ry of whose death we commemorate, being purified by this sacrifice, may obtain both pardon and eternal rest. Thro'.

THE COMMON MASS FOR THE DEAD. The INTROIT, GRADUAL, TRACT, SEQUENCE, OPPERTORY, and COMMUNION, as above p. xci. I. COLLECT. Deus, qui inter.

For Bishops or Priests departed.

God, by whose favour thy servants were raised to the dignity of Bishops [or Priests] and so honoured with the Apostolical function; grant we beseech thee, they may be admitted to the eternal fellowship of thy Apostles in heaven. Thro'.

II. COLLECT. Deus, venia largitor.

For Brethren, Friends, and Benefactors.

God, the author of mercy, and lover of the salvation of mankind; we address thy clemency in behalf of our brethren, relations and benefactors, who are departed this life, that, by the intercession of blessed Mary ever a Virgin, and of all thy saints, thou would'st receive them into the enjoyment of eternal happiness. 'Thro'.

III. COLLECT. Fidelium Deus.

For all the Faithful departed.

O God, the creator and redeemer of all the faithful,

give to the souls of all thy servants departed the remission of their sins; that through the help of pious supplications, they may obtain the pardon they have always desired. Who livest.

LESSON. Rev. xiv. 13.

N those days I heard a voice from heaven saying to me Write: Blessed are the dead, that die in the Lord. From henceforth saith the spirit they rest from their labours: for their works follow them.

GOSPEL. John vi. 51. 55.

T that time; Jesus said to the multitude of the Jews: I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever and the bread that I will give, is my flesh for the life of the world. The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying: How can this man give us his flesh to eat? Then Jesus said to them: Amen, amen I say

unto you: Except you eat the flesh of the Son of Man, and drink his blood, you shall not have life in you. He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath everlasting life and I will raise him up in the last day.

SECRETS.

For Bishops or Priests.

ACCEPT, O Lord, we beseech thee, the sacrifice

we offer for the souls of thy servants Bishops, [or Priests]; that those, whom in this life thou didst honour with the Episcopal [or Priestly] dignity, thou may'st join to the fellowship of thy saints in the kingdom of heaThro'.

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For Brethren, Friends, and Benefactors.

God, whose mercy his infinite, graciously hear the prayers which we thy humble servants offer thee; and grant to the souls of our Brethren, Friends and Benefactors, on whom thou didst bestow the grace to confess thy name, the pardon of all their sins by these mysteries of our salvation. Thro'.

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For All the Faithful departed.

OOK down favourably, we beseech thee, O Lord, on the sacrifice we offer for the souls of thy servants that as thou wast pleased to bestow on them the merit of Christian faith, thou wouldst also grant them the reward thereof. Thro'.

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RANT, we beseech thee, O Lord, by thy merciful clemency, which we have implored on behalf of the souls of thy servants Bishops [or Priests]: that by thy mercy they may eternally enjoy his presence, in whom they have hoped and believed. Thro'.

POSTCOMMUNION. Præsta.

For Brethren, Friends, and Benefactors.
RANT, we beseech thee, O almighty and merciful

Benefactors for whom we have offered this sacrifice to thy majesty; being, by virtue of these mysteries purified from all sin, may, thro' thy mercy, receive the blessing of perpetual light. Thro'.

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For All the Faithful departed. YRANT, we beseech thee, O Lord, that our humble prayers in behalf of the souls of thy servants, both men and women, may be profitable to them: so that

thou may'st deliver them from all their sins, and make them partakers of the redemption thou hast purchased for them. Who livest.

OTHER PRAYERS FOR THE DEAD.

COLLECT.

For a Pope.

Deus, qui inter summos. God, who hast pleased in thy providence to have thy servant N. reckoned among the chief Pastors of thy Church; grant, we beseech thee, that he who represented the person of thy only Son on earth, may be added to the company of thy holy Prelates in heaven. Thro' the same.

SECRET.

ACCEPT, O Lord, we beseech thee, the sacrifice we

offer for the soul of thy servant N. thy chief Priest: that as thou didst honor him in this life with the Pontifical dignity, thou wouldst add him to the company of thy Saints in thy heavenly kingdom. Thro'.

MAY

POSTCOMMUNION.

Prosit.

AY thy mercy, O Lord, which we have implored assist the soul of thy servant N. our late chief Bishop; that by thy clemency he may enjoy his presence in whom he hoped and believed. Thro'.

For a Bishop or Priest as above, p. xcviii. only in the singular number.

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EAR, we beseech thee, O Lord, the address to thy mercy; that the soul of thy servant, which thou hast called out of this world, may be received into the kingdom of light and peace, and be numbered among the blessed. Thro'.

SECRET,

RANT, we beseech thee, O Lord, that this sacrifice

GRANT, all the soul of thy servant, by the offering

of which thou wast pleased to have the sins of the world cancelled. Thro'

POSTCOMMUNION. Absolve.

RELEASE, O Lord, the soul of thy servant from eve

ry chain of sin; that in the glory of the resurrection he may enjoy rest among thy saints and elect. Thro'.

For a Woman deceased.
COLLECT. Quæsumus.

HEW mercy, O Lord, we beseech thee according to

goodness, soul of thy

;

being now delivered from the corruption of this mortal life, give it part in thy eternal inheritance of bliss. Thro'.

SECRET.

the soul of thy handmaid, O Lord, we beseech thee, be purified from all her sins by virtue of this sacrifice, without which no one was ever delivered from sin; that by these propitiatory mysteries, she may obtain thy mercy for ever. Thro'.

MAY

POSTCOMMUNION. Inveniat.

FAY the soul of thy handmaid, O Lord, enter into the participation of eternal light; of which eternal mercy she received the pledge in this sacrament. Thro'.

For a Father or Mother.
COLLECT. Deus, qui nos.

God, who hast commanded us to honor our Fa ther and Mother: mercifully shew pity to the soul [or souls] of my Father and [or of] my Mother, and forgive him [or her] their [or his or her] sins; and grant I may see them [or him or her] in the joys of eternal life. Thro'.

SECRET.

ECEIVE, O Lord, the sacrifice I offer for the souls [or for the soul] of my Father and [or of] my Mother; and grant them [or him or her] eternal joys in the land of the living and associate me with them [him or her] in the bliss of thy saints. Thro'.

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POSTCOMMUNION. Coelestis..

AY the participation of these heavenly mysteries, O Lord, I beseech thee, obtain rest and light for the souls [or soul] of my Father and [or of] my Mother; and may thy grace crown me with them [or him or her] for ever. Thro'.

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THE OFFICE OF THE DEAD.

INSTRUCTION.

CCORDING to the observation of the great St.
Augustine," We are not to doubt but that the

faithful departed are assisted by the prayers of the holy Church, the sacrifice of our salvation, and alms, so as to be treated by almighty God with more mercy, than their sins deserve. For the universal Church of Christ hath always taken care, according to a tradition received from her fathers, to pray for those who died in the communion of the body and blood of Christ, when she mentions them in offering the sacrifice, and expressly takes notice that it is offered for them. It is therefore out of all doubt that these practices of the Church are beneficial to the dead; but they are so only to those, whose lives have been such as to deserve to be able to receive aid therefrom. For as to those, who have left their bodies without that faith which acts by love, and without the defence of the sacrament of faith; it would be to no purpose for them to receive these duties of piety from their relations, as they had not the pledge or token thereof during their life; either because they never had received, or had received in vain, the grace of God; as having amassed to themselves treasures, not of mercy, but of wrath."