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multitude. And when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold a dead man was carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a great multitude from the city was with her. Whom when the Lord saw, he was moved with compassion towards her, and said to her, weep not. And he came near and touched the bier; and they who carried it, stood still. And he said: Young man, I say to thee, Arise. And he, who had been dead, sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother. And a dread seized them all; and they glorified God, saying: A great Prophet hath risen up amongst us, and God hath visited his people.

OFFERT. Ps. 62. Lord, make haste to help me; let all be put to shame, who design evil to thy

servants.

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SECRET. Purify us, O merciful God, that the prayers of thy church, which are pleasing to thee, being accompanied with these offerings, may become more so by the purity of our minds. Thro'.

COMM. Ps. 70. Thy justice alone, O Lord, I will remember; thou, O God, hast instructed me from my youth; abandon me not, O God, in my old and decrepit age.

POSTCOMM. Calestia. Let us not, we beseech thee, O Lord, receive, to our judgment, these heavenly gifts, which thou hast prepared as a remedy for thy faithful. Thro'.

Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.

PRAYER. Populi tui. O God, the author and governor of thy people, deliver them from the sins, by which they are assaulted, that they may be always well' pleasing in thy sight, and safe under thy protection.

Thro'.

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Anth. A great Prophet
hath risen amongst us, and
God hath visited his people.

Ant. Propheta magnus" surrexit in nobis, et1 Deus visitavit plebem su

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V. and R. as p. 225. PRAYER. Populi tui, as above.

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FRIDAY.

MASS. INTROIT. Ps. 18.

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HOU always seest the designs of my heart; thou,
O Lord, art my helper and my deliverer. Ps.

The heavens publish the glory of God; and the firmament declareth the work of his hands. V. Glory.

COLLECT. Deus, qui. O God, who by thy ineffable mysteries givest new life to the world; grant, we beseech thee, that thy Church may make a progress in the observance of thy eternal precepts, and never be destitute of thy temporal assistance. Thro'.

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LESSON. 3 Kings xvii. 17. 24.

N those days; The son of the mistress of the house fell sick, and his distemper was very violent, so that there was no breath left in him. She said therefore to Elias: What have I to do with thee, O man of God? Thou art come to me, that my sins may be called to remembrance, and to kill my son. And Elias said to her: Give me thy son. And he took him from her bosom, and carrying him to the chamber where he lodged, laid him on his bed, and cried out to the Lord, and said: O Lord my God, hast thou afflicted, to the killing of her son, even the widow that giveth me the maintenance I have? And he stretched himself out, and measured himself thrice upon the child, and cried out to the Lord and said: O Lord my God, I beseech thee that the soul of this child may return again to his body. And the Lord heard the voice of Elias, and the soul of the child came unto him, and he returned to life. And Elias took the child, and carrying him from the chamber down to the house, delivered him to his mother, and said to her See, thy son is alive. And the woman said to Elias Now by this I know, that thou art a man of God, and the word of the Lord is true in thy mouth.

GRAD. Ps. 117. It is better to trust in the Lord, than to trust in man. V. It is better to hope in the Lord, than to hope in princes.

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

GOSPEL. John xi. 1.'45.

T that time: There was a certain man sick, called

Martha her sister. (And it was this Mary that anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her. hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) His sisters therefore sent to Jesus, saying, Lord, behold he, whom thou lovest, is sick. When Jesus heard it, he said to them: This sickness is not to death, but for the glory

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of God, that the Son of God may be glorified by it. Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister Mary and Lazarus. When he heard therefore that he was sick, he staid two days in the same place. Then he said afterwards to his disciples: Let us go to Judea again. His disciples say to him: Rabbi, it was but just now the Jews sought to stone thee, and art thou going thither again? Jesus answered: Are there not twelve hours in the day? If a man walk in the day-time, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world. But if he walk in the night, he stumbleth, because he hath no light. Thus he spoke, and after these things, he said to them: Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I am going to raise him from sleep. Then his disciples said: Lord, if he sleep, he will recover. But Jesus spoke of his death and they thought he had spoke of the rest of sleep. Jesus therefore said plainly to them: Lazarus is dead; and I am glad for your sakes, that I was not there, that you may believe. But let us go to him. Then said Thomas, who is called Didymus, to his fellow disciples Let us go also, that we may die with him. Jesus therefore came, and found he had been now in the grave four days. (Now Bethania was about fifteen furlongs from Jerusalem). And many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them concerning their brother. Martha therefore, as soon as she heard Jesus was coming, went to meet him; but Mary sat at home. Then Martha said to Jesus; Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. And even now, I know, whatever thou shalt ask of God, God will grant it thee. Jesus saith to her: Thy brother will rise again. Martha saith to him; I know he will rise again at the resurrection on the last day. Jesus saith to her; I am the resurrection and the life; he that believeth in me, though he be dead, shall live; and every one that liveth, and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? She saith to him; Yes, Lord, I have believed that thou art the Christ, the son of the living God, who art come into this world. And having said this, she went and called Mary her sister secretly, saying; The Master is come, and calleth for thee. As soon as she heard this, she rose presently, and came to him; for Jesus was not yet come into the town; but still was in the place, where Martha had met him. Then the Jews that were with Mary in the house, and were comforting her, seeing

