He prayed more earnestly: and His sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.

OFFERTORY. O My Father, if this cup may not pass

away from Me, except I drink it, Thy will be done. St. Matt. xxvi. 42.

SECRET.

RECEIVE,

we

beseech

Thee, O Lord, this oblation which we offer unto Thee for Thy servant (or handmaid), whose life draweth near to its end: that he may know Thee as the fountain of all mercy, and for the sake of this Sacrifice he may be saved. Through.

COMMUNION. Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. Acts vii. 59.

POSTCOMMUNION.

COME, O almighty God, by the power of this Sacrifice, to Thy servant (or handmaid), who is at the point of death: that the power of the Enemy may not prevail against him; but that he may, by Thy help, come to life everlasting. Through.

For the Dead. On the day of burial. INTROIT, as on All Souls'

day, page 524. COLLECT. According to Sarum Use, five Collects are said, when the body is present, viz.: 1, 4, 5, 6, 20, page LXXX. Upon anniversaries, there are five Collects said, viz.: 3, 4, 5,

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6, 20. According to Roman Use, one Collect is said, varying according to the condition of the departed. The Secrets and Postcommunions are ruled after the

same manner.

TA Collect which may be said daily before the day of burial.

O GOD, Whose nature and property is always to have mercy and to forgive, we humbly pray Thee for the soul of Thy servant N., which Thou hast commanded this day to pass out of this world: deliver him not into the hands of the Enemy, neither forget him in the end, but give Thine holy Angels charge to receive him, and to bring

him into the land of the living; and forasmuch as he

put his trust and confidence in Thee, grant that he may be counted worthy to rejoice in the fellowship of Thy Saints. Through.

TOr this: MERCIFUL God, the

Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who is the resurrection and the life; in Whom whosoever believeth

shall live, though he die; and whosoever liveth, and believeth in Him, shall not die eternally: Who also hath taught us by His holy Apostle Saint Paul, not to be sorry, as men without hope, for them that sleep in Him: we meekly beseech Thee, O Father, to raise us from the death of sin

unto the life of righteousness; that, when we shall depart this life, we may rest in Him, as our hope is this our brother doth; and that, at the general resurrection in the last day, we may be found acceptable in Thy sight; and receive that blessing, which Thy wellbeloved Son shall then pronounce to all that love and fear Thee, saying: Come, ye blessed children of My Father, receive the kingdom prepared for you from the beginning of the world. Grant this, we beseech Thee, O merciful Father, through Jesus Christ, our Mediator and Redeemer. Who with Thee. EPISTLE, as on All Souls' day,

page 524.

TOn anniversaries. LESSON. 2 Maccabees xii. 43. IN those days, Judas, a most noble man, when he had made a gathering throughout the company to the sum of

two thousand drachms of silver, sent it to Jerusalem to offer a sin offering, doing therein very well and honestly, in that he was mindful of the resurrection: for if he had not hoped that they that were slain should have risen again, it had been superfluous and vain to pray for the dead. And also in that he perceived that there was great favour laid up for those that died godly, it was an holy and good thought. Whereupon he made a reconciliation for the dead, that they might be delivered from sin.

LESSON. IN those

TOr this: Revelation xiv. 13. days, I heard a unto me: Write, Blessed are voice from heaven, saying the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may their works do follow them. rest from their labours; and

EPISTLE. I Corinthians xv. 20. BRETHREN: Christ is

risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. But every man in his own order.

T For a Bishop only. GRADUAL. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for Thou art with

me, O Lord. . Thy rod and Thy staff comfort me. Ps. xxiii. 4.

TOn all other occasions. GRADUAL. Grant them, O Lord, eternal rest: and let perpetual light shine upon them. V. Let their souls dwell at ease: and their seed inherit the land.

When the body is present.

desireth the waterbrooks: so TRACT. Like as the hart God. V. My soul is longeth my soul after Thee, athirst for God, yea, even for the living God: when shall I come to appear before the

At all anniversaries. TRACT, as on All Souls' day, page 524. The Sequence page 525, is said ad lib.

The following Gospel is read, when the body is present, at burials of Bishops, on anniversaries; and at commemorations of the departed on Monday. GOSPEL, as on All Souls' day, page 525.

Tuesday.

GOSPEL. St. John vi. 37. ESUS said unto His disci

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ples and to the Jews: All that the Father giveth Me shall come to Me; and him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out. For I came down from heaven, not to do Mine own will, but the will of Him that sent Me. And

this is the Father's will which hath sent Me, that of all which He hath given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. And this is the will of Him that sent Me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on Him, may have everlasting life, and I will raise him up at the last day.

Wednesday.

GOSPEL. St. John v. 24. JESUS said unto His disciples and to the Jews:

He that heareth My word, and believeth on Him that sent Me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. For as the Father hath life in Himself; so hath He given to the Son to have life in Himself; and hath given Him authority to execute judgment also, because He is the Son of Man. Marvel not at this; for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear His voice, and shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

Thursday.

GOSPEL. St. John v. 21. JESUS said unto His disci

ples and to the Jews: As the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom He will. For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son: that all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father Which hath sent Him. Verily,

verily, I say unto you, He that heareth My word, and be