preach not ourselves, but Jesus Christ our Lord: and ourselves your servants, through Jesus. For God who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ Jesus. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency may be of the power of God, and not of us. In all things we suffer tribulation, but are not distressed; we are straitened, but are not destitute; we suffer persecution, but are not forsaken; we are cast down, but we perish not: always bearing about in our body the mortification of Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may be made manifest in our bodies. For we who live are always delivered unto death for Jesus sake: that the life also of Jesus may be made manifest in our mortal flesh. So then death worketh in us, but life in you. But having the same spirit of faith, as it is written: I believed, for which cause I have spoken: we also believe, for which cause we speak also: knowing that he who raised up Jesus, will raise us up also with Jesus, and place us with you. Alleluia, Alleluia. Thou art a priest for ever according to the order of Melchisedech. Alleluia. V. Blessed is the man that endureth temptation : for when he hath been proved, he shall receive the crown of life. Alleluia. GOSPEL. Matt. x. 23, 33. At that time: Jesus said to his disciples: When they shall persecute you in this city flee into another. Amen I say to you, you shall not finish all the cities of Israel; till the Son of Man come. The disciple is not above the master, nor the servant above his lord. It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the good man of the house Beelzebub, how much more them of his household? Therefore fear them not. For nothing is covered that shall not be revealed, not hid that shall not be known. That which I tell 472 you in the dark, speak ye in the light: and that which you hear in the ear, preach ye upon the house tope. And fear ye not them that kill the body, and are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him that can destroy both soul and body into hell. The Creed. OFFERT. I have found David my servant: with my holy oil have I anointed him: for my hand shall help him, and my arm shall strengthen him. Allel, III. The FINDING of the HOLY CROSS. INTROIT. Nos autem, Gal. vi. COLLECT. Deus, qui. O God, who, in the miraculous discovery of the Holy Cross, wast pleased to renew the wonders of thy passion: grant, that by the ransom paid on that saving wood, we may find help for the obtaining life eternal. Who livest. Commem. of SS. Alexander, Eventius, and Theo dulus, Martyrs, and Juvenalis, Confessor. COLLECT. Præsta. Grant, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that we who celebrate the festival of thy saints, Alexander, Eventius, Theodulus, and Juvenalis, may by their intercession, be delivered from all impending misfortunes. Thro'. EPISTLE. Phil. ii. 5, 11. Brethren: Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus; who being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men, He humbled himself, and in habit found as a man. becoming obedient unto death, even to the death of For which cause God also hath exalted him, and hath given him a name which is above all names: that in the name of Jesus* every knee should bow, of these that are in heaven, on earth, and under the earth. And that every tongue should confess the cross. * Here all kneel down, that the Lord Jesus Christ is in the glory of God the Father. Allel. Allel. V. Publish among the nations, that the Lord hath triumphed on the cross. Alleluia. Sweet wood, sweet nails, that bore so sweet a weight! Thou alone wast worthy to bear the king of heaven and the Lord. Alleluia. GOSPEL. John iii. 1, 15. At that time: There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night, and said to him: Rabbi, we know that thou art come a teacher from God: for no man can do these signs which thou dost, unless God be with him. Jesus answered and said to him: Amen, amen I say to thee, unless a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith to him: How can a man be born again when he is old? can he enter a second time into his mother's womb, and be born again? Jesus answered: Amen, amen I say to thee, unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh, is flesh: and that which is born of the spirit, is spirit. Wonder not that I said to thee, you must be born again. The Spirit breatheth where he will: and thou hearest his voice, but thou knowest not whence he cometh, nor whither he goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. Nicodemus answered, and said to him: How can these things be done? Jesus answered, and said to him: Art thou a master in Israel, and knowest not these things? Amen, amen I say to thee, that we speak what we know, and we testify what we have seen, and you receive not our testimony. If I have spoken to you earthly things, and you believe not: how will you believe if I shall speak to you heavenly things? And no man hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended from heaven, the Son of Man who is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desart, so must the 474 Son of Man be lifted up: that whosoever believeth OFFERT. Ps. cxvii. The right hand of the Lord SECRET. Favourably, O Lord, look down on the sacrifice we offer thee, that it may deliver us from all the miseries of war, and surely fix us under thy protection, that by the standard of thy Son's holy cross, we may overcome all the assaults of the enemy. Thro'. SECRET Of SS. ALEXANDER, &c. Let th PREFACE, Qui salutem humani generis, as in the COMM. By the sign of the cross deliver us, 0 P. COMM. Repleti. Being filled with the heaver P. COMM. Of SS. ALEXANDER, &c. Being freshed by the participation of these sacred myste ries, we beseech thee, O Lord, that we may find the effects of what we celebrate, by the intercession f thy blessed Martyrs, Alexander, &c. Thro'. IV. ST. MONICA. All as in Mass XXII. p. xxxix, except COLLECT. Deus morentium. O God, the comforter of the afflicted, and help of such as put their EPS trust in thee, who with an eye of mercy didst regard the pious tears of holy Monica, for the conversion of her son Augustin: grant, that by the prayers of both these thy servants, we may heartily bewail our sins, and find favour by thy grace. Thro'. EPISTLE. 1 Tim. v. 3, 10. Dearly beloved son: Honour widows, that are widows indeed. But if any widow have children or grand-children, let her learn first to govern her own house, and to make a return of duty to her parents: for this is acceptable before God. But she that is a widow indeed and desolate, let her trust in God, and continue in supplications and prayers night and day. For she that liveth in pleasure, is dead while she is living. And this give in charge, that they may be blameless. But if any man have not care of his own, and especially of those of his house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel. Let a widow be chosen of no less than threescore years of age, who hath been the wife of one husband, having testimony for her good works, if she have brought up children, if she have received to harbour, if she have washed the saints' feet, if she have ministered to them that suf fer tribulation, if she hath diligently followed every good work. GOSPEL. Luke vii. V. St. PIUS, Pope Cont. All as in Mass XI. p. xxi, except COLLECT. Deus, qui. O God, who wast pleased to raise blessed Pius to the dignity of chief bishop, in order to depress the enemies of thy church, and restore the divine worship: make us by thy grace, so diligently in all that concerneth thy service, that we may defeat the treacherous designs of our enemies, and rejoice in everlasting peace. Thro', VI. St. JOHN at the Latin Gate. INTROIT. Protexisti me, Mass VI. as in p. x, |