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THE VOTIVE MASSESVotive Masses are celebrations of the Holy Eucharist in which theProper (i.e., the Collect, Epistle or Lesson, and Gospel) is not thatappointed for the Day. Instead, the Proper is chosen with referenceto the intention for which the Mass is being celebrated.

Votive Masses may be celebrated on most free weekdays (ferias).They are not normally celebrated on the ferias of Advent,Christmastide, the Epiphany Octave, Septuagesima to TrinitySunday, all Sundays, Red-Letter Days, Ember Days and RogationDays.

The only exception to this list of excluded seasons for votive massesconcerns the Mass of Saint Mary on Saturday, a minor festival ofOur Lady that may be observed on all free Saturdays, includingSaturdays in Advent, and Saturdays between Low Sunday andAscension Day. It is traditional to set aside the first free weekday(Feria) in each month as a Votive (Requiem) for theCommemoration of the Faithful Departed. In the month ofNovember, it is appropriate to set aside one or more ferias for thispurpose. It is also traditional to set aside the first Thursday for aVotive Mass of our Lord Jesus Christ the Eternal High Priest, andthe first Friday for a Votive Mass of the Sacred Heart.

MONDAYVOTIVE MASS OF

THE MOST HOLY TRINITY

INTROIT

EG 692(Alt). Benedicta sit. Tob. 13. BLESSED be the HolyTrinity, and the undivided Unity: we will praise andglorify him, because he hath showed his mercy upon us.[Alleluia, alleluia]. Ps. 8. O Lord our Governor: howexcellent is thy Name in all the world. Glory be to theFather, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it wasin the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: worldwithout end. Amen. BLESSED be the Holy Trinity, andthe undivided Unity: we will praise and glorify him,because he hath showed his mercy upon us. [Alleluia,alleluia].

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IG 59. Ps. 8. Ant. O LORD our Governor, how excellentis thy Name in all the world, / thou that hast set thyglory above the heavens!

2 Out of the mouth of very babes and sucklings hastthou ordained strength, because of thine enemies, / thatthou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

3 When I consider thy heavens, even the work ofthy fingers; / the moon and the stars, which thou hastordained;

4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him, / andthe son of man, that thou visitest him?

5 Thou hast made him but little lower than theangels, / and dost crown him with glory and worship.

6 Thou makest him to have dominion over theworks of thy hands; / and thou hast put all things insubjection under his feet;

7 All sheep and oxen; / yea, and the beasts of thefield;

8 The birds of the air, and the fishes of the sea; / andwhatsoever moveth through the paths of the seas.

9 O LORD our Governor, / how excellent is thyName in all the world!

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, / and to theHoly Ghost;

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shallbe, / world without end. Amen.Ant. O LORD our Governor, how excellent is thy Namein all the world, / thou that hast set thy glory above theheavens!

THE COLLECT.

LMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hast givenunto us thy servants grace, by the confession of a

true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternalTrinity, and in the power of the Divine Majesty toworship the Unity: we beseech thee; that this holy faithmay evermore be our defence against all adversities;who livest and reignest, one God, world without end.Amen.

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THE LESSON. Revelation 4. 1.

N THOSE DAYS: I [John] saw, and behold, a doorwas opened in heaven: and the first voice which I

heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me;which said, Come up hither, and I will show thee thingswhich must be hereafter. And immediately I was in theSpirit; and behold, a throne was set in heaven, and onesat on the throne: and he that sat was to look upon like ajasper and a sardius stone: and a rainbow round aboutthe throne, in sight like unto an emerald. And roundabout the throne four and twenty seats; and upon theseats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed inwhite raiment; and on their heads crowns of gold: andout of the throne proceed lightnings and thunderingsand voices. And seven lamps of fire burning before thethrone, which are the seven spirits of God; and beforethe throne as it were a sea of glass, like unto crystal; andin the midst of the throne, and round about the throne,four living creatures, full of eyes before and behind; thefirst one like a lion, and the second like a calf, and thethird having a face like a man, and the fourth like aflying eagle; and every one of them had six wings;around and within they are full of eyes; and they restnot day or night, saying,

Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God the Almighty,Which was, and which is, and which is to come.

And when those living beings give glory and honourand thanks to him that sitteth upon the throne, wholiveth for ever and ever, the four and twenty elders falldown before him that sitteth upon the throne, andworship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast theircrowns before the throne, saying,

Thou art worthy, O Lord,To receive glory and honour and power;For thou hast created all things,And for thy pleasure they are, and were created.

GRADUAL

EG: Dan. 3. Blessed art thou, O Lord, which beholdestthe great deep: and sittest upon the Cherubim. V. O,bless the Lord of heaven: for he hath showed mercy

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upon us. Alleluia, alleluia. V. Blessed art thou, O LordGod of our fathers: and worthy to be praised forevermore. Alleluia.

After Septuagesima, instead of the Alleluia and verse following,said:

TRACT

With our whole heart we confess thee, we praise andbless thee, O God the Father unbegotten, O only-begotten Son, O Holy Ghost the Comforter, holy andundivided Trinity. V. For thou art great, and doestwondrous things: thou art God alone. V. Thine be thepraise, and thine the glory, and thine the thanksgiving,O ever-lasting Trinity.

In Eastertide, instead of the Gradual and Tract is said:

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Blessed are thou, O Lord of ourfathers, and to be praised and exalted above all for ever.Alleluia. V. Let us bless the Father and the Son, withthe Holy Ghost. Alleluia.

OrBCP: Ps. 136. O GIVE thanks unto the LORD, for he isgracious: / for his mercy endureth for ever.

2 O give thanks unto the God of all gods: / for hismercy endureth for ever.Alleluia, Alleluia. O thank the LORD of all lords: / forhis mercy endureth for ever. Alleluia.

If in Lent, no Alleluia, all Psalm verses form Tract.

During Eastertide, Alleluia is said twice before the psalm portion,and once after the last verse. It may be said after each verse.

THE GOSPEL. St John 3. 1.

HERE was a man of the Pharisees, namedNicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: the same came to

Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know thatthou art a teacher come from God: for no man can dothese signs that thou doest, except God be with him.Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily I sayunto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the

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kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How cana man be born when he is old? can he enter the secondtime into his mother's womb, and be born? Jesusanswered, Verily, verily I say unto thee, Except a manbe born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter intothe kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh isflesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest thesound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, andwhither it goeth; so is every one that is born of theSpirit. Nicodemus answered and said unto him, Howcan these things be? Jesus answered and said unto him,Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not thesethings? Verily, verily I say unto thee, We speak that wedo know, and testify of that we have seen; and yereceive not our witness. If I have told you earthlythings, and ye believe not; how shall ye believe, if I tellyou of heavenly things? And no man hath ascended upto heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even theSon of man, who is in heaven. And as Moses lifted upthe serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son ofman be lifted up: that whosoever believeth in himshould not perish, but have eternal life.

OFFERTORY. Blessed be God the Father, and the onlybegotten Son of God; and blessed be the Holy Spirit: forthe mercy he hath done unto us. [Alleluia].

SECRET

LORD GOD ALMIGHTY, we humbly beseechthee: that by the power of thy holy Name, thou

wouldest vouchsafe to sanctify this oblation of oursacrifice; that we may thereby be enabled evermore topresent ourselves unto thee to be an oblation acceptablein thy sight; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, wholiveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the HolyGhost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

Preface of the Holy Trinity.

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COMMUNION. Let us bless the God of heaven; and inthe sight of all living will we give thanks unto him:because he hath done to us-ward after his lovingkindness. [Alleluia].

POSTCOMMUNION

ETERNAL LORD GOD, who hast given unto us toacknowledge the holy and eternal Trinity to be

likewise one undivided Unity: mercifully grant; thatwe, who have now received thy holy sacraments, maythereby be defended from all adversities which mayhappen to the body and from all evil thoughts whichmay assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ thySon our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in theunity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world withoutend. Amen.

TUESDAYVOTIVE MASS OF

THE HOLY ANGELS

INTROIT

EG 730. Benedicite Dominum. O PRAISE the Lord, all ye hisAngels: excelling in power, that execute hiscommandment, and hearken unto the voice of hiswords. [Alleluia, alleluia]. Ps. 103. Praise the Lord, O mysoul: and all that is within me praise his holy Name.Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the HolyGhost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and evershall be: world without end. Amen. O PRAISE theLord, all ye his Angels: excelling in power, that executehis commandment, and hearken unto the voice of hiswords. [Alleluia, alleluia].

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IG 105. Ps. 103. Ant. O PRAISE the LORD, ye angels ofhis, ye that excel in strength, / ye that fulfil hiscommandment, and hearken unto the voice of his word.

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19 The LORD hath established his throne in heaven, /and his kingdom ruleth over all.

20 O praise the LORD, ye angels of his, ye that excelin strength, ye that fulfil his commandment, andhearken unto the voice of his word.

21 O praise the LORD, all ye his hosts, / ye servants ofhis that do his pleasure.

22 O speak good of the LORD, all ye works of his, inall places of his dominion: / praise thou the LORD, O mysoul.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to theHoly Ghost;

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shallbe; / world without end. Amen.Ant. O PRAISE the LORD, ye angels of his, ye that excelin strength, / ye that fulfil his commandment, andhearken unto the voice of his word.

Gloria is said.

THE COLLECT.

EVERLASTING God, who hast ordained andconstituted the services of Angels and men in a

wonderful order: mercifully grant; that, as thy holyAngels alway do thee service in heaven, so by thyappointment they may succour and defend us on earth;through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth andreigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, everone God, world without end. Amen.


HERE was war in heaven: Michael and his angelsfought against the dragon; and the dragon fought

and his angels, and prevailed not, neither was theirplace found any more in heaven. And the great dragonwas cast out, that old serpent, called the devil and Satan,which deceiveth the whole world; he was cast out intothe earth, and his angels were cast out with him. And Iheard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is comesalvation, and power, and the kingdom of our God, andthe authority of his Christ: for the accuser of our

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brethren is cast down, which accused them before ourGod day and night. And they overcame him by theblood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony;and they loved not their lives unto the death.

GRADUAL

EG: Ps. 103. O praise the Lord, ye Angels of his, ye thatexcel in strength: ye that fulfil his commandment. V. Opraise the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within mepraise his holy Name. Alleluia, alleluia. V. In thepresence of the Angels: will I praise thee, O Lord myGod. Alleluia.

After Septuagesima, instead of the Alleluia and verse following,said:

TRACT

EG: Ps. 103. O praise the Lord, ye Angels of his, ye thatexcel in strength: ye that fulfil his commandment andhearken unto the voice of his words. V. O praise theLord, all ye his hosts: ye servants of his, that do hispleasure. V. O speak good of the Lord, all ye works ofhis: in all places of his dominion, praise thou the Lord,O my soul.


EG: Ps. 138. Alleluia, alleluia. Even before the Angelswill I sing praise unto thee: I will worship toward thyholy temple, and praise thy Name. Alleluia. V. St. Matt.28. The Angel of the Lord descended from heaven andcame and rolled back the stone from the door, and satupon it. Alleluia.

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BCP: Ps. 148: 1-3. O PRAISE the LORD from the heavens: /praise him in the heights;

2 Praise him, all ye angels of his: / praise him, all hishost.Alleluia, Alleluia. Praise him, sun and moon: / praisehim all ye stars of light. Alleluia.


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THE GOSPEL. St Matthew 18. 1.

T the same time came the disciples unto Jesus,saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of

heaven? And Jesus called a little child unto him, andset him in the midst of them, and said, Verily I say untoyou, Except ye be converted, and become as littlechildren, ye shall not enter the kingdom of heaven.Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this littlechild, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

And whoso shall receive one such little child in myname, receiveth me. But whoso shall offend one ofthese little ones which believe in me, it were better forhim that a millstone were hanged about his neck, andthat he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

Woe unto the world because of offences: for it mustneeds be that offences come: but woe to that man bywhom the offence cometh. Wherefore if thy hand or thyfoot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee:it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed,rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast intoeverlasting fire. And if thine eye offend thee, pluck itout, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enterinto life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to becast into hell-fire.

Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones;for I say unto you, that in heaven their angels do alwaysbehold the face of my Father which is in heaven.

OFFERTORY. An Angel stood by the altar of the temple,having a golden censer in his hand: and there was givenunto him much incense, and the smoke of the incenseascended up to God. [Alleluia].

SECRET

E humbly beseech thee, O Lord, that the prayers ofthy holy Angels may assist us thy servants who

offer unto thee this sacrifice of praise: that this ouroffering may be acceptable in thy sight, and profitableunto us for our salvation; through Jesus Christ thy Son

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our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in theunity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world withoutend. Amen.

Common Preface.

COMMUNION. O ye Angels of the Lord, bless ye theLord: sing ye praises, and magnify him above all forever. [Alleluia].

POSTCOMMUNION

LORD, who hast vouchsafed to accept this frailtyof our service and hast fulfilled us with thy

heavenly benediction: mercifully grant; that the succourof thy holy Angels and Archangels, may effectuallyavail for the assistance of us thy servants; through JesusChrist thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth withthee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God,world without end. Amen.

A FIRST MASS FOR WEDNESDAYVOTIVE MASS OF

SAINT JOSEPH OF NAZARETH ∗

INTROIT

EG App(8). Justus ut palma. THE righteous shall flourishlike a palm tree; and shall spread abroad like a cedar inLibanus: such as are planted in the house of the Lordshall flourish in the courts of the house of our God.[Alleluia, alleluia] . Ps. 92. It is a good thing to givethanks unto the Lord: and to sing praises unto thyName, O Most Highest. Glory be to the Father, and tothe Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in thebeginning, is now, and ever shall be: world withoutend. Amen. THE righteous shall flourish like a palmtree; and shall spread abroad like a cedar in Libanus:

∗ See also The English Gradual. Part II – The Proper Supplement 753 for anotherMass of St. Joseph: Adjutor et protector.

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such as are planted in the house of the Lord shallflourish in the courts of the house of our God. [Alleluia,alleluia].

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IG 120. Ps. 92. Ant. IT IS a good thing to give thanks untothe LORD, / and to sing praises unto thy Name, O thouMost High;

2 To tell of thy loving-kindness in the morning, /and of thy faithfulness in the night-season;

3 Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon thelute, / with a melody upon the harp.

4 For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thyworks; / and I will rejoice in giving praise for theoperations of thy hands.


As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shallbe, / world without end. Amen.Ant. IT IS a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, /and to sing praises unto thy Name, O thou Most High.

THE COLLECT.

GOD Most High, who from the family of thyservant David didst raise up Joseph the carpenter

to be protector of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Motherof our Lord: grant that we may so labour in our earthlyvocations; that they may become labours of love andservice offered unto thee, our Father; through the sameour Lord Jesus Christ, who with thee and the HolySpirit liveth and reigneth, one God, for ever and ever.Amen.

THE LESSON. Ecclesiasticus 45. 1.∗

ELOVED of God and men, whose memorial isblessed. He made him like to the glorious saints,

and magnified him, so that his enemies stood in fear ofhim. By his words he caused the wonders to cease, andhe made him glorious in the sight of kings, and gave

∗ or Book of Common Prayer as for Sunday After Christmas.

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him a commandment for his people, and showed himhis glory. He sanctified him in his faithfulness andmeekness, and chose him out of all men. He made himto hear his voice, and brought him into the dark cloud.And gave him commandments before his face, even thelaw of life and knowledge.

GRADUAL

EG: Ps. 21. Thou hast prevented him with the blessingsof goodness: thou hast set a crown of pure gold uponhis head. V. He asked life of thee, and thou gavest hima long life: yea, even for ever and ever. Alleluia,alleluia. V. The Lord loved him, and adorned him: heclothed him with a robe of glory. Alleluia.

TRACT

EG: Ps. 112. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord: hehath great delight in his commandments. V. His seedshall be mighty upon earth: the generations of thefaithful shall be blessed. V. Riches and plentousnessshall be in his house: and his righteousness endurethfor ever.


EG: Ecclus. 45. Alleluia, alleluia. The Lord loved him,and adorned him: he clothed him with a robe of glory.Alleluia. V. Hosea 14. The righteous shall grow as a lily:and flourish for ever before the Lord. Alleluia.

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BCP: Ps. 92. THE righteous shall flourish like a palm-tree, / and shall spread abroad like a cedar in Lebanon.

13 Such as are planted in the house of the LORD /shall flourish in the courts of our God.

14 They shall still bring forth fruit in old age, / andshall be full of sap and flourishing;Alleluia, Alleluia. That they may show how true theLORD is; / he is my strength, and there is nounrighteousness in him. Alleluia.


