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pre-eminence, the right hand of the Lord bringeth mighty things to pass I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord, alleluia. Ps. cxviii. (11.) COMMUNION. By the sign of the Cross, deliver us, O Lord our God: from our enemies, alleluia. (IV.)

6. St. John ante Port. Lat.

INTROIT. Protexisti me.

DE me from the gathering together of the fro

doers, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. lxiv. 2.

of

PSALM. Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy. v. 1. (VII.) 7. Glory be. INTROIT. Hide me.

Alleluia, alleluia. . The righteous shall flourish like a palm-tree and shall spread abroad like a cedar in Libanus. Alleluia. V. The righteous shall grow as the lily and shall flourish before the Lord for ever. Alleluia. Ps. xcii. (1.)

OFFERTORY. O Lord, the very heavens shall praise Thy wondrous works and Thy truth in the congregation of the saints, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. lxxxix. (VII.)

COMMUNION. The righteous shall rejoice in the Lord, and put his trust in Him: and all they that are true of heart shall be glad, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. lxiv. (v.)

19. St. Dunstan, Abp.

INTROIT. Let Thy priests.

All as in the Common. Page ix

26. St. Augustine, Abp., Ap. of England. INTROIT. Let Thy priests.

All as in the Common. Page ix.

27. Venerable Bede, Pr. Conf. and Doctor. INTROIT. The mouth of the righteous.

All as in the Common. Page xi.

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1. St. Nicomede, Pr. M.

INTROIT. The righteous shall rejoice.
All as in the Common. Page iii.

5. St. Boniface, Bp. M.

INTROIT. O ye priests of the Lord.

All as in the Common. Page ii.

If in Easter-tide, Hide me from the gathering.
All as in the Common. Page iv.

9. St. Columba, Abbat.

INTROIT. The mouth of the righteous.

All as in the Common of Abbats. Page xiii.

How

11. St. Barnabas, Ap. M.

INTROIT. Mihi autem.

OW dear are Thy friends unto me, O God: 0 how great is the pre-eminence of them. Ps. cxxxix. 17.

PSALM. O Lord, Thou hast searched me out, and known me: Thou knowest my down-sitting, and mine up-rising. v. 1. (II.)

V. Glory be. INTROIT.

How dear.

GRADUAL. Their sound is gone out into all lands: and their words into the ends of the world. . The heavens declare the glory of God: and the firmament sheweth His handy-work. P8. xix.

Alleluia, alleluia. . I have chosen you out of the world that ye should go, and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain. Alleluia. John xv. (II.)

OFFERTORY. Thou shalt make them princes in all lands they shall remember Thy Name, O Lord, from one generation to another. Ps. xlv. (III.)

COMMUNION. upon thrones Matt. xix. (1.)

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Ye that have followed Me, shall sit judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

In Easter-tide, all as on page iv.

* 17. St. Alban, Proto-Martyr of England. INTROIT. The righteous shall rejoice in Thy strength. All as in the Common. Page iii.

20. Translation of St. Edward, K.M. INTROIT. The righteous shall rejoice.

All as in the Common. Page iii.

23. Vigil of the Nativity of St. John the
Baptist.

INTROIT. Ne timeas.

Fthy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and

EAR not, Zacharias, for thy prayer is heard and

thou shalt call his name John; and he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost even from his mother's womb and many shall rejoice at his birth. Luke i. 13.

PSALM. The King shall rejoice in Thy strength, O Lord exceeding glad shall he be of Thy salvation. xxi. 1. (VII.)

V. Glory be. INTROIT. Fear not. GRADUAL. There was a man sent from God whose name was John. V. The same came for a witness, to

According to the ancient Kalendars, June 22 has always been observed as the feast of St. Alban. The wrong date, probably originating in a printer's error, has been suffered to remain uncorrected in the English Kalendar.

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bear witness of the Light to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. John i. (VI.)

OFFERTORY. Thou crownest him with glory and worship Thou makest him to have dominion of the work of Thy hands. (1.)

COMMUNION. His honour is great in Thy salvation: glory and great worship shalt Thou lay upon him. Ps. xxi. (VIII.)

24. The Nativity of St. John the Baptist.

THE

INTROIT. De ventre matris.

hath

womb of my mother; and He hath made my mouth like a sharp sword: in the shadow of His hand hath He hid me, and made me a polished shaft. xlix. 1.

Is.

PSALM. It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord: and to sing praises unto Thy Name, O Most High. est. xcii. 1. (II.)

V. Glory be. INTROIT. The Lord.

GRADUAL. Before I formed thee in the belly, I knew thee and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee. V. The Lord put forth His hand, and touched my mouth and said unto me. Jer. i. Alleluia, alleluia. V. Among them that are born of women: there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist. Alleluia. (v.)

:

OFFERTORY. All laid these sayings up in their hearts, saying: what manner of child shall this be? And the hand of the Lord was with him. Luke i. (II.)

COMMUNION. Thou, child, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways. Luke i. (II.)

THE

28. Vigil of St. Peter, Ap. M.

INTROIT. Dicit Dominus.

HE Lord said unto Peter: when thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou

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wouldest; but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not: this spake He, signifying by what death he should glorify God. John xxi. 18.

PSALM. The heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament sheweth His handy-work. xix. 1. (III.) . Glory be. INTROIT. The Lord said. GRADUAL. They brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them, and they were healed every one. V. From the body of Paul were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs: and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them. Acts v. (II.)

OFFERTORY. Approving ourselves as the ministers of God in much patience, in distresses, in stripes, in imprisonments. 2 Cor. vi. (IV.)

COMMUNION. Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou Me more than these?: Lord, Thou knowest all things, Thou knowest that I love Thee. John xxi. (VI.)

29. St. Peter, Ap. M.

INTROIT. Nunc scio vere.

OW I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent

hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews. Acts xii. 11.

PSALM. O Lord, Thou hast searched me out and known me: Thou knowest my down-sitting and mine up-rising. cxxxix. 1. (III.)

V. Glory be. INTROIT. Now I know.

GRADUAL. Thou shalt make them princes in all lands they shall remember Thy Name, O Lord. V. Instead of thy fathers thou shalt have children: therefore shall the people give thanks unto Thee. Ps. xlv. Alleluia, alleluia. V. Thou art Peter and upon this rock I will build My Church. Alleluia. (v.) OFFERTORY. Thou shalt make them princes in all

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