ness, truth and justice, religion and piety, may be established among us for all generations. These and all other necessaries, for them, for us, and Thy whole Church, we humbly beg in the Name and Mediation of Jesus Christ our most blessed Lord and Saviour. Amen.

A Collect or Prayer for all Conditions of men, to be used at such times when the Litany is not appointed to be said.

GOD, the Creator and Preserver of all mankind, we humbly beseech Thee for all sorts and conditions of men; that Thou wouldest be pleased to make Thy ways known unto them, Thy saving health unto all nations. More especially, we pray for the good estate of the Ca

tholick Church; that it may be so guided and governed by Thy good Spirit, that all who profess and call themselves Christians may be led into the way of truth, and hold the faith in unity of spirit, in the bond of peace, and in righteousness of life. Finally, we commend to Thy fatherly goodness all those, who are any ways afflicted, or distressed, in mind, body, or estate; [es- * This to be said pecially those for whom the Prayers of the our prayers are desir- Congregation. ed,] that it may please Thee to comfort and relieve them, according to their several necessities, giving them patience under their sufferings, and a happy issue out of all their afflictions. And this we beg for Jesus Christ His sake. Amen.

¶A General Thanksgiving.

ALMIGHTY God, Father of all mercies, we Thine unworthy servants do give Thee most humble and hearty thanks for all Thy goodness and loving-kindness to us, and This to be said to all men ; [*partiwhen any that have cularly to those who been prayed for desire to return praise. desire now to offer up their praises and thanksgivings for thy late mercies vouchsafed unto them.] We bless Thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but above all, for Thine inestimable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And, we beseech Thee, give us that due sense of all Thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful, and that we shew forth Thy praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives; by giving up ourselves to Thy service, and by walking before Thee in holiness and righteousness all our days; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to Whom with Thee and the Holy Ghost be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen.

For Rain.

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GOD our heavenly Father, Who by Thy gracious providence dost cause the former and the latter rain to descend upon the earth, that it may bring forth fruit for the use of man; We give Thee humble thanks that it hath pleased Thee, in our great necessity, to send us at the last a joyful rain upon Thine inheritance, and to refresh it when it was dry, to the great comfort of us Thy unworthy servants, and to the glory of Thy holy Name; through Thy mercies in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For fair Weather.

humbled us by Thy late plague LORD God, Who hast justly

of immoderate rain and waters, and in Thy mercy hast relieved and comforted our souls by this seasonable and blessed change of weather; We praise and glorify Thy holy Name for this Thy mercy, and will always declare Thy loving-kindness from generation to generation; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For Plenty.

MOST merciful Father, Who heard the devout prayers of Thy Church, and turned our dearth and scarcity into cheapness and plenty; We give Thee humble thanks for this Thy special bounty; beseeching Thee to continue Thy loving-kindness unto us, that our land may yield us her fruits of increase, to Thy glory and our comfort; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For Peace and Deliverance from our

Enemies.

ALMIGHTY God, Who art a strong tower of defence unto Thy servants against the face of their enemies; We yield Thee praise and thanksgiving for our deliverance from those great and apparent dangers wherewith we were compassed: We acknowledge it Thy goodness that we were not delivered over as 2 prey unto them; beseeching Thee still to continue such Thy mercies towards us, that all the world may know that Thou art our Saviour and mighty Deliverer; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For restoring Publick Peace at Home. ETERNAL God, our heavenly Father, Who alone makest men to be of one mind in a house, and stillest the outrage of a violent and unruly people; We bless Thy holy Name, that it hath pleased Thee to appease the seditious tumults which have been lately raised up amongst us; most humbly beseeching Thee to grant to all of us grace, that we may henceforth obediently walk in Thy

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humbly acknowledge before Thee, most merciful Father, that all the punishments which are threatened in Thy law might justly have fallen upon us, by reason of our manifold transgressions and hardness of heart: Yet seeing it hath pleased Thee of Thy tender mercy, upon our weak and unworthy humiliation, to asswage the contagious sickness wherewith we lately have been sore afflicted, and to restore the voice of joy and health into our dwellings; We offer unto Thy Divine Majesty the sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, landing and magnifying Thy glorious Name for such Thy preservation and providence over us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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THE FIRST SUNDAY IN ADVENT.

