Anth. John reprehended Herod on account of Herodias, whom he had taken for wife from his brother Philip.

Ant. Arguebat Herodem Joannes propter Herodiadem, quam tulerat fratri suo Philippo uxorem.

Anth. Give me in a dish Ant. Da mihi in disco cathe head of John the Baptist; put Joannis Baptistæ: et and the King was grieved contristatus est Rex propter because of his oath. jusjurandam. The LITTLE CHAPTER, Hymn.. and V. At the MAGNIFICAT.

Anth. Herod having sent the executioner.commanded the head of John to be cut off in prison: which when his disciples heard, they came and took his body, and put it in a monument,

as p.

xiv.

Ant. Misso Herodes spiculatore, præcepit amputari caput Joannis in carcere: quo audito, discipuli ejus venerunt et tulerunt corpus ejus, et posuerunt illud in

monumento.

PRAYER. Collect at Mass.

Anth. O

The Commemoration of St. AUGUSTIN. Excellent, p. xxxix. V. The Lord led, p. xxxvii. PRAYER. Collect at Mass, above, p. 403. Of St. SABINA, Martyr. Anth. The kingdom. V. In thy comeliness, PRAYER. Deus, qui inter cætera, as

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Ps. cxviii. OQUEBAR de testimoniis tuis in conspectu re gum, & non confundebar: & meditabar in mandatis tuis, quæ dilexi nimis. Ps. Bonum est confiteri Domino : & spallere nomini tuo, Altissime. V. Gloria.

p. lxi. Mass. MASS. INTROIT. Spake of thy law in the presence of kings, and I was not ashamed: and I meditated on thy commandments, which I loved exceedingly. Ps. "Tis good to praise the Lord, and to sing to thy name, Othou the most High. V. Gloria. COLLECT. Grant, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that the venerable solemnity of blessed John the Baptist, thy Precursor and Martyr, may procure us the effects of thy saving aid. Who livest.

Sancti Joannis.

Of St. SABINA. Deus, qui inter cætera, O God, who, amongst other miracles of thy power, hast bestowed the crown of martyrdom, even on the weaker sex: mercifully grant, that we, who solemnize the feast of blessed

Sabina, thy Martyr, may, by following her example, come to thee. Thro'.

LESSON. Jer. i. 17.

N those days: the word of the Lord came to me sayby rise

that I command thee. Fear not their presence: For I will make thee not to be afraid before them. For I have made thee this day a fortified city, a pillar of iron and a wall of brass over the whole land, to the kings of Juda and it's rulers to the priests and people of the earth. And they will make war against thee, but they shall not prevail: because I am with thee, saith the Lord, to deliver thee.

GRAD. Ps. 91. The righteous man, as p. 376.
GOSPEL. Mark vi. 17.

T that time: Herod sent and apprehended John, and

ther Philip's wife, for he had married her: And John said to Herod: It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's Wife: And Herodias laid snares for him, and would have put him to death, but could not. For Herod feared John. knowing he was a righteous and holy man. But he kept him in prison and having heard him, did many things for him, and heard him willingly. And on a convenient day, Herod made a supper for the princes, and tribunes, and the chief men of Galilee, for his birth-day. And when Herodias's daughter came in and danced, and pleased Herod, and those that sat with him; the King said to the damsel; Ask of me what thou wilt, and I will give it thee; and he sware to her; whatever thou shalt ask, tho' the half of my kingdom, I will give it thee. And going forth, she said to her mother; What shall I ask? And she said; The head of John the Baptist. And she immediately returned in'haste to the King, and asked, saying; I will that thou give me forthwith in a charger the head of John the Baptist. And the King was troubled; but for his oath's sake, and because of those that sat with him, he would not displease her; but sending the executioner, he commanded the head to be brought. And the executioner beheaded him in prison, and brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel, and she gave it to her mother. And his disciples hearing of it, came and took his body, and laid it in a sepulchre.

OFFERT. Ps. xx. The righteous man, O Lord, shall rejoice in thy power; and he shall rejoice exceedingly that thou hast saved him; thou hast granted him his soul's desire.

SECRET. Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord, that the offerings we bring on this festival of thy Martyr, blessed John the Baptist, may by his intercession procure for us salvation. Thro'.

Of St. SABINA. Receive, O Lord, the offerings consecrated to thee by the merits of blessed Sabina thy Martyr, snd grant, they may be a continual support to us. Thro'.

POSTCOMM. Conferat. May the solemnity of holy John the Baptist enable us, O Lord, both to venerate what these august mysteries signify, and to find the effects thereof in ourselves. Thro.'

Of St. SABINA. Being plentifully fed with thy divine gifts, we beseech thee, O Lord our God, that, by the intercession of blessed Sabina thy Martyr, we may obtain eternal life by partaking of them.

Thro'.

II. VESPERS. as on SUNDAYS, p. 69. Except the last, Credidi, p. 90.

At the MAGNIFICAT.

The unbelieving King Misit Rex incredulus misent his detestable officers, and commanded the head of John the Baptist to be cut

off.