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HE birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When ashis mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before

they came together she was found with child of theHoly Ghost. Then Joseph her husband, being a justman, and not willing to make her a public example, wasminded to put her away privily. But while he thoughton these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appearedunto him in a dream, saying, Joseph thou son of David,fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife; for that whichis conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost: and she shallbring forth a Son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS;for he shall save his people from their sins.

OFFERTORY. My truth also and my mercy shall be withhim: and in my Name shall his horn be exalted.[Alleluia].

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E render unto thee, O Lord, this duty of ourbounden service: humbly beseeching thee; that

like as we do offer this sacrifice of thanksgiving inhonour of blessed Joseph, the Spouse of the Mother ofthy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, so at his intercessionthou wouldest preserve in us the effectual gifts of thygrace; through the same Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord,who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of theHoly Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

Preface of St. Joseph. And that in the Veneration.

COMMUNION. Joseph, thou son of David, fear not totake unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which isconceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. [Alleluia].

POSTCOMMUNION

SSIST us mercifully, O Lord, we beseech thee: andat the intercession of Saint Joseph; continue

towards us the gifts of thy loving-kindness; through

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Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reignethwith thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God,world without end. Amen.

A SECOND MASS FOR WEDNESDAYVOTIVE MASS OF

SAINT PETER AND SAINT PAUL

INTROIT

EG 717. Mihi autem. RIGHT dear, O God, are thy friendsunto me, and held in highest honour: their rule andgovernance is exceeding steadfast. [Alleluia, alleluia].Ps. 123. O Lord, thou hast searched me out, and knownme: thou knowest my down-sitting, and mine unrising.Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the HolyGhost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and evershall be: world without end. Amen. RIGHT dear, OGod, are thy friends unto me, and held in highesthonour: their rule and governance is exceedingsteadfast. [Alleluia, alleluia].

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IG 99. Ant. MY God, and my might, in whom I will trust;/ my shield, the horn also of my salvation, and myrefuge.

1 I love thee, O LORD, my strength. / The LORD ismy stony rock, my defence, and my Saviour;

2 My God, and my might, in whom I will trust; / myshield, the horn also of my salvation, and my refuge.

3 I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to bepraised; / so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

4 The waves of death compassed me, / and thefloods of ungodliness made me afraid.

5 The cords of hell came about me; / the snares ofdeath overtook me.

6 In my trouble I called upon the LORD, / andcomplained unto my God.

7 So he heard my voice out of his holy temple, / and

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my complaint before him entered into his ears.Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the

Holy Ghost;As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall

be, / world without end. Amen.Ant. MY God, and my might, in whom I will trust; / myshield, the horn also of my salvation, and my refuge.

THE COLLECT.

GOD, who didst give such grace unto thy holyApostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul, that they were

enabled to bear witness to the truth by their death: grantunto thy Church that, as in the beginning it wasenlightened by their teaching, so it may continue in thesame unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ; wholiveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, oneGod, world without end. Amen.

THE EPISTLE. 1 Corinthians 3. 18.

RETHREN: Let no man deceive himself. If anyman among you seemeth to be wise in this world,

let him become a fool, that he may become wise. Forthe wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. Forit is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise,that they are vain. Therefore let no man glory in men.For all things are yours; whether Paul, or Apollos, orPeter, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, orthings to come; all are yours; and ye are Christ’s; andChrist is God’s. Let a man so account of us, as of theministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries ofGod.

GRADUAL

EG: Ps. 45. Thou shalt make them princes in all lands:they shall remember thy Name, O Lord. V. Instead ofthy fathers thou shalt have children: therefore shall thepeople give thanks unto thee. Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Ps.139. Right dear are thy friends unto me, O God, andheld in highest honour: their rule and governance isexceeding steadfast. Alleluia.

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After Septuagesima, instead of the Alleluia, and verse following, issaid:

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EG: Ps. 126. They that sow in tears, shall reap in joy. V.He that now goeth on his way weeping, and bearethforth good seed. V. He shall doubtless come again withjoy, and bring his sheaves with him.

During Eastertide.

EG 719 (Alt). Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 89. O Lord, the veryheavens shall praise thy wondrous works: and thy truthin the congregation of the Saints. Alleluia. V. Ps. 21.Thou hast set a crown of pure gold upon his head, OLord. Alleluia.

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BCP: Ps. 80. TURN us again, O God of hosts; / show thelight of thy countenance, and we shall be whole.Alleluia, alleluia. Look down from heaven, behold, andvisit this vine, and the stock that thy right hand hathplanted, / and the branch that thou madest so strong forthyself. Alleluia.



O when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter,Simon, son of John, lovest thou me more than these?

He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I lovethee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. He saith tohim again the second time, Simon, son of John, lovestthou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowestthat I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep. Hesaith unto him the third time, Simon, son of John, lovestthou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto himthe third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him,Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I lovethee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep. Verily,verily I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou

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girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest:but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thyhands, and another shall gird thee, and carry theewhither thou wouldest not. This spake he, signifyingby what death he should glorify God. And when hehad spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.

OFFERTORY. Their sound is gone out into all lands: andtheir words unto the ends of the world. [Alleluia].

SECRET

E beseech thee, O Lord: mercifully to receive theseour prayers and oblations; and grant that by the

intercession of the holy Apostles Peter and Paul theymay be an acceptable offering in thy sight; throughJesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reignethwith thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God,world without end. Amen.

Preface of Apostles and Evangelists.

COMMUNION. Ye which have followed me shall situpon twelve thrones: judging the twelve tribe of Israel.[Alleluia].

POSTCOMMUNION

E beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to defend thypeople: that we, who put our trust and confidence

in the succour of thy holy Apostles Peter and Paul; maybe preserved by thy perpetual and ready help; throughJesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reignethwith thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God,world without end. Amen.

FOR A VOTIVE MASS OF SAINT PETERSee January 18, page S18.

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A THIRD MASS FOR WEDNESDAYVOTIVE MASS OF

ALL THE HOLY APOSTLESOut of Eastertide Only

INTROIT

EG 717. Mihi autem. RIGHT dear, O God, are thy friendsunto me, and held in highest honour: their rule andgovernance is exceeding steadfast. Ps. 139. O Lord, thouhast searched me out, and known me: thou knowest mydown-sitting, and mine up-rising. Glory be to theFather, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it wasin the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: worldwithout end. Amen. RIGHT dear, O God, are thyfriends unto me, and held in highest honour: their ruleand governance is exceeding steadfast.

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IG 88. Ps. 16. Ant. THE LORD himself is the portion ofmine inheritance and of my cup: / thou shalt maintainmy lot.

1 Preserve me, O God, / for in thee have I put mytrust.

2 I have said unto the LORD, ‘Thou art my God: / Ihave no good apart from thee.’

3 All my delight is upon the saints that are in theearth, / and upon such as excel in virtue.

4 But they that run after another god / shall havegreat trouble.

5 Their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer, /neither make mention of their names within my lips.

6 The LO R D himself is the portion of mineinheritance and of my cup: / thou shalt maintain my lot.

7 The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places: /yea, I have a goodly heritage.


As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,/ world without end. Amen.

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THE COLLECT.

ALMIGHTY God, who hast built thy Church uponthe foundation of the Apostles and Prophets, Jesus

Christ himself being the head corner-stone: grant us soto be joined together in unity of spirit by their doctrine;that we may be made an holy temple acceptable untothee; through the same Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord,who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of theHoly Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.


ND he carried me away in the spirit to a great andhigh mountain, and showed me that great city, the

holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,having the glory of God: and her light was like unto astone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear ascrystal; and had a wall great and high, and had twelvegates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names writtenthereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of thechildren of Israel: on the east three gates; on the norththree gates; on the south three gates; and on the westthree gates. And the wall of the city had twelvefoundations, and in them the names of the twelveapostles of the Lamb.

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EG: Ps. 45. Thou shalt make them princes in all lands:they shall remember thy Name, O Lord. V. Instead ofthy fathers thou shalt have children: therefore shall thepeople give thanks unto thee. Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps.139. Right dear are thy friends unto me, O God, andheld in highest honour: their rule and governance isexceeding steadfast. Alleluia.

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THE GOSPEL. St John 14. 21

UR Lord Jesus Christ saith: HE that hath mycommandments, and keepeth them, he it is that

loveth me; and he that loveth me shall be loved of myFather, and I will love him, and will manifest myself tohim. Judas saith unto him, (not Iscariot,) Lord, how is itthat thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto theworld? Jesus answered and said unto him, If a manlove me, he will keep my words, and my Father willlove him, and we will come unto him, and make ourabode with him. He that loveth me not keepeth not mysayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, butthe Father's which sent me. These things have I spokenunto you, being yet present with you. But theComforter, which is the Holy Spirit, whom the Fatherwill send in my name, he shall teach you all things, andbring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever Ihave said unto you. Peace I leave with you, my peace Igive unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you.Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.OFFERTORY. Their sound is gone out into all lands: andtheir words unto the ends of the world.

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RANT, O Lord, we beseech thee: that we whovenerate the everlasting glory of thy holy Apostles;

may in such wise be cleansed by thy holy mysteries,that we may be made worthier for the celebration of thesame; through the same Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord,who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of theHoly Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

Preface of Apostles and Evangelists.

COMMUNION. Ye which have followed me shall situpon twelve thrones: judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

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LORD, who hast vouchsafed to feed us with theseholy sacraments: we humbly pray thee; that, at the

intercession of thy holy Apostles, the mysteries whichwe have offered in remembrance of their gloriouspassion may be profitable unto us for the healing of oursouls; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who livethand reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost,ever one God, world without end. Amen.

A FOURTH MASS FOR WEDNESDAYMASS OF THE PATRON SAINT

A Mass may be said of the chief Patron of the Town or City,Diocese, Province of Nation; or of a Titular of a particular Church,and of the Title, or Holy Founder of an Order or Congregation.

A FIRST MASS FOR THURSDAYVOTIVE MASS OFTHE HOLY GHOST

INTROIT

EG App(1). Spiritus Domini. Wisdom 1. THE Spirit of theLord hath filled the whole world: and that whichcontaineth all things hath knowledge of the voice.[Alleluia, alleluia] . Ps. 68. Let God arise, and let hisenemies be scattered: let them also that hate him fleebefore him. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, andto the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now,and ever shall be: world without end. Amen. THESpirit of the Lord hath filled the whole world: and thatwhich containeth all things hath knowledge of thevoice. [Alleluia, alleluia].

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IG 54. Ps. 68. Ant. O sing unto God, and sing praises untohis Name: / magnify him that rideth upon the heavens;praise him in his Name JAH, and rejoice before him.

1 Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered: /let them also that hate him flee before him.

2 Like as the smoke vanisheth, so shalt thou drivethem away; / and like as wax melteth at the fire, so letthe ungodly perish at the presence of God.

3 But let the righteous be glad and rejoice beforeGod: / let them also be merry and joyful.

4 O sing unto God, and sing praises unto his Name:/ magnify him that rideth upon the heavens; praise himin his Name JAH, and rejoice before him;

5 He is a father of the fatherless, and defendeth thecause of the widows: / even God in his holy habitation.

6 He is the God that giveth the desolate a home todwell in, and bringeth the prisoners out of captivity; /but the rebellious dwell in scareness.


As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shallbe, / world without end. Amen.Ant. O sing unto God, and sing praises unto his Name:/ magnify him that rideth upon the heavens; praise himin his Name JAH, and rejoice before him;

THE COLLECT.

OD, who didst teach the hearts of thy faithfulpeople, by the sending to them the light of thy

Holy Spirit: grant us by the same Spirit to have a rightjudgement in all things; and evermore to rejoice in hisholy comfort; through the merits of Christ Jesus ourSaviour, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unityof the same Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.

THE LESSON. Acts 8. 14.

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none of them; only they were baptized in the name ofthe Lord Jesus.) Then laid they their hands on them,and they received the Holy Spirit.

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EG: Ps. 33. Blessed are the people, whose God is theLord: and blessed are the folk that he hath chosen to behis inheritance. V. By the word of the Lord were theheavens made: and all the hosts of them by the breathof his mouth. Alleluia, alleluia. [Here genuflect] Come,Holy Ghost, and fill the hearts of thy faithful people:and kindle in them the fire of thy love. Alleluia.


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Ps. 104. O send forth thy Spirit, and they shall be made:and thou shalt renew the face of the earth. V. O howgood and sweet, O Lord, is thy Spirit within us. V. [Heregenuflect.] Come, Holy Ghost, and fill the hearts of thyfaithful people: and kindle in them the fire of thy love.

In Eastertide, instead of the Gradual is said:

Alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 104. O send forth thy Spirit, andthey shall be made: and thou shalt renew the face of theearth. Alleluia. [Here genuflect.] Come, Holy Ghost, andfill the hearts of thy faithful people: and kindle in themthe fire of thy love. Alleluia.

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2 He shall feed me in a green pasture, / and lead meforth beside the waters of comfort.

3 He shall restore my soul, / and bring me forth inthe paths of righteousness, for his Name's sake.Alleluia, Alleluia. Yea, though I walk through the valleyof the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; / for thou artwith me; thy rod and thy staff comfort me. Alleluia.

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ESUS said unto his disciples, If ye love me, keep mycommandments. And I will pray the Father, and he

shall give you another Comforter, that he may abidewith you for ever; even the Spirit of truth, whom theworld cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neitherknoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth withyou, and shall be in you. I will not leave youcomfortless; I will come to you. Yet a little while, andthe world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because Ilive, we shall live also. At that day ye shall know that Iam in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. He thathath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is thatloveth me; and he that loveth me shall be loved of myFather, and I will love him, and will manifest myself tohim. Judas saith unto him, (not Iscariot), Lord, how is itthat thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto theworld? Jesus answered and said unto him, If a manlove me, he will keep my words, and my Father willlove him, and we will come unto him, and make ourabode with him. He that loveth me not keepeth not mysayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, butthe Father’s which sent me. These things have I spokenunto you, being yet present with you. But theComforter, which is the Holy Spirit, whom the Fatherwill send in my name, he shall teach you all things, andbring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever Ihave said unto you. Peace I leave with you, my peace Igive unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you.Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

OFFERTORY. Stablish the thing, O God, that thou hastwrought in us: for thy temple's sake at Jerusalem, shallkings bring presents unto thee. [Alleluia].

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ANCTIFY, O Lord, we beseech thee, these ouroblations: that being enlightened by the beams of

thy Holy Spirit; our hearts may be purified from all evil;through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth andreigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, everone God, world without end. Amen.

Preface of Pentecost.

COMMUNION. Suddenly there came a sound fromheaven as of a rushing mighty wind; and it filled all thehouse where they were sitting: and they were all filledwith the Holy Ghost; and began to speak the wonderfulworks of God. [Alleluia].

POSTCOMMUNION

E humbly beseech thee, O Lord, that thouwouldest send down upon our hearts the healthful

Spirit of thy grace: and, that we may bring forth fruitunto thee; pour upon us the inward dew of his blessing;through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth andreigneth with thee, in the unity of the same Holy Spirit,ever one God, world without end. Amen.

To ask the grace of the Holy Ghost Mass is said as above, with thefollowing prayers:

THE COLLECT.

LMIGHTY God, unto whom all hearts be open, alldesires known, and from whom no secrets are hid:

cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thyHoly Spirit; that we may perfectly love thee, and worthilymagnify thy holy Name; through Christ Jesus thy Son ourLord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of thesame Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

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E beseech thee, O Lord, that this our sacrifice maycleanse our hearts from every stain of sin: that by the

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acceptable unto thee; through Jesus Christ thy Son ourLord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of thesame Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

POSTCOMMUNION

RANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God: that we thyservants, ever seeking diligently the grace of thy Holy

Spirit; may be found worthy to be defended against alltemptations, and to obtain the remission of our sins;through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth andreigneth with thee, in the unity of the same Holy Ghost,ever one God, world without end. Amen.

A SECOND MASS FOR THURSDAYVOTIVE MASS OF

THE MOST HOLY SACRAMENT OFTHE EUCHARIST

INTROIT

EG 732. Cibavit eos. HE fed them also with the finestwheat flour: and with honey from the rock hath hesatisfied them. [Alleluia, alleluia]. Ps. 81. Sing wemerrily unto God our strength: make a cheerful noiseunto the God of Jacob. Glory be to the Father, and tothe Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in thebeginning, is now, and ever shall be: world withoutend. Amen. HE fed them also with the finest wheatflour: and with honey from the rock hath he satisfiedthem. [Alleluia, alleluia].

