patrem et Filium, cum Sancto Spiritu. 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 Fa- ther and the Son, with the Holy Ghost. Special, Prayers. 163 R. Laudemus et super- exaltemus eiini in ssecu- la. V. Benedictus es, Do- mine Deus, in firmamento cceli. R. Et laudabilis, et glori- osus, et superexaltatus in saecula. V. Benedic, anima mea, Domino. R. Et noli oblivisci om- nes retributiones ejus. V. Domine, exaudi ora- tionem meam. R. Et clamor meus ad te veniat. V. Dominus vobiscum. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. R. Let us praise and exalt Him above ail 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 you. R. And with thy spirit. Or emus. **Tr^vEUS, cujus miseri- c**-' cordiae non est Humerus, et bonitatis in- finitus est thesaurus : pi- issimae majestati tuae pro collatis donis gratias agi- mus, tuam semper cle- mentiam exorantes, ut qui petentibus postulata 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 164 Special Prayers. concedis, eosdeni non 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> EUS, qui corda fideli- /^ GOD, who didst teach urn Sancti Spiritus V^J the hearts of Thy illustratione docuisti : da faithful by the light of nobis in eodem Spiritu Thy Holy Spirit : grant us, recta sapere, et de ejus by the same Spirit, to have semper consolatione gau- a right judgment in all dere. things, and evermore to re- joice in His holy comfort. r> EUS, qui neminem ^v GOD, who sufferest in te sperantem ni- V>J none that hope in mium affligi permittis, sed Thee to be afflicted over- pium precibus praestas au- much, but dost turn a ditum : pro postulationi- gracious ear unto their bus nostris, votisque sus- prayers : we render Thee ceptis gratias agirnus, te thanks for having heard piissime deprecantes, ut a our supplications 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 tuuni, qui tecum adversities. Through our vivit et regnat, in unitate Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Spiritus Sancti Deus, per omnia saecula saeculoruni. R. Amen. R. Amen. Occasional Prayers. 165 OCCASIONAL PRAYERS. For the Whole Church. Defend us, O Lord (p. 121). For all 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. VtTLMIGHTY and Everlasting God, who alone oA-^-» doest great wonders, send down upon Thy ser- vants, and the congregations committed unto them, the spirit of Thy saving grace ; and that they may truly please Thee, pour forth upon them the continual dew of Thy blessing. For the Bishop of the Diocese. jr*{ RANT, we beseech Thee, O Lord, to Thy servant 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 Congregation or Family. Defend, we beseech Thee (p. 243). i66 Occasional 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. SY\ ERCIFULLY 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. S^ RANT, we beseech Thee, O Lord, an answer to V^ 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 auger, and cease by Thy mercy. Occasional Praykrs. 167 For Rain. OGOD, in whom we live, and move, and are, grant us seasonable rain ; that we, enjoying a suffi- ciency of support in this life, may with more confi- dence strive after the things which are eternal. Fo r Fa ir We a th er. ' r-J EAR us, O Lord, who cry unto Thee, and grant r-fi—b fair weather to us, Thy suppliant servants ; that we, who are justly afflicted for our sins, may by Thy preventing pity find mere v. For the gift of Tears. •TJ'LMIGHTY and most Merciful God, who didst J rnv mouth that I cendum nomen sanctum may bless Thy Holy Name ; tuum : munda quoque cor cleanse my heart from all meum ab omnibus vanis, vain, evil, and wandering perversis, et alienis cogita- thoughts ; enlighten my tionibus : intellectum illu- understanding ; kindle my mina, affectum inflamma, affections, that I may ut digne, attente, ac de- worthily, attentively, and vote hoc Officium recitare devoutly recite this office, valeam, et exaudiri merear and mav deserve to be ante conspectum divinse heard before the presence i8o Vespers. Majestatis tuae. Per Chris- tuin Domiuuin uostruui. R. Arnen. Doiniiie, in unione illius divinae intentionis, qua ipse in terns laudes Deo persolvisti, has tibi Horas persolvo. of Thy divine Majesty. Through Christ our Lord. R. Amen. Lord, in union with that divine intention wherewith Thou didst Thyself praise God while on earth, I offer these Hours unto Thee. The Celebrant and his attendants then proceed to the bench, on the Epistle side of the sanctuary ; and after saying in silence the Our Father and the Hail Mary, the Celebrant intones : •"j^vEUS, in adjutorium r*^J nieum intende. R. Domine, ad adjuvan- dum me festina. V. Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto. R. Sicut erat in princi- pio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorutn. Amen. Alleluia. COME unto my help, O God. R. O Lord, make haste to help me. V. Glory be to the Fa- ther, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. R. As it was in the be- ginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Alleluia. [ From Septuagcsima to Palm Sunday, inclusively , is said . Laus tibi, Domine, Rex Praise to Thee, O Lord, aeternae gloriae. King of eternal glory. " Ant, Dixit Dominus. An t. The Lord said. Vespers. 181 In Easter-tide the Psalms are all said under this one Antiphon ; Alleluia. * Psalm iog. hp^IXIT Dominus Do- r-L^ mino meo : * Sede a dextris nieis : Donee ponatn inimicos tuos * scabellum pedunx tuorum. Virgam virtutis tuae emit- tet Dominus ex Sion : * dominare in medio inimi- corum tuorum. Tecum principium in die virtutis tuae in splen- doribus Sanctorum : * ex utero ante luciferum genui te. Juravit Dominus, et non pcenitebit eum ; * Tu es sa- cerdos in aeternum secun- dum ordinem Melchise- dech. Dominus a dextris tuis * confregit in die irae suae reges. HE Lord said unto my Lord : Sit Thou at My right hand : Until I make Thine ene- mies : Thy foot-stool. The Lord will send forth the sceptre of Thy power out of Sion : rule Thou in the midst of Thine ene- mies. Thine shall be dominion in the day of Thy power, amid the brightness of the Saints : from the womb be- 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 His wrath. * The letters prefixed to the Vesper Psalms are for convenience in selecting them for different Feasts. See the Directory (p. 215). j 82 Vespers. Judicabit in nationibus, He shall judge among the implebil ruinas; *conquas- nations; He shall fill them sabit capita, in terra mul- with ruins : He shall smite torum. in sunder the heads in the land of many. De torrente in via bi- lie shall drink of the bet, * propterea exaltabk brook in the way ; therc- eaput. fore shall lie lift up His head. Gloria Patri, etc. (dory be to the Father, ete. /If//. Dixit I )oniinns Do- .hi/. The Lord said unto inino nieo : Sede a dextris my Lord : Sit Thou at My nieis. rij.dit hand. Ant Fidelia. An/. Faithful. B Psalm no. CONFITEBOR tibi, *y* WII'J< l)niis(' ^hee, O Doinine, in toto r-"-> Lord, with my whole corde meo : * in consilio heart : in the assembly of jus torum, e1 cpngrega- the just, and in the congre- tiouc. Ration. Magna. opera Domini ; x Great are the works of exquisita in omn.es volun- the Lord: sought out are tates ejus. they according unto all His pleasure. Confessio et magnificen- His work is His praise tia opus ejus, * et justitia and His honor : and His ejus manet in saeulum justice endureth for ever s JCUli. and evei . Memoriam fecil tnirabi- A memorial hath the liuhi Biiorurri riiiscricbrs et merciful and gracious Lord Vespers. 183 miserator Doiiiinus : * es- cain dedit tinientibus se. Metnor erit iu saeculum testatnenti sui : * virtutem operum suorum annuntia- bit populo suo : jUt det ill is hoereditatem gentium ; * opera rnanuum ejus Veritas et judicium. Fidelia omnia mandata ejus, confirmata in saecu- lum sseculi, * facta in veri- tate et sequitate. Redemptionem misit po- pulo suo ; * mandavit in seternum testamentum su- um. vSanctum et terribile no- men ejus : * initium sapien- tial timor Domini. Intellectus bonus omni- bus facientibus eum : * lau- datio ejus manet in saecu- lum saeculi. Gloria Patri, etc. A?it. Fidelia omnia man- made of His marvellous works : He hath 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 : they 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. Glory be to the Father, etc. Ant. Faithful are all 1 84 VEvSPKRS. data ejus, confirmata saeculum saeculi. Ant. In niandatis. in His commandments ; they stand fast for ever and ever. Ant. In His command- ments. Psalm iit. BEATUS vir, qui ti- met Dominum ; * in mandatis ejus volet ni- mis. Potens in terra erit se- men ejus ; * generatio rec- torum benedicetur. Gloria et divitiae in domo ejus, * et justitia ejus manet in saeculum saeculi. Exortum est in tenebris lumen rectis : * misericors, et miserator, et Justus. Jucundus homo, qui mi- seretur et commodat, dis- pouet sennones suos in ju- dicio : * quia in aeternum non commovebitur. In memoria aeterna erit BLESSED 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 endureth 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 iust man shall be in Vespers. 185 Justus : * ab auditione mala everlasting remembrance : non timebit. lie shall not be afraid for evil tidings. Paratum cor ejus spe- His heart is ready to rare in Domino, confirma- hope in the Lord : his turn est cor ejus ; * non heart is strengthened, he commovebitur donee despi- shall not be moved until ciat inimicos suos. he look down upon his enemies. Dispersit, dedit pauperi- He hath dispersed abroad, bus ; justitia ejus manet in he hath given to the poor ; saeculum saeculi : * cornu his justice endureth for ejus exaltabitur in gloria. ever and ever : his horn shall be exalted in glory. Peccator videbitr et iras- The wicked shall see it cetur ; dentibus suis fremet and shall be wroth ; he et tabescet : * desiderium shall gnash with his teeth, peccatorurn peribit. and pine away : the desire of the wicked shall perish. Gloria Patri, etc. Glory be to the Father, etc. An t. In mandatis ejus Ant. In His command- cupit nimis. ments He hath exceeding great delight. Ant. Sit nomen Domini. Ant. Blessed be the name. D Psalm ii2. *-|— ' AUDATB, pneri, Do- ^J^RAISE the Lord, 3'e «J — * minum : * laudate r-" — children : praise ye nomen Domini. the name of the Lord. Sit nomen Domini bene- Blessed be the name of 1 86 Vespers. dictum : * ex hoc nunc, et usque in saeculum. A solis ortu usque ad oc- casum : * laudabile nomen Domini. Bxcelsus super omnes gentes Dominus : * et su- per ccelos gloria ejus. Quis sic at Dominus Deus noster, qui in altis habitat : * et humilia respicit in ccelo et in terra ? Suscitans aterrainopem : * et de stercore erigens pauperem : Ut collocet eum cum principibus : * cum princi- palis populi sui. Qui habitare facit steri- lem in domo : * matrem filiorum laetantem. Gloria Patri, etc. A?it. Sit nomen Domini benedictum in stecula. Ant. 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 raiseth 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. Ant. Blessed be the name of the Lord for evermore. Ant. We that live. Vespers. 187 Psalm 113. IN exitu Israel de ^Egyp- to : * domus Jacob de populo barbaro, HEN Israel came out of Egypt : the house of Jacob from amoug a strauge people, Facta est Judaea sancti- Judea was made His ficatio ejus : * Israel potes- sanctuary : aud Israel His tas ejus. Mare vidit, et fugit : * Jordauis conversus est re- trorsum. Moutes exultaverunt ut arietes : * et colles sicut agui ovium. Quid est tibi, mare, quod dominion. The sea saw it, and fled : Jordan was turned back. The mountains skipped like rams : and the little hills like the lambs of the flock. What aileth thee, O thou fugisti : * et tu, Jordauis, sea, that thou fleddest : and quia conversus es retror- thou, Jordan, that thou sum ? wast turned back ? Montes, exultastis sicut Ye mountains, that ye arietes : * et colles, sicut skipped like rams : and ye agui ovium ? little hills, like the lambs of the flock ? A facie Domini mota est At the presence of the terra : * a facie Dei Ja- Lord the earth was moved : cob. at the presence of the God of Jacob. Who turned the rock into a standing water : and the stony hill into a flowing stream. Not unto us, O Lord, not Qui convertit petram in stagna aquarum : * et ru- pem in fontes aquarum. Non nobis, Domine, non i88 Vespers. nobis : * sed nomini tuo da unto us : but unto Thy gloriam. name give the glory. Super niisericordia tua, For Thy mercy, and for et veritate tua : * nequando Thy truth's sake: lest the dicant gentes, Ubi est Deus gentiles should say, Where eorum ? is their God ? Deus autern noster in But our God is in heaven : coelo : * omnia quaecumque He hath done all things voluit fecit. whatsoever He would. Simulacra gentium ar- The idols of the gentiles gentum et aurum : * opera are silver and gold : the manuum hominum. work of the hands of men. Oshabent, etnon loquen- They have mouths, and tur : * oculos habent, et speak not : eyes have they, non videbunt. and see not. Aures habent, et non au- They have ears, and hear dient : * nares habent, et not : noses have they, and non odorabunt. smell not. Manus habent, et non They have hands, and palpabunt ; pedes habent, feel not : they have feet, et non ambulabunt : * non and walk not ; neither shall clamabunt in gutture suo. they speak through their throat. Similes illis fiant, qui fa- Let them that make them ciunt ea : * et omnes qui become like unto them : confidunt in eis. and all such as put their trust in them. Domus Israel speravit in The house of Israel hath Domino : * adjutor eorum hoped in the Lord : He is et protector eorum est. their helper and protector. Domus Aaron speravit in The house of Aaron hath Domino: * adjutor eorum hoped in the Lord : He is et protector eorum est. their helper and protector. Vespers. 1 89 Qui timent Doininum, speraverunt in Domiuo : * adjutor eoruin et protector eorum est. Dominus memor fuit nostri, * et benedixit no- bis. Benedixit domui Israel : * benedixit domui Aaron. Benedixit omnibus, qui timent Dominum : * pusil- lis cum majoribus. Adjiciat Dominus super vos : * super vos, et super rilios vestros. Benedicti vos a Domi- no : * qui fecit ccelum et terram. Ccelum cceli Domino, * terram autem dedit filiis hominum. Non mortui laudabunt te, Domine : * neque om- nes, qui descendunt in in- fernum. Sed nos qui vivimus, benedicimus Domino : * ex hoc nunc, et usque in saeculum. 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 ye 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, Ant. We that live bless benedichnus Domino. 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 first sentence of the Epistle of the day {pp. 665 to 780); but from the Third Sunday after Epiphany till Septuagesima, and from the Third Sunday after Pentecost till Advent, the following : The Little Chapter. Benedictus Deus, et Pa- ter Dornini nostri Jesu Christi, Pater misericordi- arum, et Deus totius con- solationis, qui consolatur nos in onini tribulatione nostra. ic\ Deo gratias. Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mer- cies, and God of all con- solation, who comforteth us in all our tribulation. R. Thanks be to God. The choir then sings the Hymn of the day, which varies according to season a?id solemnity (pp. 599 to 66n). The Hymn which corresponds to the Little Chapter, Benedictus, is as follows : n UCIS Creator optime, Lucem dierum proferens, Primordiis lucis novae Mundi parans originem : * BATHER of Lights, by whom each day Is kindled out of night, Who, when the heavens were made, didst lay Their rudiments in light ; * Translation by Cardinal Newman. Vespers. 191 Qui mane junctutn vesperi Thou who didst bind and blend in one Diem vocari praecipis ; Illabitur tetrum chaos, Audi preces cum fletibus. • • Ne mens gravata cnmme, Vitae sit exul munere, Dum nil perenne cogitat, Seseque culpis illigat. Cceleste pulset ostium ; Vitale tollat praemium : Vitemus omne noxium : Purgemus omne pessimum. Praesta, Pater piissiine, Patrique compar unice, Cum Spiritu Paraclito, Regnans per omne saecu- lum. Amen. The glistening morn and evening pale, Hear Thou our plaint, when light is gone, And lawlessness and strife prevail. Hear, lest the whelming weight of crime Wreck us with life in view ; Lest thoughts and schemes of sense and time Earn us a sinner's due. So may we knock at Hea- ven's door, And strive the immortal prize to win, Continually and evermore Guarded without and pure within. Grant this, O Father, Only Son, And Spirit, God of grace, To whom all worship shall be done In every time and place. Amen. 192 Vespers. V. Dirigatur, Domine, V. Let my prayer, O oratio mea, Lord, be directed R. Sicut incensum in R. As incense in Thy conspectu tuo. sight. Then the choir chants the Magnificat, or Canticle of the Blessed Virgin — preceded and followed by its proper Antiphon — during which the Priest puts on the cope, if he has not worn it from the beginning, and, proceeding to the Altar, blesses incense and puts it into the censer. He then incenses the Altar in the same man- ner as at Solemn Mass. The Magnificat, or Canticle oe the Blessed Virgin. |^T|AGNIFICAT * ani- >*■■■'» ma mea Dominum. Et exultavit spiritus me- us * in Deo salutari meo. Quia respexit humilita- 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 mente cordis sui. /Tv Y soul doth magnify : \'*> 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 holy 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 poteutes de He casteth down the sede, * et exaltavit humi- mighty from their throne : les. and exalteth the I owl v. Esurientes implevit bo- He filleth the hungry nis, * et divites dimisit in- with good things : and the anes. rich He sendeth away empty. Snscepit Israel puerum He hath received His suum, * recordatus miseri- servant Israel : being mind- cordiae suae. ful of His mercy. Sicut locutus est ad pa- As He spake to our fa- tres nostros : * Abraham, thers : to Abraham and to et semini ejus in saecula. his seed for ever. Gloria Patri, etc. Glory be to the Father, etc. If ere follow the proper Collect (pp. 665 to j8o) and the Commemora- tions, if any. THE USUAL COMMEMORATIONS. These are said at the end of Vespers, from the Third Sunday after Epiphany to the Fourth Sunday of 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- ^T^OLY Mary, be thou J^^ curre miseris, juva r-^-G 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 fcemineo sexu : plead for the clergy, make 194 Vespers. sentiant omnes tuum ju- vamen, quicumque cele- brant tuain sauctam coni- memorationern. V. Ora pro nobis, sanc- ta Dei Genitrix. R. Ut digni efficiamur promissionibus Christi. Or emus. CONCEDE nos famu- los tuos, quaesnmus Domine Deus, perpetua mentis et corporis sanitate gaud ere : et gloriosa beatse Mariae semper virginis in- tercessione, a praesenti li- berari tristitia, et aeterna perfrui laetitia. intercession for all women vowed to God ; mav 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. /S RANT, O Lord God, ^tP 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 Epiphany 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. '"I^V EUS, qui salutis aeter- r-L-J nae, beatse Mariae virginitate foecuuda, 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 mano generi praemia prae- stitisti : tribue, quaesunius, ut ipsam pro nobis interce- dere sentianius, per quam meminius auctorem vitae 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. OF ST. £N"CCE fidelis servus et V-4 prudens, quern con- stituit Dominus super fa- miliarn suam. V. Gloria et divitiae in domo ejus. R. Et justitia ejus manet in saeculum saeculi JOSEPH. EHOLD a faithful and wise servant, whom the Lord hath set over His household. V. Glory and riches shall be in his house. R. And his justice en- dureth for ever and ever. Oremus. V^VEUS, qui ineffabili A*~J providentia beatum Joseph sanetissimae Geni- tricis tuae sponsum eligere dignatus es : praesta quaesu- mus, ut quern 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 hirn for our Protector on earth, we may be found worthy to be aided by his intercession in heaven. 196 Vespers. OF THE APOSTI.ES. ^I^ETRUS Apostolus, et ^T^^TER tne Apostle, r-L Paulus doctor Gen- r-" — and Paul the Doc- tium, ipsi 110s docueruut tor of the Gentiles, they legem tuam, Domine. have taught us Thy law, O Lord. V. Constitues eos prin- V. Thou shalt make cipes super omnem 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. «w ^^ Or emus. Let us pray. x> EUS, cujus dextera ^X GOD, whose right beatuin Petrum am- V>J hand raised up Bless- bulantem in fluctibus, ne ed Peter when he walked mergeretur, erexit ; et co- amid the waves, and suffer- apostolum ejus Paulum ed him not to sink ; and tertio naufragautem de pro- delivered his fellow- Apos- fundo pelagi libera vit : ex- tie Paul, in his third ship- audi 110s propitius, et con- wreck, from the depths of cede, ut amborum meritis the sea : graciously hear aeternitatis gloriam conse- us, and grant that by the quamur. merits of both we may at- tain unto everlasting glory. [A Commemoration is made of the Patron or Titular of the Church either before or after the above, according to dignity.] FOR PEACE. ""f^V A pacem, Domine, in s^{ RANT peace in our r-L^ diebus nostris, quia V3J 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. Oremus. ""^vEUS, a quo sancta «A-^ desideria, recta con- silia, et justa sunt opera : da servis tuis illarn, quam mundus dare non potest paceni ; ut et corda nostra niandatis tuis dedita, et hostium sublata formidine, tempora sint tua protec- none tranquilla. Let us pray. OGOD, from whom are holy desires, right counsels, and just works : give unto Thy servants 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, may be peaceful. From the Second Sunday after Easter till the Ascension the fore- going Commemorations are omitted, and the following is the only Commemoration made : OF THE CROSS. CRUCEM sanctam su- biit, qui infernum E bore the Holy Cross, who broke confregit, accinctus est po- the power of hell ; He was tentia, surrexit die tertia, girded with power, He Alleluia. arose again the third "day, Alleluia. 198 Vespers. V. Dicite iu nationibus, Alleluia. R. Quia Dominus reg- navit a ligno, Alleluia. Or emus. *-|^vEUS, qui pro no- r-*— f. bis Filium tuum crucis patibulum subire vo- luisti, ut inimici a nobis expellerespotestatem: con- cede nobis famulis tuis, ut resurrectionis gratiam con- sequamur. Per eumdem Dominum, 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 pacem. R. Et vitam setemam. 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 Thv 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 {inaudibly). V. May the Lord grant us His peace. R. And life everlasting. Amen. Vkspers. 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 : Q^ACROSANCT^E et ^O the Most Holy and £--2 individuae Trinitati, V^ undivided Trinity, crucinxiDoinininostriJesu to the Humanity of our Christi humanitati, beatis- Lord Jesus Christ crucified, simaeetgloriosissimae, sem- to the fruitful Virginity of perque Virginis Mariae fee- the most blessed and most cundae integritati, et om- glorious Mary, ever Virgin, nium Sanctorum universi- and to the whole company tati sit sempiterna laus, of the Saints, he ever- honor, virtus et gloria ab lasting praise, honor, and omni creatura, nobisque glory, by all creatures ; and remissio omnium pecca- to us remission of all our torum, per infinita saecula sins, world without end. saeculorum. R. Amen. R. Amen. V. Beata viscera Mariae V. Blessed be the womb Virginis, quae portaverunt of the Virgin Mary, which aeterni Patris Filium. bore the Son of the Eternal Father. R. Et beata ubera, quae R. And blessed be the lactaverunt Christum Do- breast which nourished minum. Christ the Lord. Then are said the Our Father and the Hail Mary. 2oo 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. H Psalm' 116: AUDATE Dominum, ^ PRAISE the Lord, omnes gentes : * v^ all ye nations : praise laudate eum, omnes populi. Him, all ye people. Quoniam confirmata est For His mercy is con- super nos misericordia ejus: firmed upon us: and the * et Veritas Domini manet truth of the Lord endureth in astern um. for ever. Gloria Patri, etc. Glory be to the Father, etc. G Psalm it$. CREDIDI,propterquod *t* BELIEVED, and there- locutus sum : * ego «-"-» fore did I speak : but autem humiliatus sum ni- I was humbled exceed- mis. iugly- Ego dixi in excessu meo : I said in mine excess : * Omnis homo meudax. All men are liars. Quid retribuam Domino What shall I render unto * pro omnibus, quae retri- the Lord : for all the things buit mihi ? that He hath rendered unto me ? Calicem salutaris acci- I will take the chalice of piam, * et nomen Domini salvation : and call upon invocabo. the name of the Lord. Vota mea Domino red- I will pay my vows unto Vespers. 201 dam coram omni populo ejus : * pretiosa in con- spectu Domini mors sanc- torum ejus. O Domine, quia ego ser- vus tuns : * ego servus tuus, et filius ancillae tuae. * Dirupisti vincula mea tibi sacrificabo hostiam lau dis, et nomen 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 son of Thine hand- maid. Thou hast broken my bonds in sunder : I will offer unto Thee the sacri- fice 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. H Psalm 121. tatfi STATUS sum in his, r* — ■ quae dicta sunt mi- hi : * In domum Domini ibimus. Stantes erant pedes nos- trum atriis tuis, Jerusalem. Jerusalem, quae aedifica- tur ut ci vitas : * cujus par- ticipate 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. Illuc euim asceuderunt tribus, tribus Doniini : * testimonium. Israel ad con- ntendum noniiui Domi- ni. Quia illic sederunt sedes in judicio, * sedes super domum David. Rogate quae ad pacem sunt Jerusalem : * et abun- dantia diligentibus te. Fiat pax in virtute tua : * et abundantia in turribus tuis. Propter fratres nieos, et proximos meos, * loquebar pacem de te : Propter domum Domini Dei nostri, * quaesivi bona tibi. Gloria Patri, etc. For thither did the tribes go up, even the tribes of the Lord : 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. i Psalm 126. ISI Dominus aedifica- V I 'NLESS the Lord a c*-(3 vent domum, A" in V>\> build the house vanum laboraverunt qui they labor in vain that aedificant earn. build it. Nisi Dominus custodi- Unless the Lord keep the Vespers. 203 erit civitatem, * frustra city : lie watcheth in vain vigilat qui custodit earn. that keepeth it. Vanuni est vobis ante In vain do ye rise before luceni surgere : * surgite the light : rise not till ye postquam sederitis, qui have rested, O ye that eat manducatis panem doloris. the bread of sorrow. Cum dederit dilectis suis When He hath given somnum : * ecce haereditas sleep to His beloved : lo, Domini, filii ; merces, fruc- children are an heritage tus ventns. from the Lord ; and the fruit of the womb a reward. Sicut sagittae in manu Like as arrows in the potentis : * ita filii excus- hand of the mighty One : sorum. so are the children of those that have been cast out. Beatus vir qui implevit Blessed is the man whose desiderium suum ex ip- desire is satisfied with sis : * non confundetur them : he shall not be con- cum loquetur inimicis suis founded when he speaketh m porta. with his enemies in the gate. Gloria Patn, etc. Glory be to the Father, etc. J Psalm 14.J. "T-jAUDA, Jerusalem, «TT^ RAISE the Lord, «-■ — * Dominum : * lauda ,-■ — Jerusalem : nra O Jerusalem : praise Deum tuum, Sion. thy God, O Sion. Quoniam confortavit se- For He hath strengthen- ras portarum tuarum : * ed the bars of thy gates : benedixit filiis tuis in He hath blessed thy chil- te. dren within thee. 204 Vespers. Qui posuit lines tuos pa- ceni : * et adipe frumeuti satiat te. Qui eiuittit eloquiuni suum terrae : $ velociter currit sermo ejus. Qui dat nivem- sicut la- nani ; t§ nebulain sicut cine- reni spargit. Mittit crvstalluin suani sicut buccellas : ft ante fa- ciem frigoris ejus quis sus- tinebit ? Emittet verbum suum, et liquefaciet ea : * nabit spiritus ejus, et fluent aquae. Qui annuntiat verbum suum Jacob : * justitias et judicia sua Israel. Non fecit taliter oinni 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. IX convertendo Dominus V/i ■ 'HEN the Lord turn- cap tivitatem Sion, * v3lA* ed again the cap- facti suinus sicut conso- tivitv of Sion : we became lati. like men consoled. Vespers. 205 Tunc repletum est gau- dio os nostrum : * et lingua nostra exultaticne. Tunc dicent inter gen- tes nus facere cum eis. * Magnificavit Domi- Macgnificavit Dominus facere nobiscum : * facti sumus laetantes. Converte, Domine, cap- tivitatem nostram : * sicut torrens in austro. Qui seminant in lacry- mis, * in exultatione me- tent Euntes ibant et flebant,* mittentes semina sua. Venientes autem 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 captivity, 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. Psalm ij8. *T^vOMINE, probasti me, A*-J et cognovisti me : * tu cognovisti sessionem r me "f ORD, Thou hast prov- -a ed me, and known : Thou hast known mv mearn, et resurrectionem sitting down, and my rising meam. up. Intellexisti cogitationes Thou hast understood 2o6 Vespers. meas de longe : * semitam my thoughts afar off : ray meam et funiculum ineurn path and my line hast Thou investigasti. searched out. Kt omnes vias meas prae- Thou hast foreseen also vidisti : * quia non est ser- all my ways : for there is mo in lingua mea. no speech in my tongue. Bcce, Domine, tu cogno- Behold, O Lord, Thou visti omnia, novissima et hast known all things, the antiqua : * tu formasti me, newest and those of old : et posuisti super me ma- Thou hast formed me, and num. tuam. laid Thine hand upon me. Mirabilis facta est scien- Thy knowledge is be- tia tua ex me : * confor- come wonderful unto me : tata est, et non potero ad it is high, and I cannot earn. reach unto it. Quo ibo a spiritu tuo ? * Whither shall I go from et quo a facie tua fugi- Thy spirit? or whither am ? shall I flee from Thy face ? Si ascendero in coelum, If I ascend into heaven, tu illic es : * si descendero Thou art there : if I de- in infernum, ades. scend into hell, Thou art present. Si sumpsero pennas meas If I take my wings early diluculo, * et habitavero in the morning : and dwell in extremis maris : in the uttermost parts of the sea, Btenim illuc manus tua Even there also shall deducet me : * et tenebit Thy hand lead me : and me dextera tua. Thy right hand shall hold me. Et dixi : Forsitan tene- And I said, Perhaps brse conculcabunt me : * et darkness shall cover me : Vespers. 207 nox iiluminatio mea in de- and night shall be my light liciis meis. in my pleasures. Quia tenebrae non ob- But darkness shall not scurabuntur a te, et nox be dark to Thee ; and night sicut dies illuminabitur : * shall be as light as the day : sicut tenebrae ejus, ita et the darkness and the light lumen ejus. thereof shall be alike to Thee. Quia tu possedisti renes For Thou hast possessed meos : * suscepisti me de my reins : Thou hast up- utero matris meae. holden me from my mo- ther's womb. Confitebor tibi, quia ter- I will praise Thee, for ribiliter magnificatus es : * Thou art fearfully magni- mirabilia opera tua, et ani- fied : wonderful are Thy ma mea cognoscit nimis. works, and my soul know- eth them right well. Non est occultatum os My bone is not hidden meum a te, quod fecisti in from Thee, which. Thou occulto : * et substantia hast made in secret : and mea in inferioribus ter- my substance in the lower rae. parts of the earth. Imperfectum meum vide- Thine eyes did see my im- runt oculi tui, et in libro perfect being, and in Thy tuo omnes scribentur : * book all shall be written : dies formabuntur, et nemo the days shall be formed, in eis. and no one in them. Mihi autem nimis hono- But to me Thy friends, rificati sunt amici tui, O God, are made exceed- Deus : * nimis confortatus ingly honorable : their est principatus eoruni. principality is exceedingly strengthened. Dinumerabo eos, et su- I will number them, and 2o8 Vespers. per arenam multiplicabun- they shall be multiplied tur : * exurrexi, et adhuc above the sand : I rose sum tecum. up, and am still with Thee. Si occideris, Deus, pecca- If Thou wilt slay the tores : * viri sanguinum de- wicked, O God : ye men of clinate a me : blood, depart from me : Quia dicitis in cogita- Because ye say in thought: tione : * Accipient in vani- They shall receive Thy tate civitates tuas. cities in vain. Nonne qui oderunt te, Have I not hated them, Domine, oderam : * et su- O Lord, that hated Thee : per inimicos tuos tabesce- and pined away because of bam ? Thine enemies ? Perfecto odio oderam I have hated therii with illos : * et inimici facti sunt a perfect hatred : and they mihi. became as enemies unto me. Proba me, Deus, et scito Prove me, O God, and cor meum : * interroga me, know my heart : examine et cognosce semitas meas. me, and know my paths. Bt vide, si via iniquitatis And see if there be in me in me est : * et deduc me the way of iniquity : and in via seterna. lead me in the eternal way. Gloria Patri, etc. Glory be to the Father, etc. |y| Psalm iji. fHpvEMENTO, Domine, f^ LORD, remember N'*> David, * et omnis V^J David : and all his inansuetudinis ejus : meekness. Vespers. 209 Sicutjuravit Domino: * votuin vovit Deo Jacob : Si introiero in tabernacu- lum domus meae : $ si as- cendero in lectum strati mei : Si dedero somnum ocu- lis meis, * et palpebris meis dormitationeni, Et requiem temporibus meis : donee inveniam lo- cum Domino, * tabernacu- lum Deo Jacob. Ecce audivimus earn in Ephrata : * invenimus earn in campis silvae. Introibimus in taberna- culum 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 servum tuum * non avertas» fa- ciem Christi tui. Juravit Dominus David veritatem, et non frusta a- bitur earn : * 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 rib- bed : If I shall give sleep to mine eyes : or slumber to mine eyelids, Or rest unto the temples of 1113' 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 : we 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 servant Davids sake : turn not away the face of Thine Anointed. The Lord hath sworn the truth unto David, and He will not make it void : Of 2IO Vespers. tris tui ponain super sedern tuam. Si custodierint filii tui testamentum meum : * et testimonia mea haec, quae docebo eos : Et filii eorum usque in saeculum * sedebunt su- per sedem tuain. Quoniam elegit Dominus Sion : * elegit earn in ha- bitationeni sibi. Haec requies mea in sae- culum saeculi : * hie habi- tabo, quoniam elegi earn. Viduam ejus benedicens benedicam : *pauperes ejus saturabo panibus. Sacerdotes ejus induam salutari : * et sancti ejus exultatione exultabunt. Illuc producam cornu David : * paravi lucernam Christo meo. Inimicos ejus induam confusione : * super ipsum autem efnorebit sanctifica- tio mea. Gloria Patri, etc. the fruit of thy body I will set upon thy 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 i lamp for Mine Anointed. His enemies I will clothe with confusion : but upon Him shall My sanctification flourish. Glory be to the Father, etc. Vespers. 211 N Psalm 1 2 7. EATI omnes, qui ti B ment Doniinum, * qui ambulaut in viis ejus. Labores manuum tua- rum quia manducabis : * beatus es, et bene tibi erit. Uxor tua, sicut vitis abundans, * domus tuae. Filii tui sicut novelise olivarum, * in circuitu mensae tuae. Ecce, sic benedicetur homo, * qui timet Domi- num. Benedicat tibi Dominus ex Sion : * et videas bona 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 in lateribus fruitful vine : 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 Jerusalem omnibus diebus thou see the good things vitae tuae. of Jerusalem all the days of thy life. Et videas filios filiorum Mayest thou see thy chil- tuorum : * pacem super dren's children : and peace Israel. upon Israel. Gloria Patri, etc. Glory be to the Father, etc. O Psalm 129. *T^\ E profundis clamavi S~\ UT of the depths have A*-J ad te, Domine : * V_>J I cried unto Thee, Domine, exaudi vocem O Lord: Lord, hear my meam. voice. 2i2 Vespers. Fiant aures tuae inten- O let Thine ears consider dentes * in vocem depre- well : the voice of my sup- cationis rneae. plication. Si iniquitates observa- If Thou, O Lord, wilt veris, Dorniue : * Domine, mark iniquities : Lord, who quis sustinebit ? shall abide it ? Quia apud te propitiatio For with Thee there is est : * et propter legem merciful forgiveness : and tuam sustinui te, Domi- because of Thy law I ne. have waited for Thee, O Lord. Sustinuit anima mea in My soul hath waited on verbo ejus : * speravit ani- His word : my soul hath ma mea in Domino. hoped in the Lord. A custodia matutina us- From the morning watch que ad noctem * speret even until night : let Israel Israel in Domino. hope in the Lord. Quia apud Dominum For with the Lord there misericordia : * et copiosa is mercy : and with Him apud eum redemptio. is plenteous redemp- tion. Et ipse redimet Israel * And He shall redeem ex omnibus iniquitatibus Israel : from all his iniqui- ejus. ties. Gloria Patri, etc. Glory be to the Father, etc. p Psalm i j 7. CONFITBBOR tibi, «nr* WILL praise Thee, O Domine, in toto r*-% Lord, with my whole corde meo : * quoniam au- heart : for Thou hast heard disti verba oris mei. the words of my mouth. Vespers. 213 In conspectu Angelorum psallam tibi : * adorabo ad templum sanctum tu- um, et confitebor 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, omnes reges terras : * quia audierunt omnia verba oris tui. Et canteut in viis Do- mini : * quoniam magna est gloria Domini. Quoniam excelsus Do- minus, et liumilia respicit : * et alta a longe cognos- cit. Si ambulavero in me- dio tribulationis, vivifi- cabis me, * et super iram inimicorum meorum ex- tendisti manum tuam, et salvum 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 Thv mercv, and for Thy truth : for Thou hast magnified Thy 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 glory 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 Thv right hand hath saved me. 214 Vespers. Dominus retribuet pro The Lord will repay for me ; Domiue, misericordia me ; Thy mercy, O Lord, tua in saeculum : * opera endureth for ever : O de- manuurn tuarum ne despi- spise not the works of Thy cias. hands. Gloria Patri, etc. Glory be to the Father, etc. 3£ LOOOOCOCCCCCXXOOCOOUXOOC eSJSLsLlaP Directory. 215 DIRECTORY For finding the Psalms and Hymns appointed to be sung on the Sundays and principal Festivals of the Christian Year. 1. Sundays and Feasts of the Season. The Sundays of Advent, , . . A, B, C, D, E. Hymn, "Creator Alme," No. 7, p. 601. Christmas — First Vespers, . , . A, B, C, D, F. Second Vespers, . . A, B, C, O, M. Hymn, "Jesu Redemptor," No. 11, 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. Hymni " Crudelis Herodes," No. 14, p. 6og. The Sundays from Epiphany till Lent, A, B, C, D, E. Hymn, Lucis Creator," No. 5, p. /go. The Sundays of Lent, . . . . A, B, C, D, E. Hymn, " Audi, Benigne Conditor," No. 16, p, 610. Passion and Palm Sundays, . . A, B, C, D, E. Hymn, " Vexilla Regis," No. 18, p. 612. Easter Sunday, . . . •. . A, B, C, D, E. No Hymn, but instead thereof the Antiphon, " Haec Dies," No. 23, p. 621. From Low Sunday till the Ascension, A, B, C, D, E. Hymn, " Ad regias Agni dapes," No. 24, p. 621. Ascension Day and the Sunday following, A, B, C, D, F. Hymn, " Salutis humanae Sator," No. 25, p. 623. Whitsunday, A, B, C, D, E. Hymn, " Veni Creator," No. 26, p. 624. 2i6 Directory. Trinity Sunday, A, B, C, D, E. Hymn, "Jam Sol recedit igneus," No. 28, p. 626. Corpus Christi and the Sunday following, A, B, G, N, J. Hymn, " Pange lingua," No. 29, p. 627. The Sundays after Pentecost, . » A, B, C, D, B. Hymn, " Lucis Creator," No. 5, p. /go. 11. Proper Feasts 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. /5, p. 610. The Holy Name of Jesus — (Second Sunday after Epiphany), A, B, C, D, G. Hymn, "Jesu, dulcis memoria," No. 33, p. 633. 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. 35, p. 63 7. 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 resouent," No. 3/, p. 639. The Transfiguration of our Lord — (Aug. 6), A, B, C, D, F. Hymn, " Ouicumque Christum quaeritis," No. 3$ p. 640. Directory. 217 St. Joachim — (Sunday within Octave of Assumption), A, B, C, D,F. Hymn, " Iste Confessor, " No. 30, p. 633. The Seven Sorrows of the B. V. M. — (Third Sunday of September), . A, D, H, I, J. Hymn, " O quot undis," ^V<9. 30, p. 641. St. Michael— (Sept. 29) — First Vespers, . . A, B, C, D, F. Second Vespers, . A, B, C, D, P. Hymn, "Te Splendor," No. 40, p. 642. The Angel Guardians — (Oct. 2), . . . . Same Psalms as above. Hym?i, " Custodes hominum," No. 41, p. 643. St. Raphael— (Oct. 24), .... Same Psalms as above. Hymn, " Tibi Christe Splendor," No. 42, p. 644. All Saints — (Nov. 1)— First Vespers, . . A, B, C, D, F. Second Vespers, . . A, B, C, D, G. Hymn, " Placare Christe," No. 44, p. 646. in. Common Offices of Saints, etc. Common of Apostles — First Vespers, . A, B, C, D, F. Second Vespers, A, D, G, K, h. Hymn, " Exultet orbis," No. 43, p. 64 7. Hymn at Easter-tide, "Tristes erant," No. 46, p. 64S. 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, 47, p. 630. 2i8 Directory. Hymn for Many Martyrs , ' ■ Sanctorum meritis, ' ' No. 48, p. 631. Hymn for Many Martyrs at Easter-tide> " Rex gloriose," No. 49, p. 632. Common of a Confessor Bishop — First Vespers, . . . . A, B, C, D, F. Second Vespers, . . . . A, B, C, D, M. Hymn, " Iste Confessor," ATo. 30, p. 633. Common of a Confessor 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 Virgins, "Jesu Corona virginum," No. 31, /. 654. Hymn for Holy Women, "Fortem virili pec- tore," No. 52, p. 633. Common of the Dedication of a Church, A, B, C, D, J. Hymn, " Ccelestis Urbs," No. 33, p. 636. Common for all Feasts of the B. V. M., A, D, H, I, J. Hymn, "Ave Maris Stella," No. 54, p. 637. 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, 101, 129, 142. Confidence in God. — Ps. 26, 90, 126, 127, 138. B availing our Miseries. — Ps. 41. Prayer for Delivera?ice. — Ps. 7, 24, 85. Praise. — Ps. 118, 133, 148, 149, 150. Songs offoy. — Ps. 62, 83, 121. Directory. 219 Thanksgiving. — Ps. 112, 113, 116, 125, 14S. In Trouble. — Ps. 4, 5, 30, 142. For Superiors. — Ps. 19. In Disquietude of Mind. — Ps. 6. Shortness of this Life. — Ps. 101, 102. The Good and the IVieked. — Ps. 5, 7, 23, 24, 31, 83, 90, 118, 126, 127. Excellence of God's Law. — »Ps. 118. Historical. — Ps. 113. Seeking after God. — Ps. 41, 62, 66, 83. For Holy Communion. — Ps. 19, 24, 41, 53, 84, 117, 137, 148. PSALMS SUITABLE FOR THE VARIOUS SEASONS. . Advent, Ps. 84 ; Christmas, Ps. 83, 102 ; Lent, Ps. 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. I2i, 131, 147, 149. FOR THE DEAD. Ps. 5, 6, 7, 22, 24, 26, 39, 40, 41, 50, 62, 64, 129, 131, 137. Benediction of tbe Blesseo Sacra inent. "-*-2 i-O CO r»-> f.'-< ti axxoccooocccoo ooojoco , ?r HE Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament is a Rite in which Jesus, in the Sacrament of 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 Himself, 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 salutaris Hostia ; and opening the Tabernacle, he makes a genuflection, and taking out a consecrated Host enclosed in a kind of locket, called a /una, places this in the centre of the Monstrance or Ostensorium — 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 acolyte, 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 Uenitori, the Priest again incenses the Blessed Sacrament. As soon as the choir has ended the hymn the Priest chants the Verside; and after the Response he chants the Prayer of the Blessed Sacrament, and sometimes another praver. He then 220 Benediction of the Blessed 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 116th Psalm, Laudate Dominum omnes gentes, or some other Psalm or Canticle permitted by the usage of the place. During this holy Rite the devout worshipper 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 Priest has exposed the Blessed Sacrament, the choir sings : SALUTARIS Hostia, r>i SAVING Victim ! 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. V-/ opening wide The gate of Heaven to man below ! Our foes press on from every side ; Thine aid supply, Thy strength bestow. To Thy great Name be endless praise, Immortal Godhead ! One in Three ! O grant us endless length of days In our true native land with Thee ! Here is frequently snng the Utany of Loreto (J>. 65), or some hymn in honor oj the Blessed Sacrament [p. 658). 222 Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Lastly is sung the Tantum Ergo ; during which incense is again offered to the Blessed Sacrament, and all prostrate themselves at the second line. ANTUM ergo Sacra- «TpVOWN in adoration mentum, \-J falling, Veneremur cernui ; Lo ! the sacred Host we hail! Bt antiquum documentum Lo ! o'er ancient forms de- parting, Novo cedat ritui ; Newer rites of grace pre- vail ; Praestet fides supplemen- Faith for all defects sup- tum plying Sensuum defectui. Where the feeble senses fail. Genitori, Genitoque 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 prae- V. Thou gavest them stitisti eis. bread from heaven. D Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. 223 R. Omue delectamen- R. Having iu it the turn in se liabentem. sweetness of every taste. [In Easter-tide, and during the octave 0/" Corpus Christi, Alleluia is added to V. and R.] Rising, he sings the following prayer : Oremus. Let us pray. EUS, qui nobis, sub ^v GOD, who, under a sacramento mira- V^ wonderful Sacra- bili, passionis tuse memo- ment, hast left us a me- riam reliquisti : tribue, morial of Thy passion : qusesumus, 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 tuse fructum Blood that we may ever in nobis jugiter sentiamus. feel within ourselves the Qui vivis et regnas in saecu- fruit of Thy Redemption, la saeculorum. Who livest and reignest, world without end. R. Amen. R. Amen. The Benediction Veil is norv 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 acolyte^) After the Blessed Sacrament has been replaced in the Tabernacle all rise and sing : n Psalm 116. AUDATE Dominum, ^w PRAISE the Lord, omnes gentes : lau- V^r all ye nations : praise date eum, omnes populi. Him, all ye people. 224 Benediction oe the Blessed Sacrament. Ouoniam confirmata est For His mercy is con- super nos Hiisericordia ejus: firmed upon us: and the et Veritas Domini manet in truth of the Lord endureth aeternum. for ever. Gloria Patri, etc. 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, (T ym r\ Occasional ©fftcee* THE BLESSING OF THE CANDLES. On the Feast of the Purification, February 2. The Priest, clad in a violet cope, or else without chasuble, proceeds to the Blessing of the Candles, placed on a table near the Epistle cor- ner of the Altar ; and there standing, facing the Altar, and with hands joined before his breast, the Priest says . OMINUS vobiscum. R. Et cum spi- ritu tuo. HE Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. x> Oremus. OMINE sancte, Pater omnipotens, seterne Let us pray. OHOLY Lord, Father Almighty, Eternal Deus, qui omnia ex nihilo God, who didst create all creasti, et jussu tuo, per things from nothing, and opera apum, hunc liquo- by the labor of bees at Thy rem ad perfectionem ce- command hast brought this rei venire fecisti ; et qui liquid to the perfection of hodierna die petitionem wax ; and who on this day justi Simeonis implesti : te didst fulfil the petition of humiliter deprecamur, ut just Simeon : we humbly has candelas ad usus ho- beseech Thse that by the 225 226 The Blessing of the Candles. minum, et sanitateni cor- porurn et animarum, sive in terra, sive in aquis, per invocationem tui sanctissi- mi noniinis, et per inter- cessionem beatse Mariae semper Virginis, cujus ho- die festa devote celebran- tur, et per preces omnium sanctorum tuorum, belief dicere et sancti+ficare dig- neris : et hujus plebis tuae, quae illas honorifice in manibus desiderat portare, teque cantando laudare, exaudias voces de ccelo sancto tuo, et de sede ina- 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 saecula saeculorum.. R. Amen. Or emus. OMNIPOTENS, setnpi- terneDeus, quihodi- erna die 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 •k and sanctify + these candles for the service of men, and for the health of their bodies and souls, whether on land or water ; and wouldst 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. R. Amen. Let us pray. Vt LMIGHTY, Ever- (yjf-^-> lasting God, who on this day didst present Thine Only-begotten Son to be re- The Blessing of the Candles. 227 teniplo sancto tuo susci- ceived by the arms of holy piendum praesentasti : tu- Simeon in Thy holy Tein- am supplices deprecamur pie : we humbly beseech clementiam, ut has cande- Thy loving-kindness, that las, quas nos famuli tui, in Thou wouldst vouchsafe to tui nominis magnificentiam bless, *h sanctify, •£• and suscipientes, gestare cupi- kindle with the light of mus luce accensas, bene4* Thy heavenly benediction dicere et sanctHrficare, at- these candles, which we que lumine supernae bene- Thy servants desire to re- dictionis accendere dig- ceive and carry lighted in neris ; quatenus eas tibi honor of Thy name ; to the Domino Deo nostro offe- end that by offering them rendo digni, et sancto igne to Thee, our Lord God, we, dulcissimae caritatis tuae being worthy to be in- succensi, in templo sancto flamed with the holy fire gloriae tuae reprassentari of Thy sweetest charity, rnereamur. Per eumdem may deserve to be pre- Dominum, etc. sented in the holy temple of Thy glory. Through the same our Lord, etc. R. Amen. R. Amen. D Or emus. Let us pray. OaTIXE Jesu Christe, ^ LORD Jesus Christ, lux vera, quae illu- v^ the true light, that minas omnem hominem enlightenest every man who venientem in hunc mun- cometh into this world : dum : effunde bene Hh die- pour forth Thy blessing 4« tionem tuam super hos upon these candles, and cereos, et sanctH*fica eos sanctify •b them with the lumine gratiae tuae, et con- light of Thy grace ; and 228 The Blessing of the Candies. cede propitius, ut sicut mercifully grant that as haec lumiuaria igne visibili these lights, en kindled with accensa nocturnas depel- visible fire, dispel the dark- lunt tenebras, ita corda ness of night, so our hearts, nostra invisibili igne, id illumined by invisible fire, est, Sancti Spiritus splen- that is, the brightness of dore illustrata, omnium vi- the Holy Ghost, may be tiorum caecitate careant : free from the blindness of ut, purgato mentis oculo, every vice ; that, the eye of ea cernere possimus, quae our minds being purified, tibi sunt placita, et nostrae we may discern those saluti utilia ; quatenus post things which are pleasing hujus saeculi caliginosa dis- to Thee and profitable to crimina, ad lucem indefi- our salvation ; so that, after cientem pervenire mere- the darksome perils of this amur. Per te, Christe Jesu, world, we may be found Salvator mundi, qui in Tri- worthy to arrive at the nitate perfecta vivis et reg- light that never faileth. nas Deus, per omnia saecula Through Thee, Christ Jesus, saeculorum. Saviour of the world, who in perfect Trinity livest and reignest, etc. R. Amen. R. Amen. Orcmus. Let as pray. OMNIPOTENS, sempi- ^t^LMIGHTY, Ever- terne Deus, qui per (v^*-» lasting God, who Moysen famulum tuum, by Thy servant Moses didst purissimum olei liquorern command the purest oil to ad lurninaria ante conspec- be prepared for lamps to turn tuum jugiter concin- burn continually before nanda praeparari jussisti : Thee : graciously pour beneWictionis tuae gratiam forth the grace of Thy The Blessing of the Candles. 229 super hos cereos benignus infunde ; quatenus sic ad- ministrent lumeu exterius, ut, te donante, lumen Spi- ritus tui nostris non desit mentibus interius. Per Do- niiuum, etc. R. Amen. Oremus. ^l^vOMINE Jesu Christe, i-L^ qui hodierna die in nostras carnis substantia inter homines apparens, a parentibus in templo es praesentatus; quern SimeoQ venerabilis senex, lumine Spiritus tui irradiatus, ag- novit, suscepit, et bene- dixit : praesta propitius, ut ejusdem Spiritus Sancti gratia illuminati, atque edocti, te veraciter agnos- camus, et ndeliter dili- gamus. Qui cum Deo Patre in unitate ejusdem Spiritus Sancti, vivis et regnas Deus, per omnia saecula saeculoruni. R. Amen. blessing *b upon these candles ; that as they afford us external light, so by Thy bounty the light of Thy Spirit may never be inwardly wanting to our minds. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. R. Amen. Let 21s pray. OLORD Jesus Christ, who, appearing among men in the sub- stance of our flesh, wast this day presented by Thy parents in the Temple ; whom the venerable old man Simeon, illumined by the light of Thy Spirit, recognized, received, and blessed : mercifully grant that, enlightened and taught by the grace of the same Holy Spirit, we may truly acknowledge Thee, and faithfully love Thee. Who with God the Father, in the unity of the same Holy Spirit, livest and reignest God, wrorld with- out end. R. Amen. 230 The Blessing of the Candles. Here the Priest, having put incense into the censer, sprinkles the candles three times with holy water, saying the Antiphon : cJI JSPERGES me, Do- f^HOU shalt sprinkle mine, hyssopo, et ^<-J me, O Lord, with mundabor ; lavabis me, et hyssop, and I shall be super nivem dealbabor. cleansed ; Thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow. He then incenses the candles three times, and 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 : ^|->UMEN ad revela- *-[— ' J IGHT to enlighten «J — * tionem gentium, et «-* — * the gentiles, and gloriam plebis tuae Israel. glory of Thy people Israel. V. Nunc dimittis servum V. Now, O Lord, lettest tuum, Domine, * secundum Thou Thy servant depart verburn tuum in pace. in peace : according to Thy word. Then is repeated the Antiphon Lumen, as above, and the same after each verse. V. Quia viderunt oculi V. For mine eyes have mei * salutare tuum. seen : Thy salvation. R. Lumen, etc. R. Light, etc. V. Quod parasti * ante V. Which Thou hast faciem omnium populo- prepared : in sight of all rum. nations. R. Lumen, etc. R. Light, etc. V. Gloria Patri, et Filio,* V. Glory be to the Fa- et Spiritui Sancto. ther, and to the Son : and to the Holy Ghost. The Blessing of the Candles. 231 R. Lumen, etc. Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sae- cula saeculorum. Amen. R. Lumen, etc. 6X] R. Light, etc. As it was in the begin- ning, is now, and ever shall be : world without end. Amen. R. Light, etc. Then follows the Antiphon : XURGE, Domine, ad- ^jHpRISE, O Lord, help (vF*— *-» us, and deliver us, for Thy Name's sake. We have heard with our ears, O God : our fathers have declared unto us. V. Glory be to the Fa- ther, etc. |uva nos, et libera nos propter nomen tuum. Deus, auribus nostris au- divimus : * patres nostri annuntiaverunt nobis. V. Gloria Patri, etc. [ The Antiphon Exurge is repeated, as above. Then the Priest says : Or emus. Let us pray. If after Septuagesima, and not on a Sunday, the Deacon adds : Flectamus genua. R. Levate. /^fXAUDI, quaesumus ^-A. Domine, plebem tuam, et quae extrinsecus annua tribuis devotion e venerari, interius assequi gratiae tuae luce concede. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. R. Amen. Let us kneel. R. Arise. 1 *np^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 gran test us out- wardly to worship by this yearly devotion. Through Christ our Lord. R. Amen. 232 The Blessing of the Candles. Then follows the procession. The Celebrant pnts incense into the censer, after which the Deacon, turning tozuards the people, sings : V. Procedamus in pace. J *. Let us proceed in peace. To which the choir answers : R. In nomine Christi. R. In the name of Christ. Amen. Amen. The Thurifer goes before with burning incense ; then the Sub- deacon vested carrying the Cross between two acolytes with light- ed candles ; the clergy follow according to their order ; and lastly the Celebrant, with the Deacon at his left hand, all bearing light- ed candles. They sing the following A ntiphons : *JT* DORN A thalamum Vf DORN thy chamber, o/—*-» tuuin, Sion, et sus- ^J* *■ O Sion, and receive cipe Regem Christum ; Christ the King ; in love amplectere Mariam, quae consider Mary, who is the est ccelestis porta : ipsa gate of heaven : for she enim portat Regem gloriae bears the glorious King of novi luminis : subsistit Vir- the new light : remaining go, adducens manibus fili- ever a Virgin, she brings in um ante luciferum geni- her hands the Son begotten turn : quern accipiens Si- before the day-star : whom meon in ulnas suas, prae- Simeon, deceiving into his dicavit populis Dominum arms, proclaimed to the eimi esse vitae et mortis, et people to be the Lord of Salvatorem mundi. life and death, and the Saviour of the world. 1T^ ESPONSOI accepit ^IMEON received an fJ-Xi Simeon a Spiritu J^3 answer from the Sancto, non visurnm se Holy Ghost, that he should mortem, nisi viderct Chris- not see death before he had The Blessing of the Candles. 233 turn Domini: et cum in- seen the Christ of the Lord; clucerent puerum in tern- and when they brought the plum, accepit eum in ulnas Child into the Temple, he suas, et benedixit Deum, et took Him in his arms, and dixit : Nunc dimittis ser- blessed God, and said, Now, vum tuutn, Domine, in O Lord, lettest Thou Thy pace. servant depart in peace. V. Cum inducerent pue- V. When His parents rum Jesum parentes ejus, brought in the Child Jesus, ut facerent secundum con- to do for Him according to suetudinem legis pro eo, the custom of the law, he ipse accepit eum in ulnas took Him in his arms, suas. Entering into the church, is sung : OBTULERUNT pro eo |^HHY offered for Him Domino par turtu- ^ Oremus. Let us pray. EUS, qui non mortem, ^v GOD, who desirest sed pcenitentiam de- fc/ not the death but sideras peccatorurn : fra- the repentance of sinners : gilitatem conditionis hu- graciously look down upon manae benignissime re- the frailty of human na- spice, et hos cineres, quos ture, and in Thy mercy causa proferendae humili- vouchsafe to bless Hh these tatis, atque promerendae aches, which we design to veniae, capitibus nostris place upon our heads in imponi decernimus, bene*!* token of our humility, and dicere pro tua pietate dig- to obtain forgiveness ; that nare ; ut, qui nos cinerem we, who know that we are 236 The Bi^essin-g of the Ashes. esse, et ob pravitatis nos- trse demeritum in pulverem reversuros cognoscimus, peccatoruin omuiuni veni- am, et prsemia pcenitenti- bus repromissa, niisericor- diter consequi raereamur. Per Christum Domiuum nostrum. R. Amen. but ashes, and for the de- merits of our wickedness must return to dust, may 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. ^p^V BUS, qui humilia- r-L^ tione flecteris, et satisfactione placaris : au- rem tuse pietatis inclina precibus nostris ; et capiti- bus servorum tuoruni, ho- rum cinerum aspersione contactis, effunde propi- tius gratiam tuae benedic- tionis : ut eos et spiritu compunctionis repleas, et quae juste postulaverint, efficaciter tribuas ; et cou- cessa perpetuo stabilita, et intacta manere 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 mayest 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 unmoved for ever. Through Christ our L,ord. R. Amen. The Blessing of the Ashes. 237 Ore m us. Let us pray. OMNIPOTKNS, sempi- «2T*LMIGHTY and terue Deus, qui Xi- cJ<-^> Eternal God, who nivitis in cinere et cilicio didst grant the remedy of poenitentibus, indulgentiae Thy pardon to the Xmi- tuae remedia praestitisti : vites doing penance in concede propitius, ut sic ashes and sackcloth : mer- eos imitemur habitu, qua- cifully grant that we may tenus veniae 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 sprinkles 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 Priest then piits the ashes on the foreheads of the people, saying: /TvEMEXTO, homo, hr^> EMEMBER, O man, %*A quia pulvis es, et in «-*-\> that dust thou art, pulverem reverteris. and into dust thou shalt return. While the people are receiving the ashes the following Antiphons are sung : IMMUTEMUR habitu, *y^ ET us change our gar- in cinere et cilicio : je- « ■ * 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 noster. ful to forgive our sins. 238 The Blessing of the Ashes. INTER vestibulum et *-TT> ETWEEN the porch altare plorabunt sa- <-*-^ and the altar, the cerdotes ministri Domini, priests, the Lord's minis- et dicent, Parce Domine, ters, shall weep, and shall parce populo tuo : et ne say : Spare, O Lord, spare claudas ora canentium te Thy people : and shut not Domine. the mouths of those who sing to Thee, O Lord. R. Emendemus in me- R. Let us change for the lius, quae ignoranter pec- better in those things in cavimus : lie subito praeoc- which we have sinned cupati die mortis, quaera- through ignorance : lest we mus spatium pcenitentioe, be suddenly overtaken by et invenire 11011 possimus.* the day of death, and seek Attende, Domine, et mi- space for penance, and serere : quia peccavimus find it not : Hear, O tibi. Lord, and have mercy : for we have sinned against Thee. V. Adjuva nos, Deus, V. Help us, O God our salutaris noster : et propter Saviour : and for the honor honorem nominis tui, Do- of Thy name, O Lord, de- mine, libera nos. Attende, liver us. Hear, O Lord, Domine, etc. etc. V. Gloria Patri, etc. V. Glory be to the1 Fa- Attende, etc. ther, etc. Hear, etc. When all have received the ashes the Priest says : V. Dominus vobiscum. V. The Lord be with you. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. R. And with thy spirit. The Blessing of the Ashes. 239 Oremus. CONCEDE nobis, Do- mine, praesidia mi- litiae christians Sanctis in- choare jejuniis : ut contra spiritales neqnitias pugna- turi, contineutiae munia- mur auxiliis. Per Chris- tum Dominum nostrum. R. Ameu. Let us pray. W RANT us, O Lord, to W begin our Christian warfare with 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 follows the Mass. Note.— The offices of Holy Week, being- of great length, are not given in this book. They are contained in fuli in the " Holy Week Book," published by the Catholic Publication Society Co. agysg^gte. 240 The Blessinq of Children. 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 cva— ■-» truin in nomine ^-^ name of the Lord. Domini. J?. Qui fecit cceluin et R. Who hath made hea- terram. ven and earth. Then is said the Antiphon : •T-J AUDATE, pueri, Do- ^Y^RAISE the Lord, ye «-■ — ■ minum, laudate no- «-■=— children, praise ye men Domini. the name of the Lord. Then Psalm 112, beginning with the second verse : OlIT nomen Domini be- *~|0 K-^ nedictum, * ex hoc r-*— ^ LESSED be the name 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 nomen 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 coelos gloria ejus. above the heavens. Quis sicut Dominus De- Who is like unto the us noster, qui in altis ha- Lord our God, who dwell- The Blessing of Children. 241 bitat, * et humilia respicit iu ccelo et in terra ? Suscitansa terra iuopem, * et de stercore erigeus pauperem ; Ut collocet eum cum principibus, * cum princi- pibus populi sui. Qui habitare facit steri- lem in domo * niatrern filiorum laetantem. Gloria Patri, etc. eth on high : and regard- eth the things that are low- ly in heaven and on earth ? Who raiseth up the needy 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 maketh the bar- ren woman to dwell in her house ; the joyful mother of children. Glory be to the Father, etc. The Antiphon is repeated : AUDATB, pueri, Do- ^T^) RAISE the Lord, ye minum, laudate no- /-■ — children, praise ye men Domini. the name of the Lord. n The Priest then says : V. Sinite parvulos ve- V. Suffer the little chil- nire ad me. R. Talium est enim reg- num coelorum. V. Angeli eorum R. Semper vident fa- ciem Patris. V. Nihil proficiat iuimi- cus in eis. dren to come to Me. R. For of such is the kingdom of heaven. V. Their Angels R. Always behold the face of the Father. V. Let not the enemy prevail against them. 242 The Blessing of Children. R. Et filius iniquitatis R. Nor the son of ini- non apponat riocere eis. quity draw nigh to hurt them. V. Domiue, exaudi ora- V. O Lord, hear my tionem meam. prayer. R, Et clamor meus ad R. And let my cry come te veniat. unto Thee. V, Dominus vobiscum. / . The Lord be with you. R, Et cum spiritu tuo. R. And with thy spirit. Or em us. *-|^OMINE Jesu Christe, A^-J qui parvulos tibi oblatos et ad te venientes complexus es, manusque super illos imponens bene- dixisti eis, atque dixisti : Sinite parvulos venire ad me, et nolite prohibere eos, talium est enim regnum ccelorum, et Augeli eoruni semper vident faciem Pa- tris mei : respice, qusesu- mus, ad puerorum prse- sentium iunocentiam, et ad eorum parentum devo- tionem, et clementer eos hodie per ministerium nos- trum bene^idic ; 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 lay Thy hands upon them and bless them, say- ing : Suffer the littte e Int- el re n to eome to Jle, and forbid them not, for of such is tJie 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 4* them this day by our ministry ; that in The Blessing of Children. 243 te diligant, te timeaut, et man data tua custodiant, et ad finem optatum feli- citer perveniant, per te Salvator mundi. Qui cum Patre et Spiritu sancto vi- vis et regnas Deus in sae- cula saeculoruni. R. Amen. Or emus. 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. *1^VEFENDE, quaesu- (X^ mus, Domine, bea- ta Maria semper Yirgine intercedente, istam ab oru- ni adversitate familiam ; et toto corde tibi prostratam ab hostium propitius tuere clementer insidiis. Per Christum Dominum nos- trum. R. Amen. D EFEXD, we beseech 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. xlmen. Or emus. Let us pray. *TH\EUS, qui ineffabili S~\ GOD, who, in Thine g-L " providentia sanctos V^ unspeakable Provi- Angelos tuos ad nostram deuce, art pleased to send 244 The Blessing of Children. custodiain niittere digna- ris : largire supplicibus tuis, et eorum semper pro- tectione defendi, et seter- n a societate gaudere. Per Christum Dominum nos- trum. R. Amen. Thy holy Angels to watch over us : mercifully grant unto Thy humble servants, both that we be alwavs de- fended by their protection here, and rejoice for ever in their company hereafter. Through Christ our Lord. R. Amen. |^p| AY God, the Father, \**% the Son, and the Then the Priest blesses the children in the form of a Cross, saying- BBNEDICAT vos Deus, et custodiat corda vestra et intelligen- Holy 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. WS^e) Zhe Seven penitential psalms.