bath uttered a good word, I speak my words to the tig: my tongue is the pen of a scrivener that writeth swiftly. Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Ps. xcii. The Lord hath reigned, he is clothed with beauty, the Lord is clothed with strength, and hath girded himself with virtue. Alleluia.

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GOSPEL. Matt. ii. 19, 23. But when Herod was dead, behold an angel of the Lord appeared in sleep to Joseph in Egypt. Saying; Arise, and take the child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel. For they are dead that sought the life of the Child. And he arose, and took the Child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel. But hearing that Archelaus reigned in Judea in the room of Herod his father, he was afraid to go thither: and being warned in sleep, he turned aside into the quarters of Galilee. And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was said by the prophets: That he shall be called a Na

zarene.

OFFERT. Ps. xcii. God hath established the world which shall not be moved: Thy throne, O God, is prepared from of old, thou art from everlast

ing.

THE EPIPHANY.

INTROIT. Malachi iii. Ps. lxxi. Ecce advenit, &c.
BEHOLD the Lord the ruler is come; and do-
and empire are in his hand.

minion, power,

Ps. Give to the king thy judgment, O God, and

the king's son

direction of a star didst this day manifest thy only
COLL. Deus, qui hodierna. O God, who by the
thy justice. V. Glory.
Son to the Gentiles; mercifully grant that we, who
how know thee by faith, may come at length to see
the glory of thy Majesty. Thro' the same.

LESSON. Isaias lx. 1, 9. Arise, be enlighten-
ed, O Jerusalem: for thy light is come, and the glo-

ry of the Lord is risen upon thee. For behold darkness shall cover the earth, and a mist the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall walk in thy light, and kings in the brightness of thy rising. Lift up thy eyes round about and see: all these are gathered together, they are come to thee, thy sons. shall come from afar, and thy daughters shall rise up at thy side. Then shalt thou see and abound, and thy heart shall wonder and be enlarged, when the multitude of the sea shall be converted to thee, the strength of the Gentiles shall come to thee. The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromeda ries of Madian and Epha: all they from Saba shall come, bringing gold and frankincense, and shewing forth praise to the Lord.

GRAD. Is. Ix. Matt, ii. All shall come from Saba, bringing gold and frankincense, and publish ing the praises of the Lord. Arise, be enlightened O Jerusalem for the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. Alleluia, Alleluia.

V. We saw his star in the east and are come with our offerings to adore the Lord.

Alleluia. GOSPEL. Matt. ii. 1, 12. When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Juda, in the days of king Herod, behold there came wise men from the east, to Jerusalem, saying, where is he that is born King of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the east, and are come to adore him. And Herod hearing this was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.. And assembling together all the chief priests and the scribes of the people he enquired of them where. Christ should be born. But they said to him, in Bethlehem of Juda. For so it is written by the prophet." And thou Bethlehem the land of Juda art not the least among the princes of Juda; for out of thee shall come forth the captain that shall rule my people Israel." Then Herod privately calling the wise men, learned diligently of them the time of the

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tar which appeared to them; and sending them into Bethlehem, said; Go and diligently inquire after the child; and when you have found him, bring me shaord again, that I also may come and adore him.' Who having heard the king, went their way; and behold the star which they had seen in the east went before them; until it came and stood over where the child was. And seeing the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And entering into the house, they found the child with Mary his mother, and falling down they adored him: and opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold, frankincense, and myrrh. And having received an answer in sleep that they should not return to Herod, they went back another way into their own country. The

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OFFERT. Ps. Ixxi. The Kings of Tharsis and the Islands shall offer presents; the Kings of the Arabians and of Saba shall bring gifts: and all the kings of the earth shall adore him; all nations shall

serve him.

SECRET. Mercifully look down, O Lord, we beseech thee, on the offerings of thy church: among which gold, frankincense, and myrrh are no longer offered: but what was signified by those offerings is sacrificed and received, Jesus Christ, thy Son our

Lord. Who liveth.

COMMUNICANTES. Being united in communion, and celebrating that most sacred day on which thy only begotten Son, co-eternal with thee in thy glory, appeared in a visible body in the reality of our flesh. Moreover, honouring in the first place the memory of blessed Mary ever a Virgin, &c. COMM. We have seen his star in the east, and are come with offerings to adore the Lord.

thee, O Almighty God, that our minds may be so P.COMM. Præsta quæsumus. Grant, we beseech purified, as to understand what we celebrate on this great solemnity. Thro',

January XI. Commem. of St. Hyginus, P. & M. by the Collect, Secret, and Postcommunion of the Mass II. p. ii.

I. SUNDAY after EPIPHANY. INTROIT. Is. vi. Ps. xcix. In excelso, &c. I SAW a man seated on a high throne, whom a multitude of angels adored, singing altogether: Behold him, whose name and empire are to last for ever. Ps. Sing joyfully to God, all the earth: serve ye the Lord with gladness. V. Glory.

COLLECT. Vota quæsumus. According to thy divine mercy, O Lord, receive the vows of thy peo ple, who pour forth their prayers to thee; that they may know what their duty requireth of them, and be able to comply with what they know. Thro'. Here, and at the Secret and Postcommunion, is made a Commemoration of the Epiphany, by the Collect, &c. of that Feast, p. 41, &c.

EPISTLE. Rom. xii. 1, 5. Brethren: I beseech you, by the mercy of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, pleasing unto God, your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be reformed in the newness of your mind, that you may prove what is the good, and the acceptable, and the perfect will of God. For I say, by the grace that is given me to all that are among you, not to be more wise than it behoveth to be wise, but to be wise unto sobriety, and according as God hath divided to every one the measure of faith. For as in one body we have many members, but all the members have not the same office: so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one mem bers of one another, in Jesus Christ our Lord.

GRAD. Ps. lxxi. Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel, who alone hath done great wonders from the beginning. V. Let the mountains receive peace for thy people, and the hills righteousness. Alleluia. V. Sing joyfully to the Lord all the earth, and serve ye the Lord with gladness. Allehcia

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GOSPEL. Luke ii. 42, 52. When Jesus was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast. And having fulfilled the days, when they returned, the child Jesus remained in Jerusalem, and his parents knew it not. And thinking that he was in the company, they came day's journey, and sought him among their kinsfolks and acquaintance. And not finding him, they returned into Jerusalem seeking him. And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple sitting in the midst of the doctors, hearing them, and asking them questions. And all that heard him, were astonished at his wisdom and his answers. And seeing him, they wondered. And his mother said to him: Son, why hast thou done so to us? Behold thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing. And he said to them; How is it that you sought me? Did you not know that I must be about my father's business? And they understood not the word that he spoke unto them. And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth; and was subject to them. And his mother kept all these words in her heart. And Jesus advanced in wisdom, and age, and grace with God and men. The Creed. the earth, serve ye the Lord with gladness: present OFFERT. P8. xcix. Sing joyfully to the Lord, all yourselves to him with transports of joy, for the Lord

is God.

SECRET. May the sacrifice we have offered to thee, O Lord, always enliven and defend us. Thro' with us? I and thy father have sought thee with sorCOMM. Luke. ii. Son, why hast thou done so row. And why did you seek me? Did you not know that I must be about the concerns of my

Father?

Beech thee, O Almighty God, that those whom thou COMM. Supplices. Grant we humbly be refreshest with thy sacraments, may, by a life well pleasing to thee, worthily serve thee. Thro'.