After Septuag. instead of Alleluia and V. is said TRACT, Veni, p. 494. GOSPEL. Matt. xiii. as in p. 501. OFFERT. Ps. xliv.-Grace is spread on thy lips, therefore hath God blessed thee for ever. SECRET.-Mercifully receive, O Lord, the of ferings consecrated to thee, and by the merits of blessed N. thy Virgin and Martyr, grant they may be to us a continual support. Thro'. COMM. Ps. cxviii.-I have done judgment and justice, O Lord, let not the proud calumniate me: I have walked upright in the ways of thy commandments: I have hated all evil ways. P. COMM. Divini muneris.-Being plentifully fed with thy divine gifts, we beseech, thee, O Lord our God, that by partaking of them through the intercession of blessed N. thy Virgin and Martyr, we may obtain eternal life. Thro'. MASS XVIII. * Loquebar, of many VV. and MM. All as in Mass, XVI. p. 493, except COLLECT. Da nobis.-Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord our God, that with a constant devotion, we may celebrate the victories of thy holy Virgins and Martyrs N. and N. that though we cannot solemnize them as we ought, we may seek their prayers with all due humility. Thro'. EPISTLE. 1 Cor. vii. as in p. 500. SECRET.—Look down, we beseech thee, O Lord, on the offerings laid on thy altar, on this feast of thy holy Virgins and Martyrs N. and N. that as thou hast bestowed glory on them so by the sacred mysteries, thou mayest grant us pardon. Thro'. P. COMM. Præsta nobis.-Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord, by the intercession of thy Virgins and Martyrs, to receive with a pure mind what we receive with our mouths. Thro'. MASS XIX. Dilexisti, of a Virgin only. INTROIT. THOU hast loved jusand hated iniquitice ty therefore, God, thy God hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness, above thy fellows. Ps. My heart hath uttered a good word: I speak my works to the King. V. Glory. Is. lxiv. ILEXISTI justitiam et odisti iniquitatem: propterea unxit te Deus, Deus tuus, oleo lætitiæ præ consortibus tuis. Ps. Eructavit cor meum verbum bonum; dico ego opera mea Regi. V. Gloria. COLLECT. Exaudi.-Give ear to us, O God our Saviour, that as we celebrate with joy the solemnity of blessed N. thy Virgin, so we may improve in the affection of piety. Thro'. EPISTLE. 2 Cor. x. 15. xi. 1. 2.—Brethren : Let him that glorieth, glory in the Lord: for not he that commendeth himself, is approved ; but he whom God commendeth. (Chap. xi.) Would to God you could bear with some little of my folly: but do bear with me. For I am jealous of you with the jealousy of God. For I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. GRAD. Ps. xliv.-With thy comeliness and thy beauty set out proceed prosperously and reign. V. Because of truth and meekness, and justice, and thy right hand shall conduct thee wonderfully. Alleluia, Alleluia. V Adducentur Regi Virgines post eam: proxima ejus afferentur tibi in lætitia. ́Alleluia. V. After her virgins shall be brought to the King: her neighbours shall be brought to thee with joy. Alleluia. After Septuag. instead of Alleluia and V. is said clina aurem tuam : quia concupivit Rex speciem tuam. Hearken, O daughter, and see, and incline thy ear, for the King is taken with thy beauty. V. All the rich among the people shall entreat thy countenance: the daughters of kings shall honour thee. V. Virgins shall be brought in her retinue to the King; her relations shall be presented to thee. V. They shall be brought with gladness and rejoicing: they shall be brought into the temple of the King. GOSPEL. Matt. xxv. as in p. 494. OFFERT. Ps. xliv.-The daughters of kings have delighted thee in thy glory. The queen stood on thy right hand in gilded clothing, surrounded with variety. SECRET.-May the offerings, O Lord, of thy devout people, be acceptable to thee in honour of thy saints: by whose merits they have experienced help in their afflictions. Thro'. COMM. Matt. xxv.-The five wise virgins took oil in their vessels with their lamps: and at midnight there was a cry made: Behold! the bridegroom cometh go ye out and meet Christ the Lord. P. COMM. Satiasti.-Thou hast fed, O Lord, thy family with these sacred oblations: ever therefore comfort us with her intercession, whose feast we celebrate. Thro'. MASS XX. Vultum tuum, of the same. INTROIT. Ps. xliv. A the people shall en LL the rich among VULTUM tuum de treat thy countenance: after her shall virgins be brought to the king: her neighbours shall be brought to thee in joy and gladness. Ps. My heart hath ut precabuntur omnes divites plebis: adducentur Regi virgines post eam: proximæ ejus afferentur tibi in lætitia et exultatione. Ps. Eructavit cor meun verbum bonum: dico ego tered a good word: I speak my works to the King. V. Glory. COLLECT. Exaudi.-Give ear to us, O God our Saviour, that as we celebrate with joy the solemnity of blessed N. thy Virgin, so we may improve in the affection of piety Thro'. EPISTLE. 1 Cor. vii 25. 34.-Brethren: Concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: but I give counsel, as having obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful. I think therefore that this is good for the present necessity, for a man so to be. Art thou bound to a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife. But if thou take a wife, thou hast not sinned. And if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned: nevertheless, such shall have tribulation of the flesh. But I spare you. This therefore I say, brethren: the time is short: it remaineth, that they also who have wives, be as if they had none; and they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as if they rejoiced not; and they that buy as though they possessed not; and they that use this world, as if they used it not for the fashion of this world passeth away. But I would have you to be without solicitude. He that is without a wife, is solicitous for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please God. But he that is with a wife, is solicitous for the things of the world, how he may please his wife; and he is divided. And the unmarried woman and the virgin thinketh on the things of the Lord that she may be holy both in body and spirit, in Christ Jesus our Lord. GRAD. Ps. xliv.-The King shall greatly desire thy beauty: for he is the Lord thy God. V. Hearken, O daughter, see, and incline thy ear. Allel. Allel. V. Hæc est virgo sapiens, et una de numero prudenium. Alleluia. V. This is a wise virgin, and one The number of the prudent. Alleluia. After Septuag. instead of Alleluia and V. is said GOSPEL. Matt. xiii. 44. 52. At that time: Jesus spake to his disciples this parable: The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in a field. Which a man having found, hid it, and for joy thereof goeth, and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. Again the kingdom of heaven is like to a merchant seeking good pearls. Who when he had found one pearl of great price, went his way, and sold all that he had, and bought it. Again the kingdom of heaven is like to a net cast into the sea, and gathering together of all kinds of fishes. Which, when it was filled they drew out, and sitting by the shore, they chose out the good into vessels, but the bad they cast forth. So shall it be at the end of the world. The angels shall go out, and shall separate the wicked from among the just. And shall cast them int the furnace of fire; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Have ye understood all these things? They say to him: Yes. He said unto them: Therefore every scribe instructed in the kingdom of heaven, is like to a man who is a householder who bringeth forth out of his treasure new things and old. OFFERT. Ps. xliv.-After her shall virgins be brought to the King: her neighbours shall be brought to thee with gladness and rejoicing: they shall be brought into the temple of the Lord the King. SECRET.-May the offerings, O Lord, of thy devout people be acceptable to thee in honour of thy saints; by whose merits they have experienced help in their afflictions. Thro'. COMM. Matt. xiii.—The kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking good pearls: who when he had found one pearl of great price, he went his way and sold all that he had and bought it. |