*^ EMEMBER not, O Lord, our of- fences, nor those of our parents ; neither 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 : 0 save me for Thy mercv's sake. For in death there is no one that is mindful of Thee : and who will give Thee thanks in hell ? I have labored in v&y groanings, every night will I wash my bed : and water my 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 Psalms, respectively, by way of prayer against the seven deadly sins. 245 246 The Seven Penitential Psalms. Depart from nie, 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 very speedily. Glory be to the Father, etc. 2. Psalm j 1. 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 Penitential Psalms. 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, KT^y EBUKE me not, O Lord, in Thine indignation : «J-Aa neither chasten me in Thy sore displeasure. For Thine arrows are fastened in me ; and Thy hand w presseth heavily upon me. There is no health in my flesh, because of Thy wrath : there is no rest for my 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 mv flesh. J I am afflicted, and humbled exceedingly : I have roared with the groaning of my heart. Lord, all my desire is before Thee : and my groaning is not hid from Thee. 243 The Seven Penitential 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. For in Thee, O Lord, have I hoped : Thou wilt hear me, 0 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. The Seven Penitential Psaems. 249 4. Psalm 50. /Tv ISERERE mei, ^I^v AVE mercy upon me, %*£% Deus, f secundum «J~* O God : according magnani misericordiam to Thy great mercy, tuam. Et secundum multitu- And according to the dinem miserationum tu- multitude of Thv tender arum 7* dele iniquitatem mercies : blot out my iui- meam. quity. 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 cognosco, * et iniquity : and my sin is peccatum nieum contra me always before me. est semper. Tibi soli peccavi, et ma- Against Thee only have lum coram te feci, ";- ut I sinned, and done evil in justificeris 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 tuae manifestasti hidden things of Thy wis- tnihi. dom Thou hast made mani- fest unto me. 250 The Seven Penitential Psalms. Asperges me hyssopo, et muudabor : * lavabis me, et super nivem dealbabor. Auditui meo dabis gau- dium et laetitiani, * et ex- ultabuut ossa humiliata. Averte faciem tuam a peccatis meis, * et omnes iniquitates meas dele. Cor mundum crea in me, Deus, * et spiritum rec- tum iiinova in visceribus meis. Ne projicias me a facie tua, * et Spiritum sanctum tuum ne auferas a me. • Redde mihi laetitiani sa- lutaris tui, * et spiritu prin- cipali confirma me. Docebo iniquos vias tuas, * et impii ad te converten- tur. Libera me de sanguini- bus, Deus, Deus salutis meoe : * et exultabit lingua mea 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 Thy 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 will 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 shalt open my lips, The Seven Penitential Psalms. 251 ries, * et os meum annun- o Lord : and my mouth tiabit laudem tuam. shall declare Thy praise. Ouoniam si voluisses sa- For if Thou hadst desired criticium, dedissem utique sacrifice, I would surely * holocaustis non delecta- have given it : with burnt- beris. offerings Thou wilt not be delighted. Sacrificium Deo spiritus A sacrifice unto God is a contribulatus : * cor contri- troubled spirit : a contrite turn et humiliatum, Deus, and humble heart, O God, non despicies. Thou wilt not despise. Benigne fac, Domine, in Deal favorably, O Lord, bona voluntate tua Sion, - in Thy good will wTith ut sedificentur muri Jerusa- Sion : that the walls of lem. Jerusalem maybe built up. Tunc acceptabis sacrifi- Then shalt Thou accept cium justitiae, oblationes, the sacrifice of justice, ob- et holocausta : * tunc im- lations, and whole burnt- ponent super altare tuum offerings : then shall they vitulos. lay calves upon Thine al- tar. Gloria Patri, etc. Glory be to the Father, etc. 5. Psalm 1 01. KEAR my prayer, O Lord : and let my cry come unto Thee. Turn not away Thy face from me : in the day when 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 lire. 254 The Seven Penitential Psalms. dentes * in vocem depreca- sider well ; The voice of tionis niece, my supplication. vSi iniquitates observave- If Thou, O Lord, wilt ris, Doinine ; * Domine, mark iniquities : Lord, who quis sustinebit ? shall abide it? Quia apud te propitiatio For with Thee there is est, * et propter legem tuain merciful forgiveness: and sustinui te, Domine. because of Thy law I have waited for Thee, O Lord. Sustinuit auima mea in My soul hath waited on verbo ejus : * speravit aui- His word : my soul hath ma mea in Domino. hoped in the Lord. A custodia matutina us- From the morning watch que ad noctem, * speret even until night : let Israel Israel in Domino. hope in the Lord. Quia apud Domiuum For with the Lord there misericordia, * et copiosa is mercy : and with Him apud eum redemptio. is plenteous redemption. Et ipse redimet Israel * And he shall redeem Is- ex omnibus iniquitatibus rael : from all his iniqui- ejus. ties. Gloria Patri, etc. Glory be to the Father, etc. /. Psalm 142. •-p^EAR my prayer, O Lord: give ear to my sup- JL-\, 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 davs of old, I meditated on all Thy works : I have mused upon the works of Thy hands. I stretched forth my 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 Thv 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. OS Christe audi Christ, hear us. nos. Christe ex- Christ, graciously hear audi no s. us. Pater de coelis Deus, Fili Redemptor mun- di Deus, Spiritus Sancte Deus, Sancta Trinitas, uuus Deus, 3 \ * a God the Father of hea- ven, God the Son, Redeem- er of the world, God the Holy Ghost, Holy Trinity, one God, I 256 The Litany of the Saints. 257 virgi- O 8 b et San eta Maria, Sancta Dei Geuitrix, Sancta Virgo uurn, Sancte Michael, Sancte Gabriel, Sancte Raphael, Ornnes sancti Angeli Archangeli, Orate, etc. Onmes sancti beatorum Spirituum ordines, Ora- te, etc. Sancte Joannes Baptista, Ora, etc. Sancte Joseph, Or a, etc. Omnes sancti Patriarchal et Prophetae, Orate, etc. Sancte Petre, Sancte Paule, Sancte Andrea, Sancte Jacobe, Sancte Joannes, vSancte Thoma, Sancte Jacobe, Sancte Philippe, Sancte Bartholomaee, Sancte Matthsee, Sancte Simon, Sancte Thaddaee, Sancte Mathia, Sancte Barnaba, Sancte Luca, Sancte Marce, \ 2 Holy Mary, Holy Mother of God, Holy Virgin of vir- St. Michael, St. Gabriel, St. Raphael, All ye holy Angels and Archangels, All ye holy orders of blessed Spirits, St. John the Baptist, St. Joseph, All ye holy Patriarchs and Prophets, St. Peter, St. Paul, St. Andrew, St. James, St. John, St. Thomas, St. James, St. Philip, St. Bartholomew, St. Matthew, St. Simon, St. Thaddeus, St. Matthias, St. Barnabas, St. Luke, St Mark, :? ^5 Co 258 The Litany of the: Saints. Omnes sancti Apostoli et All ye holy Apostles ^ P/vangelistae, Orate, etc. and Evangelists, Omnes sancti Discipuli Do- All ye holy Disciples mini, Orate, etc. of the Lord, Omnes sancti Innocentes, All ye holy Innocents, Orate, etc. Sancte Stephane, Or a, etc. St. Stepher, Sancte Lauren ti, Ora, etc. St. Lawrence, Sancte Vincenti, Ora, etc. St. Vincent, Sancti Fabiane et Sebas- SS. Fabian and Sebas- tiane, Orate, etc. tian, Sancti Joannes et Paule, SS. John and Paul, Orate, etc. Sancti Cosma et Damiane, SS. Cosmas and Da- Orate, etc. niian, Sancti Gervasi et Protasi, SS. Gervase and Pro- Orate, etc. tase, Omnes sancti Martyres, All ye holy Martyrs, Orate, etc. Sancte Sylvester, ^ St. Sylvester, S> St. Gregory, ■^ St. Ambrose, 2 St. Augustine, §, St. Jerome, 3 Sancte Gregon, Sancte Ambrosi, Sancte Augustine, Sancte Hieronyme, Sancte Martin e, Sancte Nicolae, w St. Martin, St. Nicholas, Omnes sancti Pontifices et All ye holy Bishops Confessores, Orate, etc. and Confessors, Omnes sancti Doctores, All ye holy Doctors, Orate, etc. Sancte Antoni, -\ O St. Anthony, Sancte Benedicte, \ -a St. Benedict, Sancte Bernarde, J W St. Bernard, The Litany of thk Saints. 259 r Sancte Dominice, Or a, etc. Sancte Francisce, Ora, etc. Oranes sancti vSacerdotes et Levitae, Orate, etc. Omnes sancti Mcnachi et Erernitae, Orate, etc. Saucta Maria Magda lena, Sancta Agatha, Sancta Lucia, Sancta Agnes, Sancta Caecilia, Sancta Catharina, Sancta Anastasia, Omnes sanctae Virgines ct Viduae, Orate, etc. Omnes Sancti et Sanctae Dei, Intercedite pro nobis. Propitius esto, Parce nobis, Domine. Propitius esto, Exaudinos, Domine. 2 Ab omni malo, Ab omni peccato, Abira taa * s s Co St. Dominic, St. Francis, All ye holy Priests and Levites, All ye holy Monks and Hermits, St. Mary Magdalen, J of St. Agatha, St. Lucy, St. Agnes, St. Cecilia, St. Catherine, St. Anastasia, All ye holy Virgins and Widows, All ye holy Saints God, Make intercession for us- Be merciful, Spare us, O Lord. Be merciful, Graciously hear Lord. From all evil, From all sin, From Thy wrath,* I us, O H * Here, for the Devotion of the Forty Hours, is inserted : Ab imniinentibus periculis, From dangers that threaten us, A flagello terrsemotus, From, the scourge of earth- quakes, A peste, fame, et bello, From plague, famine, and war, 260 The Litany of the Saints. A subitanea et impro- 1 visa tnorte, Ab insidiis diaboli, Ab ira, et odio, et ornni mala voluntate, A spiritu fornicatiouis, A fulgure et tenipes- tate, A morte perpetua, Per mysterium sanctae Iucarnationis tuse, Per Adventum tuum, Per Nativitateni tuam, Per Baptismuiu et sanctum Jejunium tuum, Per Crucem et Passio- nem tuam, Per Mortem et Sepul- turam tuam, Per sauctam Resurrec- tiouem tuam, Per admirabilem As- censionem tuam, Per adventum Spiritus Sancti Paracliti, r IS b 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 mystery of Thy holy Incar- nation, Through Thy Com- \ 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, s The Litany of the Saints. 261 In die judicii, Libera nos, Domine. Peccatores, Te rogamus audi nos. Ut nobis parcas, Ut nobis indnlgeas, Ut ad veram pceniten- tiam nos perducere digneris, Ut Ecclesiam tuam sanctam regere et conservare digneris, Ut Domnum Apostoli- cum, et omnes eccle- siasticos ordines in sancta religione con- servare digneris,* Ut inimicos sanctas Ecclesiae humiliare digneris, Ut regions et prin- cipibns Christianis y s J In the day of judgment, O Lord, deliver us. 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- serve 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 v i- a * 5 * For the Devotion of the Forty Hours, insert Ut Turcarum, et hsereticorum conatus reprimere et ad nihi- lum redigere digneris, That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to check and bring to naught the attempts of all Turks and heretics. 262 The Litany of the Saints. pacem et veram con- cordiam douare dig- neris, Ut cuncto populo Christiano pacem et unitatem largiri dig- neris, Ut nosmetipsos in tuo saucto servitio con- fortare et conservare digneris, Ut mentes nostras ad ccelestia desideria erigas, Ut omnibus benefac- toribus nostris sem- piterna bona retri- buas, Ut animas nostras, fra- trum, propinquo- rum, et benefacto- rum nostrorum ab seterna damnatione enpias, Ut fructus terrae dare et conservare dig- neris, Ut omnibus fidelibus defunctis requiem J 3 a I- ! Co 8 Co 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, That Thou wouldst [ render eternal bless- ings to all our bene- 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 vouchsafe to grant j 3 Co The Litany of the Saints. 263 aeternam donare dig- neris, Ut nos exaudire dig- nens, I Fill Dei, Agnus Dei, qui tollis pec- cata mundi, Farce nobis } Domine. Agnus Dei, qui tollis pec- cata mundi, Exaudinos, Domi?ie. Agnus Dei, qui tollis pec- cata mundi, Miserere nobis. Christe audi nos. Christe ex audi nos. Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison. Pater noster (secreto). V. Et ne nos inducas in tentationem. R. Sed libera nos a malo. eternal rest to all the faithful depart- ed, That thou wouldst V vouchsafe gracious- ly to hear us, Son of God, Lamb of God, who takest awav 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 meixy on us. Lord have mercy on us. Our Father {inaudibly). V. And lead us not into temptation. JR. But deliver us from evil. 264 The Litany of the Saints. Psalm 69. *Tp\EUS in adjutorium ^fOME unto my help, (^J meum intende : * ^J O God : O Lord, Domine, ad adjuvanduni make haste to help me. me festina. Confuudantur et revere- Let them be ashamed antur, * qui quaerunt ani- and put to confusion that mam meam : seek after my soul : Avertautur retrorsum, et Let them be turned back- erubescant, * qui volunt ward and blush for shame : mihi mala. that wish me evil. Avertantur statim eru- Let them be presently bescentes, qui dicunt mihi : turned away blushing for * Euge, euge. shame : that say to me, Aha, aha. Exultent et lsetentur in Let all those that seek te omnesqui quaerunt te : * Thee rejoice, and be glad et dicant semper, Magni- in Thee : and let such as ficetur Dominus, qui dili- love Thy salvation say al- gunt salutare tuum. ways, The Lord be magni- fied. Ego vero egeuus et pau- But I am poor and per sum : * Deus, adjuva needy : help me, O God. me. Adjutor mens et libera- Thou art my helper and tor meus es tu : * Domine, my deliverer : O Lord, ne moreris. Gloria Patri, etc. V. Salvos fac servos tuos. jR. Deus meus, speran- tes in te. make no delay. Glory be to the Father, etc. V. Save Thy servants. R. O my God, who put their trust in Thee. The Litany ok the Saints. 265 V. Esto nobis, Domine, turris fortitudinis. R. A facie inimici. V. Nihil pronciat inimi- cus in nobis. R. Et filius iuiquitatis non apponat nocere nobis. V. Domine, non secnn- dum peccata nostra facias nobis. R. Neque secundum ini- quitates nostras retribuas nobis. V. Oremus pro Pontifice nostro, N. R. Dominus conservet eum, 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 aeter- nam. Amen. 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 Pontiff, 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 V. Let us pray for the defunctis. faithful departed. R. Requiem seternam R. Eternal rest grant 266 The Litany of the Saints. dona eis, Domine ; et lux unto them, O Lord ; and perpetua luceat eis. let perpetual light shine upon them. V. Requiescant in pace. V. May they rest in peace. R. Amen. R. Amen. V. Pro fratribus nostris V. For our absent breth- absentibus. ren. R. Salvos fac servos R. Save thy servants, O tuos, Deus meus, speran- my God, who put their tes in te. trust in Thee. V. Mitte eis, Domine, V. Send them help, O auxilium de sancto. Lord, from Thy holy place. R. Et de Sion tuere eos. R. And defend them out of vSion. V. Domine, exaudi ora- V. O Lord, hear my tionein meam. prayer. R. Et clamor meus ad R. And let my cry come te veniat. unto Thee. p Oremus. * Let us pray. * EUS, cui proprium est j~\ GOD, whose proper- rnisereri semper, et V>^ ty is always to have parcere : suscipe depreca- 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 Marise, p. 665. From Christmas to the Purification, Deus, qui salutis oeternoe, p. 194. From the Purification to Advent, Concede uos, p. ig4. Then foliozvs the Collect for the Pope, as on p. 268, after which is said, Deus, refugium nostrum,/». 732, and this prayer : The Litany of the Saints. 267 tionem nostram, ut nos, et omnes famulos tuos, quos delictorum catena constriugit, miseratio tuae pietatis clemeuter absol- vat. Exaudi, qusesumus Do- mine, supplicum preces, et confitentium tibi parce peccatis ; ut pariter nobis indulgentiam tribuas be- nignus et pacem. Ineffabilem nobis, Do- mine, misericordiam tuam clementer ostende : ut si- mul nos et a peccatis oni- 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 niayest 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, sempiterne De- us, in cujus manu sunt omnium potestates, et omnium jura reg- norum, respice in auxilium Christianorum, ut gentes paga- norum et heereticorum, quae in sua feritate et fraude confidunt, dexterse tuse potentia 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, sempiterne Deus, as on p. 26gy iviUi the Versicles, 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 poenis, from all our sins, and deli- quas pro his nieremur, eri- ver us from the punish- pias. ments which we deserve for the same. Deus, qui culpa offen- O God, who by sin art deris, pcenitentia placaris : offended, and by penance preces populi tui suppli- appeased : look graciously cantis propitius respice ; down upon the prayers of et flagella tuae iracundiae, Thy people making sup- quae pro peccatis nostris plication to Thee, and turn meremur, averte. away the scourges of Thy wrath, which for our sins we deserve. Omnipotens, sempiterre Almighty, Everlasting Deus, miserere fainulo tuo God, have mercy upon Thy Pontifici nostro N., et di- servant N., our Sovereign rige eum secundum tuam Pontiff, and direct him, clementiam in viam salu- according to Thy mercy, tis seternae ; ut te don ante in the way of everlast- tibi placita cupiat, et tota ing salvation ; that by Thy virtute perficiat. gift lie may desire such things as please Thee, and may fulfil them with all his strength. Deus, a quo sancta desi- O God, from whom are deria, recta consilia, et jus- holy desires, right coun- ta sunt opera : da servis sels, and just works : give tuis illam, quam mundus unto Thy servants that dare non potest, pacem ; peace which the world can- ut et „orda nostra inanda- not give ; that our hearts tis tuis dedita, et hostium being given to the keep- sublata formidine, tempora ing of Thy command- ments, and the fear of ene- The Litany of the Saints. 269 sint tua protectione tran- quilla. Ure igne Sancti Spiritus renes nostros et cor nos- trum, Domine ; ut tibi cas- to corpore serviamus, et ' mundo corde placeamus. Fidelium Deus omnium Conditor et Redemptor, animabus famulorum fa- mularumque tuarurn re- missionem cunctorum tri- bue peccatorum ; ut indul- gentiam, quam semper op- taverunt, piis supplicationi- bus consequautur. Actiones nostras, quaesu- mus Domine, aspirando praeveni, et adjuvando pro- sequere : ut cuncta nostra oratio et operatio a te sem- per incipiat, et per te ccep- ta finiatur. Omnipotens, sempiterne Deus, qui vivorum domi- naris simul et mortuorum, omniumque misereris, quos tuos fide et opere futuros mies being removed, our days, 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 Thv 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- 1 27o The Litany of the Saints. esse praenoscis : te suppli- knowest will be Thine by ces exoramus, ut pro qui- faith and works : we hum- bus effundere preces decre- bly beseech Thee that they vimus, quosque vel prae- for whom we have resolved sens sseculum adhuc in to pour forth our prayers, carne retinet, vel futurum whether this present world jam exutos corpore susce- still detain them in the pit, intercedentibus omni- flesh, or the world to come* bus Sanctis tuis, pietatis hath already received them tuae dementia omnium de- stripped of their bodies, lictorum suorum veniam may, by the grace of consequantur. Per Domi- Thy fatherly love, and num nostrum Jesum Chris- through the intercession of turn, Filium tuum, qui te- all the Saints, obtain the cum vivit et regnat in uni- remission of all their sins, tate Spiritus Sancti Deus, Through our Lord Jesus etc. Christ, etc. R. Amen. R. Amen. V. Domine, exaudi ora- V. O Lord, hear my tionem meam. prayer. R. Et clamor meus ad R. And let my cry come te veniat. unto Thee. V. Exaudiat nos omni- V. May the Almighty potens et misericors Domi- and merciful Lord gra- nus. ciously hear us. R. Amen.* R. Amen.* V. Et fidelium animae V. And may the souls per misericordiam Dei re- of the faithful departed, quiescant in pace. through the mercy of God, rest in peace. R. Amen. A'. Amen. * See note, p. 267. Instructions ano devotions for Confession. ON THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE. ^£nrffrnfhnflTnftTnfliTiftTi^^ PENANCE is a Sacrament instituted by Jesus U Christ, in which, by the ministry of the Priest, actual sins are forgiven, and the conscience is released from the bonds by which it may be be and. 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 on earth shall be bound also in heaven; and whatever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed also in heaven (Matt, xviii. 18), and, As the Father hath sent me, I also send you. When He had said this, He breathed on them, a?id said to the?n, Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins ye shall forgive, they are forgiven them ; and 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 of 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 ever\- Christian, as soon as he is conscious that he has fallen into a moital 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 vSacrament 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- riouslv into mvself, 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 Sou, 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 all sincerity to Thee and to Thy minister ; and therefore I desire to know mvself, and to call mvself 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 no 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 my 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, wdthout 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 TLce and to love Thee. Give me, for Thy mercy's sake, a hearty sorrowT for having offended so good a God. Teach me to detest my evil wrays ; to abhor all my past ingrati- tude ; to hate myself now w7ith 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 baud of love which 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 no 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 reconciled to Thee, I may never offend Thee more. A men. 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, Thv wicked servant. Thou who hadst mercv on the woman of Chauaan 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 my 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 ; con firm 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. OLORI) God, who enlightenest every man who cometh into this world, enlighten 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 mnch need. I desire to make full amends for all inv sins, and to avoid them for the fn- 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, Son, and Holy Ghost, my Creator, my Redeemer, and my Sanc- 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. A men. ^t* HOPE in Thee, O my God, because Thou art Al- *-■-. 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. 1. 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 Only 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 how patient He has been with you — how long- suffering in calling you and moving you to repent : Say, O most Eoving God, O infinite Goodness, I repent of having" offended Thee; behold me at Th}r 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 Saviour, 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 co)i sequences of one mortal si)i : that you might justly be now banished from. God's presence for ever for one sin- gle unrepented., deadly sin; how many have you not committed / Say, O my God, how much do I owe Thee for not cutting me off in the midst of my sins. Before I fell into sin, heaven was my home, my inheritance, my country, my blessed resting-place ; by sin I have given up my title to the glory 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, which 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, all-worthy of love. O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us sinners, who have recourse to thee. EXAMINATION OF JONS JIENCE. First Commandment. {For the Ten Commandments, the Six Precepts of the Church, and the Seven Capital Sins in full, see pp. 20, 21, and 23.) 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 any 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 merc3r, 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 efficac}' 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, unlawful, 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 hoi}* places even when service is not going 011. Third Commandment. Sins against this Commandment are : Neglect to hear Mass on Sundays and Hobydays 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 — Wasteof time — Neglect of work — Waste of employer s property, by dishonest}-, carelessness, or neglect. For Professional 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 Teadio s : 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 — Raillery and ridi- cule— Insults— Irritating words and actions -Sadness at another's prosperity — Rejoicing over another's misfortune — Jealous}- 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. vSixth 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 these 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 \\o>\y 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 should 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 (What 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 it, or to find its own; " — Concealment of fraud, theft, or damage, when 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, e.g., by gradually laying up the amount required. Eighth Commandment. Sins against this Commandment are : Ikying— Perjury — Frauds, public and private, such as at elec- tions, etc. — Malicious falsehoods— Dies lor unjust or bad ends- Dies against character, especially if told publicly — Revealing secrets— Publishing discreditable secrets about others, even if true — Refusing or delaying to restore the good name we have blackened— Slander or detraction, and encouraging these in oth- ers—Baseless accusations, groundless suspicions, 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. Plave I refused to contribute to the support of my Pastor, ac- cording to my means?— gone to Mass Sunday after Sunday, with- out giving auything 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 known 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 my 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 sin, that 1 perish not ! Examination of Conscience. 283 To what misery am I come by my own 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. Amen. Here may be said the Miserere, or any of the preceding Penitential Psalms {p. 245). n^ s^ V 284 Prayer before Confession. PRAYER BEFORE CONFESSION. CCEPT my Confession, O most loving, most gracions Lord Jesns Christ, on whom alone my soul trusts for salvation. Grant me, I beseech Thee, contrition of heart, and give tears to mine eyes, 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 me, 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 who livest and reign est with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God, wrorld without end. Amen. 0 most gracious Virgin Mary, beloved Mother 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, G 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 CONFESSION. 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; then say, Since my last Confession, which was ago, I accuse myself of . Here name all the sins which you hare 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 ojie mortal sin ; otherwise, so far from obtaining Absolution, you do 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 your sins. 2. Let your confession be "PURE,. Let everything be mentioned sin- cerely and exactly, without a.'Y disguise or dissimulation ; let the ceiiain 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 person. Avoid all superfluous words and matter, and everything which does not directly concern the integrity of the confession. Be as concise as you can, consistent- it h fu Iness and ca n dor j. Let your confession be humble, remembering that you are in an especial manner in the presence of God, from whom, through His Priest, you are seeking and expecting pardon. The thought of God at this moment will be your best protection against all false shame, insincere trifling, 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 Mary, etc., to the end of the Confiteor. Then listen attentively and humbly to the direction and advice of * Note. If many penitents are wailing 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 whatever he bids von to do, either in the way 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, I am heartily sorry for having 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 ail 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 Absolution. When, therefore, the penitent is ready to be absolved, having first en- joined a salutary penance, the Piiest says : rr\IvSEPvEATUR tui |T\AY Almighty God «^ ' -^» omnipotens Deus, r^'-* have mercy upon et dimissis peccatis tuis, thee, and forgive thee thy perducat te in vitam aster- sins, and bring thee unto nam. Amen. life everlasting. Amen. He then, with his right hand raised towards the penitent, says : INDULGENTlAM,*ab- |T\AY the Almighty solutionem, et remis- e^-4 and merciful Lord sionem peccatorum tuo- grant thee pardon, *J* abso- rum tribuat tibi omnipo- lutiou, and forgiveness of tens et misericors Domi- thy sins. -. Amen. Amen. D RITUAL OF THE SACRAMENT. 287 OMINUS noster Jesus fT\ AY our Lord Jesus Christus te absolvat ; %^A Christ absolve thee ; et ego, auctoritate ipsius, aud I, by His authority, ab- te absolvo ab omni vinculo solve thee frorn every bond excommunicationis (sus- of excommunication (sus- pensiouis) et interdicti, in- pension) and interdict, in- quantum possum, et tu in- asmuch as in my power diges. Deinde ego te ab- lieth, and thou standest in solvo a peccatis tuis, in need. Finally, I absolve nomine Patris, 4* et Filii, thee from thy sins, in the et Spiritus Sancti. name of the Father, 4" and of the Son, and of the Amen. Holy Ghost. Amen. {If the penitent is a lay person, the word suspension is omitted!) "T^ASSIO Domini Nos- fT\AY the Passion of «-■ — tri Jesu Christi, me- r>»B«* our Lord Jesus rita beatae Marias Virgi- Christ, the merits of the nis et omnium Sanctorum, Blessed Virgin Mary and quidquid boni feceris, et of all the Saints, whatso- mali sustinueris, sint tibi ever thou shalt have done in remissionem peccato- of good and borne of evil, rum, augmentum gratiae, be unto thee for remis- et prsemium vitae aeternae. sion of sins, increase of grace, and reward of life Amen. 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 Eord, etc. In danger of death, or any grave necessity, this brief form may be used : £N° GO te absolvo ab om- ^r* ABSOLVE thee from V_J[ nibus censurisetpec- «J-» all censures and sins, catis, in nomine Patris, n your Sacramental 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 wTouldst 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 reign eth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen. A Prayer for the Priest. OTvORD Jesus Christ, bless, I beseech Thee, Thy servant who has now ministered to me in Thy name. Help me to remember his good counsel and o 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. 1. MOST 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. OMOST 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 humbly 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. t Thanksgiving after Confession. 295 in. 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 will 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 Deadly Sins. /. Against Pride. OLORD Jesus Christ, Pattern of humility, who 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 Thy 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 loving mercy and for Thy truth's sake. Amen. 296 Thanksgiving after Confession. 2. Against Covetoitsness. OLORD Jesus Christ, who though Thou wast rich yet for our sakes didst become poor, grant that all over-eagerness and 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 ma}- always have to give to him that needeth, and that giving not grudgingly nor of necessity, but cheerfully, we may 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 renew7 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. Amen. 4. Against Anger. OMOST 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 Envy. 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 aw7ay all harsh judg- ments and envious thoughts, we may follow Thee, who art Thyself the true and perfect love. Amen. 7. A gams t 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 bod}- 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 Beood. (Against the Seven Deadey Sins.) 1. 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. 11. OTIIOU 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. hi. 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 virgin Flesh to be cruelly scourged and mangled. By 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 holy 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. 3oo Thanksgiving after Confession. v. OMOST sweet Jesus Christ, Pattern of temperance and 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 and jealousy. Our Father. O Saviour of the world, etc. VII. OMOST 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, opened, and wounded with a spear. Thanksgiving after Confession. 301 By this most holy shedding of Thy Blood, 1 earnestly pray Thee for the grace of holy zeal and fervor against all sloth and weariness in Thy service, and in every religions exercise. Our Father. O Saviour of the world, etc. WW Attractions for 1bol$ Communion. ! - "liiMiiiiiiiiiintliiiiiiniiiit,- - . (XaX/ i QOOOOO CCCOOOOOO > I L niy soul longeth and fainteth for the courts oi 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 yoiing : Kven 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. 306 Devotions for Hoi,y 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 glory. He will not withhold good things from them that walk in innocence : O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that hopeth in Thee. Glory be to the Father, etc. Psalm 84. HOU hast blessed Thy land, O Lord : Thou hast 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 wrath 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 wrath from generation to generation ? Thou shalt turn again, O God, and quicken us : and Thy people shall rejoice in Thee. Show 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. Dfatotions for Holy Commuxiox. 307 Surelv His salvation is ni^h unto them that fear Him : that glory may dwell in our land. 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 vield her fruit. Justice shall wralk before Him : and shall set His steps in the way. Glory be to the Father, etc. Psalm 83. 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 Thy servant, that trusteth in Thee. Have mercy upon me, O Lord : for unto Thee have I cried all the dav. Give iov to the soul of Thv 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 works. All the nations whom Thou hast made shall come and worship before Thee, O Lord : and shall glorify Thy name. 308 Devotions for Holy Communion. For Thou art great, and doest wondrous 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 : and 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 : and they have not set Thee before their eyes. And Thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and merciful : long-suffering, and of much mercy, and true. 0 look upon me, and have mercy on me : give Thy strength unto Thy servant, and 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 115. I BELIEVED, and therefore did I speak : but I was humbled exceedingly. 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 ; and call upon the name of the Lord. I will pay my vows unto the Lord, in the presence of all His people : precious in 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 servant, 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 I2Q. OUT of the depths have I cried unto Thee, O Lord : Lord, hear my voice. 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 redemption. And He shall redeem Israel : from all his iniquities. Glorv be to the Father, etc. Ant. Remember not, O Lord, our offences, nor those of our parents ; neither take Thou revenge of our sins : Spare us, good Lord, spare Thy people whom Thou 3io Devotions for Holy 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 {in audibly). 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 Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us. R. As we have hoped in Thee. V. Let Thy priests be clothed with 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. I '. 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 whom no secret is hid . cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration Devotions for Holy Communion. 311 of Thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love Thee and worthily praise Thee. 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. WL 'E pray Thee, O Lord, that the Comforter who proceedeth from Thee may illuminate our minds, and lead us, as Thy Son hath promised, into all truth. QAY the power of Thy Holy Spirit, O Lord, be present with 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 things, and evermore to rejoice in His holy comfort. VISIT, O Lord, we beseech Thee, and cleanse our consciences, that Thy Sou, our Lord Jesus Christ, when He cometh, may find in us a mansion prepared for Himself. To be said Daiey. J3. 'LMIGHTY, Everlasting God, lo, I draw near to 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 Hoi^y 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 wThole 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 wTith 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 miserable 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 commemoration of Me : I pray Thee, by the same Thy Blood, the great price of our salvation ; I pray Devotions for Hol,y Communion. 313 Thee, by that wonderful and unspeakable love where- with Thou deign edst so to love us, miserable and un- wortbv, 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. Let Thy good Spirit enter my heart, and there be heard without utterance, and without the sound of words speak all truth. For Thy Mysteries 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 servants 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 that I may with 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 chastity 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, earthly 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. CSC IIO can worthily be present at this Sacrifice un- 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 trulv 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, wTith 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. Devotions for Holy Communion. 315 Wednesday. ^TXINDFUL then, O Lord, of Thy worshipful Pas- A*-*-^ 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 Thyself vouchsafe to be. Also behold in pity, O Lord, the sorrows of Thy people, which 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. BOR Thou hast mercy upon all, O Lord, and hatest nothing that Thou hast made. Remember how frail our nature is, and that Thou art our Father and our God. Be not angry wTith 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 Thy tender mercies. Take away from us, O Lord, our iniquities, and merci- fully kindle ill us the fire 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 aud 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 family, 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. (K B pray Thee also, O Lord, Holy Father, for the souls of the faithful departed : that this great Sacrament of Thy love may be to them health and salvation, joy and refreshment. O Lord, nry God, grant them this day a great and abundant feast of Thee, the living Bread, who earnest 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 Mary, 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 loving mercy, O Lord, that on the bread and wine to be oifered 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, which shall make these oblations Thv Bodv 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, Thiue 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 from 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 ! Living Bread ! Pure Bread ! who didst come down from heaven, and who givest life to the world, enter into my 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 3i 8 Devotions for Holy Communion. lie in wait : let them 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 wondrous fulness, so that I shall never hunger nor thirst any more for ever. Who wdth the same God the Father, and the Holy Ghost, ever livest and reign- est world without end. Amen. Daily. O GRACIOUS 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 swTeet Feast. For my heart and body are stained wdth many sins ; my thoughts and lips not diligently guarded. Wherefore, O gracious God, O awrful 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 mercy, 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. 319 ing and shame. Hail, noble and precious Blood, flow- ing from, the wounds of my crucified Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and washing away the sins of the whole world. 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 feeding 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 driving away of all evil thoughts and the renewal of all holy desires, for the healthful bringing 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. Act of Contrition. I DESIRE, O my Saviour, to humbly offer Thee the sacrifice of a troubled spirit and a contrite heart. I grieve 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 had never offended Thee ! 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 own Blood. 323 Devotions for Hoiat Communion. Resolution of Amendment. I DESIRE, O Lord, earnestly longing for the help of Thy grace, to renew all -my Baptismal 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 whatever the Sou of God hath said. Nothing can be truer than this word of Him who is the Truth. I do believe, L,ord ; 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 Dkvotions for HoivY Communion. 321 my Refuge ? To whom else shall I go ? Thou hast the words of eternal life, Thou aloue 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. OMOST 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 earnest 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 worthy art Thou of love, who dost so much for love of us ! Wherefore I will love Thee, 322 Devotions for Hoia7 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 vSacrameut, that I may be more firml}- 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. KOW dare I venture to approach to Thee, O Lord ? 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 shouidst 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 me, 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 Holy 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. Amen. Aspirations. OLORD Jesus, what great things hast Thou done, and what didst Thou suffer, out of the power of Thv 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 Saviour ! 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 Devotions for Hoey 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 Mary, 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 wouldst 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. Amen. To St. Joseph, (i) *Tp^ 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 woriiiy of the promises of Christ. Let us pray, OGOD, who hast given unto us a royal Priest- hood, vouchsafe, we beseech Tl.ee, that as Blessed Joseph was found worthy to handle with his Devotions for Holy Communion. 325 hands, and bear within his arms, Thine Only-begotten Son, born of the Virgin Mary, so may we be made fit, by cleanness of heart and innocency 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 INTENTION. 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. T70X with peace, amendment of life, space for true dj 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 specially to be thankful for — The mercies you have enjoyed. (In home life ; the love of friends; success in business, and the like ; spiritual blessings, etc.; 326 Devotions fcr Holy Communion. Any troubles which have been averted. (Dangers to which you have been exposed ; causes of anxiety which have been removed, etc.) Any sorrows 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 specially to pray for — For the Chinch of Christ. (The Pope, the whole Hierarchy, your own Bishop, the Clergy with whom you are specially concerned, Missions, etc.) For your country. (The President and his Counsellors, Congress, the Gover- nor, etc.; national dangers to be averted, etc.) For your relatives, friends, and acquaintances. (Any who are sick or in sorrow ; any for whom you desire God's guidance in religious or worldly affairs, 'fhink whether any one has any special claim upon you. Have you injured any one? If so, have you made all the repara- tion in your power? Has any one injured you, 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 you 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.) " When the bell rings at the Domine, non sum digtius, go up to the Altar-rail, and kneel there, ivilh ungloved and folded hands. Renew 7vith all possible fervor your contrition of heart, while t/ie Confiteor is recited by tJic acolyte, and the Misereatur and In- dulgentiam pronounced by the Priest. When the Sacred Host is presented to you, receive It on your tongue lightly resting on the lower lip. Say in your heart the words which the Priest uses : The Body of our Lord Jesus Christ preserve 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 com- miining 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 cf the soul. Let not this precious time be wasted, hozvever ; should attention flag and distractions arise, have immediate recourse to the following prayers. THANKS3IYIN3 AFTER COMMUNION. Antiphon. Of the Three Children. The Benedicite. * J I'LL ye Works of the Lord, bless the Lord ; praise t%J<— 1~% 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 ye Sun and Moon, bless the Lord : bless the Lord, O ye vStars 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 ye 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 ve Xi edits and Davs. 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 /50. *TI\RAISE the Lord in His holy places : praise Him r-" — 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. 329 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 glory. R. They shall be joyful in their beds. V. Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us. jR. But unto Thy name give the glory. V. O Lord, hear my prayer. R. And let my cry come unto Thee. Let us pray. OGOD, who for the Three Children didst assuage the flames of lire : mercifully grant that the flames of sin may not consume us Thy servants. *~|^VIRECT, 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. 33^ 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. V7T"LMIGHTY and Everlasting God, the Preserver . 249), 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- sionate Lord, my sweetest hope, my dearest light, my A Visit to the Blessed Sacrament. 341 most desired repose, my joy, my life, and all my good. To Thy most merciful goodness I commend my soul and 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 niercy upon all men. In fullest repara- tion, 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 Saviour. 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 living pardon and grace, and to the faithful departed eternal light and rest. Amen. OHOLY Spirit, sweetest Comforter, who proceedest from the Father and the Son in an ineffable manner, come, I beseech Thee, and enter into my heart. Purify and cleanse me from all sin, and sane- tify my soul. Wash away its defilements, moisten its dryness, heal its wounds, subdue its stubbornness, melt 342 A Visit to the Blessed Sacrament. its coldness, and correct its wanderings. Make rne truly humble and resigned, that I may be pleasing unto Thee, and Thou mavest 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. Aephoxsus Liguori.G) *T ' ORD Jesus Christ, who, through the love which «-■ — ^ 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 thanksgiving 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, by 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 Beessed 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, with 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 davfor- 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 with 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. The Prayer Eook down, O Lord {p. go), may be used kere* An Act of Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. O JESUS, Only Son of the Living God, who, by an incomprehensible effect of Thy love, wast pleased to be made Man, 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 Body 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 divine Heart, humbly to confess 344 A Visit to the Blessed 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 mvself or in others ; I de- test it for the love Thou deserves!, 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 m}T 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 iiich Thou earnest to kindle upon the earth. Let it purify them, let it inflame them, let it make of them one heart with Thy 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 Lo Thy Sacred Heart. () Heart A Visit to the Blessed Sacrament. 345 of Jesus, live, reign in all hearts, for time and for eternity. Amen. Ax 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 anger 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 my life. A Prayer to the Eternal Father. O ETERNAL Father, let me offer up unto Thy mercv the Sacred Heart of Thy dearlv-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 li was immolated for 346 A Visit to the Biassed 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. Amen. A Prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in the Beessed Sacrament of the Aetar. (i) * |~/ OW boundless, O Jesus, is Thy Love ! Thou hast r^J prepared for me, of Thy most precious Bod}^ 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 my 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. Amen. 3BSUS, meek and humble of heart, Make my heart like unto Thine \(h O sweetest Heart of Jesus, I implore That I may ever love Thee more and more !@) A Visit to the Leessed 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, mayest Thou be known, loved, and adored throughout all the world ! (*) O Heart of my dear Redeemer, may the love of Thy friends supply all the injuries and neglects which Thou sustainest ! m> \f &/&k tlbe Stations of tbe Cross.'1' • ■ m iiiiiiiiiiiiiin;r< iiiiiiiiiiiin.- - ;jiiuiunnuuinniiiinini|i' - lab, HIS DEVOTION arose first in Jerusalem, among the Christians who diuelt there, out iky? of veneration for those sacred spots which 7uere sanctified by the sufferings of our Divine Re- deemer. From the Holy City this devout ex- ercise was introduced into Europe. When, in 1342, the Franciscan Fathers established their house in Jerusalem, and undertook the cus- tody of the sacred places of the Holy Land, they began to spread throughout the Catholic world the devotion of the Way of the Cross. This excellent devotion has met with the re- peated approvals of the Holy See, and is en- riched with many Indulgences ; to gain them, it is necessary to meditate, according to indi- vidual ability, on the Passion and Death of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to go from one Station to another, if the space and number of persons will admit. *3o • : :-x Method ok Practising this Exercise, Composed by St. Alphonsus I^iguori, a.d. 1787. Let each one, kneeling before the High Altar, make an Act of Con- trition, and form the intention of gaining the Indulgences, whether for himself or for the souls in Purgatory. Then say : My Lord Jesus Christ, Thou hast made this journey to die for me with love unutterable, and I have so many times unworthily abandoned Thee ; but now I love Thee with my whole heart, and because I love 348 The Stations of the Cross. 349 Thee I repent sincerely for having ever offended Thee. Pardon me, my God, and permit me to accompany Thee on this journey. Thou goest to die for love of me ; I wish also, my beloved Redeemer, to die for love of Thee. My Jesus, I will live and die always united to Thee. Dear Jesus, Thou dost go to die For very love of me : Ah ! let me bear Thee company ; I wish to die with Thee.* FIRST STATION. JESUS IS CONDEMNED TO DEATH. V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world. Consider how Jesus, after having been scourged and crowned with thorns, was unjustly condemned by Pi- late to die on the Cross. /T\Y adorable Jesus, it was not Pilate ; no, it was r^M» my sins that condemned Thee to die. I be- seech Thee, by the merits of this sorrowful journey, to assist my soul in her journey towards eternity. I love Thee, my beloved Jesus ; I love Thee more than my- self ; I repent with my whole heart of having offended Thee. Never permit me to separate myself from Thee again. Grant that I may love Thee always ; and then do with me what Thou wilt. * While passing from one Station to a?iother, a verse of the Stabat Mater {p. 6ij) is frequently sung. 35o Thk Stations of the Cross. Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory be to the Father. Dear Jesus, Thou dost go to die For ver}' love of me : Ah ! let me bear Thee company ; I wish to die with Thee. SECOND STATION. JESUS IS MADE TO BEAR HIS 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, in making this journey with the Cross on His shoulders, thought of us, and for us of- fered to His Father the death He was about to un- dergo. /T\Y most beloved Jesus, I embrace all the tribula- \&J~t tions Thou hast destined for me until death. I beseech Thee, by the merits of the pain Thou didst suffer in carrying Thy Cross, to give me the necessary help to carry mine with perfect patience and resigna- tion. I love Thee, Jesus my love ; I repent of having offended Thee. Never permit me to separate myself from Thee again. Grant that I may love Thee always, and then do with me what Thou wilt. Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory be to the Father. Dear Jesus, 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. 351 THIRD vSTATION. JESUS FAEES THE FIRST TIME UNDER HIS CROSS. V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world. Consider this first fall of Jesus under His Cross. His flesh was torn by the scourges, His head crowned with thorns, and He had lost a great quantity of blood. He was so weakened that He could scarcely walk, and yet He had to carry this great load upon His shoulders. The soldiers struck Him rudely, and thus He fell seve- ral times in His journey. (W Y Jesus, it is not the weight of the Cross, but of r»!*! my sins, which has made Thee suffer so much pain. Ah ! by the merits of this first fall, deliver me from the misfortune of falling into mortal sin. I love Thee, O my 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 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. FOURTH vSTATION. 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 Sou and the Mother, which took place on this journey. Jesus and Mary looked at each other, and their looks became as so man}- arrows- to wound those hearts which loved each other so tenderly. /T\Y most loving Jesus, by the sorrow that Thou r"*> 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 me : Ah ! let me bear Thee company ; I wish to die with Thee. FIFTH STATION. THE CYRENIAX HELPS JESUS TO CARRY HIS CROSS. V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. 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 /TvY most beloved Jesus, I will not refuse the Cross r^'-» 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 hol}r 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, leaving 011 it the impression of His holy countenance. ^Y most beloved Jesus, Thy face was beautiful , before, but in this journey it has lost all its beauty, and wounds and blood have disfigured it. Alas ! my soul also was once beautiful, when it received Thy grace in Baptism ; but I have disfigured it since by my sins. Thou alone, my Redeemer, canst restore 354 The Stations of the Cross. it to its former beauty. Do this by Thy passion, and then do with nie 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. SEVENTH vSTATION. JESUS FALLS 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. mY most gentle Jesus, how many times Thou hast , 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 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 Maty. 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 JERUSALEM. V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world. Consider howT those women wept with compassion at seeing Jesus in such a pitiable state, streaming with blood, as He walked along. But Jesus said to them : Weep not/or Me, but for your children. (\\¥ Jesus, laden with sorrows, I weep for the \'^> 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 Man-. 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. NINTH STATION. JESUS FAEES THE THIRD TIME. V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world. Consider the third fall of Jesus Christ. His weak- 356 Thk vStations 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. % 4 l'H, my outraged Jesus, by the merits of the eJr-^-% 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 ine 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. 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 N"-» 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 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. ELEVENTH STATION. JESUS IS NAILED 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. ©Y Jesus ! loaded with contempt, nail my heart to Thy feet, that it may ever remain there, to love Thee, and never quit Thee again. I love Thee more than myself ; I repent of having offended Thee. Never permit me to offend Thee again. Grant that I may love Thee 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. 35^ The Stations of the Cross. TWELFTH STATION. JESUS DIES ON 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 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 me : Ah ! let me bear Thee company ; I wish to die with Thee. THIRTEENTH STATION. JESUS IS TAKEN DOWN FROM THE CROSS. V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. R. Because by Thy hoi}7 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 and Nicodemus, took Him down from the Cross, and 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 me bear Thee company ; I wish to die with Thee. FOURTEENTH STATION. JESUS IS PLACED IN THE SEPULCHRE. 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. ' 7 l'H, my buried Jesus, I kiss the stone that en- fJ<-^-> 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 360 The Stations of the Cross. united with Thee in heaven, to praise Thee and love Thee for ever. I love Thee, and I repent of ever hav- ing 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 Fathe- Dear Jesus, Thou dost go to die For very love of me : 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. £be Devotion of tbe Seven Woibs upon tbe Cros0.(i) j - r- -xccccxxxdocoooocxooujcaI If^OMK unto my help, O God. 7?. O Lord, make haste to help me. Glory be to the Father, etc. The First Word. ATHER, FORGIVE THEM, FOR r-*— 1 THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO. V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. ^eXS^ 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 agony, 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 ou us, O Lord. R. Have mercy 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/f 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 ; behold thy Mother. V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. The Seven 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 martvrdom of this Thv 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, three times. Have mercy, etc. The Fourth Word. ^Y God ! My God ! why hast Thou forsaken 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 suffering on suffering, didst endure with infinite patience not onlv 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 extremitv, and, through the merits of Thy most Precious Blood, give us grace to suffer with 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, three times. Have mercy, etc. The Fifth Word. I THIRST. 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, 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 agony, 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 with the desire of uniting themselves to Thee for all eternity. Glory be to the Father, three times. Have mercy, etc. The Sixth Word, IT IS CONSUMMATED. 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 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 mercv 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. BATHER, into Thy hands I commend My spirit. V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless T'iee. 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 we 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 Seven Words upon the Cross. Glory be to the Father, three times. Have mercy, etc. A Prayer to our Blessed Lady of Sorrows. OHOLY 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 agony, that through thine intercession we may pass from the bed of death to form a crown for thee in 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, fl) V. From sudden and unlooked-for death, R. 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 us pray. OGOD, who for the salvation of mankind didst give an example and a help iu 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.® Zbe IRosarp of tbe Blesecb IDirotn flDai^ HE devotion called the Rosary consists of fif- teen Pater Nosters and Glorias, and one hun- dred and fifty Ave Marias, to be recited on Indulgenced beads. It is divided into three parts, each containing five Decades, or Tens ; jr-xjujj^? a Decade consisting of one Pater, ten Aves, ar.d -9 \ 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 every Decade. The fifteen Mysteries, as we have said, are divided into three parts — viz., five Joyful, five Sorrowful, and five Glorious Mysteries. Now, the method consists in raising corresponding affections in the will during the recital of each Decade, such as the devotion of each one may suggest : for ex- ample, in the first part, sentiments of joy for the coming of our Redeemer ; in the second, of compassion for the sufferings of our Locd, and contrition for our sins, which were the occasion of them ; in the third, of thanksgiving 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 in this exercise a short Meditation * It is customary to preface these prayers with the Apostles'1 Creed, one Pater, three Aves, and one Gloria^ as in 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 prayers, or with a vague and general reflection on the Mysteries ; 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 Mvsteries. In order to do this the better it is some- times the custom, in addition to the short meditation on the Mystery (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 in reference to the subject of the Mystery, which may be inserted after the holy name of Jesus in the Hail Afarv, 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 BLESSING ROSARIES. Proper to the Order of Preachers. 77ie Priest, vested in surplice and white .stole, says : VtTDJUTOPvIUM nos- {^"FR help is in the ^R— IU trum in nomine V^/ name of the Lord. Domini. R. Qui fecit cceluni et R. Who hath made hea- terram. ven and earth. V. Domine, exaudi orati- V. O Lord, hear my onem meam. praver. R. Et clamor meus ad te R. And let my cry come veniat. unto Thee. 37o Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary. V. Dominus vobiscum. V. The Lord be with you. R. Kt cum spiritu tuo. R. And with thy spirit. O rem us. Let us pray. OMNIPOTENS et mi- ^yTTLMIGHTY and most sericors Deus, qui merciful God, who, propter eximiam charita- out of the wondrous love tern tuani qua dilexisti whereb}* Thou hast loved nos, Filium tuum unigeni- us, that Thou mightest de- tum Dominum nostrum liver us from the power of Jesum Christum de coelis the devil, didst will that in terram descendere, et de Thine Only-begotten Son, Beatissinrce Marine Domi- our Lord Jesus Christ, n^e nostras utero sacratis- should come down upon simo, Angelo nuntiante, earth, and at the message carnem suscipere, crucem- of an Angel take flesh from que ac mortem subire, et the most sacred Womb of tertia die gloriose a trior- our Lady, Blessed Mary, tuis resurgere voluisti, ut and undergo the death of nos eriperes de potestate the Cross, and the third diaboli : obsecramus im- day rise gloriously from the meusam clementiam tuam, dead : we implore Thine ut lrjec signa Rosarii in abounding mercy that honorem et laudem ejus- Thou wjuldst bless *h and dem Genitricis Filii tui ab sanctify c> these Rosaries, Ecclesia tua fideli dicata dedicated by Thy faithful bene^dicas et Sanctis Church to the honor and fices, eisque tan tarn in fun- praise of the same Mother das virtutem Spiritus Sane- of Thy vSon, and wouldst ti, ut quicumque horum so abundantly pour forth quodlibet secum porta verit, upon them the power of Rosary of the Bt delivered from every foe, sentari mereatur. Per visible and invisible, in this eumdem Dominum 110s- 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 unitate found worthy to be pre- Spiritiis Sancti Deus, per sented unto Thee by the omnia sa^cula saculorum. same most blessed Virgin Man-, Mother of God. Through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. R. Amen. A'. Amen. The Priest then sprinkles the Rosaries with holy water. 