OFFERT. Ps. cxxxviii. To me, O God, thy friends are exceeding honourable; exceeding mighty is their power.

SECRET. Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord, that as we celebrate the festival of thy Apostle Bartholomew, we may be partakers of thy benefits, by his intercession, in whose honour we offer thee this sacrifice of praise. Thro'.

COMM.

PREFACE of the Apostles, p. 49.

Matt. xix. You, who have followed me, shall sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. POSTCOMM. Sumptum Grant, O Lord, we beseech thee, that the pledge of our eternal redemption, which we have received, may, by the intercession of thy Apostle Bartholomew, procure for us assistance necessary for this life, and that which is to come. Thro'. II. VESPERS. all as in p. xiii. with a Commemoration of the following Feast, unless the next day be Sunday, of which the COMMEM. is.

Anth. Wisdom crieth out in the streets; if any one love wisdom, let him turn to me, and he shall find it; and when he hath found it, he shall be happy, if he

keep it.

Ant. Sapientia clamitat in plateis: Si quis diligit sapientiam, ad me declinet, et eam inveniet: et cum invenerit, beatus erit, si tenuerit eam.

V. and R. as p. 204. PRAYER. Collect of the Sunday.

XXV. St. LEWIS, King and Confessor.

Semidoulle.

VESPERS. The COMMEMORATION. Anth. I will compare. V. The Lord loved. p. xliii. PRAYER. Collect at Mass.

MASS. INTROIT. The mouth of the righteous man, &c p. xliii. except:

COLLECT. Deus, qui. O God, who didst remove blessed Lewis thy Confessor from an earthly kingdom to the glory of an heavenly crown; grant, we beseech thee, in favour of his virtues, and by the help of his prayers, we may be received into the company of the King of Kings, Jesus Christ thy only Son. Who liveth. LESSON. Wisd. x. p. xx, GRAD. The righteous man p. xliv.

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GOSPEL. Luke xix. 12. 26.

T that time: Jesus spoke this parable to his disciples: A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. And calling his ten servants, he delivered to them ten pounds, and said to them: Trade therewith till I come. But his citizens hated him; and they sent an embassy after him, saying; We will not have this man to reign over us. And it came to pass that he returned, having received the kingdom; and he commanded his servants to be called, to whom he had given the money; that he might know how much every man had gained by trade. And the first came, saying; thy pound hath gained ten pounds. And he said to him; Well done, thou good servant; because thou hast been faithful in a little, thou shalt have power over ten cities. And the second came, saying; Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds. And he said to him; be thou also over five cities. And another came, saying: Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin, for I feared thee, because thou art an austere man; thou takest up what thou didst not lay down, and thou reapest that which thou didst not SOW. He saith to him: out of thy own mouth I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up, what I laid not down, and reaping that, which I did not sow: And why then didst thou not give my money to the bank, that at my coming I might have required it with usury? And he said to them that stood by: Take the pound away from him, and give it to him that hath the ten pounds. And they said to him: Lord, he hath ten pounds But I say to you: that to every one, who hath, shall be given; and he shall abound: and from him that hath not, even that which he hath, shall be taken from him.

OFFERT. My truth, p. xliv.

SECRET. Grant, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that as thy Confessor blessed Lewis, despising all the delights of this world, studied only to please Christ his King; so also his prayer may render us acceptable to thee. Thro the same.

POSTCOMM. Deus, qui. O God who didst render blessed Lewis thy Confessor illustrious on earth, and now glorious in heaven; appoint him we beseech thee, the defender of thy Church. Thro'.

XXVI St. ZEPHYRINUS, Pope and Martyr VESPERS. The COMMEMORATION. Anth. This saint. V. Thou hast crowned. p. xv. PRAYER. Collect at Mass

MASS. INTROIT. Oye Priests, &c. p. xviii. Except:

COLLECT. Præsta Grant, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that as we rejoice in the merits of blessed Zephyrinus, thy Martyr and Bishop, we may receive benefit from his example. Thro'.

XXVII. St. JOSEPH CALASANCTIUS, Confessor.

VESPERS. As p. xlii.

Mass.

Double.

PRAYER. Collect at

MASS. INTROIT.

