have defiled the dwelling-place of Thy Name, O Lord: how long, O God, shall the enemy blaspheme Thy Name, for ever? In Easter-tide, Alleluia, alleluia. Ps. lxxiv. 4. PSALM. O God, wherefore art Thou absent from us so long: why is Thy wrath so hot against the sheep of Thy pasture ? (v. I.) Glory. The enemy. COLLECT. ALMIGHTY God, we beseech Thee graciously to behold Thy servants who mourn and lament because of all the abominations that are done in Thy House: and for all the shame that our Lord Jesus Christ doth suffer in the Sacrament of His love; do Thou grant that He may Himself be our propitiation with Thee. Who liveth. EPISTLE. Hebrews x. 22. BRETHREN: Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for He is faithful That promised;) and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the with he was sanctified, an unBlood of the covenant, whereholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace? For we know Him That hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto Me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. judge His people. And again, The Lord shall It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. GRADUAL. And when they saw the altar profaned: they rent their clothes, and made great lamentation. . And cast ashes upon their heads : and fell down flat to the ground upon their faces, and cried toward heaven. I Macc. iv. 39, 40. Alleluia, alleluia. . The zeal of Thine house hath eaten me, O Lord and the rebukes of them that rebuked Thee are fallen upon me, alleluia. Ps. lxix. 9. ¶ During Septuagesima. TRACT. The enemy hath rebuked, O Lord: and the foolish people hath blas . phemed Thy Name. During Easter-tide. Alleluia, alleluia. . The zeal of Thine house hath eaten me, O Lord: and the rebukes of them that rebuked Thee are fallen upon me. Alleluia. . With blasphemy they have blasphemed Thee, Ó Lord: so we, that are Thy people, and sheep of Thy pasture, shall give Thee thanks for ever, alleluia. Ps. lxix. 9, lxxix. 13. GOSPEL. St. Matthew xxii. I., X. 22. : SECRET: Heb. GOD, who didst hear Thine Only-begotten Son when on the Cross He prayed for transgressors: we beseech Thee that Thou wouldest vouchsafe mercifully to hear us, as we offer Him upon Thine Altar, praying for those who defile His Altar. Through the same. PROPER PREFACE, page 69. LORD Jesus Christ, Who burning with zeal for the House of God, didst cast the buyers and sellers out of the Temple: grant_unto them that eat of Thy Bread to be kindled with the same zeal; that they may either be melted with grief for those who are guilty of Thy Body, or inflamed with strength to forbid their approach. Who livest. The Gloria in Excelsis is not said except in Eastertide, or on an occasion of special solemnity. For any Necessity. The Mass Salus populi, for any general necessity, may be said once a week, except in Lent, and unless a Feast or Octave-day should occur. INTROIT. Salus populi. AM the salvation of My people, saith the Lord: in whatsoever tribulation they shall call Me, I will hear them, and will be their Lord for ever. In Easter-tide, Alleluia, alleluia. PSALM. Hear My law, O My people: incline your ears unto the words of My mouth (lxxviii. 1). Glory. I am. COLLECT. GOD, Who pourest the gift of charity by the grace of the Holy Ghost into the hearts of Thy faithful: grant to Thy servants and handmaids, our brothers and sisters for whom we supplicate Thy mercy, health of body and mind; that they may love Thee with all their might, and do those things which are wellpleasing to Thee with a perfect love. Through . . . in the unity of the same. LESSON. Isaiah xix. 4. THEN saith the Lord God: In that day shall the present be brought unto the Lord of hosts, and a fierce king shall rule over them. In that day shall there be an altar to the Lord in the midst of the land, and the Lord shall be known, and they shall do sacrifice and oblation; yea, they shall vow a vow unto the Lord, and perform it. And they shall return even to the Lord, and He shall be intreated of them, and shall heal them. In that day shall Israel be ever a blessing in the midst of the land: whom the Lord of hosts shall bless, saying, Blessed be My people and the work of My hands; Israel, Mine inheritance, saith the Lord Almighty. GRADUAL. Be merciful unto our sins, O Lord wherefore do the heathen say, where is now their God. . Help us, O God of our salvation: and for the glory of Thy Name, O Lord, deliver us. Ps. lxxix. 