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IG 135. Ps. 147. Ant. O PRAISE the LORD, for it is a goodthing to sing praises unto our God: / yea, a joyful andpleasant thing it is to be thankful.

2 The LORD doth build up Jerusalem, / and gathertogether the outcasts of Israel.

3 He healeth those that are broken in heart, / andbindeth up their wounds.

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4 He telleth the number of the stars, / and calleththem all by their names.

5 Great is our LORD, and great is his power: / yea,and his wisdom is infinite.

6 The LORD setteth up the meek, / and bringeth theungodly down to the ground..


As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,/ world without end. Amen.Ant: O PRAISE the LORD, for it is a good thing to singpraises unto our God: / yea, a joyful and pleasant thingit is to be thankful.

THE COLLECT.

GOD, who in a wonderful sacrament hast left untous a memorial of thy passion: grant us so to

reverence the holy mysteries of thy Body and Blood;that we may ever know within ourselves the fruit of thyredemption; who livest and reignest with the Father, inthe unity of the Holy Ghost, one God, world withoutend. Amen.

THE EPISTLE. 1 Corinthians 11. 23

RETHREN: I have received of the Lord that whichalso I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus, the

same night in which he was betrayed, took bread; andwhen he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take,eat; this is my body, which is broken for you: this do inremembrance of me. After the same manner also hetook the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup isthe new covenant in my blood: this do ye, as oft as yedrink it, in remembrance of me. For as often as ye eatthis bread, and drink this cup, ye do show the Lord'sdeath till he come. Wherefore, whosoever shall eat thisbread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shallbe guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. But let aman examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread,and drink of that cup. For he that eateth and drinkethunworthily eateth and drinketh condemnation tohimself, not discerning the Lord's body.

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EG: Ps. 145. The eyes of all wait upon thee, O Lord: andthou givest them their meat in due season. V. Thouopenest thine hand: and fillest all things living withplenteousness. Alleluia, alleluia. V. St. John 6. My Fleshis meat indeed, and my Blood is drink indeed: he thateateth my Flesh and drinketh my Blood, dwelleth in meand I in him. Alleluia.

Between Septuagesima and Easter, instead of Alleluia, is sung thefollowing:

TRACT

Mal. 1. From the rising up of the sun, unto the goingdown of the same: my Name shall be great among theGentiles. V. And in every place incense shall be offeredunto my Name: and a pure offering. V. Prov. 9. Come, eatof my bread, and drink of the wine: which I havemingled.

During Eastertide, the foregoing Gradual and Alleluia are omitted,and the following is sung:

Alleluia, alleluia. V. St. Luke 24. The Lord Jesus wasmade known unto his disciples: in the breaking ofbread. Alleluia. V. St. John 6. My Flesh is meat indeed,and my Blood is drink indeed: he that eateth my Fleshand drinketh my Blood, dwelleth in me and I in him.Alleluia.

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13 For he hath made fast the bars of thy gates, / andhath blessed thy children within thee.

14 He maketh peace in thy borders, / and filleth theewith the finest of the wheat.Alleluia, Alleluia. He sendeth forth his commandmentupon earth; / and his word runneth very swiftly.Alleluia.


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UR Lord Jesus Christ said: Labour not for the meatwhich perisheth, but for that meat which endureth

unto everlasting life, which the Son of Man shall giveunto you: for him hath God the Father sealed. Thensaid they unto him, What shall we do, that we mightwork the works of God? Jesus answered and said untothem, This is the work of God, that ye believe on himwhom he hath sent. They said therefore unto him,What sign showest thou then, that we may see, andbelieve thee? what dost thou work? Our fathers did eatmanna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them breadfrom heaven to eat. Then Jesus said unto them, Verily,verily I say unto you, Moses gave you not that breadfrom heaven; but my Father giveth you the true breadfrom heaven. For the bread of God is he which comethdown from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us thisbread. And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life:he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he thatbelieveth on me shall never thirst.

OFFERTORY: The priests of the Lord do offer theofferings of the Lord, made by fire, and the bread oftheir God: therefore they shall be holy unto their God,and not profane the Name of their God. [Alleluia.]

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E beseech thee, O Lord: that like as we in these ouroblations do show forth in a mystery the unity and

concord of thy Church; so thou wouldest evermercifully bestow upon her these thy blessings;through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth andreigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, everone God, world without end. Amen.

Preface of Maundy Thursday.

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COMMUNION. As often as ye do eat of this bread, anddrink of this cup, ye do show the Lord’s death till hecome: wherefore whosoever shall eat of this bread anddrink of this cup of the Lord unworthily, shall be guiltyof the body and blood of the Lord. [Alleluia.]

POSTCOMMUNION

RANT, we beseech thee, O Lord: that we who inthese outward tokens have been made partakers of

thy most precious Body and Blood; may after this life bereplenished with the fruition of thy glorious Godhead;who livest and reignest with the Father, in the unity ofthe Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end.Amen.

A THIRD MASS FOR THURSDAYVOTIVE MASS OF

OUR LORD JESUS CHRISTTHE ETERNAL HIGH PRIEST

INTROIT

EG: AM. Juravit Dominus. Ps. 110. THE Lord sware, andwill not repent: Thou art a Priest for ever after the orderof Melchisedech. [Alleluia, alleluia]. Ps. The Lord saidunto my Lord: Sit thou on my right hand. Glory be tothe Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As itwas in the beginning is now, and ever shall be: worldwithout end. Amen. THE Lord sware, and will notrepent: Thou art a Priest for ever after the order ofMelchisedech. [Alleluia, alleluia].

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IG 16. Ps. 67. Ant. LET the people praise thee, O God; /yea, let all the people praise thee.

1 God be merciful unto us, and bless us, / and showus the light of his countenance, and be merciful unto us;

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3 Let the people praise thee, O God; / yea, let all thepeople praise thee.

4 O let the nations rejoice and be glad; / for thoushalt judge the folk righteously, and govern the nationsupon earth.

5 Let the people praise thee, O God; / yea, let all thepeople praise thee.

6 The earth hath brought forth her increase; / andGod, even our own God, shall give us his blessing.

7 God shall bless us; / and all the ends of the worldshall fear him.


As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,/ world without end. Amen.Ant: LET the people praise thee, O God; / yea, let all thepeople praise thee.

Gloria is said on the First Thursday of the Month.

THE COLLECT.

LMIGHTY and everlasting God, who, of thy tenderlove towards mankind, hast sent thy Son our

Saviour Jesus Christ, to take upon him our flesh, and tosuffer death upon the cross, that all mankind shouldfollow the example of his great humility: mercifullygrant; that we may both follow the example of hispatience, and also be made partakers of his resurrection;through the same Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, wholiveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the HolyGhost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

THE EPISTLE. Hebrews 9. 15.∗

HEREFORE Christ is the Mediator of the newcovenant, that by means of death, for the

redemption of the transgressions which were under thefirst covenant, they which are called might receive thepromise of an eternal inheritance. For where a covenantor testament is, there must also, of necessity, be thedeath of the testator; for a testament is of force after ∗ Book of Common Prayer p. 163 ff

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men are dead; it is of no strength at all while the testatorliveth. And therefore the first testament also wasdedicated with blood; for when Moses had spokenevery commandment to all the people, according to thelaw, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with waterand scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both thebook and all the people, saying, This is the blood of thecovenant or testament, which God hath commandedyou. Moreover, he sprinkled with blood both thetabernacle and all the vessels of the ministry. Andaccording to the law, almost all things are purified withblood, and without shedding of blood there is noforgiveness. It was necessary therefore that thesesymbols of heavenly things should be purified thus; butthe heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices;for Christ hath not entered into holy places made withhands, which are only figures of the true, but intoheaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God forus. Nor need he offer himself many times like the highpriest who entereth into the holy place every year withblood that is not his own: for then must he often havesuffered since the foundation of the world; but now,once for all, at the end of time, he hath appeared to putaway sin by the sacrifice of himself. And as it isappointed unto men once to die, but after this thejudgment: so Christ was once offered to bear the sins ofmany; and unto them that look for him shall he appearthe second time apart from sin unto salvation.

GRADUAL

EG: Luke 4. The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because hehath anointed me. V. He hath sent me to preach theGospel to the poor, to heal the broken-hearted.Alleluia, alleluia. V. Heb. 7. But Jesus, because hecontinueth ever, hath an unchangeable Priesthood.Alleluia.


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EG: Ps. 10. Arise, O Lord God, and lift up thine hand:forget not the poor. V. Surely thou hast seen it; for thoubeholdest trouble and sorrow. V. The poor committethhimself unto thee: for thou art the helper of thefriendless.


EG: Heb. 7. Alleluia, alleluia. But Jesus, because hecontinueth ever, hath an unchangeable Priesthood.Alleluia. V. St. Luke 4. The Spirit of the Lord is upon me:because he hath anointed me to preach the Gospel tothe poor: he hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted.Alleluia.

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BCP: Ps. 22. I WILL declare thy Name unto my brethren;/ in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.

23 O praise the LORD, ye that fear him: / magnifyhim, all ye of the seed of Jacob, and stand in awe ofhim, all ye seed of Israel.

24 For he hath not despised nor abhorred the lowestate of the poor; / he hath not hid his face from him;but when he called unto him he heard him.

25 Of thee cometh my praise in the greatcongregation; / my vows will I perform in the sight ofthem that fear him.Alleluia, alleluia. The poor shall eat and be satisfied;they that seek after the LORD shall praise him; / mayyour heart live for ever. Alleluia.



THE GOSPEL. St Luke 22. 14.

ND when the hour was come Jesus sat down, andthe twelve Apostles with him. And he said unto

them, With desire I have desired to eat this passoverwith you before I suffer: for I say unto you, I will notany more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the

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kingdom of God. And he took the cup, and gavethanks, and said, Take this, and divide it amongyourselves. For I say unto you, I will not drink of thefruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, andgave unto them, saying, This is my Body, which is givenfor you: this do in remembrance of me. Likewise alsothe cup after supper, saying, This cup is the newCovenant in my Blood, which is shed for you.

OFFERTORY. Christ, after he had offered one sacrificefor sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; forby one offering he hath perfected for ever them that aresanctified. [Alleluia].

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E beseech thee, O Lord, that as thou hast given thySon Christ Jesus to be our only Mediator and

Advocate: so for his sake thou wouldst make of theseour offerings an oblation acceptable in thy sight, and ofour souls and bodies a living sacrifice, well-pleasingunto thee; in union with him, the same thy Son JesusChrist our Lord; who liveth and reigneth with thee, inthe unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, worldwithout end. Amen.

Preface of the Passion

COMMUNION. This is my Body, which is broken foryou: this cup is the new Covenant in my Blood, saith theLord: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance ofme. [Alleluia].

POSTCOMMUNION

LORD God Almighty, whose only Son hath madesatisfaction for the sins of the whole world:

quicken us, we beseech thee, by this our oblation andcommunion of his Body and Blood; that we maybecome one with him in the charity which never faileth,and thereby bring forth the fruit which abideth for ever;

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THE UNITY OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH

INTROIT

EG App (4). Salvos nos fac. DELIVER us, O Lord our God, andgather us from among the nations, alleluia: that we maygive thanks unto thy holy Name, and make our boast ofthy praise, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 106. O give thanks unto theLord, for he is gracious: and his mercy endureth for ever.Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the HolyGhost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shallbe: world without end. Amen. DELIVER us, O Lord ourGod, and gather us from among the nations, alleluia: thatwe may give thanks unto thy holy Name, and make ourboast of thy praise, alleluia, alleluia.

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1 I was glad when they said unto me, / 'We will gounto the house of the LORD.'

2 Behold, our feet now stand / within thy gates, OJerusalem.

3 Jerusalem is built as a city / that is at unity in itself;4 Whither the tribes go up, even the tribes of the LORD,

/ as was decreed for Israel, to give thanks unto the Name ofthe LORD.

5 For there were set the thrones for judgement, / eventhe thrones of the house of David.

6 O pray for the peace of Jerusalem: / may they prosperthat love thee.

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8 For my brethren and companions' sakes, / I will wishthee prosperity.

9 Yea, because of the house of the LORD our God, / Iwill seek to do thee good.


As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,/ world without end. Amen.Ant. O PRAY for the peace of Jerusalem: / may theyprosper that love thee.

THE COLLECT.

LORD Jesus Christ, who didst say unto thineApostles, Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto

you: regard not our sins, but the faith of thy Church; andgrant unto her that peace and unity which is agreeable tothy will, who livest and reignest with the Father and theHoly Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.

THE EPISTLE. Ephesians 4. 4.

RETHREN: THERE is one body, and one Spirit, evenas ye are called in one hope of your calling; one Lord,

one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who isabove all, and through all, and in you all. And unto everyone of us is given grace, according to the measure of thegift of Christ; wherefore it is said,

He ascended up on high, he led captivity captive,He gave gifts unto men.

And when it is said, He ascended, what is it but that healso descended into the lower parts of the earth? He thatdescended is the same also that ascended up far above allheavens, that he might fill all things. And he gave some tobe Apostles; and some, Prophets; and some, Evangelists;and some, Pastors and Teachers; for the perfecting of thesaints for the work of the ministry, for the building up ofthe body of Christ; till we all come, in the unity of the faithand of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfectman, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness ofChrist.

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EG: Ps. 122. O pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shallprosper that love thee. Peace be within thy walls: andplenteousness within thy palaces. Alleluia, alleluia.Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem: praise thy God, O Zion.Alleluia.

During Eastertide, the foregoing Gradual and Alleluia are omitted, andthe following is sung:

EG: Ps. 122. Alleluia, alleluia. Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem:praise thy God, O Zion. Alleluia. V. He maketh peace inthy borders: and filleth thee with the flour of wheat.Alleluia.

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BCP: Ps. 133. BEHOLD, how good and joyful a thing it is /for brethren to dwell together in unity!

2 It is like the precious oil upon the head, that randown unto the beard, / even unto Aaron's beard, and wentdown to the collar of his clothing;

3 Like as the dew of Hermon, / which falleth upon thehills of Sion.

4 Alleluia. Alleluia. For there the LORD promised hisblessing, / even life for evermore. Alleluia.




ESUS said, Neither pray I for these alone, but for themalso that shall believe on me through their word; that

they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I inthee, that they also may be one in us; that the world maybelieve that thou hast sent me. And the glory which thougavest me, I have given them; that they may be one, evenas we are one: I in them, and thou in me, that they may bemade perfect in one; and that the world may know thatthou hast sent me, and hast loved them, even as thou hastloved me. Father, I will that they also, whom thou hastgiven me, be with me where I am; that they may behold

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my glory, which thou hast given me; for thou didst loveme before the foundation of the world. O righteous Father,the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee,and these have known that thou hast sent me; and I havedeclared unto them thy Name, and will declare it; that thelove wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and Iin them.

OFFERTORY. God grant you to be likeminded one towardsanother: that ye may with one mind and one mouth glorifyGod.

SECRET

E beseech thee, O Lord: to sanctify these gifts whichwe present unto thee for the union of all Christian

peoples; granting unto us in thy holy Church the blessingsof unity and concord; through Jesus Christ thy Son ourLord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of theHoly Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.


COMMUNION . We being many are one bread, and onebody: for we are all partakers of one bread and one cup.

POSTCOMMUNION

RANT, O Lord, that this holy Communion, which wehave received in token of the union in thee of all thy

faithful people: may likewise work in us effectually to theunity of thy Church; through Jesus Christ thy Son ourLord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of theHoly Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

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A FIRST MASS FOR FRIDAYVOTIVE MASS OFTHE HOLY CROSS

INTROIT

EG 682. Nos autem gloriari. BUT as for us, it behoveth us toglory in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ: in whom isour salvation, our life and resurrection; by whom wewere saved, and obtained our freedom. [Alleluia,alleluia]. Ps. 67. God be merciful unto us, and bless us:and show us the light of his countenance, and bemerciful unto us. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning isnow, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen. BUTas for us, it behoveth us to glory in the Cross of ourLord Jesus Christ: in whom is our salvation, our life andresurrection; by whom we were saved, and obtained ourfreedom. [Alleluia, alleluia].

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IG 33. Ps. 43. Ant. GIVE sentence for me, O God, anddefend my cause against an ungodly people; / O deliverme from the deceitful and wicked man.

2 For thou art the God of my strength; why hastthou put me from thee? / and why go I so heavily, whilethe enemy oppresseth me?

