CANTICLE.

BLESSED art thou, O Lord, the God of our fore

fathers; and worthy of praise and glory for ever. And blessed is the name of thy glory, which is holy§; and worthy of praise and glory for ever.

Blessed art thou in the holy temple of thy glory; and worthy of praise and glory for ever.

Blessed art thou upon the sacred throne of thy kingdom; and worthy of praise and glory for ever.

Blessed art thou leaning on the sceptre of thy divinity; and worthy of praise and glory for ever.

Blessed art thou, who sittest on the Cherubim, beholding the deep; and worthy of praise and glory for

ever.

Blessed art thou who walkest on the wings of the winds, and on the waves of the sea; and worthy of praise and glory for ever.

May all the angels and thy holy ones bless thee; may they praise and glorify thee for ever. May the heavens, earth, sea, and all therein bless thee; may they praise and glorify thee for ever.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; who is worthy of praise and glory for

ever.

As it was in the beginning, now is, and evermore shall be, world without end, Amen. Who is worthy of praise and glory for ever.

Blessed art thou, O Lord, the God of our forefathers; and worthy of praise and glory for ever. May the Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit.

VI. COLLECT. Deus qui tribus.

God, who, in behalf of the three young men, didst render harmless the flames of fire: mercifully grant, that we thy servants may not be burnt by the flames of vice. Thro'...

Here are said the other Collects, as directed, p. 112.

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EPISTLE. 2 Thess. ii. 1, 8.

RETHREN: We beseech you by the coming of our
Lord Jesus Christ, and by our meeting him all to-

§ Or, which is the Holy one.

gether, that you be not soon moved from your judgment, nor terrified, either by any spirit, or by any words, or by any epistle, as sent by us, as if the day of the Lord was at hand. Let none deceive you by any means; for that shall not come, unless there first come the revolt,. and the man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition, who opposeth, and is extolled above all that is called God, or that is worshipped, so as to sit in the temple of God, shewing himself, as if he were God. Do you not remember, that when I was with you, I told you these things? And now you know what hindereth his coming, that he may be revealed in his due time. For the mystery of iniquity worketh already; only that he who now holdeth, do hold on, till he be taken out of the way. And then shall that wicked one be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will kill with the breath of his mouth, and destroy with the lustre of his coming.

GRADUAL. PS, 79. Thou, who rulest Israel, heark en; thou who leadest Joseph as a sheep. V. Thou, who sittest on the Cherubim, shew thyself to Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasse. V. Exert thy power, O Lord, and come to save us.

GOSPEL. Luke iii. as on next SUNDAY, p. 138.

OFFERTORY. Rejoice exceedingly, Odaughter of Sion, publish it, O daughter of Jerusalem; behold thy holy King and Saviour cometh to thee.

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SECRET.

EAR us, O Lord, we beseech thee, and, being appeased by these offerings, grant they may increase our devotion, and advance our salvation. Thro". COMMUNION. Ps. 18. He sprung up like a giant to run his course; his setting forth is from one extremity of the heavens, and his course is to the other.

POSTCOMMUNION. Quæsumus.

E beseech thee, O Lord our God, that thou

W would'st make these sacred mysteries, which

thou hast given us, strengthen in us the effects of our reparation, and be a remedy to us, both now and hereafter Thro'.

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IV. SUNDAY IN ADVENT.

INSTRUCTION.

HE nearer we approach

to Christmas, the more fer

vent should be our supplications that the Lord would descend, and be born not only for us, but in us. All Advent was formerly observed as Lent. St Charles Borromeo would not touch flesh-meat himself, nor suffer any one in his Palace during Advent to eat it. He orders his Priests to use all their influence to promote frequent communion, and to adopt ir practice the statute of Pope Silvester, "that such as do not communicate oftener, should. at least communicate every Sunday in Advent and Lent."

MASS. INTROIT. Is. lv. Ps. xviii.

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you heavens from above, and let the clouds rain down the just one; let the earth be opened and bring forth a Saviour. Ps. 18. The heavens publish the glory of God: and the fir mament declareth the works of his hands. V. Glory.

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ORATE cœli desuper,

RORA

et nubes pluant justum: aperiatur terra, et germinet salvatorem. Ps. 18. Cæli enarrant gloriam Dei: et opera manuum ejus annuntiat firmamentum. V. Gloria.

COLLECT. Excita, quæsumus.

