you that have believed. For you, brethren, are become followers of the churches of God which are in Judea, in Christ Jesus: for you also have suffered the same things from your own countrymen, even as they have from the Jews: who both killed the Lord Jesus, and the prophets, and have persecuted us, and they pleased not God, and are adversaries to all men: prohibiting us to speak to the Gentiles, that they may be saved, to fill up their sins always: for the wrath of God is come upon them to the end.

GRAD. Ps. xxxiii.-Fear the Lord all ye his saints for there is no want to them that fear him. V. They that seek the Lord shall not be deprived of any good. Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Wisd. iii. The righteous shall shine, and shall run as fire among the reeds, for ever. Alleluia.

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GOSPEL. Mark xvi. 15. 18.-At that time: Jesus said to his disciples: Go ye into the whole world, and preach the gospel to every creature. that believeth, and is baptized, shall be saved: but he that believeth not shall be condemned. And these signs shall follow them that believe: in my name they shall cast out devils: they shall speak with new tongues: they shall take up serpents: and if they shall drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them: they shall lay their hands upon the sick, and they shall recover.

ÖFFERT. Ps. xxxi.-Be glad in the Lord and leap for joy, ye righteous: and praise him, all ye upright of heart.

SECRET.-May our devotion, O Lord, be pleasing to thee, and avail us to salvation, by the merits of those on whose festival we pay it to thee. Thro'.

COMM. Ps. xvi.-These miracles shall accompany those that believe in me: they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

P. COMM. (Refecti,) as in

p.

473.

IX. VIGIL St. LAWRENCE, m.

INTROIT. Ps. cxi.—He hath distributed, he hath given to the poor: his justice remaineth for ever and ever: his horn shall be exalted in glory. Ps. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord: he shall delight exceedingly in his commandments. V. Glory.

COLLECT. Adesto.-Give ear, O Lord, to our prayers, and by the intercession of blessed Lawrence thy martyr, whose festival we are now preparing to celebrate, pour forth upon us the gift of thy everlasting mercy. Thro’.

Commem. of St. ROMANUS, by the Collect, &c. of Mass IV. p. 468.

LESSON. Eccles. li. as in.

p. 496.

GRAD.-He hath distributed, he hath given to the poor: his justice remaineth for ever and ever. V. His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the righteous shall be blessed.

GOSPEL. Matt. xiv. as in p. 465.

OFFERT. Job xvi.-My prayer is pure, therefore I desire it may be heard in heaven: for there is my Judge, and he that knoweth my heart is on high: let my prayer ascend to the Lord.

SECRET. Favourably receive our offerings, O Lord, and by the intercession of blessed Lawrence, thy martyr, loosen the bonds of our sins. Thro'.

COMM.-Let him who serveth me, follow me: and where I am, there also shall my servant be.

P. COMM. Da quæsumus.—Grant, we beseecn thee, O Lord, our God, that as we rejoice on he feasts of thy saints in this life, so we may enjoy their sight for ever in that which is to come. Thro'.

X. St. LAWRENCE, m.

INTROIT. Ps. xcv.-Praise and beauty are before him: holiness and majesty in his sanctuary

Ps. Sing ye to the Lord a new canticle: sing to the Lord all the earth. V. Glory.

COLLECT. Da nobis.-Enable us, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, to extinguish in ourselves the noxious heat of sin, by whose grace blessed Lawrence triumphed over flames and the most exquisite torments. Thro'.

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EPISTLE. 2 Cor. ix. 6. 10.—Brethren: who soweth sparingly, shall also reap sparingly : and he who soweth in blessings, shall also reap of blessings. Every one as he hath determined in his heart, not with sadness, or of necessity. For God loveth a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound in you: that ye always having all sufficiency in all things may abound to every good work.As it is written: He hath dispersed abroad, he hath given to the poor: his justice remaineth for ever. And he that ministereth seed to the sower, will both give you bread to eat and will multiply your seed, and increase the growth of the fruits of your justice.