3 O send out thy light and thy truth, that they maylead me, / and bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thydwelling;

4 And that I may go unto the altar of God, even untothe God of my joy and gladness; / and upon the harpwill I give thanks unto thee, O God, my God.

5 Why art thou so heavy, O my soul? / and why artthou so disquieted within me?

6 O put thy trust in God, for I will yet give himthanks, / who is the help of my countenance, and myGod.


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As it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be; /world without end. Amen.Ant. GIVE sentence for me, O God, and defend mycause against an ungodly people; / O deliver me fromthe deceitful and wicked man.

THE COLLECT.

BLESSED Saviour, who by thy Cross and Passionhast given life unto the world: grant that we thy

servants may be given grace to take up the Cross andfollow thee through life and death; whom with theFather and the Holy Spirit we worship and glorify, oneGod, for ever and ever. Amen.

Out of Eastertide

GOD, who by the precious Blood of thine only-begotten Son hast vouchsafed to sanctify the Cross

to be the sign of our redemption: grant us, we beseechthee; so joyfully to honour that holy Cross, that we mayevermore rejoice in they protection; through the sameJesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reignethwith thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one Godworld without amen. Amen

In Eastertide

GOD, who for our sakes didst send thy Son tosuffer death upon the Cross, that thou mightest

deliver us from the power of the enemy: mercifullygrant to us thy servants; that we may attain unto thegrace of his Resurrection; through the same Jesus Christthy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, inthe unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God worldwithout amen. Amen

THE EPISTLE. Philippians 2. 5.

RETHREN: Let this mind be in you which was alsoin Christ Jesus; who, being in the form of God,

thought it not robbery to be equal to God; but madehimself of no reputation, and took upon him the formof a servant, and was made in the likeness of men. And

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being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself,and became obedient unto death, even the death of theCross. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him,and given him a Name which is above every name: [Heregenuflect] that at the Name of Jesus every knee shouldbow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, andthings under the earth; and that every tongue shouldconfess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God theFather.

GRADUAL

EG 682. Phil. 2. Christ became obedient for our sakesunto death: even the death of the Cross. V. WhereforeGod also hath highly exalted him: and given him theName which is above every name. Alleluia, alleluia. V.Sweetest wood, sweetest iron, that bare so sweet aBurden: which only was counted worthy to sustain theKing of heaven and its Lord. Alleluia.


TRACT

We adore thee, O Christ, and we bless thee: because bythy Cross thou hast redeemed the world. V. We adorethy Cross, O Lord, we commemorate thy gloriousPassion: have mercy upon us, thou who didst suffer forus. V. O blessed Cross, which alone wast countedworthy to sustain the King of Heaven and its Lord.


Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 96. Tell it out among theheathen: that the Lord hath reigned from the Tree.Alleluia. V. Sweetest wood, sweetest iron, that bare sosweet a burden: which alone was counted worthy tosustain the King of heaven and its Lord. Alleluia.

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2 And enter not into judgement with thy servant; /for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.

3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hathsmitten my life down to the ground: / he hath laid me inthe darkness, as the men that have been long dead.

4 Therefore is my spirit vexed within me, / and myheart within me is desolate.

5 Yet do I remember the time past; I muse upon allthy works: / yea, I meditate upon the works of thyhands.

6 I spread forth my hands unto thee: / my soulgaspeth unto thee as a thirsty land.

7 Hear me, O LORD, and that soon, for my spiritwaxeth faint: / hide not thy face from me, lest I be likeunto them that go down into the pit.

8 O let me hear thy loving-kindness in the morning,for in thee is my trust: / show thou me the way that Ishould walk in, for I lift up my soul unto thee.

9 Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies; / for Iflee unto thee to hide me.Alleluia, Alleluia. Teach me to do the thing thatpleaseth thee, for thou art my God: / let thy loving spiritlead me forth into the land of righteousness. Alleluia.


ESUS said unto the multitudes of the Jews: Now is thejudgement of this world; now shall the prince of the

world be cast out. And I, if I be lifted up from the earth,will draw all men unto me. (This he said, signifyingwhat death he should die.) The people answered him:We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth forever; and how sayest thou: The Son of Man must belifted up? Who is this Son of Man? Then Jesus saidunto them: Yet a little while is the light with you. Walkwhile ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you;for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither hegoeth. While ye have light, believe in the light, that yemay be the children of light.

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THE GOSPEL. St. Matthew 20. 17.

ESUS took the twelve disciples apart in the way, andsaid unto them: Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and

the Son of Man shall be betrayed unto the chief priestsand unto the scribes; and they shall condemn him todeath; and shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock,and to scourge, and to crucify him; and the third day heshall rise again.

OFFERTORY. By the sign of the holy Cross, defend, OLord, thy people from all the snares of our enemies: thatthe service which we render may be pleasing unto thee,and our sacrifice acceptable in thy sight. [Alleluia].

SECRET

RANT, we beseech thee, O Lord: that like as thySon did offer himself upon the altar of the Cross to

take away the sins of the whole world; so this ouroblation may cleanse us from all our iniquities; throughthe same Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth andreigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, everone God, world without end. Amen.

Preface of the Passion.

COMMUNION. By the sign of the Cross, deliver us fromour enemies: O Lord our God. [Alleluia].

POSTCOMMUNION

SSIST us mercifully, O Lord our God: that we,whom thou dost vouchsafe to rejoice in honouring

the Holy Cross; may be defended by the perpetualsuccour of the same; through Jesus Christ thy Son ourLord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the HolySpirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

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A SECOND MASS FOR FRIDAYVOTIVE MASS OF

THE PASSION OF OUR LORDINTROIT

EG: AM. Phil. 2. THE Lord Jesus Christ humbledhimself unto death, even the death of the Cross:wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and givenhim a Name which is above every name [Alleluia,alleluia]. Ps. 89. My song shall be alway of the loving-kindness of the Lord: from one generation to another.Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the HolyGhost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and evershall be: world without end. Amen. THE Lord JesusChrist humbled himself unto death, even the death ofthe Cross: wherefore God also hath highly exalted him,and given him a Name which is above every name[Alleluia, alleluia].

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IG 36. Ps. 69. Ant. REPROACH hath broken my heart,and I am full of heaviness: / I looked for some to havepity on me, but there was no man, neither found I anyto comfort me.

17 Hear me, O LO R D, for thy loving-kindness iscomfortable: / turn thee unto me according to themultitude of thy mercies.

18 And hide not thy face from thy servant; / for I amin trouble: O haste thee, and hear me.

19 Draw nigh unto my soul, and save it: / O deliverme, because of mine enemies.

20 Thou knowest my reproach, my shame, and mydishonour: / mine adversaries are all in thy sight.

21 Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am full ofheaviness: / I looked for some to have pity on me, butthere was no man, neither found I any to comfort me.

22 They gave me gall to eat; / and when I was thirstythey gave me vinegar to drink.

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As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, /world without end. Amen.Ant. REPROACH hath broken my heart, and I am fullof heaviness: / I looked for some to have pity on me, butthere was no man, neither found I any to comfort me.

THE COLLECT.

LMIGHTY GOD, we beseech thee graciously tobehold this thy family, for which our Lord Jesus

Christ was contented to be betrayed, and given up intothe hands of wicked men, and to suffer death upon theCross; who now liveth and reigneth with thee and theHoly Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

THE EPISTLE. Hebrews 10. 1.

RETHREN: The law of Moses, having as it were ashadow of good things which were to come, but not

the very image of those things, can never with thosesacrifices which they offered continually, year by year,make the comers thereunto perfect; for then would theynot have ceased to be offered? since the worshippers,once they had been purified, should have had no moreconsciousness of sins. But in those sacrifices aremembrance of sins is made over again every year. Forit is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goatsshould take away sins. Wherefore, when he cometh intothe world, he saith,

Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not,But a body hast thou prepared me:In burnt-offerings and sacrifices for sin

thou hast had no pleasure:Then said I, Lo, I come(In the volume of the book it is written of me)To do thy will, O God.

Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt-offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neitherhadst pleasure therein, (which are offered according tothe law;) then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God:he taketh away the first, that he may establish thesecond. By the which will we are sanctified, throughthe offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

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And every priest standeth daily in his ministry offeringmany times those same sacrifices which can never takeaway sins; but this man, after he had offered onesacrifice for sins for ever, sat down at the right of handof God, waiting from henceforth till his enemies bemade his footstool. For by one single offering he hathperfected for ever those who are sanctified; whereof theHoly Spirit also is a witness to us. For after saying,

This is the covenant that I will make with themAfter those days, saith the Lord,I will put my laws into their hearts,And in their minds will I write them;

then saith he,And their sins and iniquitieswill I remember no more.

Now where remission of these is, there is no moreoffering for sin. Having therefore, brethren, boldness toenter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a newand living way, which he hath consecrated for us,through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; and having anHigh Priest over the house of God: let us draw nearwith a true heart, in full assurance of faith, having ourhearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and ourbodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast theprofession of our faith without wavering; (for he isfaithful that promised;) and let us consider one anotherto provoke unto love, and to good works; not forsakingthe assembling of ourselves together, as the manner ofsome is; but exhorting one another: and so much themore, as ye see the day approaching.

GRADUAL

EG: Ps. 69. Thy rebuke hath broken my heart, I am fullof heaviness: I looked for some to have pity on my, butthere was no man, neither found I any to comfort me. V.They gave me gall to eat, and when I was thirsty, theygave me vinegar to drink. Alleluia, alleluia. Hail,gracious King: who alone didst pity our transgressions:obedient to thy Father, thou wast led to be crucified,even as a meek lamb to the slaughter. Alleluia.

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TRACT

Isa. 53. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried oursorrows. V. Yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten ofGod, and afflicted. V. But he was wounded for ourtransgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities. V. Thechastisement of our peace was upon him: and with hisstripes we are healed.


Alleluia, alleluia. V. Hail gracious King: who alonedidst pity our transgressions: obedient to thy Father,thou wast led to be crucified, even as a meek lamb tothe slaughter. Alleluia. V. To thee be glory, hosanna: tothee triumph and victory: to thee the crown of highestpraise and honour. Alleluia.

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IG 39. Ps. 54. SAVE me, O God, for thy Name's sake, /and avenge me in thy strength.

2 Hear my prayer, O God, / and hearken unto thewords of my mouth.

3 For strangers are risen up against me; / andtyrants, who have not God before their eyes, seek aftermy soul.

4 Behold, God is my helper: / the LORD is he thatupholdeth my soul.

5 He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: / destroythou them in thy truth.

6 A free-will offering will I give to thee, / and praisethy Name, O LORD, because it is so comfortable.Alleluia, Alleluia. For he hath delivered me out of allmy trouble; / and mine eye hath seen its desire uponmine enemies. Alleluia.


FTER this, Jesus, knowing that all things were nowaccomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled,

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vinegar: and they filled a sponge with vinegar, and putit upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth. When Jesustherefore had received the vinegar, he said, It isfinished: and he bowed his head, and gave up his spirit.

The Jews therefore, because it was the Preparation,that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on thesabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,)besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, andthat they might be taken away. The soldiers, therefore,came and brake the legs of the first, and of the otherwhich was crucified with him. But when they came toJesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake nothis legs. But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced hisside, and forthwith came there out blood and water.And he that saw it bore witness, and his witness is true:and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye mightbelieve.

OFFERTORY. Wicked men rose up against me: withoutmercy they sought to kill me: and they did not spare tospit in my face: they wounded me with their spears, andall my bones are broken. [Alleluia].

SECRET

E beseech thee, O Lord: that by the mediation ofthe Passion of thy only-begotten Son; this sacrifice

which we offer unto thee may evermore avail toquicken and defend us; through the same Jesus Christthy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, inthe unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, worldwithout end. Amen.

Preface of the Passion.

COMMUNION. They pierced my hands and my feet: Imay count all my bones. [Alleluia].

POSTCOMMUNION

LORD JESUS CHRIST, Son of the living God, whoat the sixth hour for the redemption of the world

wast lifted up upon the Cross of shame, and didstvouchsafe to shed thy precious Blood for the remission

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of our sins: we humbly beseech thee; that, after this ourlife on earth, thou wouldest grant unto us joyfully toenter the gates of Paradise; who livest and reignest withGod the Father in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever oneGod, world without end. Amen.

A VOTIVE MASS OF ALL SAINTSON SATURDAYOut of Eastertide Only

INTROIT

EG: AM. Gaudeamus. THE Saints shall judge the nations,and have dominion over the people: and the Lord theirGod shall reign for ever. Ps. 33. Rejoice in the Lord, Oye righteous: for it becometh well the just to bethankful. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and tothe Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, andever shall be: world without end. Amen. THE Saintsshall judge the nations, and have dominion over thepeople: and the Lord their God shall reign for ever.

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IG 108. Ps. 33. Ant. REJOICE in the LORD, O ye righteous;/ for it becometh well the just to be thankful.

2 Praise the Lord with harp: / sing praises unto himwith the lute, and instrument of ten strings.

3 Sing unto the LORD a new song: / sing praiseslustily with a good courage.

4 For the word of the LORD is true, / and all hisworks are faithful.

5 He loveth righteousness and judgement: / theearth is full of the goodness of the LORD.


As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shallbe; / world without end. Amen.

Ant. REJOICE in the LORD, O ye righteous; / for itbecometh well the just to be thankful.

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THE COLLECT.

ALMIGHTY God, who hast knit together thineelect in one communion and fellowship, in the

mystical body of thy Son Christ our Lord: grant us graceso to follow thy blessed Saints in all virtuous and godlyliving, that we may come to those unspeakable joys,which thou hast prepared for them that unfeignedlylove thee; through thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord, wholiveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the HolyGhost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

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RANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God: that wemay in all things be comforted by the intercession

of holy Mary, Mother of God, of all thy holy Apostles,Martyrs, Confessors and Virgins, and of all thine elect:and that like as we do call to mind their godliness oflife; so we may be effectually defended by their help;through thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth andreigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, everone God, world without end. Amen.


FTER this I beheld, and lo, a great multitude, whichno man could number, of all nations, and kindreds,

and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, andbefore the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palmsin their hands; and cried with a loud voice, saying,Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, andunto the Lamb. And all the angels stood round aboutthe throne, and about the elders, and the four livingcreatures, and fell before the throne on their faces, andworshipped God, saying, Amen; Blessing, and glory,and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power,and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, Whatare these which are arrayed in white robes? and whencecame they? And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest.And he said to me, These are they which came out ofgreat tribulation, and have washed their robes, and

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made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Thereforeare they before the throne of God, and serve him dayand night in his temple: and he that sitteth on thethrone shall dwell among them. They shall hunger nomore, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun lighton them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in themidst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead themunto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipeaway all tears from their eyes.

GRADUAL

EG. Ps. 34. O fear the Lord, all ye Saints of his: for theythat fear him lack nothing. V. But they that seek theLord: shall want no manner of thing that is good.Alleluia, alleluia. V. The saints shall judge the nations,and have dominion over the people: and their Lordshall reign for ever. Alleluia.

After Septuagesima, instead of the Alleluia, and verse following, issaid.

TRACT

Ps. 126. They that sow in tears, shall reap in joy. V. Hethat now goeth on his way weeping, and beareth forthgood seed. V. He shall doubtless come again with joy,and bring his sheaves with him.

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BCP: Ps. 34. O TASTE and see how gracious the LORDis: / blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

9 O fear the LORD, ye that are his saints; / for theythat fear him lack nothing.Alleluia, Alleluia. The lions do lack, and suffer hunger;/ but they who seek the LORD shall want no manner ofthing that is good. Alleluia.


ESUS, seeing the multitudes, went up into amountain; and when he was set, his disciples came

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kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn: forthey shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek: for theyshall inherit the earth. Blessed are they which dohunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall befilled. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtainmercy. Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall seeGod. Blessed are the peace-makers: for they shall becalled the children of God. Blessed are they which arepersecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is thekingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shallrevile you, and persecute you, and shall say all mannerof evil against you falsely for my sake. Rejoice, and beexceeding glad; for great is your reward in heaven: forso persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

OFFERTORY. O God, wonderful art thou in thy holyplaces; even the God of Israel, he will give strength andpower unto his people: blessed be God, alleluia.

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E beseech thee, O Lord: mercifully to accept theseour oblations: that, at the intercession of blessed

Mary Ever-Virgin, and of all thy Saints, we may by theebe defended against all adversities; through JesusChrist thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth withthee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God,world without end. Amen.

Preface of the Saints.