372 Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary. A METHOD OF RECITING THE ROSARY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY. IN the name of the Father, •£• and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 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 Lord, make haste to help me. V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holv Ghost. R. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Alleluia. [From 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 firm 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 of Advent, and those from the Epiphany un- til Lent. /. The Annunciation. *T — ' ET us contemplate, in this Mystery, how the An- «J — • gel Gabriel saluted our Blessed Lady with the title, Full of grace, and declared unto her the Incar- nation of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 373 Our Father. Hail Mary, ten times. Glory be to the Father. Let us pray. OHOIvY Mary, Queen of Virgins, through the most high Mystery of the Incarnation of thy beloved Sou, 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 Mystery, how the «J — * 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 thy divine Son, and freed from all sin, we may praise and give thanks to Him for ever. Amen. HI. The Birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem. n ET us contemplate, in this Mystery, how the Blessed Virgin Mary, when the time of the 374 Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary. delivery was come, brought 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. OPURB Mother of God, through thy virginal and most joyful delivery, whereby thou gavest to the world thine only vSon, our 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 Presentation of our Blessed Lord in the Temple. *~| — * BT us contemplate, in this Mystery, how the «J — * 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 for ever. Amen. Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 375 V. The Finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple. *T — ' ET us contemplate, in this Mystery, how the r-* — ^ Blessed Virgin Mary, after having lost her be- loved Son 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. O Let us pray. MOvST Blessed Virgin, more than martvr 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 Queeny with V. and A\, 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. n ET us contemplate, in this Mystery, how our Lord Jesus was so afflicted for us in the Garden of 376 ROSARY OK THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY. Gethsemani 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 us pray. 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 wall of God. Amen. II. The Scourging of our Blessed Lord at the Pillar. *~| ' ET us contemplate, in this Mystery, how our f* — * Lord 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 Maryx ten times. Glory be to the Father. Let tis pray. O MOTHER of God, Fountain of patience, through those stripes thy only and dearly-beloved Son 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. ji ET us contemplate, in this Mystery, how those cruel ministers of Satan plaited a Crown of Rosary of the Blessed 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. o Let us pray. 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 Ave 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. *"| ' ET us contemplate, in this Mystery, 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. Lei 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. *~| ' ET us contemplate, in this Mystery, how our k-" — * Lord Jesus Christ, being come to Mount Cal- 37S Rosary of the Blessed 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 us pray. OHOLY Mary, Mother of God, as the Body of thy beloved Son 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. Amen. 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. Tp^ ET us contemplate, in this Mystery, how our «-■ — * 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 us pray. O GLORIOUS Virgin Mary, by that unspeakable joy thou didst receive in the Resurrection of thy divine Son, we beseech thee obtain for us of Hirn that our hearts may never go astray after the false joys of this world, but may be wholly 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 r* — * 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. III. The Descent of the Holy Ghost upon the Apostles. n 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 Holv 373 Rosary ok the Blessed 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 us pray. OHOLY Mary, Mother of God, as the Body of thy beloved Son 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. Amen. Hail, holy Queen, ete. [p. 79). Or Prayer (p. 773). THE FIVE GLORIOUS MYSTERIES. For Wednesdays and Saturdays, and the Sun- days from Easter until Advent. /. rlhe Resurrection of our Lord from the dead. ~* ET us contemplate, in this Mystery, how our «-* — ■ 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 us pray. O GLORIOUS Virgin Mary, by that unspeakable joy thou didst receive in the Resurrection 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 wholly employed in seeking the true and solid joys of heaven. Amen. II. The Ascension of Christ into Heaven. *T| — ' BT us contemplate, in this Mystery, how our «J — * 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. III. The Descent of the Holy Ghost upon the Apostles. *T ' BT 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 Blessed Virgin Mary. Ghost upon 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. O Let us pray. vSACRED 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. *~J ' 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. Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 381 V. The Coronation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Heave 71. *~| — ' ET us contemplate, in this Mystery, how the glo- «J — * 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 Mary, ten times. Glory be to the Father. Let us 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, (i) ATTiEMORARE, O piis- ^r^ EMEMBER, O most %^A sima Virgo Maria, r^-\> loving Virgin Mary, non esse auditum a saeculo, 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 tern suffragia, esse derelic- intercession, was left for- tum. Ego, tali animatus saken. Inspired with this confidentia, ad te, Virgo confidence, I fly unto thee, 382 Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary curro. coram te ge- virginum, Mater, Ad te venio mens peccator assisto. No- li, Mater Verbi, verba mea despicere, sed audi propi- tia et exaudi. Amen. O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To thee I come ; before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word, despise not my words, but graciously hear and grant my prayer. Amen. O >\fx£> ^e^? (0 Zhc Scapular* OF THE CONFRATERNITY OF OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEIv. * - HE Scapular, or Little Habit of the Blessed Vir- 3 giil> is composed of two small square pieces of 3 drown cloth, connected by two cords, and design- P ed to be 7vorn over the shoulders under the or- *\ dinary clothing. It was, according to a most ffi authentic tradition, given by our Blessed Lady herself , as a pledge of her love and patronage, to St. Simon Stock, general of the Carmelites, on the i6th of July, A .D. 1231. THE FORM OF RECEIVING A PERSON INTO THE CONFRATERNITY OF MT. CARMEL, And of Blessing and Bestowing the Scapular, or Little Habit of the Same. The Postulant kneels before the Priest, who is vested in surplice and uliite stole \ and the Priest says : & USCEFTMUS, Deus, y^TE have received Thy misericordiam tuain VxJL mercy, O God, in in medio templi tui ; se- the midst of Thy temple ; 383 3§4 The Scapular. cundum iiomen tuum, Deus, sic et laus tua iu 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 nialo. V. Salvum fac servutn tuum, R. Deus meus, speran- tem in te. V. Mitte ei, Doniine, auxilium de sancto, R. Et de Sion tuere eum. V. Nihil proficiat inimi- cus in eo. R. Et filius iniquitatis non apponat nocere ei. V. Doniine, exaudi ora- tionem meani. R. Et clamor meus 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 [inaudibly). 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. 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 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 Scapular. 385 Orcmus. Let us pray. ^USCIPIATte Christus |T|AV Christ receive y^3 in uumero fidelium ^"^, thee into the nura- suorum ; et nos, licet in- ber of His faithful people ; digni, te suscipimus in ora- and we, though unworthy, tionibus nostris. Conce- receive Thee into fellow- dat tibi Deus per Unigeni- ship in our prayers. May turn suum mediatorem Dei God, through His Only- et hominura, tempus bene begotten, the Mediator be- vivendi, locum bene ageu- tween God and man, grant di, constantiam bene per- thee time for right-living, severandi, et ad aeternae space for well-doing, stead- vitae hereditatem fehciter fastness for truly perse ver- perveniendi ; et sicut nos ing, and for happily attain- hodie fraterna charitas spi- ing unto the inheritance of ritualiter jimgit in terris, everlasting life; and as ita divina pietas, quae di- brotherly love doth now lectionis est auctrix et spiritually join us together atnatrix, nos cum fidelibus on earth, so may the Fa- suis conj ungere dignetur in therly Love of God, the Au- ccelis. Per eumdem Chris- thor and Xourisher of all turn Dominum nostrum. love, vouchsafe to number us among His faithful in heaven. Through the same Christ our Lord. R. Amen. R. Amen. V. Adjutorium nostrum V. Our help is in the in nomine Domini, name of the Lord, R. Qui fecit caelum et R. Who hath made bea- ten-arm ven and earth. V. Sit nomeu Domini V. Blessed be the name benedictum of the Lord 386 The Scapular. R. Ex hoc nunc et us- que in saeculum. V. Domine, exaudi ora- tionem meain. R. Et clamor mens ad te veniat V. Dominus vobiscum. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. Oremus. JUL 'ETERNE Pater, et Omnipotens Deus, qui Unigenitum tuuni ves- tem nostrae mortalitatis in- duere voluisti : obsecra- mus immensam tuae largi- tatis bene*Klictionem in hoc genus effluere vesti- menti, quod sancti Patres ad innocentke et humilita- tis indicium a renuntian- tibus saeculo gestari sanxe- runt, et sic ipsum bene *h dicere digneris ; ut qui- cumque eo usus fuerit in- duere mereatur ipsum Do- tninum nostrum Jesum Christum Filium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti Deus, per omnia saecula saeculorurn. R. Amen. R. From this time forth for evermore. 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. Let tcs pray. ^VERLASTING Fa ther and Almighty God, who didst will that Thine Only-begotten should put on the garment of our mortal nature : we humbly beseech Thee that upon this form of garment, which, as a sign of inno- cence and humility, the holy fathers appointed to be worn by those renounc- ing the world, Thou wouldst pour the boundless riches of Thy Benediction, 4* and therewith bless *Mhe same; to the end that whosoever shall be clad in it may also be found worthy to put on our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, Thy Son, who liveth and reigneth, etc. R. Amen. The Scapular. 387 Or emus. Let us pray. ^SUPPLICITER te, Do- V/j ■ 'E humbly beseech }0> inine, roganius, ut vIlA» Thee, O Lord, that super hunc habitum servo Thy gracious blessing 4* tuo imponendum bene *b may descend upon this ha- dictio tua beuigna descen- bit, now to be bestowed up- dat, ut sit bene'Mictus, on Thy servant, that it may atque diviiia virtute procul be blessed, Hh and that the pellantur hostium uostro- wicked darts of all our eue- rum visibilium et invisi- mies, visible and invisible, bilium tela nequissima. may be driven far from us by the power of God. R. Amen. R. Amen. The Priest sprinkles the Scapular with holy water, and, placing it upon the shoulders of the postulant, says : j5 'CCIPE, vir devote, *T^> ECEIVE, devout hunc habitum be- <-*— \> man, this blessed nedictum, precans Sanctis- Habit; and pray the most simam Virginem, ut ejus Holy Virgin that by her meritis ilium perferas sine merits thou mayest bear it macula, et te ab omni ad- without stain, and that she versitate defendat, atque ad may guard thee from all vitam perducat seternam. adversity, and bring thee unto life everlasting. R. Amen. R. Amen. "TqTDESTOD^minesup- *f£>E favorable, O Lord, ekJr-L-% plicationibus nos- r^-^ unto our supplica- tris, et hunc iamxsXum tic- tions, and grant that this urn, quern Sodalitati sane- Thy servant, whom we now tae Religionis Carmelita- receive into the Sodality of 388 The Scapular. rum sociamus, perpetua the holy Carmelite Order, tribue firmitate corrobo- may be strengthened by rari, ut perseveranti propo- Thy continual help ; that sito, in omni sanctitate tibi with abiding purpose he valeat famulari. may serve Thee in all holi- ness of life. ^T^ ROTEGE, Domine, r-" — famul//7;/ tuum sub- sidiis pacis, et Beatae Mariae semper Virginis patrociuiis confidentem a cunctis hos- tibus redde secure;//. Q^HIELD, O Lord, this K-5 Thy servant with the shelter of Thy peace, and as he trusts in the protect- ing care of Blessed Mary ever Virgin, do Thou make him fearless of all enemies. BENE+DICAT te con- ditor coeli et terras Deus omnipotens, qui te eligere dignatus est ad Be- atissimae Virginis Mariae de monte Carmelo Societa- tem et Confraternitatem ; quam precamur, ut in hora obitus tui conterat caput serpeutis, qui tibi est ad- versarius, et tandem tain- quam victor palmam, et coronam sempiternae hae- reditatis consequaris. Per Christum Dominum nos- trum. R. Amen. J£ LMIGHTY God, the Creator of heaven and earth, bless 4* thee, He who hath vouchsafed to call thee unto the Socie- ty and Confraternity of Blessed Mary of Mount Carmel ; let us beseech her, therefore, that in the hour of thy death she may bruise the head of the ser- pent, thine adversary, and that finally thou mayest attain U140 the palm of victory and the crown of inheritance everlasting. Through Christ our Lord. R. Amen. The Scapular. 389 [If only the Scapular is to be blessed, the Priest begins at the V. Ad- jutorium nostrum, and continues to the prayer Suppliciter in- clusive..] Then the Priest sprinkles the Recipient with holy water > and con- tinues : jf^fGO auctoritate, qua v_^ fungor, et milii con- cessa, recipio te ad Con- fraternitatem sacrae Re- ligionis Carmelitarum, et investio, ac participem te facio omnium bonorum spi- ritualium ejusdem Ordinis. Iu uomine Patris, 4* et Fi- lii, et Spiritus Saucti. Amen. Y 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, •b and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Ameh. 3tt0truction on tbe Sacraments in General, ^Y Sacrament is meant an 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 is applied thereto, as far as it can hold ; the larger the ves- sel, the greater the quantity 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 Sacrament — this is a power reserved to God Himself. He alone is the Fountain of Grace ; 390 The Sacraments in General. 391 He alone 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— which we 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, Holy 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 General. ttsm, Confirmation, and Holy Orders imprint what is called a character 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 vSacrament was instituted — e.g., I. 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 Holy 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. Holy 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 comfoited by the refreshing graces of Extreme Unction, so that the Christian warrior may not be vanquished at the last. Zbe Sacrament of Baptism. EXPLANATION OF THE CEREMONIES. HE ceremonies used by the Church in the administration of Baptism are very ancient. St. Basil mentions many of them, which, he says, are of Apostolical tradition ; as the con- secration of the water, and of the oil used in If o the anointings, the renunciation of Satan and his works, and the profession of iaith. St. Aug-ustine 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, Be 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 the 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, which is done to drive away 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 may be put to flight, like a straw with a puff 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 obey all His divine command- ments and to share in His sufferings, ought constantly to reside in his heart. The Priest, as God's representative, then lays 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 purify 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 always with 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 the 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 upon 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, resites aloud the Eord'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. We read in the Gospel (Mark vii. 32-35) that our Lord cured one that was deaf and dumb b\' touching his tongue and his ears with spittle, saying: Ephpheta — "Be opened." Man, in his natural state, is spiritually both 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 of 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 by 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 duty 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 signify 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 which 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.), who taking their lamps went forth 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 special permission of the Hoey See, this Form is used in the United States for the Baptism of Adults ai,so. (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 pelis ab Bcclesia Dei ? Resp. Fidem. kS. Fides quid tibi praestat? R. Vitam saternam. •S*. Si igitur vis ad vitam ingredi, serva mandata. Priest. WHAT dost thou ask of the Church of God ? Sponsor. Faith. P. What doth faith bring thee to ? S. Life everlasting. P. If, therefore, thou wilt enter into life, keep Diliges Dominum Deum the commandments. Thou tuum ex toto corde tuo, et shalt love the Lord thy ex tota anima tua, et ex God with all thy heart, tota mente tua, et proxi- and with all thy soul, and mum tuum sicut teipsum. with all thy mind, and thy neighbor as thvself. The Priest then gently breathes thrice upon the face of the infant, and says once : 11 ab eoy immunde v^vEPART from him, spiritus, et da lo- A^ thou unclean spirit, cum Spiritui Sancto, Para- and give place to the Holy clito. Ghost the Paraclete. et 5? 39& The Sacrament of Baptism. After that he makes with his thumb the sign of the Cross upon the forehead and upon the breast of the infant, sayijig : Accipe sigiium cruris Receive the sign of the tarn in fronte, •b quam Cross both upon the fore- in corde ; Hh vSunie fidein head •*• and also upon the ccelestium praeceptorum, heart ; *b take unto thyself et talis esto moribus, ut the faith of the heavenly teinplum Dei jam esse pos- precepts, and be in thy sis. manners such that now thou may est be the temple of God. Orernus. Let us pray. RBCBS nostras, quae- |^|X ER CI FULLY hear sumus, Domine, cle- N^> our prayers, O menter exaudi ; et hunc Lord, we beseech Thee ; electum tttum, N., crucis and with Thy perpetual Dominicae impressione sig- power guard this Thine natum, perpetua virtute elect, N., signed with the custodi : ut magnitudinis seal of the Cross of the gloriae tuae rudimenta ser- Lord : that, being faith- yslhs, per custodiam man- ful to these ordinances of datorum tuorum, ad re- Thy great majesty, he may, generation is gloriam per- by keeping Thy command- venire meretftur. Per merits, deserve to attain Christum Dominum nos- the glory of regeneration, trum. Through Christ our Lord. R. Amen. R. Amen. He then lays his hand upon the infanVs head, and says : Or emus. Let us pray. OMNIPOTENS, sem- ^TJ'LMIGHTY, ever- piterue Deus, Pater <%JP*-* lasting God, Fa- The Sacrament of Baptism. 399 Doniini nostri Jesu Chris- ther of our Lord Jesus ti, respicere dignare super Christ, look graciously hunc famulum tuiim, N., down upon this Thy ser- quem ad rudimenta fidei vant, N., whom Thou hast vocare dignatus es: omiiem graciously called unto the Ccecitateni cordis ab eo ex- beginnings of the faith : pelle : disrunipe oniues la- drive out from him all queos Satanse, quibus fue- blindness of heart : break rat colligate ; aperi ei, all the toils of Satan where- Doniine, januam pietatis with he was held : open un- tuse, ut signo sapientise to him, O Lord, the gate of tuae imbutz^, omnium cu- Thy loving-kindness, that, piditatum foetoribus car eat, being impressed with the et ad suavem odorem prse- sign of Thy wisdom, he ceptorum tuoruin \sztiis may be free from the foul- tibi iu Ecclesia tua de- ness of all wicked desires, serviat, et proficia/ de die and in the sweet odor of in diem. Per eumdem Thy precepts may joyfully Christum Dominum nos- serve Thee in Thv Church, trum. and grow in grace from day to day. Through the same Christ our Lord. R. Amen. R. Amen. The Priest then blesses the salt, which, after it has been once blessed, may serve for the same purpose on other occasions. THE BLESSING OF THE SALT. ^qTXORCIZO te, crea- «-j* EXORCISE thee, ^-A tura salis, in no- «-«-» creature of salt, in the mine Dei Patris 4* omni- name of God, the Father *fa potentis, et in charitate Almighty, and in the love of Domini nostri Jesu Hh Chris- our Lord Jesus *Z* Christ, ti, et in virtute Spiritus Hh and in the power of the 4oo Thk Sacrament of Baptism. Sancti. Exorcizo te per Holy -^ Ghost. I exorcise Deum *h vivum, per Deuiu thee by the living •£■ God, •£• verum, per Deum •!« sane- by the true 4" God, by the turn, per Deum *Z* qui te all-holy *i* God, by the ad tutelam huiuani generis God *i* who hath created procreavit, et populo veni- thee for a preservation of enti ad credulitatem per the human race, and hath servos suos cousecrari prae- appointed thee to be conse- cepit, ut in nomine sane- crated by His servants for tae Trinitatis efficiaris salu- the people coming unto tare sacramentum ad ef- faith, that in the name of fugandum inimicum. Pro- the Holy Trinity thou may- iude rogamus te, Domine est become a saving sacra- Deus noster, ut hanc crea- ment to put the enemy to turam salis sanctificando flight. Wherefore we pray •k sanctifices, et benedi- Thee, O Lord our God, cendo *Z* benedicas, ut fiat that sanctifying ^ Thou omnibus accipientibus per- mayest sanctify this crea- fecta medicina, permanens ture of salt, and blessing *f* in visceribus eorum, in no- Thou mayest bless it, that mine ejusdem Domini nos- unto all who receive it it tri Jesu Christi, qui ventu- may become a perfect cure, rus est judicare vivos et abiding in their hearts, in mortuos, et saeculurn per the name of the same our ignein. Lord Jesus Christ, who shall come to judge the living and the dead, and the world R. Amen. by fire. R. Amen. He then puts a little of the blessed salt into the mouth of the infant, saying : N., accipe sal sapientke ; N., receive the salt of D The Sacrament of Baptism. 401 propitiatio sit tibi in vitani wisdom ; may it be to thee aeternam. a propitiation unto ever- R. Amen. lasting life. R. Amen. ►S. Pax tecum. P. Peace be with thee. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. R. And with thy spirit. Or emus. Let us pray. BUS patrum nostro- f~\ GOD of our fathers, rum, Deus univer- V-/ O God the Author sae conditor veritatis, te of all truth, vouchsafe, we supplices exoramus, ut humbly beseech thee, to hunc famul///;j tuuni, N., look graciously down upon respicere digneris propi- this Thy servant, N. , and as tius, et hoc primuni pabu- he tastes this first nutriment lum salis gustant^;;z, non of salt, suffer him no longer diutius esurire permittas, to hunger for want of hea- quo minus cibo explerttur veuly food, to the end that ccelesti, quatenus sit sem- he may be always fervent per spiritu ferveus, spe in spirit, rejoicing in hope, gaude;/5, tuo semper no- always serving Thy name, mini servie;/s. Perdue Lead him, O Lord, we be- eum, Domine, quaesumus, seech Thee, to the laver of ad novae regenerationis la- the new regeneration, that, vacrum, et cum fidelibus together with Thy faithful, tuis prornissionum tua- he may deserve to attain rum aeterna praemia con- the everlasting rewards of sequi meretf tur. Per Chris- Thy promises. Through turn Dominum nostrum. Christ our Lord. R. Amen. R. Amen. £S"XORCIZO te, immun- ^ EXORCISE thee, thou ^-4 de spiritus, in nomi- A-* unclean spirit, in the ne Patris, 4* et Filii, *fc et name of the Father, Hh and 4o2 The Sacrament of Baptism. Spiritus *b Sancti, ut exeas of the Son, 4* and of the el recedas ab hoc famultf Holy 4* Ghost, that thou go Dui, N. Ipse eniin tibi im- forth and depart from this perat, maledicte damnate, servant of God, N. ; for He qui pedibus super mare am- Himself commands thee, bulavit, et Petro mergenti accursed outcast, He who dexteram porrexit. walked upon the sea, and stretched forth to sinking Peter His right hand. Brgo, maledicte diabole, Therefore, accursed devil, recognosce sententiam tu- acknowledge thy sentence, am, et da honorem Deo and give honor unto the vivo et vero, da honorem true and living God ; give Jesu Christo Filio ejus, et honor unto Jesus Christ, Spiritui Sancto, et recede His Son, and unto the ab hoc famuli Dei, N. , Holy Ghost ; and depart quia istum sibi Deus, et Do- from this servant of God, minus noster Jesus Christus N., because him hath God ad suam sauctam gratiam, and our Lord Jesus Christ et benedictionem, fontem- vouchsafed to call unto His que baptismatis vocare dig- holy grace, and blessing, natus est. and the font of Baptism. Here he makes with his thumb the sign of the Cross upon the in- fant's forehead, saying : Et hoc signum sanctae And this sign of the holy crucis 'h quod nos fronti Cross, *i* which we place ejus damus, tu, maledicte upon his forehead, do thou, diabole, nunquam audeas accursed devil, never dare violare. Per eumdem Chris- to violate. Through the turn Dominum nostrum. same Christ our Lord. 1?. Amen. R. Amen. The Sacrament of Baptism. 403 Immediately laying his hand upon the infant's head, he says JX Or emus. ETBRNAM ac jus- tissiruam pietatern tuam deprecor, Domine sancte, Pater orrmipotens, aeterne Deus, Auctor lumi- nis et veritatis, super hunc famulum tuumf N., ut dig- neris ilium illuminare lu- mine intelligentiae tuse : munda eum, et sanctifica : da ei scientiam veram, ut dignus gratia baptismi tui effects, tenea^ firmani spem, consilium rectum, doctrinam sanctam. Per Christum Dominum nos- trum. R. Amen. Let us pray. OHOIvY Lord, Father Almighty, Eternal God, Author of light and truth, I implore Thine ever- lasting and most just good- ness upon this Thy serva?it, N., that Thou wouldst vouchsafe to enlighten him with the light of Thy wisdom : cleanse him and sanctify him : give unto him true knowledge, that, being made worthy of the grace of Thy Baptism, he may hold firm hope, right counsel, holy doctrine. Through Christ our Lord. R. Amen. After this the Priest lays the end of his stole upon the infant, and admits him into the church, saying ; I NGRED^T?^ in tern- £N*NTER thou into the plum Dei, ut habeas ^3( temple of God, that partem cum Christo in vi- thou may est have part with tarn seternam. 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 Deum, Pa- trem omnipoteutein, Creatorem coeli et terne. Et in Jesum Christum, Fi- lium ejus unicum, Domi- num nostrum : qui concep- tus est de Spiritu vSancto ; natus ex Maria virgine ; passus sub Pontio Pilato, crucifixus, mortuus, 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- tionem ; vitam aeternam. 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. OUR FATHER, who art in heaven, hal- "T^ATER NOSTER, qui r-* — es in ccelis, sancti- ficetur nomen tuum : ad- lowed be Thy name : Thy veniat reguum tuum : fiat kingdom come : Thy will The Sacrament of Baptism. 403 voluntas tua, sicut in coelo, be done on earth as it is in et in terra. Panem nos- Heaven. Give us this day trum quotidianum da no- our daily bread : and for- bis hodie : et diinitte nobis give us our trespasses as debita nostra sicut et nos we forgive those who tres- dimittimus debitoribus nos- pass against us. And lead tris. Et ne nos inducas in us not into temptation ; tentationetn; sed libera nos but deliver us from evil. a malo. Amen. Amen. And then, before he reaches the baptistery, he says : THE EXORCISM. f^fXORCIZO te, omnis ^EXORCISE thee, every V^\ spiritus immunde, *-^-> unclean spirit, in the in nomine Dei Patris 4* name of God the Father •%• omnipotentis, et in no- Almighty, and in the name mine Jesu Christi, Filii of Jesus Christ, His Son, *b ejus, ^ Domini et Judicis our Lord and Judge, and in nostri, et in virtute Spiri- the power of the Holy *b tus •£• Sancti, ut discedas ab Ghost, that thou depart hoc plasma/^ Dei, N., quod from this creature of God, Dominus noster ad tern- N., which our Lord hath plum sanctum suum vocare deigned to call unto His dignatus est, ut fiat tern- holy temple, that it may be plum Dei vivi, et Spiritus made the temple7 of the liv- Sauctus 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 vivos et our Lord, who shall come mortuos, et soeculum per to judge the living and ignem. the dead, and the world by fire. R. Amen. R. Amen. 406 Thk Sacrament of Baptism. Then the Priest wets his thumb with spittle from his mouth, and touches the ears and nostrils of the infant. And in touching first tlie rig Jit ear and then the left, he says : £S"PHPHETA, quod est, £N"PHPHETA, that is to ^~\ Adaperire. ^-\ say, Be opened. Then he touches the nostrils, saying : In odorein suavitatis. For a savor of sweetness. A nd he adds : Tu autem effugare, dia- And do thou, O devil, bole ; appropinquabit eniin begone ! for the judgment judicium Dei. of God is at hand. He then interrogates the person to be baptized, by name, saying : N., abrenuntias Satanae ? N., dost thou renounce Satan ? R. Abrenuntio. Sponsor. I do renounce him. 5. 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 between the shoulders, in the form of a Cross, saying : S~*i GO te linio * oleo sa- *r* ANOINT thee * with V_4 lutis, in Christojesu A~* the oil of salvation in Domino nostro, ut habeas Christ Jesus, our Lord, that vitam seternam. thou mayest have life ever- R. Amen. lasting. R. Amen. The Sacrament of Baptism. 407 {Hoc lie puts aside the violet stole, and puts on another of white color.) Next with cotton, or something similar, he wipes his thumb and the places anointed. And lie interrogates the person to be baptized by name, the sponsor answering : N., credis in Deum, Pa- N., dost thou believe in trem omuipotentem, Crea- God, the Father Almighty, torein coeli et terrae ? Creator of heaven and earth ? R. Credo. R. I do believe. Credis in Jesurn Christum, Dost thou believe in Jesus Filiutn ejusunicum, Domi- Christ, His only Son, our num nostrum, natum et Lord, who was born, and passum ? who suffered for us ? R. Credo. R, I do believe. Credis et in Spiritum Dost thou also believe in Sanctum, sanctam Eccle- the Holy Ghost, the Holy siam Catholicam, Sancto- Catholic Church, the corn- rum commuiiionem, remis- munion of Saints, the re- sionem peccatorurn, carnis mission of sins, the resur- resurrectionem, et vitam rection of the body, and ae tern am ? the life everlasting ? R. Credo. R. I do believe. Then, pronouncing the name of ihepo'son to be baptized, the Priest says ; N. , vis baptizari ? N., wilt thou be bap- tized ? R. Volo. Sponsor. I will. Then the godfather or the godmother, or both {if both are ad- mitted), holding the infant, the Priest takes the baptismal water in a small vessel or pitcher, and from it pours thrice upon the in- D 408 The Sacrament of Baptism. fanVs head, in the form of a Cross ; and at the same time, pro- nouncing the words once only, distinctly and attentively, he says : *~f~^ EGO te baptizo in *"|^\ I baptize thee in the *J-G-> nomine *b Patris «-*-b-, name *b of the Fa- [fundat primo~\ , et Filii *fr ther [he pours the first [fundat sccundo\ et Spiri- time], and of the Son *h [lie tus Hh Sancti [fundat ter- pours the second time\ and tio\ of the Holy >b Ghost [he pours the third time]. He then dips his thumb in the holy chrism, and anoints the infant upon the crown of the head in the form of a Cross, saying : EUS omnipotens, Pa- /T\AY Almighty God, ter Domini nostri ^"^ the Father of our Jesu Christi, qui te regene- Lord Jesus Christ, He who ravit 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 4* liniat all thy sins, anoint thee 4* chrismate salutis in eodem with the chrism of salva- Christo Jesu Domino nos- 4ion, in the same Christ tro, in vitam seternani: Jesus our Lord, unto life everlasting. R. Amen. R. Amen. S. Pax tibi. P. Peace be with thee. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. R. And with thy spirit. Then with cotton, or something similar, he wipes his tJiumb and the place anointed, and puts //pou the head of the infant a white linen cloth, saying : *7"T*CCIPE vestem can- *-|^) didam, quam im- r-"—^ ECEIVE this white garment, which The Sacrament of Baptism. 409 maculatam perferas ante mayest thou bear without tribunal Domini nostri stain before the judgmeut- Jesu Christi, ut habeas vi- seat of our Lord Jesus tarn aeteruani. Christ, that thou mayest have life everlasting. R. Amen. R. Amen. Afterward he gives the infant or the godfather a lighted candle, saying : 'CCIPE lampadem ^f^) ECEIVE this burning ardentem, et irre- «-^-\> light, and keep thy preheusibilis custodi bap- Baptism so as to be without tisnium tuum : serva Dei blame : keep the command- mandata, ut cum Dominus nieuts of God, that when venerit ad nuptias, possis the Lord shall come to the occurrere ei una cum oni- nuptials, thou mayest meet nibus Sanctis in aula cce- Him together with all the lesti, habeasque vitarn saints in the heavenly aeternam, et vivas in sae- court, and mayest have cula saapulorum. eternal life, and live for R. Amen. ever and ever. R, Amen. Lastly, he says : «Tp) VADE in pace, et *-p) G <-*-&■> Dominus sit tecum. A-(y-9 GO in peace, and the Lord be with thee. A"\ Amen. R. Amen. o A Prayer for One 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 Holy 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 Renewal of Baptismal Vows. I^TXOST Holy Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, M-s One God, I mourn and lament my most sinful neglect of the sacred promise and vow which w7as 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 sincerity 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- >l-* The Sacrament of Baptism. 411 nant. Preserve 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. Gbc deception of Converta. The mode of receiving the Profession of Faith of Converts to the Catholic Church, accord- ing TO THE FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE SACRED Congregation of the Holy Office, the 20TH OFjUEY, 1859. HEN heretics are converted, inquiry must first be made concerning the validity of their former Baptism. If .therefore, it should be found, after diligent examination, either that Baptism had not been conferred at all, or else conferred 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 Baptism of Adults, when that is required. If, on the other hand, the former Baptism was valid, then the converts should simply make their Abjuration or Profession of Faith. There are three ■.cays, therefore, of re- conciling heretics to the Church : I. If Baptism is conferred absolutely, neither abjuration nor abso- lution follows ; since all the past is wiped away by the Sacrament of Regeneration. II. If Baptism is repeated conditionally, the following ordet is to be 412 w» Reception of Converts. 413 observed : 1 st. The Abjuration, or Profession of Faith. 2d. Condi- tional Baptism. 3d. Sacramental Confession with conditional ab- solution. III. When, finally, the former Baptism is held to be valid, the Abjuration or Profession of Faith alone is received, followed by the Absolution from Censures. If however, the convert strongly de- sires that the rites which were omitted in his former Baptism shall be now 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 Priest, 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 middle of the Altar ; and before him kneels the convert, who, touching the Book of Gospels with his right hand, makes 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 my eyes the holy Gospels, ■ 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 wi 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 Rkception of Converts. all that she commands 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 Soul and Divinity 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 Conn- 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. 249, Or else Psalm 129, p. 253. Then the Priest, standing, says : ' ■/ 'YRIB eleison. *-j— ' ORD, have mercy. Jl\> P. Christe elei- A-* P. Christ, have son. mercy. V. Kyrie eleison. Pater V. Lord, have mercy, noster (secreto). Our Father (inatidibly). V. Bt ne nos inducas in V. And lead us not into tentationem. temptation. P. Sed libera nos a P. But deliver us from malo. evil. V. Salvum fac servum V. Save Thy servant. \Mum. P. Deus meus, speran- P. O my God, who put- tem in te. teth his trust in Thee. V. Domine, exaudi ora- V. O Lord, hear my tionem meam. prayer. P. Bt clamor meus ad te P. And let my cry come veuiat. unto Thee. 416 Reception of Converts. V. Dominus vobiscum. V. The Lord be with you. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. R. And with thy spirit. D Oremus. Let us pray. EUS, cui proprium /^ GOD, whose proper- est misereri semper v^ ty is always to have et parcere : suscipe depre- mercy and to spare : gra- cationem nostram, ut hunc ciously receive our suppli- famulum tuum, quem ex- cation, that this Thy scr- communicationis catena vant, whom the bonds of constringit, miseratio tuae excommunication do hold pietatis clementer absol- a prisoner, the compassion vat. Per Dominum nos- of Thy loving-kindness trum Jesum Christum Fili- may now mercifully ab- um tuum, qui tecum vivit solve. Through our Lord et regnat in imitate Spiri- Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who tus Saucti, Deus, per omnia liveth and reigneth with specula sseculorum. Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. R. Amen. R. Amen. Then the Priest, sitting, and turned towards the kneeling convert, absolves him from his heresy, saying ; Y"f* UCTORITATE apo- *TT> Y the Apostolic au- * Converts. 417 ndelium, in nomine Pa- the Church, and to the tris, *k et Filii, et Spiritus communion and unity of Sancti. Amen. the faithful, in the name of the Father, •%* and of the vSon, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. • {*fn doubt whether the. penitent has incurred excommunication or no, the Priest shall insert this word perchance.) Tn fine, the Priest enjoins upon the new convert some salutary Penance — e.g., prayers, visits to churches, and the like. Sbe Sacrament of Confirmation. When the Apostles had heard that Samaria had received the word of God y they scut to them Peter and John, who, when they were come; prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit. For as yet He was come upon none of them ; but they were only baptized into the name of the. Lord Jesus. Then they laid their hands on themy and they received the Holy Spirit.— Axis viii. 14-17. x-iiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiMiiiiiii.- - r« gfeoo-' *zx> i_/.X:-.~ 000000 INSTRUCTIONS. ONFIRMATION is a Sacrament by which the faithful, who have already been made chil- dren of God by their Baptism, receive the Holy Ghost by the prayer and the imposition of the hands of the Bishops, the successors of the Apostles, in order to their being- made strong and perfect Christians and valiant sol- diers of Jesus Christ. It is called Confirma- 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 enemies of the faith ; and a certain dedication and consecration 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 Hence this Sacrament can be received but once, and it would be a sacrilege to attempt to receive it a second time ; for which reason 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 him to receive worthily the Sacrament of Confirmation 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 by mortal sin ; secondly, a sincere desire of giving himself up to the Hoiy Ghost, to follow the influence of His divine grace, to be His temple forever, and, by His assistance, to fulfil ail 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 them- selves for the receiving of the Holy Ghost. All these itere persevering with one mind in praver, says St. Luke (speaking of the ten days that passed between the Ascension of our Lord and Pentecost'. How happy shall they be, who like them prepare themselves for the Holy Ghost by these spiritual exercises ! 7. The obligations which accompany the character of 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 himself 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 service, 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 should 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 42o Thk 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, solemnl}- 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 meekness 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 service 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 all 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, he 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 this 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), surpasselh all understanding, is chiefly to The Sacrament of Confirmation. 421 be found in suffering patiently for Christ's sake ; and also to en- courage him to do so by the hope of reward, according to our Lord's promise (Matt. xi. 29) : Learn of Me, because I am nieek and lowly in heart, and ye shall find rest for your souls. Persons usually 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. ^TT* LaIIGHTY and Eternal God, Who hast vouch- zJr-1-% 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 sendee ; 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 oe Confirmation. The Bishop, wearing 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 A Itar, 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 washes his hands, still silling; 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 : ^PIRITUS Sanctus su- j^pwAY the Holy Ghost }^^ perveniat in vos, et ,>■■» descend upon you, virtus Altissiini custodiat and may the power of the vos a peccatis. Most High preserve you R. Amen. from sins. R. Amen. . Then, signing himself with the sign of the Cross, from his forehead to his breast, he says : V. Adjutorium nostrum V. Our help is in the in nomine Domini. name of the Lord. R. Oui fecit cceluru et R. Who hath made hea- terrain. ven and earth. V. Doniine, exaudi ora- V. O Lord, hear my tionem nieam. prayer. R. Et clamor meus ad R. And let my cry come te veniat. unto Thee. V. Dominus vobiscum. V. The Lord be with you. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. R. And with thy spirit. Then, with hands extended towards those to be confirmed, he says : Orcmns. Let us pray. OMNIPOTENS, sempi- VfLMIGHTY and terne Deus, qui re- , if the number of persons to 424 The Sacrament of Confirmation. be confirmed requires it, standing, with his mitre on his head, confirms them, arranged in rozvs 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 thumb of his right hand in Chrism, he says : ^T\ SIGNO te signo ^f^ I sign thee with *-*-£•* crucis, 4« «-"-&■* the sign of the Cross, 4« Whilst saying these words he makes the sign of the Cross, with his thumb, on the forehead of the person to be confirmed, and then says : Et confirnio te chris- And I confirm thee with mate salntis. In nomine the chrism of salvation. Patris, 4" et Filii, 41 et Spiri- In the name of the Father,*!* tus 4« vSancti. and of the Son, 4* and of the Holy 4- Ghost. Jv. AmerL J\. Amen. Then he strikes him gently on the cheek, saying ; Pax tecum. Peace be with thee. When all have been confirmed, the Bishop wipes his hands with bread-crumbs, and washes them over a basin. I)i the meantime the following Antiphon is sung or read by the clergy : CONFIRM A hoc, Deus, ^fONPIRM, O God, quod operatus es in V>J 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. R. 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, with his hands joined before his breast, says : OSTENDE nobis, Do- S~>k LORD, show Thy mine, inisericordiam ^ V->^ omnis homo, qui ti- r**-^ And, turning to the persons confirmed, he makes over them the sign of the cross, saying : BENBDICAT * vos /|\AY the Lord * bless Dominus ex Sion, ut «^^» you out of Sion, videatis bona Jerusalem that you may see the good omnibus diebus vitss ves- things of Jerusalem all the trse, et habeatis vitarn seter- days of your life, and may nam. have life everlasting. R. Amen. R. Amen. Prayers for the Seven Gifts of the Hoey Ghost. The Spirit of Wisdom. COME, O Blessed Spirit of JVisdom, 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 Understanding. COME, 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 evil, and direct me by the straight path of Thy Commandments to that goal of eternal life for which I long. Amen. The Spirit of Fortihide. 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, my 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. COME, 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 Twelve Fruits otf the Holy Ghost. O HOLY Spirit, Eternal Love of the Father and of the Son, 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 Joy, 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 Thk Sacrament of Confirmation. 429 not be discouraged by delay, but may persevere in prayer ; 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 Longsuffering, 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 injury, 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 behavior ; 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 having served Thee faith full v here on earth I may attain in Christ Jesus to praise Thee eternally in Heaven, with the Father and the Son, Three Persons, One Glorious and Eternal God, to Whom be glory now and ever more. Amen. On the Anniversary of Confirmation. HAXKS be unto Thee, O my God, for all Thy 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 Thy Holy Spirit into my soul with all His gifts and graces. O may He take full possession of me for ever : may His divine Unction cause my face to shine : may His heavenly Wisdom reign in my heart, His Under- 430 The Sacrament of Confirmation. standing enlighten my darkness, His Counsel guide me, His Fortitude strengthen me, His Knowledge instruct me, His Piety make me fervent, His divine Fear 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, «XeCCOOOOOCODCCTjuOCClCCXX £be Sacrament of flDatiimon\>. I» INSTRUCTIONS. 3 HE holy state of Matrimony was instituted by Almighty 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 ozun image : to the image of Cod He cre- LA^ ,^frUJ 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 Mosaic law the Al might}- 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 worthily received) as to put the married couple into the way of being happy 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. 1. They ought to enter into this holy state with the pure inten- 431 432 The Sacrament oe Matrimony. tion of promoting the honor and glory of God, and the sanctifica- tion of their owr 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 worthil}7 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 Letter 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 piotis 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 leavi)ig 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 holv mo- tives, with the blessings of religion, especially with the blessing of the Nuptial Mass. [Pastoral Letter, p. 87.] 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 in all things. Husbands, love your wives, as Christ also hath loved the Church, and delivered Himself up for it. . . . 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 nourisheth and cherisheth it, as also Christ the Church. . . . For this cause man shall leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his 7vife, and they trvo shall be one flesh. This mystery is great, but I say in Christy and in the Church. Nevertheless let you also severally each love his wife, as he loveth himself : and let the wife fear her husband [Ephes. v. 22, etc.) IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. BROM the earliest ages holy Church has annexed certain 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 Annuitizing Impediments. 1. Consanguinity. This forbids marriage between third cou- sins or any nearer degree of kindred. 2. Affinity. By this it is forbidden to marry 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. Persons (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 The Sacrament of Matrimony. 5. Difference of Worship. This renders marriage null and void between a baptized and an unbaptized person. 6. Vows. 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 Council of Trent concerning Matrimony 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 : 1. 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 Vinceunes. 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. The Prohibitory Impediments. j. A simple Vow to preserve chastity, to enter the priesthood or into a Religious Order. 2. A previous valid engagement to marry any person. j. Impediments arising from a Prohibition of the Church, such as (1) the sulemiiization of marriage (in other words, to marry with outward pomp and festivity) during Advent or Lent. {?.) Mixed mar -riages— the union of a Catholic with one wTho is not a Catho- lic. (vSee 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 generally likely to occur. With regard to all such mat- ters it is very important to consult the Priest when arranging for the marriage. The Publication of the Banns. In order to place a check upon clandestine marriages, to dis- cover an}' 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 o/i three successive Sundays or Holydays, at the principal Mass, by the Parish Priest of the parties (Sess. 24). This is a very important law, and imposes very 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, pardon 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 sins 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. Amen. Here may be said Psalm 121 {p. 201). THE RITUAL FOR THE CELEBRATION 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 holding a vessel of holy water, asks, in the vernacular, in the hearing of two or three witnesses, the man and the ivonian separately, as folloivs, concerning their con- sent. And first he asks the Bridegroom, who must stand at t/ie right hand of the Bride : *~T~^\ WILT thou take N., here present, for thy «-"-£♦1 lawful wife, according to the Rite of our holy Mother the Church ? R. 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 coyisent, the Priest bids the man and woman join their right hands. [ In places where it is customary, the man and woman pledge them- selves one to the other as follows, repeating these woj'ds after the Priest : The Sacrament of Matrimony. 437 The man first says : ""I"* N.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 : iOfGO conjungo vos in *~|-' JOIN you together in ^-\ matrimonium, in no- «J-» marriage, in the name mine Patris, ■!• et Filii, et of the Father, 4« and of the Spiritus Sancti. Son, and of the Holy Amen. Ghost, Amen. J£ He then sprinkles them with holy water. This done, the Priest blesses the ring, saying ; DJUTORIUM nos- i^hUR help is in the trum in nomine V^J name of the Lord. Domini. R. Qui fecit caelum et R. Who hath made hea- terrain. ven and earth. V. Domine, exaudi ora- V. O Lord, hear my tionem meam. prayer. R. Et clamor meus ad te R. And let my cry come veuiat. unto Thee. V. Domiuus vobiscum. V. The Lord be with you. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. R. And with thy spirit. 438 The Sacrament of Matrimony. Or emus. Let us pray. BHNBDIC, * Domiue, "T^* LESS, -fr O Lord, this annulum hunc, r-*—^ ring, which we quern nos in tuo nomine bless *b in Thy name, that benedicimus,'^ ut quae eum she who shall wear it, keep- gestaverit, fidelitatem in- ing faith unchanged with tegrarn suo sponso tenens, her husband, may abide in in pace et voluntate tua peace and obedience to permaneat, atque in mu- Thy will, and ever live in tua charitate semper vivat. mutual love. Through Per Christum Dominum Christ our Lord, nostrum. jR. Amen. R. Amen. Then the Priest sprinkles the ring with holy water, in the form of a cross; and the Bridegroom, having received the ring 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 : //11 'ITH this ring I thee wed, and I plight unto thee xXAs my troth. 1 The Priest then says : IN nomine Patris, 4« et ^N the name of the Fa- Filii, et Spiritus ,-&-» ther, 4* and of the Sancti. Son, and of the Holy Amen. 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 Sacramext of Matrimony. 439 R. A templo sancto tuo R. From Thy holy tem- quod est in Jerusalem. pie which is in Jerusalem. V. Kyrie eleisou. V. Lord, have mercy. R. Christe eleison. R. Christ, have mercy. V. Kyrie eleison. V. Lord, have mercy. Pater noster (secreto). Our Father {inaudibly). V. Et ne nos inducas in V. And lead us not into tentationem. temptation. R. Sed libera nos a R. But deliver us from malo. evil. V. Salvos fac servos V. Save Thy servants, tuos, R. Deus meus, sperau- R. O my God, who put tes in te. their trust in Thee. V. Mitte eis, Domiue, V. Send them help, O auxilium de sancto. Lord, from Thy holy place. R . Et de Sion tuere R. And defend them out eos. of Sion. V. Esto eis, Domine, V. Be unto them, O turris fortitudinis Lord, a tower of strength R. A facie inimici. R. From the face of the enemy. V. Domine, exaudi ora- V. O Lord, hear my tionem meam. prayer. R. Et clamor meus ad R. And let my cry come te veniat. unto Thee. V. Dominus vobiscum. V* The Lord be with you. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. R. And with thy spirit. Oremus. Let us pray. KX^\ ESPICE, quaesumus, *T ' OOK down, we be- r-*--\3 Domine, super hos r* — * seech Thee, O Lord, 44o The Sacrament of Matrimony. famulos tuos, et institutes tuis, quibus propagation em huniani generis ordinasti, benign us assiste, ut qui te auctore junguntur, te auxi- liante serventur. Per Christum Dominurn nos- trum. Amen. uDon these Thy servants, and graciousW protect this Thine ordinance, whereby Thou hast provided for the propagation of mankind ; that those who are joined together by Thine authori- ty may be preserved by Thy help. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. After this, if the Nuptial Benediction is to be given, the Mass is said pro Sponso et Sponsa, as below; 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 BRIDEGROOM AND BRIDE. [For the Ordinary of the Mass see p. 114.] The Introit. v|*^vEUS Israel conjun gat r-L^ vos : et ipse sit vo- biscum, qui misertus est duobus unicis : et nunc, Domine, fac eos plenius benedicere te. V. Beati omnes qui ti- ment Dominurn: qui am- bulant in viis ejus. CD AY the God of Israel join you together : and may He be with you who was merciful to two only children ; and now, O Lord, make them bless Thee more fully. V. Blessed are all they that fear the Lord : that 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, vos, etc. etc. The Collect. y^XAUDI 110s, oinni- f^{ RACIOUSLY hearus, V_>\ potens et misericors Vi^ Almighty and nier- Deus : ut quod nostro mi- ciful God, that what is nistratur officio, tua bene- performed by our min- dictione potius impleatur. istry may be abundantly Per Doiniuum, etc. filled with Thy blessing. Through, etc. The Epistle, Eph. v. 22-33. HRATRES : Mulieres *r* ET women be subject viris suis subditae «J — * 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 Ecclesiae : 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- aquae in verbo vitae, 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 Matrimoxy. maculam, aut rugam, aut niight present to Himseif aliquid hujusmodi, sed ut a glorious Church, uot sit saucta et imniaculata. having spot or wrinkle, or Ita et viri debent diligere any such thing, but that it uxores suas, ut corpora niay be holy, and without sua. Oui suam uxoreni di- blemish. So also the men ligit, seipsum diligit. Ne- ought to love their wives, mo enini uuquam carneni as their own bodies. He suam odio habuit : sed nu- who loveth his wife, trit, et fovet earn, sicut et loveth himself. For no Christus Bcclesiam : quia man ever hated his own membra sum us corporis flesh, but he nourisheth ejus, de carne ejus, et de and cherisheth it, as also ossibus ejus. Propter hoc Christ the Church : for we relinquet homo patrem et are members of His body, matrem suam, et adhaere- of His flesh, and of His bit uxori suae : et eruut bones. For this cause man duo in carne una. Sacra- shall leave his father and mentum hoc magnum est, mother, and shall cleave ego autem dico in Chris- to his wife, and they to, et in Ecclesia. Ve- two shall be one flesh, rumtamen et vos singu- This mystery is great, but li, unusquisque uxorem I say in Christ, and in the suam, sicut seipsum Church. Nevertheless, let diligat : uxor autem ti- you also severally each meat virum suum. love his wife as he loveth himself; and let the wife fear her husband. The Gradual. aXOR tua sicut vitis c>*T'HYwife shall be as a abundans in lateri- vJ fruitful vine on the bus domus tuae. walls of thy house. The Sacrament of Matrimony. 443 V. Filii tui sicut novellae V. Thy children as olive olivarum in circuitu men- plants round about thy sae tuae. Alleluia, alleluia, table. Alleluia, alleluia. V. Mittat vobis Douii- V. Mav the Lord send nus auxilium de sancto, et you help from the sauc- de vSion tueatur vos. Al- tuary, and defend you out leluia. of Siou. Alleluia. After Septuagesima, instead of Alleluia a nd V. is said the Tract. £^j"CCE sic benedicetur <-|J>EHOLD, thus shall ^-\ omiiis homo qui ti- r*—^ every man be bless- met Dominum. ed that feareth the Lord. V. Benedicat tibi Do mi- V. May the Lord bless nus ex Sion ; et videas thee out of Sion ; andmay- boua Jerusalem omnibus est thou see the good diebus-vitse tuae. things of Jerusalem all the days of thy life. V. Et videas filios filio- V. And may est thou see rum tuorum : pax super thy children's children : Israel. peace upon Israel. At Easter-tide the Gradual is omitted, and in its place is said: Alleluia, Alleluia. Alleluia, Alleluia. ^ ITT AT vobis Domi- /T|AY the Lord send , nus auxilium de *^*-% you help from the sancto : et de Sion tueatur sanctuary : and defend vos. Alleluia. you out of Sion. Alleluia. V. Benedicat vobis Do- V. May the Lord bless minus ex Sion : qui fecit you out of Sion : who hath caelum et terram. made heaven and earth. . Alleluia. Alleluia. 444 The Sacrament of Matrimony. The Gospel, Matt. xix. 3-6. IN illo tempore : Ac- * J |'T that time there cesserunt ad Jesum oX-^» came to Jesus the Pharisaei teutantes eum, et Pharisees, tempting Him, diceutes : Si 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 respoudens, ait eis : Non He answered and said 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 adhaerebit uxori shall a man leave father suce, et eruut 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*-n1 Thee, O Lord, have I dixi, Tu es Deus me- «-■-» put my trust : I said, us : in mauibus tuis tern- Thou art my God : my lot pora mea. is in Thy hands. The Secret Prayer. ^USCIPE, quaesuinus, KT$\ ECEIVE, we beseech J^ Domine, pro sacra A-\> Thee, O Lord, the connubii lege niunus obla- gift which we here offer up turn: et cujus largitor es in behalf of Thy holy Law The: Sacrament of Matrimony. 445 operis, esto dispositor. Per of Marriage : and as Thou Dorninum nostrum Jesum art the Giver of the work, Christum, Filium tuurti, be Thou also the Disposer qui tecum vivit et regnat, thereof. Through our etc. Lord, etc. After the Pater Noster the. Priest, standing at the Epistle side of the altar, and turning towards the Bridegroom and Bride, who kneel before the altar, says over them the following prayers : O rem us. Let us pray. "Y^ROPITIARB, Domi- "nB favorable, O Lord, r-" — ne, supplicationibus r*Lj unto our prayers, nostris, et institutis tuis, and graciously protect quibus propagationem hu- Thine ordinance, whereby mani generis orclinasti, be- Thou hast provided for the nignus assiste ; ut quod te propagation of mankind ; auctore jungitur, te auxili- that what is now joined to- ante servetur. Per Domi- gether by Thine authority num. nostrum Jesum Chris- may be preserved by Thy turn, etc. help. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. R. Amen. R. Amen. Oremus. Let us pray. EUS, qui potestate {~\ GOD, who by the virtutis tuse de ni- V^J might of Thy power hilo cuncta fecisti : qui didst make all things out dispositis universitatis ex- of nothing ; who, when ordiis, homine ad imagi- the foundations of the nem Dei facto, ideo inse- world were laid, and man parabile mulieris adjutori- was made in the image of urn condidisti, ut femineo God, didst so ordain the corpori de virili dares carne inseparable aid of woman, principium, docens quod as to give her body its ori- x> 446 The Sacrament of Matrimony. ex uno placuisset institui, gin from that of mau : nuniquarn licere disjungi : teaching thereby that what Deus, qui tarn excellenti it had pleased Thee to fash- ir^sterio conj ugalern copu- ion out of one could never lam consecrasti, ut Christi be lawfully put asunder : et Ecclesiae sacramentum O God, who hast consecrat- praesignares in fcedere ed wedlock to so excel- nuptiarum : Deus, per lent a mystery, that in the quern mulier jungitur viro, marriage covenant Thou et societas principaliter or- wouldst foreshow the mys- dinata ea beuedictioue do- terious union of Christ with natur quae sola nee per ori- His Church : O God, by ginalis peccati poenam nee whom woman is joined to per diluvii est ablata sen- man, and that union, es- tentiam : respice propitius tablished in the beginning, super hanc famulam tuaui, is gifted with a blessing, quae maritali jungenda which alone was not taken consortio, tua se expetit away, either in punish- protectioue muniri : sit in ment of original sin, or by ea jugum dilectionis et pa- the sentence of the Flood : cis ; fidelis et casta nubat look graciously down upon in Christo, imitatrixque this Thy handmaid, now sanctarum permaneat femi- about to be joined in mar- narurn : sit amabilis viro riage, who heartily desires suo, ut Rachel, sapiens, ut to be strengthened by Thy Rebecca, lougaeva et fide- protection : may it be to lis, ut Sara : nihil in ea ex her a yoke of love and actibus suis ille auctor peace ; faithful and chaste pnevaricationis usurpet ; may she marry in Christ, nexa fidei mandatisque and be a follower of holy permaneat ; uni thoro junc- matrons; may she be ta, contactus illicitos fugi- pleasing to her husband at ; muniat innrmitatem su- like Rachel, wise like Re- The Sacrament of Matrimony. 447 am robore discipline ; sit becca, long-lived and faith- verecundia gravis, pudore ful like Sarah. In none of venerabilis, doctrinis cce- her deeds may tjtiat first lcstibus erudita ; sit fee- author of transgression can da in sobole, sit pro- have any share ; may she bata et innoceus ; et ad abide firmly knit unto the beatorum requiem, atque faith and the command- ad ccelestia regna perve- meuts; joined in one union, niat ; ut videaut ambo nli- 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 optatarn strength of a chastened perveniant senectutem. life ; in shamefacedness be Per eumdem Dominum grave, in modesty worthy nostrum Jesum Christum, of respect, in heavenly Filium tuura, qui tecum doctrines learned ; may she vivit et reguat in imitate be fruitful in offspring ; Spiritus Sancti Deus, per may she be approved and omnia saecula saBculorum. blameless ; and 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. g^fCCE sic beuedicetur ^^T^EHOLD, thus shall ^-4. omnis homo, qui r-*--* every man be bless- tiinet Dominum, et videas 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. d The Postcommunion. QILESUMUS, omnipo- 77nrB beseech Thee, O tens Deus, instituta vJcA» God Almight}T, to providentise tuce pio favore accompany with Thy gra- comitare : ut quos legitima cious favor what Thy pro- societate connectis, longae- vidence hath ordained ; va pace custodias. Per and preserve in continual Dominum, etc. peace those whom Thou hast joined in lawful union. Through our Lord, etc. After the Beuedicamus Domino, the Priest turns towards the Bride- groom and Bride, and says : BUS Abraham, Deus /T\AY the God of Abra- Isaac, et Deus Jacob \"<> ham, the God of sit vobiscum, et ipse adim- 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 seternam habeatis generation ; and ma)- af- sine fine, adjuvaute Do- terwards have everlasting mino uostro Jesu Christo : life, without end, by the qui cum Patre et Spiritu help of our Lord Jesus Sancto vivit etregnatDeus, Christ, who, with the Fa- per omnia soecula saeculo- ther and the Holy Ghost, rum. Amen. liveth and reigueth God, world without end. Amen. He then sprinktes them 7vith holy water. AfterWUi dsy ffdwihg down 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 uofi-Calholic, 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 perversion ; that the Catholic party shall endeavor with all earnest- ness to bring the non-Catholic spouse to the knowledge of the Ttuth; 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 in the Rectory {or elsewhei e, 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 consefit, as follows : n WILT thou take N., here present, for thy * J lawful wife ? R. I will. Then the Priest asks the zvoman : *T~\ WILT thou take X., here present, for thy *-*-& ♦ f lawful husband ? R. I will. Then, with right hands joined, they pledge themselves each to the other ; repeating these words after the Priest : The man first says : IN.N., take thee, X.N., for my lawful' wife, to have J 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. i 45o The Sacrament- of Matrimony. Then the woman says: IN.N., take thee, N.N., for my lawful husband, to f 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. B x /lis 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 finder sf the left hand of the Bride, saying after the Priest : m 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 married couple : recalling to their minds the indissoluble nature of ' t/ie marriage bond ; the peculiar sanctity of this estate ; the harmony and mutual love which should prevail therein ; and especially the solicitude which each should man /fed to know the will of God, that, by constantly and faithfully ful- filling the same, they may attain unto 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 Sacrament of Matrimony. 