GRAD. Ps. xvi.-Thou hast proved my heart, O Lord, and visited it by night. V. Thou hast tried me by fire; and iniquity hath not been found in me. Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Lawrence the Deacon wrought a good work; who by the sign of the cross gave sight to the blind. Alleluia.

GOSPEL. John xii. 24. 26.-At that time: Jesus said to his disciples: Amen, amen, I say to you, unless the grain of wheat falling into the ground, die, itself remaineth alone. But if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. He that loveth his life, shall lose it: and he that hateth his life in this world, keepeth it unto life eternal. If any man minister unto me, let him follow me: and where I am, there also shall my minister be. If any man minister to me, him will my Father honour.

OFFERT. Ps. xcv.-Praise and beauty are be. fore his sight: holiness and majesty in his sanctuary. SECRET.-Graciously receive our offerings, we beseech thee, O Lord; and in consideration of the merits and prayers of blessed Lawrence, grant they may aid us to salvation. Thro'.

COMM. John xii.-If any man minister to me, let him follow me: and where I am, there also shall my minister be.

P. COMM. Sucro. Being nourished by thy sacred gifts, we beseech thee, O Lord, that what we perform according to our bounden duty, we may sensibly perceive to advance our salvation, by the intercession of blessed Lawrence: thy martyr. Thro'

XI. Commem. of SS. TIBURTIUS, &c. mm. COLLECT. Sanctorum.-May we always find comfort, O Lord, in the continual protection of thy holy martyrs, Tiburtius and Susanna: for we trust thou wilt ever regard those with an eye of mercy, whom thou favourest with such succours. Thro'.

SECRET.-Favourably, O Lord, receive the of ferings and prayers of thy people, that the oblation of the sacred mysteries may be acceptable to thee, by the intercession of thy saints. Thro'.

P. COMM. Sumpsimus.-Grant, O Lord, that the pledge of eternal redemption which we have received, may procure for us, by the intercession of thy holy martyrs, the succours necessary for this life and that to come. Thro'.

XIII. Commem. of SS. HYPPOLITE, &c. mm

COLLECT. Da, quæsumus.-Grant, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that the sacred solemnity of thy holy martyrs, Hyppolite and Cassian, may be to us an increase of devotion and a help to salvation Thro'.

SECRET.-Receive. O Lord, our offerings on this festival of thy saints: and may their bearing witness of thy truth advance our salvation. Thro'.

P. COMM. Sacramentorum.-Let the participation of thy sacraments, O Lord, save us: and confirm us in the light of thy truth. Thro'.

XIV. VIGIL of the ASSUMPTION. INTROIT, Vultum tuum, p. 499.

COLLECT. Deus, qui.-O God, who hast pleased to make choice of the Virgin Mary, and in her to dwell for a time, grant, we beseech thee, that being secure under her protection, we may with comfort solemnize her festival. Who livest.

Collect, &c. of St. Lawrence, as on his Feast, p. 639. Collect, &c. of St. Eusebius, as in Mass XIII. p. 488.

LESSON. Eccles. xxiv. 23. As the vine I have brought forth a pleasant odour: and my flowers are the fruit of honour and riches. I am the mother of fair love, and of fear, and of knowledge, and of holy hope. In me is all grace of the way and of the truth. In me is all hope of life and of virtue. Come over to me, all ye that desire me, and be filled with my fruits. For my spirit is sweet above honey, and my inheritance above honey and the honey-comb. My memory is unto everlasting generations. They that eat me, shall yet hunger; and they that drink me, shall yet thirst. He that hearkeneth to me, shall not be confounded: and they that work by me, shall not sin. They that explain me, shall have life everlasting.

GRAD.-Thou art blessed, to Allel. as in p. 507. GOSPEL. Luke xi. as in p. 508.

OFFERT.-Blessed art thou, &c. as in p. 508. SECRET.-May the prayers, O Lord, of the Mother of God render our offerings acceptable to thee, whom thou didst take out of this present world,