COMMUNION. The souls of the righteous are in thehand of God: and there shall no torment touch them. Inthe sight of the unwise they seemed to die: but they arein peace.

POSTCOMMUNION

E heartily thank thee, O Lord, for that thou hastvouchsafed to feed us, who here have called to

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everlasting felicity; through Jesus Christ thy Son ourLord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity ofthe Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end.Amen.

MASSES OF ST. MARY ON SATURDAY, SEE C95.

MASS FOR THE ELECTION OF THE POPEAlso for the Election of the Primate or Diocesan Bishop.

A Votive Mass is said of the Holy Ghost, or as follows:

INTROIT

EG: AM. Suscitabo mihi. 1 Sam. 2. I WILL raise me up afaithful priest, that shall do according to that which is inmine heart and in my mind: and I will build him a surehouse, and he shall walk before mine Anointed for ever.[Alleluia. Alleluia.] Ps. 132. Lord, remember David: andall his trouble. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, isnow, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen. IWILL raise me up a faithful priest, that shall doaccording to that which is in mine heart and in mymind: and I will build him a sure house, and he shallwalk before mine Anointed for ever. [Alleluia,alleluia].

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IG 116. Ps. 132. Ant. I WILL clothe her priests withsalvation, / and her saints shall rejoice and sing.

11 The LORD hath made a faithful oath unto David, /and he shall not shrink from it:

12 'Of the fruit of thy body / shall I set upon thythrone.

13 If thy children will keep my covenant, and mytestimonies that I shall teach them, / their children shallsit upon thy throne for evermore.'

14 For the LORD hath chosen Sion; / he hath longedfor her to be an habitation for himself:

15 'This shall be my rest for ever: / here will I dwell,for I have a delight therein.

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16 I will bless her victuals with increase, / and willsatisfy her poor with bread.

17 I will clothe her priests with salvation, / and hersaints shall rejoice and sing.

18 There shall I make the horn of David to flourish: /I have ordained a lantern for mine anointed.'


As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shallbe, / world without end. Amen.Ant. I WILL clothe her priests with salvation, / and hersaints shall rejoice and sing.

THE COLLECT.

LMIGHTY God, the giver of all good gifts: Grantthy blessing, we humbly beseech thee, to the clergy

and laity [assembled across this Diocese or now hereassembled] for the election of a Bishop; and give themthe spirit of wisdom and understanding, that a chiefPastor may be chosen who shall minister before thee tothe glory of thy Name, the good government of the flockcommitted to his charge, and the welfare of thy holyChurch; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, wholiveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the HolyGhost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

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E humbly beseech thee, O Lord, that of thyunbounded mercy thou wouldest grant unto thy

holy Church a Primate [or Pontiff] who by his tendercare towards us may ever find favour in thy sight: and,studying to preserve in safety thy people committed tohis charge; may ever be honoured by us to the glory ofthy Name; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, wholiveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the HolyGhost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

THE EPISTLE. 1 Timothy 3. 1.

RETHREN: THIS is a true saying, If a man desirethe office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. A

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wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given tohospitality, apt to teach; not given to wine, no striker,not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, notcovetous; one that ruleth well his own house, having hischildren in subjection with all gravity; (for if a manknow not how to rule his own house, how shall he takecare of the Church of God?) Not a novice, lest beinglifted up with pride he fall into condemnation of thedevil. Moreover, he must have a good report of themwhich are without; lest he fall into reproach and thesnare of the devil.

OrHebrews 4. 16.

ET us therefore come boldly unto the throne ofgrace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to

help in time of need.For every high priest taken from among men is

ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that hemay offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins: who canhave compassion on the ignorant, and on them that areout of the way; for that he himself also is compassedwith infirmity. And by reason hereof he ought, as forthe people, so also for himself, to offer for sins. And noman taketh this honour unto himself, but he that iscalled of God, as was Aaron. So also Christ glorified nothimself to be made an high priest; but he that said untohim, Thou art my Son, to-day have I begotten thee. Ashe saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for everafter the order of Melchizedek. Who in the days of hisflesh, when he had offered up prayers andsupplications with strong crying and tears unto him thatwas able to save him from death, was heard in that hefeared.

GRADUAL

EG: Lev. 21. He that is the high priest among his brethren,upon whose head the anointing oil hath been poured,whose hands have been consecrated for the priesthood,and that hath been clothed with the holy garments:ought in all things to be made like unto his brethren. V.

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Heb. 2. That he might be a merciful and faithful highpriest in things pertaining to God: to makereconciliation for the sins of the people. Alleluia,alleluia. V. Lev. 21. Let the priest be holy, for I the Lordwho sanctify you am holy. Alleluia.


TRACT

EG: Ps. 132. Arise, O Lord, into thy resting-place: thou,and the ark of thy strength. V. Let thy priests be clothedwith righteousness, and thy saints sing with joyfulness.V. For thy servant David’s sake, turn not away thepresence of thine Anointed.


Alleluia, alleluia. V. Lev. 21. Let the priest be holy, for Ithe Lord, who sanctify you, am holy. V. St. John 10. I amthe Good Shepherd: and know my sheep, and amknown of mine. Alleluia.

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BCP: Ps. 135. O PRAISE the LORD, laud ye the Name ofthe LORD; / praise it, O ye servants of the LORD,

2 Ye that stand in the house of the LORD, / in thecourts of the house of our God.

3 O praise the LORD, for the LORD is gracious: / Osing praises unto his Name, for it is lovely.Alleluia, Alleluia. For why? the LORD hath chosenJacob unto himself, / and Israel for his own possession.Alleluia.




ESUS saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, lovestthou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea,

Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him,Feed my lambs. He saith to him again the second time,

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Simon, son of John, lovest thou me? He saith unto him,Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith untohim, Feed my sheep. He saith unto him the third time,Simon, son of John, lovest thou me? Peter was grievedbecause he said unto him the third time, Lovest thoume? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest allthings; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith untohim, Feed my sheep.

OFFERTORY. They shall not be partakers of the holythings until there arise up a high priest clothed withdoctrine and truth. [Alleluia.]

Preface of Apostles and Evangelists.SECRET

SSIST us, O Lord, we beseech thee, with theabundance of thy mercy: that we, who devoutly

offer unto thee these holy gifts, may be given to ourgladness a Bishop [or Primate or Pontiff] pleasing in thesight of thy majesty to be the governor of thy Church inthis Diocese [or if for a Primate: of the TraditionalAnglican Communion; or if for a Pontiff: of our holymother the Church]; through Jesus Christ thy Son ourLord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity ofthe Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end.Amen.

COMMUNION. The high priest that shall be set up shallput on the holy garments, and he shall come into thetabernacle of the congregation, to minister in the holyplace. [Alleluia.]

POSTCOMMUNION

E beseech thee, O Lord, that we, whom thou hastrefreshed with the Sacrament of thy most precious

Body and Blood: may be comforted by the loving-kindness of thy Divine Majesty; and that thou wouldestgrant unto us a Bishop [or Primate or Pontiff] meet toinstruct thy people in all godliness, and pour upon thypeople a sweet savour of holiness; who livest andreignest with the Father, in the unity of the Holy Ghost,ever one God, world without end. Amen.

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MASS ON THE ANNIVERSARYOF THE ELECTION, TRANSLATION OR

CONSECRATION OF A BISHOP

INTROIT

EG 754 (Supp). Sacerdotes tui.∗ LET thy priests be clothedwith righteousness, and let thy Saints sing withjoyfulness: for thy servant David’s sake, turn not awaythe presence of thine Anointed [Alleluia, alleluia] . Ps.132. Lord, remember David: and all his trouble. Glorybe to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be:world without end. Amen. LET thy priests be clothedwith righteousness, and let thy Saints sing withjoyfulness: for thy servant David’s sake, turn not awaythe presence of thine Anointed. [Alleluia, alleluia].

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IG 57. Ps. 132. Ant. LET thy priests be clothed withrighteousness; / and let thy saints sing with joyfulness.

7 We will go into his dwelling-place, / and fall lowon our knees before his footstool.

8 Arise, O LORD, into thy resting-place, / thou, andthe ark of thy strength.

9 Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; /and let thy saints sing with joyfulness.

10 For thy servant David’s sake, / turn not away theface of thine anointed.


As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shallbe, / world without end. Amen.Ant. LET thy priests be clothed with righteousness; /and let thy saints sing with joyfulness.

Gloria is said.

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THE COLLECT.

GOD, the pastor and ruler of all the faithful:mercifully look upon thy servant N ., [or me, thy

unworthy servant,] whom thou hast chosen to be pastorand ruler of the Church of N.; grant unto him [or me] tobe in word and conduct a wholesome example to thepeople committed to his [or my] charge; that he [or I]with them may attain at last to the crown of everlastinglife; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who livethand reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost,ever one God, world without end. Amen.

THE EPISTLE. Hebrews 5. 1.

RETHREN: Every high priest taken from amongmen is ordained for men in things pertaining to

God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins:who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on themthat are out of the way: for that he himself also iscompassed with infirmity: and by reason hereof heought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer forsins. And no man taketh this honour unto himself, buthe that is called of God, as was Aaron.

GRADUAL

EG: Ps. 132. I will deck her priests with health: and herSaints shall rejoice and sing. V. There shall I make thehorn of David to flourish: I have ordained a lantern formine Anointed. Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 110. The Lordsware and will not repent: thou art a priest for ever afterthe order of Melchisedech. Alleluia.


TRACT

Ps. 112. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord: hehath great delight in his commandments. V. His seedshall be mighty upon earth: the generation of thefaithful shall be blessed. V. Riches and plenteousnessshall be in his house: and his righteousness endurethfor ever.

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In Eastertide, instead of the Gradual, is said:

Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 110. The Lord sware and will notrepent: thou art a priest for ever after the order ofMelchisedech. Alleluia. V. Ecclus. 45. The Lord lovedhim and adorned him: he clothed him with a robe ofglory. Alleluia.

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IG 57. Ps. 135. PRAISE the LORD, ye house of Israel: /praise the LORD, ye house of Aaron.

20 Praise the LORD, ye house of Levi: / ye that fearthe LORD, praise the LORD.Alleluia, Alleluia. Praised be the LORD out of Sion, /who dwelleth at Jerusalem. Alleluia.

After Septuagesima, no Alleluia, all Psalm verses form the Tract.


THE GOSPEL. St Mark 13. 33.

ESUS said unto his disciples: Take ye heed, watch andpray: for ye know not when the time is. For the Son of

Man is as a man taking a far journey, who left hishouse, and gave authority to his servants, and to everyman his work, and commanded the porter to watch.Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master ofthe house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at thecockcrowing, or in the morning: lest coming suddenlyhe find you sleeping. And what I say unto you, I sayunto all: Watch.

Creed is said.

OFFERTORY. My truth also and my mercy shall be withhim: and in my Name shall his horn be exalted.[Alleluia].

SECRET

E beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to accept theseour oblations: granting unto N ., [or me, thy

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me] to be pastor and ruler of this Church of N.; so he [orI] may be governed evermore by thy defence; throughJesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reignethwith thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God,world without end. Amen.


COMMUNION. Blessed is that servant whom his lordwhen he cometh shall find watching: verily I say untoyou, that he shall make him ruler over all his goods.[Alleluia].

POSTCOMMUNION

EFEND us, O Lord, we beseech thee, who havehere received these heavenly mysteries: and grant

that thy servant, N. [or me, thy unworthy servant] whomthou hast chosen to be pastor and ruler of the Church ofN ., together with the flock committed to his [or my]charge; may thereby be preserved and strengthenedagainst all adversities; through Jesus Christ thy Son ourLord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity ofthe Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end.Amen.

MASS ON THE ANNIVERSARYOF ORDINATION

INTROIT

EG App(1). Spiritus Domini. Wisdom 1. THE Spirit of the Lordhath filled the whole world: and that which containethall things hath knowledge of the voice. [Alleluia,alleluia]. Ps. 68. Let God arise, and let his enemies bescattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the HolyGhost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and evershall be: world without end. Amen. THE Spirit of the

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Lord hath filled the whole world: and that whichcontaineth all things hath knowledge of the voice.[Alleluia, alleluia].

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IG 133. Ps. 135. Ant. O GIVE me the comfort of thy helpagain, / and stablish me with a free spirit.

7 Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I shall beclean; / thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter thansnow.

8 Thou shalt make me hear of joy and gladness, /that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

9 Turn thy face from my sins, / and put out all mymisdeeds.

10 Make me a clean heart, O God, / and renew a rightspirit within me.

11 Cast me not away from thy presence, / and takenot thy holy spirit from me.

12 O give me the comfort of thy help again, / andstablish me with a free spirit.

13 Then shall I teach thy ways unto the wicked, / andsinners shall be converted unto thee.


As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,/ world without end. Amen.Ant. O GIVE me the comfort of thy help again, / andstablish me with a free spirit.

Gloria is said.

THE COLLECT.

LMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hastvouchsafed to call me, thy unworthy servant, to

minister at thine altar, be merciful to my sins, and makeme a fit minister to thee, that thou mayest graciouslyreceive sacrifice at my hands, and number me amongstthy faithful priests: Let the holy office with which Ihave been invested, render me acceptable in thy sight,O Lord; and grant that, trusting in thy mercy, though inmyself most unworthy, I may worthily partake of those

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holy mysteries, which I presume to celebrate; throughJesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reignethwith thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God,world without end. Amen.

THE EPISTLE. Ephesians 4. 7.∗

RETHREN: Unto every one of us is given grace,according to the measure of the gift of Christ;

wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, heled captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. Nowthat he ascended, what is it but that he also descendedfirst into the lower parts of the earth? He thatdescended is the same also that ascended up far aboveall heavens, that he might fill all things. And he gavesome, Apostles; and some, Prophets; and some,Evangelists; and some, Pastors and Teachers; for theperfecting of the saints for the work of the ministry, forthe edifying of the body of Christ; till we all come, inthe unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Sonof God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of thestature of the fulness of Christ.

GRADUAL

EG: Blessed are the people, whose God is the LordJehovah: and blessed are the folk that he hath chosen tobe his inheritance. V. By the word of the Lord were theheavens made: and all the hosts of them by the breathof his mouth. Alleluia, alleluia. Come, Holy Ghost, andfill the hearts of thy faithful people: and kindle in themthe fire of thy love. Alleluia.


TRACT

EG: O send forth thy Spirit, and they shall be made:and thou shalt renew the face of the earth. V. O howgood and sweet, O Lord: is thy Spirit within us. V.Come, Holy Ghost, and fill the hearts of thy faithfulpeople: and kindle them in the fire of thy love. ∗ BCP pp 646 f.

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EG: Alleluia, Alleluia. O send forth thy Spirit, and theyshall be made: and thou shalt renew the face of theearth. Alleluia. Come, Holy Ghost, and fill the hearts ofthy faithful people: and kindle in them the fire of thylove. Alleluia.

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BCP: Ps 132. WE will go into his dwelling-place, / andfall low on our knees before his footstool.

8 Arise, O LORD, into thy resting-place, / thou, andthe ark of thy strength.

9 Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; /and let thy saints sing with joyfulness.Alleluia, Alleluia. For thy servant David’s sake, / turnnot away the face of thine anointed. Alleluia.




HEN Jesus saw the multitudes, he was movedwith compassion on them, because they fainted,

and were scattered abroad, as sheep having noshepherd. Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvesttruly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; pray yetherefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forthlabourers into his harvest.

Creed is said.

OFFERTORY. Stablish the thing, O God, that thou hastwrought in us: for thy temple's sake at Jerusalem, shallkings bring presents unto thee. [Alleluia].

SECRET

LEANSE me, O Lord, by the power of thisSacrament, from all the stains of my sins: and grant;

that with the help of thy grace, I may be made worthy

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thereby to fulfil the ministry committed to my charge;through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth andreigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, everone God, world without end. Amen.


COMMUNION. Suddenly there came a sound as of arushing mighty wind; and it filled all the house wherethey were sitting: and they were all filled with the HolyGhost; and began to speak the wonderful works of God.[Alleluia].

POSTCOMMUNION

LMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hast vouchsafedto me, a sinner, to stand before thy sacred altars, and

to praise the power of thy holy Name: mercifully grant tome through the mystery of this Sacrament the pardon ofmy sins; that I may offer unto thy majesty true and worthyservice; through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, who livethand reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost,ever one God, world without end. Amen.

