XXI. St. MATTHEW, the Apostle and Evangelist. Double of the second Rank.

I. VESPERS. all as p. x.

PRAYER. Collect at Mass.

The COMMEM. of SS. EUSTACHIUS, &c. Anth. The souls. V. The saints. COMMON, XXviii. Deus, qui

nos concedis, ib. p. xxix.

The mouth of the

MASS. INTROIT. Ps. xxxvi. righteous man shall utter wisdom, and his tongue shall speak judgment: The law of his God is in his heart. Ps. Be not emulous of evil-doers, nor envy those that work iniquity. V. Glory.

COLLECT. Beati Apostoli. Grant, O Lord, we may be aided by the prayers of blessed Matthew the Apostle and Evangelist: that what through our own weakness we cannot obtain, may be granted us by his intercession. Thro'.

LESSON. Ezech. i. 10. as above, p. 282. GRAD. Ps. cxi. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, he delighteth much in his commandments. V. His seed shall be powerful on earth the generation of the righteous shall be blessed. Alleluia, Alleluia.

Beatus vir qui timet Dominum, in mandatis ejus cupit nimis. V. Potens in terra erit semen ejus: generatio rectorum benedicetur. Alleluia, Alleluia.

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V. The glorious choir of Apostles praise thee, O Lord. Alleluia.

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GOSPEL.

V. Te gloriosus Apostolorum chorus laudat, Domine. Alleluia.

Matt. ix. 9.

T that time: Jesus saw a man sitting in the customhouse, called Matthew. And he said to him: Follow me. And he arose and followed him. And it came to pass, as he sat at table in the house, behold many publicans and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples. And the Pharisees seeing it, said to his disciples: Why doth your master eat with publicans and sinners? And Jesus hearing it, said, They that are in health, need not a physician: but they that are sick. Go and learn what this meaneth: I will have mercy and not sacrifice. For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners. CREDO.

OFFERT. Ps. xx. Thou hast set on his head, O Lord, a crown of precious stones: he asked of thee life, and thou didst grant him it. Alleluia.

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SECRET. May the offerings of thy Church, we beseech thee, O Lord, be rendered agreeable to thee, by the prayers of blessed Matthew thy Apostle and Evangelist, by whose excellent preaching she is instructed. Thro'. PREFACE. Ordinary, p. 49.

COMM. Ps. xx. Great Magna est gloria ejus in is his glory in being saved salutari tuo: gloriam, et by thee, O Lord: thou magnum decorem impones wilt crown him with glory super eum, Domine. and great honour. POSTCOMM

Perceptis.

Having received these

holy mysteries, O Lord, we humbly beseech thee: that by the intercession of thy blessed Apostle Matthew, what we have celebrated in thanksgiving for the glory bestowed on him, may be a remedy to us. Thro'.

II. VESPERS as p. xv. PRAYER. Collect at Mass. Then is made a Commem. of the following Feast. When this Festival falls on a Saturday, the COMMEM. of the following SUNDAY is:

Anth. O Adonai, great and wonderful Lord God, who didst save thy people by the hand of a woman, hear the prayers of thy ser

vants.

Ant. Adonai, Domine Deus magne et mirabilis, qui dedisti salutem in manu fæminæ, exaudi preces ser

vorum tuorum.

V. and R. as above, p. 204. PRAYER. of the SUNDAY.

XXII. St. THOMAS a VILLA NOVA, Bishop and
Confessor. Semidouble.
At VESPERS.

Ant. Dispersit, dedit pauperibus: justitia ejus manet in sæculum sæculi. V. Amavit eum Dominus et ornavit eum. R. Stolam gloriæ in

Anth. He distributed what he had, and gave it to the poor; his righteousness abideth for ever and ever. V. The Lord loved him and adorned him. R. He clothed duit eum. him with a robe of glory.

The COMMEM. of SS. MAURITIUS and his COMPANIONS, Martyrs. Anth. For to them. V. Rejoice. p. XXV. PRAYER. Collect at Mass.

MASS INTROIT. The Lord settled. With the rest. COMMON, p. xxxiv except:

COLLECT. Deus, qui. O God, by whose gift the blessed Bishop Thomas was eminently charitable towards

the poor; we beseech thee, by his intercession, plentifully to pour forth the riches of thy mercy on all those, who call upon thee. Thro'..

The COMMEM. of SS. MAURITIUS, &c.

COLLECT. Annue. Grant, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that the festival of thy holy Martyrs Mauritius and his Companions may bring joy to our souls, that having a confidence in their prayers, we may rejoice on their feast. Thro'.

SECRET of the same. Look down, we beseech thee, O Lord, on the offerings we make in memory of thy holy Martyrs, Mauritius and his Companions, and grant that we may ever be partakers of the fruit thereof by their intercession, in honour of whom they are acceptable to thee. Thro.'

