of God assist thy people; that we may experience her intercession for us in thy heavenly glory, whom we know departed this life to satisfy the condition of our mortality. Thro'. COMM. Luke x. Mary has chosen the best part, which shall not be taken from her for ever. P. COMM. Mense. Having partaken of thy heavenly table, we humbly beseech thy clemency, O Lord our God, that we who honour the Assump tion of the Mother of God, may by her intercession, be delivered from all evils. Thro'. ---- SUNDAY within the OCTAVE. St. JOACHIM, c. INTROIT. Ps. cxi. HE hath distributed, he hath given to the poor: his justice remaineth for ever and ever: his horn shall be exalted in glory. Ps. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord; he shall delight exceedingly in his commandments. V. Glory. COLLECT. Deus, qui. O God, who amongst all thy saints, didst choose blessed Joachim to be the father of her who bore thy Son; grant, we beseech thee, that we may be sensible of his protection, whose festival we celebrate. Thro'. COLLECT, &c. of the Sunday, and then of the Assumption, p. 534. ever. LESSON. Eccles. xxxi. GRAD. Ps. cxi. He hath distributed, he hath given to the poor: his justice remaineth for ever and V. His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the righteous shall be blessed. Alleluia, Alleluia. V. O Joachim, holy husband of Anne, fa ther of the holy Virgin, obtain for us in this life what is necessary for our salvation. OFFERT. Ps. viii. GOSPEL. Matt. i. as on the 8th of December. Thou hast crowned him,Q Lord, with glory and honour, and hast set him over the works of thy hands, SECRET. Favourably receive, O most merciful God, the sacrifice offered to thy Majesty in honour of the holy patriarch Joachim, father of the Virgin Mary: that by the intercession of him, of his spouse, and of their blessed daughter, we may obtain pardon of all our sins, and eternal glory. Thro'. COMM. This is the faithful and prudent servant, whom the Lord hath placed over his family, to give them their measure of wheat in due season. P. COMM. Quæsumus. Grant, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, by the merits and prayers of blessed Joachim, the father of her who bore thy beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, that the sacrament which we have received may make us worthy of being assisted by thy grace in this life, and of partaking of eternal glory in the world to come. Thro'. The Gospel of the Sunday is read at the end of Mass. XVI. St. HYACINTH, c. All as in Mass XIV. p. xxvi. XVII. OCTAVE OF St. LAWRENCE, m. INTROIT. Ps. xvi. Thou hast proved my heart, O Lord, and visited it by night: thou hast tried me by fire, and iniquity hath not been found in me. Ps. Hear, O Lord, my justice; attend to my supplication. V. Glory. COLLECT. Excita. Raise up, O Lord, in thy church, that spirit which blessed Lawrence obeyed: that being filled with the same, we may zealously love what he loved, and practice what he taught. Thro'.-in unity of the same. COLLECT, &c. of the Assumption, p. 534. EPISTLE. 2 Cor. ix. as on the Feast, p. 531. GRAD. Ps. viii. Thou hast crowned him with glory and honour, O Lord. V. And thou hast set him over the works of thy hands. Allel. Allel. V. Law rence the Deacon, wrought a good work, who by the sign of the cross gave sight to the blind. Allel. GOSPEL. John xii. as on the Feast, p. 534. OFFERT. Ps. xx. SECRET. We beseech thee, O Lord, that the holy prayers and merits of blessed Lawrence, may render our sacrifice well pleasing to thee, to whom we solemnly offer it in his honour. Thro'. PREFACE, of the blessed virgin Mary. COMM. Matt. xvi. Let him who would come after me, deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. P. COMM. Supplices. We humbly beseech thee, O Almighty God, by the intercession of blessed Lawrence, thy martyr, ever to keep under thy protection those who have partaken of thy heavenly gifts. Thro'. XVIII. COMMEM. of St. AGAPETE, m. COLLECT. Lætetur. May thy church rejoice, O God, under the protection