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COLLECT. Præsta, quæsumus.

RANT, we beseech thee, O Almighty God that

festival of N. thy

Martyr may by his intercession, be strengthened in the love of thy name. Thro'.

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LESSON. Wisd. x.

HE Lord led the righteous man through the right ways and shewed him the kingdom of God, and gave him the knowledge of the holy things; he honored him in his troubles, and finished his labors. He stood by him against the deceit of those that would over-reach him, and made him honorable. He kept him safe from his enemies and defended him from seducers; and gave him a strong conflict, that he might overcome, and let him know that wisdom is mightier than all. This wisdom forsook not the righteous man, when he was sold, but delivered him from sinners. She went down with him into the pit, and in his bands she left him not, till she brought him the sceptre of the kingdom, and power against those that oppressed him; and shewed them to be liars, who accused him; and our Lord God gave him eternal glory.

GRADUAL.

Blessed is the man that fears the Lord; who in his commandments taketh great delight. V. His seed shall be mighty upon earth; the generation of the righteous shall be blessed.

V.

Alleluia, Alleluia.
Thou hast set on his head,
O Lord, a crown of preci-
ous stones, Alleluia.

Psalm cxi.

Beatus vir qui timet Dominum in mandatis ejus cupit nimis. V. Potens in terra erit semen ejus ; generatio rectorum benedicetur.

Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Posuisti, Domine, in capite ejus coronam de lapide pretioso, Alleluia.

GOSPEL. Matt, x. 34, 42.

T that time; Jesus said to his disciples; Do not

A think that I came to send peace upon earth; 1

came not to send peace but the sword. For I came to set a man at varience against his Father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. And a man's enemies shall be they of his own household. He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he that loveth son or daughter more than me, is not worthy of me. And he that taketh not up his cross, and followeth me,

is not worthy of me. He that findeth his life, shall lose it; and he that shall lose his life for me, shall find it. He that receiveth you, receiveth me; and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me. He that receiveth a

prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive the reward of a prophet; and he that receiveth a just man in the name of a just man, shall receive the reward of a just man. And whosoever shall give to drink to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, amen, I say to you, he shall not lose his reward,

OFFERTORY.

Thou hast crowned him, O Lord, with glory and honour, and set him over the works of thy hands.

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Psalm viii.

Gloria and honore coronasti eum, et constituisti eum super opera manuum tuarum, Domine.

SECRET.

ECEIVE, O Lord, we beseech thee, our offerings and prayers, purify us by these heavenly mysteries, and mercifully hear us. Thro'.

COMMUNION. Matt, xvi.

Let him that is willing to come after me, deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.

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Qui vult venire post me, abneget semetipsum; et tollat crucem suam, et sequatur me.

POSTCOMMUNION. Da, quæsumus.

RANT, we beseech thee, O Lord our God, that as we rejoice on the feasts of thy saints in this life, so we may enjoy their sight for ever in that which is to

come.

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HE righteous man shall rejoice in the Lord, and hope in him all the upright of heart shall have praise. Ps. Hear, O God, my petition, when I pray; deliver my soul from the fear of the enemy. V. Glory.

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in eo; et laudabuntur omnes recti corde. Ps. Exaudi, Deus, orationem meam, cum deprecor; a timore inimici eripe animam meam. V. Gloria.

COLLECT. Præsta quæsumus.

RANT, we beseech thee, Ô Almighty God, that;

Gr by the intercession of blessed N. thy Martyr, wo

may be delivered from all temporal adversities, and our hearts be cleansed from all evil thoughts. Thro'.

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EPISTLE. 2 Tim. ii. 8. 10. iii. 10. 12.

EARLY beloved? Be mindful that the Lord Jesus Christ is risen again from the dead, of the seed of David; according to my gospel. Wherein I labour even unto bands as an evil doer; but the word of God is not bound. Therefore I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation, which is in Christ Jesus, with heavenly glory.-(Chap. iii) But thou hast fully made known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, long-suffering, love, patience, persecu. tions, afflictions; such as came upon me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra; what persecutions, I endured, and out of them the Lord delivered me. And all that will live godly in Christ Jesus, shall suffer persecution. GRADUAL. Psalm xxxvi.

When the righteous man falleth, he shall not be bruised; for the Lord puts his hand under him. V. All the day he shews compassion, and lends; and his seed shall be blessed.

Alleluia, Alleluia. V. He that followeth me, walketh not in darkness, but shall have the light of everlasting life, Alleluia.