her arise up hastily, and go out, followed her, saying: She is going to the grave, to weep there. When Mary was come where Jesus was, seeing him, she fell down at his feet, and said to him: Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. Jesus therefore, when he saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping, who came with her, groaned in spirit, and was troubled, and said: Where have you laid him? They say to him: Lord, come and see. And Jesus wept. Then the Jews said: See, how he loved him. And some of them said: Could not this man, who opened the eyes of him that was blind, have prevented his death? Jesus therefore again groaning within himself, came to the monument. And it was a cave; and a stone was laid upon it. Jesus said: Take away the stone: Martha, the sister of the dead man, saith to him: Lord, he stinketh by this time, for he hath been there four days. Jesus saith to her: Did not I tell thee, that if thou wilt believe, thou shalt see the glory of God? Then they removed the stone: and Jesus lifting up his eyes, said: Father, I thank thee, that thou hast heard me. And I knew thou always hearest me; but for the sake of the people that are here, I spoke thus: that they may believe thou hast sent me. Having said this, he cried out with a loud voice; Lazarus, come forth. And immediately he, that had been dead, came forth, bound hands and feet with grave-cloths, and his face was covered with a napkin. Jesus said to them: Loose him, and let him go. Many therefore of the Jews, who came to Mary and Martha, and had seen what Jesus did, believed in him.

OFFERT. Ps. 17. Thou, O Lord, wilt save thy people in distress, and thou wilt humble the eyes of the proud; for who is God, besides thee, O Lord?

SECRET. May these offerings, we beseech thee, O Lord, purify us, and always render thee propitious. Thro'.

COMM. John 11. The Lord seeing the sisters of Lazarus weeping at the grave, wept before the Jews, and cried out; Lazarus, come forth. And he who had been dead four days, came forth bound hands and feet.

POSTCOMM. Hæc nos. May the receiving of this sacrament, O Lord, we beseech thee, always free us from our sins, and protect us from all adversity. Thro.'

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Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God. PRAYER. Da, nobis. Grant, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that we, who are sensible of our own weakness, and confide in thy power, may always rejoice in the effects of thy goodness. Thro.'

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Anth. Lord, if thou hadst been here, Lazarus would not have died; behold now he stinketh, having been four days in the grave.

Ant. Domine, si fuisses

hic, Lazarus non esset mortuus; ecce jam fœtet, quatriduanus in monumento.

V. and R. as p. 225. PRAYER. Da, nobis, as above.

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SATURDAY.

MASS. INTROIT. Psalm 54.

OU that are thirsty, come to the waters, saith the Lord; and you that have no money, come and drink with joy. Ps. 77. My people be attentive to my law hearken to the words of my mouth. V. Glory.

COLLECT. Fiat, Domine. Grant us, O Lord, we beseech thee, an increase of devotion; for then only will our fasts avail us, when they are well pleasing to thy goodness. Thro'.

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LESSON. Isaias xlix. 8. 15.

THUS saith the Lord: I have heard thee at a favourable time, I have helped thee in the day of salvation and I have preserved thee, and I have appointed thee for the covenant of my people, to restore the earth, and to possess the inheritances that were laid waste; that thou mayst say to those, who are in chains; go forth; and to such as are in darkness; see the light. They shall feed in the ways, and on every plain shall be their pastures. They shall not hunger nor thirst, neither shall the heat, or the sun hurt them; because he, that hath taken pity on them, shall conduct them, and give them drink at the fountains of water. And I will level all my mountains to an even way, and my hollow paths shall be raised. Behold some shall come from afar off; and behold some from the north and the sea, and others from the southern country. Praise the Lord, O ye heavens, and rejoice thou, O earth, and, ye mountains, sing forth his praise; because the Lord hath comforted his people, and he will take compassion on his poor ones.

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