SECRET OF THE VIGIL. Grant, &c. page

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SECRET OF ST. TELESPHORUS. Mercifully receive, O Lord, the offerings dedicated to thee by the merits of blessed Telesphorus thy martyr and bishop, and grant that they may be a continual support to us. Through, &c.

P. COMM. OF THE VIGIL. May, &c. page 125.

P. COMM. OF ST. TELESPHORUS. Being fed, &c. as in Mass I.

At the end of Mass is read the following:

GOSPEL of the Vigil of the Epiphany. Matt. ii. 19. 23. At that time: 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. Who 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 retired into the quarters of Galilee. And coming he dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was said by the prophets; That he shall be called a Nazarite. CREDO.

THE EPIPHANY.
Introit. Mal. iii. Ps. lxxi.

ECCE advenit Domi

nator Dominus; et regnum in manu ejus, et potestas et imperium. Ps. Deus, judicium tuum regi da, et justitiam tuam filio regis. V. Gloria.

BEHOLD the LORD

the ruler is come; and dominion, power, and empire are in his hand. Ps. Give to the king thy judgment, O God, and to the king's son thy justice. V. Glory.

COLL. O God, who by the direction of a star didst this day manifest iy only Son to the Gentiles; mercifully grant hat we, who now know hee by faith, may come at length to see the glory of thy Majesty. Through the same.

LESSON. Isaias lx... 9. Arise, be enlightened, O Jerusalem; for thy light is come, and the glory 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 hese 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 multiide of the sea shall be converted to thee, the ength of the Gentiles shall come to thee. The altitude of can els shall cover thee, the drodaries of Madia and Epha: all they from a shall come, bringing gold and frankincense, and showing forth praise to the Lord.

GRAD. Isaias lx. Matt. ii. All they from Saba shall come, bringing gold and frankincense, and sho ng forth praise to the Lord. Arise, and be enlightened, O Jerusalem; for the glory of Lord is risen upon thee. Alleluia, Alleluia. V. We have seen his star in the east, and are come with our offerings to adore the Lord. Alleluia.

When Jesus was

GOSPEL. Matt. ii. 1. 12. 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 he east, and are come to adore him. And king Herod hearing this was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. And assembling together

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all the chief priests, and the scribes of the people, he inquired 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 star 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 word 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. CREDO.

OFFERT. Ps. lxxi. 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.

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PREFACE. Quia cum unigenitus, as at page

COMMUNICANTES. Being united in com