NOME, Children, hear

me; I will teach you/ENITE, Filii, audite

me: timorem Domithe fear of the Lord. Ps. ni docebo vos. Ps. BeneI will praise the Lord at all dicam Dominum in omni times; his praise shall ever tempore; semper laus ejus be in my mouth. V. in ore meo. V. Gloria. Glory.

COLLECT. Deus, qui. O God, who by blessed Joseph, didst provide for thy Church new help in the instruction of youth in the spirit of understanding and piety; grant, we beseech thee, that, by his example and intercession, we may both so act and teach, as to obtain an eternal reward. Thro'.

GRAD. Ps. xxxvi. The mouth of the righteous man shall utter wisdom, and his tongue shall speak judgment. The law of God is in his heart, and his feet shall not be tript up.

Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Blessed is the man that suffers temptations; for when he hath been tried, he shall receive a crown of life. Alleluia.

GOSPEL. Matt. xviii. 1. 10.

:

T that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying: Who thinkest thou, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? And Jesus calling a little child, set him in the midst of them, and said: Verily I say unto you: Except

And whoever shall receive name, receiveth me

you be converted, and become as little children, you shall not enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever therefore shall humble himself, as this little one, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. such a little one as this in my OFFERT The Lord hears the prayers of the poor ones he directs their hearts, and his ear is bent to them

Desiderium pauperum exaudivit Dominus: præparationem cordis eorum audivit auris sua.

SECRET. We lay on thy altar, O Lord, the offerings we have made to thee, that they may become a means of propitiation to us, by his intercession, whose patronage thou hast been pleased to grant us.

COMM. Suffer little ones to come to me, and hinder them not: for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.

POSTCOMM.

Thro'.

Sinite parvnlos venire ad me, et ne prohibueritis: talium est enim regnum cælorum.

Sanctificati. Being sanctified, O

Lord, by this saving mystery, we beseech thee, that by the intercession of blessed Joseph, thy Confessor, we may ever increase in piety. Thro'.

The second Vespers, from the LITTLE CHAPTER, are of St. Augustin.

XXVIII. St. AUGUSTIN, Bishop, Conf, and Dr. Double.

VESPERS. As p. xxxii. Anth. At the MAGNIFICAT. Anth. O excellent, p. xxxix. PRAYER. Collect at Mass.

Then is made a Commemoration of St. JOSEPH. Anth. This man. V. The Lord led. p. xlv. PRAYER. Collect at Mass. And of St. Hermes, Martyr. Anth. This saint. V. Thou hast crowned, p. xv. PRAYER. Collect at Mass.

MASS. INTROIT. He opened, &c. p. xxxix. except:

COLLECT. Adesto. Give ear, O Lord, to our Prayers, and, by the intercession of blessed Augustin thy Confessor and Bishop, favourably bestow upon us the effects of thy accustomed mercy, to whom thou hast abundantly given reason to trust in thy goodness. Thro.'

Of St. HERMES. Deus, qui. O God, who didst give to blesssed Hermes, thy Martyr, strength and constancy in his sufferings: grant, by his example, that we may despise, for the love of thee, all this world esteems great, and be afraid of none of it's terrors. Thro'.

GRAD. Ps. xxxvi. The mouth of the righteous man shall utter wisdom: and his tongue shall speak judgment. V. The law of his God is in his heart: and his feet shall not be tript up.

Alleluia, Alleluia. V. I have found David my servant: I have anointed him with my holy oil. Alleluia.

Alleluia, Alleluia, V. Inveni David servum meum :

oleo sancto meo unxi eum, Alleluia.

SECRET. Of St. HERMES. We offer thee, O Lord, this sacrifice of praise in commemoration of thy saints; grant therefore, we beseech thee, that what hath procured them glory, may avail to our salvation. Thro'.

POSTCOMM. of the same. Repleti. Being fed with heavenly food, we beseech thy clemency, O Lord, that, by the intercession of blessed Hermes, thy Martyr, we may partake of the salutary effects of the mystery which we celerate with humility. Thro'.

The second Vespers are of the following Feast.

XXIX. The DECOLLATION or BEHEADING, of St. JOHN the BAPTIST. A greater Double. 1. VESPERS. PSALMS as on Sundays p. 69. Except the last, which is Laudate Dominum omnes gentes,