MASS FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE FAITH

INTROIT

EG App(5). Deus misereatur. GOD be merciful unto us, andbless us, and show us the light of his countenance, and bemerciful unto us: that thy way may be known upon earth,thy saving health among all nations. [Alleluia, alleluia].Ps. 67. Let the people praise thee, O God: yea, let all thepeople praise thee. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now,and ever shall be: world without end. Amen. GOD bemerciful unto us, and bless us, and show us the light of hiscountenance, and be merciful unto us: that thy way may beknown upon earth, thy saving health among all nations.[Alleluia, alleluia].

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IG 117. Ps. 96. Ant. DECLARE his honour among thenations, / and his wonders among all peoples.

1 O sing unto the LORD a new song; / sing unto theLORD, all the whole earth.

2 Sing unto the LORD, and praise his Name; / betelling of his salvation from day to day.

3 Declare his honour among the nations, / and hiswonders among all peoples.

4 For the LORD is great, and cannot worthily bepraised; / he is more to be feared than all gods.

5 As for all the gods of the peoples, they are butidols; / but it is the LORD that made the heavens.

6 Honour and majesty are before him: / strength andbeauty are in his sanctuary.

7 Ascribe unto the LORD, O ye kindreds of thepeoples, / ascribe unto the LORD glory and power.

8 Give unto the LORD the honour due unto hisName; / bring presents and come into his courts.

9 O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness; /let the whole earth stand in awe of him.


As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shallbe, / world without end. Amen.Ant. DECLARE his honour among the nations, / andhis wonders among all peoples.

Gloria is said.

THE COLLECT.

GOD, who willest that all men should be saved,and come to the knowledge of the truth: send forth,

we beseech thee, labourers into thy harvest, and enablethem to speak the word with all boldness; that thy wordmay run and be glorified, and that all nations mayknow thee, the one true God, and him whom thou hastsent, even Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth andreigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.

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T that time: The word of God grew and multiplied,and Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem,

when they had fulfilled their ministry, and took withthem John, whose surname was Mark. And there werein the Church which was at Antioch certain prophetsand teachers; as Barnabas, and Symeon that was calledNiger, and Lucius of Cy-ré-ne, and Mán-a-en the fosterbrother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. And as theywere ministering to the Lord, and fasting, the HolySpirit said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the workwhereunto I have called them; and when they hadfasted and prayed and laid their hands upon them, theysent them away. And they, being sent forth by the HolySpirit, departed unto Seleúcia, and from thence theysailed to Cyprus. And when they were at Sálamis, theypreached the word of God in the synagogues of theJews. And they had also John Mark as their minister.

GRADUAL

EG: Ps. 92. Let all the people praise thee, O God: yea,let all the people praise thee. V. God shall bless us: andall the ends of the world shall fear him. Alleluia,alleluia. V. O be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands: servethe Lord with gladness, and come before his presencewith a song. Alleluia.

Between Septuagesima and Easter, instead of Alleluia, thefollowing Tract is sung:

TRACT

EG: Ps. 112. Declare the honour of the Lord unto theheathen: and his wonders unto all people. V. For theLord is great, and cannot worthily be praised: he is moreto be feared than all gods. V. As for the gods of theheathen, they are but idols: but it is the Lord that madethe heavens.

During Eastertide the foregoing Gradual and Alleluia are omitted,and the following is sung:

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EG: Alleluia, Alleluia. O be joyful in God, all yelands: serve the Lord with gladness, and come beforehis presence with a song. Alleluia. Be ye sure that theLord he is God: and it is he that hath made us. Alleluia.

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BCP: Ps. 96. . TELL it out among the nations that theLORD is King; / he hath made the round world so fastthat it cannot be moved; he shall judge the peoplesrighteously.

11 Let the heavens rejoice and let the earth be glad; /let the sea make a noise, and all that is therein.

12 Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it; / thenshall all the trees of the wood rejoice before the LORD;Alleluia, Alleluia. For he cometh, for he cometh tojudge the earth, / and with righteousness to judge theworld, and the peoples with his truth. Alleluia.

After Septuagesima, no Alleluia, all Psalm verses form the Tract.



ND Jesus left Nazareth, and came and dwelt inCapernaum, which is upon the sea-coast in the land

of Zabulon and Naphtali, that it might be fulfilledwhich was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying,

Land of Zabulon and land of Naphtali,The way of the sea, beyond Jordan,Galilee of the Gentiles;The people which sat in darkness have seen a great

light;To them which sat in the region and shadow of

death, light is arisen.From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say,Repent; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. AndJesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren,Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting anet into the sea; for they were fishers. And he saithunto them, Follow me; and I will make you fishers ofmen. And they straightway left their nets, and followed

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him. And going on from thence he saw other twobrethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John hisbrother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mendingtheir nets; and he called them. And they immediatelyleft the ship and their father, and followed him. AndJesus went about all Galilee, teaching in theirsynagogues, and preaching the Gospel of the kingdom,and healing all manner of sickness and all manner ofdisease among the people. And his fame wentthroughout all Syria.

OFFERTORY. Ascribe unto the Lord, O ye kindreds ofthe peoples: ascribe unto the Lord worship and power:ascribe unto the Lord the honour due unto his Name; Oworship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. [Alleluia.]

Preface of Saints.

SECRET

EHOLD, O God our Defender, and look upon theface of thine Anointed, who gave himself a ransom

for all: and grant that from the rising of the sun evenunto the going down of the same, thy Name may begreat among the heathen, and in every place a pureoffering may be offered unto thy Name; through JesusChrist thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth withthee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God,world without end. Amen.

COMMUNION. O praise the Lord all ye nations: praisehim all ye peoples: for his merciful kindness is evenmore and more towards us; and the truth of the Lordendureth for ever. [Alleluia.]

POSTCOMMUNION

RANT, we beseech thee, O Lord: that as thou hastfed us with this reward of our redemption; so also

this means of eternal salvation may avail for thefurtherance of thy true religion; through Jesus Christthy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, inthe unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, worldwithout end. Amen.

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VOTIVE MASS FOR THE SICKINTROIT

EG: AM. Exaudi, Domine. HEAR my prayer, O God, andhide not thyself from my petition: take heed unto me,and hear me. Ps. 55. I mourn in my prayer, and amvexed: the enemy crieth so, and the ungodly cometh onso fast. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and tothe Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, andever shall be: world without end. Amen. HEAR myprayer, O God, and hide not thyself from my petition:take heed unto me, and hear me.

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IG 124. Ps. 6. Ant. HAVE mercy upon me, O LORD, for Iam weak; / O LORD, heal me, for my bones are vexed.

1 O LORD, rebuke me not in thine indignation, /neither chasten me in thy displeasure.

2 Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am weak; / OLORD, heal me, for my bones are vexed.

3 My soul also is sore troubled: / but thou, O LORD,how long?

4 Turn thee, O LORD, and deliver my soul; / O saveme for thy mercy’s sake.

5 For in death no man remembereth thee; / and whowill give thee thanks in the pit?

6 I am weary of my groaning; / every night wash Imy bed, and water my couch with my tears.

7 My beauty is gone for very trouble, / and wornaway because of all mine enemies.

8 Away from me, all ye that work iniquity; / for theLORD hath heard the voice of my weeping.

9 The LORD hath heard my petition; / the LORD willreceive my prayer.


As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shallbe, / world without end. Amen.Ant. HAVE mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am weak; / OLORD, heal me, for my bones are vexed.

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THE COLLECT.

OD of all grace and power: behold, visit, andrelieve this thy servant N.: look upon him with the

eyes of thy mercy; give him comfort and sure confidencein thee, defend him in all danger, and keep him inperpetual peace and safety; through Jesus Christ thySon our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in theunity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world withoutend. Amen.

THE EPISTLE. 2 Corinthians 1.3.

LESSED be God, even the Father of our Lord JesusChrist, the Father of mercies, and the God of all

comfort; who comforteth us in all our tribulation, thatwe may be able to comfort them which are in anytrouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves arecomforted of God. For as the sufferings of Christabound unto us, even so our comfort also aboundeththrough Christ.

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1 St Peter 5.5.

Y brethren, God resisteth the proud, and givethgrace unto the humble. Humble yourselves,

therefore, under the mighty hand of God, that he mayexalt you in due time; casting all your care upon him,for he careth for you. Be sober, be vigilant; becauseyour adversary the devil goeth about like a roaring lion,seeking whom he may devour: whom resist stedfast inthe faith, knowing that the same afflictions areaccomplished in your brethren who are in the world,And the God of all grace, who hath called you unto hiseternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffereda little, will himself make you perfect, stablish,strength, settle you. To him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

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EG: Ps. 6. Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am weak:O Lord, heal me. V. For my bones are vexed: my soulalso is sore troubled. Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 102. Hearmy prayer, O Lord: and let my crying come unto thee.Alleluia.

After Septuagesima, Alleluia and the verse following is omitted,and the following is said:

TRACT

Ps. 31. Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am introuble: and mine eye is consumed for very heaviness,yea, my soul and my body. V. For my life is waxen oldwith heaviness, and my years with mourning. V. Mystrength faileth me, because of mine iniquity: and mybones are consumed.

In Eastertide the Gradual is omitted, and in place thereof is said:

Alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 102. Hear my prayer, O Lord: andlet my crying come unto thee. Alleluia. V. Ps. 28. M yheart hath trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore myheart danceth for joy; and in my song will I praise him.Alleluia.

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BCP: Ps. 28. PRAISED be the LORD; / for he hath heardthe voice of my humble petitions.

8 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my hearthath trusted in him, and I am helped; / therefore myheart danceth for joy, and in my song will I praise him.

9 The LORD is the strength of his people; / and he isthe wholesome defence of his anointed.Alleluia, Alleluia. O Lord, save thy people, and blessthine heritage: / govern them, and lift them up for ever.Alleluia.


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life for the sheep. My sheep hear my voice, and I knowthem, and they follow me: and I give unto them eternallife; and they shall never perish, and no one shall pluckthem out of my hand.

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ND Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; andas thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee; and

his servant was healed in the self-same hour. Andwhen Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw hiswife’s mother lying sick of a fever. And he touched herhand, and the fever left her; and she arose andministered unto them. And when the even was come,they brought unto him many that were possessed ofdevils; and he cast out the spirits with his word, andhealed all that were sick; that it might be fulfilledwhich was spoken by Isaiah the prophet,

Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.

OFFERTORY. Hear my prayer, O God, and hide notthyself from my petition: take heed unto me, and hearme. [Alleluia.]

SECRET

GOD, by whose ordinance the moments of ourlives are numbered: receive, we beseech thee, the

prayers and oblations of thy servants, for whom in theirsickness we implore thy mercy; that we, who are nowafraid by reason of their peril, may yet rejoice in theirhealth and safety; through Jesus Christ thy Son ourLord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity ofthe Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end.Amen.

Common Preface.

COMMUNION. Show thy servant the light of thycountenance, and save me for thy mercy’s sake: let menot be confounded, O Lord, for I have called upon thee.[Alleluia].

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POSTCOMMUNION

GOD, who art the only assistance of our mortalfrailty: show forth, we pray thee, upon thy servants

in their sickness the might of thy succour; that beingdelivered by the help of thy mercy they may be restoredin safety to thy holy Church; through Jesus Christ thySon our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in theunity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world withoutend. Amen.

MASS AT A CONFERENCE OR RETREATINTROIT

EG: AM. Dicit Dominus. Jer. 29. THUS saith the Lord, Iknow the thoughts that I think towards you, thoughts ofpeace, and not of affliction: ye shall call upon me, and Iwill hearken unto you, and will bring again yourcaptivity from every nation. [Alleluia, alleluia]. Ps. 85.Lord, thou art become gracious unto thy land: thou hastturned away the captivity of Jacob. Glory be to theFather, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it wasin the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: worldwithout end. Amen. THUS saith the Lord, I know thethoughts that I think towards you, thoughts of peace,and not of affliction: ye shall call upon me, and I willhearken unto you, and will bring again your captivityfrom every nation. [Alleluia, alleluia].

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IG 125. Ps. 121. Ant. THE LORD himself is thy keeper: /the LORD is thy defence upon thy right hand;

1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills: / O whencecometh my help?

2 My help cometh even from the LORD, / who hathmade heaven and earth.

3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved; / and hethat keepeth thee will not sleep.

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4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel / shall neitherslumber nor sleep.

5 The LORD himself is thy keeper: / the LORD is thydefence upon thy right hand;

6 So that the sun shall not burn thee by day, /neither the moon by night.

7 The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: / yea, itis even he that shall keep thy soul.

8 The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thycoming in, / from this time forth for evermore.


As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,/ world without end. Amen.Ant. The LORD himself is thy keeper: / the LORD is thydefence upon thy right hand.

THE COLLECT.

LMIGHTY God, who hast given us grace at thistime with one accord to make our common

supplications unto thee; and dost promise that whentwo or three are gathered together in thy Name thouwilt grant their requests: fulfil now O Lord, the desiresand petitions of thy servants, as may be most expedientfor them; granting us in this world knowledge of thytruth, and in the world to come life everlasting; throughJesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reignethwith thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God,world without end. Amen.

THE EPISTLE. Ephesians 3. 14.

RETHREN: FOR this cause I bow my knees untothe Father, from whom the whole family in heaven

and earth is named, that he would grant you, accordingto the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with mightby his Spirit in the inner man; that Christ may dwell inyour hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and groundedin love, may be able to comprehend with all saints,what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;and to know the love of Christ which passethknowledge, that ye may be filled with all the fulness of

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God. Now unto him that is able to do exceedingabundantly above all that we ask or think, according tothe power that worketh in us, unto him be glory in theChurch and in Christ Jesus, throughout all ages, worldwithout end. Amen.

GRADUAL

AM: Ps. 44. It is thou, O Lord, that savest us from ourenemies: and puttest them to confusion that hate us. V.We make our boast of God all day long, and will praisethy Name for ever, alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 130. Out ofthe deep have I called unto thee, O Lord: Lord, hear myvoice, alleluia.

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BCP. Ps. 123. UNTO thee lift I up mine eyes, / O thouthat dwellest in the heavens.

2 Behold, even as the eyes of servants look unto thehand of their masters, / and as the eyes of a maiden untothe hand of her mistress,

3 Even so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, /until he have mercy upon us.

4 Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy uponus; / for we are utterly despised.

5 Our soul is filled with the scornful reproof of thewealthy, and with the despitefulness of the proud.


T that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee,O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou

hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, andhast revealed them unto babes. Even so, Father, for so itseemed good in thy sight. All things are delivered untome of my Father; and no man knoweth the Son but theFather; neither knoweth any man the Father, save theSon, and he to whom the Son will reveal him. Comeunto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and Iwill give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn ofme; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall findrest unto your souls.

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OFFERTORY. Out of the deep have I called unto thee, OLord: Lord, hear my voice: out of the deep have I calledunto thee, O Lord. [Alleluia].

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E beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to have respectunto these our oblations: that the same may be

profitable unto us for our increase in all godliness, andfor the advancement of everlasting salvation; throughJesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reignethwith thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, every oneGod, world without end. Amen.

Common Preface.

COMMUNION. Therefore I say unto you, what thingssoever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receivethem, and ye shall have them. [Alleluia].

POSTCOMMUNION

E humbly beseech thee, Almighty God: that wewhom thou dost vouchsafe to regenerate with thy

holy sacraments; may continually serve thee in allvirtuous and godly living; through Jesus Christ thy Sonour Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in theunity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world withoutend. Amen.

MASS AT A SYNOD ORRURAL DEANERY

INTROIT

EG: AM. Deus in loco sancto suo. GOD in his holyhabitation, it is he that maketh brethren to be of onemind in an house: he will give the dominion and pre-eminence unto his people. [Alleluia, alleluia]. Ps. 68. LetGod arise, and let his enemies be scattered: let themalso that hate him flee before him. Glory be to theFather, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was

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in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: worldwithout end. Amen. GOD in his holy habitation, it ishe that maketh brethren to be of one mind in an house:he will give the dominion and pre-eminence unto hispeople. [Alleluia, alleluia].

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IG 126. Ps. 68. Ant. THOU, O God, sentest a graciousrain upon thine inheritance, / and refreshedst it when itwas weary.

7 O God, when thou wentest forth before thypeople, / when thou wentest through the wilderness.

8 The earth shook, and the heavens poured downrain at the presence of God: / Sinai also quaked at thepresence of God, who is the God of Israel.

9 Thou, O God, sentest a gracious rain upon thineinheritance, / and refreshedst it when it was weary.

10 Thy congregation dwelt therein; / for thou, O God,of thy goodness didst provide for the poor.


As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shallbe, / world without end. Amen.Ant. THOU, O God, sentest a gracious rain upon thineinheritance, / and refreshedst it when it was weary.