451 whom Thou hast given me. Mortify in nie all vio- lence of earthly passion, all selfishness and inconside- rateuess (here name any besetting sin which may be a hindrance to you), that I may 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 towards 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 obeying him in all good things ; ihat 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 45'^ 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 Wife. 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 inind, 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 with 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. ^TjXMIGHTY God, the Father and Maker of us (^jr^ all, who of Thy blessing and 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 Lord. Amen. C^-^gtxfi/ivQ ©^8§>^pjs*rs £be Bfesslna of Momen after Cbtlobirtb. COMMONLY CABLED THE CHURCHING OF WOMEN. If, according to a pious and praiseworthy custom, a woman, after childbirth, wish to come to the Church 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 : mmmm DJUTORIUM pij nostrum in nomine Do- mini. UR help is in the name of the Lord. R. Qui fecit R. Who hath made hea- 'f ccelum et ter- ven and earth. >t^t ' ram- %|? Ant. Haec Ant. She shall receive. accipiet. Psalm 23. *TpvOMINI est terra, et y who formest us in secret, who beholdest us when w7e 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. Amcfi. 2>e\>ottons for the Sicft. RULES FOR A SICK PERSON. is . ■ i^ECETYE your sickness from the hands of your heavenly F5at!ier dealing with you as with a child. 2. L,ook 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 arid offer yourself to God to suffer, if it pleases Him, still greater pains ; give thanks for the blessings you" enjoy. 4. In any dangerous illness let your first care be to send for a Priest. 5. Engag,- your friends to give you time- ly notice if your illness be dangerous, and not to flatter \ on 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 yourself 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 penite>it. o Prayer in the Beginning of Sickness. HEAVENLY Father, who in Thy wisdom know- est what is best for me, glory be to Thee. Eord, 459 460 ' 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. Bnt 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 ; 0 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 11 ess and impatience, and give me an entire resignation to Thy divine w7ill : 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 forme, Thy blessed Will be done. O wean my affec- tions from all things of earth, and fill me with ardent desires after heaven : Lord, lit me for Thyself, and then call me, when Thou pieasest, to that joy un- speakable and full of glory ; for the sake of Thine Only Sou, Jesus Christ, my Lord and Saviour. Amen. A Daii/v 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 wTith 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, 0 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 lit, 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, 1 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 thi<: Sick. Acts of most necessary Virtuks for the Sick. Act of Resignation. *~t ' ORI), I accept tjiis sickness from Thy Fatherly r-" — * hands ; I entirely resign myself to Thy blessed will, whether it be for life or death. Not my will, but Thine be done ; Thy will he done in earth, as it is in heaven. Act of Submission. ^s ' ORI), I submit to all the pains and uneasiness of r* — * this my illness : my smis have deserved infinite- ly more. Thou art just, O Uord, and Thy judgment is right. Act of ScIf-Oblatio)i. *T ' ORI), I offer up to Thee all that I now suffer, or rJ — + may have to suffer, to be united to the sufferings of my Saviour, and to be sanctified by His Passion. < let of Adoration. I ADORE Thee, 0 my Gbd and my AH, as my First Beginning and my Last Ivnd ; I desire to pay Thee the best homage that I am able, and to bow down all the powers of my soul to Thee. .Id of Praise. I~~* ORI), I desire to praise Thee for ever, in sickness -+ as well as in health; I desire to join my heart and voice with the whole Church of heaven and earth, in blessing Thee for ever. Act of Thanksgiving. I GIVE Thee thanks, 0 Lord, from the bottom of my heart, for all the mercies and blessings which Devotions for the Sick. 463 Thou liast bestowed upon me and on Thy whole Church through Jesus Christ Thy Son ; above all, be- cause Thou hast loved me from all eternity, and hast sent Thy Sou to redeem me with His precious Blood. O let not that Blood be shed for me in vain. Act of Faith. *~g — J ORD, I believe all those heavenly truths which «J — * Thou hast revealed, and which Thy Holy Catho- lic Church believes and teaches. Thou art the Sove- reign Truth, who neither canst deceive nor be de- ceived. Thou hast promised Thy Spirit of Truth to guide Thv Church into all truth. In this Faith I re- solve, through Thy grace, both to live and die. O Lord, strengthen and increase this my faith. Act of Hope. OMY God, all my hope is in Thee ! Through Jesus Christ, my Redeemer, through His Passion and Death, I hope for mercy, grace, and salvation from Thee. In Thee, O Lord, have I put my trust : let me never be confounded. O Sweet Jesus, receive me into Thine arms in this day of my distress ; hide me in Thy Wounds, bathe my soul in Thy precious Blood. 1 Act of Love. LOVE Thee, O my God, with my whole heart and soul, above all things : at least I desire so to love Thee. O come now and take full possession of my soul, and teach me to love Thee for ever. I desire to depart, and to be with Christ. O when will Thy king- dom come ? O Lord, when wilt Thou perfectly reign in all hearts ? When shall sin be no more ? 464 Devotions for the Sick. Act of Love of One's Neighbor. I DESIRE to love v&y neighbor with perfect charity for the love of Thee. I forgive from my heart all who have in any way offended or injured me, and I ask pardon of all whom I have in any way offended or injured. Act of Contrition. *Tp^AVE mercy upon me, O God, according to Thy «-■— b great mercy : and according to the multitude of Thy tender mercies blot out rny iniquity. O who will give water to my head, and a fountain of tears to my eyes, that, day and night, I may bewail my sins ? O that I had never offended so good a God ! O that I had never sinned ! Happy those souls that have always preserved their baptismal innocence ! Lord, be merciful to me a sinner ; Holy Jesus, Son of the Living God, have mercy upon me. Act of Commendation to God. I' COMMEND my soul to God my Maker, who cre- » ated me from nothing ; to Jesus Christ my Sa- viour, who redeemed me with His Blood ; to the Holy Ghost, who sanctified me in baptism. Into Thy hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit. Act of Renunciation of Evil. I RENOUNCE, from this moment and for all eter- nity, the devil and all his works and pomps. I abhor all his suggestions and temptations. Suffer not, O Lord, this mortal enemy of my soul to have any power over me, either now or at my last hour. Let Devotions for the Sick. 465 Thy holy Angels ever keep me and defend nie against all the powers of darkness. HOLY Mary, Mother of God, who wert present beneath the Cross at the death of thy beloved Son Jesus, obtain for me the grace of a happy death. Hail Mary. Glorious St. Michael, Prince of the heavenly host, intercede for me at the hour of mv death. O holy Guardian Angel, to whose care God, in His mercy, has committed me, stand by me at the last hour ; protect me against all the powers of darkness ; defend me from all my enemies, and conduct my soul to the mansions of bliss. O all ye blessed Angels and Saints of God, assist me bv your intercession in the passage from time to eter- nity. Amen. A Prayer eor Patience. ^l^ EMEMBER, O most pitying Father, what this r-JL-Xs frail and feeble work of Thy hands can bear without fainting ; nothing, indeed, of itself, but all things in Thee, if strengthened bv Thv grace. Where- fore grant me strength, that I may suffer and endure ; patience alone I ask. Lord, give me this, and behold mv heart is readv, O God, mv heart is readv to receive whatsoever shall be laid upon me ; may it even be a consolation to me that, afflicting me with pain, Thou sparest not here, that Thou mayest spare hereafter. Grant, O Lord, that in my patience I ma}- possess my soul ; to that end may I often look upon the Face of Christ Thy Son, that as He hath suffered such terrible things in the flesh, I may endeavor to be armed with 466 Devotions for the vSick. the same mind. Wherefore I commit my strength un- to Thee, O Lord ; for Thou art my Strength and my Refuge ; Thou dost uphold my life. Behold, O Lord, now am I in the midst of the fire, and how long I shall be there Thou knowest. Keep me, Thou who didst preserve unhurt the Three Children in the furnace of fire, and bring me safe out of this trial when it shall please Thee, as Thou didst deliver them, that I also may bless Thee with all Thy creatures for ever. Amen. A Prayer in Suffering. OLORD JESUS CHRIST, accept my sufferings which I desire to unite with Thine. Sanctify this affliction, so that every pang I feel may purify my soul and bring it nearer to Thee, to be made more one with Thee ; grant that I may welcome the suffer- ings which will make me more like to Thee. O my Lord, stand Thou by nie with Thy supporting grace ; sanctify each pang, sustain my weakness. And then order for me what Thou pleasest. Come now to my help, O Lord, and so purify my soul that I may be spared the last, the eternal suffering ; let me fly to the embrace of Thy love for ever. Lord Jesus, hast Thou not invited all that labor and are heavy burdened to come to Thee for refreshment ? Behold now Thy servant, afflicted and oppressed, comes to Thee for help ; relieve me, I beseech Thee, Thou who art Infinite in mercy. O Thou who hast comforted the Martyrs in their tor- ments, and refreshed them with heavenly sweetness on the rack and in the fire, renew Thy mercies to me Thine unworthy servant ; defend me against all temptation, suffer not the enemy to take advantage of Devotions for the vSick. ^67 me, but grant me Thy heavenly strength, the fulness of Thy grace and peace. Amen. Ejaculation. OLORD, by Thy Cross and Passion strengthen me ; Lord, let this cup pass from me ; nevertheless, not my will but Thine be done. Amen. PRAYERS FOR A GOOD DEATH. « OLORD JESUS, God of goodness, and Father of mercies, I draw nigh to Thee with a contrite and humble heart ; to Thee I recommend the last hour of my life, and that judgment which awaits me afterwards. Merciful Jesus, have mercy on me. When my feet, benumbed with death, shall admonish me that my mortal course is drawing to an end, Merciful Jesus, have mercy on me. When my hands, cold and trembling, shall no longer be able to clasp the crucifix, and, against my will, shall let it fall on my bed of suffering, Merciful Jesus, have mercy on vie. When mine eyes, dim and troubled at the approach of death, shall fix themselves on Thee, my last and. only support, Merciful Jesus, have mercy on me. When my lips, pale and trembling, shall pronounce for the last time Thine adorable name, Merciful Jesus, have mercy on me. Wrhen my face, pale and livid, shall inspire the be- 468 Devotions for the Sick. holders with pity and dismay ; when my hair, bathed in the sweat of death, and stiffening on iny head, shall fcrbode mine approaching end, Merciful fesus, have mercy on me. When mine ears, soon to be for ever shut to the dis- course of men, shall be open to that irrevocable de- cree which is to fix my doom for all eternity, Merciful fesus, have mercy on me. When my imagination, agitated by dreadful spectres, shall be sunk in an abyss of anguish ; when my soul, affrighted with the sight of my iniquities and the terrors of Thy judgments, shall have to fight against the angel of darkness, who will endeavor to conceal Thy mercies from mine eyes, and plunge me into despair, Merciful fesus, have mercy on me. When my poor heart, oppressed with suffering and ex- hausted by its continual struggles with the enemies of its salvation, shall feel the pangs of death, Merciful fesus, have mercy on me. When the last tear, the forerunner of my dissolution, shall drop from mine eyes, receive it as a sacrifice of expiation for my sins ; grant that I may expire the victim of penance ; and then, in that dreadful mo- ment, Merciful fesus, have mercy on me. When my friends and relations, surrounding my bed, shall be moved with compassion for me, and invoke Thy clemency in my behalf, Merciful fesus, have mercy on me. When I shall have lost the use of my senses, when the world shall have vanished from my sight, wheu mine agonizing soul shall feel the pangs of death, Devotions for the Sick. 469 Merciful Jesus, have mercy on me. When my last sighs shall force my soul from my body, accept them as signs of a loving impatience to come to Thee, Merciful Jesus, have mercy on me. When my soul, trembling on rny lips, shall bid farewell to the world, and leave my body lifeless, pale, and cold, receive this separation as a homage which I willingly pay to Thy divine Majesty, and in that last moment of my mortal life, Merciful Jesus, have mercy on me. When at length my soul, admitted to Thy presence, shall first behold the splendor of Thy Majesty, reject it not, but receive me into Thy bosom, where I may for ever sing Thy praises ; and in that moment when eternity shall begin for me, Merciful Jesus, have mercy on me. Lei ms pray. OGOD, who hast doomed all men to die, but hast concealed from all the hour of their death : grant that I may pass my days in the practice of holi- ness and justice, and that I may be made worthy to quit this world in the peace of a good conscience and in the embrace of Thy love. Through Christ our Lord. Amen, /^ MARY, conceived without sin, pray for us wlro V^ have recourse to thee. O Refuge of sinners, O Mother of those in their agony, forsake us not in the hour of our death, but obtain for us perfect sorrow, sincere contrition, remission of our sins, a worth v re- 47o Devotions for the Sick. ception of the most holy Viaticum, the strengthening power of the Sacrament of Extreme Unction ; that we may present ourselves without fear before the throne of that Judge who is both Just and Merciful, our God and our Redeemer. Amen. 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 THANKSGIVING FOR RECOVERY. ^"S LORY be to Thee, O heavenly Father, for the ^<±J sickness Thou hast in mercy sent me. Lord, the stripes Thou didst lay on me were the stripes of love ; glory be to Thee. Before I was humbled I did wickedly ; but now will I keep Thy word. It is good for me that Thou hast humbled me, that I might learn Thine ordinances. Glory be to Thee, O Lord, glory be to Thee, for de- livering me from the terrors of death, and restoring me to my health again ; glory be to Thee. I called upon the Lord in my trouble, and the Lord heard me. I shall not die, but live and declare the works of the Lord. Bless the Lord, therefore, O my soul : as long as I have my life, which at first God gave me, and which He has now restored to me, I will sing praises unto my God. O Lord God, who hast in Thy tender mercy pro- longed my days in this world, give me grace to spend this life, which Thou hast now lengthened, in Thy Devotions for the Sick. 471 service. O give me grace to perforin all my resolu- tions of new obedience, and so to live in the filial fear of Thee all the remainder of my time that I may at last die at peace with myself, at peace with the whole world, and at peace with Thee ; for the sake of Thy Dearly-beloved Sou, our Lord and Saviour. Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory be to the Father. HE blessing of God Almighty, the Father, *%• the Son, and the Holy Ghost, descend upon me and all belonging to me, and dwell in my heart and be with me in my going out and coming in, now and for ever. Amen. PRAYER FOR A SICK PERSON BEFORE RE- CEIVING HOLY VIATICUM. O FATHER of mercies, and God of all consolation, behold I Thy creature, made after Thine Image and redeemed bv the Blood of Thv Onlv-besrotten Sou, appear before Thee my Creator ; by whom and for whom I was created, by whose grace I have hitherto lived ; unto whom henceforth, so long as Thou seest good, I would wish to live ; for whom, and in whom, I desire to die ; I humbly adore Thee, whom mv soul desireth and longeth for ; I cry to Thee, whom alone I love above all things, O Thou my Rest, my Hope, my Love, my Desire, my heart's only Good. O most loving Father, although I am the least of all Thy children, yea, unworthy to be called Thy child, because I have not honored Thee as a Father, vet I come to Thee with full confidence, and throw myself 472 Devotions for the Sick. upon the breast and into the arms of Thy most sweet love and mercy, grieving from my inmost soul that I have ever forsaken Thee, my God, the Fountain of all good ; that I have departed from Thee, my most loving Father ; and have forgotten Thee, who, as though there were none else to care for, every moment remem- berest me. O that I had never offended Thee, my God and my all ; accept at least this the ardent wish and desire of my inmost heart ; look Thou upon me, and be merciful unto me now in the time of pity ; Thou kuowest, O Lord, that I love Thee, or desire to love Thee, more than myself, more than all that claims or can claim my love. I know whom I have believed, and that Thou art able to keep that which I have com- mitted to Thee : I know, too, that a contrite and hum- ble heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise. I hope, O Lord, that Thou wilt never cast me away from Thy Presence, Thou who dost so lovingly invite us to Thyself, saying, Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy-burdened, and I will refresh you. Be- hold, I come, O Lord ; Thou that castest not out any that come to Thee, receive me according to Thy word, and I shall live, and let me not be disappointed of my hope. I give Thee infinite thanks because Thou hast vouch- safed to think of me so lovingly from all eternity, for cre- ating me in time after Thine Image, and, when the ful- ness of time was come, for redeeming me by the Blood of Thine Only-begotten Son, for sparing me so often when sinning, and calling me so often out of the dark- ness of sin into Thy marvellous light. What reward shall I give unto Thee, Lord Jesus, for Thy toilsome Life and most bitter Death, for vouchsaf- Dkvotioxs for the Sick. 473 ing so often to feed me with Thy Body and Thy Blood? What return shall I make unto Thee for all the benefits Thou hast bestowed upon me, O beloved Spouse of my soul ? The deep of my nothingness and my misery calleth on the deep of Thy goodness and Thy boundless love, because of Thy wounds : in them is all my hope and my confidence : through them, and the boundless ocean of Thy love that flows from them, I come in confidence to Thee, wretched though I am, and poor and naked ; for Thou art rich towards all, and my goods are as nothing unto Thee. I will take cheerfully at Thy hand the cup of salvation which Thou givest me to drink, bitter though it be, and I will drink it with Thee, who didst drain it first for me when Thou didst so earnestly thirst for my salvation. I will call upon the name of the Lord, and offer to Thee the sac- rifice of thanksgiving. O that in return for this I could embrace Thee with all the love of the heavenly company, Angels and Saints, and, above all, of Blessed Mary, Thine Immaculate Mother ; and that, with the voices and affections of all Thy creatures, I could praise and magnify Thy name. Accept, Lord, my heart as a burnt offering ; I give it all to Thee ; I give Thee mine eyes, to see Thee alone and all things in Thee : mine ears, to hear Thy Word : my mouth, my lips and tongue, to be filled with Thy praise, and to sing of Thy glory and of Thy greatness all the day long : my hands, to be stretched forth in prayer to Thee in heaven, or in alms to the poor, and to do Thy will : my feet, to be led into the way of peace : all my members, that they may say, Lord, who is like unto Thee? Bless the Lord, O my soul, and let all that is within me bless His holy 474 Devotions for the Sick. iiarne : bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits. I now freely surrender all these earthly things, for in Thee alone I have all things : I re- nounce myself, for I am Thine : I live, yet not I, but Thou, Christ Jesus, livest in me. I love Thee with all my heart, with all my mind, with all my soul, and with all my strength. Amen. t3 tTbe 1boi£ Viaticum, Uk- r HE Viaticum is the Holy Eucharist administered with the intention of preparing the sick for death. This blessed Sacrament is indeed the bread of life, of which every 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 glory. He who eateth tliis bread shall live for ever (St. 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 : (1) 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 HoivY Viaticum. The Priest^ on entering the sick person' s room with tJie Blessed Sacrament, says : 'TT^AX huic clomui. ^T^J BACB be unto this house. R. Bt omnibus habitan- A^. And 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, and sprinkles the sick person and t/ie bed, saying : VtTSPBRGES me, Do- ^J^HOU shalt sprinkle , mine, hyssopo, et V^J me, O Lord, with mundabor : lavabis me, hyssop, and I shall be et super nivem dealba- cleansed : Thou shalt wash bor. me, and I shall be made whiter than snow. Miserere mei, Deus, se- Have mercy upon me, cundum maguam miseri- O God, according to Thy cordiam tuam. great mercy. Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Glory be to the Father, Spiritui Saucto. Sicuterat and to the Sou, and to the in principio, et nunc, et Holy Ghost. As it was in semper, et in sascula sic- the beginning, is now, and culorum. ever shall be, world with- Anieu. out end. Amen. Then is repealed the Antiphon, Thou shalt sprinkle me, etc. After- wards : v7T^DJTTORIUM nos- i^tTR belP is in the rSr-*~* trum in nomine V>^ name cf the Lord. Domini. R. Qui fecit caelum et R. Who hath made hea- terram. veu and earth. The Holy Viaticum. 477 V. Domine, exaudi ora- V. O Lord, hear my tionem meam. prayer. R. Et clamor meus ad R. And let my cry come te veniat. unto Thee. V. Dominus vobiscum. V. The Lord be with you. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. R. And with thy spirit. Or emus. Let us pray. /^tfXAUDI nos, Domine *Tp£ EAR us, O Holy Lord, ^-A sancte, Pater ornni- <-**— G Father Almighty,, potens, aeterne Deus ; et Everlasting God ; and mittere digneris sanctum vouchsafe to send Thy Angelum tuuin de ccelis, holy Angel from heaven,, qui custodiat, foveat, pro- to guard, cherish, pro- tegat, visitet, atque de- tect, visit, and defend all fendat omnes habitantes those that dwell in this in hoc habitaculo. Per house. Through Christ our Christum Domiuum nos- Lord, trurn. R. Amen. 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 Confiteor having been recited by the sick person, or by another in his name, the Priest says : ISEREATURtuiom- g^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. Allien, 478 The Holy Viaticum. INDULGENTI AM, * iTTX AY the Almighty and absolutionem, et re- «^"^ Merciful Lord grant missionem peccatoruin tu- thee pardon, 4* absolution, oruin tribuat tibi omnipo- and remission of thy sins, tens et misericors Domi- nus. R. Amen. R. Amen. Tkeny making a genuflection, he takes the Blessed Sacrament from the Pyx, and, raising it, shows it to the sick person , saying : ^S'CCE Agnus Dei, eece *-*£% EHOLD the Lamb of ^-A qui tollit peccata «-»1? God, behold Him muudi. who taketh away the sins of the world. And thrice in the accustomed manner : ^■pvOMINB, uon sum *TT"' ORD, I am not A^-J dignus ut intres sub «-■ — * worthy that Thou tectum meum ; sed tantum shouldst enter under my die verbo, et sauabitur aui- roof ; but only say the ma mea. word, and rny soul shall be healed. And the stck 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 : Vj'CCIPE, frater, Vi- *T^> ECEIVE, brother, rjt-*^ aticum corporis <-*— \s the Viaticum of the Domini nostri Jesu Christi, Body of our Lord Jesus qui te custodial ab hoste Christ ; may He preserve maligno, et perducat in thee from the wicked ene- vitam ceternam. my, and bring thee unto Amen. life everlasting. Amen. The Holy Viaticum. 479 r But if Communion is not given in the way of Viaticum, he :ays the ordinary words : Corpus Domini nostri The Body of our Lord Jesu Christi custodiat ani- Jesus Christ preserve thy mani tuam iu vitam aeter- soul unto life everlasting, nam. Amen. Amen, j If death be imminent and there be danger in delay, then all the other prayers are partly or wholly omitted ; and, the Confiteor being said, the Viaticum is administered at once. The Priest then washes his fingers in silence, and the ablution is given to the sick person ; after which the Priest says : V. Dominus vobiscum. V. The Lord be with you. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. R. And with thy spirit. r> Oremus. Let us pray. QMINE sancte, Pa- /~>k HOLY Lord, Father ter omnipotens, ^-S Almighty, Eternal aeterne Deus, te lideliter God, we earnestly beseech deprecamur, ut accipienti Thee that the most sacred fratri nostra sacrosanctum Body of our Lord Jesus Corpus Doaiini nostri Jesu Christ, Thy Son, which our Christi Filii tui, tarn cor- brother hath now received, pori, quam animoe prosit may be to him an eternal ad remedium sempiternum. remedy both of body and Qui tecum vivit et reguat soul. WJ10 liveth and in imitate Spiritns vSancti, reigneth with Thee, in the Deus, per omnia sarcula unity of the Holy Ghost, saeculorum. one God, world without end. R. Amen. R. Amen. 4$o The Holy Viaticum. After this prayer, if any particle of the Blessed Sacrament remains, the Priest genuflects, rises, and, taking the Blessed Sacrament in its receptacle, he makes with It the sign of the Cross over the sick person, in silence. If no particle remains, the Priest blesses with his hand, hi the usual manner. Prayer after Communicating. W LORY be to Thee, O Christ, Who hast vouchsafed ViJ to visit and refresh my poor soul with Thy sweet- ness. Now, O Lord, lettest Thou Thy Servant depart in peace, according to Thy word ; for mine eyes have seen Thy Salvation. I hold Thee now, my Love and Sweetness, and will not let Thee go : I gladly bid fare- well to the world and all therein ; and now I come with joy, my God, to Thee. Henceforth nothing, O good Jesus, shall part me from Thee : I am joined to Thee, O Christ ; I will live in Thee and die in Thee, and if Thou wilt, abide in Thee for ever. Now I live, yet not I, but Christ liveth in me. I am weary of my life ; I desire to depart and to be with Christ ; to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. I will fear no evil as I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, for Thou, O Lord, art with me : as the hart panteth after the water-springs, so 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 ? Bless me, most Loving Jesus, and let me now depart in peace, for I am Thine ; and I will never let Thee go for ever. O that I were now joined to Thee in a blessed union for ever ! O that I were wholly taken up, wholly absorbed and buried in Thee ! 0 that my soul, resting sweetly in Thy Arms, were altogether The Holy Viaticum. 481 taken up in Thee, and blissfully enjoyed Thee, my loving God ! What more have I to do with the world, my most loving Jesus ? Behold, there is none upon earth that I desire beside Thee. Into Thy hands, Lord Jesus, I commend my spirit. Receive me, my Love and Sweetness, that it ma}- be well with me for ever, and that I may gently lay me down in peace in Thee, and take my rest. Amen, c3 Zhe Sacrament of Extreme IHnctiom UR L,ord and Saviour Jesus Christ, in His ten- der solicitude for those whom He has re- deemed by His precious Blood, has been pleased to institute another Sacrament to help us at that most important hour on which eternity depends — the hour of death. This Sacrament is called Extreme Unction, or the L,ast Anointing. Of this Sacrament St. James the Apostle thus speaks : Is any man sick among you f Let him call in the priests of the Church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in tlie name of the Lord: and the prayer of faith shall save the sick man and the Lord will raise liini up: and if he be in sins, they shall be forgiven him (v. 14, 15). These words show the great and salutary graces bestowed by this Sacrament. The Priest, in administering this Sacrament, anoints the five principal senses of the body— the eyes, the ears, the nostrils, the lips, the hands— and the feet, because these may have been employed, during life, in offending God. At each anointing he pronounces these words : Through this holy unction, and of His most tender mercy, may t/ie Lord pardon thee u halsoeversins thou hast committed by sight, hearing, etc. The sick person should endeavor to prepare himself to receive this Sacrament by acts of sincere contrition for all his sins, by great confidence in the tender mercies of his Redeemer, and by a perfect resignation of himself to the holy will of God. 482 The Sacrament of Extreme Unction. 483 A Prayer before Extreme Unction. OLORD, Who hast mercifully provided remedies for all our necessities ; grant me Thy grace so to use them that my soul may receive all those good effects which Thou didst intend in their institution. I desire now to be anointed, as Thou hast commanded by Thine Apostle. Grant, I beseech Thee, that by this holy Unction, and the prayers of the Church, I may partake of that spirit with which Christ suffered on the Cross, for Thy glory, and for the destruction of sin. Give me true patience to support all the pains and trouble of my sickness ; give me an inward strength to resist all the temptations of the enemy ; give me grace for the pardon of all my failings ; give me that true light, by which I may be conducted through the sha- dow of death to eternal happiness ; and if my health be expedient for Thy glory, let this be the means to re- store it. Behold, I approach to this holy Ordinance with a firm faith and confidence in Thy goodness, that Thou wilt not forsake me in this time of my distress ; but that Thou wilt fortify me with Thy grace, and de- fend me from all evil, and prepare my soul for a happy eternity. Amen. 484 The Sacrament of Extreme Unction. THE MANNER OF ADMINISTERING THE SACRAMENT OF EXTREME UNCTION. On arriving at the place where the sick man lies, the Priest, with the holy oil, ottering the chamber, says : ^TI^AX huic domui. "TS) ,BACB be unto this house. R. Bt omnibus habitan- R. And unto all who tibus in ea. dwell therein. Then, after placing the oil on a table, being vested in a surplice and violet stole, he offers the sick man a crucifix piously to kiss ; after which he sprinkles both the chamber and the bystanders with holy water in the form of a cross, saying the Asperges as at p. 476. Then he says : VfDJUTORIUM 110s- f\UR help is in the cJT^--* trum in nomine V_>p name of the Lord. Domini. R. Qui fecit ccelum et R. Who hath made hea- terram. ven and earth. V. Dominus vobiscnm. V. The Lord be with you. R. Bt cum spiritu tuo. R. And with thy spirit. Oremus. Let its pray. •nr'NTROEAT, Domine *T\AY there enter, O «J-» Jesu Christe, domuni %^A Lord Jesus Christ, hanc sub nostrae humilita- into this house, at the en- tis ingressu, ceterna feli- trance of our lowliness, citas, divina prosperitas, everlasting happiness, hea- serena la^titia, charitas ven-sent prosperity, peace- fructuosa, sanitas sempi- ful gladness, fruitful cha- The Sacrament of Extreme Unction. 485 terna : effugiat ex hoc loco rity, abiding health : may accessus daemonutn, ad- the devils fear to approach sint augeli pacis, domuin- this place, may the angels que hanc deserat omnis of peace be present there- maligna discordia. Mag- in, and may all wicked nifica, Domine, super nos strife depart from this nomen sanctum tuum, et house. Magnify, O Lord, benedic 4* nostrae conver- upon us Thy holy name, sationi : sanctifica nostrae and bless rh our ministry : humilitatis ingressum, qui hallow the entrance of our sanctus et qui pius es, et lowliness, Thou who art perrnanes cum Patre et holy and compassionate, Spiritu Sancto in saecula and abidest with the Fa- saeculorum. Amen. ther and the Holy Ghost world without end. Amen. O REMUS et deprece- %r\ ET us pray and be- mur Dominum 110s- «J — ^ seech our Lord Jesus trum Jesum Christum, ut Christ, that blessing He benedicendo benedicat •£• may bless *h this abode, hoc tabernaculum, et om- and all who dwell therein, nes habitantes in eo, et det and give unto them a good eis angelum bonum custo- angel for their keeper, and dem, et faciat eos sibi ser- make them serve Him, vire, ad considerandmn so as to behold wondrous mirabilia de lege sua : things out of His law. avertat ab eis omnes con- May He ward off from trarias potestates ; eripiat them all adverse powers : eos ab omni formidine et may He deliver them from ab omni perturbatione, ac all fear and from all dis- sanos in hoc tabernaculo quiet, and vouchsafe to custodire diguetur. Oui keep in health them that cam Patre et Spiritu Sane- dwell in this house. Who, 486 The Sacrament of Extreme Unction. to vivit et regnat Deus in with the Father and the saecnla sa^culoruin. Amen. Or emus. /^fXAUDI nos, Domine ^-A. sancte, Pater ornni- potens, seterne Dens, et mittere digneris sanctum Angelum tuum de ccelis, qui custodiat, foveat, pro- tegat, visitet atque defen- dat omnes habitantes in hoc habitaculo. Per Chris- turn Dominum nostrum. Amen. Holy Ghost, liveth and reigneth God world with- out end. Amen. Let us pray. 1-p£EAR us, O Holy W 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 7vill ?iot permit, may be either wholly or in part omitted.) After z^JiicJi is said the Confiteor, etc., as at p. 35, (Before the Priest begins to anoint the sick person lie admonishes the bystanders to pray for him ; hnd, when it is convenient to do so, ■ they recite for. him the Penitential I'salms (/>. 245), with Litanies or other prayers, while the Priest is administering the Sacrament of Extreme Unction.) Then he says: IN nomine Patris, ^ et *tt'N the name of the Fa? Filii, •k et Spiritus *i* JL> ther, Hhandof thevSon, Sancti, extinguatur in te *h and of the Holy *i* Ghost, omnis virtus diaboli, per ini- 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- Angelornni, Archangelo- cation of all holy Angels, rum, Patriarcharum, Pro- Archangels, Patriarchs, The: Sacrament of Extreme Uxctiox. 487 phetaruni, Apostolorum, Prophets, Apostles, Mar- Martyrurn, Confessorurn, tyrs, Confessors, Virgins, Virginum, atque oniniurn and of the whole company simul Sanctorum. Amen, 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 tlie words of the form as follows : On the eyes. Y^KR istam sanctam J^HROUGH this holy r-"— unctionem "v1 et ^^ unction 4* and of suam piissimam misericor- His most tender mercy, diam, indulgeat tibi Do- may the Lord pardon thee minus quidquid per vi- whatsoever sins thou hast sum deliquisti. committed by sight. Amen. Amen. {With cotton he wipes the anointed parts.) On the ears. ^T^BR istam sanctam r-" — unctionem *b et suam piissimam misericor-- diam, indulgeat tibi Do- minus quidquid per audi- tum deliquisti. Amen. HROUGH this holy unction *b and of His most tender mercy, may the Lord pardon thee whatsoever sins thou hast committed by hearing. Amen. ^T^jBR istam sanctam r* — unctionem *b et suam piissimam misericor- diam, indulgeat tibi Do- On the nostrils. HROUGH this holy unction *k and of His most tender mercy, may the Lord pardon thee 488 The Sacrament of Extreme Unction. minus quidquid per odora- whatsoever sins thou hast turn deliquisti. committed by smell. Amen. Amen. On the mouth, the lips being closed. '-r^ER istam sauctam "^HROUGH this holy r-" — unctionem *b et V^J unction *h and of suani piissimam misericor- His most tender mercy, diam, indulgeat tibi Do- may the Lord pardon thee minus quidquid per gus- whatsoever sins thou hast turn et locutionem deli- committed by taste and quisti. speech. Amen. Amen. On the hands. ^T^ER istam sanctam ^^HROUGH this holy r-" — unctionem *b et ^J? unction 4« and of suam piissimam misericor- His most tender mercy, diam, indulgeat tibi Do- may the Lord pardon thee minus quidquid per tac- whatsoever sins thou hast turn deliquisti. committed by touch. Amen. Amen. On the feet. hT^ER istam sanctam "j^HROUGH this holy r& — unctionem *b et V^r unction BSPICB, quaesumus, r-l— \j Domine, famuluw ticum, N., iniinnitate sui corporis fatiscenteni, et auimarn refove quam cre- asti : ut castigationibus emendates, se tua sentiat medicina salvate/e. Per Christum Doruinurn nos- txum. Arnen. Oremns. *T^OMIXE sancte, Pa- r-*— 9 ter omnipotens, se- terne Deus, qui benedicti- onis tuae gratiarn aegris iu- fundendo corporibus, fac- turaui tuam multiplici pietate custodis : ad invo- catiouem tui liouiiuis be- niguus assiste, ut famule/?z tuum ab aegritudine libe- rate m et sanitate donate m dextera tua erigas, virtute coiifirmes, potestate tue- aris, atque Ecclesice tuae sanctae cum oumi deside- rata prosperitate restituas. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen. Let us pray. *T- JOOK down, O Lord, rfh— &> rib J& yzcc *&—£&—*&—!&- '- ■— "~ r^i rS^~. ^V Zhe Visitation of tbe Sicfe. _C22_ . c >_ ^7r .lllllllLIII""lllllllllll[IIIIILl - :lllllllllllllil(lllilllllllllllllFM gCXXXO -OCOO^^OCGGCCOCMn- HE following prayers are left entirely to the dis- cretion of the Priest. According to the tune and the co?idition of the sick person, they may be said w/iole or in part, or altogether omitted. The Priest, entering the room in which the sick person lies, first says : V. Peace be uuto 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 sprinkle me, etc., as on p. 476. He then administers to the sick person as circum- stances require. Which done, or before lie leaves ihe 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 end. He then says : v"| ORD, have mercy. r* — * R. Christ, have mercy. V. Lord, have mercy. Our Father (inaudibly). V. And lead us not into temptation. R. But deliver us from evil. V. Save thy servant, R. 0 my God, who putteth his trust in Thee. V. Send him help, O Lord, from Thy holy place, R. And defend him out of vSion. V. Let not the enemy prevail against liim, R. Nor the son of iniquity draw nigh to hurt him. 494 The Visitation of the Sick. 495 V. Be unto him, O Lord, a tower of strength, R. From the face of the enemy. V. The Lord bring strength unto him R. Upon his bed of pain. 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. Let us pray. OGOD, whose property is always 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 Thy 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 ; and, through the glorious intercession of Blessed Mary, ever Virgin, be freed from his present sorrow, and enjoy eternal gladness. Through Christ our Lord. R. Amen. HE blessing of God Almighty, the Father, + the Son, and the Holy Ghost, descend upon thee, and remain with thee always. R. Amen. He tJien sprinkles the sick person with holy water. 496 The Visitation of the Sick. The Priest may also say the Psalms, Gospels, and prayers which fol- low, according to the exigency of the time and the wish of the sick person. Psalm 6, Domine, ne in furore, p. 2/5. HE Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. V. The continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew. R. Glory be to Thee, O Lord. When the Priest says, The continuation, etc., he makes the sign of the Cross in the usual manjier 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, and 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. 6Si, beginning at *. Let us pray. *J-rXMIGHTY and Eternal God, the everlasting . 'yj'T that time : Jesus rising up out of the syna- (yj*- B-» gogue, went into the house of Simon : and Simon's mother-in-law was taken with a great fever, and they besought Him for her. And standing over her. He commanded the fever, and it left her : and immediately she arose and ministered to them. And after sunset, all thev who had anv sick with various diseases brought them to Him : and He laid His hands on every one of them, and healed them. Let us pray. OHOLY Lord, Father Almighty, Everlasting God, who by the inpouring of the dignity of Thy power strengthenest the weakness of man's estate, that our bodies and minds may be quickened by the saving remedies of Thy loving-kindness : graciously incline XT 498 The Visitation of the Sicx. unto this Thy servant, that, every strait of bodily in- firmity being done away, the grace of former health may in him be perfectly restored. R. Amen. Psalm £5, Inclina, Domine, p. $oj. V. The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. V. The continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John. R. Glory be to Thee, O Lord. John v. 'T that time there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is at Jerusalem a pool, Probatica, which in Hebrew is named Bethsaida, having five porches. In these lay a great multitude of infirm, blind, lame, withered, waiting for the stirring of the water. For an angel of the Lord descended at certain times into the pool, and the water was stirred ; and he who went down first into the pond after the stirring of the water, was cured of whatever disease he had. And a certain man was there, who had an infirmity eight-and-thirty years. \\ nen Jesus saw him as he lay, and knew that he had been so a long- time, He saith to him, Wilt thou be healed ? The in- firm man answered Him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is stirred, to put me into the pool ; for whilst I am coining, another goeth down before me. Jesus saith to him, Arise, take up thy bed, and walk ; and immediately the man was healed, and he took up his bed and walked. And on that day was the sabbath. The Jews therefore said to him who had been healed, It is the sabbath ; it is not lawful for thee to take up The Visitation of the Sick. 499 thy bed. He answered them, He who healed me, He said to me, Take up thy bed and walk. They asked him therefore : Who is that man who said to thee, Take up thy bed and walk ? But he who was healed knew not who it was ; for Jesus had gone aside from the crowd standing in the place. Afterwards Jesus fmdeth him in the temple, and saith to him, Behold, thou art healed ; sin no more, lest something worse befall thee. Let us pray. *T — ' OOK Thou down, O Lord, we beseech Thee, upon t * * Thy servant, grievously stricken with bodily in- firmity ; and refresh the soul which Thou hast created, that, being bettered by Thy chastisements, he may without ceasing feel /117/iself saved by Thy healing. Through Christ our Lord. R. Amen. Psalm go, Qui habitat, p. ji. Let us pray. *TT* L MIGHTY, everlasting God, look graciously 0/-J-» down upon the sickness of this Thy servant : and stretch forth the right hand of Thy majesty to help and defend him. Through Christ our Lord. R. Amen. At the end of this prayer the Priest places his right hand upon the head of the sick person, and says : HEY shall lay their hands upon the sick, and they shall recover. May Jesus, the Son of Marv, the Lord and Redeemer of the world, through the merits and intercession of His holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and all His Saints, be favorable and gracious unto thee. Amen. 5oo The Visitation of the Sick. He then says : V. The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. V. The beginning of the Holy Gospel according to John. R. Glory be to Thee, O Lord. John i., p. ijS. He then blesses the sick person, adding : HE blessing of God Almighty, the Father, + the Son, and the Holy Ghost, descend upon thee ancl remain with thee always. R. Amen. He then sprinkles the sick person with holy water. If there are many sick in the same room, all the above prayers ar< said in the plural number, And all can be abbreviated at the will of the Priest. «=3 Gbe last Blessing ant» plenary flntmlgence. jS the hour of death approaches — that hour on which so much depends — the pious Christian should fer- vently prepare to receive the Last Blessing and Plenary Indulgence granted to those who are near their end. For our Lord Jesus Christ pro- mised to St. Peter (Matt. xvi. 19) the keys of the kingdom of heaven ; assuring him that whatever he should bind on earth should be bound also in heaven, and whatever he should loose on earth should be loosed also in heaven. By this power of binding and loosing, derived from St. Peter to his successors, and by them specially communicated to the pas- tors of souls, the latter are authorized to grant a Plenary Indul- gence, together with a solemn Blessing, to all such *as are in or near their last agony. But then the dying Christian should re- member well that, in order to receive the benefit of this Plenary Indulgence and blessing, it is requisite that he concur on his part, by renouncing and detesting all his sins, both known and unknown, mortal and venial; by accepting with patience and resignation whatever he may have yet to suffer, and offering up his pains and death, in union with the sufferings and death of his Redeemer, in satisfaction for his sins. To this end the Church directs the Priest who ministers to the sick person to put him in mind frequently to invoke the name of Jesus, and to exhort him : 1. That he firmly believe all the articles of the Faith, and what- ever the holy Roman Catholic and Apostolic Church believes and teaches. 2. That he conlidently hope that our Lord Jesus Christ, in 501 532 Last Blessing and Penary Indulgence. His boundless compassion, will have mercy on him ■ and that, by the merits of His most holy Passion, and through the interces- sion ofthe Blessed Virgin Mary and all the Saints, he will obtain everlasting life. 3. That he love the Lord God with all his heart, and that he de- sire to love Him more and more perfectly, with that love where- with all the Saints and Blessed in heaven love Him. 4. That, for the love of God, he grieve from the heart for all offences whatsoever that he has committed against God and his neighbor. 5. That, for the love of God, he forgive from the heart his enemies, and all that have in any way injured him and done him wrong. 6. That he beg forgiveness of those whom he has at any time offended in word or deed. 7. That he patiently endure all the pains and discomfort of sickness, for God's sake, in penance for his sins. 8. That if God shall vouchsafe to restore him to his bodily health, he resolve henceforth, to the best of his power, to guard against sin, and to keep His commandments. 9. That, as far as he is able, he should say such prayers as these : Have mercy upon me, 0 God, according to Thy great mercy. — In Thee, O Lord, have I hoped : let me never be confounded. — Into Thy hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit : Thou hast redeemed me, 0 Lord God of truth. — Come unto my help, O God : O Lord, ma/ce haste to help me.—O Lord, be Thou unto me a God, a Protector. — 0 God, be merciful to me a sin- ner.— O szueetcst Lord fesus Christ, by the power of Thy most holy Passion, receive me into the number of Thine Elect. — O Lord fesus Christ, receive my spirit. — 0 Mary, mother of grace, mother of mercy, do thou protect me from the enemy, and receive me at the hour of death. — O holy Angel of God, assist me as my Guardian. — O all ye holy Angels, and all ye Saints, intercede for me, and hasten to my aid. Last Blessing and Plenary Indulgence. 503 THE FORM OF BESTOWING THE APOS- TOLIC BLESSING AND THE PLEN- ARY INDULGENCE AT THE HOUR OF -DEATH. The Priest having faculties to bestow this Apostolic Blessing enters the house, and says : *-f^\AX huic domui. '-j^^ACE be unto this r-* — r-* — llOUSe. R. Et omnibus habitan- R. And unto all who tibus in ea. dwell therein. After which he sprinkles' the sick person, the room, and the by- slanders, with holy water in the form of a cross, saying the As- perges as on p. 112. He then hears the Confession of the sick per- son ; or if that be not necessary, bids him at least make an act of Contrition, and, if time allows, briefly instructs him concerning the efficacy and po Tver of this Bless i ?ig. The Priest then exhorts him to bear his sufferings patiently, as an expiation for the sins of the past ; to offer himself wholly to God, prepared to cheerfully accept whatever may be His holy wUl ; and to be ready to under- go death itself as a payment of the penalty due to his sins. Then, with consoling words, the Priest bids him have great confidence in God, and to be assured, that he will attain, through the riches of His exceeding bounty, a remission of temporal punishment, and the reward of everlasting life. The priest then says : DJUTORIUM nos- /^vUR help is in the evJ--*-» trum in nomine Vi# name of the Lord Domini. R. Qui fecit ccelum et R. Who hath made terrain. heaven and earth. Ant. Ne rerniniscaris, Ant. Remember not, O Domine, delicta famu/i iiii Lord, the offences of Thy neque vindictam sunias de servant, neither take Thou peccatis ejus. revenge of his sins. 504 LAST BLESSING AND PENARY INDULGENCE. Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison. Pater noster (secretd). V. Et ne 110s inducas in tentationem. R. Sed libera nos a malo. V. Salvuni fac serv//w ivaim. R. Deus mens, speran- tem in te. V. Doniine, exandi ora- tioneni meam. R. Et clamor meus ad te veniat. V. Dominus vobiscnm. R. Bt cum spiritu tuo. Oremns. CLEMENTISSIME Deus, Pater miseri- cordiarum, et Deus totius consolatiouis, qui nemi- nem vis perire in te cre- dentem atque sperantem, secundum multitudinem miseratiouuni tuarum res- pice propitius £eaxiu\um tu- um N., quem tibi vera fides et spes Christiana 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. Save Thy servant. R. O my God, who put- teth his trust in Thee. 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. Let us pray. 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 Blessing and Plenary Indulgence. 505 commendant. Visita cum do commend unto Thee. in sakitari tuo, et per Uni- Visit him in Thy saving geniti tui passionem et power ; and through the mortem, omnium ei delic- Passion and Death of Thine torum suorum remission- Only-begotten, graciously em et veniam clementer grant unto him pardon and indulge : ut ejus anima in remission of all his sins ; hora exitus sui te judicem that his soul at the hour propitiatum inveniat, et in of its departure may find sanguine ejusdem Filii tui Thee a most merciful ab oniui macula abluta, Judge ; and, cleansed from trausire ad vitam mereatur every stain in the Blood perpetuam. Per eumdem of the same, Thy Son, may Christum Dominum nos- be found worthy to pass to trum. life everlasting. Through the same Christ our Lord. R. Amen. R. Amen. Then the Confiteor being; repeated by an atlendaiit clergyman, or by the Priest himself , the Priest says the Misereatur, etc., and then proceeds thus : D OMINUS noster Je- jfTV^Y our Lord Jesus sus Christus Filius JJ-4 Christ, Son of the Dei vivi, qui beato Petro Living God, who gave to Apostolo suo dedit potes- His blessed Apostle Peter tatem ligandi atque sol- the power of binding and vendi ; per suam piissi- loosing ; of His most ten- mam misericordiam reci- der mercy receive thy con- piat coufessionem tuam, fession, and restore unto et restituat tibi stolam pri- thee that first robe which mam, quam in baptismate thou didst receive in Bap- recepisti ; et ego, facilitate tism ; and i, by the power mini ab Apostolica Stde comniitted to me by the 506 Last Blessing and Plenary Indulgence. tributa, iudulgeiitiatn pie- Apostolic See, grant thee liariam et remissioiiem a Plenary Indulgence and omnium peccatorum tibi remission of all thy sins, concedo : In nomine Pa- In the name of the Father, tris, **« et Filii, et Spiritus >h and of the Son, and of Sancti. Amen. the Hoi}' Ghost. Amen, ^Y^ER sacrosancta hu- ^^HROUGH the most r-* — maiue reparationis ^J sacred mysteries of mysteria, remittat tibi om- man's redemption may nipotens Deus omues prae- God Almighty remit unto sentis et future vitee pee- thee the pains of the pres- nas, paradisi portas aperiat, ent and the future life, et ad gaudia sempiterna open to thee the gates of perducat. Paradise, and bring thee to Amen. everlasting joys. Amen. BENEDICAT te om- |T)AY God Almighty nipotens Deus ; N^> bless thee ; the Fa- Pater, *b et Filius, et Spir- ther, *i* the Son, and the itus Sanctus. Amen. Holy Ghost. Amen. EJACULATIONS TO JESUS SUFFERING?. For the Sick and Dying. jT^ OOD Jesus ! Physician of souls and bodies ; make V~J my sickness a healing medicine to my soul ; soothe by Thy presence each ache and pain ; hallow my suffering by Thine all-holy Suffering ; teach me to unite my sufferings with Thine, to be hallowed by Thine. Prayers for the Sick and Dying. 507 Lord, offer all my sufferings to Thy Father, as Thou didst offer all Thiue 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 rny 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 Ail, 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 evil one, shed Thy dew upon me to calm my soul, and dwell in me fully, 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. 508 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 far love of Thee. O Blessed Jesus, into Thy hands I commend my soul and my body, 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 with 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 pain 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 Thine 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 Sou 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 Jesns, that I sleep not in death ; lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him. O Lord 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. (]) OMOST merciful Jesus, Lover of souls ; I pray Thee, by 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 SOUL. 5II RECOMMENDATION OF A DEPARTING SOUL. The Priest, vested in surplice and violet stole, enters the room of the dying person, saying ; B AX huic domui. '"ITJEACE be unto this r* — house. R. Et omuibus habitau- R. And unto all who 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 forward to everlasting life ; leav- ing the crucifix before him, that, beholding it, he may be en- couraged to hope for eternal salvation. TJien, having lighted a candle, the Priest kneels, a>id with t)ie bystanders devoutly recites the Shorter Litany, as follows : THE LITANY FOR THE DYING. KY YRIE eieison. Christe eieison. *T| 1 ORD, have mercy. <-* — * Christ, have mercy. Kyrie eieison. Lord, have mercy. Saucta Maria, Ora pro eo. Holy Alary, Pray for him. Omnes sancti Angeli et All ye holy Angels Archangeli, Orate, etc. and Archangels, Sancte Abel, Omnis chorus Justo- rum, Sancte Abraham, Sancte Joannes Bap- tista, Sancte Joseph, Holy Abel, All ye Choirs of the Just, > Holy Abraham, St. John the Baptist, o o St. Joseph, Omnes sancti Patriarchal All ye holy Patriarchs et Prophetae, Orate, etc. and Prophets, 5i2 Recommendation of a Departing Soui,. Saucte Petre, vSancte Paule, St. Peter, a St. Paul, B Saucte Andrea, % St. Andrew, Sancte Joannes, J * St. John, Omiies sancti Apostoli et All ye holy Apostles Evangelists, Orate, etc. and Evangelists, Omnes sancti Discipuli Do- All ye holy Disciples mini, Orate, etc. of the Lord, Omnes sancti Iimocentes, All ye holy Innocents, Orate, etc. Sancte Stephane, Ora, etc. St. Stephen, Sancte Laureuti, Ora, etc. St. Lawrence, Omnes sancti Martyres, All ye holy Martyrs, Orate, etc. Sancte Silvester, Ora, etc. St. Sylvester, Saucte Gregori, Ora, etc. St. Gregory, Sancte Augustine, Ora, etc. St. Augustin, Omnes sancti Pontifices et All ye holy Bishops Confessores, Orate, etc. and Confessors, Sancte Benedicte, Ora, etc. St. Benedict, Saucte Francisce, Ora, etc. St. Francis, Sancte Camille, Ora, etc. St. Camillus, Sancte Joannes de Deo, St. John of God, Ora, etc. Omnes sancti Monachi et All ye holy Monks Eremitae, Orate, etc. and Hermits, Sancla Maria Magdalena, St. Mary Magdalen, Ora, etc. Sancta Lucia, Ora, etc. St. Lucy, Omnes saucts Virgines et All ye holy Virgins and Viduae, Orate, etc. Widows, Pray, etc. Omnes Sancti et Sauctoe All ye holy Saints of Dei. God, Recommendation of a Departing Soul. 517 giter interesse decernat. receive thee ; and unto the Ignores omne quod horret bosom of blessed rest may in tenebris, quod stridet in the embrace of the Patri- flammis, quod cruciat in archs clasp thee ; gentle tormentis. Cedat tibi te- and iovful may the Face terrinius Satanas cum sa- of Jesus Christ appear to tellitibus suis : in adventu thee, and may He award tuo te comitantibus Ange- thee a place among those lis contremiscat, atque in who stand before Him for aeteruae noctis chaos im- ever. Grayest thou never mane diffugiat. Exurgat know aught of the terror Deus, et dissipeutur inimi- of darkness, the gnashing ci ejus ; et fugiant qui ode- of teeth in the flames, the runt eum, a facie ejus, agonies of torment. May Sicut dehcit fumus, defici- Satan most foul, with his ant ; sicut fluit cera a facie wicked crew, give way be- ignis, sic pereant peccato- foie thee; may he tremble res a facie Dei ; et justi epu- at thy coming with the An- leutur, et exultent in con- gels that attend thee, and spectu Dei. Confundantur flee away into the vast chaos igitur et erubescant omnes of eternal night. Let C?od tartareae legiones, et mini- arise, and let His enemies stri Satanae iter tuum im- be scattered ; and let them pedire non audeant. Libe- that hate Him flee from ret te a cruciatu Christus, before His face. As smoke qui pro te crucifixus est. vanisheth, so let them van- Liberet te ab aeterna morte ish away ; as wax melteth Christus, qui pro te mori before the fire, so let the dignatus est. Constituat te wicked perish at the pres- Christus, Filius Dei vivi, ence of God ; and let the intra paradisi sui semper just feast and rejoice be- amcena virentia, et inter fore God. May, then, all oves suas te verus ille Pas- the legions of hell be con- 5i8 Recommendation of a Departing Soul. tor agnoscat. Ille ab om- founded and put to shame, nibus peecatis tuis te ab- nor may the ministers of sol vat ; atque ad dexteram Satan dare to hinder thy suam in electorum suorum way. May Chris*-, who was te sorte constituat. Re- crucified for thee, deliver demptorem tuum facie ad thee from torment. May faciem videas, et prsesens 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 with- beatorum, contemplationis in the green pastures of divinae dulcedine potiaris His paradise, and may He, in saecula sseculoruni. the true Shepherd, ac- R. 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 with 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. R. Amen. ^USCIPB, Domine, ^T^) ] J^-5 servum \yxuni in lo- r-"--^ ECEIVE, O Lord, Thy servant into cum sperandse sibi salva- the place of salvation, tionis a misericordia tua. which he hopes for from Thy mercy. R. Amen. R. Amen. Libera, Domine, ani- Deliver, O Lord, the mam servi tui ex oiimi- soul of Thy servant from bus periculis inferni, et de all the dangers of hell, Recommendation of a Departing Soui*. 