POSTCOMM. of the same. Being refreshed with these heavenly and joyful mysteries, we humbly beseech thee, O Lord, that we may enjoy their protection, in whose triumphs we glory. Thro'.

XXIII. St. LINUS, Pope and Martyr. Semidouble. VESPERS. The COMMEM. Anth. This saint. V. Thou hast crowned. COMMON, p. XV. PRAYER. Deus, qui nos beati, ib. p. xviii.

Then is made a COMMEM of St. THECLA, Virgin and Martyr. Anth. Come, O spouse. V. In thy comeliness. p. li. PRAYER. Collect at Mass.

MASS. INTROIT. The Lord settled. With the rest. COMMON, p. xv. except what follows:

COLLECT. Deus, qui nos beati. COMMON, p. xviii.
Of St. THECLA. Da, quæsumus.

Grant, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that we who celebrate the passion of blessed Thecla, thy Virgin and Martyr, may find joy on this yearly solemnity, and be improved by the example of so great faith.

SECRET. Sanctify. COMMON, p. xviii. Of St. THECLA. Receive, ib. p. xlix. POSTCOMMUNION. Hæc nos communio, ibp xviii.

OF SI THECLA Auxilientur, ib. p. liii.

MASS. all as on the Votive Mass, p. lxx. except: COLLECT. Deus, qui. O God, who, by the most glorious Mother of thy Son, wast pleased to appoint a new order in thy church, for delivering the faithful of Christ out of the hands of the Infidels; grant, we beseech thee, that we also may be delivered from all sin, and from the slavery of the Devil, by her merits and prayers, whom we devoutly honour in the institution of so charitable a work. Thro' the same.

II. VESPERS. all as directed p. lxxiii. at the MAGNIAnth. All generations, ib.

FICAT.

XXVI. SS. CYPRIAN and JUSTINA, Martyrs. At VESPERS. The COMMEM. Anth. For to them. V. Rejoice. p. xxv. PRAYER. Collect at Mass.

MASS. INTROIT. The salvation. p. xxx. except what follows:

With the rest.

COLLECT. Beatorum. May these thy holy Martyrs, Cyprian and Justina, O Lord, be a continual protection to us, for thou wilt never let thy mercy be wanting to those, whom thou favourest with such assistance. Thro'.

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SECRET. We bring. COMMON, p. xxx. PosтCOMM. Præsta nobis, ib. P. XXX.

XXVII. SS. COSMAS and DAMIANUS, Martyrs.

MASS. INTROIT. Let the nations. With the rest. COMMON, P. xxviii. except:

COLLECT. Præsta. Grant, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that celebrating the festival of thy holy Martyrs, Cosmas and Damianus, we may, by their intercession, be delivered from all impending evils. Thro'.

GRAD. Ps. 33. The righteous cried out. COMMON, p. xxxi, to Alleluia, Alleluia. V. These are true Brothers, who have triumphed over the iniquity of the world, follow

ed Christ, and are in possession of the glorious kingdom of heaven.

Alleluia.

OFFERT. Ps. v. All that love thy name shall glory in thee, because thou, O Lord, wilt bless the righteous man; thou hast covered us, O Lord, as with the shield of thy love.

SECRET. Let us not be deprived, O Lord, we beseech thee, of the pious intercession of thy saints, which may render our offerings acceptable to thee, and obtain for us pardon of our sins. Thro'.

COMM. Ps. lxxviii. They gave the bodies of thy servants, O Lord, to be meat for the fowls of the air, the flesh of thy saints to the beasts of the field; according to the power of thy arm protect the children of those that have been slain.

POSTCOMM. Protegat. We beseech thee, O Lord, to assist thy people by virtue of this heavenly banquet, and the joint intercession of thy saints. Thro'.

At VESPERS.

XXVIII. St. WENCESLAUS, Martyr. Semidouble. The COMMEM. Anth. This saint. V. Thou hast crowned. p. xv. PRAYER. Collect at Mass.

MASS. INTROIT. The righteous man. COMMON, p. xix. except what follows:

With the rest.

COLLECT. Deus, qui nos. O God, who, by a glorious martyrdom, wast pleased to remove blessed Wenceslaus from an earthly government to the kingdom of heaven: grant, that, by his prayers, we may be preserved from all adversity, and be at length admitted to have part in the same glory. Thro'.

XXIX. The DEDICATION of St. MICHAEL, the Archangel. Double of the second Rank.

I. VESPERS. The PSALMS as on SUNDAYS, p. 69. Except the last, which is: Laudate Dominum omnes.

p. 90.

TETIT Angelus

Anth. A by the altar of

N Angel stood Ant. Suxta aram templi

N n 2