The Lord said to Moses: Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and the law, and the commandments which I have written: that thou mayest teach them. Moses rose up, and his minister Josue: and Moses going up into the mount of God, said to the ancients: Wait ye here till we return to you, you have Aaron and Hur with you: if any question shall rise, you shall refer it to them. And when Moses was gone up, a cloud covered the mount. And the glory of the Lord, dwelt upon Sinai, covering it with a cloud six days, and the seventh day he called him out of the midst of the cloud. And the sight of the glory of the Lord, was like a burning fire upon the top of the mount, in the eyes of the children of Israel. And Moses entering into the midst of the cloud, went up into the mountain: and he was there forty days, and forty nights.

GRAD. Ps.-The troubles of my heart are multiplied: from my necessities deliver me O Lord. V. See my abjection and my labour; and forgive me all my sins.

II. COLLECT. Devotionem.-We beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to regard the devotion of thy people that mortifying their bodies by fasting, their minds may be refreshed by good works. Thro'.

II. LESSON. 3 Kings xix. 3. 8.-In those days Elias came into Bersabee of Juda, and left his servant there. And he went forward one day's journey into the desert. And when he was there, and sat under a juniper tree, he requested for his soul that he might die, and said: It is enough for me, Lord, take away my soul: for I am no better than my fathers. And he cast himself down, and slept in the shadow of the juniper tree: and behold an ange of the Lord touched him and said to him: Arise and eat. And he looked, and behold there was at his head a hearth-cake and a vessel of water: and

ne ate and drank, and he fell asleep again. And the angel of the Lord came again the second time and touched him, and said to him: Arise, eat: for thou hast yet a great way to go. And he arose, and ate and drank, and walked in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights, unto the mount of God.

TRACT. Ps. xxiv.-From my necessities, deliver me O Lord; see my abjection and my labour and forgive me all my sins. V. To thee, O Lord, have I lifted up my soul: in thee, O my God, do I put my trust, let me not be ashamed. Neither let my enemies laugh at me. V. For none of them that wait on thee shall be confounded: let all them be confounded, who do vain things.

GOSPEL. Matt. xii. 38.-At that time: Some of the Scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying· Master, we would see a sign from thee. Who answering said to them: An evil and adulterous generation seeketh for a sign; and a sign shall not be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet. For as Jonas was in the whale's belly three days and three nights: so shall the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights. The men of Ninive shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it; because they did penance at the preaching of Jonas. And behold a greater than Jonas here. The queen of the south shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold a greater than Solomon here. When an unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none. Then he saith: I will return into my house, from whence I came out. And coming he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. Then he goeth, and taketh with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself,

and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is made worse than the first. So shall it be also to this wicked generation. As he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold his mother and his brethren stood without, seeking to speak to him. And one said unto him, Behold thy mother and thy brethren stand without seeking thee. But he answering him that told him, said: Who is my mother, and who are my brethren? and stretching forth his hand towards his disciples, he said: Behold my mother and my brethren. For whosoever shall do the will of my Father that is in heaven; he is my brother and sister, and mother.

OFFERT. Ps. cxviii.-1 will meditate on thy law, which I have loved exceedingly; and I will put in practice thy commandments, which I have loved.

SECRET. We offer thee, O Lord, this sacrifice of propitiation, that thou wouldst mercifully forgive us our sins, and guide our tottering hearts. Thro'.

COMM. Ps. v.-Hear my cry; attend to the voice of my prayer, O my King and my God, for to thee I will pray, O Lord.

P. COMM. Tui, Domine.-May the receiving of this thy sacrament, O Lord, both cleanse us from our hidden sins, and deliver us from the snares of our enemies. Thro'.

Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.
PRAYER.

Mentes.-Enlighten,

we beseech thee, O Lord, our minds with the light of thy prightness: that we may discern what is to be done, and be able to do it. Thro'.

THURSDAY.

INTROIT. Ps. xcv.

PRAISE and beauty are before him: holiness and majesty in his sanctuary. Ps. Sing to the Lord a new canticle, sing to the Lord all the earth. J'. Glory.

COLLECT

Devotionem.-We beseech thee, O

Lord, mercifully to regard the devotion of thy people; that mortifying their bodies by fasting, their minds may be refreshed by good works. Thro'.

LESSON. Ezekiel. xviii. 1. 9.-In those days: The word of the Lord came to me, saying: What is the meaning that you use among you this parable as a proverb in the land of Israel, saying: The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge? As I live, saith the Lord God, this parable shall be no more to you a proverb in Israel. Behold all souls are mine: as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, the same shall die. And if a man be just, and do judgment and justice, and hath not eaten upon the mountains, nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, and hath not defiled his neighbour's wife, nor come near to a menstruous woman: and hath not wronged any man, but hath restored the pledge to the debtor, hath taken nothing away by violence: hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment: hath not lent upon usury, nor taken any increase: hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, and hath executed true judgment between man and man: hath walked in my commandments and kept my judgments, to do according to the truth: he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord God.

GRAD. Ps. xvi.-Keep me, O Lord, as the apple of thy eye: protect me under the shadow of thy wings. V. Let my judgment come forth from thy countenance: let thy eyes behold the things that are equitable.

GOSPEL. Matt. xv. 21. 28.-At that time: Jesus went from thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. And behold a woman of Canaan who came out of those coasts, crying out, said to him: Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David

my daughter is grievously troubled by a devil. Who answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying: Send her away, for she crieth after us: and he answering, said: I was not sent but to the sheep that are lost of the house of Israel. But she came and adored him, saying: Lord, help me. Who answering said: It is not good to take the bread of the children, and to cast it to the dogs. But she said, Yea, Lord; for the whelps also eat of the crumbs that fall from the table of their masters. Then Jesus answering, said to her: O woman, great is thy faith: be it done to thee as thou wilt: and her daughter was cured from that hour.

OFFERT. Ps. 33.-The angel of the Lord shall encamp around about them that fear him: and shall deliver them: taste and see that the Lord is sweet. SECRET. We beseech thee, O Lord, that the offerings which accompany this wholesome fast, may, through thy mercy, save us. Thro'.

COMM. John vi.-The bread, which I will give, is my flesh for the life of the world.

P. COMM. Tuorum.-By the free grant of these thy gifts, O Lord, augment our temporal, and renew our eternal helps. Thro'.

Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.

PRAYER.

Da quæsumus.-Grant, O Lord, we beseech thee, that all christian people may acknowledge what they profess, and love the heavenly mystery they so often approach. Thro'.

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EMBER-FRIDAY.
INTROIT. Ps. xxiv.

ROM my necessities, deliver me, O Lord: see my abjection and my labour and forgive me, all my sins. Ps. To thee Ŏ Lord have I lifted up my soul: in thee O my God, do I put my trust, let me n be ashamed. V. Glory.