519 laqueis pcenarum, et ex and from the bonds of its omnibus tribulationibus. punishments, and from all tribulations. R. Amen. R. Amen. Libera, Domine, ani- Deliver, O Lord, the mam servi tui, sicut liber- soul of Thy servant, as asti Henoch et Eliam de Thou didst deliver Henoch communi morte rnundi. and Elias from the com- mon death of the world. R. Amen. R. Amen. Libera, Domine, ani- Deliver, O Lord, the mam servi tui, sicut liber- soul of Thy servant, as asti Noe de diluvio. . Thou didst deliver Noah from the flood. R. Amen. R. Amen. Libera, Domine, ani- Deliver, O Lord, the mam servi tui, sicut liber- soul of Thy servant, as asti Abraham de Ur Chal- Thou didst deliver Abra- daeorum. ham from Ur of the Chal- deans. R. Amen. R. Amen. Libera, Domine, ani- Deliver, O Lord, the mam servi tui, sicut liber- sonl of Thy servant, as asti Job de passionibus Thou didst deliver Job suis. from his sufferings. R. Amen. R. Amen. Libera, Domine, ani- Deliver, O Lord, the mam servi tui, sicut liber- soul of Thy servant, as asti Isaac de hostia, et de Thou didst deliver Isaac manu patris sui Abrahse. from being sacrificed by the hand of his father Abraham. R. Amen. R. Amen. 52o Recommendation of a Departing Soul. Libera, Domiue, ani- Deliver, O Lord, the mam servi tui, sicut liber- soul of Thy servant, as asti Loth de Sodomis et de Thou didst deliver Lot flam ma ignis. from Sodom aud from the flame of fire. R. Amen. R. Amen. Libera, Domine, ani- Deliver, O Lord, the mam servi tin, sicut liber- soul of Thy servant, as asti Moysen de manu Pha- Thou didst deliver Moses raonis regis iEgyptioruin. from the hands of Pha- raoh, king of the Egyp- tians. R. Amen. R. Amen. Libera, Domine, ani- Deliver, O Lord, the mam servi tui, sicut liber- soul of Thy servant, as asti Danielem de lacu leo- Thou didst deliver Daniel num. from the lions' den. R. Amen. R. Amen. Libera, Domine, ani- Deliver, O Lord, the mam servi tui, sicut liber- soul of Thy servant, as asti tres pueros de camino Thou didst deliver the ignis ardentis, et de rnanu Three Children from the regis iniqui. burning fiery furnace, and from the hand of a wicked king. R. Amen. A'. Amen. Libera, Domine, ani- Deliver, O Lord, the mam servi tui, sicut liber- soul of Thy servant, as asti Susanuam de falso Thou didst deliver Susan- crimine. na from a false accusation. R. Amen. R. Amen. Libera, Domine, ani- Deliver, O Lord, the mam servi tui, sicut liber- soul of Thy servant, as Recommendation of a Departing Soul. 513 Intercedite pro eo. Propitius esto. Puree ei, D online. Propitius esto. Libera eum, Domine. Propitius esto. Libera eum, Domine. Ab ira tua, A pericuio mortis, A mala morte, A poenis iuferui, Ab omni malo, A potestate diaboli, Per Nativitatem tuam, Per Crucem et Passio- 11 em tuam, Per Mortem et Sepul- turarn tuam, Per gloriosarn Resur- rection em tuam, Per admirabilem As- censionem tuam, Per gratiam Spiritus Sancti Paracliti, Iu die judicii, Peccatores, Te rogamus audi nos. Make intercession for him. Be merciful, Spare him, O Lord. Be merciful, O Lord, deliver him. Be merciful, O Lord, deliver him. From Thv wrath, From the peril of death, From an evil death, From the pains of hell, From all evil, From the power of the devil, Through Thy Birth, Through Thy Cross and Passion, [ Through Thy Death and Burial, 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. c ^ ^ 5H Recommendation of a Departing Soui,. Ut ei parcas, Te rogamus audi nos. Kyrie eleison. Cliriste eleison. Kyrie eleison. That Thou spare him, We beseech Thee, hear us. Lord, have mercv. Chtistl have mercy. Lord, have niercy. Then while the soul is in the agony of its departure, the Priest re- cites the following prayers : ^T^ROFICISCERB, ani- c* — ma Christiana, de hoc muudo, in nomine Dei Patris omnipotentis, qui te creavit ; in nomine Jesu Christi, Filii Dei vivi, qui pro te passus est ; in no- mine Spiritus Sancti, qui in te effusus est ; in nomine Angelorurn et Archangelo- rutn ; in nomine Throuo- rum et Dominationum ; in nomine Priucipatuum et Potestatum ; in nomine Cherubim et Seraphim ; in nomine Patriarch- arum et Prophetarum ; in nomine sanctorum Apostolorum et Evange- listarum ; in nomine sanc- torum Martyrum et Con- fessorum ; in nomine sanc- torum Monachorum et Eremitarum ; in nomine sauctarum Virginum et O forth, O Christian soul, from this world, in the name of God the Father Almighty, who cre- ated thee ; in the name of Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, who suffered for thee ; in the name of the Holy Ghost, who was poured forth upon thee ; in the name of the Angels and Archangels ; in the name of the Thrones and Dominations ; in the name of the Principalities and Powers ; in the name of the Cherubim and Sera- phim ; in the name of the Patriarchs and Prophets ; in the name of the holy Apostles and Evangelists ; in the name of the holy Martyrs and Confessors ; in the name of the holy Monks and Hermits ; in Recommendation of a Departing Soue. 515 omnium Sanctorum et the name of the holy Yir- Sauctarum Dei : hodie sit gins and of all the Saints in pace locus tuus, et ha- of God : may thy place be hitatio tua in sancta Sion. this day in peace, and Per eumdem Christum Do- thine abode in holy Sion. minum nostrum. Through the same Christ our Lord. R. Amen. 1?. Amen. x> feUS misericors, Deus ^X MERCIFUL God, O clemens, Deus qui V_>/ gracious God, O God, secundum multitudinem who, according to the inul- miserationum tuarum pec- titude of Thy tender iner- cata pcenitentium deles, et cies, blottest out the sins praeteritorum criminum of the penitent, and gra- culpas venia remissionis ciously remittest the guilt evacuas ; respice propitius of past offences ; look super hunc famuli;;/ tuum favorably upon this Thy X., et remissionem omni- servant X., and in Thy um peccatorum suorum mercy hear him as he tota cordis confessione po- craves, with heartfelt con- sceutem deprecatus exaudi. fession, the remission of Renova in eo, piisime Pa- all his sins. Renew with- ter, quidquid terrena fra- in him, O most loving gilitate corruptum, vel Father, whatsoever hath quidquid diabolica fraude been corrupted through violatum est ; et unitati human frailty, or violated corporis Ecclesise mem- through the deceit of the brum redemptionis an- devil ; and associate him necte. Miserere, Dornine, as a member redeemed to gemituum, miserere lacry- the unity of the body of marum ejus ; et non ha- Thy Church. Have pity, bentem fiduciam, nisi in Lord, on his groanings ; 5i6 Recommendation of a Departing Soui,. tua misericordia, ad tuae have pity on his tears ; sacramenturn reconciliatio- and admit himy who hath nis admitte. Per Christum no hope save in Thy Dominum nostrum. mercy, to the sacrament of Thy reconciliation. Through Christ our Lord. R. Amen. R. Amen. COMMENDO te omni- T7 COMMEND thee to Al- potenti Deo, charis- q) mighty God, dearly sime f rater, et ei, cujus es beloved brother, and com- creatura, committo ; ut cum mit thee to Him whose humanitatis debitum morte creature thou art ; that, interveniente persolveris, when thou shalt have paid ad Auctorem tuuin, qui te the debt of humanity by de limo terrae formaverat, passing through death, revertaris. Egredienti thou may est return to thy itaque animae tuae de Maker, who formed thee corpore, spleudidus Ange- from the dust of the earth, lorum ccetus occurrat : ju- When, therefore, thy soul dex Apostolorum tibi sena- goeth forth from thy body, tusadveniat; candidatorum may the glorious company tibi Martyrum triumphator of Angels meet thee ; may exercitus obviet ; liliata ru- the council of the Apostles tilantium te Confessorum who shall judge the world turma circumdet ; jubilan- greet thee ; may the tri- tium te Virginum chorus umphant army of white- excipiat ; et beatae quietis rolled Martyrs come out to in sinu Patriarcharum te welcome thee ; may the complexus astringat ; mitis baud of shining Confes- atque festivus Christi Jesu sors, crowned with lilies, tibi aspectus appareat, qui encircle thee ; may the te inter assistentes sibi ju- choir of joyous Virgins Recommendation of a Departing Soue. 525 in cruce levari, inter latro- upon, to be crowned with nes deputari, felle et aceto thorns, to be beaten with potari, et lancea vulnerari : blows, to be struck with a Tn, Doinine, per has sane- reed, to have Thy Face tissimas poenas tuas, quas veiled, to be stripped of ego indignus recolo, et per Thy garments, to be nailed sanctam crucern et mortem to the Cross and raised tuam, libera me [vel famu- high thereon, to be ranked \um tuiim, X.) a pcenis in- among thieves, to be ferni, et perdncere digneris, offered gall and vinegar to quo perduxisti latronem te- drink, and to be pierced cum crucifixum. Qui cum with a lance : Do Thou, O Patre et Spiritu Sancto vi- Lord, by these Thy most vis et regnas in saecula sae- holy pains, which I, though culorum. Amen. unworthy, nowr call to mind, and by Thy holy Cross and Death, deliver me (or this Thy servant, X.) from the pains of hell, and vouchsafe to lead me (or him) 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 : Psalm 1 1 j. COXFITBMIXI Domi- no quoniam bonus : * quoniam in saeculum mi- sericordia ejus. Dicat nunc Israel auo- niam bonus : * quoniam in saeculum misericordia ejus. o PRAISE the Lord, for He is good : for His mercy endureth for ever. Let Israel now say, that He is good : that His mercy endureth for ever. 526 Recommendation of a Departing Soul. Dicat nunc domus Let the house of Aaron Aaron : * quoniarn in sae- now say : that His mercy culum misericordia ejus. endureth for ever. Dicant nunc qui timent Let them that fear the Dominum : * quoniam in Lord now say : that His speculum misericordia ejus, mercy endureth for ever. De tribulatione invocavi [n my trouble I called Dominum : * et exaudivit upon the Lord : and the me in latitudine Dominus. Lord heard me, and set me at large. Dominus mihi adjutor : * The Lord is my helper : non timebo quid faciat I will not fear what man mihi homo. can do unto me. Dominus mihi adjutor : * The Lord is my helper : et ego despiciam inimicos and I will look down upon meos. mine enemies. Bonum est confidere in It is better to trust in Domino, * quam confidere the Lord : than to put con- in homine. fidence in man. Bonum est sperare in It is better to trust in the Domino, quam sperare in Lord ; than to put confi- principibus. deuce in princes. Omues gentes circuie- All nations compassed runt me : * et in nomine me round about : and in Domini, quia ultus sum in the name of the Lord have eos. I been revenged upon them. Circumdantes circumde- Surrounding me, they derunt me : * et in nomine compassed me about : and Domini, quia ultus sum in in the name of the Lord eos. have I been revenged upon them. Circumdederunt me si- They gathered about me Recommendation of a Departing Soue. 527 cut apes, et exarserunt si- cut ignis in spiuis : * et iu nomine Domini, quia ul- tus sum in eos. Impulsus eversus sum ut caderem : * et Doniiuus suscepit nie. Fortitudo mea, et laus mea Dominus : * et factus est mini in salutem. Vox exultationis, et sa- lutis : * in tabernaculis jus- torum. Dextera Domini fecit virtutem : dextera Domini exaltavit me, ~::" dextera Do- mini fecit virtutem. Non moriar, sed vivam ; * et uarrabo opera Domini. Castigans castigavit me Dominus : * et morti non tradidit me. Aperite mini portas jus- titiae, ingressus in eas eou- fitebor Domino : * haec porta Domini, justi intra- bunt in 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 chasteiied 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 of a Departing Soul, Confitebor tibi quoniam I will praise Thee, for exaudisti me : * et factus Thou hast heard me : and es mini in salutern. art become my salvation. Lapidem, quern reproba- The stone which the verunt aedificantes : * hie builders rejected : the same factus est in caput anguli. is become the head of the corner. A Domino factum est This is the Lord's doing : istud : * et est mirabile in and it is wonderful in our oculis nostris. eyes. Haec est dies, quam fecit This is the day which Dominus : * exultemus, et the Lord hath made : let laeternur in ea. us be glad and rejoice in it. O Domiue, salvum me O Lord, save me ; O fac, O Domine, bene pros- Lord, give good success : perare : * benedictus qui Blessed be he that cometh venit in nomine Domini. in the name of the Lord. Benediximus vobis de We have blessed you out domo Domini : * Deus Do- of the house of the Lord : minus, et illuxit nobis. The Lord is God, and He hath shone upon us. Constituite diem solem- Appoint a solemn day, nem in condensis, * usque with shady boughs : even ad cornu altaris. unto the horn of the al- f ar. Lai Deus meus es tu, et con- Thou art my God, and I fitebor tibi : * Deus meus es will praise Thee : Thou art tu, et exaltabo te. my God, and I will exalt Thee. Confitebor tibi quo'niam I will praise Thee, for exaudisti me, * et factus es Thou hast heard me : and mihi in salutern. art become my salvation. Recommendation of a Departing Soul. 521 asti David de manu regis Thou didst deliver David Saul et de rnanu Goliae. from the hand of King Saul and froni the hand of Goliath. R. Amen. R. Amen. Libera, Doniine, ani- Deliver, O Lord, the mam servi tui, sicut liber- soul of Thy servant, as asti Petrum et Paulum de Thou didst deliver Peter carceribus. and Paul out of prison. R. Amen. R. Amen. Et sicut beatissimam And as Thou didst de- Theclam Virgin em et Mar- liver Thy most blessed tyrem tuam de tribus atro- Virgin and Martyr, Thec- cissimis tormentis liberas- la, from three most cruel ti, sic liberare digneris ani- torments, so vouchsafe to mam hujus servi tui, et deliver the soul of this Thy tecum facias in bonis con- servant, and make it to re- gaudere ccelestibus. joice with Thee in the bliss of heaven. R. Amen. R. Amen. COMMENDAMUStibi, TfiT^ commend unto Doniine, animam/a- v5cA> Thee, O Lord, the muli tui, N., precarnurque soul of Thy servant, N., te, Doniine Jesu Christe and we beseech Thee, O Salvator mundi, ut propter Lord Jesus Christ, Saviour quam ad terram misericor- of the world, that Thou diter descendisti, Patriar- wouldst not refuse to place charum tuorum sinibus in- in the bosom of Thy Pa- sin uare non renuas. Ag- triarchs a soul for whose nosce, Domine, creaturam sake Thou didst mer- tuam, non a diis alienis cifully come down upon creatam, sed a te solo Deo earth. Acknowledge, O 522 RECOMMENDATION" OF A DEPARTING SOTX. vivo et vero : quia non est Lord, Thy creature, made, alius Deus prieter te, et not by strange gods, but non est secundum opera by Thee, the only living tua. Laetifica, Domiue, and true God : for there is animam ejus in conspectu no other God beside Thee, tuo, et ue memineris ini- and none that doeth ac- quitatum ejus antiquarum cording to Thy works. et ebrietatum, quas susci- Make glad// is soul, O Lord, tavit furor, sive fervor mali with Thy presence, andre- 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 xion 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. •y^ELICTA juventutis, *T^ c**-J et ignorantias ejus, c-^-Xs EMEMBBR not, O et ignorantias ejus, r-8—^ Lord, we beseech quaesumus, ne memineris, Thee, the sins of his youth Domine ; sed secundum nor his ignorances; but, ac- magnam misericordiam tu- cording to Thy great mer- am memor esto illius in cy, be mindful of him in gloria claritatis tuae. Ape- the brightness of Thy riantnr ei cceli, collaeteu- tdorv. Mav the heavens tur illi Angeli. In regnum be opened unto him, may tuum, Domine, servum tu- the Angels rejoice with «wzsuscipe. Suscipiat e urn him. Into Thy kingdom, sanctus Michael, Archan- O Lord, receive Thy scr- Recommendation of a Departing Soul. 523 gelus Dei, qui militiae coe- vant. May Saint Michael, lestis meruit principatum. Archangel of God, prince Veniant illi obviam sancti of the heavenly host, re- Angeli Dei, et perducant ceive him. May the holy eum in civitatem ccelestem Angels of God come forth Jerusalem. Suscipiat eum to meet /iim} and lead htm 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 eum sanctus Paul us whom were given by God Apostolus, qui dignus fuit the keys of the kingdom esse vas electiouis. Inter- of heaven, receive hiui. 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- ccelestia. Oreut pro eo tion, assist him. May St. omnes sancti Apostoli, qui- John, the chosen Apostle of bus a Domino data est po- God, to whom were re veal - testas ligandi atque solveu- ed the secrets of heaven, in- di. Intercedant pro^ BUS, qui pro redemp- /^ GOD, who for the tione mundi voluis- ^-^ redemption of the ti nasci, circumcidi, a Ju- world didst vouchsafe to daeis reprobari, a Juda tra- be born, to be circumcised, ditore osculo tradi, viuculis to be rejected by the Jews, alligari, sicut agnus in no- to be betrayed with a kiss cens ad victimam duci, at- by the traitor Judas, to be que conspectibus Annae, bound with cords, to be led Caiphae, Pilati, et Herodis as an innocent lamb to the indecenter offerri, a falsis slaughter, and in the sight testibus accusari, flagellis of Annas, Caiphas, Pilate, et opprobriis vexari, sputis and Herod, to be treated couspui, spinis coronari, with indignity, to be ac- col aphis caedi, aruudine cused by false witnesses, to percuti, facie velari, vesti- be afflicted with scourges bus exui, cruci clavis affigi, and reproaches, to be spit Recommendation of a Departing Soue. 529 Confitemitii Domino O praise ye the Lord, quoniam bonus : * quo- for He is good : for His niam in saeculum miseri- mercy endureth for ever, cordia ejus. Gloria Patri, etc. Glory be to the Father, etc. Psalm if 8, p. 39. Three Devout Prayers useful for the Dying. To be recited with three Our Fathers, and three Hail Marys in the agony of death. First is said : Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Our Father. Hail Mary. Let us pray. OLORD JESUS CHRIST, by Thy most sacred Agony and by the prayer 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 servaiit N., and mercifully de- liver hint 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. 53o Recommendation of a Departing Soul. A second time is said: Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Our Father, Hail Mary. OLORD Jesus Christ, who didst vouchsafe to die upon the Cross for us, I beseech Thee to offer up to Thy Almighty Father all the bitter pains and 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 and reignest God, world without end. R. Amen. A third time 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 his sins. And save his soul in this hour of his departure. Open The Last Agoxv. 531 unto him the gates of life, and niake 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 him into the ever green and pleasant places of Para- dise, that he may live unto Thee in undivided love, and never be separated from Thee and Thine Elect. Who with the Father and the Holy Ghost ever livest and reignest God, world without end. R. Amen. THE LAST AGOHTY. When the soul is about to depart fi om the body, then more than ever ought they who are by to pray earnestly around the dving- 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 and 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 Responsory may be said : BUBVEXITH Sancti |^OME to his assist- Dei ; occurrite An- W ance, ye Saints of geli Domini,* Suscipientes God, come forth to meet 532 The Last Agony. aniinam ejus, * Offerentes earn iu couspectu Altis- simi. V. Suscipiat te Chris- tus, qui vocavit te, et in si- num. Abrahse Augeli dedu- cant te. R. Suscipientes, etc. V. Requiem oeternam dona ei, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat ei. R. Offerentes, etc. V. Kyrie eleison. R. Christe eleison. V. Kyrie eleison. Pater noster (secreto). V. Et ne nos inducas in tentationem. R. vSed libera nos a nialo. V. Requiem ae tern am dona ei, Domine. R. Et lux perpetua lu- ceat ei. V. A porta inferi, R. Erue, Domine, ani- mam ejus. V. Requiescat in pace. R. Amen. him, ye Angels of the Lord : Receiving his soul : Offering it in the sight of the Most High. V. May Christ receive thee, v>iio hath called thee, and mav the Am>els 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 (inaudibly). V. And lead us not into temptation. R. But deliver us from evil. V. 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 veniat. unto thee. V. Domiuus vobiscum. V. The Lord be with you. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. R. And with thy spirit. Or emus. Let us pray. IBI, Domine, com- *3^ O Thee, O Lord, do we mendamus animam V^ commend the soul fatnu// tui\ N., ut defunct- of Thy servant, N., that us saeculo tibi vivat, et being dead to the world quae per fragilitatem hu- he may live unto Thee ; manae conversationis pec- and whatsoever sins he has cata commisit, tu venia committed through the misericordissimae pietatis frailty of his mortal nature, absterge. Per Christum do Thou, by the pardon Dominum nostrum. of Thy most merciful love, R. Amen. wash away. R. Amen. Meanwhile, according to the custom of the place, let the Passing- Bell be rung, reminding all who h :ar it to pray for the Christian soul. TJien 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 luater, and thenceforward until the time of burial, let all iuho are present pray for the repose of the departed soul. 534 Prayers for the use of Mourners. PBAYERS FOR THE USE OF MOURNERS. O ALMIGHTY God, who knowest 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 i*S those who have no 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. JX LMIGHTY and most merciful Father, who lov- est those whom Thou chastiseth, and turnest away Thine anger 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 sorrow, 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 of 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 hint 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 Houy Scripture. I BELIEVE, O God, that my time is in Thy hand. That going through the vale of misery, I luay draw waters with joy out of the fountains of Salvation. That they that sow in tears shall reap in joy. That blessed are thev that mourn, for thev shall be comforted. That in all our affliction Christ is afflicted, 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 will 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 upon his children, so hath the Lord pity upon us. That a sabbath rest remaineth 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 laud. 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 eternitv, and for ever and ever : He shall rule us for evermore. That death is swallowed up in victory. That we ma}' not sorrow as others who have no hope. That this corruptible must put on in corruption, 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 earthly house, this tent, be destroyed, we 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 any more, 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. o Prayers ix Great Sorrow. MOST 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 agony of my soul. Thou hast taken my beloved one from mine eyes, I have none to help me, my 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. A men. OLORD God, who correctest those whom 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 prayer for Jesus' sake. A»ien. Prayers for the use of Mourners. 539 Prayer to Our Lady of Pity.® KNEELING at thy holy feet, O gracious Queen of Heaven ! 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 be<' that thou wouldst make us confide in tliv love, by granting us \H Tere mention your request"]^ 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 54o 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 may 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. Amen. Our Father. Hail Mary. — =e^>- lPQcncr£Ctyy]rrncr?~Cll 'CPrfX £be Burial of tbe £>eab. [The parts within brackets refer to solemn obsequies.] The Priest, being vested in a surplice and black stole (or in a cope also), meets the corpse at the church door. Standing at its feet, he sprinkles it with holy mater, and then says the Antiphon : me^Gfe^Xsm iuiquitates iji: observaveris, |f Domine ; Do- I & mine, quis sustinebit ? |p|FThou, OLord, wilt mark ini- mum quities ; Lord, who shall abide it? Psalm 129. De Profit7idis {p. 233). ei, Domine ; et lux perpe tua luceat ei After each Psalm is said : Requiem seternam dona Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord ; and let per- petual light shine upon him. Ant. Si iuiquitates ob- Ant. If Thou, O Lord, servaveris, Domine ; Domi- wilt mark iniquities ; Lord, ne, quis sustinebit ? who shall abide it ? 541 542 The Buriai, of the Dead. The body is then borne into the Church ; meanwhile the Priest re- cites the following 0 XUI/TABUNT Domi- y£^HE bones that were no ossa huuiiliata. V^P humbled shall re- joice in the Lord. Psalm 50. Miserere (p. 249). Ant. Bxultabunt Donii- Ant. The bones that no ossa hnmiliata. were hnmbl.ed shall rejoice in the L,ord. Then is said, the Subveuite, as on p. sji. The Bier is then set at the head of the nave of the Church, with the feet oj 'the corpse, if a lay person, toivards the Altar, but with the head turned thereto if a Priest. Lighted candles are placed about the Bier, and forthwith {when it is to be said) is begun the ["Mass for the Dead, p. 571 * [ At Solemn Funerals, the Choir chants before the Mass THE OFFICE OF THE DEAD.® MATINS. The Invitatory. HE King, unto whom all live : O come, let us worship Him. R. The King, nnto whom all live : O come, let ns worship Him. * Note. — When neither Office nor Mass is said, pass on to p. 581. The Burial op the Dead. 543 Psalm 94. OCOME, let us exult in the Lord ; let us rejoice before God our Saviour ; let us come into His presence with thanksgiving, and rejoice before Hirn with psalms. The King, unto whom all live : 0 come, let us wor- ship Him. For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods ; for the Lord doth not repel His people, for in His hand are all the ends of the earth ; and the heights of the mountains He beholdeth also. O come, let us worship Him. For the sea is His, and He made it, and His hands formed the dry laud ; O come, let us worship and fall down ; and weep before the Lord that made us, for He is the Lord our God ; and we are the people of His pasture, and the sheep of His hand. The King, unto whom all live : O come, let us wor- ship Him. To-day, if ye shall hear His voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, and in the day of temp- tation in the wilderness ; where your fathers tempted Me, proved Me, and saw My works. O come, let us worship Him. Forty years long was I offended with that generation, and said, They do always err in their heart, and they have not known My ways : so I sware in My wrath that they shall not enter into My rest. The King, unto whom all live : O come, let us wor- ship Him. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let per- petual light shine upon them. 544 The Buriai, of the Dead. O coine, let us worship Him. The King, unto whom all live : O come, let us wor- ship Him. THE FIRSX NOCTURN.* Antiphon. Direct, O Lord my God, my way iu Thy sight. Psalm 5. fN" IVB ear, O Lord, unto my words : understand my V3-J cry. Hearken unto the voice of my prayer : O niy 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 liatest 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 110 truth id their mouth : their heart is vain. * Note.— When only one Nocturn of Matins is said, this First Nocturn is usually taken. The Burial of the Dead. 545 Their throat is an open 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 with a shield of Thy good will. Eternal rest, etc. Ant. Direct, O Lord my God, my wTay in Thy sight, Ant. Turn Thee, O Lord, and deliver my soul ; for in death there is no one that is mindful of Thee. Psalm 6, p. 245. Ant. 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. Psalm 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 : wdiile 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 evils to 546 The Buriai, of the Dead. 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 mv innocence in me. The wickedness of sinners shall be brought to naught, and Thou shalt direct the just : 0 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 He 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 readv 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 according to His jus- tice: and will sing to the name of the Lord Most High. The Burial of the Dead. 547 Eternal rest, etc. Ant. Lest at any time he seize npon my sonl like a lion ; while there is no one to redeem me, nor to save. V. From the gate of hell. R. Deliver their souls, O Lord. Our Father iinandibly). The First Lesson. Job 7. Of PARE me, O Lord, for my days are nothing. /^ 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 iniquity ? 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 day I shall rise from the earth : And in my flesh I shall see God my 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. f\\ Y soul is weary of my life, I will let go my speech c**^ against myself, I will speak in the bitterness of mv soul. I will say to God ; Do not condemn me : 548 The Burial oe the Dead. tell me why Thou judgest me so. Doth it seem good to Thee that Thou shouldst crush uie, and oppress me, the work of Thy own hands, and help the counsel of the wicked ? Hast Thou eyes of flesh : or seest Thou as man seeth ? Are Thy davs as the days of man, and J J J are Thy years 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 who 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 10. HY hands have made me, and fashioned me wholly round about, and dost Thou thus cast me down headlong on a sudden ? Remember, I beseech Thee, that Thou hast made me as the clay, aiid Thou wilt bring me into dust again. Hast Thou not pressed me out as milk, and 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, when 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 Burial of the Dead. 54.9 For I have sinned greatly in my life. V. 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 XOCTURN. A?it. He hath set me in a place of pasture. Psai^m 22. HE Lord ruleth me, and I shall want nothing : "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 011 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 my cup which iuebriateth me, how goodly 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 days. Eternal rest, etc. A Jit. He hath set me in a place of pasture. (S) 550 The Burial of the Dead. Ant. Remember not, 0 Lord, the sins of my youth, and mine isrnorances. PSALM 24. 0 Thee, O Lord, have I lifted up my soul. In Thee, O my God, I put my trust ; let me not be ashamed. Neither let mine enemies laugh at me : for none 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 mercy 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 way. 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 thiugs : and his seed shall inherit the land. The Lord is a support to them that fear Him : and His covenant that it may be manifest unto them. Mine eyes are ever toward the Lord : for He shall pluck rny 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 my 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 : because I have waited on Thee. Deliver Israel, O God : out of all his troubles. Eternal rest, etc. Ant. Remember not, O Lord3 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. Psai,m 26. HE Lord is my light and my salvation ; whom 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 Burial of the Dead. Mine enemies that trouble me: have themselves been 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 mercv on me, and hear me. My 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 me not : neither despise me, O God my Saviour. For my father and my mother have forsaken me : but the Lord hath taken me up. Set me, O Lord, a law in Thy wav : and guide me in the right path, because of mine enemies. The Burial oe the Dead. 553 Deliver rne uot over to the will of them that trouble me : 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 laud 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 land of the living. V. May the Lord set them with princes. R. Even with the princes of His people. Our Father (inaudibly). The Fourth Lesson. Job 13. *TT^vO Thou answer me: how man}- are my iniquities «J— ' and sins ; make me know my crimes and of- ences. Why hidest Thou Thy face, and thinkest me Thy enemy ? Against a leaf that is carried away wdth the wind 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 may, etc. 554 The Buriai, of The Dead. The Fifth Lesson. Job 14. QAN born of a woman, living for a short time, is filled with many miseries. He cometh forth like a flower, and is destroyed, and fleeth as a shadow, and never continueth in the same state. And dost Thon 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. J?. 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. tux The Sixth Lesson. Job 14. 'HO will grant me this, that Thou mayest protect 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 Burial of the Dead. 555 R. Remember not my sins, O Lord : When Thou shalt come to judge the world by fire. V. Direct, O 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 L,auds (p. 562) are recited zuhen only the second Noctum is said. THE THIRD NOCTURN. An t. Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me ; look down, O Lord, to help me. Psalm 39. m 'ITH expectation I waited for the Lord : and He 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 name 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 Burial of the Dead. I have declared, and I have spoken : they are multi- plied 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 will : 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 evils 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 Burial of the Dead. 557 Thee : and let such as love Thy salvation say always, The Lord be praised. But as for rne 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. Bternal rest, etc. Ant. Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me ; look down, O Lord, to help me. Ant. Heal my soul, O Lord, for I have sinned against Thee. 'O' Psalm 40. BLEvSSBD 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 hirn 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 Jhe 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 evils. 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 Burial of the Dead. who ate my bread : liath greatly sought to overthrow nie. But do Thou, O Lord, have mercy upou me, and raise me up again : and I will requite them. By this I know that Thou hast wTished well to me : because mine enemy shall not rejoice over me. But Thou hast upheld me because of mine inno- cence : and Thou hast set me before Thy face for ever. Blessed be the Lord, 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? PSAI3 41. % J |'S the hart pahteth after the water-springs : so 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. ./?. 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 Lauds folloiv immediately, when only the preceding Nocturn has been said. 562 The Burial of the Dead. When the three Nocturns have been said, the Responsoiy to the ninth Lesson is as follows : 1T—' IBERA me, Domine, cpvEUVER me, O «J — * de morte seterna, r-L f Lord, from eternal in die ilia tremenda,* death, in that awful day : Ouando coeli movendi sunt When the heavens and the et terra :* Dum veneris ju- earth shall be shaken : dicare saeculuni per ignem. When Thou shalt come to judge the world by fire. V. Tremens factus sum V. I am seized with fear ego, et timeo, dum discus- and trembling, until the sio veuerit atque ventura trial shall be at hand, and ira. the wrath to come. Ouando, etc. When the heavens, etc. V. Dies ilia, dies irae, ca- V. That day, a day of lamitatis et miseriae, dies wrath, of wasting, and of magna et amara valde. misery, a great day, and exceeding bitter. .Dum veneris, etc. When Thou shalt come, etc. V. Requiem ceternam V. Eternal rest grant dona eis, Domine, et lux unto them, O Lord, and perpetua luceat eis. let perpetual light shine upon them. R. Libera me, etc. /?. Deliver me, etc. LAUDS. Ant. The bones that were humbled shall rejoice in the Lord. Psalm 50. Miserere (/>. 249). Ant. The bones that were humbled shall rejoice in the Lord. The Burial of the Dead. 563 Ant. O hear my prayer, O Lord ; unto Thee shall all flesh come. oH Psalm 64. HYMN becometh Thee, O God, in Sion : and unto Thee shall the vow be paid in Jerusalem. O hear rny 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 injustice. Hear us, O God our vSaviour, 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 Thy fields shall be filled with plenty. The beautiful places of the wilderness shall growT fat : and the hills shall be girded about with joy. The rams of the flock are clothed, and the vales 564 The Burial of the Dead. shall abound with corn ; they shall shout, yea, they shall sing 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. Psalm 62. OGOD, my God, to Thee do I watch at break of day. P'or 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 rny 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. Thk Burial of the Dead. 565 Psalm 66. ©OD be merciful unto us, and bless us : cause the light of His countenance to shine upon us, and have mercy on 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 upon 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. 38. 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 Burial of the: Dead. I hoped till morning ; as a lion so hath He broken all my bones. From morning even to night Thon 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 w7ilt 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. • Kternal rest, etc. Ant. From the gate of hell deliver my soul, O Lord. Ant. Let every spirit praise the Lord. B Fsai,m 148. RAISE ye the Lord from the heavens: praise Him in the heights. The Buriai, of the Dead. 567 Praise Hirn, all ye His Angels : praise ye Him, 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 thev 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 stormv winds, which fulfil His word : Mountains 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 PSAM 149. ING unto the Lord a new song : let His praise be in the Church of the Saints. 568 The Burial of the Dead. Let Israel rejoice iu Him that made him : and let the children of Sion be joyful in 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 in their beds. The high praises of God shall be in their mouth : and two-edged swords in 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. ^TTXRAISE the Lord in His holy places : praise Him ,-■ — 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 Plim 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. l\ I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me : A\ Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord. The Burial of the Dead. 569 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. The Bexedictus, or Soxg of Zachary. Luke /. BEXEDICTUS Domi- nus Deus Israel, * quia visitavit, et fecit re- demptionem plebis suae : Et erexit cornu salutis nobis * in donio David pueri sui : Sicut locutus est per os sanctorum, * qui a saeculo sunt, prophetarum ejus : Salutem ex inimicis nos- tris, * et de manu omnium, qui oderunt nos : Ad faciendam misericor- diani cum patribus nos- tras, * et memorari testa- meiiti sui sancti. Jusjurandum, quod jura- vit ad Abraham patrem nostrum, * daturum se no- bis : Ut sine timore, de manu mimicorum nostrorum li- berati, * serviamus illi, LESSED be the Lord God of Israel ; for He hath visited and wrought redemption for His people : And raised up for us a horn of salvation : in the house of David His ser- vant : As He spake by the mouth : of His holy pro- phets of old : Deliverance from our enemies : and from the hand of all who hate us : To perform mercy to our fathers : and to remember His holy covenant. The oath which He sware to Abraham our father : that He would grant us : That being delivered out of the hand of our ene- mies : we may serve Him without fear, 57o The Buriai, of the Dead. In sanctitate et justitia In holiness and justice coram ipso * omnibus die- before Him : all our days, bus nostris. Et tu, puer, Pnrmeta Al- And thou, child, shalt be tissimi vocaberis : * prae- called the prophet of the ibis euim ante facieni Do- Most High : for thou shalt mini parare vias ejus : go before the face of the Lord, to prepare His ways: Ad dandam scientiam To give knowledge of salutis plebi ejus, * in salvation to His people : remissionem peccatorum unto remission of their eorum: sins: Per viscera misericordioe Through the tender Dei nostri, * in quibus mercy of our God : in visitavit nos, oriens ex which the Day-spring from alto : on high hath visited us : Illuminare his, qui in te- To enlighten those who uebris et in umbra mortis sit in darkness, and in the sedent : * ad dirigendos pe- shade of death : to direct des nostros in viam pa- our feet into the wTay of cis. peace. Requiem seternam, etc. 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 following prayers, all kneeling : Our Father {inaudibly). V. And lead us not into temptation. R. But deliver us from evil. V. From the gate of hell A\ Deliver his soul, () Lord. The Burial of the Dead. 571 V. May he rest in peace. R. Amen. V. O Lord, hear my prayer. R. And let my cry come to Thee. V. The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. Let us pray. *7T*BS0LVE, we beseech Thee, O Lord, the soul of (%s<-*-* 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 Burial. The Introit. *T^> EQUIEM seternam ^f TERXAL rest grant «J-\s dona eis, Domine, ^-A 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 vSion ; et tibi reddetur O God in Sion ; and unto votum in Jerusalem : ex- Thee shall the vow be paid audi oration em meam ; ad in Jerusalem : O hear my te omnis caro veniet. prayer ; unto Thee shall all flesh come. Requiem eetetnath, etc. Eternal rest, etc. 572 The Burial of the Dead. P The Prayer. EUS, cui proprium ^v GOD, whose property est misereri semper V_>/ is always to have et parcere, te supplices ex- mercy and to spare, we oramus pro anima famuli humbly beseech Thee for tui N., quam hodie de hoc the soul of Thy servant sseculo migrare jussisti : ut N., which Thou hast this nou tradas earn in maims day commanded to depart inimici, neque obliviscaris out of this world : that in finem, sed jubeas earn a Thou deliver it not into the Sanctis Augelis 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, non pcenas by Thy holy Angels, and iuferni 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 Epistxe. / Thess. 4. BRATRES:— Nolumus *-|3 RBTHREN : — We vos ignorare de dor- A^ will not have you mientibus, ut non contris- ignorant concerning those temini, sicut et caeteri qui who sleep, that ye sorrow spem non habent. Si enim not, as even the others credimus quod Jesus mor- who have no hope. For if tuus est et resurrexit, ita we believe that Jesus died et Deus COS, qui dormie- and rose again, BO also runt per Jesuin, adducet those who are asleep cum eo. Hoc enim vobis through Jesus, God will The Burial of the Dead. 573 dicimus in verbo Domini, bring with Hirn. For this quia 110s, qui vivimus, qui we say to you on the word residui sumus in adventuin of the Lord, that we who Domini, non pneveniemus are alive, who remain to eos, qui dormierunt. Quo- the coming of the Lord, niain ipse Dominus in jus- shall not precede those su, et in voce Archangeli, who are asleep. For the et in tuba Dei descendet de Lord Himself, with com- ccelo : et niortui, qui in mand, and with the voice Christo sunt, resurgent of Archangel, and with prirni. Delude nos, qui trumpet of God, shall come vivimus, qui relinquimur, down from heaven : and simul rapiemur cum illis in the dead who are in Christ nubibus obviatn Christo in shall rise first. Then we aera, et sic semper cum who are alive, who are left, Domino erinms. Itaque shall be caught up with consolamini invicem in them in the clouds to meet verbis istis. Christ in the air, and so we shall be always with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words. The Gradual. ^n^EQUIEM aeternam £N"TERNAL rest grant A-\ dona eis, Domine, v^. unto them, O Lord, et lux perpetua luceat eis. and let perpetual light shine upon them. V. In memoria aeterna 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 Burial oe the Dead. The Tract. VtTBSOLVB, Domine, *Trw*BSOL,VE, O Lord, ^v^-JU animas omnium (%/<-^-> the souls of all Thy fidelium defunctoruni ab faithful departed from omni vinculo delictorum. every bond of sin. V. Et gratia tua illis sue- V. And by the help of currente, mereantur eva- Thy grace may they be dere judicium ultionis. enabled to escape the judg- ment of vengeance. V. Kt lucis oeternce bea- V. And enjoy the bless- titudine perfrui. edness of light eternal. The Sequence. ^I^VlESine, dies ilia *T^AY of wrath, O Day «A- J A^-J of mourning, Solvet saeclum in favilla, L,o, the world in ashes burning — Teste David cum Sibylla. Seer and Sibyl gave the warning. Quan tus tremor est futu- O what fear man's bosom rus, rendeth, Ouando Tudex est venlu- When from heaven the rus, Judge descendeth, Cuncta stricte discussurus ! On whose sentence all de- pencleth ! Tuba mirum spargens so- Wondrous sound the trum- nuiii pet llingeth, Per sepulchra regionum, Through earth's sepul- chres it ringeth, Cocret omnes ante thro- All before the Throne it num. bringeth. The: Burial, of the Dead. 575 3Iors stupebit et natura, Cum resurget creatura, Judicanti respousura. Death is struck, aud Na- ture quaking, All creation is awaking — To its Judge an answer making. Iviber scriptus proferetur, In quo totum continetur, Lnde mundus judicetur. Lo, the Book, exactly worded, Wherein all hath been re- corded— Thence shall judgment be awarded. Judex ergo cum sedebit, Quidquid latet apparebit Nil inultum remanebit. When the Judge His seat attaineth, And each hidden deed ar- raigneth, Nothing unavenged re- mainetn. Quid sum miser tunc dic- turus ? Oueru patron um rogatu- rus, Cum vix Justus sit secu- rus? What shall I, frail man, be pleading ? Who for me be interced- ing When the just are mercy 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 Burial of the Dead. Recordare, Jesu pie, Ouod sum causa tuae viae Ne nie perdas ilia die. Think, kind Jesu, my sal- vation Caused Thy wondrous In- carnation— ■ Leave me not to reproba- tion. Oiuereus me, sedisti las- Faint and weary Thou hast sus ; sought ine, Redemisti, crucem passus : On the Cross of suffering bought me ; Tantus labor non sit cas- Shall such grace be vainly sus. Juste Judex ultionis, Donum fac remissionis Ante diem ratiouis. brought me ? Righteous Judge of Retri- bution, Grant Thy gift of absolu- tion Ere that Reck'ning Day's conclusion. Ingemisco tanquam reus, Culpa rubet vultus meus ; Supplicauti parce, Deus. Qui Mariam absolvisti, Et latronem exaudisti, Mihi quoque spem dedisti. Guilty, now I pour my moaning, All my shame with ammish owning : Spare, O God, Thy sup- pliant groaning. Thou the sinful Mary sav- est, Thou the dying thief for- gavest, And to me a hope vouch- safest. The Burial of the Dead. 577 Preces mere lion sunt dig- nae : Sed tu bonus fac benigue, Ne perenui creiner igue. Worthless are my prayers and sighing, Yet, good Lord, in grace complying, Rescue me from fires undy- ing. Inter oves locum prcesta, With Thy favored sheep O place me ; Kt ab hoedis me sequestra, Nor among the goats abase me, Statuens in parte dextra. But to Thy Right Hand upraise me. Confutatis maledictis, Flammis acribus addictis, Voca me cum benedictis. While the wicked are con- founded, Doomed to flames of woe unbounded, 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, Qua resurget ex favilla Judicandus homo reus. Ah, that day of tears and mourning, From the dust of earth re- turning, Man for Judgment must prepare him — 57& The Burial of the Dead. Huic ergo parce, Deus : Spare, O God, in mercy spare him. Pie Jesu Domine, Lord, who didst our souls redeem, Dona eis requiem. Grant a blessed Requiem. Amen. Amen. The GospEi*. John n. IN illo tempore : — Dixit ^Tjt^ tnat time ' — Mar" Martha ad Jesum : e*/—"-» tha said to Jesus : Domine, si fuisses hie, fra- Lord, if Thou hadst been ter meus uon fuisset mor- here, my brother had not tuus. Sed et nunc scio, died. But now also I quia qusecumque poposce- know that whatever Thou ris a Deo, dabit tibi Deus. wilt ask of God, God will Dicit illi Jesus : Resurget give Thee. Jesus saith to frater tuus. Dicit ei Mar- her : Thy brother will rise tha : Scio, quia resurget in again. Martha saith to resurrectione in novissimo Him : I know that he will die. Dixit ei Jesus : Ego rise again in the resurrec- sum resurrectio et vita : tion at the last day. Jesus qui credit in me, etiam si said to her : I am the Re- mortuus fuerit, vivet : et surrection and the Life : he omnis qui vivit, et credit that believeth in Me, al- iu me, non morietur in though he be dead, shall aeternum. Credis hoc? live : and every one who Ait illi : Utique, Domine, liveth, and believeth in ego credidi, quia tu es Me, shall never die. Be- Christus, Filius Dei vivi, lievest thou this? She qui in huuc muuduin ve- saith to Him : Yea, Lord, uisti. I believe that Thou art the Christ, the Son of the liv- ing God, who art come into this world. The Burial of the Dead. 579 The Offertory. ^T^vOMIXB Jesu Christe, S~\ LORD Jesus Christ, t^J Rex gloriae, libera V_>^ King of glory, de- auimas omnium fidelium liver the souls of all the defunctorum de pcenas in- faithful departed from the ferni, et de profundo lacu : pains of hell, and from the libera eas de ore leonis, ne depths of the pit : deliver absorbeat eas tartarus, ne them from the mouth of cadant in obscurum ; sed the lion, lest hell swallow signifer sanctus Michael them up, lest they fall into repraesentet eas in lucem darkness ; but let the sanctam : * Quam olim standard-bearer, St. Mich- Abrahae promisisti, et se- ael, bring them into the mini ejus. holy light. Which Thou didst promise of old to Abraham, and to his seed. V. Hostias et preces tibi, V. We offer Thee, O Domine, laudis offerimus : Lord, a sacrifice of praise tu suscipe pro animabus and prayers : do Thou illis, quarum hodie memo- accept them in behalf of riam facimus : fac eas, Do- those souls whom we this mine, de morte transire at day commemorate. Grant, vitam. O Lord, that they may pass from death to life. Quam olim Abrahse pro- Which Thou didst pro- misisti, et semini ejus. mise of old to Abraham, and to his seed. The vSecret Prayer. *|£)R0PITIARE, qusesu- "T^> B merciful, we be- r-L mus Domine, ani- A^ seech Thee, O mae fum ulitui N., pro qua Lord, to the soul of Thy o The BtXRXAJ, of the Dead. hostiam laudis tibi imnio- servant N., for which we lamus ; majestatem luam offer Thee the Sacrifice of suppliciter deprecantes, praise ; humbly beseeching ut, per haec piae placatioiiis Thy Majesty, th. by offieia, pervenire merea- these oilices of loving re- tur ad requiem sempiter- conciliation, it may be nam. Ter Doiuinuiu, etc. found worthy to attain everlasting rest. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. The Communion. *~| — ' UX a?terna luceat eis, iT\AY light eternal r-* — * Domine : * Cinn ^*-^> shine upon them, Sanctis tuis in seternum, O Lord : With Thy Saints quia pins es. for ever, because Thou art merciful. J'. Requiem aeternam 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 Postcommuxiox. *T^R^STA, qucesumus ^ RANT, we beseech A— omuipotens Deus, Vi^ Thee, Almighty ut anima famuli tut N., God, that the soul of Thy quae hodie de hoc sreculo 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- piteniam. Ter 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, between two Acolytes with 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, 7vhere the Office and Mass are omitted, the Priest, after reciting the Subveuite, etc., p. jji, begins at once the following Prayer ; *~T~\ ON intres in judicium •^S'NTKR. not into judg- #-■-& cum servo tuo, Do- ^-A 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 titled, 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 quern tibi vera supplicatio Thee, the sentence of Thy fidei Christianse conimen- 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, insignitus est sig- Thee: but, by the succor naculo Sanctse Trinitatis : of Thy grace, may he be Qui vivis et regnas in sae- found worthy to escape cula saeculorurn. the judgment of veu- 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 , Libera me, etc., as on p. 562. 5§2 The Buriai, of the Dead. Whilst the above Responsory is being sung, the Priest puts incense into the censer. At the end of the Responsory is said : Kyrie eleison. Christe eleisou. Kyrie eleisou. Pater noster [seereto). Lord, have rnerc}^ Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Our Father (iuaudibly). Meanwhile the Priest receives the spri?ikler 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 same way as he sprinkled it ; then, having returned the censer to the assistant, he says : V. Et ue uos iuducas iu teiitatiouem. R. Sed libera uos a ma- le V. A porta iuferi R. Erue, Douiiue, ani- matu ejus. V. Requiescat in pace. R. Auieu. V. Domine, exaudi ora- tionem meam. R. Et clamor meus ad te veniat. V. Dominus vobiscum. R. Bt cum spiritu tuo. Or emits. EUS, cui proprium est misereri semper D V. Aud 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 with you. R. And with thy spirit. 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 aiiima famuli humbly beseech Thee for tut N., quam hodie de hoc the soul of Thy servant N., sseculo migrare jussisti : ut which Thou hast this day non tradas earn in manus commanded to depart out inimici, neque obliviscaris of this world : that Thou in fiuem, sed jubeas earn a deliver it not into the Sanctis Augelis 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 pcenas ceived by Thy holy An- inferni sustineat, sed gau- gels, and conducted into dia «tern a possideat. Per Paradise, its true county ; Christum Dominum nos- that, as in Thee it hath trum. 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 : I N Paradisum deducant fT\AY the Angels lead te Anprpli in tlin nc\- ?V.H.^ that* intn Poi-o. te Angeli, in tuo ad- >&A thee into Para- ventu suscipiant te Mar- dise ; at thy coming may tyres, et perducant te in the Martyrs receive thee, civitatem sanctam Jerusa- and bring thee into the lem. Chorus Angelorum holy City, Jerusalem. te suscipiat, et cum Lazaro May the Choir of Angels x> 584 The Buriai, of the Dead. quondam paupere cetera am receive thee, and with habeas requiem. Lazarus, once a beggar, may est thou have eternal rest. On reaching the Gravet if it be not blessed, the Priest blesses it, as follows : Or emus. Let us pray. BUS, cujus misera- ^"X GOD, in whose ten- tione animae fide- V_>J der mercy the souls Hum requiescunt, hunc of the faithful departed are tumulum benedicere •k dig- at rest, vouchsafe to bless nare, eique Angelum tuum *h this grave, and assign sanctum deputa custodem ; thereto Thy holy Angel as et quorum corpora hie its keeper ; and absolve sepeliuntur, animas eorum 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 lsetentur. Per may ever rejoice in Thee Christum Domiuum 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- terguards incenses, the Body of the deceased and the Grave. But if the Body is not buried then, the Responsory In Paradisum is omiltrd {and also the Blessing of the Grave, if it be already blessed). The office then continues as follows : Kgo sum. I am. The Benedict us, p. 569, Is then sung. After which : Requiem aeternam, etc. Eternal rest, etc. The Buriai, of the Dead. 5S5 0' }0 sum resurrectio et 't' AM the Resurrectiou vita : qui credit in r-»-» and the Life : he that me, etiam si mortuus fue- believeth in Me, although rit, vivet: et omnis qui vivit, he be dead, shall live: et credit in me, non morie- and every one who liveth, tur in sternum. aud believeth in Me, shall never die. Then is said. Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison. Pater noster (secrcto). Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Our Father {inandibly). 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, Dornine, ani- mam ejus. V. Requiescat in pace. R. Amen. V. Doniine, exaudi ora- tionem nieam. 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 praver. R. And let my cry come unto Thee. V. The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. 586 The Buriai, of the Dead. Or emus. Let us pray. B AC, quaesumus Domi- /^S" RANT, O Lord, we ne, hauc cum servo viP beseech Thee, this tuod, rest in pace. peace. R. Amen. R. Amen. The Buriai, of Children. 587 THE BURIALl OF CHILDREN. L ^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 flowers shall be laid upon it, in token of purity and vir- ginity. The Priest, vested in surplice and white stole, first sprinkles the Body with holy water, and says the first words of the A ntiphon : Sit nomen Domini. Blessed be th e name of the Lord. Psai,m 112, p. 183, followed by Glory be to the Father, etc. Then the A ntiphon is said entire: ^IT nomen Domini *-|£>LESSED be the J*^ benedictum : ex hoc <-*-3 name of the Lord : nunc, et usque in saecu- from this time forth for lum. evermore. If the Body is bor?ie to the Church, is said, according to the space of time : Psalms 118, p. 39, 148, 149, 150, p. 366. On arriving at the Church the Priest says : Ant. Hie accipiet. Ant. He shall receive. PSAI.M 23, p. 454.. Ant. Hie 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- 588 The Buriai, of Children. neratio quserentiuin Domi- eration of them that seek num. 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 (inaudibly). Meanwhile he sprinkles the Body. V, Bt ne nos inducas in tentationem. R. Sed libera nos a ma- le V. Me autem propter innocentiam suscepisti. R. Bt conflrmasti me in conspectu tuo in aeteriium. V. Dominus vobiscum. R. Bt cum spiritu tuo. Oremus. OMNIPOTBNS et mi- tissime Deus, qui omnibus parvulis renatis fonte baptismatis, dum mi- grant a saeculo, sine ullis eorum meritis vitam illico largiris leternam, sicut ani- mfe hujus parvuli hodie credimus te fecisse : 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. YT* LMIGHTY and 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 Burial of Children. 5% nos, quaesumus Domine, per intercessionem beatce Mariae semper Virginis, et omnium Sanctorum tuo- rum, hie purilicatis tibi mentibus famulari, et in Paradiso cum beatis parvu- lis perenniter sociari. Per Christum Domiuum nos- trum. R. Amen. lieve Thou hast done this day to the soul of this lit- tle child : grant us, we beseech Thee, O Lord, through the intercession of Blessed Mary ever Virgin, and of all Thy Saints, to serve Thee here with pure minds, and to be for ever united to the Blessed little ones in Paradise. Through Christ our Lord. R. Amen. IViiile the Body is borne to the Grave, and even if it be not then buried, is said the first word of the Antiphon : Juvenes. Young men. Psat.m 148, p. §66. Ant. Juvenes et vir- Ant. Young men and giues, 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. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison. Pater noster (secreto). V. Et ne nos inducas in tentationem. R. Sed libera nos a ma- le Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Our Father (hiandibly). V. And lead us not into temptation. R. But deliver us from evil. 59° The Buriai, of Children. V. Sinite parvulos ve- nire ad rne. R. Talium est euim reg- num ccelorum. V. Dominus vobiscum. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. O remus. OMNIPOTENS sempi- terue Deus, sanctae puritatis amator, qui ani- raam liujus parvuli ad coe- lorum reguum hodie mise- ricorditer vocare dignatus es : digneris etiam, Domi- ne, ita nobiscum miseri- corditer agere, ut meritis tuae sauclissimae Passionis, et intercessioue beatae Mariae semper Virginis et omnium Sanctorum tuo- rum, in eodem regno nos cum omnibus Sanctis et Electis tuis semper facias cou^audere. Oui vivis et regnas, cum Deo Patre, in imitate Spiritus Sancti Deus, per omnia soecula soe- culorum. R. Amen. V. Suffer the little chil- dren to come to Me. R. For of such is the kingdom of heaven. V. The lyord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. Let us pray. •LMIGHTY, Ever- lasting God, lover of holy Purity, who of Thy mercy hast this day vouch- safed to call the soul of this little one unto the kingdom of heaven : vouchsafe also, O Lord, to deal with us with the like mercy, that, by the merits of Thy most Holy Passion, and by the intercession of Blessed Mary ever Virgin, and of all Thy Saints, Thou may est make us to rejoice in the same kingdom with all Thy Saints and Elect. Who livest and reignest with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. R. Amen. The Burial of Children. 591 Then the Priest sprinkles the Body (as also the Grave) zuith holy water, and incenses it ; after which it is buried. Lastly, when he returns from the burial to the Church, he says the Song- of the Three Children, Benedicite {p. 327), with the Gloria Patri at the end. This Antiphou is. said before and after: BENEDICITE Domi- Sr>LESS the Lord, all uum, omues electi r&l^ ye His elect, keep ejus, agite dies lsetitise et days of gladness and give confitemini illi. praise unto Him. Having arrived in the Church, the Priest says before the Altar : V. Dominus vobiscum. V. The Lord be with you. R. Et cum spiritu tuo. R. And with thy spirit. x> Oremus. Let us pray. EUS, qui miro ordine /^ GOD, who dost dis- Angelorum minis- V>J pose the services of teria hominumque dispen- Angels and men in a won- sas, concede propitius, ut a derful order, mercifully quibus tibi ministrantibus grant that as Thy holy in coelo 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- Dominum nostrum. tected in our life on earth. Through Christ our Lord. R. Amen. R. Amen. O VARIOUS PRAYERS FOP. THE DEAD. For a deceased Pope. GOD, by whose inscrutable appointment Thy ser- vant N. {here express his name) was numbered 592 Various Prayers for the Dead. among the Chief Bishops : grant, 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. RANT, we beseech Thee, O Lord, that the soul 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. LORD, incline Thine ear unto the prayers where- by we humbly call upon Thee to show mercy uuto the soul of Thy servant N. (here express the o 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 <-■ — * 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 them again in the glorious light of ever- lasting life. For deceased Brethren^ Relations, and Benefactors. GOD, the bestower of forgiveness, etc, p. 779. O For a dead Friend. *""p^KLP us, O God of our salvation, and at the pray- r-*-b ers of Mary, the most Blessed Mother of God, ever Virgin, let the soul of Thy servant have a place in the light of everlasting blessedness. 1b\nnn$ anb Sequences FOR THK Cburcb's Seasons 597 s Ibprnns anfc Sequences for tbe Cburcb's Seasons* i. 2. MORNING HYMN. (See p. 37- ) xt THE THIRD HOUR. TIERCE. CTNC, Sancte nobis Spiri- WOME, Holy Ghost, with tus, \^j God the Son, Unum Patri cum Filio, And God the Father, ever One ; Dignare promptus ingeri Shed fori:h 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 ; Flammescat igne caritas, Accendat ardor proximos. Prsesta, Pater piissime, Patrique compar Unice, Cum Spiritu Paraclito Regnaus per omne sseculum. By act and deed, Thy praise be sung; Inflame with perfect love each sense, That others' souls may kindle thence. 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. 3. THE SIXTH HOUR. SEXT. ECTOR potens, verax j^ GOD of truth, O Lord of H o Deus, \^f mig"bt, Qui temperas rerum Who orderest time and vices, change aright, 599 6oo Hymns and Sequences. Splendore mane illuminas» Et ignibus meridiem : Exstingue flammas litium^ Aufer calorem noxium» Confer salutem corporum, Veramque pacem cordium. Praesta> Pater piissime, Patrique compar Unice» Cum Spiritu Paraclito Regnans per omne seeculum. 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 giveour 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 eternally. Amen. 4. THE NINTH HOUR. NONE. o Sr"-^ ERUM, Deus, tenax vi- ^-^v GOD, creation's secret Jlj Sor, V_^7 force, ^5 Immotus in te perma- Thj^self unmov'd, all liens, motion's source, I^ucis diurnoe tempora Who, from the morn till even- ing's ray, Successibus determinans : Through all its changes guid'st the day : I^argire lumen vespere, Quo vita nusquam decidat ; Sed pnemium mortis sacrse Perennis instet gloria. Praesta, Pater piissime, Patrique compar Unice, 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 only Son ; Hymns and Sequences. 60 i Cum Spiritu Paraclito Who, with the Holy Ghost and Thee, Regnaus per ornne sseculuni. Shall live and reign eternally. Amen. Amen. 5. VESPER HYMN. {Seep. 190.) 6. COMPLINE, OR EVENING HYMN. {Seep. 73.) 7. ADVENT, AT VESPERS. REATORalme siderum, C c REATOR of the stars of night, iEterna lux credentium' Thy people's everlasting light, Jesu, Redeemer, save us all, And hear Thy servants when they call. Jesu, Redemptor omnium, Intende votis supplicum. Qui dsemonis ne fraudibus Periret orbis, impetu Amoris actus, languid! Mundi medela factus es. Commune qui mundi nefas Ut expiares, ad Crucem E Virginis sacrario Intacta prodis victima, Cujus potestas gloriae, Thou, grieving that the ancient curse Should doom to death an uni- verse, Hast found the med'cine, full of grace, To save and heal a ruin'd race. Thou cam' st, the Bridegroom of the Bride, As drew the world to evening tide, Proceeding from a virgin shrine, The spotless Victim all divine. At whose dread Name, majestic now, Nomenque cum primum sonat, All knees must bend, all hearts must bow ; Et ccelites, et inferi And things celestial Thee shall own, Tremente curvantur genu. And things terrestrial, I,ord alone. 6o2 Hymns and Sequences. Te deprecamur ultim.se Magnum diei Judicem : Armis supernoe gratise Defende nos ab hostibus. Virtus, honor, laus, gloria Deo Patri, cum Filio, Sancto simul Paraclito, In sseculoruni saxmla. O Thou whose coming is with dread, To judge the living and the dead, Preserve us, while we dwell be- low, From ev'ry insult of the foe. To Him who comes the world to free, To God the Son, all glory be : To God the Father, as is meet, To God the blessed Paraclete. Amen. 8. 'ENI, veni, Emmanuel ! 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. D Amen. ADVENT HYMN. 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 shall 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 ! Emmanuel Nascetur pro te, Israel. Veni, clavis Davidica ! Regna reclude coelica, Fac iter tutum superum, Et claude vias inferum. Gaude ! gaude ! Emmanuel Nascetur pro te, LsraeL Veni, veni, Adonai I Qui populo in Sinai Legem dedisti vertice, In maj estate 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 ! rejoice ! Emmanuel Shall be born for thee, O Israel I Draw nigh, draw nigh, O Lord 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 thee, 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," B, 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 tuse et glorise tuae, ubi laudaverunt te patres nostri. Rorate, etc. Peccavimus, et facti sumus Sr\ROP dew, ye heavens, 1 _J from above, and let the clouds rain the Just One. Be not very angry, O Lord, and remember no longer our iniquity : behold, Thy holy city is become deserted : Sion is be- come a desert : Jerusalem is desolate : the house of Thy sanc- tification and of Thy glory, where our fathers praised Thee. Drop dew, etc. We have sinned, and are be- 604 Hymns and Sequences. tanquam immundi nos : et ce- come as unclean : and we have cidimus quasi folium universi, all fallen as a leaf, and our inl- et iniquitates nostras quasi ven- quities like the wind have car- tus abstulerunt nos : abscondisti ried us away : Thou hast hidden faciem. tuam a nobis, et allisisti Thy face from us, and hast nos in manu iniquitatis nostrse. crushed us in the hand of our iniquity. Rorate, etc. Drop dew, etc. Vide, Domine, amictionem Behold, O X,ord, the affliction populi tui, et mitte quern mis- of Thy people, and send forth surus es : emitte Agnum do- Him who is to come : send forth minatorem terras, de Petra de- the L,amb, the ruler of the earth, serti, ad montem filiae Sion : ut from Petra of the desert, to the auferat ipse jugum captivitatis mount of the daughter of Sion : nostrse. that He may take away the yoke of our captivity. Rorate, etc. Drop dew, etc. Consolamiui, consolamini, Be comforted, be comforted, popule meus : cito veniet salus My people : thy salvation com- tua : quare moerore consu- eth quickly : why with grief art meris ? quia innovavit te dolor : thou consumed ? for sorrow hath salvabo te : noli timere : ego stricken thee : I will save thee, enim sum Dominus Deus tuus, fear not : for I am the I,ord thy Sanctus Israel, Redemptor tuus. God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Redeemer. Rorate, etc. Drop dew, etc. 10. THE GREAT ANTIPHONS. The following great Antiphons are said entire before and after the Magnificat, from the 17th to the 23d of December, inclusive. If the Vespers are of a double, the great Antiphon is said after the prayer of the feast, for the commeynoration of Advent. Antiphon for the 17th of December. OSAPIENTIA, quae ex ore ^v WISDOM that comest Altissimi prodiisti, at- \_) out of the mouth of the tingens a fine usque ad Most High, that readiest finem, fortiter suaviterque dis- from one end to another, and ponens omnia: veni ad docen- dost mightily and sweetly order dum nos viam prudential. all things : come to teach us the way of prudence ! Hymns and Sequences. 605 Antiphon for the rSth of December. OADONAI, et dux domus ^vADOXAI, and Ruler of the Israel, qui Moysi in igne \_^/ house of Israel, who flarumserubiapparuisti, didst appear unto Moses et ei in Sina legem dedisti : veni in the burning- bush, and gavest ad redimeudum nos in brachio him the law in Sinai : come to extento. redeem us with an outstretched arm J Antiphon for the 19th of December. O RADIX Jesse, qui stas /~\ ROOT of Jesse, which in signum populorum ; V_-^ standest for an ensign of super quern continebunfc the people, at whom the reges os suum, quern gentes de- kings shall shut their mouths, precabuntur: veni ad liberaii- whom the Gentiles shall seek: dum nos : jam noli tardare. come to deliver us, make no tarrying. Antiphon for the 20th of December. OCIyAVIS David, et seep- /^V KEY of David, and Scep- trum domus Israel : qui \^ tre of the house of Is- aperis et nemo claudit : rael ; that openeth and claudis et nemo aperit ; veni, et no man shutteth ; and shutteth educ vinctum de domo carceris, and no man openeth : come to sedentem in tenebris, et umbra bring out the prisoner from the mortis. prison, and them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death. Antiphon for the 21st of December. OORIENS splendor lucis ^->w DAYSPRING, Brightness seternse, et sol justitice: \J of the everlasting light, veni, et illumina seden- Son of Justice, come to tes in tenebris et umbra mortis, give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death ! Antiphon for the 22d of December. OREX gentium et deside- ^w KING of the Gentiles, ratus earum, lapisque \J yea, and desire thereof; angularis qui facis O Corner-stone, that 6o6 Hymns and Sequences. utraque unum : veni, et salva hominem, quem de limo for- masti. Antiphon for the O EMMANUEL, rex et legifernoster, expectatio Gentium, et Salvator earum : veni ad salvandurn nos, Domiue Deus noster. 