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himself he said: How many hired servants in my father's house abound with bread, and I here perish with hunger? I will arise, and will go to my father, and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee: I am not now worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants. And rising up he came to his father. And when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and running to him fell upon his neck and kissed him. And the son said to him: Father I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, I am not now worthy to be called thy son. But the father said to his servants: Bring forth quickly the first robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: and bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it, and let us eat, and make merry: because this my son was dead, and is now come to life again: was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry. Now his eldest son was in the field: and when he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing: and he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant. And he said to him: Thy brother is come, and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe. And he was angry, and would not go in. His father therefore coming out began to entreat him. And he answering, said to his father: Behold, for so many years do I serve thee, and I have never transgressed thy commandments, and yet thou hast never given me a kid to make merry with my friends: but as soon as this thy son is come, who hath devoured his substance with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf. But he said to him: Son, thou art always with me, and all I have is thine. But it was fit we should make merry and be glad, for this thy brother was dead, and is come to life again; he was lost and is found.

OFFERT. Ps. xii.

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never sleep in death; lest at any time my enemy say I have prevailed against him.

SECRET. Mercifully grant us, O Lord, by this holy sacrifice, that we, who desire to be freed from our own sins, may not be burdened with those of others. Thro'.

COMM. Luke xv.-Son, thou oughtest to rejoice because thy brother was dead, and is come to life again: he was lost, and is found.

P. COMM. Sacramenti.-May the sacred taste of this thy sacrament, O Lord, penetrate the innermost recesses of our hearts, and make us plentifully partake of its effects. Thro'.

Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.

PRAYER. Familiam.-Protect, O Lord, we beseech thee, thy family by thy continual goodness, that as it relieth on the hopes of thy heavenly grace, so it may be defended by thy heavenly aid. Thro'.

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III. SUNDAY IN LENT.

INTROIT. Ps. xxiv.

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eyes are towards 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. Ps. To thee, O Lord have I lifted up my soul: in thee, O my God, I put my trust, let me not be ashamed. V. Glory.

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COLLECT. Quæsumus.-Be attentive, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, to the prayers of thy servants: and stretch forth the arm of thy divine majesty in our defence. Thro'.

EPISTLE. Ephes. v. 1. 9.— Brethren: Be ye

therefore followers of God, as most dear children and walk in love, as Christ also loved us, and hat) delivered himself for us, an oblation and a sacrifice to God, for an odour of sweetness. But fornication and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not sc much as be named among you, as becometh saints or obscenity, or foolish talking, or scurrility, which is to no purpose: but rather giving of thanks. Fo know ye this and understand, that no fornicator, o unclean, or covetous person, (which is serving of idols) hath inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Let no man deceive you with vain words. For because of these things cometh the anger of God upon the children of unbelief. Be ye not there. fore partakers with them. For you were heretofore darkness, but now light in the Lord. Walk ye a children of the light.—For the fruit of the light is in all goodness, and justice, and truth.

GRAD. Ps. ix.—Arise, O Lord, let not man pre vail: let the gentiles be judged in thy sight. V. Wher my enemy shall be turned back: they shall be weak ened and perish before thy face.

TRACT. Ps. cxxii.-Ad te levavi oculos meo. qui habitas in cœlis. To thee have I lifted up m eyes, who dwellest in heaven. V. Behold as the eyes of servants are on the hands of their masters. V. And as the eyes of the hand-maid are on the hands of her mistress: so are our eyes unto the Lord our God until he have mercy on us. V. Have mercy on us, O Lord, haye mercy on us.

GOSPEL. Luke xi. 14. 28.-At that time: Jesus was casting out a devil, and the same was dumb, and when he had cast out the devil, the dumb spoke: and the multitude were in admiration at it. But some of them said: he tasteth out devils, by Belzebub the prince of devils. And others tempting, asked of him a sign from heaven. But he seeing

their thoughts, said to them: Every kingdom divided against itself, shall be brought to desolation, and house upon house shall fall. And if Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand because you say, that through Belzebub I cast out devils. Now if I cast out devils by Belzebub: by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges. But if I by the finger of God cast out devils: doubtless the kingdom of God is come upon you. When a strong man armed keepeth his court, those things are in peace which he possesseth. But if a stronger than he come upon him and overcome him, he will take away all his armour wherein he trusted, and will distribute his spoils. He that is not with me, is against me: and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth. When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through places without water, seeking rest: and not finding, he saith: I will return into my house whence I came out. And when he is come, he findeth it swept and garnished. Then he goeth and taketh with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and entering in they dwell there. And the last state of that man becometh worse than the first. And it came to pass, as he spoke these things, a certain woman from the crowd lifting up her voice, said to him: Blessed is the womb that bore thee, and the paps that gave thee suck. But he said: Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God, and keep it. CREDO.

OFFERT. Ps. xviii.--The justices of the Lord are right rejoicing hearts: his ordinances are sweeter than honey and the honey-comb: therefore thy servint observeth them.

SECRET. May this offering, O Lord, we beseech thee, cleanse us from our sins, and sanctify the bodies and souls of thy servants for the celebrating of this sacrifice. Thro'.

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COMM. Ps. lxxxiii.-ne sparrow hath found herself a house, and the turtle a nest where she may lay her young ones; in like manner, O Lord of armies, my King and my God, let my abode be near thy altar: blessed are they that dwell in thy house, they shall praise thee for ever and ever.

P. COMM. A cunctis.-Mercifully, O Lord, we beseech thee, deliver us from all guilt and from all danger, since thou admittest us to be partakers of this great mystery. Thro'.

MONDAY.

INTROIT. Ps. lv.-In God will I praise the word, in the Lord will I praise his speed: In God I will put my trust, I will not fear what man can do against me. Ps. Have mercy on me, O God, for man hath trodden me under foot all the day, warring he hath afflicted me. V. Glory.

COLLECT.

Cordibus.-We beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to pour forth thy grace into our hearts: that, as we abstain from flesh, so we may keep our senses from all noxious excesses. Thro'.

LESSON. 4 Kings v. 1. 15.-In those days: Naaman, general of the army of the King of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable: for by him the Lord gave deliverance to Syria: and he was a valiant man and rich, but a leper. Now there had gone out robbers from Syria, and had led away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid, and she waited upon Naaman's wife. And she said to her mistress: I wish my master had been with the prophet that is in Samaria: he would certainly have healed him of the leprosy which he hath. Then Nauman went into his lord, and told him, saying: Thus and thus saith the girl, that came from the land of Israel. And the King of Syria said to him: Go, and I will send a letter to the

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