(NOVEMBER 29.

FIRST NOCTURN.

VIGIL OF S. Andrew, A. M.

Of the Vigil nothing is said in Advent.)

NOVEMBER 30.

Psalms, and . throughout, of the
Common of Apostles, p. 66.
Ant. 1. Andrew the Apostle said to

Martpr.

Inv. Christ, the King most victorious, O come let us worship: * Who hath crowned blessed Andrew the Apostle, that conquered by the Cross. Venite. Ps. 95. p. 3.

HYMN. Annue Christe.

CHRIST, Thou Lord of worlds, Thine ear to hear us bow, On this the festival

Of Thine Apostle [or, Apostles] now: That all the weary load

Of many a foul offence

May, as we sing his [their] praise,
Be lost in penitence.

Redeemer! save Thy work,
Thy noble work of grace,
Sealed with the holy light
That beameth from Thy face:
Nor suffer them to fall
To Satan's wiles a prey,

For whom Thou didst on earth
Death's costly ransom pay.

Pity Thy flock, enthralled
By sin's captivity;
Forgive each guilty soul,
And set the bondmen free:
And those Thou hast redeemed
With Thine Own precious Blood,
Grant to rejoice with Thee,
Thou Monarch kind and good.

O Jesu, Saviour blest

And gracious Lord, to Thee,

All glory, virtue, power,

And laud and empire be:
The Father with like praise,
And Spirit we adore;

With Whom Thou reignest God,
For ages evermore. Amen.

more acceptable, the longer I abide in torments for the confession of His Name.

Ant. 2. I am the servant of the Cross of Christ: and ought rather to choose than to fear the Cross.

Ant, 3. As the executioners were leading the Apostle to be crucified. the people fan together, crying, What hath he done, the righteous man, the friend of God, that he should be led to the cross? but he besought the people that they should not hinder his passion.

Of the Epistle of S. Paul the Apostle to the Romans.

Lesson I. Chap. x.

CHRIST is the end of the law for

righteousness to every one that believeth. For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them. But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above :) or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.) But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; that

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