11. CHRISTMAS, ESU, Redemptor omnium, makest of two one : come to save man, whom Thou hast made of the dust of the earth ! 2 3d of December. O EMMANUEL, our King and our Law-giver, Longing of the Gentiles ; yea, and salvation thereof: come to save us, O Lord our God! 3f Quem lucis ante originem Parem paternce glorias Pater supremus edidit : Tu lumen et splendor Patris, Tu spes perennis omnium, Iutende quas fundunt preces Tui per orbem servuli. Memento, rerum Conditor, Nostri quod olim corporis, Sacrata ab alvo Virginis Nascendo, formam sumpseris. Testatur hoc praesens dies, Currens per anni circulum, Quod solus e siuu Patris Mundi salus adveneris. AT VESPERS. fVESU ! 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 mankind ! In whom the Father's face we see, Hear Thou the prayers 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, sequora, Huuc omne, quod cuclo subest, Salutis Auctorem novae Novo salutat cantico. Et nos, beata quos sacri Rigavit unda sanguinis, Natalis ob diem tui Hymni tributum solvimus. Jesu, tibi sit gloria, Qui natus es de Virgine, Cum Patre et almo Spiritu, In sempiterna saecula. 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. CHRISTMASTIDK. *7-j*DESTE, fideles, IvSeti triumphantes ; Venite, venite in Beth- lehem ; Natum videte Regem Angelorum ; Venite adoremus, Venite adoremus, Venite adoremus Dominum. Deum de Deo, Lumen de Lumine, Gestant puelloe viscera Deum verum, Genitum non factum Venite 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. 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. Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, Born this happy morning : . O Jesus, now to Thee be glory given, Patris seterni Word of the Father, Verbum caro factum ; In our flesh appearing : Venite adoremus, etc. O come, let us adore, etc. Amen. Amen. Cantet nunc Io Chorus Angelorum ; Cantet nunc aula coelestium, Gloria in excelsis Deo : Venite adoremus, etc. Ergo qui natus Die hodierna, Jesu, tibi sit gloria 13. THE HOLY INNOCENTS, AT VESPERS. 13 ALVETE, fiores marty- rum, Quos lucis ipso in limine n Christi insecutor sustulit, Ceu turb^ nascentes rosas. OVELY flowers of Mar- tyrs, hail ! Smitten bj- the tyrant foe On life's threshold — as the gale Strews the roses ere they blow. Vos prima Christi victima, Grex immolatorum teuer, Aram sub ipsam simplices Palma et coronis luditis. First to bleed for Christ, sweet lambs ! What a simple death ye died ! Sporting with your wreath and palms At the very altar-side ! Jesu, tibi sit gloria, Qui natus es de Virgine, Cum Patre et almo Spiritu, In sempiterna soecula. Amen. Honor, glory, 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, AT VESPERS. >^>{RUDELIS Herodes, Deum >^v CRUEL Herod ! why thus Regem venire quid Thy King and God, who times ? comes below ? Non eripit mortalia, No earthly crown comes He to take, Qui regna dat ccelestia. Who heavenly kingdoms doth bestow. Ibant Magi, quam viderant, Stellam sequentes praeviam Lumen requirunt lumine, Deum fateutur munere. Lavacra puri gurgitis Ccelestis Agnus attigit Peccata, quae non detulit, Nos abluendo sustulit. The. wiser Magi see the star, And follow as it leads before ; By its pure ray they seek the Ught, And with their gifts that Light adore. 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 potential : Aquae rubescunt hydrioe, Vinumque jussa fuudere, Mutavit unda originem. Jesu, tibi sit gloria, Qui apparuisti gentibus, Cum Patre et almo Spiritu, In sempiterna saecula. Amen, But Canasaw her glorious Lord Begin His miracles divine ; When water, reddening at His word, Flowed forth obedient in wine. 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 Hymns and Sequences. 15. THE CONVERSION PERS. ( ta €( GREGIE doctor Paule, mores instrue, l£t nostra tecum pectora in caelum trahe ; Velata dum meridiem cernat Fides, 33t solis instar sola regnet Cha- ritas. Sit Trmitati sempiterna gloria, Honor, "potestas, atque jubila- tio, In unitate, quse'gubernat omnia, Per universa seternitatis ssecula. Amen. OF ST. PAUL, AT VES- nuary 25.) '-m — ' EAD 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 unity profoundly sways Eternally all things alike in earth and heaven. Amen. 16. UDI, benigne Condi -fcL, tor, Nostras preces cum fletibus, In hoc sacro jejunio Fusas quadragenario. Scrutator alme cordium, Iufirma tu scis virium : Ad te reversis exhibe Remissionis gratiam. Multum quidem peccavimus, Sed parce confiteutibus : LENT, AT 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. 6ii Ad nominis laudem tui Confer medelam languidis. Concede nostrum conteri Corpus per abstiuentiam : Culpae ut relinquant pabulum Jejuna corda criminum. Pnesta, beata Trinitas, Concede simplex Uuitas : 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 forty days May work our profit and Thy praise. Amen. 17. LENT. "X more docti mystico Servemus hoc jejunium, 6 Deno dierum cjrculo, Ducto quater liotissimo. I,ex et Prophetoe primitus Hoc prsetulerunt, postmodum Christus sacravit, omnium Rex atque Factor temporum. Utaniur ergo parcius Verbis, cibis, et potibus, Somno, jocis, et arctius Perstemus in custodia. Vitemus autem noxia, Qu£e subruunt mentes vagas, Xt Again OW, with the slow revolv- ing year, the Fast we greet Which in its mystic circle moves Of forty days complete. That Fast, by Law 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 careless heart ; 6l2 Hymns and Sequences. Nuliumque demus callidi Hostis locum tyrannidi. Flectamus iranivindicem, Ploremus ante Judicem, Clamemus ore supplici, Dicamus omues cernui. Nostris malis offendimus Tuam, Deus, cleraentiam : Effunde nobis desuper Remissor indulgentiam. Memento quod sumus tui, Iyicet caduci plasmatis : Ne des honorem nomiuis Tui, precamur, alteri. I,axa malum, quod fecimus, Auge bonum, quod poscimus : Placere quo tandem tibi Possimus hie, et perpetim. Prassta, beata Trinitas, Concede, simplex Unitas, Ut fructuosa sint tuis And let us shut our souls against The tyrant tempter's art ; And weep before the Judge, and strive His vengeance to appease ; Saying to Him with contrite voice Upon our bended knees : Much have we sinned, O L,ord ! 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, I^ord, 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 Jejuniorum munera. Amen. Immortal fruit above. Amen. 18. PASSION SUNDAY. v EXILLA Regis prode- unt : Fulget Crucis mysteri- um, HE Royal Banners for- ward go ; The Cross shines forth 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 unda et sanguine. Impleta sunt, quae concinit David fideli carmine, Dicendo nationibus : Regnavit a ligno Deus. Arbor decora, et fulgida, Ornata Regis purpura, Electa digno stipite Tarn sancta membra tangere. Beata, cujus brachiis Pretium pependit saeculi, 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, L,ife's torrent rushing from His side, To wash us in that precious flood Where mingled Water flowed, and Blood. Fulfilled is all that David told In true prophetic song of old ; Amidst the nations, God, saith he, Hath reigned and triumphed from the Tree. O Tree of beauty, Tree of light ! O Tree with royal purple dight ! Klect on whose triumphal breast Those holy limbs should find their rest : On whose dear arms, so widely flung, The weight of this world's ran- som hung : The price of humankind to pay, And spoil the spoiler of his prey: O Cross, our one reliance, hail ! This holy Passiontide avail To give fresh merit to the saint, And pardon to the penitent. 6i4 Hymns and Sequences. Te, fons salutis Trinitas, Collaudet omnes spiritus Quibus Crucis victoriam Largiris, adde prsemium. Amen. To Thee, Eternal Three in One, I,et homage meet by all be done : Whom by the Cross Thou dost restore, Preserve and govern evermore ! Amen. 19. B PASSIONTIDE. ANGE, lingua, gloriosi Iyauream certaminis, Et super erucis trophseo Die triumphum nobilem, Qualiter Redemptor orbis Immoiatus vicerit. De parentis protoplasti Fraude Factor condolens, Quando pomi noxialis In necera morsu ruit, Ipse lignum tunc notavit, Darana ligni ut solveret. Hoc opus nostrse salutis Ordo depoposcerat, Multiformis proditoris Ars ut artem falleret, Et medelam ferret inde Hostis unde lreserat. ^-^fiNG. my tongue, the glo- P^ 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'eine Whence the insult of the Foe. Hymns and Sequences. 6is Quando venit ergo sacri Plenitudo temporis, Missus est ab arce Patris Xatus orbis Conditor, Atque ventre virginali Came amictus prodiit. Vagit infans inter arcta Conditus prsesepia Membra pannis involuta Virgo mater alligat : Ht Dei manus. pedesque Stricta cingit fascia. 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, L nda manat, et cruor ; 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. 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 SeoukncEvS. Terra, poutus, astra, niundus, Quo lavantur flumine. Crux fidelis ! inter omnes Arbor una nobilis ! Silva talem nulla profert Fronde, flore, germine : Dulce ferrum, dulce lignum, Dulce pondus sustinent. Flecte ramos, arbor alta, Tensa laxa viscera, Kt rigor lentescat ille Queni dedit nativitas, Et superni membra Regis Tende miti stipite. Sola digna tu fuisti Ferre mundi victimam Atque portum prseparare Area mundo naufrago, Quern sacer cruor perunxit Fusus Agni corpore. Sempiterna sit beatae Trinitati gloria ; iEqua Patri, Filioque, Par decus Paraclito : Unius Trinique nomen Laudet universitas. Amen. Earth, 'and stars, and sky, and ocean By that flood from stain are freed. 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 L,amb that rolled. To the Trinity be glory Everlasting, as is meet ; Equal to the Father, equal To the Son and Paraclete : Triual Unity, whose praises All created things repeat. Amen. Hymns and Sequences. 617 20. PASSIOXTIDE. TABAT Mater dolorosa Juxta crucem lacrymosa, & JEC Dura pendebat Filius. Cujus animam gementem, Contristatam, et dolentem, Pertransivit gladius. O quam tristis et afflicta Fuit ilia benedicta Mater Unigeniti. Quae moerebat, et dolebat, Pia Mater, dum videbat Nati poenas inclyti. Quis est homo qui non fleret, Matrem Christi si videret In tanto supplicio? Quis non posset contristari, Christi Matrem contemplari Dolentem cum Filio ? Pro peecatis suae gentis Vidit Jesum in tormentis, Et flagellis subditum. ' Vidit suum dulcem Natum Moriendo desolatum Dum emisit spiritum. 1 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, 1,0 ! 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, Mother meek, 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, unpitying crowd ? For His people's sins rejected, She her Jesus, unprotected, Saw with thorns, with scourg- es rent ; Saw her Son from judgment taken. Pier beloved in death forsaken, Till His Spirit forth He sent. 6i8 Hymns and Sequences. Eia Mater, fons amoris, Me sentire vim doloris Fac, ut tecum lugeam. Fac ut ardeat cor meum In amaudo Christum Deum, Ut sibi complaceam. Sancta Mater, istud agas, Crucifixi fige plagas Cordi meo valide. Tui Nati vulnerati, Tarn dignati pro me pati, Pcenas mecum divide. Fount of love and holy sorrow, Mother ! may my 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 ! Fac me tecum pie flere, Crucifixo condolere, Donee ego vixero. Juxta Crucem tecum scare, Et me tibi sociare In planctu desidero. Virgo virginum pra?clara, Mihi jam non sis amara ; Fac me tecum plangere. Fac ut portem Christi mortem, Passionis fac consortem Et plagas recolere. 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 may I car- ry, With Him in His Passion tarry, And His Wounds in memory keep. Hymns and Sequences. 619 Fac me plagis vulnerari, Fac me Cruce inebriari, Et cruore Filii. Flammis ne urar succensus, Per te, Virgo, sim defensus In die judicii. Christe, cum sit hinc exire Da per Matreni me venire Ad palmam victorise. Quando corpus morietur, Fac ut auiniEe donetur Paradisi gloria. Amen.(') May His Wounds transfix me wholly, May His Cross and Life 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, Let Thy Mother's prayer pre- vailing Lift me, Jesus ! to Thy throne ; To my parting soul be given Entrance through the gate of Heaven, There confess me for Thine own. Amen.(i) 21. PALM SUNDAY, AT THE PROCESSION. s~>$ LORIA, laus, et honor ti- \G) bi sit, Rex, Christe, Re- demptor : Cui puerile decus prompsit Ho- sanna pium. Israel es tu Rex Davidis et inclyta proles : Nomine qui in Domini, Rex ben- edicte venis. R. Gloria, laus. etc. Ccetus in excelsis te laudat cceli- cus omnis, Et mortalis homo, et cuncta creata simul. R. Gloria, laus, etc. O Thee, O Christ, be glory, praises loud, To Thee, Hosanna, cried the Jewish crowd, We Israel's monarch, David's Son proclaim : Thou corn's!, 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. R. To Thee, etc. 620 Hymns and Sequences. Plebs Hebraea tibi cum palmis obyia 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. v EASTER. SEQUENCE AT MASS. ICTIM.E paschali laudes Immolent Christiani. 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, Et gloriam vidi resurgentis : oc NTO the Paschal Victim bring, Christians, your thank- ful offering. The I^arab redeemed the flock, So Christ the spotless, without guile, To God did sinners reconcile. In wondrous deadly shock L,o ! death and life contend and strive ; The Lord of life, who dfed, 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 Galilsearn. Scimus 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 R A$C dies quam fecit Do- * J* * HIS is the day which the minus : exultemus et V^) Lord hath made : let us lsetemur in ea. be glad and rejoice therein. 24. LOW SUNDAY, AT VESPERS. *y I 'D regias agni dapes Stolis amicti candidis, Post transitum maris Rubri Christo canamus Principi. Divina cujus Charitas Sacrum propinat sanguinem, Almique membra corporis Amor sacerdos immolat. Sparsum cruorem postibus Vastator horret angelus : *TT\ OW at the Lamb's high I / 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 Sequences. Fugitque divisum mare : Mereruutur hostes fluctibus. As the cleft sea a passage gave, Then closed to whelm th' Egyptians o'er : Jam Pascha nostrum Christus So Christ, our Paschal Sacri- est, Paschalis idem victima, Et pura puris.mentibus Sinceritatis azyma. O vera coeli victima, Subjecta cui sunt tartara, Soluta mortis vincula, Recepta vitse prcemia. Victor subactis iuferis Trophaea Christus explicat, Cceloque aperto, subditum Regem teuebrarum trahit. Ut sis perenne mentibus Paschale Jesu gaudium, A morte dira criminum Yitae renatos libera. Deo Patri sit gloria, Et Filio qui a mortuis Surrexit, ac Paraclito In sempiterna ssecula. Amen. 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 Sequencers. 623 25. ASCENSION-TIDE, AT VESPERS. {->( AI/UTIS humanse Sator, Jesu voluptas cordium, Orbis redempti Conditor, F,t casta lux amantium. Qua victus es dementia, Ut nostra ferres crimina ? Mortem subires innocens, A morte nos ut tolleres ? 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 lacrymarum gaudium, Sis dulce vitse praemium. 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 wide, 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 nils the soul ; In death our everlasting prize. Amen. 624 Hymns and Sequences. 26. WHITSUNTIDE. VESPERS. v ENI, Creator Spiritus, Mentes tuorum visita, Iraple superna gratia, Quce tu creasti, pectora. Qui diceris Paraclitus, Altissimi donum Dei, Fous vivus, ignis, charitas, Et spiritalis unctio. Tu septiformis munere, Digitus paternse dexterse, Tu rite promissum Patris, Sennone ditans guttura. Accende lumen sensibus : Infunde amorem cordibus Infirma nostri corporis Virtute firmans perpeti. Hostem repellas longius, Pacemque dones protinus ; Ductore sic te prievio 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 Living Spring, the Living Fire, Sweet Unction, and True Love ! 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 Thy blest light, With love our hearts in- flame, And with Thy strength, which ne'er decays, 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 Sequences. 625 Per te sciamus da Patrem Noscamus atque Filium : Teque utriusque Spiritum Credamus omni tempore. Deo Patri sit gloria, Et Filio qui a mortuis Surrexit, ac Paraclito, In sseculorum saecula. Amen, (i) Through Thee may we the Fa- ther know, Through Thee the Paternal Son, And Thee the Spirit of them both— Thrice-blessed 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, v ENI sancte Spiritus, Et emitte ccelitus Iviicis tuse radium. Veni pater pauperum, Veni dator munerum, Veni lumen cordium. Consolator optime, Dulcis hospes animse, Dulce refrigerium. In labore requies, In oestu temperies, In fletu solatium. O lux beatissima, Reple cordis intinia Tuorum fidelium. COME, 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 Light most pure and blest, Shine within the inmost breast Of Thy faithful company. 626 Hymns and Sequences. Sine tuo numine, 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 frigidum, Rege quod est devium. Da tuis fidelibus, In te confidentibus, Sacrum septenarium. Da virtutis meritum, Da salutis exitum, Da perenne gaudiuni. 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- iy. 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) 28, TRINITY SUNDAY, AT VESPERS. 3 AM sol recedit igneus, Tu lux perennis Unitas, Nostris, beata Trinitas, Infunde amorem cordibus. Te mane laudum carmine, Te deprecamur vespere ; *Y^OW doth the fiery sun _/ decline — ** Thou, Unity Eternal ! shine ; Thou, Trinity, Thy blessings pour, And make our hearts with love run o'er. Thee in the hymns of morn we praise ; To Thee our voice at eve we raise ; Hymns and Sequences. 627 Digneris, ut te supplices Laudemus inter ccelites. Patri. simulque Filio, Tibique Sancte Spiritus, Sicut fuit, sit jugiter Ssecluni per omne gloria. Amen. 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. 29. B CORPUS CHRISTI, AT VESPERS. AXGE, lingua, gloriosi Corporis mysterium, Sanguinisque pretiosi, Quern 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 coenae Recumbens cum fratribus, <""g^">V OW, my tongue, the mys _|_/ tery telling Of the glorious Body sing, And the Blood, all price excel- ling, Which the Gentiles' Lord 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- iner 'Mid the twelve His chosen band, 628 Hymns and Sequences. Observata lege plene Cibis in legalibus, Cibum turban duodense Se dat suis manibus. Jesus, with the law complying Keeps the Feast its rites de- mand ; The, ivmore precious Food sup- plying, Gives Himself with His Own hand. Verbum caro, panem verum Verbo carnem efficit, Fitque sanguis Christi merum, Etsi sensus deficit Ad firmandum cor sincerum Sola fides sufncit. Tantum ergo Sacramentum Veneremur cernui : Et antiquum documentum Novo cedat ritui : Praestet fides supplementum Sensuum defectui. Genitori, Genitoque Laus et jubilatio, Salus, honor, virtus quoque Sit et benedictio : Procedeuti ab utroque Compar sit laudatio. Amen.(i) 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- in cr To the Father and the Son, Honor, laud, and praise ad- dressing, And eternal beuison. Holy Ghost, from both pro- gressing, Equal laud to Thee be done. Amen.(i) Hymns and Sequences. 629 30. CORPUS CHRISTI. MATINS. ^~>f ACRIS solemniis juncta ^^ sint gaudia, Et ex prsecordiis sonent praeconia ; Recedant vetera, nova sint om- nia, Corda, voces et opera. Noctis recolitur ccena novissi- ma, Qua Christus creditur agnuni 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, Ejus fatemur manibus. Dedit fragilibus corporis fercu- lum, Dedit et tristibus sanguinis po- culum, *t — ' ET this our solemn I i feast With holy joys be crowned, And from each loving breast The voice of gladness sound ; Let ancient things depart, And all be new around, In every act and voice and heart. Remember we that eve, 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. 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 vasculum, Omnes ex eo bibite. quod trado And said— Take ye of this, My Cup with life imbued ; O drink ye all this draught of bliss ! Sic sacrificium istud iustituit, Cujus ofncium comniitti voluit Solis presbyteris, quibus sic congruit, Ut sumant, et dent cseteris. Panis Angelicus fit panis homi- num : Dat panis ccelicus figuris ter- minum : O res mirabilis ! mauducat Do- minum Pauper, servus et humilis. Te trina Deitas unaque posci- raus, Sic uos tu visita, sicut te coli- mus : Per tuas semitas due nos quo tendimus, Ad lucem, quam inhabitas. Amen. 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. I,o ! Angels' Bread is made The Bread of mortal man ; Shows forth this heavenly Bread The ends which types be- gan; O wondrous boon indeed ! Upon his Uord now can A poor and humble servant feed! 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. '>•* I . V CORPUS CHRISTI. LAUDS. ERBUM supernum pro- diens, Nee Patris linquens dex- leram, HE Word of Ciod proceed- ing forth, Yet leaving not the Fa- ther's side, Hymns and Sequences. 631 Ad opus suuin exiens, Venit ad vitse vesperam. In mortem a discipulo Suis tradeudus sernulis, Prius in vitse ferculo Se tradidit discipulis. Quibus sub bin a specie Carnem dedit et sanguinem, Ut duplicis substantias Totum cibaret hominem. Se nascens dedit socium, Convescens in edulium, Se moriens in pretium, Se regnans dat in prsemium. O salutaris hostia, Quse coeli pandis ostium : Bella premunt hostilia, Da robur, fer auxilium. Uni, trinoque Domino Sit sempiterna gloria, Qui vitam sine termino Nobis donet in patria. Amen. 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 very 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 Hymxs and Seouexces. 32. CORPUS CHRISTI. AUDA Sion Salvatorem, H Eauda Ducem et Pas- torem, In hymnis et canticis. Quantum potes, tantum aude ; Quia major orani laude, Xec laudare sufficis. Eaudis thenia specialis, Panis vivus et vitalis Hodie proponitur. Quern in sacrse mensa coense Turbae fratrum duodenae Datum non ambigitur : Sit laus plena, sit sonora, Sit jucunda, sit decora Mentis jubilatio. Dies enim solemnis agitur, In qua mensae prima recolitur Hujus institutio. In hac mensa novi Regis, Novum pascha novae legis Phase vetus terminat. Vetustatem novitas, Umbram fugat Veritas, Noctem lux eliininat. PROCESSIONAL. ^f~^ RAISE high thy Saviour, 1 Sion, praise, With hymns of joj' 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 Eord, 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 Sequences. 633 Quod in ccena Christus gessit, Faciendum hoc expressit In sui memoriam. Docti sacris institutis, Panem, vinum in salutis Consecramus hostiam. 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. Dogma datur Christianis, Quod in carnem transit panis, Et vinum in sanguinem. Quod non capis, quod non vi- des, Animosa firmat fides Prseter rerum ordinem. Sub diversis speciebus, Signis tantum et non rebus, Datent res eximiae. Caro cibus, sanguis potus : Manet tamen Christus totus Sub utraque specie. A sumente non concisus, Non confractus, non divisus, Integer accipitur. Sumit unus, sumunt mille, Quantum isti, tantum ille, Nee sumptus consumitur. O Truth to Christian 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 divine. Beneath two differing species (Signs only, not their sub- stances) Die 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 Dord partake Nor sever Him, nor rend, nor break : All gain, and naught is lost; The boon now one, now thou- sands claim, Yet one and all receive the same- Receive, but ne'er exhaust. 634 Hymns and Sequences. Sumunt boni, sumunt mali : Sorte tamen inssquali Vitae vel interitus. Mors est malis, vita bonis, Vide paris sumptionis Quam sit dispar exitus. Fracto denium 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 Paschal deputatur, Datur manna patribus. Bone Pastor, panis vere, Jesu, uostri 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 types 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 In terra viventium. Tu qui cuncta scis et vales, Qui nos pascis hie mortales : Tuos ibi commensales, Cohseredes 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 HOLY NAME OF JESUS. Second Sunday after Epiphany. f^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 pcenitentibus, Quam pius es petentibus ! Quam bonus te qusereutibus ! Sed quid invenientibus ! I 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 joy of all the meek. To those who fall how kind Thou art ! How ^ood to those who seek ! 636 Hymns and Sequences. Nee lingua valet dicere, Nee littera exprimere, Expertus potest credere, Quid sit Jesum diligere. Sis, Jesu, nostrum gaudium, Qui es futurus premium : Sit nostra in te gloria, Per cuncta semper saecula. Ainen. 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. E, Joseph, celebrent ag- JOSEPH, pure spouse of that J mina coelitum, ^1 immortal Bride Te cuncti resonent ^ Who shines in ever-virgin Christiadum chori, glory bright, Qui clarus meritis, junctus es Thy praise let all the earth re- inclytae echoing send Casto fcedere Virgini. Back to the realms of light. Almo cum tumidam germine Thee, when sore doubts of thine conjugem affianced wife Admiraus, dubio tangeris anx- Had filled thy righteous spirit ius, with dismay, Afflatu superi Elaminis angelus An Angel visited, and, with blest words, Conceptum puerum docet. Scattered thy fears away. Tu natum Dominum stringis, Thine arms embraced thy Ma- ad exteras ker newly born, ^Egypti profugum tu sequeris With Him to Egypt's desert plagas ; didst thou flee ; Amissum Solymis quseris et in- Him in Jerusalem didst seek venis, and find ; Miscens gaudia fletibus. O day of joy to thee ! Post mortem reliquos mors pia Not until after death their bliss- consecrat, fill crown Palmamque emeritos gloria Others obtain ; but unto thee suscipit : was given Hymns and Sequences. 637 Tu vivens, superis par, frueris Deo, Mira sorte beatior. Nobis, suruma Trias, parce pre- cantibus, Da Joseph nieritis sidera scan- dere : Ut tandem liceat nos tibi per- petim Gratum 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. {June 24.) %y I ' T* queant laxis r^sonare (JL nbris Mira. gestorum /amuli tuorum, Solve polluti labii reatum 5ancte Joannes. o 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. Nuntius celso veniens Olympo, Eo ! from the hill of heaven's eternal glory Te patri magnum fore nasci- Comes a bright herald to thy turum, father hoary, Nomen, et vitse seriem ge- Gives thee thy name, thy birth rendae Ordine promit. Hie promissi dubius superni, Perdidit promptse modulos lo- quelae, and wondrous story Truly foretelling. But, while the heav'uly word he disbelieveth, Eo ! all his power of ready utt' ranee leaveth, Sed reformasti genitus pe- Till by thy birth his tongue remptae again receiveth Organa vocis. 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- nentein : Hinc parens, nati meritis, uterque Abdita pandit. Sit decus Patri, genitseque Proli, Et tibi, compar utriusque Vir- tus Spiritus semper, Deus unus, omni Temporis oevo. Amen. 30. SS. PETER AND *-|^vECORA lux seternitatis, f auream Diem beatis irrigavit ignibus Apostolorum quae coronat prin- cipes, Reisque in astra liberam pandit viam. Mundi Magister, atque coeli Janitor, Romae parentes, arbitrique gen- tium, Per ensis ille, hie per crucis vic- tor neeem Vitoe senatum laureati possi- dent. O Roma felix ! quae duorum Priucipum Es cousecrata glorioso san- guine : Horum cruore purpurata came- ras Excellis orbis una pulchritu- dines. 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 . PAUIv. {June 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 Triuitati sempiterna gloria, Praise, blessing, majesty, through endless days. Honor, potestas, atque jubilatio, Be to the Trinity immortal given ; In unitate, quae gubernat omnia, Who, in pure Unity, profoundly sways Per universa sseculorumssecula. Eternally all things alike in Amen. earth and heaven. Amen. 37. THE MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD. (Firs I Sunday of July.) EESTIVIS resonent com- *t-jORTH let the long pro- pita vocibus, j I cession stream, Cives lsetitiam frontibus And through the streets explicent, in order wend ; Tsedis flammiferis ordine pro- Let the bright waving line of deant, torches gleam, Instructi pueri et senes. The solemn chant ascend; Quern dura moriens Christus in While we, with tears and sighs arbore profound, Fudit multiplici vulnere San- That memorable Blood record guinem, Which, stretched on His hard Nos facti memoresdumcolimus, cross, from many a wound decet The dying Jesus poured. Saltern fundere lacrymas. Humanogeneri pernicies gravis By the first Adam's fatal sin Adami veteriscriminecontigit : Came death upon the human Adami integritas et pietas novi race ; Vitam reddidit omnibus. In this new Adam doth new life begin, And everlasting grace. Clamorem validum summus ab For scarce the Father heard sethere from heaven Languentis Geniti si Pater au- The cry of His expiring Son, diit, When in that cry our sins were Placari potius sanguine debuit, all forgiven, Et nobis veniam dare. And boundless pardon won. 640 Hymns and Sequences. Hoc quicumque stolam sail- Henceforth, whoso in that dear guine proluit, Blood Abstergit maculas, et roseum Washeth shall lose his every decus stain : Quo fiat siniilis 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 Taugatur : tribuet nobile prse- give thee soon mium, The everlasting prize. Qui cursum Deus adjuvat. Nobis propitius sis, Genitor Father supreme ! vouchsafe that potens, we, Ut quos unigence Sanguine Fi- For whom Thine only Son was Hi slain, Eniisti, et placido Flamine re- And whom thy Holy Spirit creas, sanctifies, Coeli ad culmina transferas. May heavenly joys attain. Amen. Amen. 3§. THE TRANSFIGURATION. {August 6.) QUICUMQUE Christum « j |'LI< ye who seek, in hope qureritis, fLI an(^ l°ve> Oculos in altum tollite : For your dear L,ord> look up above : Illic licebit visere Where, traced upon the azure sky, Signum perennis gloriae. Faith may a glorious form descry. Illustre quiddam cernimus, I,o ! on the trembling verge of light Quod nesciat finem pati, A something all divinely bright : Sublime, celsum, intermiuum, 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 Abraham patri Ej usque iu aevum semini. Hunc et prophetis testibus, Iisdemque signatoribus, Testator et pater jubet Audire nos, et credere. Jesu, tibi sit gloria, Qui te revelas parvulis, Cum Patre, et almo Spiritu, In sernpiterna ssecula. 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 in 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 Sunday in September.) OQUOT undis lacryma- rum, Quo dolore volvitur, Luctuosa de cruento Dum revulsum stipite, Cernit ulnis incubantem Virgo mater filium. Os suave, mite pectus, Et latus dulcissimum, %y 7] 1 'HAT a sea of tears and \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 vulneratam, Et siiiistram sauciam, Et rubras cruore plantas iEgra tingit 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, Vulnerumque purpuram, Hunc tui cordis dolorem Conde nostris cordibus. Esto Patri, Filioque, Et Cosevo Flammi, Esto summae Trinitati Sempiterna gloria ; Et perermis laus honorque, Hoc et omni sseculo. Amen. Down upon His mangled body, 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 Mother, we beseech thee, By thy 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 Sou 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 Seouences. 64 Ab ore qui pendeut tuo, Laudamus inter Angelos. Tibi niille densa rnillium Ducuin corona militat : Sed explicat victor crucem Michael salutis signifer. Draconis hie dirum caput In ima pellit tartara, Ducemque cum rebellibus Ccelesti ab arce fulminat. Contra ducem superbise Sequamur huncnos Principem, Ut detur ex Agni throno Nobis corona gloriae. Patri, simulque Filio, Tibique Sancte Spiritus, Sicut fuit, sit jugiter, Sceclurn per oniue gloria. Amen. 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 Michael 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. 41, THE HOLY GUARDIAN ANGELS. {October 2.) CUSTODES hominum psal- limus angelos. Naturae fragili quos Pa- ter addidit Ccelestis comites, insidiantibus Ne succuuiberet hostibus. ^f"^ RAISE those ministers \^* 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 an gel us, Concessis nierito pulsus houo- ribus, Ardens invidia pellere nititur, Quos coelo Deus advocat. Hue eustos igitur pervigil ad- vola, Avertens patria de tibi credita Tarn morbos animi, quam re- quiescere Quidquid non sinit in colas. For, since that from his glory- in the skies The apostate angel fell, Burning with envy, 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. Sanctae sit Triadi laus pia Praise to the glorious Trinity, jugiter, Cujus perpetuo numine ma- china Triplex hasc regitur, cujus in omnia Regnat gloria saecula. Amen. whose strength This mighty fabric sways ; Whose glory spreads beyond the utmost length Of everlasting days. Amen. 42. ST. RAPHAEL, ARCHANGEL. {October 24.) IBI, Christe, splendor tris, Vita, virtus cordium In conspectu angelorum Votis, voce psallimus : Alternantes concrepando Melos damus vocibus. Pa- y Collaudamus venerantes, Omnes cceli principes, Sed proscipue fidelem Medicum et comitem Raphaelem, in virtute Alligantem daemonem. ESU, brightness of the Fa- tlier ! Eife and strength of all who live ! In the presence of the Angels, Glory to Thy name we give, And Thy wondrous praise re- hearse, Singing in alternate verse. 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, Omne nefas inimici, Mundo corde et corpore : Paradiso redde tuo Nos sola dementia. Gloriam Patri melodis Personemus vocibus : Gloriam Christo canaraus, Gloriam Paraclito ; Qui trinus et unus Deus Extat ante saecula. Amen. 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 in one, and one in three, Throughout all eternity. Amen. 43. THE MATERNITY OF THE BLESSED VIR- GIN. {Third Sunday in October.) 'CEUO Redemptor praetu- '^^f HE Saviour left high Hea c lit Felicis alvum Virginis, Ubi caduca membra Mortale corpus induit. Haec Virgo nobis edidit Nostras salutis auspicem, Qui nos redemit sanguine, Pcenas crucemque pertulit. Spes lseta nostro e pectore Pellat timores anxios: Haec quippe nostras lacrynias, Precesque defert Filio. Voces parentis excipit, Votisque natus annuit ; ven to dwell Within the Virgin's womb, And there arrayed 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 jovful 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 prayer, 646 Hymns and Sequences. Hanc quisque semper diligat, Rebusque in arctis invocet. Sit Trinitati gloria, Quae Matris intactum sinum Ditavit alrao germine, X,aus 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 /.) S^vI^ACARE, Christe, servu- Quibus Patris demen- ti am Tuse ad Tribunal gratise 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 praemio Coufessionis, exules Vocate nos in patriam. O CHRIST, Thy guilty peo- ple spare ! IvO, bending at Thy gra- cious throne, Thy Virgin Mother 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 Sequences. 647 Chorea casta Virginum, Et quos eremus incolas Transmisit astris Coelitum, Locate nos in sedibus. Auferte genteni perfidam Credentium de finibus ; Ut unus omnes unicum Ovile nos Pastor regat. Deo Patri sit gloria, Natoque Patris unico, Sancto sirnul Paraclito, In sempiterna saecula. Amen. 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 sky. Drive from the flock, O Spirits blest ! The false and faithless race away ; That all within one fold may rest, Secure beneath one Shep- herd's sway. To God the Father glory 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. €f 'XUI/TET orbis gaudiis : Coelum resultet laudibus : Apostolorum gloriam Tellus et astra concinunt. Vos saeculorum Judices, Et vera mundi lumina, Votis precamur cordium : IS OW let the earth with joy 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 noxios Solvi jubete, quaesumus. Prazcepta quorum protinus Languor, salusque sentiunt : Sanate rnentes languidas : Augete nos virtutibus. Ut, cum redibit Arbiter In fine Christus sseculi, Nos sempiterni gaudii Concedat esse compotes. Patri, simulque Filio, Tibique sancte Spiritus, Sicut fait, sit jugiter Soeclum per omne gloria. Amen. 46. THE COMMON OF GEUSTS, 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 when the world 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- EASTKRTIDE. V VI y^HEN Christ, byHisown fJ^A* servants slain, Had died upon the bitter Cross. Hymns and SEQUENCES. 649 Quern morte crudelissima Servi necarant impii. The Apostles, of their joy be- reft, Were weeping their dear Mas- ter's loss : Sermone verax Angelus Mulieribus praedixerat : Mox ore Christus gaudium Gregi feret fidelium. Meanwhile an Angel at the tomb To holy women hath foretold, "The faithful flock with joy shall soon Their Lord in Galilee be- hold.'' Ad anxios Apostolos Currunt statim dum nuntioe, IlltC micantis obvia Christi tenent vestigia. 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. Galilsese ad alta montium Se conferunt Apostoli, Jesuque, voti compotes, Almobeantur lumine. Ut sis perenne mentibus Paschale Jesu gaudium, A morte dira criminum Vitae renatos libera. Deo Patri sit gloria, Et Filio qui a mortuis 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 Sequences. Surrexit, ac Paraclito, In sempiterna ssecula. And Thee, O Paraclete, be praise, While age on endless ages flows. Amen. Amen. 47. THE COMMON OF ONE MARTYR. ""•""X EUS, tuorum militum Sors, et corona, prsemi um, Eaudes canentes Martyris Absolve nexu criminis. Hie nempe mundi gandia, Et blanda fraudum pabula Imbuta felle deputans, Pervenit ad ccelestia. OGOD. Thy soldiers' Crown and Guard, And their exceeding great reward, From all transgressions set us free, Who sing Thy Martyr's vic- tory. 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, iEterna dona possidet. And thence hath joy for ever- more. Ob hoc precatu supplici Te poscimus, piissime : In hoc triumpho Martj-ris Dimitte iioxara servulis. We therefore pray Thee, full of love, Regard us from Thy throne above : On this Thy Martyr's triumph- day Wash every stain of sin away. Hymns and Sequences. 651 Laus et perennis gloria Patri sit, atque Filio, Sancto simul 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 eternal!-. Amen. Amen. 4§. THE COMMON OF MANY MARTYRS. £^f x^XCTOHUM meritis in- j^^ clyta gaudia Pangamus socii, ges- taque fortia : Gliscens fert animus promere cantibus Victorum genus optimum. Hi sunt.quos fatue mundus ab- horruit, vacuum, rloribus Hunc fructu aridum, Contempsere seclse, Jesu Rex bone Coelitum tui nominis as- HE merits of the Saints, Blessed 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. They, whom this world of ill, While it yet held, abhorred : Its withering flowers that still They spurned with one ac- cord : They knew them short-lived all, And followed at Thy call, Jesu, to Thy heavenly hall. King Hi pro te furias atque miuas For Thee all pangs they bare, truces Calcarunt hominum, sseva que verbera : His cessit laceraus fortiter un- gula, Nee carpsit penetralia. Cseduntur gladiis more bidenti- um : Non murmur resonat, qiuerimonia : non 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. Ivike sheep their blood they poured : And without groan or tear They bent before the sword 652 Hymns and Sequences. Sed corde impavido mens bene conscia Conservat patientiam. For that their King most dear : Their souls, serenelj' blest, In patience they possessed, And looked in hope towards their rest. Quae vox, quae poterit lingua What tongue may here declare, retexere Fancy or thought descr\-, Quae tu Martyribus munera The joys Thou dost prepare praeparas ? For these Thy Saints on high ? Rubri nam fluido sanguine ful- Empurpled in the flood gidis Of their victorious blood, Cingunt tempora laureis. They won the laurel from their God. Te, summa O Deitas, unaque, To Thee, O Lord Most High, poscimus, Ut culpas abigas, noxia sub- trahas, Des pacem famulis, ut tibi glo- riam Annorum in seriem canant. Amen. 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, KASTBR- TIDE. K EX gloriose Martyrum, Corona confitentium, Qui respueutes terrea Perducis ad coelestia : Aurem benignam protinus Intende nostris vocibus : Trophaea sacra pangimus : Ignosce quod deliquimus. xj g'lvL-GIyORIOUS King of f""| Martyrs Thou, ^*"" Crown of Confessors here below ; Whom, casting earthly joys 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 Sequences. 653 Tu vincis inter Martyres, Parcisque Confessoribus : Tu vince nostra crimina, Largitor indulgentise. Deo Patri sit gloria, Et Filio qui a mortuis Surrexit, ac Paraclito In seinpiterna saecula. Amen. 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 Sou Who rose from death, all glory be, With Thee, O Holy Comforter, Henceforth through all eter- nity. Amen. 50. THE COMMON OF CONFESSORS. ISTE Confessor Domini, co- '-^-, HIS is the day when Jesu's lentes V^*^ *rue Confessor, Quern pie laudant populi Whose happy festal here per orbem, His people keep, Hac die laetus meruit beatas Hasting with joy to dwell with. Scandere sedes. Kim the Blesser, Climbed Heaven's steep. {If it be not the day of his death, the first verse is as follows :) Iste Confessor Domini, colen- Safe now for ever, Jesu's true tes Confessor, Quern pie laudant populi per Whose happy festal here His orbem, people keep, Hac die lsetus meruit supremos Doth of his labors for his Laudis honores. mighty Blesser Rich harvest reap. Qui pius, prudens, humilis, pu- Gentle was he, wise, pure, and dicus, lowly-hearted, Sobriam duxit sine labe vitam, Sober and modest, ever foe to Donee humanos animavit aurse strife, Spiritus artus. 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, JEgra quae passim jacuere Being entreated for His ser- membra, vant's sake, Viribus morbi domitis, saluti To us on earth the same for Restituuntur. healer given Sick whole to make. i Noster hinc illi Chorus obse- Wherefore our choir, in thank- quentem fulness adoring, Concinit laudem, celebresque Iyifteth its voice with melody palmas ; 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 coeli solio corus- Be unto Him, who, in His cans, might divine, Totius mundi seriem guber- Ruleth supremely over all crea- n at tion, Triuus et unus. Amen. One and yet Trine. Amen. 51. THE COMMON OF VIRGINS. 3 ESU, corona Virgin um, Quern Mater ilia coucip t. Quae sola Virgo parturit, Hsec vota clemens accipe. Qui pergis inter lilia, Septus choreis Virgiuum, Sponsusdecorus gloria, Sponsisque reddens praemia. j^ESUS, the Virgins' Crown, \ do Thou ^ Accept us, as in prayer we bow ; Born of that Virgin whom alone The mother and the maid we own. Amongst the lilies Thou dost feed, With virgin choirs accompa- nied ; With glory decked, the spotless brides Whose bridal gifts Thy love provides. Hymns and Sequences. 6.55 Quocumque tendis, Virgines Sequuntur, atque laudibus Post te canentes cursitant, Hymnosque dulces personant. Te deprecamur supplices, Nostris ut addas sensibus Nescire prorsus omnia Corruptionis vulnera. Virtus, honor, laus, gloria Deo Patri cum Filio, Sancto simul Paraelito, In sasculorum saecula. 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. B ORTEM virili pectore Laudemus omnes fcemi- nam, Quae sanctitatis gloria Ubique fulget inclyta. Hsec sancto amore saucia, Dum mundi amorem noxium Horrescit, ad coelestia Iter peregit arduum. ' w* IGH let us all our voices r 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 stay, Climbed to the skies her toil- some wav. 656 Hymns and Sequences. Carnetn domans jejuniis, Dulcique mentem pabulo Orationis nutriens, Cceli potitur gaudiis. Rex Christe, virtus fortium, Qui magna solus efficis, Hujus precatu qucesumus Audibenignus supplices. Deo Patri sit gloria, Ej usque soli Filio, Cum Spiritu Paraclito, Nunc et per omue sseculum. A me u. 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'sery. 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. C03XESTIS Urbs Jerusa- lem, Beata pacis visio, Quoe celsa de viventibus Saxis ad astra tolleris, Sponsaxme ritu cingeris Mille Angelorum millibus. BLESSED city, heavenly Salem, Vision dear of peace and love, Who, of living stones upbuild- ed, Art the joy of heaven above, And, with angel cohorts circled, As a bride to earth dost move ! O sorte nupta prospera, Dotata Patris gloria, Respersa Sponsi gratia, From celestial realms descend- in 2" Ready for the nuptial bed, Hymns and Sequences. 657 Regina formosissima, Christo jugata Principi, Cceli corusca civitas. Hie margaritis emicant, Patentque cuiictis ostia : Virtute namque prsevia Mortalis illuc ducitur, Amore Christi percitus Tormenta quisquis sustinet. Scalpri salubris ictibus, Et tunsione plurima, Fabri polita malleo Hanc saxa molem construunt, Aptisque juncta nexibus Locantur in fastigio. Decus Parenti debitum Sit usquequaque Altissimo, Natoque Patris unico, Etinclyto Paraclito, Cui laus, potestas, gloria Sterna sit per specula. Amen. 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. Many a blow and biting sculp- ture Polished well those stones elect, In their places now compacted By the heavenly Architect, Who therewith hath willed for ever That His palace should be decked. Laud and honor 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. JE£ VE maris stella, Dei Mater alma, n A.IL, bright Star of ocean, God's own Mother blest, 658 Hymns and Sequences. Atque semper virgo, Felix coeli porta. Sumens illud Ave Gabrielis ore, Funda nos in pace, Mutans Hevse noraen. Solve vincla reis, Profer lumen csecis, Mala nostra pelle, Bona cuncta posce. Monstra te esse matrem ; Sumat per te preces, Qui pro nobis natus Tulit esse tuus. Virgo singularis, Inter omnes mitis, Nos culpis solutos, Mites fac et castos. Vitam prsesta puram, Iter para tutum, Ut videntes Jesum, Semper collaetemur. Sit laus Deo Patri, Summo Christo decus, Spiritui Sancto, Tribus honor unus. 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 ; Eight 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. Virgin all excelling, Mildest of the mild, Freed from guilt, preserve us Meek and undefiled ; Keep our life all spotless, Make our way secure, Till we find in Jesus Joy for evermore. Through the highest heaven To the Almighty Three, Father, Son, and Spirit, Amen. One same glory be. Amen. 55. FOR THE BENEDICTION OF THE BLESS- ED SACRAMENT. J0C VK verum Corpus, na- ' »^/ tum n Ex Maria Virgine, AIL. to Thee, True Body, sprung From the Virgin Mary's womb ! Hymns and Sequences. 659 Vere passum, immolatuni In cruce pro homine. Cujus latus perforatum Unda fluxit et sanguine, Esto nobis prsegustatum, Mortis in exaniine. 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 Mariae. O sweet Jesus ! Mary's Son ! Amen. Amen. *V I'DORO te devote, latens *£*, nDeitas: .. fi . Qure sub his nguns vere latitas ; 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 DeiFilius : 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- te:i 5. *-p^ UMBLY I adore Thee, r hidden Deity, Which beneath these symbols art concealed from me : 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 : I 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 Sequences. Plagas, sicut Thomas, non in- I do not, like Thomas, see Thy tneor, Wounds appear, Deum tainen 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 °-ere, 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 Lord. Panis vivus, vitam prsestans ho- This true Bread of Life doth life mini ! to man afford ; Praesta mece 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 gume, Cujus una stilla salvum facere Thy precious Blood — Blood whereof one drop for humankind outpoured Totum mundum quit ab omni Might from' all transgression scelere. have the world restored. Jesu, quern velatum nunc aspi- cio, Oro, fiat illud, quod tarn sitio, Ut, te revelata cernens facie, Visu sim beatus tuce glorice. Amen. Jesu, whom in this life veiled I behold, Grant what my soul thirsts for with desire untold ; O may I, beholding Thine un- veiled grace, Rest in blissful vision of Thine open Face. Amen. The following is usually sung after each verse : Ave Jesu, Pastor fidelium ; Jesus, Eternal Shepherd, hear our cry : Adauge fidem omnium in te Increase the faith of all whose credentium. souls on Thee rely. Hymns and Sequences. 661 OQUAM suavis est, Domi- ne, vSpiritus tuus ! qui ut dulcedinem tuam m filios demonstrates, pane sua- vissimo, de coelo praestito, esu- rientes reples bonis, fastidiosos divites dimittens inanes. Alleluia. OHOW 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 given unto us. Alleluia. \l AXXXXOOCOOOCO r fCS rC~> fCS fCVJ^ ^s^aris ^rfc Zhc Jntvoits, Collects, Epistles, (Sospels AND postcomtnumons- 663 Gbe 3ntrotts, Collects, Epistles, (Sospels, ano lpostcommunions FOR THE SUNDAYS AND PRINCIPAL FEASTS OF THE YEAR. Note. — When 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 Sunday 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 be ashamed : 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 Introit 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 reignest, 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 mav be assisted bv her intercessions with Thee. III. Mercifully hear, O Lord {p. 166), or, O God, the Pastor {p. 122). Epistle. Rom. xiii. ii-i^.. 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 baiiquetings 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. 2j-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 : when they now shoot forth their fruit, ye know that summer is nigh. So also, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that the 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 Th}' mercy in the midst of Thy temple, O Lord ; that we may anticipate with due honor the coining 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 wouldst 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 X., whom Thou hast been pleased to appoint as the Pastor over Thy Church, 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 joy of your heart. ( ,ive ear, O Thou that rulest Israel : Thou that leadest Joseph like a sheep. Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. Stir up our hearts, O Lord, to make ready the ways of Thine Only -begotten Son, that by His coming we may be worthy to serve Thee with purified minds. Through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on p. 665. Gospels, and Postcommunions. 667 Epistle. Rom. xv. 4-13. Brethren : — Whatever things were written, w7ere written for onr 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 with all joy and peace in believing : that ye may abound in hope and in the power of the Holy Spirit. Gospel. Matt. xi. 2-10. At that time : — When John in the prison had heard of the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, and said to Him : Art Thou He wdio should come, or must we 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 wThat 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 ye 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, Collects, 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 Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. 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 pra3'ers, and enlighten the darkness of our minds by the grace of Thy heavenly visitation. Who livestaud reignest, etc. Amen. Others as on p. 665. Epistle. Philip, iv. 4-7. Brethren : — Rejoice in the Lord always : again I say, rejoice. Let your mod- eration be known to all men : the Lord is nigh. Be anxious about nothing, but in everything 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. 19-28. At that 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 Elias ? 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 say est thou of thyself? He said : I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness : Make straight the way of the "Lord, as said the prophet Jsaiah. 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 Klias, nor the prophet? John answered them, saying: I baptize in water, but GOSPELS, AND POSTCOMMUNIONS. 669 in the midst of you staudeth One whom ye know not. It is He who, though comiug after me, is preferred be- fore me ; the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to loose. These things were done in Bethany, beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing. POSTCOMMtTNiON. We implore, O God, Thy clemency, that these divine helps having- expiated our sins, may prepare us for the approaching festival. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on p. 666. FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT. Ixtroit. Drop dew, }re 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 pray 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 Thy merciful forgiveness. Who livest and reignest, etc. Amen. Others as on p. 665. Epistle, i Cor. iv. /-5. Brethren : — Let a man so regard us as ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries 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 ; vet 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. 1-6. 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 country about 670 The Ixtroits, 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 ye the way of the Lord, make straight His paths. Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low : and what is crooked shall be made straight, and the rough 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 may enjoy His happiness in heaven, the mystery of whose light we have known upon earth. Who liveth and reigneth, etc. Amen. Epistle. Titus it. 11-15. Dearly Beloved : — The grace of God onr Saviour hath appeared to all men, instructing us that denying impiety and worldly lusts we should live soberly, and justly, and piously in this world, waiting for the blessed hope and coming of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for all, that He might redeem us from all iniquity, and cleanse for Himself an acceptable people, zealous of good works. These things speak and exhort : in Christ Jesus our Lord. Gospkl. Luke ii. /-//. 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 Postcommuxioxs. 671 into Judea to the city of David, which 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 days 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 greatly. And the Angel said to them : Fear not ; for behold. I bring you good news of great joy, which will be to all the people ; for this day is born to you in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign to you. Ye shall find a Babe swathed and lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the Angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying : Glory to God on high : and on earth peace to men of good will. Postco.mmuxion. Grant us, we beseech Thee, O Lord our God, that we, who rejoice in celebrating- by these Mysteries the Xativity of our Lord Jesus Christ, may deserve by a worthy con- duct to attain unto fellowship with Him. Who liveth and reign- eth, etc. Amen. Secoxd Mass. Introit. A light shall shine upon us 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. Glory 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 Hi. 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 mercy He saved us by the layer of regeneration 672 Thk Introits, Collects, Episti.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 : in Christ Jesus our Lord. Gospel. 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. And 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 in her heart. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen as it was told to them. Postcommuxion. May we, O Lord, always receive new life from this Sacrament, which reneweth to us the memory 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. Amen. Epistle. Heb. i. 1-12. God who formerly spoke to the fathers by the prophets, at different times and in various ways : lastly in these days hath spoken to us by His Son, whom He hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also He made the world : who being the brightness of His glory, and the impression of His substance, and upholding all things by the word of His power, which He made a purification of sins, sitteth on Gospels, axd 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 they. For to which of the Angels did He ever say: Thou art My Son, this day have I begotten Thee ? And again : I will be to Him a Father, and He shall be to Me a Son ? And when He bringeth again the First-Begotten into the world, He saith, And let all the Angels of God adore Him. And of the Angels indeed He saith: Who maketh His Angels spirits, and His ministers a flame of fire. But to the Son : Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever ; the 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 years shall not fail. Gospel. 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 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 testifv concern- ing 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 enlighteueth 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 possessions, and His own 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, Collects, 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 (here all kneel), and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, the glory as of the Only- Begotten of the Father : full of grace and truth. 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. 676). SUNDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF CHRIST- MAS. IisfTROiT. While all things were in quiet silence, and the night was in the midst of her course, Thy Almighty Word, O IvOrd, came down from heaven, from Thy royal throne. The L,ord hath reigned, He is clothed with beauty : the I^ord 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 worthily abound in good works. Through the same our L,ord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Epistle. Gal. iy. 1-7. 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 under tutors and governors, until the time appointed by the father : so we also, when we were children, were serving under the elements of the world. But when the fulness of time came, God sent His Son 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 Sou 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. GOSPEI/. Luke it. 33-40. At that time : — Joseph and Mary the mother of Jesus were wondering at the ugs spoken concerning Him. And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary His mother : Behold, He is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which will be opposed : And a sword shall pierce thine jGospels, and Postcommuxions. 675 own soul, that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed. And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser ; she was far advanced in years, and had lived with her husband seven vears from her vinrinitv. And she was a widow J CD J 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 all 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 (A ^72). Collect. O God, who by the fruitful (p. 194). Epistle. Titus ii. 11-15, as i>i First Mass of Christmas {p. 670). Gospel. Luke ii. 21. At that time : — After eight days were past that the Child should be circumcised, His name wras called Jesus, so called by the Angel be- fore He was conceived in the womb. POSTCOMMUNION. Vlay this Communion, O Lord, purge us from guilt ; and through the intercession of Blessed Mary, the Virgin-Ivl other of God, make us partakers of Thy heavenly remedy. Through the same our Lord, etc. Amen. THE VIGIL OF THE EPIPHANY. Introit, Collect, Epistle, and Postcommunion as on Sunday within the Octave of Christmas {p. 6J4). Gospel. Matt. ii. /9-23. 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 Ixtroits, Collects, Epistles, 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 country 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 Nazarene. 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. Amen. 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 np thy eyes round about, and see : all these are gathered together, they are come to thee : thy sons 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 Madian 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 Gospels, 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 wdiere the Christ should be born. And they said to him : In Bethlehem of Juda : for so it is written by the prophet : And thou Bethlehem, land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda : for out of thee shall come forth a Leader, who shall rule My people Israel. Then Herod, privately calling the Magians, ascertained from them the time when the star appeared to them. And sent them to 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 they 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, Almighty God, that what we celebrate with solemn office we may attain by the understanding- of a purified mind. Through our 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 joyfully unto God, all the earth : serve ye the Lord with gladness. Glory 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 what things they ought to dc, 678 The Introits, Collects, Epistles, and also may have power to fulfil the same. Through our Lord Jesus Christ' etc. Amen. Collect oj the Epiphany \p. 6/6). Epistle. Rom. xii. /-5. Brethren : — I beseech you, by the mercy of God, that ye present your 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 sa}% by the grace which is given me, to all who are among you : not to think more highly than it behooveth to think ; but to think soberly, and according as God hath dealt to every one the measure of faith. For as we have manv 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 it. 42-52. When Jesus was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem, according to the custom of the feast, and when they had completed the days, as they 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 return- ed to Jerusalem, seeking Him. And it came to pass that after three days 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 wisdom, and His answers. And when the}' 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 seeking Thee sor- rowing. And He said to them : Why did ye seek Me ? Did ye not know that I must be about My Father's business ? And they understood not the word which Tie 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. Pqstcommttnton. Grant, we humbly 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 Eord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Postcomm union of the Epiphany {p. Oyj). SECOND SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY. Feast oe the Hoey Name oe Jesus. Ixtroit. At the Name of Jesus ever}' knee should bend of those that are in heaven, on earth, and under the earth ; and every tongue should confess that the Eord Jesus Christ is in the glory of God the Father. O Eord our Eord, 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 the blessed Vision of Him whose holy Name we worship on earth. Through the same our Eord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Collect of the Sunday. Almighty- and everlasting God, who dost govern all things in heaven and earth : mercifully hear the prayers of Thy people, and grant us Thy peace in our days. Through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Lesson. Acts iv. 8-12. 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, by what means he hath been made whole, be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God hath raised from the dead, by Him this man standeth here before you whole. This is the stone wmich was rejected by you the builders, wdiich 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 wTe must be saved. Gospee. Luke ii. 2r. — As on Circumcision {p. 675). Postcommunion. Almighty and Eternal God, who hast created and redeemed us : mercifully hear our pikers ; and 68o The Introits, Collects, Episti.es, 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 L,ord Jesus Christ ; that Thy 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 Tord Jesus Christ, etc. A men. Postcommumon of the Sunday. May the efficacy of Thy power, O Tord, 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 Iyord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. IvAST GospEIv. John 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 water. And they filled them up to the brim. And Jesus saith to them : Draw out now, and carry to the master of the feast. And they carried it. And when the master of the feast had tasted the water made wine, and knew 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 drunk, 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. Intkoit. Adore God, all ye His Angels : Sion heard, and w glad ; and the daughters of Juda rejoiced. The Ivord 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 Gospels, and Postcomtmunioxs. 6Si upon our infirmities, and stretch forth the right hand of Thy Majesty to help and defend us. Through our Lord Jes.:s Christ, etc. Amen. II. O God. who by the fruitful (p. 194). III. Mercifully hear \p. 166), or, O God, the Pastor \p. 122). Epistle. Rom. -xii. 16-21. Brethren : — Be not wise in 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 in you, have peace with all men. Do not revenge yourselves, dearly beloved, but give place unto wrath : for it is written : Vengeance is Mine ; I will repay, saith the Lord. But if thine enemy hunger, feed him : if he thirst, give him drink : for doing this, thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. Gospel. Matt. viii. 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 wTilt, Thou canst make me clean. And Jesus stretching forth His hand, touched him, saying: I will: Be thou made clean. And forthwith his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus saith to him : See thou tell no man: but go, show7 thy- self to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses com- manded for a testimony to them.* And on His enter- ing into Capharnaum, a centurion came to Him, be- seeching Him, and saving: Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, and is grievously tormented. And Jesus saith to him: I will come and heal him. And the centurion making answer, said : Lord, I am not worthy that Thou shouldst enter under my roof : but only say the wrord, and my 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 632 The Introits, Collects, Episti.es, the East, and the West, and shall recline at table with Abraham, a id 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. And 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 enjoyment 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. 