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And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound. And he was angry, and would not go in therefore came his father out, and intreated him. And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends: but as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf. And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine. It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.

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wherewith He was girded. Then cometh He to Simon Peter: and Peter said unto Him, Lord, dost Thou wash my feet? Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do, thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter. Peter saith unto Him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with Me. Simon Peter saith unto Him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head. Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all. For He knew who should betray Him; therefore said He, Ye are not all clean. So after He had washed their feet, and had taken His garments, and was set down again, He said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you? Ye call Me Master and Lord: and ye If I then, say well; for so I am. Your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you. Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither He that is sent greater than He that sent Him. If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.

passover, when Jesus knew that His hour was come that He should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved His own which were in the world, He loved them unto the end. And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray Him; Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He was come from God, and went to God; He riseth 27 from supper, and laid aside His garments; and took a towel, and girded Himself. After that He poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel

1 St. John xiii. 1.

Eighth Week.

MONDAY.

Same subject continued. From the Holy Gospel according to St. John.

HEN Judas was gone out,

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Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in Him. If God be glorified in Him, God shall also glorify Him in Himself, and shall straightway glorify Him. Little children, yet

2 St. John xiii. 31.

a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you. A new commandment I give upto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are My disciples, if ye have love one to another. Simon Peter said unto Him, Lord, whither goest Thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow Me now; but thou shalt follow Me afterwards. Peter said unto Him, Lord, why cannot I follow Thee now? I will lay down My life for Thy sake. Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for My sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow till thou hast denied Me thrice.

TUESDAY.

Same subject continued. From the Holy Gospel according

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to St. Mark.

ND in the evening Jesus cometh with the twelve. And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with Me shall betray Me. And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto Him one by one, Is it I? and another said, Is it I? And He answered and said unto them, It is one of the twelve, that dippeth with Me in the dish. The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of Him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had never been born. And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat this is My body. And He took the cup, and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them and they all drank of it.

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1 St. Mark xiv. 17.

And He said unto them, This is My blood of the new testament, which is shed for many. Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God. And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.

THURSDAY.

Same subject continued.

From the Holy Gospel according
to St. Matthew.

THEN cometh Jesus with them
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unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy. Then saith He unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with Me. And He went a little farther, and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, O My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from Me: nevertheless not as I will, but as Thou wilt. And He cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with Me one hour? Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O My Father, if this cup may not pass away from Me, except I drink it, Thy will be done. And He came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy. And He left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. Then cometh He to His disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and

2 St. Matt. xxvi. 36.

the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Rise, let us be going behold, he is at hand that doth betray me.

of the angels said He at any time, Thou art My Son, this day have I begotten Thee? And again, I will be to Him a Father, and He shall be to Me a Son? And again, when He bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, He saith, And let all the angels of God worship Him. And of the angels He saith, Who maketh His angels spirits, and His ministers a flame of fire. OD, who at sundry times and But unto the son He saith, Thy

SATURDAY.

The Divinity of Christ.

From St. Paul's Epistle to the
Hebrews.

GD, Wive at sunders spake in throne, O God, is for ever and

time past unto the fathers by the
prophets, hath in these last days
spoken unto us by His Son, whom
He hath appointed heir of all
things, by whom also He made the
worlds; who being the brightness
of His glory, and the express image
of His person, and upholding all
things by the word of His power,
when He had by Himself purged
our sins, sat down on the right
hand of the Majesty on high;
being made so much better than
the angels, as He hath by inherit-
ance obtained a
more excellent
name than they. For unto which

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ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of Thy kingdom. Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even Thy God, hath anointed Thee with the oil of gladness above Thy fellows. And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of Thine hands; they shall perish; but Thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; and as a vesture shalt Thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but Thou art the same, and Thy years shall not fail.

Then he says,

. Let us bless the Lord.

Ry. Thanks be to God.

. Vouchsafe, O Lord, this night

Ry. To keep us without sin.

V. O Lord, shew Thy mercy upon us,

Ry. As we put our trust in Thee.

Then all kneeling say the Confession and Litany following:

ALMIGHTY Lord of heaven and earth, we confess that we have sinned exceedingly in thought, word, and deed, through our fault, through our great and grievous fault; and we present ourselves before Thy eyes, humbly beseeching Thee not to consider the multitude of our offences, but to remem

1 Heb. i. 1.

ber Thy infinite mercies. Give us, O Lord, a true contrition for all the sins we have committed against Thee, that being turned from all our evil ways, we may by a sincere repentance obtain Thy peace; for the sake of the merits of Thy blessed Son's most sacred passion, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O God the Father of heaven; God the Son Redeemer of the world; God the Holy Ghost,

Have mercy on us.

O Holy Trinity, three Persons and one God,
Have mercy on us.

From all irreligion, from the neglect of what we know to be our duty, and carelessness in performing it,

O Lord, deliver us.

From all lying, deceit, and hypocrisy, from a revengeful spirit, from all ill-will, and ingratitude to those who do us good,

O Lord, deliver us.

From wasting our precious time, which once past can never be recalled, from a heedless and unthinking life, and from too great a love of ourselves and our own wills,

O Lord, deliver us.

We sinners do beseech Thee to hear us, and make us to love Thee above all things, and our neighbour as ourselves.

Grant that our love of Thee may shew itself in the observance of Thy commandments, and the love of our neighbour in always doing to him as we would he should do unto us;

We beseech Thee to hear us, O Lord.

That we may live soberly, justly, and godly; keeping our thoughts free from the defilements of sin; and directing our thoughts, words, and actions, to Thee, who art the author of life here, and of happiness hereafter;

We beseech Thee to hear us, O Lord.

That a spirit of mildness and gentleness to others may appear in all our actions; patiently bearing with others' failings as we would wish them to bear with our own;

That we may live together as brothers, children of the same Father, and looking for the blessed hope and coming of Thee, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ;

We beseech Thee to hear us, O Lord.

O Lord, graciously hear us.

O Christ, graciously hear us, and have mercy upon us.

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Then all say,

UR Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. Amen.

If it be the season of Advent, Lent, or Ember-Days, here may follow the special Prayers which are to be said during those

seasons.

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* Collects to be said during the season of Advent.

FIRST WEEK.

forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy grace into our hearts,

known by the message of an angel, may by His Passion and Cross be brought to the glory of His Resurrection; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

SECOND WEEK.

E beseech Thee, O Lord, incline Thy ears to our prayers, and en

WE lighten the darkness of our mind by the grace of Thy visitation,

who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

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THIRD WEEK.

AISE up Thy power, we beseech Thee, O Lord, and come; that they who confide in Thy mercy may be more speedily freed from all adversity, who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

FOURTH WEEK.

IVE joy to us, Thine unworthy servants, we beseech Thee, O Lord, by the coming of Thy only-begotten Son, who are made sorrowful by the guilt of our deeds; through the same Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.

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Collect to be said during the season of Lent.

RANT, O Lord, we beseech Thee, that as we deny ourselves and our own wills for Christ's sake, so we may be led more freely to confess and heartily to bewail our innumerable sins before Thee; and though worthily deserving punishment for our evil deeds, by the comforts of Thy grace may mercifully be relieved; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Collects to be said on the Ember-Days.

GOD, who by Thy holy Church hast set apart this time for consecrating to Thee the ensuing season of the year, grant, we beseech Thee, that we Thy humble servants may so consecrate unto Thy Divine

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