would I give it thee: but thou delightest not in burnt-offerings. The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit: * a broken and contrite heart, O God, shalt thou not despise. O be favorable and gracious unto Sion: * build thou the walls of Jerusalem. Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness, with the burnt-offerings and oblations: * then shall they offer young bullocks upon thine altar. Let us pray is not said. ALM The Collect. LMIGHTY God, we beseech thee graciously to behold this thy family, for which our Lord Jesus Christ was contented to be betrayed, and given up into the hands of wicked men, and to suffer death upon the cross; who now liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost ever, one God, world without end. Amen. THE BLESSING OF THE NEW FIRE At a convenient hour the Altars are dressed; but the candles are not lighted till the beginning of the Mass. Then, without the church, fire is struck from a flint, and coals are lighted with it; after None the Priest, vested in amice, alb, girdle, stole, and violet cope (attended by the Ministers with the cross, holy-water, and incense, before the church gate, if it can be conveniently done, otherwise in the very entrance of the church), blesses the new fire, saying: V. The Lord be with you. Let us pray. GOD, who by thy Son, the corner-stone, hast bestowed on the faithful the fire of thy brightness; sanctify this new fire struck from a flint for our use; and grant that during this Paschal solemnity we may be so inflamed with heavenly desires, that with pure minds we may come to the solemnity of eternal splendor; through the same Christ our Lord. R. Amen. Let us pray. LORD God, Almighty Father, never-failing Light! who art the author of all light; bless this light, which is blessed and sanctified by thee, who hast enlightened the whole world: that we may be enlightened by that light, and inflamed with the fire of thy brightness; and, as thou didst give light to Moses, when he went out of Egypt, so illuminate our hearts and senses, that we may obtain light and life everlasting; through Christ our Lord. R. Amen. Ass Let us pray. SSIST us mercifully, we beseech thee, Holy Lord, Almighty Father, Everlasting God, as we bless this fire in thy name, and in that of thy only Son, Jesus Christ our Lord and God, and of the Holy Ghost; give us help against the fiery darts of the enemy, and illuminate us with thy heavenly grace: who livest and reignest with the same only Son and Holy Ghost, one God forever and ever. R. Amen. Then he blesses the five grains of incense that are to be fixed in the Paschal-Candle, saying the following prayer: OUR forth, we beseech thee, Almighty God, a great abundance of thy blessing on this incense, and kindle, O invisible regenerator! the brightness of this night; that not only the sacrifice, which is offered this night may shine by the secret mixture of thy light; but also, that into whatever place aught hallowed in the performance of this rite may be borne, |