V. The righteous man shall flourish like the palmtree. R. He shall thrive like the cedar of Libanus.

nistros detestabiles, & amputari jussit caput Joannis Baptistæ.

V. Justus ut palma florebit. R. Sicut cedrus Libani multiplicabitur.

Then is made a Commem. of the following Feast, Anth. And V. as p. li. PRAYER. Collect at Mass. p. 405. And of SS. FELIX and ADAUCTUS, Martyrs. Anth. For to them. V. Rejoice, p. xxv. Collect at Mass, as below.

XXX. St. ROSA, Virgin. Double.

PRAYER.

MASS. INTROIT. Thou lovedst, &c. p. lvi. except: COLLECT. Bonorum. O Almighty God, the giver of all good gifts, who wast pleased that blessed Rosa, abundantly favoured by the dew of thy heavenly grace, should beautify the Indies with her purity and patience :

grant us thy servants, that, following the perfumes of her virtues, we may be an agreeable odour to Christ. Who liveth.

Of SS. FELIX, &c. Majestatem. We humbly beseech thee, O Lord, that as thou daily fillest us with new joys, by the festivals of thy saints, so thou would'st vouchsafe us protection by their prayers. Thro'.

SECRET of the same. Favourably, O Lord, regard the offerings of thy people; and make them sensible of the salutay effect of what they with a devout mind celebrate in honour of thy saints. Thro'.

POSTCOMM. Of the same. Repleti. Being fed, O Lord, by thy precious gifts, we beseech thee, that by the intercession of thy saints, we may ever remain thankful. Thro'.

In the second VESPERS the office from the LITTLE CHAPTER is of the following Feast.

XXXI. St. AIDAN, Bishop and Confessor. Double. LITTLE CHAPTER, &c. as p. xxxiii.

The COMMEMORATION of St. ROSA. Anth. Come, O spouse. COMMON, p. li. V. Grace is spread, p lv. PRAYER. Collect at Mass, as above.

MASS. INTROIT. The Lord settled, &c. p. xxxiv. The second VESPERS are from the LITTLE CHAPTER of the following Feast.

FEASTS of SEPTEMBER..

I. St. RAYMOND, Confessor. Double. VESPERS. all as p. xlii. In the HYMN is said: Deserves that we. PRAYER. Collect at Mass.

Then is made a COMMEMORATION of St. GILES. Anth. I will compare. V The Lord loved. p. xliii. PRAYER. Intercessio, ib. p. xlvii. And of the TWELVE Brethren. Anth. For to them. V. Rejoice. p. xxv. PRAYER. Fraterna, as above, p. 372.

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

COLLECT. Deus, qui. O God, who didst make blessed Raymond, thy Confessor, wonderfully eminent for the redeeming of the faithful out of captivity: grant that, by his prayers, being freed from the bonds of sin, we may chearfully perform what is most pleasing to thee.

Thro'.

Of St. GILES. Intercessio; with the SECRET and POSTCOMMUNION following, p. xlvii.

Of the twelve Brethren. COLLECT. Fraterna, as above, p. 372. with the SECRET and POSTCOMMUNION, ib.

II. St. STEPHEN, King and Confessor. Semidouble. VESPERS. The COMMEM. Anth. I will compare. V. The Lord loved. COMMON, p. xliii. PRAYER. Collect at Mass.

MASS. INTROIT. The mouth of the righteous man. With the rest, as p. xliii. except :

COLLECT. Concede. Grant, to thy Church, O Almighty God, that as blessed Stephen thy Confessor, while he reigned on earth, did enlarge her bounds, so being now glorious in heaven, he may be her protector. GOSPEL. Luke xix. 12. as above, p. 401.

SECRET. Favourably look down, O Almighty God, on our offerings, and grant that as we celebrate the mysteries of our Lord's passion, we may imitate what we perform. Thro'.

POSTCOMM. Præsta. Grant, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that we may, with suitable devotion, imitate the faith of thy Confessor blessed Stephen; who, by the propagation of the same faith, merited to pass from an earthly kingdom to the glory of an heavenly one. Thro'.

V. St. LAWRENCE JUSTINIANI, Bp. and Confessor. Semidouble.

VESPERS. The COMMEM. Anth. O Priest. V. The Lord loved. p. xxxiv. PRAYER. Da, quæsumus, ib. MASS. INTROIT. The Lord settled, &c. p. xxxiv.

VIII. The NATIVITY of the B. V. MARY. A Double of the second Rank.

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TATIVITAS gloriosæ Virginis Mariæ ex semine Abrahæ, ortæ de tribu Juda, clara ex stirpe David.

I. VESPERS. HIS is the Na- Ant. tivity of the glorious Virgin Mary, of the seed of Abraham, born of the tribe of Juda, and of the noble race of David.

Ps. cix. Dixit Anth. To-day is the Nativity of holy Mary the

Dominus, p. 69.

Ant. Nativitas est hodie sanctæ Mariæ Virginis, cu