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Jude, humbly beseech thee, that being purified by these sacred mysteries, we may more worthily celebrate their festival. Through.

COMM. You who have followed me, shall sit on seats, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

P. COMM. Having received thy sacred mys teries, we humbly beseech thee, O Lord, that by the intercession of thy blessed apostles, Simon and Jude, the sacrifice we offer on their venerable passion, may become a remedy to us. Through.

XXIX. VENERABLE BEDE, c.

All as in Mass XIII. page 524, except

COLL. O God, who hast enlightened thy church by the learning of blessed Bede, thy confessor and doctor, mercifully grant that we thy servants may be always enlightened by his wisdom, and assisted by his merits. Through.

XXXI. The VIGIL of ALL SAINTS.
Introit. Wisd. iii.

THE saints judge nations, and rule over people, and the Lord their God shall reign for ever. Ps. xxxii. Rejoice in the Lord, O ye just: praise becometh the upright. V. Glory.

COLL. O Lord God, plentifully pour down upon us thy grace; that we may one day partake of their bliss, whose glorious solemnity we are now preparing to celebrate. Through.

The II. Collect, &c., Deus qui corda, page 550; the III. Collect, &e. either Ecclesise, or Deus omnium, page 87.

LESSON. Apoc. v. 6. 12. In those days: Behold I, John, saw in the midst of the throne, and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of

the ancients, a Lamb, standing as it were slain, having seven horns and seven eyes: which are the seven spirits of God, sent forth into all the earth. And he came, and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat on the throne. And when he had opened the book, the four living creatures and the four-and-twenty ancients fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of the saints. And they sung a new canticle, saying: Thou art worthy, O Lord, to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: because thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God, in thy blood, out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation: and hast made us to our God a kingdom and priests, and we shall reign on the earth. And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne, and the living creatures and the ancients: and the number of them was thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice: The Lamb that was slain is worthy to receive power, and divinity, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and benediction, for ever and ever. Amen.

GRAD. Ps. cxlix. The saints shall rejoice in glory: they shall be joyful in their beds. V. Sing ye to the Lord a new canticle: let his praise be in the church of the saints.

GOSPEL. Luke vi. as in page 514.

OFFERT. Ps. cxlviii. The saints shall rejoice in glory: they shall be joyful in their beds: the high praises of God shall be in their mouth.

SECRET. We cover thy altar, O Lord, with our offerings: grant, we beseech thee, that they may procure for us eternal salvation, by the intercession of all thy saints, whose festival we are preparing to celebrate. Through.

COMM. Wisd. iii. The souls of the just are in the hand of God, and the torment of the

wicked shall not touch them: in the sight of the unwise they seemed to die, but they are in peace.

P. COMM. Having with joy received, O Lord, these sacraments on the vigil of that festival, which we are desirous of celebrating: grant that we may be assisted by their prayers, in whose memory those mysteries are offered. Through,

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November I. FEAST of ALL SAINTS.

Introit.

GAUDEAMUS omnes LET us all rejoice in

in Domino, diem festum celebrantes sub honore sanctorum onunium: de quorum solemnitate gaudent Angeli, et collaudant Filium Dei. Ps. Exultate justi in Domino: rectos decet collaudatio. V. Gloria.

the Lord, and celebrate this festival in honour of all the saints, on whose solemnity theangels rejoice and praise the Son of God. Ps. Rejoice in the Lord, O ye just: praise becometh the upright. V. Glory. COLL. Omnipotens. Almighty and eternal God, by whose favour we honour, on one solemnity, the merits of all thy saints: grant we may obtain a plentiful blessing of thy so much desired mercy, since we have so many petitioners in our behalf. Through.

LESSON. Apoc. vii. 2. 12. In those days: Behold I John saw another angel ascending from the rising of the sun, having the sign of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, saying: Hurt not the earth nor the sea, nor the trees, till we have signed the servants of our God in their foreheads. And I heard the number of them that were signed, a hundred

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