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Justus cum ceciderit, non collidetur, quia Dominus supponit manum suam. V. Tota die miseretur et commodat; et semen ejus in benedictione erit.

Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Qui sequitur me, non ambulat in tenebris, sed habebit, lumen vitæ æternæ, Alleluia.

GOSPEL. Matt. x. 26. 33.

T that time; Jesus said to his disciples; Nothing is covered that shall not be revealed, nor hid, that shall not be known. That which I tell you in the dark, speak you in the light; and that which you hear in the ear, preach ye upon the house-tops. And fear ye not them that kill the body, and are not able to kill the soul; but rather fear him that can destroy both soul and body into hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing; and not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore; better are you than many sparrows. Every one therefore that shall confess me before men, I will also confess him before my Father who is in heaven.

I. Vespers. THE COMMON OF MANY MARTYRS, &C. Xxiii

OFFERTORY.

Thou hast set on his head, O Lord, a crown of precious stones; he asked of thee life, and thou didst grant him it. Alleluia.

MAY

Psalm xx.

Posuisti, Domine, in capite ejus coronam de lapide pretioso; vitam petiit a te, et tribuisti ei. Alleluia.

SECRET.

AY our devotion, O Lord, be acceptable in thy sight; and may his intercession, on whose festival we pay it, make it available to our salvation. Thro'.

COMMUNION.

Let him, who serveth me, follow me ; and where 1 am, there also shall my servant be.

BEING

Qui mihi ministrat, me sequatur; et ubi ego sum, illic et minister meus erit.

POSTCOMMUNION. Refecti.

EING fed by the participation of thy sacred gifts, beseech thee, O Lord our God, that we may feel the efficacy thereof, by the intercession of blessed N. thy Martyr, whose feast we celebrate. Thro'.

THE COMMON OF MANY MARTYRS.
I. VESPERS.

The PSALMS, as on Sundays, p. 69. Except the last which is: Laudate Dominum omnes, p. 90.

MNES sancti

Anth. great tor- Ant. quanta passi sunt Anth. Homen

TOW
ments have all

the saints endured to come safe to the crown of martyrdom!

Anth. The saints are arrived at their kingdom with palms; they have merited crowns of glory from the hand of God.

Anth. The bodies of the saints are buried in peace; and their names shall live for ever.

Anth. Ye Martyrs of the Lord, bless the Lord for

ever.

per

tormenta, ut securi venirent ad palmam martyrii!

Ant. Cum palma ad regna pervenerunt sancti ; coronas decoris meruerunt de manu Dei.

Ant. Corpora sanctorum in pace sepulta sunt; et vivent nomina eorum in æter

num.

Ant. Martyres Domini Dominum benedicite in

æternum.

Anth. Choir of Martyrs bless the Lord in the heavens, Alleluia.

THE

Ant. Martyrum chorus, laudate Dominum de cœlis, Alleluia.

LITTLE CHAPTER. Wisd. iii.

HE souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and the torments of death shall not touch them. They seemed in the eyes of fools to die; but they are in peace.

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HYMN.

NOME, brethren, let the bleeding Choir With fights and crowns our song inspire,

Our verse to sing the noblest kind

Of victors is inclin'd. These champions of thy name, dear Lord, Were by the foolish world abhorr'd;

But they esteem'd it destitute

Of flowers and of fruit. For thee they scorn'd their threatning foes, Their furious rage, and cruel blows;

The hook in vain their

never

bowels rent, Their courage bent. Like slaughter'd sheep the

stroke they take, No murmur, no complaint they make; A spotless mind, and fearless heart

Give patience in the smart. What voice, what tongue the happiness Design'd for Martyrs can express?

Crowns, that with brightest glory shine,

ANCTORUM meritis

Sinclyta gaudia

Pangamus, socii, gestaque fortia :

Gliscens fert animus pro

mere cantibus

Victorum genus opti

mum.

Hi sunt, quos fatue mundus abhorruit,

Hunc fructu vacuum, floribus aridum

Contempsere tui nominis asseclæ.

Jesu, Rex bone cœlitum, Hi pro te furias atque mi

nas truces

Calcarunt hominum, sæva

que verbera :

His cessit lacerans fortiter ungula,

Nec carpsit penetralia. Cæduntur gladiis, more bidentium,

Non murmur resonat, non
querimonia :
Sed corde impavido mens
bene conscia
Conservat patientiam.
Quæ vox, quæ poterit lin-

gua retexere
Quæ tu Martyribus munera
præparas?
Rubri nam fluido sanguine
fulgidis

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