Virgin, whose glorious life jus vita inclyta cunctas ilillustrates the universal lustrat Ecclesias.

Church.

Ps. cxii. Laudate Anth. Mary born of a royal race shineth forth: with the greatest devotion of heart and mind we beg the assistance of her prayers.

pueri, p. 72.

Ant. Regali ex progenie Maria exorta refulget: cujus precibus nos adjuvari mente et spiritu devotissime poscimus Ps cxxi. Lætatus sum, p. 96. Anth. With heart and mind let us sing glory to Christ, on this sacred solemnity of Mary the most excellent mother of God.

Ps. çxxvi. Nisi Anth. Let us celebrate with pleasure the Nativity of blessed Mary, that she may intercede for us to the Lord.

Ant. Corde et animo Christo canamus gloriam in hac sacra solemnitate præcelsa genetricis Dei Mariæ.

Dominus, p. 97.

Ps. cxlvii. Lauda, LITTLE CHAPTER and V. To-day is the Nativity of holy Mary the Virgin. R. Whose glorious life illustrates the universal Church.

Ant. Cum jucunditate Nativitatem beatæ Mariæ celebremus, ut ipsa pro nobis intercedat ad Dominum Jesum Christum. Jerusalem, p. 98. HYMN, as p. lxxiv.

V. Nativitas est hodie sanctæ Mariæ Virginis R. Cujus vita inclyta cunctas illustrat Ecclesias.

At the MAGNIFICAT.

Anth. Let us celebrate the most excellent Nativity of the glorious Virgin Mary, who obtained the dignity of a mother, without prejudice to her virginal purity.

PRAYER.

Ant. Gloriosæ virginis Mariæ ortum dignissimum recolamus, quæ et genitricis dignitatem obtinuit, et virginalem pudicitiam non amisit.

Collect at Mass.

MASS. INTROIT. Hail, Holy Mother, who didst bring forth the King, who reigns over heaven and earth for evermore. Ps. My heart hath uttered good tidings: I refer my works to the King. V. Glory.

COLLECT. Famulis. Grant, O Lord, we beseech thee, to thy servants, the gift of thy heavenly grace; that as our redemption began in the delivery of the blessed Virgin, so, in this solemnity of her Nativity, we may have increase of peace. Thro'.

Of St. ADRIAN, Martyr. COLLECT. Præsta quæsumus. COMMON, p. xxi. with the SECRET and POSTCOMMUNION following in their proper places.

TH

LESSON Prov. viii. 22.*

HE Lord possessed me in the beginning of his ways, before he made any thing at first. I was ordained from eternity, from ancient days, before the earth was made. There were yet no abysses; and I was now conceived; the fountains had not yet broke forth, nor were the mountains settled with their heavy weight. I was brought forth before the hills; when as yet he had not made the earth, nor the rivers, nor the bounds of the earth When he prepared the heavens, I was there; when he gave a law to the abysses, and encompassed them about; when he established the firmament above, and settled the fountains of waters; when he set bounds to the sea, and gave charge to the waters not to pass their banks; when he laid the foundations of the earth; I was with him, ordering all his works, and was delighted every day; rejoicing always before him; rejoicing on the earth; and my delight is to be with the sons of men: Now therefore give ear to me, my children; Blessed are they, that keep my ways. Hearken to instruction, and be wise, and reject it not. Blessed is the man, that heareth me, and watcheth daily at my doors, and waiteth at the posts of my gate. He that findeth me, shall find life, and obtain salvation of the Lord.

GRAD. Thou art blessed, and worthy of our respects, O Mary, the Virgin, who, without prejudice to thy Virginity, didst become the mother of the Saviour. V. Virgin Mother of God, he, become man, was shut up in thy womb, whom the world cannot contain.

Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Happy art thou, O holy virgin Mary, and worthy of all praise because from thee arose the sun of righteousness, Christ our God. Alleluia.

Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Felix es sacra virgo Maria, et omne laude dignissima : quia ex te ortus est sol justitiæ, Christus Deus noster. Alleluia.

* "Tis the eternal wisdom that speaks in this Lesson, which is read on some of the Feasts of the B. V. Mary, because it was in her womb the eternal wisdom became incarnate.

GOSPEL. Matt. i. 1.

HE book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of

and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren. And Judas begat Pharez and Zara of Thamar, and Pharez begat Esron, and Esron begat Aram, and Aram begat Aminadab, and Aminadab begat Naason, and Naason begat Salmon, and Salmon begat Booz of Rahab, and Booz begat Obed of Ruth, and Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David the King, and David the King begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias, and Solomon begat Roboam, and Roboam begat Abias, and Abias begat Asa, and Asa begat Josaphat, and Josaphat begat Joram, and Joram begat Ozias, and Ozias begat Joatham, and Joatham begat Achaz, and Achaz begat Ezechias, and Ezechias begat Manasses, and Manasses begat Amon, and Amon begat Josias, and Josias begat Jechonias, and his brethren, when they were carried away to Babylon, and after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel, and Salathiel begat Zorobabel, and Zorobabel begat Abiud, and Abiud begat Eliacim, and Eliacim begat Azor, and Azor begat Sadoc, and Sadoc begat Achim, and Achim begat Eliud, and Eliud begat Eleazar, and Eleazar begat Mathan, and Mathan begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called the Christ. CREDO.