XERT, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy power and come: and succour us by thy great might; that by the assistance of thy grace, thy indulgent mercy may hasten, what is delayed by our sins. Who livest.

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EPISTLE. 1 Cor. iv. 1.

RETHREN: Let man consider us as the Ministers of Christ, and dispensers of the mysteries of God. Now that which is required of dispensers, is that a man be found faithful.* But with me, it is a thing of the least account to be judged by you, or by man's day : but neither do I judge myself. For I am not indeed conscious to myself of any thing: but I am not justified for that; but it is the Lord who is my judge. Judge

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not, therefore, before the time, till the Lord cometh; who will bring to light the things hid in darkness, and manifest the councils of hearts: and then shall every one receive praise from God according to his works.

GRADUAL.

The Lord is near all those that call upon him, all that call upon him in truth. V. My mouth shall declare the praise of the Lord, and let all flesh bless his holy name. Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Come, O Lord, and delay not: release thy people Israel from their sins. Alleluia.

Psalm cxliv.

Prope est Dominus omnibus invocantibus eum, omnibus, qui invocant eum in veritate. V. Laudem Domini loquetur os meum : et benedicat omnis caro nomen sanctum ejus. Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Veni, Domine, et noli tardare : relaxa facinora plebis tuæ Israel. Alleluia.

GOSPEL. Luke iii. 1, 6.

N the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cæsar Pontius Pilate being govern Judea, and Herod Tetrarch of Gallilee, and his brother Philip Tetrarch of Iturea, and of the province of Trachonitis, Lysanias Tetrarch of Abilene, under the high Priests Annas and Caiphas) the word of the Lord came to John the son of Zacharias in the desert. And he came into all the country about the Jordan, preaching the baptism of penance for the remission of sins, as it is written in the book of the words of Isaias the Prophet; "The voice of one crying out in the desert; prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight; every valley shall be filled up, and every mountain and hill shall be levelled; and the crooked ways shall be made straight, and the rough ways made plain;" and all flesh shall see the sal

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vation of God. CREDO.

Luke i.

OFFERTORY.

Hail, Mary, full of grace the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou amongst women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

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Ave, Maria, gratia plena Dominus tecum: benedicta tu in mulieribus; et benedictus fructus ventris tui.

SECRET.

EAR us, O Lord, we beseech 'thee, and being appeased by these offerings, grant they may increase our devotion, and advance our salvation. Thro'.

Vespers. IV. SUNDAY IN ADVENT.

COMMUNION. Is. vii.

Behold a virgin shall conceive and bring forth a Son; and his name shall be called Emmanuel.

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Ecce Virgo concipiet, et pariet Filium; et vocabitur nomen ejus Emmanuel.

POSTCOMMUNION. Sumptis.

AVING received what has been offered to thee, O Lord, grant, we beseech thee, that the more frequently we partake of these sacred mysteries, the more our devotion may increase. Thro'.

VESPERS.

The PSALMS as on SUNDAYS, p. 74. with the following

Anth.

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ANTHEMS.

OUND the trum- Ant pet in Sion, for the day of the Lord is nigh: behold he will come to save us, Alleluia, Alleluia.

Anth. Behold the Desire of all nations will come: and the house of the Lord shall be filled with glory, Alleluia.

Anth. The crooked ways shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth; come, O Lord, and delay not, Alleluia.

Anth. The Lord will come, go meet him and say; great is his empire, and his reign shall never have an end; he is the strong God, the Ruler, the Prince of peace, Alleluia, Alleluia..

Anth. Thy almighty word, O Lord, shall come from thy royal throne, Alleluia.

est dies Domini; ecce veniet ad salvandum nos. Alleluia, Alleluia.

Ant. Ecce veniet Desideratus cunctis gentibus; et replebitur gloria domus Domini, Alleluia.

Ant. Erunt prava in directa, et aspera in vias planas; veni, Domine, et noli tardare, Alleluia.

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Ant. Dominus veniet, occurrite illi dicentes; magnum principium, et regni ejus non erit finis; Deus fortis, Dominator, Princeps pacis, Alleluia, Alleluia.

Ant. Omnipotens sermo tuus, Domine, a regalibus sedibus veniet, Alleluia.

LITTLE CHAPTER. Brethren: let man. Beginning of the Epistle to *, p. 137, HYMN V. and R. as above, p. 117.