of blessed Agapete, thy martyr, and by the assistance of his prayers increase in devotion, and be secured against all adversities. Thro'. SECRET. Receive, O Lord, the present we offer thee on his feast, by whose intercession we hope to be delivered. P. COMM. Satiasti. Thou hast fed, O Lord, thy family with these sacred oblations: ever therefore, comfort us with his intercession whose feast we celebrate. Thro', XX. St. BERNARD, ab. All as in Mass XVI. p. xxix. except the Epistle, which is taken from the Mass of St. Gregory of Nazianzen, May 9, XXI. St. JANE FRANCES, w. All as in Mass XXII. p. xxxix, except COLLECT. Omnipotens. O Almighty and merciful God, who hast granted blessed Jane Frances, inflamed with the love of thee, a wonderful degree of fortitude through all the paths of life, and wast pleased through her, to adorn thy church with a new offspring; grant, by her merits and prayers, that we who, sensible of our weakness, confide in thy strength, may overcome all adversities with the help of thy heavenly grace. Thro'. Commem. of the Assumption, p. 534. SECRET. May these offerings, we beseech thee O Lord, enkindle in us the fire of thy love, which burned so vehemently in the heart of blessed Frances, and consumed it with the flames of everlasting chari. ty, Thro'. P. COMM. Spiritum. Infuse into us, O Lord, the spirit of thy love, that by the prayers of blessed Jane Frances, thou wouldst cause those whom thou hast fed with the bread of heaven to despise whatever is earthly, and follow thee with pure minds. Thro'. XXII. OCTAVE of the ASSUMPTION. All as on the Feast, p. 534, with the following Commem. of SS. TIMOTHY, &c. mm. COLLECT. Auxilium. Help us, O Lord, in thy mercy, and, by the intercession of thy martyrs, Timothy, Hyppolite and Symphorian, shelter us under the protection of thy goodness. Thro'. SECRET. May the offerings, O Lord, of thy deyout people be acceptable to thee in honour of thy saints, by whose merits they have experienced help in their afflictions. Thro'. P. COMM. Divini muneris. Being abundantly fed with thy divine gifts, we beseech thee, O Lord our God, that, by the intercession of thy blessed martyrs, we may obtain eternal life, by partaking thereof. Thro', XXIII. St. PHILIP BENITIUS, c. All as in Mass XIV. p. xxvi, except COLLECT. Deus, qui. O God, who in blessed Philip, thy confessor has left us an example of humil ity; grant that, in imitation of him, we may despise the prosperity of this world, and have our hearts al ways fixed on the happiness of the next. Thro'. XXIV. St. BARTHOLOMEW, ap. INTROIT, Mihi autem. p. 431. COLLECT. Omnipotens O Almighty and eter nal God, who comfortest thy people by the sacred and venerable solemnity of thy blessed apostle Bartholomew: grant we beseech thee, that we may love what he believed, and practise what he taught. Thro'. pe hear him, an they that were red. And a virtue went Creed OFFERT. arice of p EPISTLE. 1 Cor. xii. 27, 31. Brethren: You are the body of Christ, and members of a member. And God indeed hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly doctors, after that miracles, then the graces of healings, helps, govern ments, kinds of tongues, interpretations of speeches. Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all doctors! Are all workers of miracles? Have all the grace of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all inter pret? But be ye zealous for the better gifts. GRAD. as on the Feast of St. Andrew. Alleluia, Alleluia. V. The glorious choir of apostles bless thee, O Lord. Alleluia. GOSPEL. Luke vi. 12, 19. At that time: Jesus I went out into a mountain to pray, and he passed the whole night in the prayer of God. And when day was come, he called unto him his disciples: and he chose twelve of them (whom also he named apos tles :) Simon whom he surnamed Peter, and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew, Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon, who is called Zelotes, and Jude the brother of A Blessed L eech ther Apus C |