tagion of the devil: and with a clean heart follow thee, the only true God. Thro'.

EPISTLE. Ephes. iv. 1. 6.-Brethren: I who am a prisoner in the Lord, beseech you that you walk worthy of the vocation in which you are called. With all humility and mildness, with patience, supporting one another in charity. Careful to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. One body and one spirit; as you are called in one hope of your calling. One Lord, one faith, one baptisin. One God, and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in us all, who is blessed for ever

more.

GRAD. Ps. xxxii.-Blessed is the nation that hath the Lord for its God: the people whom he hath chosen for his inheritance. V. By the word of the Lord, and the breath of his mouth, were the heavens formed, and the whole host thereof. Alleluia.

Ps. O Lord, hear my prayer, and let my cry come unto thee. Alleluia.

Ps. Domine, exaudi orationem meam, et cla mor meus ad te perveniat. Alleluia.

GOSPEL. Matt. xxii. 35. 46.-At that time: The Pharisees come to Jesus: and one of them, a doctor of the law, asked him, tempting them: Master, which is the great commandment of the law? Jesus said to him: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. And the second is like to this: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments dependeth the whole law and the prophets. And the Pharisees being gathered together, Jesus asked them, saying: What think you of Christ? whose son is he? they say to him: David's. He saith to them: How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying: The Lord said to my Lord, sit on my right hand until I make thy enemies

thy footstool? If David then call him Lord, how is he his son? And no man was able to answer him a word; neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions. CREDO.

OFFERT. Dan. ix.-I Daniel prayed unto my God, saying: Hear, O Lord, the prayers of thy servant: look favourably on thy sanctuary; and mercifully look down upon this thy people, who are called by thy name, O God.

SECRET.-We humbly beseech thy Majesty, O Lord, that the sacred mysteries we cek brate may cleanse us from all past offences, and from those we may hereafter be guilty of. Thro'.

COMM. Ps. lxxv. - Vow ye, and pay to the Lord your God; all you that round about him bring present: to him that is terrible; even to him, who taketh away the spirit of princes; to the terrible with the kings of the earth.

P. COMM. Sanctificationibus.-May our vices be cured, O Almighty God! and an eternal remedy pro cured for us by these sacred mysteries. Thro'.

EMBER WEEK IN SEPTEMBER.
WEDNESDAY.

INTROIT. Ps. lxxx.-Rejoice to God our helper: sing aloud to the God of Jacob: take the pleasing psaltery and harp; sound the trumpet in the beginning of the month, for it is a commandment in Israel and a judgment to the God of Jacob. Ps. He gave the commandment to Joseph, when he came out of the land of Egypt; he heard a tongue which he V Glory.

knew not.

After Kyrie eleison, is said, •Let us pray. Let us kneel down. R. Stand up again. I. COLLECT. Misericordiæ.-May our weakness, O Lord, we beseech thee, be supported by the relief of thy mercy; that as we are continually decaying

by our own nature, we may be strengthened by thy goodness. Thro'.

I. LESSON. Amos ix. 13.—Thus saith the Lord God: Behold the days come, when the ploughman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweetness, and every hill shall be tilled. And I will bring back the captivity of my people Israel; and they shall build the abandoned cities; and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine of them; and shall make gardens, and eat the fruits of them. And I will plant thein upon their own land; and I will no more pluck them out of their land, which I have given them, saith the Lord thy God.

GRAD. Ps. cxii.-Who is as the Lord our God, who dwellest on high; and looketh down on the low things in heaven and in the earth? V. Raising up the needy from the earth; and lifting up the poor out of the dunghill.

II. COLLECT. Præsta.—Grant, we beseech thee O Lord, the humble request of thy family; that whilst they observe abstinence from bodily food, their souls may fast from sin. Thro'.

Here is said the II. and III. Collects, as p. xx.

II. LESSON. 2 Esdr. viii. 1. 10.-In those days: All the people were gathered together as one man, to the street which is before the water gate, and they spoke to Esdras the scribe, to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the Lord had commanded to Israel. Then Esdras the priest brought the law before the multitude of men and women, and all those that could understand, on the first day of the seventh month. And he read it plainly in the street that was before the water gate, from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and all those that could understand. And the ears of all the people were attentive to the book. And Esdras the

scribe stood upon a step of wood, which he trade to speak upon. And he opened the book before all the people, for he was above all the people; and when he had opened it, all the people stood. And Esdras blessed the Lord the great God: and all the people auswered: Amen, amen; lifting up their hands. And they bowed down, with their faces to the ground. Now the Levites made silence among the people to hear the law; and the people stood in their place. And they read in the book of the law of God distinctly and plainly to be understood; and they understood when it was read. And Nehemias, and Esdras the priest and scribe, and the Levites who interpreted to all the people, said: This is a holy day to the Lord our God, do not mourn nor weep. For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law. And he said to them: Go, eat fat meats, and drink sweet wine, and send portions to them that have not prepared for themselves; because it is the holy day of the Lord, and be not sad, for the joy of the Lord is our strength.

GRAD. Ps. xxxii.-Blessed is the nation, whose God is the Lord; the people, whom the Lord hath chosen for its inheritance. V. By the word of the Lord, the heavens were established: and all the power of them by the spirit of his mouth.

GOSPEL. Mark ix. 16.—At that time: One of the multitude speaking to Jesus, said: Master, I have brought my son to thee, having a dumb spirit, who, wheresoever he taketh him, dasheth him, and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spoke to thy disciples to cast him out, and they could not. Who answering them, said: O incredulous generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto ine. And they brought him. And when he had seen him, immediately the spirit troubled him: and being thrown down upon the ground, he rolled

about foaming. And he asked his father: How long time is it since this hath happened unto him? But he said: From his infancy: and oftentimes hath he east him into the fire and into waters, to destroy him. But if thou canst do any thing, help us, having compassion on us. And Jesus saith to him: If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. And immediately the Father of the boy crying out, with tears said: I do believe, Lord: help my unbelief. And when Jesus saw the multitude running together, he threatened the unclean spirit, saying to him: Deaf and dumb spirit, I command thee, go out of him; and enter not any more into him. And crying out, and greatly tearing him, he went out of him, and he became as dead, so that many said: He is dead. But Jesus taking him by the hand, lifted him up; and he arose. And when he was come into the house, his disciples secretly asked him: Why could not we cast him out? And he said to them: This kind can go out by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.

OFFERT. Ps. cxviii.-I will meditate on thy commandments, which I have loved exceedingly; and 1 will put forth my hands to thy commandments which I have loved.

SECRET.-May this oblation, O Lord, we beseech thee, cleanse away our sins; and sanet fy both the bodies and souls of thy servants for the celebrating of this sacrifice. Thro'.

COMM. 2 Esdr. viii.-Eat your fat meats and drink your sweet wine, and send portions to them that have not prepared any for themselves: because it is the holy day of the Lord, and be not sad; for the joy of the Lord is our strength.

P. COMM. Sumentes.-Having received, O Lord, these heavenly gifts, we humbly beseech thee, that what by thy mercy we celebrate with due homage, we may also receive with dispositions worthy of thy presents. Thro'.