THE COLLECT.

UIDE, we beseech thee, Almighty God, by the lightof thy Holy Spirit, the counsels of the Bishop[s],

Clergy, and Laity at this time assembled in General[Provincial, Diocesan] Synod: that thy Church maydwell in peace, and fulfil all the mind of him who lovedit and gave himself for it, thy Son our Saviour JesusChrist, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unityof the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end.Amen.

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LORD, we beseech thee to keep thy Church andhousehold continually in thy true religion: that

they who do lean only upon the hope of thy heavenly

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grace; may evermore be defended by thy mighty power;through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reignethwith thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, world withoutend. Amen.


HEN Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptizedevery one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the

remission of sins; and ye shall receive the gift of theHoly Spirit. For the promise is unto you, and to yourchildren, and to all that are afar off, even as many as theLord our God shall call. And with many other wordsdid he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves fromthis crooked generation. Then they that gladly receivedhis word were baptized; and the same day there wereadded unto them about three thousand souls. And theycontinued stedfastly in the Apostles’ doctrine andfellowship, and in the breaking of the bread, and in theprayers. And fear came upon every soul; and manywonders and signs were done by the Apostles. And allthat believed were together, and had all things incommon; and sold their possessions and goods, andparted them to all men as every man had need. Andthey continued daily with one accord in the temple, andbreaking bread from house to house, did eat their foodwith gladness and singleness of heart, praising God,and having favour with all the people.

GRADUAL

Ps. 28. My heart hath trusted in God and I am helped:therefore my heart danceth for joy: and in my song willI praise him. V. Unto thee will I cry, O Lord: be notsilent, O my God, nor depart from me. Alleluia,alleluia. Ps. 81. Sing we merrily unto God our strength;make a cheerful noise unto the God of Jacob: take thepsalm, bring hither the tabret. Alleluia.

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30 Who rideth in the high heavens, which are of old: /lo, he doth send out his voice, yea, and that a mightyvoice.

31 Ascribe ye the power to God; his majesty is overIsrael, / and his strength is in the clouds.[Alleluia, Alleluia]. O God, terrible art thou in thy holyplaces: / even the God of Israel; he giveth strength andpower unto his people. Blessed be God. [Alleluia.]


ESUS said unto his disciples, Now I go my way to himthat sent me, and none of you asketh me, Whither

goest thou? But, because I have said these things untoyou, sorrow hath filled your heart. Nevertheless, I tellyou the truth: It is expedient for you that I go away: forif I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you;but if I depart, I will send him unto you. And when heis come, he will reprove the world of sin, and ofrighteousness, and of judgement: of sin, because theybelieve not on me; of righteousness, because I go to myFather, and ye see me no more; of judgement, becausethe prince of this world is judged. I have yet manythings to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.Howbeit, when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he willguide you into all truth: for he shall not speak ofhimself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall hespeak: and he will show you things to come. He shallglorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall showit unto you. All things that the Father hath are mine:therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shallshow it unto you.

OFFERTORY. I will magnify thee, O Lord, for thou hastset me up: and not made my foes to triumph over me. OLord, my God, I cried unto thee: and thou hast healedme. [Alleluia].

SECRET

RANT, O Lord, that this spotless sacrifice maycleanse us from all our sins: and shed forth within

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Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reignethwith thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God,world without end. Amen.

Common Preface or Preface of the Holy Spirit.

COMMUNION. Father, while I was with them in theworld, I kept those that thou gavest me: and now I cometo thee. I pray thee not that thou shouldest take themout of the world: but that thou shouldest keep themfrom the evil one. [Alleluia].

POSTCOMMUNION

LORD, who hast vouchsafed to satisfy us with thesacred gifts of thy bounty: grant, we beseech thee;

that we may ever continue to render thanks unto theefor the same; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord,who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of theHoly Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

MASS FOR A PAROCHIAL MISSION

INTROIT

EG: AM. Misereris omnium. Wisdom 11. THOU hast mercyupon all, O Lord, and abhorrest nothing which thouhast made: and dost overlook men’s sins: for thou artthe Lord our God. [Alleluia, alleluia]. Ps. 57. Be mercifulunto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soultrusteth in thee. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, isnow, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen.THOU hast mercy upon all, O Lord, and abhorrestnothing which thou hast made: and dost overlook men’ssins: for thou art the Lord our God. [Alleluia, alleluia].

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1 Have mercy upon me, O God, after thy greatgoodness; / according to the multitude of thy mercies doaway mine offences.

2 Wash me throughly from my wickedness, / andcleanse me from my sin.

3 For I acknowledge my faults, / and my sin is everbefore me.

4 Against thee only have I sinned, and done thatwhich is evil in thy sight; / that thou mightest bejustified when thou speakest, and clear when thou dostjudge.

5 Behold, I was brought forth in wickedness, / andin sin hath my mother conceived me.

6 But lo, thou requirest truth in the inward parts, /and shalt make me to understand wisdom secretly.

7 Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I shall beclean; / thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter thansnow.


As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shallbe, / world without end. Amen.Ant. THOU shalt purge me with hyssop, and I shall beclean; / thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter thansnow.

THE COLLECT.

TIR up, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy power andcome among us: that by thy protection; we may be

rescued from the bondage of our sins, and saved by thymighty deliverance; who with the Father and the HolySpirit livest and reignest, one God, world without end.Amen.

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E beseech thee, O Lord, pour thy grace into ourhearts: that, as we have known the incarnation of

thy Son Jesus Christ by the message of an angel; so byhis cross and passion we may be brought unto the gloryof his resurrection; through the same Jesus Christ thySon our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in theunity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world withoutend. Amen.

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THE EPISTLE. Romans 3. 19.

HATSOEVER things the law saith, it saith to themwho are under the law, that every mouth may be

stopped, and all the world be made subject to thejudgement of God; for no flesh shall be accountedrighteous in his sight by the works of the law; for by thelaw cometh knowledge of sin; but now therighteousness of God hath been revealed apart from thelaw, being witnessed to by the law and the prophets;even the righteousness of God, which is by faith inJesus Christ for all them that believe. For there is nodistinction made; for all have sinned, and come short ofthe glory of God, and are granted righteousness as a freegift through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus,whom God hath set forth to be an atonement, throughfaith, by his blood.

GRADUAL

AM: Ps. 79. Be merciful unto our sins, O Lord:Wherefore should the nations say, ‘Where is now theirGod?’ V. Help us, O God of our salvation, for the gloryof thy Name: O Lord, deliver us. Alleluia, alleluia. V.Ps. 7. God is a righteous Judge, strong and patient: andGod is provoked every day. Alleluia.

Between Septuagesima and Easter, instead of Alleluia, thefollowing is sung:

TRACT

Ps. 130. Out of the deep have I called unto thee, O Lord:Lord, hear my voice. V. O let thine ears consider wellthe voice of my complaint. V. If thou, Lord, wilt beextreme to mark what is done amiss: O Lord, who mayabide it? V. But there is forgiveness with thee:therefore shalt thou be feared.

During Eastertide the foregoing Gradual and Alleluia are omitted,and the following is sung:

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Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Ps. 7. God is a righteous Judge,strong and patient: and God is provoked every day.Alleluia. V. Ps. 51. Thou shalt make me hear of joy andgladness: that the bones which thou hast broken mayrejoice. Alleluia.

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BCP: Ps. 51. MAKE me a clean heart, O God, / and renewa right spirit within me.

11 Cast me not away from thy presence, / and takenot thy holy spirit from me.

12 O give me the comfort of thy help again, / stablishme with a free spirit.

13 Then shall I teach thy ways unto the wicked, / andsinners shall be converted unto thee.



THE GOSPEL. St Luke 15. 11.

ESUS spake to them another parable, A certain manhad two sons: and the younger of them said to his

father, Father, give me the portion of goods that fallethto me. And he divided unto them his living. And notmany days after, the younger son gathered all together,and took his journey into a far country, and therewasted his substance with riotous living. And when hehad spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land;and he began to be in want. And he went and joinedhimself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him intohis fields to feed swine. And he would fain have filledhis belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and noman gave unto him. And when he came to himself, hesaid, How many hired servants of my father’s havebread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! Iwill arise and go to my father, and will say unto him,Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,and am no more worthy to be called thy son: make meas one of thy hired servants. And he arose, and came tohis father. But when he was yet a great way off, his

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father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fellon his neck, and kissed him. And the son said unto him,Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight,and am no more worthy to be called thy son. But thefather said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, andput it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes onhis feet: and bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; andlet us eat, and be merry: for this my son was dead, andis alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they beganto be merry.

Now his elder son was in the field: and as he cameand drew nigh to the house, he heard music anddancing. And he called one of the servants, and askedwhat these things meant. And he said unto him, Thybrother is come; and thy father hath killed the fattedcalf, because he hath received him safe and sound. Andhe was angry, and would not go in: therefore came hisfather out, and entreated him. And he answering said tohis father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neithertransgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yetthou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merrywith my friends: but as soon as this thy son was come,which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hastkilled for him the fatted calf. And he said unto him,Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine. Itwas meet that we should make merry, and be glad: forthis thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and waslost, and is found.

OFFERTORY. Hear my prayer, O Lord: and let my cryingcome unto thee. [Alleluia].

SECRET

CCEPT, O Lord, we pray thee, this sacrifice whichwe offer for the propitiation of our sins: that we,

who have gone astray by reason of our frailty; may bepardoned by thy mercy and guided by thy power;through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth andreigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, everone God, world without end. Amen.

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COMMUNION. Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, andye shall find: knock, and it shall be opened unto you.For every one that asked receiveth: and he that seekethfindeth: and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.[Alleluia].

POSTCOMMUNION

GOD, who art our everlasting Saviour: grant, wepray thee; that we who have received these thy gifts

to the remission of our sins, may by thy grace hereafterbe preserved from all transgressions; through JesusChrist thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth withthee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God,world without end. Amen.

MASS FOR PILGRIMS OR TRAVELLERS

INTROIT

EG App(6). Redime me. DELIVER me, O Lord, and bemerciful unto me: my foot standeth right; I will praisethe Lord in the congregation. [Alleluia, alleluia.] Ps. 26.Be thou my judge, O Lord, for I have walkedinnocently: my trust hath been also in the Lord,therefore shall I not fall. Glory be to the Father, and tothe Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in thebeginning, is now, and ever shall be: world withoutend. Amen. DELIVER me, O Lord, and be mercifulunto me: my foot standeth right; I will praise the Lordin the congregation. [Alleluia, alleluia.]

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IG 125. Ps. 121. Ant. THE LORD himself is thy keeper: /the LORD is thy defence upon thy right hand;

1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills: / O whencecometh my help?

2 My help cometh even from the LORD, / who hathmade heaven and earth.

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3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: / and hethat keepeth thee will not sleep.

4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel / shall neitherslumber nor sleep.

5 The LORD himself is thy keeper: / the LORD is thydefence upon thy right hand;

6 So that the sun shall not burn thee by day, /neither the moon by night.

7 The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: / yea, itis even he that shall keep thy soul.

8 The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thycoming in, / from this time forth for evermore.


As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,/ world without end. Amen.Ant. The LORD himself is thy keeper: / the LORD is thydefence upon thy right hand.

THE COLLECT.

SSIST us mercifully, O Lord, in these oursupplications and prayers: and dispose the way of

thy servants towards the attainment of everlastingsalvation; that among all the changes and chances ofthis mortal life they [we] may ever be defended by thymost gracious and ready help; through Jesus Christ thySon our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in theunity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world withoutend. Amen.

THE LESSON. Genesis 28. 10

N those days: Jacob went out from Beer-sheba, andwent toward Haran. And he lighted upon a certain

place, and tarried there all night, because the sun wasset: and he took of the stones of that place and put themfor his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.And he dreamed, and behold, the Lord said: I am theLord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac;the land whereon thou liest to thee will I give it, and tothy seed; and thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth:and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the

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east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee andin thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.And behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in allplaces whither thou goest; and will bring thee againinto this land, for I will not leave thee, until I have donethat which I have spoken to thee of. And Jacob rose upearly in the morning, and took the stone that he had putfor his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oilupon the top of it. And Jacob vowed a vow, saying: IfGod will be with me, and will keep me in this way thatI go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to puton, so that I come again to my father’s house in peace:then shall the Lord be my God, and this stone, which Ihave set for a pillar, shall be God’s house, and of all thatthou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.

GRADUAL

EG: Ps. 23. Though I walk through the valley of theshadow of death: I will fear no evil. For thou art withme, O Lord: V. thy rod and thy staff comfort me.Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 119. Order my steps in thy word:and so shall no wickedness have dominion over me.Alleluia.

After Septuagesima, Alleluia and the verse following is omitted,and the following is said:

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EG: Ps. 91. He shall give his Angels charge over thee: tokeep thee in all thy ways. V. They shall bear thee intheir hands: that thou hurt not thy foot against a stone.V . Thou shalt go upon the lion and adder: the younglion and the dragon shalt thou tread under thy feet.

In Eastertide the Gradual is omitted, and in place thereof is said:

Alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 119. Order my steps in thy word:and so shall no wickedness have dominion over me.Alleluia. V. Ps. 122. I was glad when they said unto me:We will go into the house of the Lord. Alleluia.

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BCP: Ps. 123. UNTO thee lift I up mine eyes, / O thouthat dwellest in the heavens.

2 Behold, even as the eyes of servants look unto thehand of their masters, / and as the eyes of a maiden untothe hand of her mistress,

3 Even so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, /until he have mercy upon us.

4 Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy uponus; / for we are utterly despised.Alleluia, Alleluia. Our soul is filled with the scornfulreproof of the wealthy, / and with the despitefulness ofthe proud. Alleluia.




T that time: Jesus said unto his disciples: As ye go,preach, saying: The kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast outdevils: freely ye have received, freely give. Provideneither gold, nor silver, nor copper in your purses, norscrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes,nor yet staves, for the workman is worthy of his meat.And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquirewho in it is worthy: and there abide till ye go thence.And when ye come into an house, salute it. And if thehouse be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if itbe not worthy let your peace return to you. Andwhosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words,when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off thedust of your feet.

OFFERTORY. O hold thou up my goings in thy paths,that my footsteps slip not: show thy marvellous loving-kindness, O God, thou that art the Saviour of them thatput their trust in thee. [Alleluia.]

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E beseech thee, O Lord, to have compassion on ourprayers, and mercifully to accept the oblations

which we offer unto thee for these (we) thy servants:that in their (our) journey thy grace may always preventand follow them (us); and by the succour of thy mercywe may evermore rejoice in their (our) effectualdeliverance from all perils; through Jesus Christ thy Sonour Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in theunity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world withoutend. Amen.

Common Preface.

COMMUNION. Thou hast charged, that we shalldiligently keep thy commandments: O that my wayswere made so direct, that I might keep thy statutes.[Alleluia.]

POSTCOMMUNION

RANT, O Lord, that this holy Sacrament, which wehave received: may preserve thy servants that put

their trust in thee; and evermore defend them (us)against the assaults of their (our) enemies; through JesusChrist thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth withthee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God,world without end. Amen.

MASS FOR PROTECTIONAGAINST THE HEATHEN

OR IN TIME OF WAR∗

INTROIT

EG: AM. Exsurge: UP, Lord, why sleepest thou? awake,and be not absent from us for ever: Wherefore hidestthou thy face? and forgettest our misery and trouble? ∗ Lesson and Gospel are from the Mass in Time of War. EG Mass in Time of War isEG p. 217.

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Our belly cleaveth unto the ground: arise, and help us,and deliver us [Alleluia, alleluia]. Ps. 44. O God, wehave heard with our ears: our fathers have declared untous. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to theHoly Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, andever shall be: world without end. Amen. UP, Lord, whysleepest thou? awake, and be not absent from us forever: Wherefore hidest thou thy face? and forgettest ourmisery and trouble? Our belly cleaveth unto the ground:arise, and help us, and deliver us. [Alleluia, alleluia].

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IG 130. Ps. 46. Ant. THE LORD of hosts is with us; / theGod of Jacob is our refuge.

