creasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, unto all patience and long-suffering with joyfulness; giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the Saints in light. GOSPEL. St. Matthew ix. 18. and the maid arose. And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land. The Creed. SECRET. LET the oblation of this O Lord, we beseech Thee: present gift purify us, and make us altogether worthy of a holy partaking of the same. Through. POSTCOMMUNION. that as we have received these heavenly Gifts: Thou wilt not suffer those things, which Thou hast provided for the healing of Thy faithful people, to become condemnation unto us. Through. Wednesday. WHILE Jesus spake these WE beseech Thee, O Lord, things unto John's disciples, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped Him, saying: My daughter is even now dead; but come and lay Thy hand upon her, and she shall live. And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did His disciples. And behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind Him, and touched the hem of His garment; for she said within herself: If I may but touch His garment, I shall be whole. But Jesus turned Him about, and, when He saw her, He said: Daugh ter, be of good comfort, thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour. And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise, He said unto them: Give place; for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed Him to scorn. But when the people were put forth, He went in, and took her by the hand, EPISTLE. I Cor. x. 20-31. Sunday next before ¶ The Introit, Offertory, and COLLECT. STIR up, we beseech Thee, O Lord, the wills of Thy faithful people that they, fruit of good works, may of plenteously bringing forth the Thee be plenteously rewarded. Through. LESSON. Jeremiah xxiii. 5. saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign, and prosper, and shall execute judgement and justice in the earth. In His days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: | and this is His Name whereby He shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. Therefore behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that they shall no more say: The Lord liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt; but, The Lord liveth, which brought up, and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north-country, and from all countries whither I had driven them; and they shall dwell in their own land. GRADUAL. It is Thou, that savest us from our enemies and puttest them to confusion that hate us. V. We make our boast of God all day long and will praise Thy Name for ever. Alleluia, alleluia. V. The heathen shall fear Thy Name, O Lord and all the kings of the earth Thy Majesty, alleluia. Ps. xliv. one of them may take a little. GOSPEL. St. John vi. 5. His eyes, and saw a SECRET. LORD, we beseech Thee, give favourable heed to the Sacrifice which we are about to celebrate before Thee and grant that it may both cleanse us from the evils of our mortal state, and also make us acceptable to Thy holy Name. Through. POSTCOMMUNION. WE humbly beseech Thee, almighty God, that our souls, which have been now satisfied with Thy divine Gift, may be nourished by their desire to be enkindled with the fire of Thy Spirit, so that we may shine, as bright lights, before the face of Christ Thy Son, at His coming. Through the same. the same. In the unity of When it happens that there are any intervening Sun days between the Twentyfourth after Trinity and the Sunday next before Advent, the Service is taken from the Sundays which were omitted after the Epiphany: for instance, if but one Sunday, the Service is of the Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany; if two, of the Fifth and Sixth; if three, of the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth; provided that this last Service shall always be used upon the Sunday next before Advent. 428 THE PROPER OF SAINTS. NOVEMBER. 29. Vigil of St. Andrew, Apostle. INTROIT. Dominus secus. JESUS, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Peter and Andrew, and He saith unto them: Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men. St. Matt. iv. 18. PSALM. The heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament sheweth His handy-work (xix. 1). Glory. Jesus, walking. COLLECT. ing upon Jesus, as He walked, he saith: Behold the Lamb of God! And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them: What seek ye? They said unto Him: Rabbi, which is to say, being interpreted, Master, where dwellest Thou? He saith unto them: Come and see. They came and saw where He dwelt, and abode with Him that day: for it was about the tenth hour. One of the two which heard John WE beseech Thee, al- speak, and followed Him, mighty God, that the blessed Apostle Andrew, may entreat Thine aid for us: that we may be loosed from the guilt of our sins, and also delivered from all dangers. Through. LESSON I. As on the Vigil of an Apostle, page 1. GRADUAL. How dear are Thy friends unto me, O God: O how great is the pre-eminence of them. V. If I tell them they are more in number than the sand. Ps. cxxxix. 17. GOSPEL. St. John i. 35. Jo was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him: We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ. And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, He said: Thou art Simon, the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone. The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him: Follow Me. Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him: We have found Him, of Whom Moses in the law, and the prophets did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of Joseph. And Nathanael said unto him: Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him: Come and see. Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and saith of him: Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! Nathanael saith unto Him: Whence knowest Thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him: Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee. Nathanael answered and saith unto Him: Rabbi, Thou art the Son of God; Thou art the King of Israel. Jesus answered and said unto him: Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these. And He saith unto him: Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the Angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of COMMUNION. Andrew saith unto his own brother Simon: We have found the Messias, who is called Christ; and he brought him to Jesus. St. John i. POSTCOMMUNION. HAVING received this healthful Sacrament, we humbly entreat Thee, Lord, that, (at the intercession of blessed Andrew Thine Apostle,) what we have performed, may profit us to our salvation. Through. Gloria in excelsis is not said. 30. St. Andrew, Ap. INTROIT. Mihi autem. HOW dear are Thy friends unto me, O God: 0 how great is the pre-eminence of them. Ps. cxxxix. 17. PSALM. O Lord, Thou hast searched me out, and known me: Thou knowest my downsitting, and mine up-rising (v. 1). Glory. How dear. COLLECT. ALMIGHTY God, Who didst give such grace unto Thy holy Apostle Saint Andrew, that he readily obeyed the calling of Thy Son Jesus Christ, and followed Him without delay: grant unto us all, that we, being called by Thy holy Word, may forthwith give up ourselves obediently to fulfil Thy holy commandments. Through the same. |