6y$). III. We beseech Thee, or, May the partaking {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 may by Thine aid over- come. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on last Sunday. Epistle. Rom. xiii. 8-10. Brethren : — Owe 110 man anything, but to love one another : for he who loveth the neighbor hath fulfilled the law. For : thou shalt not commit adultery : thou shalt not kill : thou shalt not steal : thou shalt not covet : and if there be any other commandment, it is comprised in this wTord : Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. The love of the neighbor worketh no evil : love, therefore, is the fulfilling of the law. Gospel. Matt. viii. 23-27. 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 wras covered with the waves, but He was asleep. And His disciples came to Him, and awaked Him, saying : Lord, save us, we perish. And Jesus saith to them : Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith ? Then rising tip, 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 heavenly food. Through our Lord 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 family by Thy 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 charity, 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. xih. 24-30. 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, Collects, Epistles, the wheat also with it. Let both grow together until the harvest, and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers : Gather up first the cockle, and bind it in bundles to burn, but the wheat gather into niy barn. Postcommuxion I. We beseech Thee, Almighty God, that we may receive the effect of that Salvation, of which in these M ysteries we have received a pledge. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. II. Ma}' the oblation of this divine Sacrament, we beseech Thee, O Lord, both cleanse us and defend us ; and by the inter- cession of Blessed Mary, Virgin-Mother of God, of Blessed Joseph, of Thy holy Apostles Peter and Paul, of Blessed N., and of all Thy Saints, free us from all sin, and deliver us from all adversity. III. {At choice.) SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY. Introit as on Third Sunday {p. 680). Collect. Grant us. we beseech Thee, O Almighty God, ever to think such things as are reasonable, and, in every word and work of ours, to do that which is pleasing in Thy sight. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on last Sunday. Epistle. / Thess. i. 2-10. Brethren : — We give thanks to God always for you all, making remem- brance of you in our prayers, without ceasing, being mindful of the work of your faith, and labor, and charity, and the endurance of the hope of our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father : knowing, brethren, beloved of God, your election : because our gospel to you was not in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much fulness, as ye know what manner of men we were among you for vour sake. And ye became followers of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much tribulation, with joy of the Holy Spirit : so that ye became a model to all who believe in Macedonia and Achaia. For from 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, GOSPELS, AND POSTCOMMUXIOXS. 685 to serve the living and true God, and to wait for His vSon from heaven (whom lie raised from the dead), Jesus, who hath delivered us from the wrath to come. Gospel. 'Matt. xiii. 31-35- t that time : Jesus spake this parable to the multitudes : The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard, which a man took and sowed in his field, which indeed is the least of ail 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 and lodge in the branches thereof. Another parable He spake to them : The kingdom of heaven is like to leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, until the whole was leavened. All these things Jesus spake to the crowds in parables : and without parables He did not speak to them : that what was spoken by the prophet might be fulfilled, when He saith : I will open My mouth in parables. I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world. Postcommuxion. Being- fed, O Lord, with heavenly de- lights, we beseech Thee that we may ever hunger after those things by which we truly live. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on last Sunday. SBPTUAGESIMA. Ixtroit. The groanings of death surrounded me. the sorrows of hell encompassed me : and in mj- affliction I called upon the Lord, and He heard my voice from His holy temple. I will love Thee, O Lord, my strength : the Lord is my rock, my refuge, and my deliverer. Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. O Lord, we beseech Thee, graciously hear the prayers of Thy people : that we, who are justly afflicted for our sins, may be mercifully delivered by Thy goodness, for the glory of Thy name. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on p. 683. Epistle. / Cor. t'x. 24 to x. 5. Brethren : — Know ye not that they who run in the race-ground, all run indeed, but one receiveth the prize? So run that ye may obtain. And every one who striveth for the mas- tery refraineth himself from all tilings, and they, in- deed, that they may receive a perishable crown : but 686 The Introits, Collects, Epistles, we an imperishable. I therefore so run, not as an un- certainly : 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 rnyself 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. GoSPEiv. Matt. xx. 7-16. At that time : — Jesus spoke to His disciples this parable : The kingdom of heaven is like to a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard. And having agreed with the laborers for a shilling a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And going out about the third hour, he saw others standing idle in the market- place. And he said to them : Go ye also into my vine- yard, and I will give you what is just. And the)' went. And again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did in like manner. But about the eleventh he went out, and found others standing, and saith to them : Why stand ye here all the day idle ? They say to him : Because no one hath hired us. He saith to them : Go ye also into m}^ vineyard. And when even- ing was come, the lord of the vineyard saith to his steward : Call the laborers, and pay them their hire, beginning from the last even to the first. When there- fore they who had come about the eleventh hour came forward, they received each one a shilling. But when the first also came, they thought that they should re- ceive more : and they also received each one a shilling. And when they received it, they murmured against the householder, saying : These last have worked one hour, and thou hast made them equal to us, who have borne the burden of the day, and the burning heat. But he answered and said to one of them : Friend, I do Gospels, and Postcommunions. 687 thee no wrong : didst thou not 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 not 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. P09TCOMMUNION. May Thy faithful, O God, be strengthened by Thy gifts ; that partaking of them, they may still desire them, and, desiring them, may constantly receive them. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on p. 684. SEXAGKSniA. Ixtroit. Arise, why sleepest Thou, O Lord ? arise, and cast us not off for ever : why turn est 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, who 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 against all adversity. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on p. 683. Epistle. 2 Cor. xi. 19 to xii. 9. Brethren : — Ye willingly suffer the foolish, whereas ye yourselves are wise. For ye suffer if any one bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man take, if a man exalt himself, if a man strike you on the face. I speak 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 : They 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 with rods, once I was ston- ed, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day have I been in the deep, in journeyings often, perils of* rivers, perils of robbers, perils from my nation, perils from the Gentiles, perils in the city, perils in the wilderness, 688 The Introits, Collects, Epistles, perils in the sea, perils among false brethren : in labor and distress, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness : Besides the things that are without, my daily charge, the care of all the churches. Who is weak, and I am not weak ? Who is scandalized, and I do not burn ? If I must glory, I will glory in the things which concern n weakness. God, even the Father 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 wTindow, in a basket, w7as I let down by the wall, and so I escaped his hands. If I must glory (it is not indeed expedient), but I will come to the visions and revelations of the Lord. I know a man in Christ, above fourteen years ago (whether in the body I know not, or whether out of the body I know not, God knoweth), such an one caught up to the third heaven. And I know such a man (whether in the body or out of the body, I know not, God knoweth), that he was 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 glory, 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 my flesh, an angel of Satan, was given me to buffet me. For which cause I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me : And He said to me : My grace is sufficient for thee : for power is per- fected in weakness. Gladly, therefore, will I glory in mine infirmities, that the power of Christ may dwell in me. Gospel. Luke viii. 4-15- At that time : — When a great crowd wras 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 Postcommunioxs. 689 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 him hear. And His disciples asked Him what this par- able might be? And He said to them: To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God ; but to the rest in parables, that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand. Now the parable is this : The seed is the word of God. And those by the wayside are they who hear ; then the devil cometh and taketh the word out of their heart, lest be- lieving they should be saved. Now those upon the rock are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy : and these have no root : for they believe for a while, and in time of 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. Postcommtjnion. Grant, we humbly beseech Thee, as on First Sunday after Epiphany, p. 6yg. Others as on p. 684. QUIXQUAGESIMA. 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. 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 prayers ; that we, being loosed from all chains of our sins, may by Thee be defended against all adversity. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on p. 683. Epistle. / Cor. xiii. 1-13. Brethren : — If I speak 690 The Introits, Collects, Episti.es, with the tongues of men and of Angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And if I have prophecy, and know all the mysteries, and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. And if I should distribute all my goods to feed the poor, and if I should deliver my body to be burned, and have not charity, it pronteth 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, thiuketh 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. GosPEiy. 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 Sou 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, begging. And when he heard the multitude passing by, he asked what it GOSPELS, AND POSTCOMMUNTONS. 69I meant. And they told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by. And he cried out, saying : Jesus, vSon 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. Postcommfnion. 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-WEDNESDAY. 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 piety, 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 it. 12-ig. .Thus saith the Lord : Be converted to Me with all your heart, with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning. And rend your hearts, and not your 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, Collects, Epistles, 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 say : Spare, O Lord, spare Thy people : and give not Thy inheritance to reproach, that the heathens should rule over them. Why should they say among the nations : Where is 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. GOSPEL. Matt. vi. 16-21. At that time : — Jesus said to His disciples : When ye fast, be not of a sad countenance, as the hypocrites. For they disfigure their faces, that to men they may appear to fast. Truly I say to you, they have got their reward. 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 up for yourselves treasures on earth, where rust and moth consume, and where thieves break through and steal. But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven ; where neither rust nor moth doth consume, and where thieves do not break through nor steal. For where thy treasure is, there is thy heart also. Postcommunion. May the Sacraments which we have re- ceived, O Lord, afford us support ; that our fasts may be pleasing to Thee, and be a healing remedy to us. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. II. May the oblation, as on the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany, p. 684. III. May the Mysteries which we have received purify us, we beseech Thee, O Almighty and merciful Cod ; 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. Ixtroit. He shall call upon Me, and I will hear him ; I will deliver him, and glorify him ; I will fill him with length of days. He that dwelleth in 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 Days : grant unto this Thy family that what tilings the}7 strive to obtain at Thy hand by abstinence, they may turn" to profit by good works. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. A men. Others as on p. 6gi. Epistle. 2 Cor. vi. 1-10. 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 day of salvation I have helped thee. Behold now is the acceptable time, behold now is the day of salvation. Giving no offence to any one, that our 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 chastened, and not killed : as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing : as needy, yet enriching many : as having nothing, and possess- ing all things. Gospel. Matt. iv. 1-11. At that time : — Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert, to be tempted by the devil. And when He had fasted fortv davs and forty 694 The Introits, Collects, Epistles, nights, afterwards He was hungry. And the tempter carne and said to Him : If Thou art the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. But He answered and said : It is written : Not by bread alone doth man live, but by every word that proceedeth from the mouth of God. Then the devil took Him up into the holy city, and set Him upon the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him : If Thou art the Son of God, cast Thyself down ; for it is written : He hath given His Angels charge over Thee, and in their hands they shall bear Thee up, lest Thou dash Thy foot against a stone. Jesus said to him : It is written again : Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. Again the devil took Him up into a very high mountain, and showed 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. Postcommunion. May the holy oblation of Thy Sacrament refresh us, O Lord, and purifying- us from our old life, make us pass on to the fellowship of Th}' saving Mystery. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on p. 692. SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT. Introit. 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 we may 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 />. 691. Epistle. / Thess. iv. 1-7. Brethren : — We ask and beseech yon 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 coniniands I gave you by the Lord Jesus. For this is the will of God, your sanctification, that ye abstain from fornication, that even- 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 EHas 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 My 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 vision to no man, till the Son of Man be risen from the dead. PoSTCOMMtnviON. Grant, we humbly beseech Thee, as on Fit si Sunday after Epiphany (p. 679). Others as on p. 692. THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT. Introit. 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. 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, Collects, Epistles, Collect. We beseech Thee, Almighty God, look upon the desires of Thy humble servants, and stretch forth the right hand of T-hy Majesty, to be our defence. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on p. 6gi. Epistle. Ephes. v. i-g. 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 sacrifice to God for a sweet-smell- ing savor. But let not fornication, and all un clean- ness, or covetousness, 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 you with vain words: for because of these things the anger of God cometh on the children of unbelief. Be not therefore partakers with them. For ye were 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. Gospel. Luke xi. 14-28. At that time : — Jesus was casting out a devil, and it was dumb ; and when He had cast out the devil, the dumb man spake: and the crowds 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 himself, 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 your children 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. When the strong one armed guardeth his court, his goods arc secure, but if 01. stronger than he come upon him, and overcome him, GOSPKLS, AND POSTCOMMUXIOXS. 697 he taketh away all his armor wherein he trusted, and distributed! his spoils. He who is not with Me, is against Me : and he who gathereth not with Me, scat- tereth. When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through places without water, seeking rest: and not finding it, he saith : I will return to my house, whence I came out. And when he cometh, he rlndeth it swrept and adorned. Then he goeth and taketh wTith him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in, and dwell there ; and the last state of that man becometh wTorse than the first. And it came to pass, as He spake these things, that a certain woman from the crowd, lifting up her voice, said to Him: Happy is the womb which bore Thee, and the breasts which Thou hast sucked. But He said: Yea, rather happy are they wrho hear the wTord of God, and keep it. Postcommunion. Mercifully 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. Amen. Others as on p. 692. FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT. Introit. Rejoice, O Jerusalem, and come together all ye that love her : rejoice with joy, ye that have been in sorrow : that ye may exult, and be filled from 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. Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. Grant, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that we who for our deeds are justly punished, by the comfort of Thy grace may mercifully be relieved. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on p. 691. Epistle. Gal. iv. 22-31. Brethren: — It is written : Abraham had twx> sons, one by a bond-maid, and one by a free woman. Bnt he by the bond-maid was 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 Mount Sinai, which g^n- dereth to bondage, which is Agar ; For Sinai is a mount in Arabia, which corresponded with the present Jerusalem, and is in bondage with her children. But that Jerusalem which is above, is free ; which is our 698 The Introits, Collects, EPISTLES, mother. For it is written: Rejoice, thou barren, who bearest not: break forth, and cry, thou who travailest not, for many are the children of the desolate one, rather than of her who hath a husband. But we, brethren, according to Isaac are children of promise. But as then he wdio wras born according to the flesh, persecuted him who was according to the Spirit ; so now also. But what saith 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. Gosper. John vi. 1-13. 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 wTere infirm. Jesus therefore went up the mountain, and there sat with His disciples. Now the passover, the festival day of the Jews, wras at hand. When Jesus therefore lifted up His eyes,' and saw that a great crowd was coming to Him, He said to Philip : Whence shall wTe buy bread, that these may eat ? And this He said to try him : for He Himself knew7 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, Andrew, 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 fishes, 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 GOSPKLS, AND POSTCOMMUNIONS. 699 baskets with the. broken meat, of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above to those who had eaten. Now those men, when they had seen what a sign Jesus had performed, said : This is, of a truth, the Prophet who is to come into the world. Jesus, therefore, knowing that they would come to take Him by force, and make Him king, fled again into the mountain by Himself. Postcommunion. Grant, we beseech Thee, O merciful God, that we may sincerely respect and receive with faith Thy holy Mysteries, with which Thou daily feedest us. Through our L,ord Jesus Christ, etc Amen. Others as on p. 6g2. PASSION SUNDAY. Ixtroit. Judge me, O God, and distinguish my cause from the nation that is not holy : 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 mercifully upon this Thy family ; that by Thy great goodness they may be governed in body, and by Thy holy keeping be guarded in mind. Through our L,ord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. II. Mercifully hear, O L,ord {p. 766), or, O God, the Pastor (p. 122). Epistle. Heb. ix. 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 denied ; how much more shall the Blood of Christ, who through the Holy Spirit offered Himself without 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. 7oo Thk Introits, Collects, Kpisti.es, Gospel. John viii. 46-59. At that time : — Jesus said to the multitudes of the Jews : Which of you shall couvict Me of sin ? If I say the truth of you, why do ye not believe Me? He that is of God, heareth the words of God. Therefore ye hear them not, because ye are not of God. The Jews therefore answered, and said to Him : Do not we say well that Thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil ? Jesus answered : I have not a devil : but I honor My Father, and ye have dis- honored Me. But I seek not Mine own glory : there is One who seeketh and judge th. Truly, truly, I say to you : if any man keep My word, he shall not see death ever. The Jews therefore said : Now we know that Thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets ; and Thou sayest : If any man keep My word, he shall not taste death ever. Art Thou greater than our 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 gloriiieth Me, of whom ye say that He is your God. And ye know Him not ; but I know7 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 Flim. 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 refresh td with Thy Mysteries. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen, 11. We beseech Thee, or, May the partaking (p. 666). PAIvM SUNDAY. Tntkoit. 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 1113- salvation are the words of my sins. Collect. Almighty and everlasting God, who hast caused our Saviour to take upon Him our flesh, and to suffer 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 L/Ord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Epistle. Philip, it. 5-1 1. Brethren : — Have this mind in yourselves, which also was in Christ Jesus ; who being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God ; but emptied Himself and took the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men, and in fashion found as a man. He humbled 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 L,ord Jesus Christ is in the glory of God the Father. THE PASSION OF OUR LOR.D JESUS CHRIST ACCORDING TO MATTHEW. — J Fait. XXVi., XXl'H. At that time : — Jesus said to His disciples : Ye know that after two days will be the Passover, and the Son 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 the festival, lest there be a tumult among the people. And when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, a woman came to Him having an alabaster box of precious oint- ment, and poured it on His head, as He reclined at table. And when the disciples saw it, they were dis- pleased, saying : To what purpose is this waste ? For this might have been sold for much, and given to the 702 The Introits, Collects, Epistees, poor. And Jesus knowing it, said to them : Why trouble ye this woman ? 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 meinorv of her. Then one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests, and said to them : What will ye give me, and I will deliver Him to you? And they assigned him thirty pieces of silver. And thenceforth he sought opportunity to betray Him. And on the first da}' of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying : Where wilt Thou that we prepare for Thee to eat the Passover ? But Jesus said : Go into the city to a cer- tain man, and say to him : The Master saith : My time is at hand ; with thee I keep the Passover with My disciples. And the disciples did as Jesus ordered them, and prepared the Passover. And when it was evening, He sat down with His twelve disciples. And whilst they were eating, He said : Truly I say to you, that one of you will betray Me. And they being very much troubled, began everyone to say: Is it I, Lord? But He answered and said : He that dippeth his hand with Me in the dish, he will betray Me. The Son of Man indeed goeth, as it is written of Him : but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is 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 GOSPKI.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 : All of you will he 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 will 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 country place called Gethsemani : and said to His disciples : Sit ye here while I go yonder, and pray. And taking with Him Peter and the two sous of Zebedee, He began to grow sorrowful and to be very sad. Then He saith to them : M3* 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 conieth to His disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith to Peter : So, could ye not watch with Me one hour? Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. Again a second time He went away and prayed, saying: My Father, if this cup cannot pass away, ex- cept I drink it, Thy will be done. And He conieth again, and findeth them sleeping ; for their eyes were heavy. And leaving them, He went awav again : and prayed the third time, saying the same words ! Then He cometh to His disciples, and saith to them: Sleep on now, and take your rest : behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man shall be betrayed into the hands of sinners. Rise, let us go : behold, he that will betray Me is at hand. While He was yet speak- ing, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with 704 The Introits, Collects, Episti.es, him a great crowd with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests and the ancients 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, and said : Hail, Rabbi : and he kissed Him. And Jesus said to him : Friend, for what art thou come ? Then they came up, and laid hands on Jesus, and held Him. And behold one of those with Jesus 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 thaf 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 POSTCOMMUXIOXS. 705 you, hereafter ye shall see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the power of God, and coming in the clouds of heaven. Then the high-priest rent his garments, saying : He hath blasphemed : what further need have we of witnesses ? Behold, now ye have heard the blasphemy : what think ye? They answered and said : He is worthy of death. Then they spat in His face, and buffeted Him ; and some struck His face with the palms of their hands, say- ing : Prophesy to us, O Christ, who is he that struck Thee ? But Peter sat without in 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 say est. And as he went out of the gate, another maid saw him, and she saith to those who were there: This man also was with Jesus of Nazareth. And again he denied it with an oath : I do not know the Man, And after a while, they who stood by came and said to Peter: Surely thou also art one of them, for even thy speech doth discover thee. Then he began to invoke curses on himself, and to swear that he knew not the Man. And immediately a cock crowed. And Peter remem- bered the words of Jesus which He had said : Before a cock crow thou wilt deny Me thrice. And he went out and wTept 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 Him awav: and delivered Him to Pontius Pilate, the governor. Then Judas, who betrayed Him, seeing that He was condemned, repented, and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the ancients, saying: I have sinned by betraying just blood. But they said : What is that to us ? Look thou to it. And casting down in the temple the pieces of silver, he de- parted ; and went and hanged himself. But the chief priests took the pieces of silver, and said : It is not law- ful to put them iuto the treasury, because it is the price 706 Th£ Ixtroits, Collects, Epistlks, of blood. And after they had consulted together, they bought with theni the potter's field, to be a burying- place for strangers. For 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, whom they of the children of Israel did price. And they gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me. And Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked Him, saying ; Art Thou the King of the Jews ? Jesus saith to him : Thousayest it. And when He was accused by the chief priests and ancients, He made no answer. Then Pilate saith to Him: Dost Thou not hear how many things they testify against Thee ? And He answered not a word, so that the governor wonder- ed exceedingly. Now on the solemn day, the gov- ernor was accustomed to release to the people one prisoner, whom they would. xAnd 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 they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. And the governor answered and said to them : Which of the two will ye that I release to you ? But they said : Barabbas. Pilate saith to them : What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ ? They all say : Let Him be 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 blood of this Just Man : look ye GOSPEES, AND POSTCOMMUNIONS. 707 to it. And all the people answered and said: His blood be on us, and on our children. Then he releas- ed to them Barabbas, and having scourged Jesus, de- livered Hirn to them to be crucifie'd. 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 bowTed the knee before Him, and mocked Him, saying: Hail, King of the Jews. And they spat upon Him, and took the reed and struck His head. And after they had mocked Him, they took off the cloak from Him, and put on Him His own garments, and led Him away to crucify Him. And as thev went out, they found a man of Cyrene, named Simo 1 : 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 when He had tasted, he would not drink. And after they had crucified Him, they divided His garments, casting lots, that what was spoken by the prophet might be fulfilled, who saith: They divided My garments among them : and on My vesture they cast lots. And they sat and wTatched Him. And they put over His head His charge, written: This is Jesus The King OF THE Jews. Then were crucified with Him two robbers: one on the right hand, and one on the left. And they that passed by, blasphemed Him, wag- ging their heads, and saving: Yah, Thou who de- stroyest the temple of God, and in three days dost rebuild it, save Thyself: if Thou art the Sou of 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 dowm from the Cross, and we will believe Him. He trusted in God: let Him now deliver Him, if He love Him : for He said: I am the Son of God. And the robbers also, 708 Thk Ixtroits, Cojxkcts, Epistxes, who were crucified with Hirn, 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, Eli, lamma sabachthani ? that is, Mv God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me ? And some who stood there and heard, said: This Man calleth Elias. 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 voicej yielded up His Spirit. [Here all kneel, and pause awhile.] And behold the veil of the temple was rent in t,waili from the top even to the bottom, and the earth quake* and the rocks were rent. And the monuments were opened, and many bodies of the saints, who had slept., arose. And thev came out of the monuments, after His resurrection, and went into the holy city, 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, saying : 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 Mary the mo- ther of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sous 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 wTeut to Pilate, and asked the Body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded that the Body should be delivered up. And Joseph taking the Body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and laid it in his own new 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 GOSPETvS, AND POSTCOMMUXIOXS. 709 Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting over against the tomb. [Here the Priest says the Mnnda cor meuffl, p. /2j.] And the next day, 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 vet alive : After three davs 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 deal ; and the last error will be worse than the first. Pilate said to them : Ye have a guard : Go, make it secure, as ye know how. And they went and made the tomb secure, sealing the stone with the guard. Postcommunion. By the operation of this Mystery, O Lord, may our vices be purged away, and our just desires fulfilled. Through our i,ord Jesus Christ," etc. A men* EASTER SUNDAY. Ixtroit. I have arisen, and am still with thee, alleluia : Thou hast laid Thine hand upon me, alleluia: Thy knowledge i- become wonderful, alleluia, alleluia. Lord, thou hast proved me and known me : Thou hast known my sitting down and my rising up. Glory he to the Father, etc. Collect. O God, who through Thine Only-begotten Son hast on this day overcome death, and opened unto us the gate of ever- lasting life : as by Thv preventing grace Thou dost 'prosper our good desires, so do Thou accompanv them with Thv continual help. Through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. " Amen. Epistle. / Cor. v. y-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 feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with un- leavened bread of sincerity and truth. Sequence : Victims Paschali, p 620. Gospel. Mark xvi. 1-7. At that time :— Marv For the offices o/Holy Week see note on p. 7io The Introits, Colxects, Epistles, Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint Jesus. And very early in the morning, the first day of the week, they come to the monument, the sun being now risen. And they said, one to another : Who shall roll us ba'ck the stone from the door of the monument ? And looking, they saw the stone rolled back : for it was very great. And entering into the monument, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed with a white robe, and they were af- frighted. But he saith to them : Be not affrighted : ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is risen : He is not here : behold the place where they laid Him. But go, tell His disciples and Peter that He goeth before you into Galilee : there ye will see Him, as He told you. Postcqmmunion. Pour forth upon us, O IyOrd, the spirit of Thy love ; that by Thy mercy Thou mayest make* those of one mind whom Thou hast fed with Thy Paschal Mysteries. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. LOW SUNDAY. Introit. As new-born babes, alleluia : desire rational, guile- less milk, allelulia, allelulia, alleluia. Rejoice unto God our helper ; sing aloud unto the God of Jacob. • Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. Grant, we beseech Thee. O Almighty God, that we for whom the Feast of the Passover hath now come to an end, may, through Thy merciful bounty, always retain in our life and manners the influence of the same. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Episttf. / John v. 4-10. Dearly Beloved : — All that is born of God, overcometh the world : and this is the victory, which overcometh the world, our faith. Who is it that overcometh the world : unless he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? This is He who came by water and blood, Jesus the Christ, not in blood alone, but in water and blood. And it is the vSpirit who testifieth that Christ is truth. For there are Three who give testimony in heaven : the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit : and these Three are Gospels, and Postcommunioxs. 711 One. And there are three who give testimony on earth : the spirit, and water, and blood : and these three are one. If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater : for this is the testimony of God, which is greater, because He hath testified of His vSon. He who believeth in the Son of God, hath the testimony of God in himself. He who doth not be- lieve the Son, niaketh Him a liar : because he be- lieveth not in the testimony, which God hath given of His vSon. Gospel. John xx. 19-31. At that time : — When it was late that same day, the first of the week, and the doors were shut, where the disciples were gathered together, through fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them : Peace be to you. And when He had said this, He showed them His hands and side. The disciples, therefore, were glad when they saw the Lord. He oaid. therefore, to them again : Peace be to you. As the Father hath sent Me, I also send you. When He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them : Receive ye the Holy Spirit. Whose sins ye shall forgive, they are forgiven them : and whose sins ye shall retain, they are re- tained. Now Thomas, one of the twelve, who is call- ed Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples, therefore, said to him : We have seen the Lord. But he said to them : Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the place of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe. And after eight days, His disciples were again within ; and Thomas was with them. Jesus cometh, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said : Peace be to you. Then He saith to Thomas : Put thy finger in hither, and see My hands, and bring hither thy hand, and put it into My side ; and be not incredulous, but believing. Thomas answered, and said to Him : My Lord, and my God. Jesus saith to him : Because thou hast seen Me, Thomas, thou believest : blessed are they who 7i2 The Introits, Collects, Epistles, have not seen and yet believe. Main- other signs also Jesus performed in the sight of His disciples, which are not written in this book. But these are written, that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the vSon of God : and that believing, ye may have life in His name. Postcoinimuxion. We beseech Thee, O Lord our God, that Thou wouldst make these most holy Mysteries, which Thou hast bestowed for the perfection of our renewal, to he to us both a present and future remed}'. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. A men. SECOND SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. Ixtroit. The earth is full of the mercy of the Lord, alleluia : by the word of the Lord were the heavens established, alleluia, alleluia. Rejoice in the Lord, O ye just : praise becometh the upright. Glory be to the Father, etc. Collkct. O God, who in the humilit}- of Thy Son hast raised up a fallen world : grant to Thy faithful people perpetual glad- ness ; and as Thou hast delivered them from the perils of eternal death, make them to rejoice with everlasting jo}-. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. II. Grant. () Lord God (p. 194). III. Mercifully hear, O Lord {p. 166), or, O God, the Pastor {p. 122). EpiSTlK. / Peter ii. 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, but are now converted to the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls. CxOSPKL. 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 lie that is not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the GOSPKLS, AND POSTCOMMUXIOXS. 713 sheep, and 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, and Mine know Me. As the Father knoweth Me, and I know the Father ; and I lay down My life for My sheep. And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold : them also I must bring, and they shall hear My voice, and there shall be one Fold and one Shepherd. Postcommuxiox. Grant us, we beseech Thee, O Almighty God, that, obtaining the grace of Thy Resurrection, we may ever glory in Thy gift. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. II. Having received, b Lord, these 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 \p. 666). THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. Patronage of St. Joseph. Introit. The Lord is our helper and protector : in Him shall our heart rejoice, and 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 choose blessed Joseph to be the husband of Thy most holy Mother: mercifully grant that, as we venerate him for our protector on earth, we may deserve 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 they may re- turn into the way of justice : grant unto all those who are ad- mitted into the fellowship of Christ's religion, that they mav 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. Lessox. Gen. xhx. 22-26. Joseph is a growing bough, a growing bough and fair to behold : the branches run to and fro upon the wall. But the arch- ers provoked him, and quarrelled with him, and envied him. His bow rested upon the strong, and the bancs 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, Collects, Episti.es, shepherd, the stone of Israel. The God of thy father will be thy helper, and the Almighty will bless thee with the blessings of heaven above, with the blessings of the deep which lieth beneath, with the blessings of the breasts and of the 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. Gospel. 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 vSou : 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, () Lord our Cod, that as Thou niakest us rejoice in the protection of blessed Joseph, so by his merits and intercession Thou wouldst make us partakers of celestial glory. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. PosTCOMMtTxioN of the Sunday. May the Sacrament 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 ye will not see Me : and again a little while, and ye will see Me: because I go to the Father; Then some of His disciples said, one to another : What is this that He saith to us : A little while, and ye will not see Me ; and again a little while, and ye will see Me, and, 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 tliat they had a mind to ask Him : and He said to them : Of this do ye inquire among vourselves, because I said : A little while, and yewfU not see Me : and again a little while, and ye will see Me. Truly, truly, I say to you, that ye shall lament and weep, but the world shall rejoice : Gospels, and Postcommuxioxs. 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 the world. So also ye now indeed have sorrow, but I will see you again ; and your heart will rejoice ; and your joy no man shall take from you. FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. Ixtroit. 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 holv arm : hath wrought salvation for Hi: Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. O God, who makest the minds of the faithful to be of one will : grant unto Thy people to love what Thou coramand- est, and to desire what Thou dost promise : that amidst the various changes of the world our hea* :s may there be fixed where true joys abide. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on Second Sunday, p. 712. Epistle. Jcu)ies i. ij-21. Dearly Beloved : — Every excellent gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom is no change, nor shadow of 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 r*x God. Wherefore casting away all uncleanness, and abun- dance of malice, receive with meekness the engrafted word, which can save your souls. Gospel. John xvi. 5-11* At that time : — Jesus said to His disciples : I go to Him who sent Me, and none of you asketh Me : Whither art Thou going? But I cause I have spoken these things to you, 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 you : but if I go, I will send Him to you. And when He is come, He will convict the 7l6 THE InTROITS, CoiylvKCTS, Epistles, world of sin, and of justice, and of judgment : of sin, because they believed not in Me ; and of justice, be- cause I go to the Father ; and ye will see Me no lon- ger : and of judgment, because the prince of this world is already judged. I have yet many things to say to you : but ye cannot bear them now. But when He, the Spirit of truth shall come, He will teach you all the truth, for He will not speak of Himself ; but whatever things He hath heard. He will speak, and the things which are to come, He will show you. He will glorify Me, because He will receive of Mine, and show to you. Postcommunton. Assist us, O Lord our God, that b}' these Mysteries which we faithfully receive, we may be purified from vice and delivered from all dangers. Through our L,ord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on Second Sunday, p. y/j. FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. Introit. Declare the voice of joy, and let it be heard, alle- luia. Declare it even to the ends of the earth ; the I,ord hath delivered His people, alleluia, alleluia. O sing joyfully unto God, all the earth": sing ye a psalm unto His name : give glory unto His praise. Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. O Lord, from whom all good things do proceed : grant to us Thy humble servants that by Thy holy inspiration we may think those things that are good, and by Thy guidance may perform the same. .Through our Iyord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on second Sunday, p. 712. EiTSTLE. James i. 22-27. Dearly Beloved :- Ee ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if any man is a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like to a man beholding his natu- ral countenance in a glass : for he beholdeth himself, and goeth away, and presently forgetteth what kind of a man he was. But he who looketll into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth in it, not becoming a forgetful hearer, but a doer of work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. If any man think himself reli- gious, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, this man's religion is vain. Religion pure and 11 n de- filed, with God and the Father is this : to visit orphans Gospels, and Postcommunions. 717 and widows in their tribulation, and to keep one's self unspotted from the world. Gospel. John xvi. 23-30. At that time : — Jesus said to His disciples : Truly, truly, I say to you : If ye ask the Father anything in My name, He will give it you. Hitherto ye have not asked anything in My name : ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. These things I have spoken to you in pro- verbs. The hour cometh when I will no more speak to you in proverbs, but I will show you plainly of the Father. On that day, ye will ask in My name : and I say not to you, that I will ask the Father for you : for the Father Himself loveth you, because ye have loved AIe and have believed that I came forth from God. I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world : again I leave the world, and go to the Father. His disciples say to Him : Eehold, now Thou speakest plainly, and speakest no proverb. Now we know that Thou knowest all things, and Thou needest not that any man should ask Thee : by this we believe that Thou comest forth from God. PosTco.ADirxiox. Grant us, O Lord, whom Thou hast filled with the virtue of Thy heavenly table, both to desire those things which are right, and to obtain what we desire. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on Second Sunday :, p . 713. ASCENSION DAY. Introit. Ye men of Galilee, why wonder ye, looking into heaven? alleluia : in like manner asve have seen Him ascend- ing into heaven, so shall He come, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. O clap your hands, all ye nations : shout unto God with the voice of joy. Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. Grant, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that as we believe Thine Only-begotten Son our Redeemer to have this day ascended into the heavens, so we may also in heart and mind dwell amid heavenly things. Through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen' Lesson. Acts i. /-//. The former treatise I indeed made, O Theophilus, of all things which Jesus began to do and to teach, until the day on which He was taken up, after He had given commandments through 7iS The Ixtroits, Collects, Epistles, 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 niouth. For John indeed baptized with water, but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days hence. They, therefore, who were come together, asked Him, saying : 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 FAather 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 was 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 ; Men of Galilee, why stand ye looking up into heaven ? This Jesus, who hath been taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen Him go into heaven. Gospp:Iv. Mark xvi. 14-20. At that time :— Jesus appeared to the eleven as they were at table : and upbraided them with their unbelief, and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He was risen again. And He said to them : Go ye into the whole world, and preach the Gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized, shall be saved ; but he that believeth not, shall be con- demned. And these signs shall follow those who be- lieve. In My name they shall cast out devils ; they shall speak w7ith new tongues. They shall take up serpents : and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hull them : they shall lay their hands upon the Gospels, and Postcommunioxs. 719 sick, and they shall recover.- And the Lord Jesus, after He had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sitteth on the right hand of God. But they going forth, preached everywhere : the Lord working withal, and confirming the word with the signs which followed. Postcommuniqn. Grant, we beseech thee, O Almighty and merciful God, that what we have received in visible Mysteries we may obtain in its invisible effect. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. SUNDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF THE AS- CENSION. Introit. Hear, O Lord, my voice with which I have cried unto Thee, alleluia : my heart hath said to Thee, I have sought 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. yij. Epistle. / Peter 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 any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God : if any man minister, let him do it as by the strength which God supplieth : that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ our Lord. Gospel. John xv. 26 to xvi. 4. At that time : — Jesus said to His disciples: When the Paraclete cometh, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceedeth 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 ma}- not be scan- dalized. Thev will cast vou out of the svna^ogues : yea, the hour cometh, that whoever killeth you will 72o The Introits, Collects, Episti.es, think that he ofTereth homage to God. And these things will they do to yon, 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. Postcommuxion. Being refreshed, O Lord, with sacred gifts, grant us, we beseech Thee, ever to continue in thanksgiving. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Poslcommiuiion of the Ascension, p. 7/9. 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 from before His face. Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. O God, who on this day didst tench the hearts of Thy faithful people, by the light of Thy Holy vSpirit : grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and ever- more to rejoice 111 His I10I3' comfort. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. LESSON. Acts 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 rashing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house 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 Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Holy Spirit gave them to speak. Now there were dwelling 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 own tongue. And they were all amazed, and wondered, saying : Behold, are not all these who speak, Galileans? And how hear we every man our own tongue wherein we were born ! Par- tisans, 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 Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews also, and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians ; we hear them speak in our tongues the great works of God. Sequence : Veni, Sancte Spiritas, p. 625. Gospel. John xiv. 23-31. At that time : — Jesus said to His disciples : If any one love Me, he will keep Mv word, and My Father will love him, and We will come to him, and make our abode with him : he who loveth vie not, keepeth not My words. And the word which ye have heard, is not Mine, but the Father's who sent Me. These things have I spoken to you, abiding with you. But the Paraclete, the Holy Spirit; whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all tilings, 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 you. If ye loved Me, ye would indeed be glad, because I go to the Father : for the Father is greater than I. And now I have told you before it come to pass, that when it shall come to pass, ye may believe. I will not now speak many things with you: for the prince of this world 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. Post COMMUNION. May 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 Him, because He hath shown His mercy "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 to Thy servants, in the confession of the true faith, to acknowledge 722 The Introits, Collects, 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 ail ad- versities. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Collect of the Sunday. U God, the strength of those who put their trust in Thee, graciously accept our prayers ; and be- cause human infirmity without Thee can do nothing, grant us the help of Thy grace ; that, in fulfilling Thy commandments, we may please Thee both in will and deed. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Epistle. Rom. xi. 33-36. O depth of riches of wisdom and knowledge of God ! How incomprehensi- 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 ? PAor of Him, and by Him, and in Him, are all things : to Him be glory for ever. Amen. Gospel. Matt, xxviii. 18-20. At that time : — Jesus said to His 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 Sou, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you : and behold I am with you all days, unto the end of the world. Postcommunion. May the reception of this Sacrament, O Lord our God, and the confession of the Holy and Internal Tri- nity, and Its undivided Unity, profit us to the salvation of body and soul. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Postcommunion of the Sunday. Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord, that, filled with so great gifts, we may receive Thy salu- tary benefits, and never cease from Thy praise. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, 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. Judge not, and ye shall not be judged. Condemn not, and ye shall not be con- demned. Forgive, and ye shall be forgiven. Give, and it shall be given to you : good measure and pressed down, and shaken together and running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with the same mea- Gospels, and Postcommunions. 723 sure with which ye measure, it shall be measured to you agaiu. And He spake also a similitude to them : Can a blind man lead a blind man ? 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 me draw the mote out of thine eye, when thou thyself 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 beseech Thee, so to venerate the sacred mysteries of Thy Body and Eiocd that we may ever feel within us the fruit of Thy Redemption. Who livest and reignest, etc. A men. Epistle, i Cor. xi. 23-29. 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 Me. In like manner also He took the cup, after the supper, saying : This cup is the new covenant in My Blood. This do ye, as often as ye shall drink, for the commemoration of Me. For as often as ye shall eat this bread, and drink the cup, ye 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 cf the Blood of the Lord. But let a man prove himself: and so let him eat of that bread and drink of the cup. For he who 724 The Ixtroits, Collects, Epistles, eatetb and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh judgment to himself, not discerning the Body of the Lord. Sequence : Lauda Sion, p. 632. Gospel. John vi. 56-39. 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 bv the Father, so he that eateth Me, the same also shall live by Me. This is the Bread which came down from heaven. Not as 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 reignest, etc. Amen. SUNDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF CORPUS CHRISTI. Introit. The Iyord became my protector, and He brought me forth into a large place : He saved me, because He was well pleased with me, I will love Thee, O Lord, my strength : the L,ord is nn* rock, my refuge, and my deliverer. Glory be to the' Father, etc. Collect. Make us, O Tord, 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 L,ord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Collect of Corpus Christ i, p. 723. Epistlts. i John Hi. 13-18. Dearly Beloved : — Wonder not if the world hate you: We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who loveth not, abideth in death. Every one who hateth his brother, is a murderer. And ye know, that no 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 GOSPELS, AND POSTCOMMUXIONS. 725 love of God abide in him ? My little children, let us love, not in word, nor tongue, but in deed and truth. Gospel. Luke xiv. 16-24.. 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 they all began together to make excuse. The first said to him : I have bought a farm, and I must go out and see it : I pray thee, 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 angry, 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 yet there is room. And the lord said to the servant : Go into the high- ways and hedges ; and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. But I say to you, that none of these men who have been invited, shall taste of my supper. P06TCOMMUNION. Having- received Thv sacred gifts, we be- seech Thee, O Lord, that by the frequent reception of this Mys- tery the fruit of our salvation may increase. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Pbstcommunion of Corpus Christi, p. 724. FEAST OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS. Friday after the Octave oe Corpus Chrtsti. Ixtroit. He will have mercv 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 Him, to the soul that seeketh Him, alleluia, alleluia. The mercies of the Lord I will sing for evermore : from gene- ration to generation. Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. Grant, we beseech Thee, Mmighty Cod, 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, may rejoice equally in their operation and their fruit. Through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Anten. Lesson. Isaiah xii. 1-6. I will give thanks to Tbee, 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 my praise, and He is become my salvation. Ye shall draw waters with joy 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 vSion : for great in the midst of thee is the Holv One of Israel. Gospel. John xix. 31-35. At that time : — The Jews, because it was the eve of the Sabbath, that the bodies might not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that was a great Sabbath-day), besought Tilate 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 with him. But after they came to Jesus, when they saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs. But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately there came out blood and water. And he who saw it giveth testimony, and his testimony is true. "PosTCOMMrxioN. Being fed with peaceful delights and life- giving Sacraments, we humbly beseech Thee, O Lord our Cod, that Thou, who art meek and "humble of heart, wduldst 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 AFTKR PENTECOST. Introit. Look Thou upon me, and have mercy <>n inc. O lord : for I am alone and poor : look upon my Lowliness and my labor : and forgive me all my sins, o my God. Gospels, and Post-communions. 727 To Thee, O Lord, have I lifted up my soul : in Thee, O ray God, I put my trust ; let me not be ashamed. Glory 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 mercy ; 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-u. Dearly Beloved : — Humble yourselves under the powerful hand of God, that He may 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 may de- vour, whom resist strong in faith, knowing that the same sufferings befall vour 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 you, 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 and 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 you who hath a hundred sheep and loseth one of them, doth not leave the ninety-nine in the desert, and go after that which was lost, until he find it D 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 jov 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 findeth it ? And when 728 The Ixtroits, Collects, Epistles, she hath found it, she calleth together her friends and neighbors, saying : Rejoice with me. because I have found the piece which I had lost. So I say to you, there is joy before the Angels of God over one sinner that repenteth. PbaTCOMMUNiON. May we be renewed, O Lord, by Thy sacred Mysteries which we have received ; and may they expiate our sins, and prepare us for Thine eternal mercies. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. II. May the oblation (J>. 684). III. At choice. FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. Introit. The Lord is my light and my salvation ; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the protector of my life; of whom shall I be afraid ? Mine 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 may be peaceably ordered by Thy gover- nance, and that Thy Church may joyfully serve Thee in tran- quil devotion. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. A men. Others as on third Sundtity, p. y2j. Epistlk. Rom. viii. 18-23. Brethren ; — I think that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy of the glory, which shall be revealed in us. For the expectation of the creature waiteth 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. Gospkl. Luke v. /-//. At that time :— When the crowd pressed on1 Jesus to hear the word of God, EJe stood bv the lake of Genesareth, and saw two barks Gospels, and Postcommuxioxs. 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 little from the laud. And sitting down, He taught the crowds out of the bark. Now when He had ceased to speak, He said to Simon : Put ofT into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. And Simon answering, said to Him : Master, 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 iishes, 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 vSimon Peter saw this, he fell down at the knees of Jesus, saying : Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord ! For amazement had seized him, and all who were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken ; and so likewise James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners of Simon. And Jesus said to Simon : Fear not ; from henceforth thou wilt catch men. And when they had brought their barks to shore, they left all things and followed Him. PosTCOMMrxiox. May the Mysteries which we have receiv- ed purify us, 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 Sunday, p. J28. FIFTH SUNDAY AFTKP. PENTECOST. Ixtroit. 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. Collect. 