1 God is our hope and strength, / a very presenthelp in trouble.

2 Therefore will we not fear, though the earth bechanged, / and though the hills be carried into the midstof the sea;

3 Though the waters thereof rage and swell, / andthough the mountains shake at the tempest of the same.

4 The LORD of hosts is with us; / the God of Jacob isour refuge.

5 There is a river, the streams whereof make gladthe city of God, / the holy place of the tabernacle of theMost High.

6 God is in the midst of her, therefore shall she notbe moved; / God shall help her, and that right early.

7 The nations make much ado, and the kingdomsare moved; / but God uttereth his voice, and the earthdoth melt away.

8 The LORD of hosts is with us: / the God of Jacob isour refuge.


As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shallbe, / world without end. Amen.Ant: The LORD of hosts is with us: / the God Jacob isour refuge.

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THE COLLECT.

LMIGHTY and everlasting God, in whose hand isthe dominion of all kings and the governance of all

kingdoms, look down in mercy and deliver all Christianpeoples: that the nations of the heathen, which put theirtrust in the might of their violence, may be confoundedby the strength of thy right hand; through Jesus Christthy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, inthe unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, worldwithout end. Amen.

THE LESSON. Jeremiah 42. 1.

N those days: All the captains of the forces came nearand said unto Jeremiah the Prophet: Pray for us unto

the LORD thy God. And the word of the LORD cameunto Jeremiah. Then called he all the captains of theforces which were with him, and all the people from theleast even to the greatest, and said unto them: Thussaith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sentme to present your supplication before him: If ye willstill abide in this land, then will I build you, and notpull you down, and I will plant you and not pluck youup: for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you.Be not afraid of the King of Babylon, of whom ye areafraid: be not afraid of him, saith the LORD: for I amwith you to save you and to deliver you from his hand.And I will show mercies unto you, that he may havemercy upon you, and cause you to return to your ownland; said the LORD almighty.

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EG: Ps. 83. Let the heathen know that thou, whose Nameis the Lord: art only the Most Highest over all the earth.V. O my God, make them like unto a wheel: and as thestubble before the wind. Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 80. Stirup thy strength, O Lord, and come and help us.Alleluia.

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Ps. 79. Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory ofthy Name: O deliver us, and be merciful unto our sins,for thy Name’s sake. V. Wherefore do the heathen say:Where is now their God? V. O let the vengeance of thyservants’ blood that is shed, be openly showed upon theheathen in our sight.


Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 80. Stir up thy strength, O Lord,and come and help us. Alleluia. V. Turn thee again,thou God of hosts, look down from heaven, behold andvisit this vine: and the place of the vineyard that thyright hand hath planted. Alleluia.

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BCP: Ps. 46. O COME hither, and behold the works ofthe LORD, / what wonders he hath wrought upon theearth.

10 He maketh wars to cease in all the world; / hebreaketh the bow, and snappeth the spear in sunder,and burneth the chariots in the fire.

11 Be still then, and know that I am God; / I will beexalted among the nations, and I will be exalted in theearth.Alleluia, alleluia. The LORD of hosts is with us; / theGod of Jacob is our refuge. Alleluia.



THE GOSPEL. St Matthew 24.3.

S Jesus sat upon the Mount of Olives, the disciplescame unto him privately, saying: Tell us, when

shall these things be? And what shall be the sign of thycoming, and of the end of the world? And Jesusanswered and said unto them: Take heed that no mandeceive you, For many shall come in my Name, saying: Iam Christ; and shall deceive many. And ye shall hear of

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wars and rumours of wars; see that you be not troubled;for all these things must come to pass, but the end is notyet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdomagainst kingdom; and there shall be famines, andpestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. All theseare the beginnings of sorrows. Then shall they deliveryou up to be afflicted, and shall kill you; And ye shallbe hated of all nations for my Name’s sake. And thenshall many be offended, and shall betray one another,and shall hate one another. And many false prophetsshall rise, and shall deceive many. And because iniquityshall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But hethat shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

OFFERTORY. Thou shalt save the people that are inadversity: and shalt bring down the high looks of theproud: for who is God but the Lord? [Alleluia.]

SECRET

E beseech thee, O Lord, to have respect unto thesacrifice which we offer unto thee: that thou

wouldest deliver them that fight for the honour of thyName from the malice of the heathen, and stablish themwith the protection of thy sure defence; through JesusChrist thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth withthee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God,world without end. Amen.

Common Preface.

COMMUNION. My soul hath longed for thy salvation,and I have a good hope because of thy word: when wiltthou be avenged of them that persecute me? Theypersecute me falsely, be thou my help, O Lord my God.[Alleluia.]

POSTCOMMUNION

EHOLD, O God our Defender, and deliver from theassaults of the heathen them that fight in thy cause:

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Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth withthee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God,world without end. Amen.

MASS IN ANY NECESSITY

INTROIT

EG: AM. Salus populi. I AM the salvation of my people,saith the Lord: in whatsoever tribulation they shall callupon me, I will hear them: and I will be their Lord forever. [Alleluia, alleluia]. Ps. 78. Hear my law, O mypeople: incline your ears unto the words of my mouth.V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to theHoly Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, andever shall be world without end. Amen. I AM thesalvation of my people, saith the Lord: in whatsoevertribulation they shall call upon me, I will hear them:and I will be their Lord for ever. [Alleluia, alleluia].

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IG 56. Ps. 78. Ant. HE made a covenant with Jacob, andgave Israel a law, / which he commanded ourforefathers to teach their children;

1 Hear my teaching, O my people: / incline your earsunto the words of my mouth.

2 I will open my mouth in a parable; / I will utter darksayings from of old;

3 Which we have heard and known, / and such as ourfathers have told us.

4 We will not hide them from their children, but tellthem to the generation to come, / even the praises of theLORD, and his might, and his wonderful works that hehath done.

5 He made a covenant with Jacob, and gave Israel alaw, / which he commanded our forefathers to teachtheir children;

6 That the next generation might know it, / and thechildren which were yet unborn;

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7 To the intent that when they rose up, / they mightshow their children the same;

8 That they might put their trust in God, / and notforget the works of God, but keep his commandments.


As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,/ world without end. Amen.Ant: HE made a covenant with Jacob, and gave Israel alaw, / which he commanded our forefathers to teachtheir children;

THE COLLECT.

LORD, we pray thee, shew forth upon us thyservants the abundance of thy unspeakable mercy:

that we may be delivered from the chain of our sins,and from the punishment which for the same we havemost righteously deserved; through Jesus Christ thySon our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in theunity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world withoutend. Amen.

THE LESSON. Jeremiah 14. 7.

LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, dothou it for thy Name’s sake, for our backslidings

are many: we have sinned against thee. O the hope ofIsrael, the Saviour thereof in time of trouble. Yet thou,O Lord, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thyName, leave us not, O Lord our God.

GRADUAL

Ps. 44. It is thou, O Lord, that savest us from ourenemies, and puttest them to confusion that hate us. V.We make our boast of God all day long: and will praisethy name for ever. Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 79. Deliverus and be merciful unto our sins, O Lord: wherefore dothe heathen say: Where is now their God? Alleluia.

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Ps. 25. Bring thou me out of my troubles, O Lord: lookupon my adversity and misery, and forgive me all myson. V. Unto thee, O Lord, will I lift up my soul: myGod, I have put my trust in thee; let me not beconfounded: neither let mine enemies triumph over me.V. For all they that hope in thee shall not be ashamed:but such as transgress without a cause shall be put toconfusion.


Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 79. Be merciful unto our sins, OLord: wherefore do the heathen say: Where is now theirGod? Alleluia. V. Ps. 31. I will be glad, and rejoice in thymercy, for thou hast considered my trouble: thou hastknown my soul in advertsities. Alleluia.

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BCP: Ps. 23. THE LORD is my shepherd; / therefore can Ilack nothing.

2 He shall feed me in a green pasture, / and lead meforth beside the waters of comfort.

3 He shall restore my soul, / and bring me forth in thepaths of righteousness, for his Name’s sake.

4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of theshadow of death, I will fear no evil; / for thou art withme; thy road and thy staff comfort.



THE GOSPEL. St Mark 11. 22.

T that time: JESUS said unto his disciples: Havefaith in God. For verily I say unto you, that

whosoever shall say unto this mountain: Be thouremoved, and be thou cast into the sea, and shall notdoubt in his heart, but shall believe that those thingswhich he saith shall come to pass, he shall havewhatsoever he saith. Therefore I say unto you: What

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things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that yereceive them, and ye shall have them. And when yestand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: thatyour Father also which is in heaven may forgive youyour trespasses. But if ye do not forgive, neither willyour Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.

OFFERTORY. Though I walk in the midst of trouble, yetshalt thou refresh me, O Lord: thou shalt stretch forththy hand upon the furiousness of mine enemies, andthy right hand shall save me. [Alleluia.]

SECRET

RANT, O Lord, that the offerings which we herepresent unto thee may cleanse us from all our sins:

and make us worthy to be partakers of thy holySacrament; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, wholiveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the HolyGhost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

Common Preface.

COMMUNION. O think upon thy servant as concerningthy word, O Lord, wherein thou hast caused me to putmy trust: the same is my comfort in my trouble.[Alleluia.]

POSTCOMMUNION

E beseech thee, O Lord: that we who in this holyCommunion have received a foretaste of thy

heavenly mysteries, may thereby be brought to thefulfilment of the same; through Jesus Christ thy Sonour Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in theunity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world withoutend. Amen.

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THE NUPTIAL MASSAt the Solemnization of Matrimony, the Priest, if he is to say theMass, is completely vested (including the wearing of the Chasuble),with the exception of the Maniple. However, if the Priest is also toofficiate at the Solemnization of Matrimony before the Mass, thenhe shall be vested in amice, alb, cincture, white stole and Cope;changing from Cope to Chasuble before the commencement of theNuptial Mass.After the exhortation Forasmuch as N. and N. have consentedtogether, and omitting the Blessing, the Priest puts on the Maniple(or changes from Cope to Chasuble) and begins the Mass in theusual manner. The husband and wife remain throughout at theaccustomed place before the Altar.

INTROIT

EG App(7). Tobit 7-8. THE God of Israel make you one:and may he be with you even as he had mercy of twothat were the only begotten of their fathers: and now, OLord, grant them to bless thee yet more abundantly.[Alleluia, alleluia.] Ps. 128. Blessed are all they that fearthe Lord: and walk in his ways. Glory be to the Father,and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in thebeginning, is now, and ever shall be: world withoutend. Amen. THE God of Israel make you one: and mayhe be with you even as he had mercy of two that werethe only begotten of their fathers: and now, O Lord,grant them to bless thee yet more abundantly. [Alleluia,alleluia.]

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IG 131. Ps. 128. Ant. THE LORD from out of Sion shallso bless thee, / that thou shalt see Jerusalem inprosperity all thy life long.

1 Blessed are all they that fear the LORD, / and walkin his ways.

2 For thou shalt eat the labour of thy hands: / O wellis it with thee, and happy shalt thou be.

3 Thy wife shall be as the fruitful vine, / within thewalls of thine house;

4 Thy children like the olive-branches, / roundabout thy table.

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5 Lo, thus shall the man be blessed, / that feareth theLORD.

6 The LORD from out of Sion shall so bless thee, /that thou shalt see Jerusalem in prosperity all thy lifelong.

7 Yea, thou shalt see thy children’s children, / andpeace upon Israel.


As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shallbe, world without end. Amen.Ant. THE LORD from out of Sion shall so bless thee, /that thou shalt see Jerusalem in prosperity all thy lifelong.

THE COLLECT.

GOD, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whomthe whole family in heaven and earth is named:

sanctify and bless these thy servants; and grant thatthose whom thou by matrimony dost make one, maystedfastly keep the covenant betwixt them made, andever remain in perfect love and peace together; throughJesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reignethwith thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God,world without end. Amen.

THE EPISTLE. Colossians 3. 15.

ET the peace of God rule in your hearts, to whichalso ye are called in the one body; and be ye

thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly inall wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another inpsalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing withgrace 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 and the Father by him. Wives,submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it isfitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, and benot bitter against them. Children, obey your parents inall things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they bediscouraged. Servants, obey in all things your masters

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according to the flesh; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God: andwhatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and notunto men; knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive thereward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.

GRADUAL

EG: Ps. 128. Thy wife shall be as the fruitful vine: uponthe walls of thine house. V. Thy children like the olive-branches: round about thy table. Alleluia, alleluia. V.Ps. 20. The Lord send you help from the sanctuary: andstrengthen you out of Sion. Alleluia.


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EG: Ps. 128. Lo, thus shall the man be blessed: thatfeareth the Lord. V. The Lord from out of Sion shall sobless thee: that thou shalt see Jerusalem in prosperityall thy life long. V. Yea, that thou shalt see thychildren’s children: and peace upon Israel.


Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 20. The Lord send you help fromthe sanctuary: and strengthen you out of Sion. Alleluia.V. Ps. 134. The Lord that made heaven and earth: givethee blessing out of Sion. Alleluia.

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BCP: Ps. 127. EXCEPT the LORD build the house, / theirlabour is but lost that build it.

2 Except the LORD keep the city, / the watchmankeepeth vigil but in vain.Alleluia, alleluia. It is but lost labour that ye haste torise up early, and so late take rest, and eat the bread ofcarefulness; / for so he giveth his beloved sleep.Alleluia.


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ESUS answered and said unto them, Have ye not read,that he which made them at the beginning made them

male and female, and said, For this cause shall a manleave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife:and they twain shall be one flesh? Wherefore they areno more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hathjoined together, let not man put asunder.

OFFERTORY. My hope hath been in thee, O Lord: I havesaid, Thou art my God, my time is in thy hand.[Alleluia].

SECRET

LORD, we beseech thee, to accept this gift whichwe offer in honour of the holy ordinance of

matrimony: and grant that this work begun by thebounty of thy goodness, may in all things be disposedaccording to thy will; through Jesus Christ thy Son ourLord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity ofthe Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end.Amen.

Preface of Marriage.

Having said Our Father, and before saying Deliver us, O Lord, webeseech thee, the Priest, standing at the Epistle side and turningtowards the man and woman as they kneel before the Altar, saysover them the following (but NOTE, that the third Prayer isomitted where the woman is past child-bearing):

ORD God of our fathers, bless these thy servants,and sow the seed of eternal life in their hearts; that

whatsoever in thy holy Word they shall profitably learn,they may in deed fulfil the same. Grant that they,obeying thy will, and always being in safety under thyprotection, may abide in thy love unto their lives’ end;

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HEAVENLY Father, we beseech thee to bless thehome of these thy servants by thine abiding

presence; that they who dwell therein, being preservedfrom all evil, may joyfully serve thee in godlyquietness; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, wholiveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the HolyGhost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

MERCIFUL Lord, and heavenly Father, by whosegracious blessing mankind is increased: Bestow,

we beseech thee, on these thy servants the heritage andgift of children, and grant that they may also livetogether so long in godly love and honesty, that theymay see their children christianly and virtuouslybrought up, to thy praise and honour; through JesusChrist thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth withthee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God,world without end. Amen.

Then the Priest, turning back to the middle of the Altar, saysDeliver us, O Lord, we beseech thee, and the rest after theaccustomed manner; and after he has received the Precious Bodyand Blood, he communicates the man and woman, together withthe congregation; and after the ablutions, proceeds with the Massas herein set out.

COMMUNION. Lo, thus shall the man be blessed, thatfeareth the Lord: yea, that thou shalt see thy children’schildren, and peace upon Israel. [Alleluia].

POSTCOMMUNION

LMIGHTY GOD, we beseech thee, let thy graciousfavour accompany the ordinance of thy love: that

those whom thou hast joined together in holy wedlock;may by thy protection live in lasting peace; throughJesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reignethwith thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God,world without end. Amen.

Having said the Mutual Salutation and Dismissal, and beforeblessing the people, the Priest, turning himself towards theBridegroom and Bride, says the following Prayer and Blessing:

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GOD, who hast consecrated the state ofMatrimony to such an excellent mystery, that in it

is signified and represented the spiritual marriage andunity betwixt Christ and his Church: Look mercifullyupon these thy servants, that they may love, honour,and cherish each other, and live together in faithfulnessand patience, in wisdom and true godliness. O Lord,bless them both, and grant them to inherit thyeverlasting kingdom; through the merits of thy SonJesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

This Prayer is said with hands extended over their heads.

LMIGHTY God, the Father of our Lord JesusChrist, of whom the whole family in heaven and

earth is named: Pour upon you the riches of his grace,sanctify ✠ and bless you, that you may please him bothin body and soul, and live together in holy love untoyour lives’ end. Amen.

Afterward he sprinkles them with Holy Water, and turning back tothe Altar says the prayer May the homage. Then he kisses the Altarand pronounces the Blessing over the people in the usual manner.

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