ALMIGHTY God, give us 5 the

that we may cast away the works of darkness, and put upon us the armour of light, now in the time of this mortal life, in which Thy Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when He shall come again in His glorious Majesty to judge both the quick and dead, we may rise to the life immortal, through Him Who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, now and ever. Amen.

This Collect is to be repeated every day, with the other Collects in Advent, until Christmas Eve.

The Epistle. Owe no man any thing. Rom. xiii. ver. 8.

The Rose When they drew nigh unto Jerusalem. St. Matth. xxi. ver. 1. to ver. 14.

THE SECOND SUNDAY IN ADVENT.

LESSED Lord, Who hast caus

written for our learning; Grant that we may in such wise hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that by patience, and comfort of Thy holy Word, we may embrace, and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which Thou hast given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

The Epistle. Whatsoever things were written. Rom. xv. ver. 4. to ver. 14.

The Gospel. And there shall be

Thy messenger to prepare Thy way before Thee; Grant that the ministers and stewards of Thy mysteries may likewise so prepare and make ready Thy way, by turning the hearts of the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, that at Thy second coming to judge the world we may be found an acceptable people in Thy sight, Who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

The Epistle. Let a man so account of us. 1 Cor. iv. ver. 1. to ver. 6.

The Gospel. Now when John had heard. St. Matth. xi. ver. 2. to ver. 11.

THE FOURTH SUNDAY IN ADVENT.

Thy power, and come among LORD, raise up (we pray Thee) us, and with great might succour us; that whereas, through our sins and wickedness, we are sore let and hindered in running the race that is set before us, Thy bountiful grace and mercy may speedily help and deliver us; through the satisfaction of Thy Son our Lord, to Whom with Thee and the Holy Ghost be honour and glory, world without end. Amen.

The Epistle. Rejoice in the Lord alway. Phil. iv. ver. 4. to ver. 8.

The Gospel. This is the record of John. St. John i. ver. 19. to ver. 29.

THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD, OR THE BIRTH-DAY OF CHRIST, COMMONLY CALLED CHRISTMAS-DAY.

LMIGHTY God, Who hast given

us Thy only-begotten Son to take our nature upon Him, and as at this time to be born of a pure Virgin; Grant that we being rege

adoption and grace, may daily be renewed by Thy Holy Spirit; through the came our Lord Jesus Christ, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the same Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

The Epistle. God, Who at sundry times. Heb. i. ver. 1. to ver. 13.

The Gospel. In the beginning was the Word. St. John i. ver. 1. to ver. 15.

SAINT STEPHEN'S DAY.

GRANT, O Lord, that, in all our

sufferings here upon earth for the testimony of Thy truth, we may stedfastly look up to heaven, and by faith behold the glory that shall be revealed; and, being filled with the Holy Ghost, may learn to love and bless our persecutors by the example of Thy first Martyr Saint Stephen, who prayed for his murderers to Thee, O blessed Jesus, Who standest at the right hand of God to succour all those that suffer for Thee, our only Mediator and Advocate. Amen.

¶ Then shall follow the Collect of the Nativity, which shall be said continually unto Nor-year's Eve.

For the Epistle. Stephen, being full of the Holy Ghost. Acts vii.

ver. 55.

The Gospel. Behold, I send unto you prophets. St. Matth. xxiii. ver. 34.

SAINT JOHN THE EVANGELIST'S DAY.

THE INNOCENTS' DAY. the mouths of babes and suckALMIGHTY God, Who out of lings hast ordained strength, and madest infants to glorify Thee by vices in us, and so strengthen us by their deaths; Mortify and kill all Thy grace, that by the innocency of our lives, and constancy of our faith even unto death, we may glorify Thy holy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For the Epistle. I looked, and lo, a Lamb. Rev. xiv. ver. 1. to ver. 6. The Gospel. The Angel of the Lord. St. Matth. ii. ver. 13. to ver. 19.