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 ail 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. yjy. 73o The Ixtroits, Collects, Epistles, Epistle. / Peter Hi. 8-15. Dearly Beloved : — Be ye all of one mind in prayer, sympathizing, loving the brotherhood, merciful , modest, humble : not rendering evil for evil, nor insult for insult ; but, 011 the contrary, blessing, for to this ye are called, that ye may inherit a blessing. For let him who will love life and see good days, refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile : Let him turn away from evil, and do good : let him seek peace and pursue it, for the eyes of the Lord are on the just, and His ears are open to their prayers : but the countenance of the Lord is 011 those who 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. 20-2 \/. 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 say 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 rcmeniberest that thy brother hath anything against thee, leave there thy gift before the altar, and go first aud be reconciled to thy brother ; and then come and offer thy gift. POSTCQMMUNION. Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord, that we whom Thou hast fed with a heavenly gift may be cleansed from our hidden sins, aud delivered from the snares of our enemies. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on third Sunday, p. 728. SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. [NTROIT. The Lord is the strength of His people, aud the protectoi of the salvation of His anointed : save, 0 Cord, Thy people, and bless Thine inheritance, and rule them for ever. Gospels, and Postcommunions. 731 Unto Thee will I cry, O Lord : O my God, be not Thou silent to me ; lest if Thou be silent to me, I 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 hearts the love of i'liy name, and increase within us true religion ; that Thou mayest nourish in us those things that are good, and by the zeal ol*our devotion mayest preserve what Thou hast nourished. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on third Sunday, p. J27. Epistle. Rom. vi. 3-11. Brethren : — All ye who are baptized in Christ Jesus, are baptized in His death. For we are buried together with Him by baptism into death : that as Christ is risen from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we also may walk ill 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 crucified with Him, that the body of sin may be destroyed, and that we may serve sin no longer, lor 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 liveth, He liveth to God. So ye also reckon yourselves dead indeed to sin, but alive to God, in Christ Jesus our Lord. Gospll. 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. And if I send them away fasting to their home, they will faint on the way, for some of them have come from afar. And His disciples an- swered Him : Whence can any one satisfy them with bread here in the wilderness ?" And He asked them : How many loaves have ye? They said, seven. And ,He commanded the crowd to lie on the ground. And 732 The Introits, Collects, Episti.es, He took the seven loaves, and gave thanks and brake them, and gave to His disciples to set before them, and the)7, set theni before the crowd. And they had a few small iishes : and He blessed them, and commanded them 10 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. POSTCOMMUNION. Having; been filled, O Lord, with Tin- gifts, grant, we beseech Thee, that we may be cleansed by then- virtue and defended by their help. Through our Lord" Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Otheis as on third Sunday, p. 728. SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. Introit. O clap your 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 erreth : 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. J2j. Epistle. Rom. vi. 19-23. Brethren : — I speak a human thing, because of the infirmity of your flesh : for as ye have yielded your members to serve nnclean- uess and iniquity unto iniquity, so now yield your members to serve justice unto sanctification. For when ye were servants of sin, ye were free from justice. What fruit, therefore, had ye then in those things cf which ye are now ashamed ? For the end of Ihcm 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. Gosfkl. Matt. vii. 15-21 . At that time : — Jesus said to His disciples: Beware of false prophets, who come to you in the clothing of sheep, but inwardly an ravenous wolves. By their fruits ye shall* know them. Gospels, and Postcomveunions. 733 Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles ? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit, and the evil tree bringeth forth evil fr,uit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can an evil tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit, shall be cut down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Not every one who saith to Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven : but he who doeth the will of My Father who is in heaven, he shall enter the kingdom of heaven. Postcommuxiox. May Thy healing- operation, O Lord, mercifully free us 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. J28. EIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. Ixtroit. We have received Thy mercy, O God, in the midst of Thy temple ; according to Thy name, O God. so also 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. Glory 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. 7.27. Epistle. Rom. vizi. 12-17. Therefore, 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 whoever are led by the Spirit of God, they are sons of God. For ye have not received a spirit of bondage again in fear, but ye have received a spirit of adoption of sons, in which we cry, Abba (Father). For the Spirit Himself beareth testimony to our spirit, that we are children of God. And if children, heirs also : heirs indeed of God, and joint heirs with Christ. Gospel. Luke xvi. i-g. At that time : — Jesus spoke to His disciple > this parable : There was a cer- 734 The Ixtroits, Collects, Epistles, tain rich man who had a steward, and he was accused to him of wasting his goods. And he called him, and said to him : What, is this that I hear of thee ? Give an account of thy 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 quickly, and write fifty. Then he said to another : And how much owest thou ? He said : A hundred measures of wheat. He said to him : Take thy bill, and write eighty. And the lord praised the unjust steward, because he had done prudently : for the children of this world are wiser for their gene- ration than the children of light. And I say to you : Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of iniquity, that when ve shall fail, they mav receive vou into the everlasting mansions. Postcommunion. May this heavenly Mystery be to as, O Lord, a reparation of mind and bod}- ; that we may experience the effect of that which we celebrate. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Ameii. Others as on third Sunday, p. 728. NINTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. Txtroit. Behold, God is my helper, and the Lord is the pro- tector of my soul : turn back evil upon mine enemies, and de- strov Thou "them in Thy Truth. O Lord my protector. Save me, O God, by Thy name, and deliver me in Thy strength. Glory be to the Fnther, etc. Collect. Let Thy merciful ears, O Lord, be open to the prayers of Thy suppliant people ; and that Thou mayest grant them their desires, make them to ask such things as please Thee. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as 0)i thr'rd Sunday, p 727. Epistle. / Cor. x. 6-/3. Brethren : — We may not be covetous of evil things, as even they coveted. Gosf^ls, and Postcommuxioxs. 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 us fornicate, as some of them fornicated, and twenty -three thousand fell in one day. Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them tempted, and were destroyed by the serpents. Neither murmur, as some of them murmured, and per- ished by the destroyer. Now all these things happen- ed to them in figure : and they 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 no 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 temptation an issue, that ye may be able to bear it. Gospel. Luke xix. 41-4.7. At that time : — When Jesus drew7 near to Jerusalem, seeing the city, He wept over it, saying: If thou also hadst known, and that in this thy day, the things which are for thy peace : but now they are hidden from thine eyes. For the days will come upon thee, and thine enemies will cast a trench round about thee, and compass thee round, and straiten thee on every side : and beat thee to the ground, and thy children who are in thee : and they will not leave in thee one stone upon another : because thou hast not known the time of thy visitation. And entering into the temple, He began to cast out those who sold therein, and those who bought, saying to them : It is written : My house is a house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of robbers. And He was teaching daily in the temple. Postcommt'xiox. We beseech Thee, O Lord, that the com- munion of Thv Sacrament may bestow upon us both purification and unity. Through our Iyord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on third Sunday, p. 728. TENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. Introit. When I cried to the Lord, He heard my voice, from them that draw near against me ; and He humbled them, who is 736 The Introits, Collects, Epistles, before all ages, and remains for ever : cast thy care upon the Lord, and He 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, who dost manifest Thine Almighty power chiefly in showing pardon and pit}- : increase and multiply upon us Thy mercy ; that we, running- the way towards the attain- ment of Thy promises, may be made partakers of Thy heavenly treasures. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on third Sunday, p. 727. Epistle. / Cor. xii. 2-1 1. Brethren : — Ye know, that when ye were heathens, ye went to dninb idols, according as ye were led. Wherefore I make known to yon, that no man speaking in the Spirit of God, saith anathema to Jesus. And no man can say, Lord Jesus, 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 the word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit : to another faith in the same Spirit : to another the grace of cures in the one Spirit : to another the 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 1. A£ that time : — To some who trusted in themselves as just, and despised others, Jesus spoke this parable : Two men went up into the temple to pray, the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. The Pharisee standing prayed thus with himself: O God, I thank Thee that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, as even this publican. I fast twice in the week ; I give tithes of all I possess. And the publican, standing afar off, wTould not so much as lift his eyes to heaven, Gospels, and Postcomm unions. 737 but struck his breast, saying : O God, be merciful to me a sinner. I say to you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one who exalieth himself will be humbled, and he who humbleth himself will be exalted. P03TCo:u:\ruxiox. We beseech, Thee, O Lord our God, that in Thy mercy Thou woulde.st not leave destitute of Thine aias those whom Thou ceasest not to refresh with Thy divine Sac- raments. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on third Sunday, p. 728. ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. Ixtroit. God in His holy place ; God who maketh men of one manner to dwell in a house : He will give power and strength 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. Collkct. Almighty, Everlasting God, who, in the abundance of Thy loving- kindness, dost exceed both the merits and the de- sires of those who pray unto Thee : pour down upon us Thy mercy ; forgiving us those tilings of which our conscience is afraid, and granting us those good things which our prayer does not presume to ask. Through our I^ord jesus Christ, etc." A men. Others as on third Sunday, p. j2j. 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 maimer 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 lie arose again on the third day, according to the Scrip- tures : and that He was seen by Kephas, and after that by the eleven ; then was He seen by more than five hundred brethren at once, of whom many remain until this present, but some are fallen asleep : afterwards He was seen by James, then by all the apostles and last of all, as by one born out of time, He was seen bv 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, Collects, Epistles, the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace unto me hath not been void. Gospel. Mark vii. 31-37. At that time : — Jesus, going out of the borders of Tyre, came by Sidon to the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the borders of Decapolis. And they brought to Him one deaf and dumb ; and besought Him to put His hand upon him. And taking him from the multitude 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. Postcommunion. We beseech Thee, O Lord, that by the re- ception of Thy Sacrament we may feel support of mind and body ; that, saved in both, we may glory ill the fulness of the heavenly remedy. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on third Sunday, p. 728. TWELFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. Introit. Come unto 1113' help, O God : O Lord, make haste to help me : let my enemies be ashamed and put to confusion who seek after my soul. Let them be turned backward and blush for shame that wish me evil. Glory 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. 727. Eplstlk. 2 Cor. Hi. 4-g. Brethren : — Such con- fidence we have through Christ to God : not 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 GOSPKI.S, AND POSTCOMMUNIONS, 739 vSpirit 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. Gospkl. Luke x. 23-37. At that time : — Jesus said to His disciples : Happy are the eyes that see the things which ye see. For I say 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 : W nat is written in the law? How readest thou? He answering, said : Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thv heart, and with all thv 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 justify 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 with robbers, who even stripped him and wounded him, and went away, leaving him half dead. And by chance a certain priest went down by the same road ; and seeing liim, 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 74o The Introits, Collects, Kpisti.es, robbers ? And be said : He who showed mercy to him. And jesus said to him: Go, and do thou in like manner. POSTCOMMtrNlON. Ma\' the holy participation of this Mystery give life to us, O Lord, we beseech Thee ; and procure for us both expiation and protection. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on third Sunday, p. /28. THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. Ixtroit. 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, wh}' 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. J2j. Epistle. Gal. Hi. 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 Seed, which is Christ. And this I say, the covenant confirmed by God, the law which was ma'de 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 110 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 law 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 shut 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 town, there met Him ten lepers, who Gospels, and Postcommuxioxs. 741 stood afar off : and lifted up their voice, saying : Jesus, Master, have mercv on us. And when He saw them, He said : Go, show7 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 glorified God. And he fell on his face at His feet, giving thanks : And this w7as 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. Postcommuxion. 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. Amen. Others as on third Sunday, p. 728. FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. Introit. 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. Collect. Keep, we beseech Thee, (3 Lord, Thy 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 it to 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 Spirit against the flesh : for these are contrary one to an- other, so that ye do not whatever things ye will. But if ye are led by the Spirit, ye are not under the law. And the works of the flesh are manifest, which are fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, luxury, idola- try, witchcraft, enmities, contentions, rivalries, wrath, quarrels, disputes, sects, envying, murders, drunken- ness, revellings, and the like : of which I foretell vou, as I have before said : that they who do such things 742 The Intro-its, Collects, Epistles, shall not obtain the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is charity, joy, peace, patience, mildness, goodness, long-suffering, meekness, faith, modesty, continence, chastity. Against such there is no law. But thev who are of Christ, have crucified their flesh with its vices and lusts. Gospel. JMatt. vnf 24.-33. At that time : — Jesus said to His disciples : No man can serve two masters : for either he will hate one, and love the other, or he will cling to one, and slight the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Therefore I say to you, be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, nor for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than the food ? and the 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 arraved 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 ye, therefore, first the kingdom of God, and His justice, and all these things shall be added unto vou. Postcommfxiox. May Thy Sacraments, 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. J28. FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. Introit. Incline Thine ear, O Lord, unto me, and hear me : save Thy servant, O my God, that trusteth in Thee : have mercy upon me, O Lord, for unto Thee have I cried all the day. Gospels, and Postcommunioxs. 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. Amen. Others as on third Sunday, p. 727. Epistle. Gal. v. 25 to vi, 10. 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 Nairn : 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 746 The Introits, Collects, Bpisti.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 baptism. 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. Gospel. Matt xxii. 35-46. At that time : — The Pharisees came to Jesus. And one of them, a lawyer, asked Him, tempting Him : Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law ? Jesus said to him : Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind. This is the greatest and first commandment. And the second is like to 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, saying : 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 My right hand, until I make Thine enemies Thy footstool ? If then David calleth Him Lord, how is He his sou ? And no man was able to answer Him a word : neither durst any one from that day forth question Him any more. Postcommunion. By Thy sacred Mysteries, O Almighty God, may our vices be cured, and may we receive everlasting reme- dies. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on third Sunday, p. 728. EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. Introit. Give peace, O Lord, unto them that patiently wait for THee, that Thy prophets may be found faithful: hear the praj'ers of Thy servant, and of Thy people Israel. I was glad at the things that were said unto me : we will go into the house of the Lord. * Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. Direct our hearts, we beseech Thee, O Lord, by the Gospels, and Postcommunions. 747 working" of Thy mercy ; because without Thee we are not able to please Thee. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on third Sunday, p. 72J. 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. Gospel. Matt. ix. 1-8. 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 paralytic : Be of good heart, child : thy sins are forgiven thee. And behold some of the Scribes said within 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. Postcommuniox. Nourished by Thy sacred gifts, we render thanks unto Thee, O Lord ; humbly imploring Thy mercy, that Thou wouldst render us worthy of thus partaking thereof. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on third Sunaay, p. 728. 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 My people, unto My law ; incline your ears unto the words of My mouth. Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. O Almighty and merciful God, graciously keep us 748 The Introits, Collects, 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 cominandest. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. A /nen. OtJiers as on third Sunday, p. J2j. Epistle. Ephes. iv. '23-28. Brethren : — Be ye re- newed in the spirit of your mind, and pnt ye oh the new man, who is created according to God in jnstice 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 away, one to his farm and another to his merchandise : And the rest laid hands on his servants, and treated them shamefully, or slew them. But when the king heard of it, he was angry, and sent forth his armies, and de- stroyed those murderers, and burnt their city. Then he saith to his servants : The wedding indeed is ready : but they who were invited were not worthy. Go ye therefore into the highways : and as many as ye shall find, call to the marriage. And his servants went forth into the ways, and gathered together all whom they found, both 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 earnest tiiou in hither, not having on a wedding gar- Gospels, and Postcommuxioxs. 749 ment? But he was silent. Then the king said tothe waiters : Bind him hand and foot, and cast him into the outer darkness : there shall be wailing and gnash- ing of teeth. For many are called, but lew chosen. Postcommuxiox. May Thy healing power, O Lord, merci- fullv deliver us from all our perversities, and make us ever to be devoted to Thy commandments. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on third Sunday, p. 728. TWENTIETH SUNDAY AFTER PP;XTECOST. Introit. All that Thou hast done unto us, O Lord, Thou hast 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 Thv 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 Thv faithful people pardon'and peace, that they may be cleansed from all their offences, and serve Thee with a "quiet mind. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on third Sunday, p. 727. Epistlk. Ephes. v. 15-21. Brethren : — See how ye walk cautiously : not as foolish, but as wise, redeem- ing" the time, because the davs are evil. 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 your hearts to the Lord, giving thanks always for all things, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God and the Father. Subject to one another in the fear of Christ. Gospel. John iv. $6-53. 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 went to Him, and prayed Him to come down and heal his son : for he was at the point of death. Jesus therefore said to him : L'nless ye see signs and wonders, ye believe not. The ruler saith to Him : Lord, come down before my son die. Jesus 75o Thk Introits, Collects, Epistles, 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 word, saying that his son lived. 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 son liveth : and he believed, himself and his whole house. Postcommunion. That we may 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 PENTECOST. 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. Amen. Others as on third Sunday, p. J2j. Epistle. Ephes. vi. 10-17. 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 in 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. Gospels, and Postcommuxioxs. 751 Gospel. 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 commanded that he should be sold, and his wife and children, and all that he had, and that payment should be made. But that servant, falling down, besought him, saying : Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. And the lord of that servant being moved with pity, let kim go, and for- gave him the debt. But when that servant was gone out, he found one of his fellow-servants who owed him a hundred shillings : and he laid hold of him, and seized him by the throat, saying : Pay what thou owest. And his fellow-servant falling down, besought him, saying : Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. And he would not : but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt. Now when his fellow-servants saw what had happened, they were very much grieved, and came and told their lord all that had happened. Then his lord called him, and said to him : Thou 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. Postcommuxiox. Having received the food of immortality, we beseech Thee. O Lord, that what we have received with our mouth we may follow with a pure mind. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on third Sunday, p. 728. TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTE- COST. IXTROTT shall abide God of Israel If Thou. O Lord, wilt mark iniquities, Lord, who it? for with Thee there is merciful forgiveness, O 752 The Introits, Collects, Epistles, Out of the depths have I cried unto Thee, O Lord : Lord, hear my voice. 'Glory 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. Amen. Others as on third Sunday, p. 727. Epistle. Philip, i. 6-1 1. Brethren : — We are con- fident in the Lord Jesus, that He who hath begun in you a good work, will complete it until the day of Christ Jesus : as it is meet for me to think this for all of you : because I have you in my heart, both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all being partakers of my joy : For God is my witness, how I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ. And this I pray, that your charity may more and more abound ill knowledge, and in all un- derstanding ; that ye may approve the better things, that ye ma}* be sincere, and without offence, until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of justice through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. Gospkl. Matt. xxii. 15-21. 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 wnckedness, said : Why tempt ye Me, hypocrites ? Show Me the tribute money. And they offered Him a coin. And Jesus saith to them : Whose is this image, and the inscription ? They say to Him : Caesar Then saith He to them : Render therefore to Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the thin which are God's. PO&TCOMMUNION; We have received, O Lord, the gifts of Thy sacred Mysteries ; huttlbly beseeching Thee that what Thou hast commanded us to do in remembrance of Thee may GOSPELS, AND POSTCOMMUNIONS. 753 profit us as a help to our infirmity. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on third Sunday, p. 728. TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. If this should be the last Sunday after Pentecost, the Mass is said of the 24th Sunday, and this- Mass is said on the preceding Satur- day, if not hindered by a double or semi-double Feast ; ij it is, on some other day previously. Introit. The Lord saith, I think thoughts of peace, and not of affliction : you shall call upon Me, and I will hear you ; and I will bring back your captivity from all places. 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, absolve Thy people from their offences ; that through Thy bountiful goodness we may be delivered from the bonds of those sins which by our frailty we have taken upon ourselves. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on third Sunday, p. 72J. Epistlk. Philip. Hi. /7, to iv. j. Brethren : — Be ye followers of me, and observe those who walk so, as ye have onr model. For manv walk, of whom I often told yon (but now I speak even weeping), the enemies of the Cross of Christ : whose end is destruction : whose God is the belly : and glory* is in their shame, who mind earthly tilings. But our citizenship is in heaven : whence also we look for a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will reform our vile body conform- ably to His glorious body, according to the working :ereby He is able to subject all things to Himself. Therefore, my brethren, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown : stand thus in the Lord, beloved. I beseech Evodia, and I beseech Syntyche, to be of one mind in the Lord. I also ask thee likewise, sincere companion, help these women, who have labored with me in the Gospel together with Clement, and mine other fellow-laborers, whose names are in the book of life. Gospel. Matt. i#* 18-26. At that time : — As Jesus was speaking to the multitudes, behold a certain ruler came up, and worshipped Him, saying : Lord, my daughter hath just now died ; but come, lay Thy hand 754 The Introits, Collects, Epistles, on lier, and she will live. And Jesns arose and fol- lowed him, as did His disciples. And behold, a wo- man having an issue of blood twelve years came be- hind Him, and touched the fringe of His garment. For she said within herself : If I may but touch His garment, I shall be healed. But Jesus turned about, and seeing her, said : Be of good heart, daughter, thy faith hath healed thee. And the woman was healed from that hour. And when Jesus was come into the house of the ruler, and saw the minstrels, and the crowd in an uproar, He said ; Retire, for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed Him to scorn. And when the crowd was put forth, He went in and took her by the hand : and the maid arose. And the fame hereof went abroad into all that country. Postcommunion. We beseech Thee, Almighty God, that Thou wouldst not permit us to be subject to human dangers, to whom Thou givest to rejoice in this divine participation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on third Sunday, p. 728. If there should be more than 24 Sundays after Pentecost, the Masses after the 23d are of those Sundays after Epipluuiy whith were passed over. But the following Mass of the 24th Sunday is al- ways said last. TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTE- COST. Introit as on last Sunday. Collect. Quicken, O L,ord, we beseech Thee, the wills of Thy faithful people ; that they, more earnestly seeking after the fruit of divine grace, may more abundantly receive the healing gifts of Thy mercy. Through our Ivord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on third Sunday, p. 727. Epistle. Col. i. 9-14- Brethren : — We cease not to pray for you, and ask that ye may be filled with the knowledge of His will, in all wisdom and spiritual un- derstanding : that ye may walk worthy of God, pleas- ing in all things, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God : strengthen- ed with all might according to His glorious power, in all patience and long-suffering with joy, giving thanks to God the Father, who hath made us worthy to share Gospels, and Postcommunioxs. 755 in the lot of the saints in light : who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and translated us to the kingdom of His beloved Son ; in whom we have re- demption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins. GoSPEl/. Matt. xxiv. 15-35. At that time : — Jesus- said to His disciples : When ye shall see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place : let him who readeth understand. Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. And let not him who is 011 the housetop come down to take anything out of his house. And let not him who is in the field go back to take his coat. And woe to those who are with child, and to those who give suck in those days. But pray that your flight be not in the winter, or on the Sabbath. For there shall be then great tribulation, such as hath not been from the* beginning of the world until now, neither shall be. And unless those days had been shortened, no flesh would be saved : but for the sake of the elect those days shall be shortened. Then if any man shall say to you : Lo ! Here is the Christ ; or there : believe it not. For false christs, and false prophets, will arise, and will show great signs and wonders, so as to deceive (if possible) even the elect. Behold I have told you before. If therefore they shall say to you : Behold, He is in the desert ; go ye not out : Behold, in the closets ; believe it not. For as the lightning coineth forth from the East, and appeareth even unto the West, so will also the coming of the vSon of Man be. Wherever the carcass is, there will the eagles also 'be gathered together. And im- mediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give her light, and the stars will fall from heaven ; and the powers of heaven will be shaken. And then will appear the sign of the Sou of Man in heaven : and then will all the tribes of the earth mourn : and they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds of heaven with great power and majesty. And He will send his Angels 756 The Introits, Collects, Kpisti.es, with a trumpet, and a great voice : and the}' will gather together His elect from the four winds, from the far- thest part of the heavens to the utmost bounds of them. Now learn the parable from the fig-tree : when the branch thereof is already become tender, and the leaves come forth, ye know that summer is nigh : 80 ye also when ye shall see all these things, know ye that it is nigh, at the doors. Truly I say to you, that this generation shall not pass till all these things be done. Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away. Postcommunion. Grant, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that, by this Sacrament which we have received, whatsoever is corrupt in our souls maj' be restored by its healing power. Through our L,ord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Others as on third Sunday, p. J28. 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, didst prepare a worthy habitation for Thy Son : we be- seech Thee that, as by the foreseen death of the same Thy Son 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 tord 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 np from eternity, and of old before the earth was made. The depths 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 Postcommunioxs. 757 had not yet made the earth, nor the rivers, nor the poles of the world. When He prepared the heavens, I was present: when with a certain law and compass He enclosed the depths : when 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 not. Blessed is the man that heareth me, and that watcheth daily at my gates, and waiteth at the posts of my doors. He that shall find me, shall find life, and shall have salvation from the Lord. GosPEiv. 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. Postcommuniox. 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 preserve the Immaculate Concep- tion of Blessed Mary. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. EXPECTATION OF THE B. V. M. (Dec. /. 699). Gospel. John xix. 30-33. 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 Sabbath), that the bodies might not remain 011 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 wTith Him. But after they came to Jesus, when they saw that he was already dead, they did not break His legs. But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately there came out blood and water. And he who saw it giveth .testimony, and his testimony is true. POSTCOMMUNION. Admitted, O Tvord, 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. Amen. Postcommu>iio)i and last Gospel of the Sunday. VISITATION OF THE B. V. M. (July 2.) Introit as on the Feast of the Espousals {p. 759). Collect. Vouchsafe, O Lord, we beseech Thee, unto us Thy servants the gift of Thy heavenly grace ; that as in the childbirth of the Blessed Virgin "our salvation began, so from the votive Solemnity of her Visitation we may obtain an increase of peace. Through our L,ord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Lesson. Cant. ii. 8-//. Behold, He cometli 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 win (lows, 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 priming is cotne : the voice of the turtle dove is heard in our l;md : the fig-tree hath put forth its green figs : the vines in flower yield their sweet smell. Arise, My GOSPKLS, AND POSTCOMMUNIONS. 765 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 ear- : 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 thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe in my womb leaped for joy. 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. Postcommuxion. 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 Mary : 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. Glory 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 Mother : 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. 23-3/. 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. 764 The Introits, Collects, Episti.es, may rejoice in its perpetual fruit in heaven. Through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Colled of the Sunday. Epistle. Heb. ix. 11-T5, as on Passion Sunday {p. 699). 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 Sabbath), that the bodies might not remain 011 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 wTith Him. But after they came to Jesus, when they saw that he w7as already dead, they did not break His legs. But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately there came out blood andwTater. And he who saw it giveth. testimony, and his testimony is true. PostCOMMUNlON. Admitted, O Eord, to Thy holy table, we have drawn waters with jo\7 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. Amen. Postcommunion and last Gospel of the Sunday. VISITATION OF THE B. V. M. {July 2.) Introit as on the Feast of the Espousals {p. 759). COLL-ECT. Vouchsafe, O Lord, we beseech Thee, unto us Thy servants the gift of Thy heavenly grace ; that as in the childbirth of the Blessed 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. Lesson. Cam. ii. 8-14. Behold, He cometh leap- ing upon the mountains, skipping over the hills. My Beloved is like a roe, or a young hart. Behold, He starideth behind our wall, looking through the win dows, looking through the lattices. Behold, my Be- loved speaketh to rne : 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 Gospels, and Postcommuxioxs. 765 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 Zaeh- ariah, and saluted Elizabeth. And it came to pass, that when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb : and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit : and she cried out with a loud voice, and said : Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me ? For behold as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe in my womb leaped for joy. 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. Postcommuxion. 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 Mary : 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. Glory 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 Mother : 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 worth}- to attain unto ever- lasting joys. Who livest and reignest, etc. Amen. Lesson. Eccl. xxiv. 23-3/. 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, Iu 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. My 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. 2J-28. At that time : — As Jesus was speaking to the multitudes ; 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. PostcOmmuxion. We beseech Thee, O Lord, that the vene- rable intercession of Thy glorious Mother, tho 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. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. (August 6.) 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 for 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 the Faith by the witness of the Fathers, and didst wonderfully signify, by a Voice out of a bright cloud, the adoption of sons : mercifully grant unto us to be made co-heirs with the very King of glory, and bring us to the enjoyment of the same. Through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Epistlk. 2 Peter i. /6-rg. Dearly Beloved : — We have not followed eunningly devised fables, when we made known to yon the power and presence of onr Lord Jesus Christ: but we were eye-witnesses of His majesty. For He received from God the Father honor and ,^lorv, when there came such a voice to Him from the excellent glory : This is My beloved Son, in whom Gospels, and Postcommunions. 767 I am well pleased : hear ye Him. And this Voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with Him on the holy mount. We have also the surer word of prophecy, to which ye do well to attend, as to a light 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 L,ent (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 Thy Son, which we now celebrate with solemn office. Through our Tord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. ASSUMPTION OF THE B. V. M. [August 15.) Introit as on the Feast of Our Tady of Mt. Carmel (p. 765), substituting the word 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 fin- able to please Thee, may be saved by the intercession of the Mother of Thy Son our Cord. Through the same our Tord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Lesson. EccL xxiv. it- 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 my tabernacle. And He said to me : Let thy dwelling be in Jacob, and thy inheritance in Israel, and take root in My 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 Him. And so was I established in Sion, and in the holy city likewise I rested: and my power was in Jerusalem. And I took root in an honored people, and in the portion of my God which is His inheritance: and my abode is in the full assembly of saints." I was 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, ancf as a plane-tree by the water in the meadows, was I exalted. I gave a sweet smell like 768 The Ixtroits, Collects, Epistles, cinnamon, and aromatic balm: I yielded a sweet odor like the best mvrrh. Gospel. Luke x. 38-42. At that time : — Jesus en- tered into a certain town, and a certain woman named Martha received Him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who, sitting also at the Lord's feet, heard his word. But Martha was busy about much serving : and she stood and said : Lord, dost Thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone ? Bid her then help me. And the Lord answering, said to her : Martha, Martha, thou art anxious, and troubled about many things. But one thing is necessary. Mary hath chosen the best part, which shall not be taken away from her. Postcomminion. 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 Espousals {p. 739). Collect. Vouchsafe, O Lord, we beseech Thee, unto us Thy servants the gift of 'T\\y heavenly 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. A men. Lesson. Prov. viii. 22-35, as on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception [p. 756). Gospel. Matt. i. 1-16. Book or 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 Solomon of her who was wife of Uriah. And Solomon begat Roboam : and Roboam begat Abiah : Gospels, and Postcommunion s. 769 and Abiah begat Asa. And Asa begat Josaphat : and Josaphat begat Joram : and Jorani begat Oziah. And Oziah begat Joatham : and Joathani begat Acliaz : and Achaz begat E^ekiak. And Ezekiah begat Menassas : and Menassas begat Anion : and Anion begat Josiah. And Josiah begat Jeclioniah and his brethren, about the time of the removal to Babylon. And after the re- moval to Babylon, Jeclioniah begat Salathiel : and Salathiel begat Zoro babel. And Zorobabel begat Abiud : and Abiud begat Eliakim : and Eliakim begat Azor. And Azor begat Sadoc : and Sadoc begat Achim : 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 as on the Feast of the Visitation {p. 765). 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 Almighty God, tnat Thy faithful people who rejoice in the Name of the most holy Virgin Mary, 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. 2j-ji, as on the Feast of Mt. Carmel (A 7*5). Gospel. Luke i. 26-18, as on ihe Feast of the Expectation (A 758.) POSTCOMMUNION. Having received, O Lord, these helps to our Salvation, grant, we beseech Thee, that we may be in all places protected by the patronage of Blessed Mary, ever Virgin ; in whose honor we have made these offerings unto Thy Majesty. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Postcommunion 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 Salvation, Life, and Resurrection : by whom we are saved and delivered. Cod 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. 77o This Introits, Collects, Epistles, Collect. O God, who dost this day gladden us by the yearly Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross : grant, 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 Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Epistle. Philip, ii. 3-11, as on Palm Sunday {p. 701). GOSPEL. John xii. 31-36. At that time : — 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 should die. The crowd answered Him: We have heard from the law that Christ remaineth for ever ; and how savest 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 you. Walk whilst ye have the light, that the darkness may not overtake you : For he who walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. Whilst ye have the light, believe in the light, that ye may be sous of light. Postcommunion. Draw nigh unto us, O Lord our God, and defend, by the perpetual defence of the holy Cross, those whom Thou makest to rejoice in its honor. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. 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 vSalome, 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- phecy of Simeon, a sword of sorrow did pierce through the sweet- est soul of Thy glorious Virgin-Mother Mary : mercifully grant that we, who celebrate the memory of her sorrows, may obtain the happy effect of Thy Passion. Who livest and reiguest, etc. A men. Collect of the Sunday. LESSON. Judith xiii. 22-23. The Lord has blessed thee by His power, because by thee He hath brought our enemies to naught. Blessed art thou, O daughter, GOSPELS, AND POSTCOMMUNIONS. 77 1 by the Lord the most high God, above all women upon the earth. Blessed be the Lord who made heaven and earth : because lie hath so magnified thy name this day, 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, by 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. Joh?i xix. 25-27. At that time : — There stood by the Cross of Jesus, His mother, and the sister of His mother, Mary 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 Lord 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 effect of every salutary blessing. Who livest and reignest, etc. Amen. Postcommunion and Last Gospel of the Sunday. ST. MICHAEL, ARCHANGEL. {September 29.) Michaelmas. Introit. Bless the Lord, all ye His Angels : 3'e 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 holy name. Glory be to the Father, etc. Collect. O God, who dost dispose the services of Angels and men in a wonderful order : mercifully grant that as Thy holy angels always minister before Thee in heaven, so by them we may be protected in our life on earth. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Lesson. Apoc. i. /-5. In those days : — 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, 772 The Introits, Collects, Epistles. whatever things he saw. Blessed is he who readeth and heareth the words of this prophecy ; and keepeth the things which are written in it ; for the time is at hand. John to the seven churches which are in Asia : Grace to you, 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. Gospel. 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, ve 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 who 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 bv 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 twTo 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. vSee that ye despise not one of these little ones ; for I say to you, that their angels in heaven always behold the face of My Father who is in heaven. Postcommuxion. Supported by the intercession of Thy bless- ed Archangel Michael, 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. A men. GOSPELS, AND POSTCOMMUNIONS. 773 SOLEMNITY OF THE HOLY ROSARY. First Sunday of October. Introit as on the Feast of Mt. Carmel {p. 765). Collect. O God, whose Only-Begotten Son, by 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 the}' contain, and obtain what they promise. Through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Collect of the Sunday. Lesson. Prov. vui., 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 (A 758). Postcommttnion. We beseech thee, O Lord, that we may be assisted by the prayers of Thy most holy Mother, whose Rosary 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 reignest, etc. Amen. Postcommunion and Last Gospel of the Su7iday. MATERNITY OF THE B. V. M. Third Sunday of October. Introit as on Feast of the Espousals (p. 75Q). Collect as on the Feast of the Expectation (p. 757). Collect jf the Sunday. Lesson. Feci. xxiv. 23-31, as on the Feast of Mt. Carmel (P 765). Gospel. Luke ii. 43-51, as on the First Sunday after Epi- phany {p. 678). Postcommuxion as on Circumcision, p. 673. Postcommunion and Last Gospel of the Sunday. FEAST OF AIL SAINTS. {November/.) 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 Solemnity the merits of all Thy saints : we beseech Thee that through the multitude of our intercessors Thou wouldst bestow upon us the fulness of Thy mercy, which we most humbly desire. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, etc. A men. 774 The Introits, Coi^ects, EpIvSTi.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, saying : 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 forty-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 were sealed : of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand were sealed : of the tribe of Aser twelve thousand were sealed : of the tribe of Nephthali twelve thousand were sealed : of the tribe of Manasses twelve thousand were sealed : of the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand were sealed : of the tribe of Levi twelve thousand were 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 Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands : and they cried with a loud voice, saying : Salvation to our God, who sitteth upon the Throne, and to the Lamb. And all the Angels stood around the Throne, and the ancients, and the four animals : and they fell down on their faces before the Throne and they adored God, saying: Amen. Praise, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, honor, and power, and strength, to our God for ever and ever. Amen. GosPEiv. Matt. v. i-T2. 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- Gospels, and Postcommunions. 775 dom of heaven. Blessed are the meek : for they shall possess the land. Blessed are they who mourn : for they shall be comforted. Blessed are they who hun- ger 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 you, and persecute you, and speak all that is evil against you, untruly, for My sake ; be glad and rejoice, for your reward is great in heaven. _ PoSTCOMMtTNiON. 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. 57;). Collect. O God, the Creator and Redeemer of all Thy Faith- ful : grant unto the souls of Thy servants 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 you a mystery: We shall all indeed rise again, but we shall not all be changed. In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet : for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall rise incorruptible : and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on in corruption : 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 victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Sequence : Dies Irce, p. 574. 776 The Introits, Collects, Epistles, Gospel. John v. 25-29. At that time : — Jesus said to the multitudes of the Jews : Truly, 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 Son also to have life in Himself. And He hath given Him power to exe- cute judgment, because He is the Sou 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 they who have done evil, unto the resurrection of judgment. ^ Postcom mvxion. We beseech Thee, O Lord, that the prayer of Thy suppliant people may benefit the souls of thy servants departed: that Thou mayest "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 Sunday of November. Introit as on the Feast of the Espousals {p. 759). Collect. Grant, O Lord God {p. igj). Collect of the Sunday. Lesson. Eccl. xxiv. 14-16, as on the Feast of the Assumption, p. 767, from * to *. Gospel. Luke xi. 27-28, as on the. Feast of Mt. Carmel (p. 766). Postcommtjnion as on the Feast of the Holy Name of Mary (p. 769^ Postcommunton and Last Gospel of the Sunday. PRESENTATION OF THE B. V. M. {Nov. 21.) Everything as in preceding Mass, except Collect. O God, who wast pleased that Blessed Mary ever Virgin, being herself the dwelling-place of the Holy Ghost, should on this day be presented iii 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 : This is the house of God, and the gate of heaven ; and shall be called the court of God. GOSPELS, AND POSTCOMMUNIONS. 777 How lovely are Thy tabernacles, O Ivord of hosts : my soul longeth and tainteth for the courts of the ivord. Glor}^ be to the Father, etc. Collect. O God, who dost everj- year bring round unto us again the day whereon this Thy holy temple was consecrated, and bringest us again in safety to be present at Thy holy Myste- ries, graciously hear the prayers of Thy people, and grant that whosoever comes into this house to ask good things at Thy hand may rejoice in the obtaining of all his request. Through our Ivord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Lesson. Apoc. xxi. 2-5. In those days : — I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming 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,. L uke xix. 1-10. 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 the poor the half of my goods ; and if I have wronged any one of anything, I restore fourfold. 778 The Introits, Collects, Epistles, Jesus said to hiui : This day is salvation come to this house ; because he also is a son of Abraham. For the Sou of mau is come to seek and to save that which was lost. Postcom munion. O God, who out of living and elect stones dost prepare for Thy Majesty an eternal abode : help Thy people as they 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 Burial,. {See p. 571). On the Anniversary. Introit as in Mass for the Dead (p. 571). Collect. O God, the Lord 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 Lord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. Lesson. 2 Much. 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. 574. GoSPEiv. 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 coineth 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 Gospels, 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 this is the will of My Father who sent Me : that every one who seeth the Son, and be- lieveth in Him, may have life everlasting ; and I will raise him up on the last day. Postcomm union. Grant, we beseech Thee, O L,ord, 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 Dord Jesus Christ, etc. Amen. The Common Mass for the Dead. Introit as in Mass for the Dead [p. 571). Collect I. O God, who didst raise Thy servants to the digni- ty of Bishops or Priests in the Apostolic Priesthood : grant, we beseech Thee, that they may be for ever united to the company of the same. Through our Dord 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 Blessed Mary ever Virgin, and all Thy Saints, may come to the fellowship of eternal bliss. III. O God, the Creator, etc. (as on All Souls' Day, p. 775). Lesson. Apoc. xiv. ij. 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 Ircz (p. $74) is voluntary in this Mass. Gospel,. John vi. 51-55. At that time : — Jesus said to the multitude of the Jews : — I am the living bread, which came down from heaven. If any man eat of this bread he shall live for ever : and the bread 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 ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink His 78o The Introits, Collects, Etc. blood, ye shall not have life in you. He who eateth My flesh, and drinketh My blood, hath everlasting life ; and I will raise him up on the last day.* Postcommunion I. Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord, through Thy loving compassion, which we have implored on behalf of the souls of Thy servants, Bishops or Priests, that by Thy mercy they may eternally enjoy His presence, in whom they have hoped and believed. 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 pra3rers in behalf of the souls of Thy servants and handmaids may be profitable for them: so that Thou mayst deliver them from all "their sins, and make them partakers of Thy Redemption. Who livest and reignest, etc. Amen. * Note : The Epistles and Gospels of any one Mass for the Dead may be said alx.o at any other of the Masses for the Dead. 6c^M^S* INDEX. Devotions to which Indulgences are attached are marked thus : (i). ABSOLUTION. Form of, 2S6. Abstinence Days, 18. 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, 2S6, 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, Hymns for, 601, 602, 603, 604. Agony, Prayers during Last, 531. Prayers for the Faithful in (i), 510. All Saints, Hymn for, 646. Alma Redemp tori's, 76. Alphousus, Prayer of St. (i), 342. Angel Guardian, Prayer to, 54 (i), 465- Guardians, Hymn for Feast of, 643. Angelic Trisagion (i), 51, 83. Angelas (i), 55. Auger, Prayer against, 296. Ammo, Christi (i), 103. Anniversary of Confirmation, Prayer for, 429. Antiphous of the B.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. Ave Maria, 34, Ave Regina, 77. 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. Benedict te, 327. Benefactors, deceased, Praytr for, 594. Bernard, Hymn of St. (i), 635. Prayer of St. (i), 3S1. Bishop, deceased, Prayer for, 592. Bishop, Prayer for, 165. Blasphemy, Act of Reparation for (1), 105. 781 782 Index. Blessed vSacrament, Benediction of, 220. Benediction of, Hymns for, 658. \ isit to (1), 340. Blessed Virgin Mary, 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 of (i), 383. Blessing after Childbirth, 454. of Ashes, 234. of Candles, 225. of Children, 240. of Salt, 109. of Water, 109. Bona Mors (i), 467. Bonaventure, Prayer of St., 331. Brethren and Relations de- ceased, Prayer for, 593. Brief Statement of Christian Doctrine, 20. Burial of the Dead, Adults, 541. Children, 587. CALAMITY, Prayer in time of, 175. Calendar, 1. Candles, Blessing of, 225. Cation of the Mass, 138. Canticle of Hezechiah, 565. of Simeon, 74. of the B. V. M., 192. of the Three Children, 327. of Zachary, 569. Cardinal Virtues, 21. Cemetery, Prayer 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- Thanksgiving after, 458, Children, Blessing of, 240. Burial of, 587. Child's Prayer, 173. Choosing State 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 of, 166. Prayer for, 165. Churching of Women, 454. Collects, Epistles, etc., 665. Commandments of the Church, 21. Ten, 20. Commemoration 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. Thanksgiving after, 327. ComJ>h'ne, 69. Concord, Prayer for, 166. Confession, Devotions for, 272. Directions for, 285. Instruction on, 271. Prayer before, 284. Thanksgiving after, 288. Confessors, Hymn for Feasts of, 653. Confirmation, Instruction on, 418. Pra3'er on Anniversary of, 429. Order of administering, 422. Confirmed, Prayer for one to be, 421. Confiteor, 35. Congregation or Family, Prayer for, 165. Conscience, Examination of, 278. Index. 7 «3 Conscience, Prayer after Hx- amination of, 2S2. Prayer before Examination of, 275. Consecration to S. Heart, 345. Considerations to excite Contri- tion, 277. Continence, Prayer for, 16S. Contrition, Act of, 54, 2S6, 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. Covetousness, Prayer against, 296. Creed, Apostles', 34. Athanasian, 41. Xicene, 126. of Pope Pius IV., 413. Cross, Commemoration of, 197. Seven Words upon the (i), 361. Stations of the (i), 348. Crucifix, Prayer before (j), 33S. DAILY MEDITATION, Sub- jects for, 23. Prayer for the Sick, 460. Days of Fasting and Absti- nence, Dead, Burial of, 541. Mass for, 571. Office of (i), 542. Prayer for, 171. Various Praj'ers for, 591. DeadU- Sins, Seven, 23. Death, Prayers for Good (i), 467. Prayers for a Person near, 171. Deceased Benefactors, Prayer for, 594. Bishop or Priest, Prayer for, 592. Brethren, etc., Praver for, 593- Friend, Prayer for, 593. Man, Prayer for, 592. Deceased Parents, Prayer for, 593- Pope, Prayer for, 591. Woman. Prayer for. 593. Dedication of a Church, Hymn for, 656. of vSt. Michael, Hymn for, 642. Departing Soul, Recommenda- tion of, 511. Deprofundis (i), 211, 253, 309. Devotions for Confession, 272. for Holy Communion, 305. for Mass, 90. for the Sick, 459. Dies Iv 2u£Lff, 73. 7!? splendor, 642. 7z'fo" Christe, 644. Tristes erant Apostoli, 648. £// queant taxis, 637. P3?/m Creator iii, 624. J^wz Emmanuel. 602. Vent Sancte Spirit us (i), 625. Verbum supermini, 630, Vexilla real's. 612. Victimce Paschali, 620, IGNATIUS, Favorite Prayer of St. (i), 103. Impediments to Marriage, 433. Indulgence **« articulo mortis, 501. Indulgenced Devotions : Acts of Faith, Hope, etc., 53. Angelic Triaogion, 51, 53. ^( Kg*/ z ££-6>, 338. Happy and blessed, 324. Zfa/y, /Wj, /W>, 51, 83. //>y.v boundless, 346. y, 465. to our Lady of Pity (i), 539. toourLadyof Sorr- ;66. to our Lord, for the Dying (t), 524- to our Patron Saint, 55. to St. Joseph (it, 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, 5 572, 579, 58o, 582, 584, 5j exitu Israel, 187. 115. Credidi, 20c, 308. 116. Laudaie Dominum, 200. 117. Coufiemini Domino, 525. 118. Beati immaculati, 39. 121. Lcztat us sum, 201. 125. In convertendo, 204. 126. AYn' Dominus, 202. 127. Beati omnes, 211. 129. De projundis (i), 211, 253, 309- 131. Memento, Domine, 208. 133. 2Tf« nunc, 7 137. Confilebor tibi, 212. 13S. Domine, probasti, 205. 142. Domine, exaudi, 254. 147. Lauda Jerusalem, 203. 148. Laudate Dominum de ccelis, .566. 149. Cayitate Domino, 567. 150. Laudate Dominum in Sanctis, 328, 568. Psalms. Directory of Vesper, 215= for Various Occasions, 218. for Various Seasons, 219. Seven Penitential tij, 245. : QUARANT OREi\),yo9. RAIN, Prayer for, 167. Raphael, Hymn for Feast of St., 644. Reception of Converts, 412. Recommendation of Departing Soui, 511. to God, Short, 171. Recovery, Thanksgiving for, 470. Regina Cuii (i;. J 79° Index. Relations deceased, Prayer for 593- Renewal of Baptismal Vows, 410. Renunciation of Evil, Act of, 464. Reparation, Act of, 322, 343. for Blasphemy, Act of (i), 105. Resignation, Act of, 462. Rosary, Form of Blessing, 369. ^iode of Reciting (i), 372. Rule for finding Easter, 15. SACRAMENT, Benediction of the Blessed, 220. Benediction of the Blessed, Hymns for, 658. of Baptism, 393. of Confirmation, 418. of Extreme Unction, 482. of Matrimony, 431. of Penance, 271. of the Holy Eucharist, 302. Visit to the Blessed (i), 340. Sacraments 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, Praj-er of (i), 342- Bernard, Hymn of (i), 635. Bernard, Prayer of (i), 38*"- ■ 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. Saints, 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, ic6. Seven Deadly Sins, Prayers against, 295. Seven Effusions of our Lord's Blood, Thanksgiving for, 298. Gifts of the Holy Ghost, 21. Gifts of the Holy Ghost, Pray- ers for, 426. Penitential Psalms (i), 245. Sacraments, 21. Sacraments, Instruction on, 390. Borrows of the B. V. M., Hymn for, 641. Words en the Cross (i), 361. Sext, Hymn for, 599. Short Recommendation to God, 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-„ • * c Prayers during, 459, 46°, 4°2> 471, 5°9- , _ Sins against the Holy Ghost, 23. crying for Vengeance, 23. Prayer for Forgiveness of, ■7- Seven Deadly, 23. Index. 791 1 Six Free • >f the Church, 21. Sloth, Prayer against, 2c Song of Hezechiah, 565. of of the B. V. M.j 192. of the Three Children, 327. of Zachary, 569. Sorrow, Prayers in, 537. Sorrows of the B. V. M Hymn for the Seven, 641. Prayer to our Lady of(i), 366. Stabat Mater (i), 617. State of Life. Prayer for Choos- ing", 174. Statement of Christian Doc- trine, 20. Stations of the Cross (i), 348. idy, Prayer before, 171. Subjects for Daily Meditation, 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 Feasts, 14. of Psalms, 21S. Tantum >rgo (i), 222. Tears, Prayer for Gift of, 167. Te Deion, 160. Tempted, Prayer for, 168. Ten Commandments, 20. Thanksgiving, Act of, 298, 462. after Childbirth, 45 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, 16 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, An: Twelve Fruits o. the Holy Gi.ost, 22. Prayers for, 42S. 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. Veni Creator (i), t Vent Sanctt Spiritus (i), 625. Vesper Hymn, 190. Psalms, Directory of, 215. Vespers, Instruction on, 178. Sunday, 179. Viaticum, Instruction on, 475. Mode of administering, 476. Prayer after receiving, 460. Prayer before receiving, 471. Vidi aquamy 113. Virgins, Hymn for Feasts of, 65 Virtues. Cardinal, 21. most necessary 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 Cr Ways of aiding another's Sin, Weather, Fra\'er for Fair, 167. What every Christian must be- lieve^ 25. every Christian must do. 30. 792 Index. Whitsuntide, Hymns for (i), 624, 625. Wife or Husband, Prayers for, 172, 451,452. Women, Hymn for Feasts of Holy, 655. Words on the Cross (i), 361. Works of Mercy, Corporal, 22. Spiritual, 22. ZACHARY, Canticle of, 569. & ■ ^F^ I»! ^^^^ Hi llfct III ■■i