To thee, from whom all Collaudet omnis spiritus :

Celestial crowns on those Quibus crucis victoriam` bestow.

Who conquer by the cross Largiris, adde præmium.
below. Amen.
Amen.
V. and R. as above, p 296.
At the MAGNIFICAT.

Anth. Your Father Abraham earnestly desired to see my day; he saw it and rejoiced.

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Ant. Abraham Pater vester exultavit ut videret diem meum; vidit, et gavisus est.

PRAYER. Collect at Mass, p. 297.

MONDAY.

MASS. INTROIT. Ps. 55.

AVE mercy on me, O Lord, for man hath trodden me under-foot; he hath assaulted and persecuted me the whole day long. Ps. My enemies have trampled me under-foot the whole day long: and the number of those that asault me is very great. Have mercy, &c. to Ps.

COLLECT. Sanctifica. Sanctify, O Lord, we beseech thee, our fasts, and mercifully grant us the pardon of all our sins. Thro'.

IN

LESSON. Jonas iii. 1. 10.

N those days: The word of the Lord came to the Prophet Jonas the second time, saying: Arise, and go to Ninive, the great city: and preach in it the preaching I bid thee. And Jonas arose, and went to Ninive, according to the word of the Lord. Now Ninive was a large city, of three days' journey. And Jonas began to enter into the city one day's journey; and he cried out and said: Yet forty days, and Ninive shall be destroyed. And the people of Ninive believed in God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth from the greatest even to the least. For the word came to the King of Ninive; and he arose from his throne, and casting off his robe, he put on sackcloth, and sat in ashes. And he ordered a proclamation to be made and published in Ninive, by order of the King and his Nobles, saying; Let neither man nor beast, oxen nor sheep, taste any thing; let them not feed nor drink water. And let men and beasts be covered with sackcloth, and cry out with all their might to the Lord; and let them turn every one from their evil way, and from the iniquity that is in their hands. Who knoweth but God may turn and pardon us, and lay aside the fury of his anger, so that we may

not perish? And God saw their works, that they had forsaken their evil ways; and our Lord God took compassion on his people.

GRAD. Ps. 53.

O God, hear my prayer; and hearken to to the words of my mouth. V. Save me, O God, by thy name, and rescue me by thy might. TRACT. Deal not, &c. as above. p. 212.

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GOSPEL. John vii. 32. 39.

T that time; The rulers and Pharisees sent officers to apprehend Jesus. Jesus therefore said to them: Yet am I a little time with you; and then I go to him that sent me. You shall seek me, and you shall not find me; and where I am, thither you cannot come. Then said the Jews among themselves; Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? Will he go to those, who are dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles? What is the meaning of what he said: You shall seek me, and shall not find me: and, where I am, thither you cannot come? And on the last day, being the greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up, and cried out aloud, saying; If any one thirst, let him come to me and drink. He that believeth in me, as saith the scripture, out of his belly shall rivers of living water flow. And this he spoke of the spirit, which they that believed in him, were to receive.

ÖFFERT. Ps. 6. Turu to me, O Lord, and rescue my soul; save me for thy mercy's sake.

SECRET. Grant us, O Lord our God, that this sacrifice of our salvation may both cleanse us from our sins, and appease thy Majesty.

COMM.

Thro'.

Ps. 23. The Lord of armies is himself

the King of glory.

POSTCOMM. Sacramenti. May the participation, O Lord, we beseech thee, of this saving sacrifice both cleanse us, and heal us. Thro'.

Let us pray.

Bow down your heads to God. PRAYER. Da, quæsumus. Grant, O Lord, we beseech thee, to thy people health both of body and mind, that being constant in the practice of good work, they may always be safe under thy protection. Thro.'

The COMMEMORATION at VESPERS. Anth. If any one thirst, let him come to me and drink; and living waters

Ant. Si quis sitit, veniat ad me et bibat ; et de vent; tre ejus fluent aquæ vivæ,

shall flow out of his heart, dicit Dominus. saith the Lord.

V. and R. as p. 296. PRAYER. Da, quæsumus,

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as above.

TUESDAY.

MASS. INTROIT. Psalm 26.

AIT for the Lord, act manfully, let thy heart be comforted, and wait for the Lord. Ps. The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear?

COLLECT. Nostra tibi. May our fast, O Lord, we beseech thee, be acceptable to thee, and, having purified us from sin, make us worthy of thy grace, and procure us everlasting remedies. Thro'.

LESSON. Dan. xiv. 27.

N those days: The people of Babylon gathered together about the King, and said to him: Deliver up to us Daniel, who hath destroyed Bel, and killed the Dragon; otherwise we will destroy thee and thy family. The King therefore seeing, that they pressed with violence on him. Being obliged by force, delivered Daniel up to them. And they cast him into the den of lions, where he was six days. Now in the den there were seven lions, and they every day gave them two carcasses and two sheep, which were not given them then, that they might devour Daniel. And there was in Judea a prophet called Habacuc, who had made broth, and, having broken bread in a dish, was going into the field to carry it to the reapers. And the Angel of the Lord said to Habacuc: Carry the dinner thou hast provided to Daniel in Babylon, who is in the lions' den. And Habacuc said: Lord, I never saw Babylon, neither know I the den. Then the Angel of the Lord took him by the crown of his head, and carrying him by the hair, with the force of his spirit placed him in Babylon over the den. And Habacuc cried out aloud, saying: O Daniel, servant of God, take the dinner God hath sent thee. And Daniel said: Thou hast remembered me, O God, and hast not abandoned those that love thee. And Daniel arose and eat. And the Angel of the Lord immediately carried Habacuc back to his own place. Then the King came on the seventh day to bewail Daniel; and coming to the den, he looked in, and behold, Daniel

was sitting in the midst of the lions. And the King cried out with a loud voice, saying: Great art thou, Ŏ Lord the God of Daniel. And he took him out of the den of lions. But those, who had been the cause of his intended destruction, he cast into the den, and they were devoured in a moment before his face. Then the King said: Let all the people of the whole earth fear the God of Daniel, for it is he whe saveth, performeth signs and wonders, and hath delivered Daniel from the lions' den.

GRAD. Ps. 42. Judge my cause, O Lord; and deliver me from the wicked and deceitful man.: V. Send forth thy light and thy truth; for they have led me on and brought me up to thy holy mount.

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GOSPEL. John vii. 1. 13.

T that time: Jesus went into Galilee; for he would not go into Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him. Now the Jewish feast of the tabernacles was at hand; and his brethren said to him: Depart hence, and go to Judea, that thy disciples also may see the works thou performest. For no one doth any thing in secret, when he hath a mind to be known in public; if therefore thou perforniest these things, shew thyself to the world. For neither did his brethren believe in him. Jesus therefore saith to them: My time is not yet come; but your time is always ready. The world cannot hate you; but it hateth me, because I bear witness against it, that its works are evil. Go you up to this festival; but I am not now going to this festival; for my time is not yet fully come. Having said this, he staid in Galilee. But when his brethren were gone up, then went he also to the feast, not openly, but, as it were, in secret. Then the Jews looked for him on the festival day, and said: Where is he? and there was much murmuring among the people about him. For some said: He is a good man. Others said: No; but he seduceth the people. But nobody spoke openly about him, for fear of the Jews.

OFFERT. Ps. 9. Let all, who know thy name, O Lord, hope in thee; for thou forsakest not those who seek thee. Sing to the Lord, who dwelleth on Sion, for he hath not forgot the prayer of the poor ones.

SECRET. The sacrifices we bring to be offered to thee, O Lord, are such tokens of temporal comfort, that we cannot despair of thy eternal promises. Thro'.