OFFERTORY and SECRET, as above, p. 344. PREFACE. Nativity, p. 49. COMMUNION and POSTCOMMUNION, as above, p. 344.

II. VESPERS. all as in the first VESPERS, p. 409. except: At the MAGNIFICAT.

Anth. Thy Nativity, O Virgin-mother of God, brought joy to the whole world: for out of thee rose the sun of righteousness, Christ our God; who by taking off the curse, hath bestowed blessings, and by defeating death, hath given us life everlasting.

Ant. Nativitas tua, Dei Genitrix-virgo, gaudium annunciavit universo mundo: ex te enim ortus est sol justitiæ, Christus Deus noster: qui solvens maledictionem, dedit benedictionem, et confundens mortem, donavit nobis vitam sempiternam.

PRAYER. Collect at Mass, p. 410.

Then is made a Commemoration of St. GORGONIUS," Martyr, as below, p. 412.

N. B. When the NATIVITY of the B. V. MARY falls on a Saturday, the COMMEM. of the following SUNDAY

is :
Anth. In all these things
Job sinned not with his lips,
nor spoke he any foolish
thing against God.

V. and R. above, p. 204.

Sunday.

Ant. In omnibus his non peccavit Job labiis suis, neque stultum aliquid contra Deum locutus est.

PRAYER. Collect of the

The SUNDAY within the OCTAVE.

The FEAST of the B. V. MARY, a greater Double. N. B. If this Feast come on the EXALTATION of the Holy Cross, it is transferred to the first day, that is neither Double nor Semidouble. But if it fall on the Octave-day of the Nativity, the Office is of this Feast, without any Commemoration of the Octave-day.

I. VESPERS. all as p lxxiii. PRAYER. Collect at Mass. MASS. INTROIT. All the rich, p. lvii.

COLLECT. Concede. Grant, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that thy faithful, who rejoice under the name and protection of the most blessed virgin Mary, may, by her pious intercession, be delivered from all evils here on earth, and be brought to the eternal joys of heaven. Thro'.

Here, and at the SECRET and POSTCOMMUNION, is made a Commemoration of the SUNDAY.

LESSON Eccles. xxiv. as above, p. 389.

GRAD. Thou art blessed, and worthy of our respects, O Mary, the Virgin, who without prejudice to thy virginity, didst become the mother of the Saviour. V. Virgin-mother of God, he, become man, was shut up in thy womb, whom the whole world cannot contain.

Alleluia, Alleluia V.Thou art the glory of Jerusalem, thou art the joy of Israel; thou art the honour of our people. Alleluia.

YOL. II.

Benedicta, et venerabilis es, Virgo Maria, quæ, sine tactu pudoris, inventa es mater salvatoris. V. Virgo Dei genitrix, quem totus non capit orbis; in tua se clausit viscera, factus homo.

Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Tu gloria Jerusalem, tu lætitia Israel; tu honorificentia populi nostri. Alleluia.

GOSPEL. Luke i. 26.

T that time: The Angel Gabriel was sent from God

Ainto a city of Galilee, called Nazareth, to a virgin

espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin's name was Mary. And the Angel being come in, said to her; Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; Blessed art thou amongst women. And when she had heard this, she was troubled at his words, and thought, with herself, what manner of salutation this should be. And the Angel said to her; Fear not, Mary; for thou hast found favour with God. Behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus. He shall be great, and be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of David his father; and he shall reign in the house of Jacob for ever, and of his reign there shall be no end. And Mary said to the Angel; How shall this be, since I know not man? And the Angel answering said to her; The Holy Ghost shall come down upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall over-shadow thee. And therefore the Holy One, who shall be born of thee, shall be called the Son of God. And behold thy cousin Elizabeth, she also has conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her, who is called the barren woman; for with God nothing shall be impossible. And Mary said; Behold the hand-maid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. CREDO.

OFFERTORY and SECRET, as p. lxxi.

PREFACE. In the solemnity, p. 49. COMMUNION and POSTCOMMUNION, as p. lxx.

II. VESPERS. all as in the first VESPERS, p. 413. except at the MAGNIFICAT. Anth. All generations, as p.

lxxiii. PRAYER. Collect at Mass.

Then is made a Commemmoration of the SUNDAY.

IX. The COMMEM. of St. GORGONIUS, M. VESPERS. Anth. This saint. V. Thou hast crowned. COMMON, P. xv. PRAYER. Collect at Mass.

MASS. Of the Octave, for the Commemoration. COLLECT. Sanctus. May the intercession, O Lord, of blessed Gorgonius thy Martyr, bring comfort to thy people; and fill them with spiritual joy on this his sacred festival. Thro'.