Commem. of SS. Nabor and Felix, mm.

COLLECT. Præsta.-Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord, that as we make a yearly commemoration of these thy holy martyrs: so we may always be partakers of their intercession. Thro'.

SECRET.-Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord, that the offerings of thy people may be acceptable to thee through the intercession of thy holy martyrs Nabor and Felix: and that they may be rendered worthy by the merits of those, in honour of whose triumphs they are offered to thy holy name.

Thro'.

P. COMM. Natalitiis.—Being refreshed, by virtue of the sacrament we have received on the festival of thy saints, we beseech thee, O Lord, that we may eternally enjoy the good things wherewith thou hast now been pleased to cherish us. Thro'.

XIV. St. BONAVENTURE, bp. c. and D.

All as in Mass XII. p. 485, except

GRAD. Ps. xxxvi.-The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom: and his tongue shall speak judgment. V. The law of his God is in his heart. And his steps shall not be supplanted. Alleluia, Alleluia. V. The Lord hath sworn and he will not repent. Thou art a priest for ever according to the order of Melchisedech. Alleluia.

OFTERT. Ps. lxxxviii.-May truth, &c. and SECRET.-May the annual solemnity, &c. as in Mass XI. p. 485.

XV. St. SWITHIN, bp. of Winchester, c.
All as in Mass XI. p. 484, except

COLLECT. Omnipotens.-Almighty and eternal God, who hast made this day honourable by the celebration of the festival of blessed Swithin, thy confessor and bishop, grant to thy church that we

may obtain heaven through his intercession, whose memory we venerate on earth. Thro'.

SECRET.-Look down, we beseech thee, O Lord, on thy people who approach thy sacraments on this festival of blessed Swithin, thy confessor and bishop, and grant that what they offer in honour of thy name, may, by his prayers, avail to the pardon of their sins. Thro'.

P. COMM. Pignus.-Having received the pledge of eternal life, we beseech thee, O Lord, that by the intercession of blessed Swithin, thy confessor and bishop, we may hereafter openly partake of what we have now sacramentally received. Thro'.

XVI. B. V. M. of MOUNT CARMEL.
All as in the Votive Mass, Salve, p. 507, except

COLLECT. Deus, qui.-O God, who hast honoured the order of the Carmelites with the singular title of the blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God: mercifully grant that we who solemnize this her commemoration, may by the aid of her prayers arrive at eternal happiness. Thro'.

XVII. St. OSMUND, bp. of Salisbury, c.
All as in Mass X. * p. 482, except

COLLECT. Omnipotens.-Almighty and eternal God, who rejoicest us on this festival of blessed Osmund, thy confessor and bishop, we humbly beseech thy clemency, that as we devoutly celebrate his solemnity, we may obtain through his prayers, the glory of eternal life. Thro'.

SECRET.-Sanctify we beseech thee, O Lord, our offerings through the merits and intercession of blessed Osmund, that they may be changed into th body and blood of thy Son Jesus Christ, and avail to the salvation of our souls.

Thro'.

P. COMM. Sumptis. Having received thy sa cred gifts, we beseech thee, O Lord, that by their efficacy we may imitate the example of blessed Osmund, thy confessor and bishop, and thereby obtain eternal joys. Thro'.

XVIII. St. CAMILLUS de LELLIS, c. 99 INTROIT.-No man hath greater love, than to lay down his life for his friends. Ps. Blessed is he that attendeth to the needy and poor; for in the evil day the Lord will deliver him. V. Glory.

COLLECT. Deus, qui.-O God, who didst gloriously animate blessed Camillus with a singular charity in assisting souls in their last agony; pour forth, we beseech thee, into us by his intercession, the spirit of thy love, that we may overcome the enemy at the hour of death, and arrive at a crown in heaven. Thro'.

Commem. of St. SYMPHOROSA, &c. by the Collect, &c. of Mass VIII. p. 477.

Epistle, John iii. as in p. 399. Grad. and Offert. as in Mass XI. pp. 484, 485.

GOSPEL. John xv. 12. 16.-At that time: Jesus said to his disciples: This is my commandment, that you love one another, as I have loved you. Greater love than this no man hath, that a man lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends, if you do the things that I command you. I will not now call you servants: for the servant knoweth not what the Lord doth. But I have called you friends: because all things whatsoever I have heard of my Father, I have made known to you. You have not chosen me; but I have chosen you; and have appointed you, that you should go, and should bring forth fruit; and your fruit should remain: that whatsoever you shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

SECRET.--Let the spotless victim, by the offer ing of which we renew the work of our redemption, (the effects of the immense charity of Jesus Christ become for us, by the intercession of blessed Camillus, a salutary remedy against all our weaknesses of body and soul, and a comfort and defence in our last agony. Thro'.

COMM.-I was sick and you visited me: amen, amen, I say unto you: inasmuch as you have done this to one of the least of my brethren, you have done it unto me.

P. COMM. Per hæc.-Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord, by these heavenly mysteries, which we have received with piety and devotion on this festival of blessed Camillus, that we may be refreshed with the same at the hour of death, and, being delivered from all sin, be joyfully received into the bosom of thy mercy. Thro'.

XIX. St. VINCENT a PAULO, c. All as in Mass XIV. p. 489, except COLLECT. Deus, qui.--O God, who didst strengthen blessed Vincent with apostolic courage to preach the gospel to the poor, and promote the honour of the ecclesiastical order: grant, we beseech thee, that we who respect his merits, may be instructed by the example of his virtues. Thro'.

Grad. Ps. xci. and Gospel, Luke xii. as in p. 488.

XX. St. JEROME EMILIAN, c.

INTROIT. Jeremiah Lam. ii.-My liver is poured out on the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people, when the children, and the sucklings fainted away in the streets of the city. Ps. Praise the Lord, ye children: praise the name of the Lord. V. Glory.

COLLECT. Deus, misericordiarum.

-O God,

the Father of mercies: grant, by the merits and intercession of blessed Jerome, whom thou wast pleased to make a helper and father to poor orphans, that we may faithfully preserve the spirit of adoption, by which we are called, and are in reality thy children. Thro'.

Commem. of St. MARGARET, by the Collect, &c. of Mass XVII. p. 496.

LESSON. Isaiah, lviii. 7. 11.-Deal thy bread to the hungry, and bring the needy and the harbourless into thy house: when thou shalt see one naked, cover him, and despise not thy own flesh. Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thy health shall speedily arise, and thy justice shall go before thy face, and the glory of the Lord shall gather thee up. Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall hear: thou shalt cry, and he shall say: Here I am. If thou wilt take away the chain out of the midst of thee, and cease to stretch out the finger, and to speak that which is good for nothing. When thou shalt pour out thy soul to the hungry, and shalt satisfy the afflicted soul, then shall thy light rise up in darkness, and thy darkness shall be as the noon-day. And the Lord will give thee rest continually, and will fill thy soul with brightness, and deliver thy bones, and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a fountain of water whose waters shall not fail.

GRAD Prov. v.-Let thy fountains be conveyed abroad, and in the streets divide thy waters. V. Acceptable is the man who sheweth mercy and lendeth: he shall order his words with judgment, because he shall not be moved for ever. Alleluia, Alleluia. V. He hath distributed, he hath given to the poor: his justice remaineth for ever. Alleluia.

GOSPEL. Matt. xix. 13. 22.At that time: Some little children were presented to him, that he