THE ORDER FOR MORNING SERVICE. TO BE USED ON THE FIRST SUNDAY ON WHICH A MINISTER OFFICIATES IN THE CHURCH OF A CURE TO WHICH HE HAS BEEN INSTITUTED. ¶ The Service shall be the same with the usual Service for Sundays, except where it is in this Office otherwise appointed, ¶Immediately before Morning Prayer, the Minister coming to the Reading Desk, or being conducted thereto by the Churchwardens, shall read from the Desk a certified copy of the Act of his Institution. ¶ Then the Minister himself shall read the Morning Prayer and the Litany. Proper Psalms. lxxxiv. cxxii. cxxxii. NOTE.—If this Day shall happen to be Christ mas Day, Easter Day, or Whit Sunday, the Proper Psalms appointed for those Days shall alone be read. Proper Lessons. First. Ezek. xxxiii. to v, 10. NOTE.-If this Day shall happen to be the glory of thy holy Name; We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. After Morning Prayer and the Litany are ended, the Minister shall read the DECLARATION FOR SUBSCRIPTION, contained in chap. xi. of the Statutes passed by the General Synod of the Church of Ireland, 1871, as followeth : I, A. B., do hereby solemnly declare that 1. I approve and agree to the Declaration prefixed to the Statutes of the Church of Ireland, passed at the General Convention in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy, 2. I assent to the Thirty-nine Articles of Religion, and to the Book of Common Prayer, and of the Ordering of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons. I believe the doctrine of the Church of Ireland, as therein set forth, to be agreeable to the Word of God; and in Public Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments I will use the Form in the said Book prescribed, and none other, except so far as shall be allowed by the lawful authority of the Church. 3. I have not made by myself, or by any other person on my behalf, any payment, contract, or promise of any kind whatsoever (save that I will faithfully perform my duty) touching or concerning the obtaining of the Benefice of N.; nor will I at any time hereafter perform or satisfy, in whole or in part, any such payment, contract, or promise, made by any other, whether with or without my knowledge. 4. I will render all due reverence and canonical obedience to N., Archbishop (or Bishop) of N., and his successors, Archbishops (or Bishops) of N. in all lawful and honest commands. 5. I promise to submit myself to the authority of the Church of Ireland, and to the Laws and Tribunals thereof. THe shall then add as followeth : I, A. B., declare that on the day of 18 in the presence of the Archbishop (or Bishop) of N. [or, in the presence of the Commissary of the Archbishop (or Bishop) of N.], I solemnly made this declaration, in order to be instituted to the Church and Cure of N.; and now in the presence of God, and of this Congregation amongst whom I am appointed to minister, I renew and ratify the same, and acknowledge myself bound thereby. Communion Office. ¶ In the Office for the Holy Communion (which shall always be celebrated this day) before the Collect for the day shall be said the following Collect. A LMIGHTY God, Giver of all good things, who by thy Holy Spirit hast appointed divers orders of Ministers in thy Church; Mercifully behold thy servant, to whom the charge of this people is now committed; and so replenish him with the truth of thy doctrine, and adorn him with innocency of life, that both by word and good example he may faithfully serve thee in this office, to the glory of thy name, and the edification of thy Church; through the merits of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee T There shall be a Sermon or Exhortation by the Bishop, or some Preacher appointed by him; or by the Minister himself, or some same Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen. L TOr this, ORD of all power and might, who art the author and other Minister appointed by him, declaring giver of all good things; Graft the duty and office of those who are instituted to the cure of souls, and also how the people ought to esteem them in their office. The Communion ended, and immediately before the Benediction, shall be said these Collects following: GOD, who didst of old teach the hearts of thy faithful people, by the sending to them. the light of thy Holy Spirit; Grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgement in all things, and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort; through the merits of Christ Jesus our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the in our hearts the love of thy name, increase in us true religion, nourish us with all goodness, and of thy great mercy keep us in the same; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ¶ The service ended, the certified copy of the Act of Institution shall be signed by the Minister and Churchwardens, or by the Minister and three or more of the Parishioners present, and deposited in the Parish Chest. ¶ A Certificate of the reading by the Minister of the Declaration herein appointed shall, at the same time, be signed by the Minister and Churchwardens, or by the Minister and three or more of the Parishioners present, and shall be forthwith sent to the Registry of the Diocese, to be there enrolled and preserved. And such Declaration shall stand in place of all declarations or readings hitherto required to be made in Church, in order to the validity of Institution. A FORM OF THANKSGIVING FOR THE BLESSINGS OF HARVEST. Morning and Evening Prayer shall be the same as usual, except where it is in this Office otherwise appointed. Proper Psalms. Two or more of the following Psalms shall be used, at the discretion of the Minister: Psalms lxv. lxvii, ciii, civ. cxlv. cxlvii. Proper Lessons. For the First Lesson, One of the following shall be read at the dis cretion of the Minister: Deut. viii. 10. Deut. xxviii, 1 to v. 15. Isaiah xxviii, 23. ¶ For the Second Lesson, One of the following: St. Matthew vi. 19. St, Luke xii. 16 to v. 32. St. John vi. 26 to v. 36. Rev. xiv. 14 to v, 19, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen. ALMIGHTY God and Heavenly Father, we glorify thee that thou hast again fulfilled to us thy gracious promise, that, while the earth remaineth, seed time and harvest shall not fail. We bless thee for the kindly fruits of the earth, which thou hast given to our use, Teach us, we beseech thee, to remember that it is not by bread alone that man doth live; and grant us evermore to feed on him who is the true Bread from Heaven, Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, world without end, Amen, ¶ Immediately before the General Thanksgiving shall be said the following: LORD God of Hosts, who dwellest in the high and holy place, and yet hast respect unto the lowly; who makest thy sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendest rain ONOUR the Lord with thy substance, and with the first fruits of all thine increase : So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine. Proverbs iii. 9, and 10, ¶ Immediately before the Benediction shall be said these Prayers. A FORM OF THANKSGIVING FOR THE BLESSINGS OF HARVEST. on the just and on the unjust;¶The Offertory shall begin with these sentences: who by thy mighty power dost order all things in heaven and earth; We yield thee hearty thanks that thou hast safely brought us to the season of harvest, visiting the earth and blessing it, and crowning the year with thy goodness. We praise thee for the fruits of the ground which thou hast bestowed upon us, filling our hearts with food and gladness. For these and all thy mercies, we laud and magnify thy glorious Name; beseeching thee to sow the seed of thy Word in our hearts, and to pour upon us the continual dew of thy blessing: so that we may bring forth the fruits of the Spirit, and at the last great day be gathered into thy heavenly garner; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, now and for evermore, Amen. Communion Office, Instead of the Collect for the day shall be used one of the Collects provided for Morning and Evening Prayer. The Epistle. 1 Thess. v. 14 to v. 24 or St. James i. 16. The Gospel. A Prayer for Christian Missions. LMIGHTY God, who by thy Son Jesus Christ didst give commandment to the holy Apostles, that they should go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature; Grant to us, whom thou hast called into thy Church, a ready will to obey thy Word, and fill us with a hearty desire to make thy way known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations. Look with compassion upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the multitudes that are scattered abroad as sheep having no shepherd. O Heavenly Father, Lord of the harvest, have respect, we beseech thee, to our prayers, and send forth labourers into thine harvest. Fit and prepare them by thy grace for the work of thy ministry; give them the St. Matthew xiii. 36 to v. 44 spirit of power and of love, and or St. John vi. 5 to v. 15. of a sound mind; strengthen |