watching, and in an un- ficta.

feigned charity.

PRAYER. COLLECT at Mass, as above p. 221.

MONDAY. I. WEEK IN LENT.

MASS. INtroit. Psalm 122.

S the eyes of servants are on the hands of their

until he have mercy on us: have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us. Ps. To thee have I lifted up my eyes, thou that dwellest in the heavens. V. Glory.

COLLECT. Converte nos. Convert us, O God our Saviour, and instruct our minds with thy heavenly doctrine, that this fast of Lent may be beneficial to us. Thro'.

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LESSON. Ezek. xxxiv. 11. 16.

HUS saith the Lord God: Behold, I myself will seek my sheep and I will visit them. As the shepherd goeth to seek his flock in the day, when he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I visit my sheep, and deliver them out of all the places, where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day. And I will bring them from amidst the nations, and gather them from different countries, and bring them into their own land, and feed them on the mountains of Israel, along the river sides, and in every inhabited part of the country. In the richest pastures will I feed them: and on the high mountains of Israel shall their pastures be: there shall they rest on the green grass, and in the fat pastures shall they be fed on the mountains of Israel. I myself will feed my sheep, and I will make them lie down, saith the Lord God. I will seek what was lost, I will bring back what was strayed; I will bind up the wounds of such as were hurt, and strengthen such as were weak; and such as are fat and strong I will keep, and I will feed † them with judgment, saith the Lord Almighty.

GRAD. Ps. 83. Cast an eye upon us, O God, our Protector, look down upon thy servants. V. O Lord God of armies, hear the prayers of thy servants.

TRACT. Ps. 102, Deal not, &c. as above, p. 212.

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GOSPEL. Matt. xxv. 31.

T that time: Jesus said to his disciples: When the Son of Man shall come in his majesty, and all the Angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory and all nations shall be gathered together before him, and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd separateth the sheep from the goats; and he shall place the sheep on his right hand, and the goats on his left. Then shall the King say to them on his right hand: Come you blessed of my Father, take possession of the kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world: for I was hungry, and you gave me to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me to drink; I was a stranger, and you entertained me; naked, and you clothed me; sick, and you visited me; I was in prison, and you came to see me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying: Lord, when did we see thee hungry, and fed thee? Or thirsty, and gave thee drink? And when did we see thee a stranger, and entertained thee? Or naked, and clothed thee? Or when did we see thee sick or in prison, and visited thee? And the King shall answer, and say to them: Verily, I say to you, inasmuch as you have done it to one of the least of these my brethren, you have done it to me. Then he shall say to them also on his left hand: Depart from me, you cursed, into everlasting fire, which was prepared for the Devil and his Angels; for I was hungry, and you gave me not to eat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me not to drink; I was a stranger, and you entertained me not; naked, and you clothed me not; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit me. Then shall they also answer him, saying: Lord, when did we see thee hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not assist thee? Then he shall answer them, saying: Verily, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to me. And these shall go into everlasting punishment; but the righteous into everlasting life.

OFFERT. Ps. 118. I will lift up my eyes, and consider thy wonders, O Lord, that thou may'st teach me thy law give me understanding, and I will learn thy commandments.

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SECRET. Sanctify, O Lord, the offerings we have made, and cleanse us from the stains of our sins. Thro'.

COMM. Matt. 25. Verily, I say to you; What you have done to one of the least of mine, you have done to me; come ye blessed of my Father, take possession of the kingdom prepared for you from the beginning of the world.

POSTCOMM. Salutaris. Being filled, O Lord, by the participation of thy saving mysteries, we humbly beseech thee, that as we rejoice in the taste thereof, we may be renewed by their effects. Thro'.

The PRAYER Over the people.

Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God. PRAYER. Absolve. Loosen, O Lord, we beseech thee, the bonds of our sins; and mercifully turn away from us, whatever we deserve for them.

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MASS. INTROIT. Psalm 89.

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tion to generation; thou art from all eternity, and wilt be throughout all ages. Ps. Before the mountains were made, and before the globe of the earth was formed, thou art God from all eternity and throughout all ages. V. Glory.

COLLECT. Respice. Look down, O Lord, on thy children, and grant that, while we chastise ourselves by mortifying the flesh, our minds may be inflamed with the love and desire of thee. Thro'.

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LESSON. Isaias. lv. 6. 11.

N those days: Isaias the Prophet spake, saying: Seek the Lord, while he may be found; call on him while he is near. Let the wicked man forsake his way, and the unjust man his designs, and let him return to the Lord, and he will have mercy on him; and to our God, for he is full of mercy to forgive: for my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as much, as the heavens are above the earth, so are my ways from your ways, and my thoughts from your thoughts. And as the rain and the snow fall down from heaven, and return thither no more, but soak the earth, and water it, and make it bring forth, and afford seed to the sower, and bread to him that eateth; so shall my word be, that shall go out of my mouth; it shall not return to me empty; but it shall accomplish whatsoever I please, and it shall prosper

in those things, for which I sent it, saith the Lord Almighty.

GRAD. Ps. 140. Let my prayer ascend like incense in thy sight, O Lord. V. And let the lifting up my hands be to thee like the evening sacrifice.

GOSPEL. Matt. xxi. 10. 17.

T that time: When Jesus was come into Jerusa

is this? And the people said: This is Jesus the Prophet from Nazareth in Galilee. And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all that sold and bought in the temple; and he overthrew the bankers' tables, and the seats of those that sold doves; saying to them: It is written: My house shall be called the house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves. And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them. And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things he did, and the children crying out in the temple, and saying: Hosanna to the son of David; they were moved with indignation, and said to him: Dost thou hear what these say? And Jesus said to them, Yes. Have ye never read: Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings thou hast drawn perfect praise? And leaving them, he went out of the city into Bethania, and remained there.

OFFERT. Ps. 30. In thee, O Lord, have I hoped; I have said: Thou art my God, my life is in thy hands.

SECRET. Be appeased, O Lord, with the offerings we have made, and defend us from all danger. Thro.'

COMM. Ps. 4. When I called on thee, thou didst hear me, O my just God; thou didst assist me in tribulation; have mercy on me, O God, and graciously hear

my prayer.

POSTCOMM. Quæsumus. We beseech thee, O Almighty God, that we may one day receive the effects of that salvation, of which we have received the pledge in these mysteries. Thro'.

Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.

PRAYER. Ascendant. May our prayers, O Lord, ascend to thee, and deliver thy Church from all wicked、 ness. Thro'.