9. Alleluia, alleluia. . Shew us Thy mercy, O Lord: and grant us Thy salvation, alleluia. Ps. lxxxv. 7. In Easter-tide the Alleluia is the same as on the Sunday of the week. GOSPEL. St. Mark xii. 41. AT that time, Jesus sitting over against the treasury, beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. And He called unto Him His disciples, and saith unto them: Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury. For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living. : as on page 360. COLLECT. fice of praise unto Thy Ma-T In Septuagesima, the Introit jesty and grant that by these holy Mysteries they may obtain the grace of Thy heavenly blessing, and at length attain to the glory of everlasting happiness. Through. COMMUNION. Verily, I say unto you, what things soever ye desire. when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. St. Mark xi. 24. In Easter-tide, Alleluia, alleluia. POSTCOMMUNION. ALMIGHTY and everlasthearts of them that believe ing God, Who upon the writest with Thy finger the righteousness of Thy law: grant unto us the increase of faith, hope, and charity; and that we may obtain that which Thou dost promise, make us to love that which Thou dost command. Through. EPISTLE. I Corinthians xiii. 4. CHARITY suffereth long, WE, receiving the divine Mysteries do beseech Thee, O Lord, that this saving page 179 to the end. GRADUAL. O Lord our Sacrament may profit them to Governour: how excellent is their peace and prosperity, for whom and out of love to whom. Thou hast set Thy glory: Thy Name in all the world. we have offered the same unto Thy Majesty. Through. T Gloria in Excelsis is not said, at this or other Masses of Commemoration, on divers occasions, or for special objects, unless it be otherwise directed. above the heavens. Ps. viii. I. Alleluia, alleluia. . O Lord God of my salvation: I have cried day and night before Thee, alleluia. GOSPEL. St. John xiii. 33. ESUS said to His disciples: Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall For the Gift of the Holy seek Me: and as I said unto Ghost. INTROIT. Caritas Dei. THE love of God is shed abroad in our hearts, alleluia by His Spirit which dwelleth in us, alleluia, alleluia. Romans v. 5. PSALM. O Lord God of my salvation: I have cried day and night before Thee (lxxxviii. 1). Glory. The love. the Jews, Whither I go, ye ment I give unto you, That ye not follow Me now; but thou hand hath planted. Ps. lxxx. shalt follow Me afterwards. OFFERTORY. Praise the Lord, O my soul: while I live will I praise the Lord: yea, as long as I have any being, I will sing praises unto my God. Ps. cxlvi. 1. In Easter-tide, Alleluia. SECRET. SEND forth, O Lord, we beseech Thee, the Spirit of love, which may make these our gifts present to become to us Thy Sacrament: and also purify our hearts for receiving the same. Through in the unity of the same. PROPER PREFACE, page 69. COMMUNION. Seek ye first the kingdom of God: and all these things shall be added unto you, saith the Lord. St. Matt. vi. 33. In Easter-tide, Alleluia. POSTCOMMUNION. POUR into us, O Lord, the Spirit of Thy love and those whom Thou hast fed with Bread and Wine from heaven, do Thou, of Thy loving-kindness, make to be of one heart and mind. Through in the unity of the same. For the Church. * INTROIT. Respice. LOOK down from heaven, O Lord, behold, and visit this vine and the place of the vineyard that Thy right 14. DIRECT, O Lord, we beseech Thee, Thy Church by Thy heavenly governance : that as before the beginning of the world it hath for ever been prepared in Thy presence; so it may come by Thy merciful guiding to the promise of the fulness of Thy glory. Through. EPISTLE. Ephesians iv. 9. BRETHREN: He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that He might fill all things. And He gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the till we all come in the unity edifying of the body of Christ : of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: that we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to *From the Paris Use. PP |