then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: for he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain : for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake. For for this cause pay ye tribute also; for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing. Render therefore to all their dues; tribute to whom tribute is due, custom to whom custom, fear to whom fear, honour to whom honour. GRADUAL. Waters flowed over mine head; then I said, I am cut off: I called upon Thy Name, O Lord; Thou saidst, Fear not. V. When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the Lord and : my prayer came in unto Thee, O my God. Lam. iii.; Jonah ii. Alleluia, alleluia. . My help cometh even from the Lord, Who hath made heaven and earth: behold, He that keepeth Israel, shall neither slumber nor sleep. Alleluia. Ps. cxx1. 2, 4. (P.) GOSPEL St. Matthew viii. 23. AND when He was entered into a ship, His disciples followed Him. And behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves but He was asleep. And His disciples came to Him, and awoke Him, saying: Lord, save us, we perish. And He saith unto them: Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then He arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. But the men marvelled, saying: What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him! And when He was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met Him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way. And behold, they cried out, saying: What have Thou Son of God? art Thou we to do with Thee, Jesus, come hither to torment us before the time? And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine, feeding. So the devils besought Him, saying: If Thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine. And He said unto them: Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and behold, the whole herd of swine ran vio lently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters. And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed | keep the commandments of of the devils. And behold, my God. Ps. cxix. 114, 115. the whole city came out to meet Jesus and when they saw Him, they besought Him, that He would depart out of their coasts. The Creed. OFFERTORY. O that men would praise the Lord for His goodness, and declare the wonders that He doeth for the children of men: that they would offer Him the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and tell out His works with gladness. Ps. cvii. 21, 22. (P.) SECRET. GRANT, we beseech Thee, almighty God, that by the gift offered in this Sacrifice, the weakness of our mortal nature may be cleansed and defended from all evil. Through. COMMUNION. The Lord of hosts is with us: the God of Jacob is our refuge. Alleluia. Ps. xlvi. 7. (P.) POSTCOMMUNION. LE ET these Thy Gifts, O God, ever set us free from earthly pleasures: and furnish us with all heavenly nourishment. Through. Fifth Sunday after Epiphany. INTROIT. Adjutor. THOU art my defence and shield, O Lord; and my trust is in Thy word: away from me, ye wicked; I will PSALM. Blessed are those that are undefiled in the way: and walk in the law of the Lord (v. 1). Glory. Thou art. (P.) COLLECT. beseech Thy LORD, we Church and houshold conThee to keep that they who do lean only tinually in Thy true religion: upon the hope of Thy heavenly fended by Thy mighty power. grace may evermore be deThrough. EPISTLE. Colossians iii. 12. PUT on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any; even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatsoever ye do, in word or deed, do all in the Name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God Alleluia. Ps. THE kingdom of heaven gather them up? But he said: Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest; and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers: Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them : but_gather_the_wheat into my barn. The Creed. OFFERTORY. Defend my cause, O Lord, against the ungodly people: that I may go unto the altar of God, even unto the God of my joy and gladness. Ps. xliii. 1. (P.) Thee, accept the oblations and prayers of Thy servants: that, being defended by Thy protection, they may never lose those things which Thou hast bestowed, and may safely attain to the things which they desire. Through. COMMUNION. O pluck me not away, O Lord : neither destroy me with the ungodly and wicked doers. Ps. xxviii. 3. (P.) is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field. But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. So the servants of the hous-O holder came, and said unto him: Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? He said unto them: enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him: Wilt thou then that we go and An POSTCOMMUNION. GOD, Who dost bring it to pass that by the receiving of Thy Sacrament, the effect of its virtue doth work in our hearts: grant, that by the Divine Gift we have received, we may be made meet for the same. Through. Sixth Sunday after INTROIT. Confige timore Tuo. fear of Thee, and I am afraid of Thy judgements : O deal with Thy servant according unto Thy loving mercy. Ps. cxix. 120. PSALM. Blessed are those that are undefiled in the way: and walk in the law of the Lord. (v. 1.) Glory. My flesh. (P.) COLLECT. GOD, Whose blessed Son was manifested that He might destroy the works of the devil, and make us the sons of God, and heirs of eternal life: grant us, we beseech Thee, that, having this hope, we may purify ourselves, even as He is pure; that, when He shall appear again with power and great glory, we may be made like unto Him in His eternal and glorious kingdom; where with Thee, O Father, and Thee, O Holy Ghost, He liveth and reigneth, ever one God, world without end. B. Amen. EPISTLE. I St. John iii. 1. BEHOLD, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew Him not. Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know, that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is. And every man that hath this hope in Him purifieth himself, even as He is pure. Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. manifested to take away our And ye know that He was sins; and in Him is no sin. Whosoever abideth in Him sinneth not: whosoever sin neth hath not seen Him, neither known Him. Little children, let no man deceive you he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as He is righteous. He that committeth sin is of the devil: for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. GRADUAL. I saw a great white throne, and Him that sat upon it: from Whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. V. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God: and the books were opened, and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. Rev. xx. II. Alleluia, alleluia. V. Power belongeth unto God, and Thou, Lord, art merci. ful: for Thou rewardest every man according to his works. Alleluia. Ps. Ixii. (P.) GOSPEL. St. Matthew xxiv. 23. THEN if any man shall say unto you: Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that if it were possible they shall deceive the very elect. Behold, I have told you before. Wherefore, if they shall say unto you: Behold, He is in the desert; go not forth: behold, He is in the secret chambers; believe it not. For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of Man be. For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together. Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken. And then shall appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of Man coming in the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. And He shall send His Angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. The Creed. OFFERTORY. Take ye heed, watch and pray; for ye know not when the time is; and what I say unto you, I say unto all, watch. St. Mark xiii. (P.) SECRET. ET this holy oblation, O God, we beseech Thee, evermore cleanse, renew, govern, and protect us. Through. (R.) COMMUNION, The Lord, the righteous Judge, shall give us at that day a crown of righteousness: unto all them that love His appearing. 2 Tim. iv. (P.) hast POSTCOMMUNION. LORD, we beseech Thee, that as Thou fed us with heavenly delights: so we may everniore desire these same things, whereby we truly live. Through. (R.) Septuagesima Sunday. INTROIT. Circumdederunt. sorrows of death compassed me ; the pains of hell came about me: in my trouble I called upon the Lord, and He heard my voice out of His holy temple. Ps. xviii. 3-6. PSALM. I will love Thee, O Lord, my strength the Lord is my stony rock, my defence and my Saviour. (v. 1). Glory. The sorrows. |