THE SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS-DAY.

LMIGHTY God, Who hast given

L us Thy only-begotten Son to take our nature upon Him, and as at this time to be born of a pure Virgin; Grant that we being regenerate, and made Thy children by adoption and grace, may daily be renewed by Thy Holy Spirit; through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the same Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

The Epistle. Now I say, that the heir. Gal. iv. ver. 1. to ver. 8.

The Gospel. The birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise. St. Matth. i. ver. 18.

THE CIRCUMCISION OF CHRIST.

LMIGHTY God, Who madest

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of light upon Thy Church, that, it being enlightened by the doctrine of Thy blessed Apostle and Evangelist Saint John may so walk in the light of Thy truth, that it may at length attain to the light of everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle. That which was from the beginning. 1 St. John i. ver. 1. The Gospel. Jesus said unto Peter, Follow Me. St. John xxi. ver. 19.

man; Grant us the true Circumcision all our members, being mortified of the Spirit; that, our hearts, and from all worldly and carnal lusts, we will; through the same Thy Son Jemay in all things obey Thy blessed sus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle. Blessed is the man. Rom. iv. ver. 8. to ver. 15.

The Gospel. And it came to pass. St. Luke ii. ver. 15. to ver. 22.

The same Collect, Epistle, and Gospel shall serve for every day after unto the Epiphany.

THE EPIPHANY, OR THE MANIFESTATION OF CHRIST TO THE GENTILES.

GOD, Who by the leading of a star didst manifest Thy onlybegotten Son to the Gentiles; Mercifully grant, that we, which know Thee now by faith, may after this life have the fruition of Thy glorious Godhead; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle. For this cause, I Paul. Ephes. iii. ver. 1. to ver. 13. The Gospel. When Jesus was born in Bethlehem. St. Matth. ii. ver. 1. to ver. 13.

THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER THE
EPIPHANY.

LORD, we beseech Thee mercifully to receive the prayers of Thy people which call upon Thee; and grant that they may both perceive and know what things they ought to do, and also may have grace and power faithfully to fulfil the same; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle. I beseech you therefore. Rom. xii. ver. 1. to ver. 6.

The Gospel. Now His parents went to Jerusalem. St. Luke ii. ver. 41.

THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY.

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LMIGHTY and everlasting God, Who dost govern all things in heaven and earth; Mercifully hear the supplications of Thy people, and grant us Thy peace all the days of our life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle. Be not wise in your own conceits. Rom. xii. ver. 16.

The Gospel. When He was come down. St. Matth. viii. ver. 1. to ver. 14.

THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY.

GOD, Who knowest us to be set in the midst of so many and great dangers, that by reason of the frailty of our nature we cannot always stand upright; Grant to us such strength and protection, as may support us in all dangers, and carry us through all temptations; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle. Let every soul be subject. Rom. xiii. ver. 1. to ver. 8. The Gospel. And when He was entered into a ship. St. Matth. viii.

ver. 23.

THE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER THE
EPIPHANY.

LORD, we beseech thee to keep Thy Church and houshold continually in Thy true religion; that they who do lean only upon the hope of Thy heavenly grace may evermore be defended by Thy mighty power; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle. Put on therefore, as the elect of God. Coloss. iii. ver. 12. to ver. 18.

The Gospel. The kingdom of heaven. St. Matth. xiii. ver. 24. to ver. 31.

THE SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER THE
EPIPHANY.

GOD, Whose blessed Son was

stroy the works of the devil, and make us the sons of God, and heirs of eternal life; Grant us, we beseech Thee, that, having this hope, we may appear purify ourselves, even as He is pure;

with power and great glory, we may be made like unto Him in His eternal and glorious kingdom; where with Thee, O Father, and Thee, O